tribute to guaranteeing impunity for the acts of ag­ gression committed almost daily by members of your armed forces and the crimes -perpetrated in our territory by the former Somoza guardsmen who have entered our country from Honduras and who are still there ... I should be grateful if this letter could be circulated as a document of the Security Council. (Signed) Vktor Hugo TINOCO Deputy Minister .f<Jr External A.lf'airs <~/' Ninm1gua DOCUMENT S/15670 Letter dated 31 March 1983 from the Deputy Minister for External Relations of Nicaragua to the President of the Security Council I hereby transmit to you the text of a press com­ munique dated 30 March 1983 from the Ministry of External Relations of the Republic of Nicaragua: "The Ministry of External Relations announces that today. 29 March 1983, two attacks. one on the department of Nueva Segavia and another on the north of the department of Zelaya. were launched by counter-revolutiomiry bands quartered in Honduras. "Both attacks occurred at 6 a.m. In the first at­ tack. a group of former Somoza guardsmen attacked the village of Teotecacinte with mortar and rifle fire. wounding a minor. Leopoldo Jimenez. When confronted by troops of the Sandinist People·s Army. the aggressors hastily retref~ted to Honduran territory. through the sector of M urrupuchi. 8 kilometres north-west of Jalapa. 95 [Original: Spanish] [3 I March /983] '"The second band of counter-revolutionary ele­ ments today again attacked the frontier zone, in the sector of Kum. in the north of the department of Zelaya. At 11 a.m. yesterday. 28 March. the enemy. armed with mortars. machine guns and FAL rifles. attacked the Kum frontier observation post. When they were fought off by members o:: the Sandinist People·s Army. the former Somoza guardsmen withdrew to Honduras:· I should be grateful if you would have this letter 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a formal diplomatic communication, specifically a letter from the Deputy Minister of External Relations of Nicaragua to the President of the Security Council. The content discusses attacks by counter-revolutionary bands from Honduras on Nicaraguan territory, which suggests a focus on international relations, security, and conflict resolution.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations