dated 9 February 1983 sent by the Minister to the Ambassador of Nicaragua in Honduras, Mr. Guillermo Suarez Rivas, the text of which reads: .. I have the honour to request you once again to transmit to the illustrious Government of the Re­ public of Nicaragua the forceful protest formulated by the Government of the Republic of Honduras with regard to the following facts: on Monday, 7 February 1983. at 11.30 a.m., the fishing vessel A1omi11g Mist. which was in Honduran territorial waters 15 miles north-east of Cape Gracias a Dias, was attacked without warning by an aircraft of the Nicaraguan air force, which twice strafed the de­ fenceless fishing vessel. dropping two bombs, each weighing approximately l00 pounds. These regret­ table acts do not contribute to the maintenance of peace. The Nicaraguan authorities have on many occasions asserted that they wish to maintain peace. In practice the situation is quite different. giving the impression that these assertions are made for prop-[Original: Spanish] [I/ February 1983] aganda purposes. On behalf of my Government, I wish to formulate a further vigorous protest with regard to the aforementioned hostile acts. It was in order to avoid such regrettable incidents that my Government proposed to Nicaragua the establish­ ment of a set of mechanisms, contained in a docu­ ment delivered to the Nicaraguan authorities last year by the Commander of the Naval Forces of Honduras at the meeting held in Corinto, Nicaragua. To date, the Government of Honduras has received no reply, despite the fact that, during my visit to Nicaragua last November, I reiterated the Honduran proposal and requested Mr. Victor Hugo Tinoco, Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs, to set a date for a discussion of our proposal by the commanders of the naval forces of the two countries:· 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic communication between the Minister of Honduras and the Ambassador of Nicaragua, expressing a protest and concern about a specific incident involving a Honduran fishing vessel and the Nicaraguan air force. The text also mentions a proposal for establishing mechanisms to avoid similar incidents, suggesting a focus on maintaining peace and resolving conflicts between the two countries. Given the context, it seems that the category would be related to international relations, defense, or security.

**Category**
International relations, Defense