text: :I: (luoted in English hy the spcnkw. 20 224. One of these is bound to be the United Kingdom. “Too few”, she said. This applies not only to Latin America but also to Africa, Asia, Europe, to all the countries of the world. Well, democracy is a relative concept. There are some professors here who can explain it, but we know it is a very relative concept. Mrs. Thatcher, asked why Ambassador Parsons had returned, said: “And that’s why our Ambassador has gone back to the United Nations this week. , . , to see if we can persuade them to pull back. For people like us, it’s difficult to see why they don’t pull back . . . If they don’t decide to withdraw, then I’m afraid we have to use force to get them out.“:‘: 22s. And then the correspondent asked: “And so that’s the final message from our envoys to the Argentinians at the United Nations’? Pull back or face the consequences’?“‘” And she said: “Yes, that is the correct message.“:‘: 226. From the same source we learn that at a meeting of NATO there was a lot of confusion con- cerning the problem of the Malvinas. Then we are presented with this conflict. this terrible dilemma, that pits the United Kingdom against its major ally, which has to take sides with NATO, thus making the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance ineffective. Rather striking words were used to describe this, as members of NATO said that they support the United Kingdom. that they know all about what that country is doing and that this was an oper- ation that was entirely supported by NATO. Why should Latin America have to bow to these kinds of actions? 227. I have said what I have said in order to bring 
analysis: The text appears to be discussing a political conflict between the United Kingdom and Argentina, specifically regarding the Falkland Islands (also known as the Malvinas). The text quotes Margaret Thatcher, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, discussing the use of force to resolve the conflict. The text also mentions NATO and the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance. Given the focus on international relations and conflict resolution, it seems likely that the text falls under a category related to international affairs.