forcefully against the measures of the British Govern­ ment which, like the arbitrary and illegal maintenance of a "protection zone" around the Malvinas Islands and the militarization of the Territory, constitute a source of serious tension in the South Atlantic. As you and the States Members of the United Na­ tions are aware, the Argentine claim has also been put forward in international forums, including the General Assembly, which has adopted four resolutions (reso­ lution 2065 (XX), 3160 (XXVIII), 31/49 and 37/9) and four decisions adopted by consensus (1966, 1967, 1969 and 1971) on the question of the Malvinas Islands. On these occasions, the General Assembly urged the Argentine and British Governments to find a solution to the sovereignty dispute between them by means of negotiation and also pointed out that such a solution is the only way of decolonizing the Islands. On the basis of the General Assembly resolutions, for 17 years Argentina made a number of major efforts to reach a negotiated solution. So far those efforts have not been met with the necessary political will by the British Government to resolve the sovereignty dis­ pute. The long period which has elapsed without progress in implementing the General Assembly resolutions and the undesirable danger to stability in the region of the Islands which, as was demonstrated by the recent crisis in the South Atlantic, results from the persist­ ence of the anachronistic colonial situation in the Malvinas, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Is­ lands make it more necessary than ever before to resume the process of negotiations as soon as possible with a view to finding a just and final solution to the sovereignty dispute. In that respect, the Argentine Government believes that General Assembly resolu­ tion 37/9, one of whose fundamental premises being that the maintenance of colonial situations is incom­
**Analysis**
The text discusses the sovereignty dispute between Argentina and the UK over the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia, and the South Sandwich Islands, with a focus on the need for a negotiated solution. The text mentions the maintenance of a "protection zone" and militarization of the territory, which suggests a political or security concern. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating that the issue is being addressed in an international forum. Given these factors, it is likely that the text falls under a category related to international relations or politics.

**Category**
International relations