text: part of Chad." I should be grateful if you would have this letter iistributed as a document of the Security Council. (Signed) Ramadane BARMA Permanent Representative of Chad to the United Nations DOCUMENT S/15645 Letter dated 17 March 1983 from the representative of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to the President of the Security Council With reference to the letter dated 16 March 1983, addressed to you [S/15643], I have the honour to in­ form you of the following. The Libyan Arab Jamahiriya categorically denies the allegations contained in the letter and affirms that it does not occupy any part of the territory of Chad and does not have any ambitions with regard to the ter­ ritories of other countries. However, the Jamahiriya will not relinquish an inch of its own territory. The Aouzou sector is an integral part of Libyan territory, its inhabitants are Libyan and they have held Libyan identity cards since independence. They are also represented in the General People's Congress, which is considered the legislative organ of the Jamahiriya. The Libyan Arab Jamahiriya has taken care to maintain the relations of brotherhood and good neighbourliness linking the peoples of Libya and Chad and has worked continuously to ensure the unity of the brotherly people of Chad and the security and stability of their country. The Jamahiriya has been the first country to work for an end to the tragedy suffered by the people of Chad since the early 1960s, and it was in its territory that the first Conference of National Rec­ onciliation in Chad was held. It has participated in all the conferences which have been held ever since in Nigeria for the same purpose, resulting in t,he conclu­ sion of the Lagos Accord of 18 August 1979 [see SI 62 [Original: Arabic] [17 March /983] 
analysis: The text appears to be a diplomatic communication between the Permanent Representative of Chad to the United Nations and the President of the Security Council, regarding a territorial dispute between Chad and Libya. The Libyan side is denying allegations of occupation and affirming its sovereignty over a specific sector of land. The text also mentions international conferences and agreements related to the conflict. Given the context and content, it is likely that the text is related to a political or security issue rather than an economic or social one.