Exporting Multi-Channel Split-track Stereo

Hello,
I am wanting to export multi-channel split-track.
I have 3 tracks in my sequence: 1 mono track for COMMS, 1 stereo track for FX and 1 stereo track for the soundtrack.
What is the best way to to export this so that I have 3 stereo pairs?
I could do this easily in FCP 7 but the fact that stereo tracks occupy just one track in PP complicates things a bit.
Thanks
O

Ok so i order to help anyone who is interested.
The only ironic solution to this problem i found was to use a plugin called xto7 to convert the xml to the old fcp7 format.
i then imported this into premiere pro.
this was then able to export an OMF that when imported into logic 10 that was using the correct 6ch mono setting as separate tracks.
Insane but it works until Apple fixes the incorrect meta data import in FCPX that sets the xml export to the default import that is always surround.
this is the only way i was able to send stems with all the edit points and fades for the sound editor.
If you don't have premiere lying around you maybe able to do it with fcp7 too we just didn't have it in this studio.
Fingers crossed Apple fixes the fcpx xml export.

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