Presidential Statement of the Day
By Ronald Reagan, letter to the chairmen of the Senate Foreign Relations and the House Foreign Affairs committees, 7 July 1981:
In the period that has elapsed since the last Report to Congress on Zimbabwe, the country has continued to gain political and economic momentum in an atmosphere that can be characterized as both dynamic and stable.
The overwhelming response from Western donor nations and international organizations at the March Donors’ Conference, which resulted in $2 billion pledged over the next three to five years, will allow the government to move forward immediately with its economic development program and its plans for reconstruction and land resettlement. The success of the conference vindicated Prime Minister Mugabe’s decision to turn to the West for economic and political support and allows the West to play a role in the emerging political/economic structure.