Another view was quoted by another very distinguished right hon. Member opposite who said through the medium of a company with which he is concerned:The managers believe that although 1967 will be a critical year in economic terms not only for Britain but also for other countries it will be nothing like as serious or long lasting as the 1921–31 Crisis in Prospect.

But despite the evidence of another humanitarian Crisis in Prospect for this year, the Government of Zimbabwe claim that international food aid will not be needed.