text: UNITED NATIONS s Security CouncOl Distr. GENERAL Si21365 21 June 1990 ENGLISH ORIGINAL: SPANISH NOTE VERBALE DATED 20 JUNE 1990 FROM THE PERMANENT MISSION OF CUBA TO THE UNITED NATIONS ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL The Permahent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations presents its compliments to the Sccretary-General of the United Nations and has the honour to transmit, herewith, the reply of the International Frequency Registration Board of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to the Department of State of the United States Government concerning the illegal television broadcasts which that Government is directing against Cuba. 1 should be grateful if you would make arrangements to have this letter and its annex issued as a document of the Security Council. 90-15450 2113a (Ej SI21365 English Page 2 Annex Replv of the Board to t:he Denartment of State gf the United States of America Co-ordinator and Director of the International Buraau for Communications and Information Policy of the United States, Department of State Washington, D.C. 20520 Subject: TV broadcasts directed at Cuba Referente: Letter from the Board 22(PRD)/0.0082/90 of 12 January 1990 Telefax from the Board 22B 1107A0 (PRD)/0.0710/90 of 2 April 1990 Your letter sent by telefax dated 16 April 1990 Your letter dated 3 May 1990 Sir: On behalf of the International Frequency Registration Board 1 wish to acknowledge receipt of your letter, dated 16 April 1990 addressed to each individual member of the Board, which the Board has considered. The Board wishes to draw your attention ta the following points: (1) The essential obligations of the Board as listed in article 10 of the International Talecommunication Convention (Nairobi 1982) clearly are not the obligations of the Board, as can be seen from article 80 of the Convention which 
analysis: This text appears to be a diplomatic communication between the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations and the International Frequency Registration Board of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) regarding illegal television broadcasts directed against Cuba by the United States Government. The content is related to international communication and broadcasting, which suggests that the category should be related to transport and communication.