of Nicaragua to the President of the Security Council I have the honour to transmit to you the text of the note of protest which Mr. Miguel D'Escoto Brockmann, Minister for External Relations of the Republic of Nicaragua, sent today to Mr. Edgardo Paz Barnica, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Honduras: "I am writing to you to denounce the latest of the now routine acts of armed aggression against Nicaragua. "On 27 March 1983, at 4 p.m., a group of 15 members of the Honduran army attacked from their positions in Honduran territory, using mortar fire and various rifles, the observation posts of Loma del Suspiro and Loma el Espino, located respectively 3 kilometres north and 4 kilometres north-east of Somotillo, in the department of Chinandega. During the action, Honduran guardsmen penetrated several metres into our territory, and were driven back by members of the Sandinist People's Army. "On the same day, at 4.30 a.m., a Red Cross am­ bulance was ambushed by counter-revolutionary forces coming from Honduras, and the driver. com­ rade Ambrosio Raudales Lopez, was murdered. The ambush occurred at the point between the villages of San Fernando and Ciudad Antigua, in the depart­ ment of Nueva Segovia. The band also attacked the [Original: Span,"sh] [31 March /983] village of San Fernando with mortar and rifle fire, without hitting any target or producing any casual­ ties. After the attack had been repulsed. the counter-revolutionaries withdrew to Honduran ter­ ritory. "In lodging the strongest formal protest on behalf of my Government against the acts denounced in this note, we emphasize the vital need for the so­ called peaceful resolves expressed on various occa­ sions by your Government to be backed by specific deeds to support them; otherwise they will continue to be mere declarations of faith. which solely con­
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a formal diplomatic document, specifically a note of protest sent by the Minister of External Relations of Nicaragua to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Honduras, denouncing an act of armed aggression against Nicaragua. The text mentions military actions, troop movements, and casualties, indicating a conflict or security-related issue. Given the context, it seems unlikely that the document is related to economic development, natural resources, or other non-security related topics.

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