I request that this letter be circulated as a docu­ ment of the General Assembly and of the Special Committee on the Situation with Regard to the Im­ plementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. DOCUMENT S/15548* Letter dated 4 January 1983 from the representative of Israel to the Secretary-General Once again, I wish to draw your attention to a ter­ rorist outrage perpetrated against a mission of Israel abroad. On 23 December 1982, a 5-kilogram bomb exploded inside the building housing the Consulate-General of Israel in Sydney, Australia, seriously injuring one el­ derly Consulate employee and causing extensive dam­ age to three storeys of the building in which the offices of the Consulate-General are located. Just two hours after the explosion, a telephone-caller to Sydney Police headquarters claimed responsibility on behalf of the PLO for this outrage. A second outrage of this kind occurrt!d later the same day when a Jewish sports club in Sydney was badly damaged by a bomb blast. *Circulated under the double symbol NJS/60-S/15548. 3 [ Original: English] [5 January 1983] As is well known, acts of terror against diplomats and missions of Israel abroad have long been the es­ tablished practice of international terrorism, and in particular of the PLO. The attack against the Consul­ ate-General of Israel in Sydney comes iri the wake of several crimes of this kind that were committed against diplomatic targets of Israel in 1982 alone. These out­ rages include the following: (a) On 17 January 1982, a bomb was thrown at the residence of Israel's Ambassador to Guatemala in Guatemala City, causing extensive damage to the building; (b) On 3 April, an Israel diplomat in Paris, Yacov Barsimantov, was murdered as he was about to leave 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a report on a terrorist attack against an Israeli diplomatic mission, likely submitted to the United Nations. The content focuses on the incident, its aftermath, and the historical context of similar attacks against Israeli diplomats. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that the document is intended for an international audience. Given the topic and tone, it is likely that the document falls under the category of international relations or diplomacy.

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