assumption of the presidency of the Council during the month of May, I should like to express my gratitude to you and to the members of the Council for allowing me to speak in the important debate that is now taking place on the situation in the Malvinas Islands. I feel sure that your ability and impartiality will enable the Council to arrive at a just solution, one to which ull the Members of the United Nations, and the States of Latin America in particular, aspire. 134. Little more than u week ago. President Fidel Castro addressed an urgent message to the heads of State or Government of the non-aligned countries because of what he described as “the real possibility that in the coming hours the Government of Great Britain, with the support and co-operation of the United States, will launch its air and navnl forces in new, large-scale acts of aggression against Argentina. “A colonial war,” President Castro stated, “which. because of its nature and evolution the imperialist Powers are attempting to convert into a lesson for all the countries of the third world that, whatever their political or social regime. strive to protect their sovereignty and territorial integrity. is about to enter its most painful and criminal phase.” 135. The invasion of the Malvinns Islands by the United Kingdom, with the unconcealed support of the United States. has already begun. This shameful episode seeks to re-enact the despoliation the British Empire carried out in those same islands in 1833, when it expelled the Argentine population and its govern- ment and, in a typical act of piracy, took possession of that inalienable part of the territory of the Argentine Republic. 136. Since that long-ago date, the people of Argen- tina. with the support of the other peoples of OLII 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech by a representative of a country, likely Argentina, addressing the United Nations Security Council. The speech is focused on a specific issue, the situation in the Malvinas Islands, and its implications for Argentina and the international community. The tone is critical of the UK and the US, and the language is emotive and accusatory. The speech is likely related to a conflict or dispute over territorial sovereignty.

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Humanitarian aid and relief, International trade