Committee during the on-cite inspection in Las Crucitae, especially the foxhole6 and the cartridge cases scattered in the immediate vicinity of the hounes lead it to conclude that there are tracee of the presence of unidentified armed element6 in the area prior to the arrival of the patrol of the Costa Rican Civil Guard on that fqmt on 31 May. 2. The version&i of members of the patrol of the Civil Guard who were attacked and the official vernion of the Nicaraguan side coincide in that on the afternoon of 31 May, troopf; of thea Sandinl6ta People’8 Army occupied poeitione on the Nicaraguan side of thr San Juan river, facing Las Cruclta8, the scene of the events. / . . . A/40/737 s/17549 Enql ish Page, 27 3. According to the version yiven by the Costa Rican authorities a~ well as the version Of the Chief of the Fifth Military Region of Nicaragua, testimony from the members of the Civil Guard Patrol, additional testimony, and the on-site inspection in Las Crucitaa, it ie deduced that in the interim between 1600 and 1800 hours on 31 May, the patrol of the Costa Rican Civil Guard in the area of La6 CuCitaEi was fired at from the Nicaraguan side of the San Juan river with weapons of different types and calibre. There iI3 well-founded evidence that the two members of the Civil Guard were killed and the nine were hurt as a result of that action. The Committee is unable to say that the casualties occurred as a result of firing from other directions, as certain versions suggest. 4. In its on-site inspection, the Committee was able to determine that the remains of a Soviet-made pG7 anti-tank rocket were found on the hill identified 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report or a statement from an international committee or organization, discussing an incident involving the Costa Rican Civil Guard and the Nicaraguan Sandinista People's Army. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting a focus on military or political matters rather than economic, social, or cultural issues. The text also mentions a specific location, Las Crucitae, and the San Juan river, which suggests a geographic or territorial dispute.

**Category**
International relations, Security and defense