102. The PRESIDENT: I invite the representative of Jor- dan to take a place at the Council table in order to make a statement in exercise of his right of reply. 103. Mr. SALAH (Jordan) (interpretation from Arabic): Mr. President, at the outset of my statement, I should like to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the current month and on your outstanding conduct of the business of the Council. Since we have worked together in the Council, we know full well your competence and your diplomatic skill. 104. I should also like to extend congratulations to your predecessor, Mr. Troyanovsky, for his outstanding con- duct of the business of the Council last month. 105. The Israeli representative tried once more today, as he tried in his letters, to slander Jordan and level baseless accusations against it. On this occasion I would like to read out to the members of the Council the text of a letter which I addressed today to the Secretary-General, in this regard. Uhe sneaker read the text of the letter circulated as docu- men t Gl7462.1 ” 106. I should like to draw the attention of the members of the Council to the implicit threat against my country made by the Israeli representative. That threat is out .of order and reveals Israel’s real intentions-to prevent the achievement of a just, comprehensive and honourable solution to the Middle East problem. Jordan will continue to work for a just and comprehensive peace and will pre- serve its sovereignty, security and stability. 107. I saw fit to take this opportunity to answer the state- ment made by the representative of Israel about Jordan. I hope, Sir, I shall be afforded another opportunity, when the Council meets tomorrow or on some other occasion to 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech made by the representative of Jordan in a United Nations Security Council meeting. The speech mentions a specific conflict between Jordan and Israel, and the representative is responding to a previous statement made by the Israeli representative. The language used is diplomatic and formal, and the representative is expressing concerns about the Israeli representative's statements and the potential threat they pose to Jordan's sovereignty and security.

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