dated 7 February 1983 sent from Mr. Arnulfo Pineda Lopez. Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs of Hon­ duras. to Mr. Guillermo Suarez Rivas. Ambassador of Nicaragua in Honduras. which reads: ·· 1 have the honour to inform you and the illustri­ ous Government of Nicaragua of the following facts: on Thursday 3 February 1983. at 11 a.m .• members of the Sandinist Army penetrated· Honduran terri­ tory to a distance of::!.50 metres from the frontier line between the two countries. in the district of the village of Cifuentes. El Parafso department. to the estate of Mr. Pedro F,~jardo. with the obvious inten­ tion of abducting one or his workers. Mr. Jose Artica Moraz{m: they were unsuccessful. because he es­ caped. A patrol of the armed forces or Honduras [Original: Spanish] [II February /983] immediately arrived on the scene and its presence prompted the members of the Sandini:.t Army (about 20 in number) to withdraw. In view of this new act involving the violation of the territorial sovereignty and integrity of Honduras and the harassment of its nationals. I wish to present. through you. yet an­ other firm and vigorous protest from the Govern­ ment of Honduras. in the hope that the authorities of your country will take appropriate steps to avoid a repetition of such acts of provocation and aggres­ sion:· I should be grateful if you would arrange for this letter to be circulated as a document of the Security Council. (Sig11t'cl) Enrique OR 11:z Col.IN l>RES Pt•mu111C't{t Rt·11rc•sc•111,11in• ,f //011c/11ras 10 1/ic• U11i1c•cl Nations DOCUMENT S/15606 Letter dated 9 February 1983 from the representative of Honduras to the President of the Security Council On instructions from Mr. Edgardo Paz Barnica, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Honduras, I have the honour to transmit to you a copy of the note of protest 