The Opposition need to be reassured, however, that under Clause 3 the powersrequired solely to fulfil the United Kingdom's obligation to the International Energy Agency and the EEC in an emergency created by an International Oil Crisis will not be used unacceptably for dubious domestic purposes.

There are many in the United States who feel that the International Oil Crisis is a figment of the imagination of the oil companies which have created it to make large profits.

For example, an International Oil Crisis could crop up.