revolution, and to the organizations of which we are full members, such as the United Nations and the non-aligned movement, details of this new escalation of acts of aggression, so that they may lend us their support and solidarity. As members of the United Nations Security Council, we intend to report these acts to the Council. Nicaragua is not alone. And they shall not pass. ANNEX II Text or a note or protest addressed by Mrs. Nora Astorga, Acting Minister for External Relations or Nlcaragu: , to Mr. Edgardo Paz Barnlca, Minister for Foreign Affairs or Honduras, on 22 March 1983 I have the honour to inform you of the latest acts of aggression to which the territory of Nicaragua has been subjected by military elements of the Honduran armed forces. On 20 March 1983, at 4.06 p.m., soldiers of the Honduran army, stationed in the place called Las Lomas de Los Pastores in Hondu­ ran territory, fired upon the Nicaraguan observation bridge of Vado Ancho, situated 2 kilometres south-west of Santo Tomas de) Nance, in the department of Chinandega, with rifles, SO-calibre machine­ guns and 81-mm mortars. Subsequently, at 5.35 p.m., the Honduran military elements launched a second attack on that part of the national territory. Our troops, in strict compliance with the orders of our Government of National Reconstruction to avoid this type of provocation, did not respond to these acts of aggression. Today, at 9 a.m., in the Palo Verde sector, situated 2 kilometres west of Santo Tomas de! Nance, the Honduran army proceeded to deploy forces extensively in the vicinity of the frontier line. In the present critical circumstances, in which Nicaragua is being subjected to an extremely serious escalation of aggression by the counter-revolutionary forces operating in and from the territory of Honduras, the acts of provocation just described are fully consistent 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a diplomatic communication related to a conflict between Nicaragua and Honduras. It describes acts of aggression and provocation by Honduran military elements against Nicaraguan territory, and expresses Nicaragua's intention to report the incidents to the United Nations Security Council. The tone is formal and diplomatic, indicating a formal statement or protest rather than a casual communication. The content is focused on the conflict and its escalation, rather than on economic, social, or cultural issues.

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