‘or. Argentina has not sought to humiliate, to defeat, to obtain a military victory over the United Kingdom, but simply to begin the recovery of that which belongs to it. We are prepared to negotiate in good faith for Qn honourable and intelligent solution, but cannot %ept being led to sign any paper that the United kingdom presents that involves a serious renunciation of our historic rights, 63. A genuine effort for peace has unfortunately failed. The generous offer of assistance submitted bY the Secretary-General to both Governments on 2 hlay did not succeed in finding the solution which the gravity of the crisis requires. (j4. Argentina was the first to comply with the initiative taken by the Secretary-General, as was quite logical. Thus, at the Secretary-General’s re- quest, my Government decided that I should come to this city to be available to the Secretary-General and to express Argentina’s views on the proposal, as well as to begin a series of meetings involving intensive work, in which at the negotiating table Argentina once again stated its readiness to comply with the will of the United Nations, as expressed by the Security Council, as well as by General Assembly resolutions 1514 (XV), 2065 (XX), 3160 (XXVIII) and 31149. 65. The Argentine Government has from the very outset, as a repeated demonstration of its historic Position in relation to the United Nations, had full confidence in the role of the Grganization and, in Particular, the role which the Secretary-General might play in these grave circumstances to preserve inter- national peace and security and to eliminate all ves- tiges of colonialism from the world. 66. Our will to negotiate was constantly threat- ened by military aggression. The United Kingdom did not accept a cease-fire, even informally, and in place of it, during these negotiations, extended its block- 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a statement by the Argentine Government regarding a conflict with the United Kingdom, specifically mentioning the recovery of territories and the role of the United Nations in resolving the crisis. The language used suggests a strong sense of national identity and a desire to assert Argentina's historic rights, which is not related to any of the economic or social development categories.

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