UNITED AS NATIONS ,_ _ _ - . . .-, _. -..... --.I--.._-I -.._-I--._..,. ..__ I-_ - __. ._-_ .___.__ ._.,_ @; i +it ‘,$ General Assembly Security Council $4’ ! l $ -‘F Distr. GENERAL A/40./738 s/17550 9 October 1985 ENGLISH ORIGINAI: SPANISH GENERAL ASSEMBLY SECURITY COUNCIL Fortieth session Agenda item 21 Fortieth year THE SITUATION IN CENTRAL AMERICA: THREATS TO INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY AND eEim INITIATIVES Letter dated 9 October 1985 from the Permanent Representative oE Nicaragua to the United Nitions addressed to the Secretary-General I have the honour to transmit to you the text of the protest note which His Excellency Mr. Miguel D'Escoto Brockmann, Minister for Foreiqn Affairs of the Republic of Nicaragua sent on 7 October 1985 to His Excellency Mr. Carlos Jo& Gutigcrez, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Worship of Costa Rica. Copies of this note have also been transmitted to the Contadora Group and to the countries which support the Group. I should be grateful if you would arrange Ear this note to be circulated as an official document of the General Assembly, under agenda item 21, and of the Security Council. (Signed) Javier CHAMORRO MORA Ambassador Permanent Representative of Nicaragua to the United Nations 85-27781 2465b (E) / . . . R/40/73R s/17550 I3nqlish Page 2 ANNEX Protest note dated 7 October 1985 from the Minister for Foreign Affairs z' ?!icaraqua addressed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and worship of Costa Rica I have the honour to report to you the following serious facts: Retween 10.15 a.m. and 11.15 a.m. today , 7 October 1985, in the San Carlos set tor , 2 km east of La Penca, a group of mercenaries launched an attack from Costa 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a formal document related to international relations and politics, specifically addressing a security issue in Central America. The language used is formal and diplomatic, and the document seems to be a protest note from the Nicaraguan government to the Costa Rican government, which suggests a conflict or tension between the two countries.

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Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations