Secretary-General1 Mr. Guillermo Belt, Director of the Secretariat of the Permanent Councilt Mr. Enrique Lagos, Legal Adviaor , Secretariat for Legal Affairs; Mr. Oswald0 Vallejo, Principal Committee Secretary, Secretariat of the Permanent Council. After the ceremony installing the Committee, it held its first workinq meetinq at which it decided the following: (a) To act as a colleqiate body without electinq a Chairman1 (b) To issue press releases when considered advisable, without prejudice to the confidential nature of its activities) (c) To travel by air at 8 a.m. on Monday 17 to Las Crucitae to inspect the place of the events, (d) To travel to the city of Liberia, Costa Rica, to receive information from authorities of the Government of Nicaragua reqatdinq the events denouncedt / . . . A/40/7 37 S/l7549 Enqlish Paqe 18 (e) The Committee would receive statements, declarations and other inLocmation on the events. Statements by authorities of the Government of Costa Rica On Sunday, 16 June, the Committee heard statements by the followinq authorities of the Government of Costa Rica: the Minister for Foreiqn Affairs and worship, the Deputy Minister of Public Security, the Director General of the Police Force, and the Attorney-General of Costa Rica. The Minister for Foreign Affair8 and Worship, Mr. Carlos Jo& Gutierrez, reiterated the utmost willinqness of his Government to extend to the Committee all necessary facilities to enable it to accomplish its mission as best as possible. He then introduced the authorities present on that occasion to outline the events. The Deputy Minister of Public Security, Mr. Johnny Campos, presented a detailed report describinq the northern part of the country, the way its security is orqenized, the operatinq principle of the for:es involved in these tasks and provided a summary of the incidents that occurred between the Government of 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on a committee's activities, specifically its first meeting and subsequent inspection of a location, receiving statements from government authorities, and discussing events related to security and public order. The focus is on international relations, government actions, and law enforcement, suggesting that the topic is not directly related to economic development, natural resources, or environmental issues.

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Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations