dt21iI~efat~* attempt to rclldte them in some wav to the informatjnn whirh VC)IJ h;rvrA now pr’ovitlfvi, ostrnsil~lv in qotd taith. .‘. . . A/40/670 S/17485 Enqlish Paqe 3 ANNEX II Note dated 19 September 1985 from the Minister Cor Foreiqn Affairs of Honduras addressed to the Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nicaraqua I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of the second note which you sent me yesterday to inform me that earlier in the day IIa mercenary force attempted to infiltrate into Nicaragua throuqh the Honduran sector of Cerro la Chamuscada. situated 30 kilometres north-east of Somotillo.” You went on to say that your Government noted with concern that the Honduran authorities had failed to adopt the urgent measures called for on that same dav, 18 September, in note DAJ-142, in which the Government of Honduras had been alerted to the presence of 70 armed men in the aforementioned sector of la Chamuscada. A short while aqo, this Ministry replied to the first note which YOU sent yesterday, less than 24 hours after it had been received, and informed you that the relevant military authorities had been notified so that appropriate action might be taken. A cursory qlance at the chronology of events is more than enough to convince anyone that what we have here is an incident artificially contrived bv the Government of Nicaraqua for the sole purpose of scorinq another propaganda victory. You claim that the attack in auestion was carried out between 8.40 a.m. and 10 a.m. on 18 September. Yet, on that same day, vou had already sent a note alertinq the Government of Honduras, only to express your concern later that it had failed, in a few seconds. to take appropriate action. It is just as if a torpedo 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic correspondence between the governments of Honduras and Nicaragua, discussing a alleged mercenary attack on Nicaragua's border with Honduras. The language used is formal and official, indicating a high-level communication. The content revolves around the incident, its timing, and the respective governments' responses. Given the context, it's likely that this text is related to international relations, security, or defense.

**Category**
International relations