38 attorney and a representative of the Anglican Church of Paraguay, were also present.57 73(26) On January 18, 1993 the official commissioned by the IBR submitted a report to such institution regarding his assignment (supra para. 73(24)), wherein he recommended that a dialogue be started between the owner of the lands claimed and the members of the Sawhoyamaxa Community, through the settlement and arbitration office of the IBR.58 In accordance with such recommendation, on February 19, 1993 the leaders of the Sawhoyamaxa Community, through their attorney, requested a settlement hearing between the parties.59 Said request was put forth once more on April 14, 1993.60 73(27) On February 22, 1993 the attorney for the corporation Compañía Paraguaya de Novillos S.A. (Paraguay Steer Company, Inc.) (hereinafter “COMPENSA”) filed several briefs to establish legal domicile and challenge the continuance of the proceedings recorded on case file No. 7597/91 (supra para. 73(18)), on the grounds that “admitting the ridiculous and absurd claim made by the applicants would seriously and irreparably impair the economic interests of a company in full development.”61 73(28) On March 10, 1993 some members of the “Lengua Indigenous Community settled in Loma Porá Estate,” addressed the IBR to inform it that “regarding the proceedings in […] case file [No. 7597/91,] they have not been consulted and therefore have not authorized nor granted powers-of-attorney to any lawyers or union organizations such as the INDI.”62 In view of this, on June 9, 1993 the IBR forwarded case file No. 7597/91 to the INDI, so that said institution clarify the situation regarding the leadership of the applicant Indigenous Community.63 73(29) On September 7, 1993 the leaders of the Sawhoyamaxa Community, through their attorneys requested the IBR that the claim for lands that had been previously 57 Cf. written records No. 1 and No. 1.a drawn up on January 8, 1993 by Mr. Alfonso Pastor Cabanellas, an official of the IBR (case file of appendixes to the answer to the complaint, appendix 1, folios 1344 and 1345). 58 Cf. report on the compliance with resolution No. 8 issued by the President of the IBR on January 18, 1993 (case file of appendixes to the answer to the complaint, appendix 1, folios 1346 to 1352). 59 Cf. communication addressed by Maroma, Loma Porá and other indigenous communities to the IBR on February 19, 1993 (case file of appendixes to the answer to the complaint, appendix 1, folio 1402). 60 Cf. communication addressed by the leaders of the Sawhoyamaxa Community to the IBR on April 14, 1993 (case file of appendixes to the answer to the complaint, appendix 1, folio 1416). 61 Cf. briefs filed by the firm Compañía Paraguaya de Novillos S.A. (Paraguay Steer Company, Inc.) (COMPENSA) before the IBR on February 22, 1993 (case file of appendixes to the answer to the complaint, appendix 1, folios 1353 to 1364). 62 Cf. communication addressed by some members of the “Lengua Indigenous Community” to the IBR on March 10, 1993 during the proceeding of case file No. 75/92 (case file of appendixes to the answer to the complaint, appendix 1, folios 1359 to 1361). 63 Cf. communication A No. 248 addressed by the President of the IBR to the President of INDI on June 9, 1993 (case file of appendixes to the answer to the complaint, appendix 1, folio 1451), and memorandum of the Manager of Legal Services and Operations of the IBR addressed to the Council of said institute on April 22, 1993 (case file of appendixes to the answer to the complaint, appendix 1, folio 1417).