positions based on respect for the principles and pur- poses of the United Nations. 28. I should further like to avail myself of this oppor- tunity to express our thanks to Mrs. Kirkpatrick. the representative of the United States. who presided over the work of the Council in March with equa- nimity and professionalism. 29. The Argentine Republic has once again been the object of aggression perpetrated by the United King- dom through the dispatch of vessels to its national waters with the declared intention of exercising force against workers who, with the full knowledge of the British authorities. have been engaged in peaceful commercial activities in San Pedro Island. in the South Georgia group of islands. a dependency of the Mal- vinas Islands. Those activities are being carried out in accordance with the procedures that were agreed to by the two Governments in compliance with recom- mendations put forward by the United Nations. 30. This aggression constitutes one more episode in the violence which was perpetrated by Great Brit- ain on 3 January 1833, when by force it took possession of the Malvinas Islands, seizing the Argentine author- ities residing there and expelling almost all of the inhabitants. 31. The islands have been part of the national terri- tory since the independence of the Republic, through natural succession of the unquestionable rights which the Spanish Crown had over them and which had had governors there since 18 I I. In exercise of those rights and before the end of the wars of independence in the American continent, Argentina in 1820 sent the frig- ate Lo H~~wina. under the command of David Jewett. who, in compliance with instructions from the Buenos Aires Government. took effective possession of the islands. 32. In 1823. the Argentine Government appointed 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic statement or a formal document related to a territorial dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom. It references historical events, international organizations, and national sovereignty, which suggests that the main topic is international relations and geopolitics.

**Category**
International relations