With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle I propose to take Questions Nos. 5 and 6 together.
Although the new Government of Zimbabwe have not made a formal request for assistance to us, we are aware that the new State will need support in order to overcome its short-term difficulties and to lay the basis for its future economic development.
As the bilateral aid programme is already fully committed for the current year, the bulk of funds being allocated to four countries—Lesotho, Sudan, Tanzania and Zambia—it is not at this stage envisaged that Zimbabwe would be included among the "priority" or concentration countries in the programme.
While the Government will be most anxious to assist and co-operate with this newly independent state the exact form and content of this co-operation will need to be determined in the light of the wishes of the new Government of Zimbabwe and of available resources. Our usual practice, in formulating our development co-operation programmes is to respond to the wishes of our partner countries, in whatever way is appropriate, after joint examination of the possibilities for co-operation envisaged.