Costa Ricas, Honduras' og Panamas handelsministre mødte op for at tale deres sag i Tyskland den 2. september; herefter tog Costa Ricas handelsminister videre til Genève, hvor han den 9. september skulle forsvare sin sag i GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade).
Costa Rica's minister then went on to Geneva to present his case to GATT (the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) on 9 September.