23. Finally, the President recalled that, under Article 5 of the Rules of Procedure of the Fund, the respondent State shall be promptly informed of the expenditures made pursuant to the Assistance Fund, for it to submit any observations, if it so desires, within a period established for this purpose. D. Final oral and written arguments and observations 24. The representatives and the State may submit to the Court their final oral arguments on the merits and possible reparations and costs in this case, respectively, following the statements and expert reports. As stated in Article 51(8) of the Rules of Procedure, after conclusion of the arguments presented by the Inter-American Commission, it will present its final oral observations. 25. According to Article 56 of the Rules of Procedure, the alleged victims or their representatives, the State, and the Commission may submit their final written arguments and final written observations, respectively, in relation to the merits and possible reparations and costs, within the period established in operative paragraph 12 of this Order. THEREFORE: THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS, Pursuant to Articles 24(1) and 25(2) of the Statute of the Court and to Articles 4, 15(1), 26, 31(2), 35(1), 40(2), 41(1), 45, 46, 50 to 56, 58, and 60 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court, and in exercise of its powers in regard to the Victim’s Legal Assistance Fund of the Court, DECIDES TO: 1. Require, for the reasons stated in this Order (supra Considering clauses 15 and 16), pursuant to the principle of procedural fairness and in exercise of its power established in Article 50(1) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court, that the following persons render their statements before a notary public: A) Alleged victims proposed by the representatives 1) Joseph Pierre, survivor, who will render a statement on the alleged persecution, massacre, detention, and expulsion; 2) Sonide Nora, survivor, who will render a statement on the alleged persecution and massacre, and 3) Joseph Desravine, survivor, who will render a statement on the alleged persecution and massacre. B) Witness proposed by the representatives 7