text: proclaimed arevolution without borders, thathasactually beeninastateofwar withitsneighbours forseveral years. ThatistheGovernment whichhadpromised freedomofthepress,freedomofeY-pression andfreedomofreligion. That Government hasplaceditselfinaposition tobeattacked andtobecomeavictim- butthetruevictims aretheneighbours ofNicaragua. Nicaragua nowhasanarmad forcegreater thanthatofpractically allitsneighbours combined. Speaking ofa dirtywar,whoisitthatistakingwaroutside Nicaragua toothercountries? The representative ofNicaragua speaksofalegitimate Government. IsaGovernment legitimate whentheopposition hasnoaccesstothepress,totheradio OLto elections? Idonotunderstand alltheaccusations hehaslevelled against ~country. Mycountry haswagedtwomajorwarsinthiscentury onbehalfofhumanfreedom.BBS/ed A/40/PV.5 122 (Mr.Walters, unitedStates) Ithasnotannexed anyterritory; ithasnotfor~danyoneagainsthiswishestobe anAmerican. Frankly speaking, whentheGovernment ofNicaragua firstcametopowerwewere itsmajorsuppliers ofaid,andwecontinued tosupplythataiduntilitlowsred itsmaskandshoweditselfforwhatitwas,namely, aGovernment thatdidnot intendtosharepowerwithanyone. ItisnotpartofMarxist-Leilinist theorytosharepowerwithanother political group. Wenowseethattakingplace-shamelessly. Mr.Ortegahassaid thatSandinism cannotexistwithout Marxism andLeninism, andweknowwhatthat means. Butthosewerenotthepromises thattheymadebeforetheAmerican States, promises whichledustosponsor aresolution intheOrganization ofAmerican Statesthatcalledfortheoverthrow oftheSomozaGovernment. Frankly speaking, thereisnodemocracy whenthepeoplecannotfreelyexpressitswill-lessons to belearned fromadictatorship ofthatkind. ThePRESIDENT (interpretation fromFrench): Therepresentative of Nicaragua hasaskedonceagaintospeakinexercise oftherightofreply,andI nowcallonhim,withthereminder thatitshouldnotexceedfiveminutes. Mr.CHAMORRO MORA(Nicaragua) (interpretation fromSpanish): Following inthefootsteps ofmyUnitedStatescolleague, Ishallnotmakeuseofthefull fiveminutes allotted me.IdonotthinkIneedtoreiterate whatIsaidvery clearly inmyprevious statement, whichiswellknownandfullyunderstood bythe· international community. Isimplywishtomakeafewverybriefreferences. Therepresentative oftheUnitedStatesmentioned alleged commitments madeby Nicaragua. Ishouldliketoremindhimthatwehavenevermadenorwillweever makeanypromises, commitment oragr~ement withtheUnitedStatesthatwouldbeBHS/ed A/40/PV.5 123 (Mr.Chamorro Mora,Nicaragua) detrimental tothesovereignty ofourcountry. Theonlycommitment weholdisone towards theNicaraguan people, whichoverwhelmingly supports ourrevolution andour Government. Wearenotgoingtofallpreytothepolicyfollowed byvarious united statesrepresentatives intheirattempt todef.endthemselves intheGeneral Assembly andtheSecurit:· Council. Wearenotgoingtorefertotheinternal problems ofNicaragua ortot-~interr.al probloms oftheUnitedstates. Wearenot goingtospeakaboutwhattheyhavedoneandcontinue todototheAmerican Indians, totheAmerican blacksandothermatters relating todomestic United statespolicy. Therepresentative oftheUnitedStatesmentioned thathiscountry wagedtwo majorwarsinthiscentury onbehalfoffreedom. ThehistoryofLatinAmerica is fullofinstances ofUnitedStatesintervention whichdidnottakeplaceonbehalf ofthefreedomofLatinAmerican peoples butinordertosubject ustodomination andtotheimperialist interests oftheUnitedStatesofAmerica. Inorderto refresh thememoryoftherepresentative oftheUnitedstates, Ishallofferto sendhimabookbyGregorio SeltserianArgentine authorwhowritesaboutmany Unitedstatesinterventions duringthiscentury inthiscontinent. Themeeting roseat7.40p.m.
analysis: The text appears to be a speech or statement delivered by a representative of Nicaragua during a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. The speaker is defending the Nicaraguan government's actions and policies, particularly in relation to its conflict with neighboring countries. The speech touches on themes of freedom, democracy, and imperialism, with the speaker accusing the United States of interference in Nicaraguan affairs.