5 evidence that has been offered of may be offered, to order the filing of expert or other documentary evidence that may be received and, in consultation with the parties, to set the date of the hearing or hearings on the merits at which evidence shall be presented, the testimony of witnesses and any experts shall be received, and at which the final arguments shall be heard. 4. To instruct the President to arrange with the respective authorities for the necessary guarantees of immunity and participation of the Agents and other representatives of the parties, witnesses and experts, and, if necessary, the delegates of the Court. 27. In its submission of July 20, 1987, the Commission ratified and supplemented its request for oral testimony and offered documentary evidence. 28. On August 27, 1987, the Government filed its Counter-Memorial and documentary evidence. In its prayer, the Government asked the Court to dismiss "the suit against the State of Honduras on the grounds that it does not find the allegations to be true and that the domestic remedies of the State of Honduras have not yet been exhausted." 29. In his Order of September 1, 1987, the President admitted the testimonial and documentary evidence offered by the Commission. On September 14, 1987 he also admitted the documentary evidence offered by the Government. 30. The Court held hearings on the merits and heard the final arguments of the parties from September 30 to October 7, 1987. There appeared before the Court a) for the Government of Honduras: Edgardo Sevilla Idiáquez, Agent Ramón Pérez Zúñiga, Representative Juan Arnaldo Hernández, Representative Enrique Gómez, Representative Rubén Darío Zepeda, Adviser Angel Augusto Morales, Adviser Olmeda Rivera, Adviser Mario Alberto Fortín, Adviser Ramón Rufino Mejía, Adviser b) for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights: Gilda M. C. M. de Russomano, President, Delegate Edmundo Vargas Carreño, Executive Secretary, Delegate Claudio Grossman, Adviser Juan Méndez, Adviser Hugo A. Muñoz, Adviser José Miguel Vivanco, Adviser c) Witnesses presented by the Commission to testify as to "whether between the years 1981 and 1984 (the period in which Saúl Godínez disappeared) there were numerous cases of persons who were kidnapped and who then disappeared, and whether these actions were imputable to the Armed Forces of Honduras and enjoyed the acquiescence of the Government of Honduras:"