text: solidarity with the Tunisian people and the sister country of Tunisia as well as with the Palestinian people. 99. The PRESIDENT: At this point I take off my presi- dential hat and put on the hat of representative of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 100. I wish simply to say that later, at the end of the debate, I shall reply to the intemperate words and veiled threats contained in the Libyan representative’s speech, about the United States “paying the price”. 101. Mr. ALLEYNE (Trinidad and Tobago): I wish at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October and to express my confidence that under your able stewardship the deliberations of the Council will prove most productive. 102. I take this opportunity also to pay a tribute to Sir John Thomson, representative of the United Kingdom, for the skilful manner in which he conducted the Council’s proceedings over the past month. 103. I am sure I speak for all members present’ when I express our congratulations and our thanks to Sir Geoffrey Howe, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom, on the professional manner in which he conducted our commemorative meeting on 26 September. We were particularly impressed by the great facility with which he synthesized all the strands of our respective contributions into a comprehensive summary. 104. It was with great distress and indignation that my human lives and destruction of property. Israel’s act of, aggression can only serve to increase-tension in the region and militate against attempts to secure a just and lasting peace in the Middle Past. This attack took place just at the time when there was some optimism that -direct negotia- 
analysis: The text appears to be a transcript of a speech or debate in the United Nations Security Council, discussing a recent conflict or aggression in the Middle East, specifically an attack by Israel. The language used is formal and diplomatic, with mentions of international relations, peace, and tensions in the region.