I should be grateful if you would arrange for this letter to be circulated as a document of the Security Council. (Signed) Enrique ORTEZ COLINDRES Permanent Representatfre of Honduras to the United Nations DOCUMENT S/15607 Note by the President of the Security Council The attached letter dated 11 February 1983 from the observer for the Republic of Korea was addressed to the President of the Security Council. In accordance with the request therein contained. the letter is being circulated as a document of the Security Council. Lu ·1 ER DATED 11 FEBRUARY 1983 FROM THE OB­ SERVER FOR THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL Upon instructions from my Government. I have the honour to refer to the communique of the Supreme Command of the Korean People·s Army [S/15602] on "Team Spirit ·gr, an annual military exercise in the Republic of Korea. I should like to bring to your kind attention the following. which proves that the North Korean allega­ tions in the communique are nothing but deliberate attempts to aggravate the situation in the Korean peninsula by making groundless charges against the Republic of Korea: I. The .. Team Spirit"" military exercise has taken place annually since 1976 to ensure defensive pre­ paredness of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces against another possible North Korean aggression on the South. [Original: English] [I I February /983] 2. The United Nations Command notified the North Korean side at the Korean Military Armistice Commission on 15 December 1982 of the scope and duratiofl of "Team Spirit ·gr, which would take place from February to April 1983. 3. Furthermore. at the 416th meeting of the Ko­ rean Military Armistice Commission held at Panmun­ jom on 3 February 1983. the United Nations Command extended. as before. an invitation to the North Korean 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a diplomatic document related to a military exercise between South Korea and the United States, and the North Korean government's response to it. It discusses the annual military exercise "Team Spirit" and the allegations made by North Korea against South Korea. The text does not mention any economic, environmental, health, or education-related issues, but rather focuses on international relations and military affairs.

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