Barnica, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Honduras, on 22 March (annex II); 3. Official communique of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Nicaragua issued on 23 March (annex III); 4. Text of a note of protest addressed by Mrs. Nora Astorga, Acting Minister for External Relations of the Republic of Nicaragua, to Mr. Edgardo Paz Barnica, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Honduras, on 24 March (annex IV); 5. Text of a note of protest addressed by Mrs. Nora Astorga, Acting Minister for External Relations of the Republic of Nicaragua, to Mr. Edgardo Paz Barnica, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Honduras, on 24 March (annex VJ. The events denounced in the last-mentioned note of protest (annex VJ are particularly serious in the view of my Government. They show how well-founded was our concern in bringing this matter before this exalted forum over which you preside and prove what we have been maintaining. The infiltration into Nicaraguan ter­ ritory of criminal former Somoza guardsmen, who are encouraged and supported by the current United States Administration and who receive all kinds of facilities in Honduran territory, represents a new phase, which is characterized also by the provocation of serious frontier incidents by the Honduran armed forces, all of which could serve as a pretext for greater involvement of the Honduran army and other forces in action against Nicaragua. I request you to have this letter and its annexes circulated as documents of the Security Council. (Si;.:ned) Victor Hugo T1Noco /)epuly Minis/er for H.xlernal Rela1io11s ,~/' Nicara;.:ua ANNEX I Message from the (;overning .Junta or National Reconstruction issued on 21 March 1983 fellow Nil.:araguan,. You have ju,1 hccn fully and ohjcclivcly informed ahoul lhc further c,ca!a1ion of acl, of aggrc\\ion again,1 our co11nlry and 85 [Original: Spanish] [25 March 1983] 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic communication, specifically a letter from the Minister for External Relations of Nicaragua to the President of the Security Council, addressing a conflict between Nicaragua and Honduras. The letter discusses the infiltration of criminal former Somoza guardsmen into Nicaraguan territory, encouraged and supported by the US Administration, and the resulting frontier incidents. The tone is formal and accusatory, indicating a high level of tension and conflict between the two countries.

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