transmitted the text of a statement issued on the earn0 date by the Office of the President of Botswana, drawinq attention to an attack carried out that morninq by members of the South African Defence Force,on the capital at Botswana, Gaborone, in which 12 persons were killed and 7 injured. . 2. In a letter dated 17 June 1985 addressed to the President ot the Becurity Count i 1 (S/17279) , the Permanent Representative of Botrwana to the United Nationr, on inetructione from hie Government, reaueeted that an urgent meeting of the Security Council be convened to consider the Berioue OitUatiOn artring aI a rerult of South Atrica’e military attack on Gatmrone. 3. In reeponee to that refauetst, the Security Council conridorrd thr item .Lettot dated 17 June 1985 from the Permanent Repreeentative of Botrwana to the United Natione addreeeed to the Preeident of the Security Council (S/17279)” at itm 2598th and 2599th meetinqs, held on 21 June 1985. 4. At the 2590th meetinq, the Minister for External Affair8 of Botswana, the Hon. GaOBitWe K. T, Chiepe, qave a detailed account of the attack and ot the circumetsncee preceding it. The Minister informed the Council that, on Friday, 14 June 1985, at 0140 hOUrB, Botswana had been invaded by Bouth Atrican commandor who killed six South African refuqeee, two foreiqn reeidentr of Botawana, two vieitore, includinq a six-year-old child, and two Botswana nationalr. Shr deecribed the attack aB unprovoked and unwarranted and the culmination of a praqreeaively aqgreesive South African attitude towards Botswana, an attitude that had deteriorated, she Btated, aa the agitation for chanqe inteneitiad inmidm South Africa. 5. At the 2599th meetinq, the Permanent Repreeentative of South Atrica to the United NstiOnB presented the views of hie Government on the matter, aI ret torth in 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a diplomatic document related to a conflict between Botswana and South Africa. The language used is formal and objective, suggesting that it is an official statement or report. The content focuses on the military attack by South Africa on Botswana, the casualties, and the response of the Botswana government to the Security Council of the United Nations. This suggests that the primary theme is international relations and conflict resolution, rather than any of the other categories.

**Category**
International humanitarian aid and relief, Politics