-42shall be a general or ranking officer of the Armed Forces on active service and he shall be attached to the Ministry of National Defense. Article 3. The Governor of Antioquia, the mayors of the municipalities cited in Article 2 of this Decree and all civil authorities who perform their functions in the geographical area of Urabá Antioqueño are obliged to provide the Military Chief with the collaboration that he asks of them with a view to taking the necessary measures to restore public order in that zone. Article 4. The Military Chief shall exercise the following functions in the geographical area of Urabá Antioqueño: (a) Maintain public order in the area under his jurisdiction; (b) Determine the public order measures that are required and coordinate their implementation with the mayors in the area; (c) Adopt police measures to maintain public order, such as: prohibiting the bearing of arms and the sale and consumption of alcohol, decreeing a curfew, regulating meetings and parades in public places, and prohibiting the transit of persons or vehicles in specific areas of his jurisdiction; (d) Dispose of the law enforcement personnel and the personnel of the Administrative Department of Security (DAS), operating in the territory under his jurisdiction; [...] (e) Issue, in urgent or serious situations, with a provisional nature and for 60 days, disciplinary or administrative provisions or orders that, although outside his responsibility, are considered essential for maintaining public order, and which will be final in nature when they are adopted by the government of Antioquia [...]. Article 10. Authorize the Governor of Antioquia to delegate to the Military Chief of the geographical zone of Urabá Antioqueño, those of his legal attributes considered essential for more effective compliance with this Decree [...].28 95(7) The Military Chief of Urabá Antioqueño was appointed by Decree No. 0680 of April 15, 1988.29 Decree No. 0769 of April 26, 1988, added to and clarified Decree No. 0678 of 1988 (supra para. 95(6)).30 95(8) On April 9, 1989, Decree No. 0813 was issued, ordering the creation of a “coordinating and advisory committee on actions against death squads, bands of hired killers, or self-defense or private justice groups, erroneously known as paramilitary groups.”31 95(9) On April 19, 1989, Decree No. 0815 was issued, suspending the effects of Article 33(3) of Legislative Decree No. 3398 of 1965 (supra para. 95(1)), which empowered the Ministry of National Defense to authorize private individuals to carry weapons for the exclusive use of the Armed Forces. The preambular paragraphs of Decree No. 0815 indicated that “the interpretation [given to Legislative Decree No. 3398 of 1965, adopted as permanent legislation by Act No. 48 of 1968], by some sectors of public opinion has caused confusion about its scope and purposes, to the extent that it can be understood as legal authorization to organize armed civilian 28 Cf. Decree No. 0678 of April 4, 1988, “ordering measures to restore public order in the area of Urabá Antioqueño” (file of attachments to the requests and arguments brief, tome I, attachment 2(5), folio 898). 29 Cf. Decree No. 0680 of April 15, 1988, “naming the Military Chief of Urabá Antioqueño” (file of attachments to the requests and arguments brief, tome I, attachment 2(6), folio 901). 30 Cf. Decree No. 0769 of April 26, 1988, “adding to and clarifying Legislative Decree No. 678 of 1988” (file of attachments to the requests and arguments brief, tome I, attachment 2(7), folio 902). 31 Cf. Decree No. 0813 of April 9, 1989 “issuing provisions to combat death squads, bands of hired killers, or self-defense or private justice groups, wrongly-called paramilitary groups, and creating a coordination and advisory committee in this regard” (file of attachments to the requests and arguments brief, tome I, attachment 2(8), folio 904).