text: accepts to have any talks without prior conditions. But do not let us be fooled. Everything, they claim, would be negotiable. In the same breath, the Israeli Government has declared and notified you, Mr. President, and this Council officially by notifying Ambassador Jarring, that it poses a very heavy pre-condition. In its communication to Ambas- sador Jarring dated 26 February 1971 /ibid., annex IIZ], Israel says it would not withdraw to the prc-5 June boundaries: to wit, it will have to take a part of Egypt and part of Syria and part of Jordan. This is a pre-condition. 47. Another pre-condition is the pre-condition of occu- pation. The peace diktut imposed by the victor upon the vanquished is a pre-Charter concept which the United Nations system has outlawed. Basic norms of contemporary international law contain a rule on the non-validity of treaties imposed under occupation under the threat or use of force, Article 17 of the Charter of the Organization of American States, signed in Bogota in 1948, states: “No territorial acquisitions or special advantages ob- tained either by force or by other means of coercion shall be recognized.” But this is perhaps too old, it is 1948. Let us see whether there is some other fresh affirmation. The principle has been clearly stated and solemnly codified in the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties concluded by the United Nations Conference on the Law of Treaties in Vienna on 23 May 1969.3 Article 52 of that Convention states: “A treaty is void if its conclusion has been procured by the threat or use of force in violation of the principles of international law embodied in the Charter of the United Nations.” 48. We hear of the need to guarantee Israeli security. For the sake of this illusive security they import and manu- 
analysis: The text appears to be a diplomatic or political document discussing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, specifically the conditions for peace and the legitimacy of the Israeli government's claims. The language used is formal and legalistic, with references to international law and treaties. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, or any other specific issue related to the categories listed.