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'''The Intelligence Battalion 3-16 or Battalion 316''' was a unit of the Honduran Army in charge of carrying out assassinations, torture, and disappearances against alleged political opponents of the government during the 1980s. The unit had several names; its reorganization as "Intelligence Battalion 3-16" is attributed to General Gustavo Álvarez Martínez, a name that indicated the unit's service to 3 military units and 16 battalions of the Honduran army. | '''The Intelligence Battalion 3-16 or Battalion 316''' was a unit of the Honduran Army in charge of carrying out assassinations, torture, and disappearances against alleged political opponents of the government during the 1980s. The unit had several names; its reorganization as "Intelligence Battalion 3-16" is attributed to General Gustavo Álvarez Martínez, a name that indicated the unit's service to 3 military units and 16 battalions of the Honduran army. | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
According to the NGO, COFADEH (Committee of Disappeared Relatives in Honduras), the battalion was created in 1979 with the name "Group of 14". In 1982, its name changed to the ''Special Investigation Directorate'', commanded by ''Mr. Ten''. Its name changed to "Intelligence Battalion 3-16" in 1982, according to requests for declassification of US documents made by the National Commissioner for Human Rights in Honduras, and in 1984 according to COFADEH. Its organization as Battalion 3-16 is attributed to General [[Gustavo Álvarez Martínez]], with the support of the United States and Argentine advisers. And from 1987 to at least 2002, it was called ' 'Intelligence and Counterintelligence Branch''.'' | According to the NGO, COFADEH (Committee of Disappeared Relatives in Honduras), the battalion was created in 1979 with the name "Group of 14". In 1982, its name changed to the ''Special Investigation Directorate'', commanded by ''Mr. Ten''. Its name changed to "Intelligence Battalion 3-16" in 1982, according to requests for declassification of US documents made by the National Commissioner for Human Rights in Honduras, and in 1984 according to COFADEH. Its organization as Battalion 3-16 is attributed to General [[Gustavo Álvarez Martínez|Gustavo Martínez]], with the support of the United States and Argentine advisers. And from 1987 to at least 2002, it was called ' 'Intelligence and Counterintelligence Branch''.'' | ||
===Connections with Argentina=== | ===Connections with Argentina=== | ||
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