document of the General Assembly and of the Security Council. (Signed) S. SHAH NAWAZ Perma11e11t Represe11tative of Pakistan to the Uniied Nations DOCUMENT S/15574* Letter dated 24 January 1983 from the representative of Jordan to the Secretary-General I have the honour to convey to you information concerning the latest Israeli acts of confiscations, col­ onization and annexation of Palestinian lands in the occupied West Bank of Jordan and in Jerusalem during the month of December 1982. I request you kindly to circulate the enclosed informa­ tion as an official document of the General Assembly and of the Security Council. (Signed) Saad BATAINEH Charge d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Jordan to the United Nations ANNEX Letter dated 8 January 1983 from Mr. Hasan Ibrahim, Minister for Occupied Territory Affairs of Jordan, to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Jordan concerning Israeli settlements during December 1982 On 26 December 1982. the occupation authorities established a settlement called Yekirly in the region of Nablus on a lot of land of 2,800 <lunums. which comprises 640 housing units. On 4 December. the Israeli authorities confiscated 2(Kl <lunums of land belonging to Ellar village in Tulkarm district in order to set up an Israeli army camp there. Other settlement news reported <luring this month include the following: I. An internal document drawn up on 21 December by the Israeli Deputy Minister of Agriculture. Mikael Dikel. indicates that the Israeli Government is due to complete within the next four years 42 new settlements in the West Bank to accommodate some 80.000 settlers. in a<l<litivn to the 29.000 settlers who already reside in the existing settlements. 2. On 21 December. Ariel Sharon announced that 14 settlements would be established for the Nahal movement. south of Hebron and in the outskirts of Nablus. 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a report on Israeli activities in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, specifically regarding settlement construction, land confiscation, and colonization. The report is submitted to the United Nations by the Permanent Representative of Pakistan and the Charge d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Jordan. The content suggests that the issue is related to international relations, politics, and human rights, rather than economic or social development.

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