UNITED NATIONS _.-_. -~ ..- _ _ _~.. .__ _._. .._ ._ --.. __ - .--- - -... .- .-.. - . ..--.- ---- --_- I -...~-- AS General Assembly Security Council Distr. GENERAL A/40/659 S/17476 19 September 1985 ENGLISH ORIGINAL: SPANISH GENERAL ASSEMBLY Fortieth session Item 21 of the provisional aqenda* THE SITUATION IN CENTRAL AMERICA: THREATS TO INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY AND PEACE INITIATIVES SECURITY COUNCIL Fortieth year Letter dated 19 September 1985 from the Charge d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Nicaraqua to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General I have the honour to transmit to you the protest notes, both dated 18 September 1985 (see annexes I and II). from Mr. Victor Huqo Tinoco. Actinq Minister for Foreign Affairs, addressed to Mr. Edqardo Paz Barnica, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Honduras. I should be grateful if you would have these notes circulated as an official document of the General Assembly, under item 21 of the provisional aqenda, and of the Security Council. (Siqned) Julio ICAZA GALLARD Ambassador Charge d'affaires a.i. * A/40/150. 85-25532 16060 (E) / . . . A/40./(;5Y S/1.7476 Ens1 iwh PaqQ 2 ANNEX I Protest note dated 1H September 198 5 from thQ Actinq Minister for b’oreiqn Aftair!? of Nici~zra adrires~Qri to thQ Minister for F’nrriqn Atfairs of tlonduras The Nicaraquan militarv authorities have noted with concern that A mQrcQnarv force of 70 armQd mQn in concentrated in the llonduran sector of la Chamuszada, 30 kilomQtres north-QaRt of SomOtilln, and in the Honduran sector of lag Marian, 25 kilometres north of Somotillo. 1 should point out that the Ilonduran army haa two observat.ion pants in the area , nne of which ia the Palo Verde post.. They arQ both positiancld in the vicinitv of thQ mQrcQnary force. 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a diplomatic document related to a conflict between Nicaragua and Honduras, discussing the presence of a military force in a specific area and the protests issued by the Nicaraguan government. Given the focus on international relations, security, and conflicts, it is likely that the text is related to the broader context of international peace and security.

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