UNITED NATIONS GeneralAssemblyDislr. GENERAL A/40/734 8 ocrober 1985 ENGLISI' ORIGINAL: SPANISH Fortieth sess ion Agenda item 23 QUESTION OF THE FALKLAND TSLANDS (MALVINAS ) 8 Octo 1985 from the Pernanent RepresenlativeofArqentina to t.heUnited Nations addressed to lhe Secretdrv-GeneraI I have the honour Eo transnit herewith lhe text of a communiqu6 issueo at theclose of the meeEing herd in r.ladrid on 6 october tg85 bet!,een His ExcellencyDr. Raff Al.fonsin, Presi.dent of Argentina, and the Rt. Hon. David Steel, 14.p.,leader of Ehe BriEish Liberal party.ler da r request you to have this 1etter and its annex dislribute.j as a docunent ofthe General Assenbly, under agenda i-tem 23, and also brouqht to the attenEion ofthe Special Comnittee on Decolooization. {SiEned) Carlos t4anuel MUNIZ tunbassado r Pernanent Represen ta t. i ve 85-27682 1630o (E) A/40/134 Engllsh Page 2 LANNEX lose of NI 6 October 1985 beEN H.E timeetiheld inMadrid on es1 Rt. DavidStee1, M. P. sh Par Br on Sunday' 6 october 1985, in Madrid, a meeting t'vas held betideen Dr, Ra61 n. eifonsin, President of ttle Argentine Repubtic' and the Rt. Hon. David steel' M.P., Ieader of the Bri'tish Liberal Party' President ALfonsin was acconpanied by Dr. Jorge sdbato' secretary of state for International Relations and worship of th. mitti.try of Foreign Affairs of Argentina' and Mr. steel $as accompanied by Lord Tordoff' leader of Ehe Liberal Party in lhe House ot r,ords. president allonsin and Mr' Steel recalled that they hadparticipaEedinmeetingssponsoredbylheLi.beraLlnternationalIwhendemocracy had not yet been restored in Argentina' Mr, Steet indicated to President Al'fonsin how nuch he valued the results achieved in restorinq democracy in Argentina and the determined and successful efforts he had made to ensure iespect for human and civil rights' He al'so comnended the measures caken by the democratic Government to bring to juslice those
**Analysis**
The text appears to be related to a diplomatic meeting between the President of Argentina and the leader of the British Liberal Party, discussing the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) dispute. The topic is not directly related to economic development, natural resources, agriculture, industry, transport, international trade, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, or science and technology. However, it may have implications for international relations and culture.

**Category**
International relations, Culture