In my capacity as Chairman of the Arab Group, I have the honour to request you to convene an urgent meeting of the Security Council to resume consideration of Israel's persistence in its policies of establishing settlements in occupied Arab and Palestinian territories. Saad M. BATAINEH Charge d·qffaires a.i. <~/" the Permanent Mi.\-sion of Jordan to the Unitt•d Nations DOCUMENT S/15601* Note verbale dated 8 February 1983 from the representative of Viet Nam to the Secretary-General The Permanent Representative of the Socialist Re­ public of Viet Nam to the United Nations presents his compliments to the Secretary-General and wishes to draw his special attention to the following. The Permanent Representative of the Socialist Re­ public of Viet Nam completely rejects the ill-willed, slanderous charges contained in the letter dated 2 Feb- 'Circulatctl under the t.louhlc symbol A/3X/90-S/1:'if,()I. 33 [Original: English] f9 February /9831 ruary 1983 [S/15593] from the representative of Thai­ land to the Secretary-General. The slanderous charges and fabrications made by Thailand aim at poisoning the atmosphere which is becoming less tense, under­ mining the process of dialogue and that of establishing friendly relations between Viet Nam and Thailand, and only benefit the Beijing expansionists and hegemonists who, in collusion with United States imperialism. are plolling to reimpose the genocidal Pol Pot regime on the Kampuchean people. Armed and fed by the Beijing expansionists and hegemonists in collusion with United States im­ perialism, and provided with sanctuaries by Thailand, remnants of Pol Potist and other Khmer reactionary forces have frequently carried out illegal intrusions into Kampuchean territory and have committed numerous bloody crimes against the Kampuchean people. Faced with this situation, the Kampuchean people and revolutionary armed forces, in defence of their sovereignty, security and territorial integrity as well as their resurgence, have resolutely meted out due punishment to the remnants of Pol Potist and other 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic communication, specifically a note verbale, from the Permanent Representative of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. The content is focused on a political issue, namely the conflict between Viet Nam and Thailand, and the involvement of China and the United States. The text does not mention any specific economic, social, or environmental issues, but rather emphasizes the political and military aspects of the situation.

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