PLAN TO ESTABLISH AN INTELLIGENCE BATTALION OF THE HONDURAN ARMED FORCES

Created: 7/21/1983

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TEXT: I. AS OF GENERAL GUSTAVO LVAREZ))

MARTINEZ, CCWMANpER-IN-CHIEF OF THE HONDURAN ARMED FORCES, INTENDS

TOILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION. THIS NEW

BATTALION WILL HAVE OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR MILITARY INTELLIGENCE

AND WILL HANDLE ALL ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE COLLECTION

AS WELL AS THE PROCESSING OF INTELLIGENCE. ITS VARIOUS

COMPONENT WILL GATHER INTELLIGENCE, LEVY REQUIREMENTS, AND

PREPARE ANALYSES AND TACTICAL AND STRATEGIC INTELLLOBNCE STUDIES.

THE BATTALION WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMPANY-LEVEL COMPONENTS:

INTELLIGENCE. COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE, SPECIAL OPERATIONS,

OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. AND PHYSICAL SECURITY. THE NEW UNIT WILL

MALL CADRE OF PERSONNEL WHO WILL BE ONOUR DUTY

AT THE GENERAL STAFF HEADQUARTERS. ECURE TELEX

COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM WILL BE ESTABLISHED BETWEEN THE

HEADQUARTERS OF THE BATTALION AND THB GENERAL STAFF.

2. THE INTELLIGENCE BATTALION WILL SE UNDER THE DIRECT CONTROL OF LT. COL. JUANLOPEZ)) GRUALVA. F THE ARMED FORCES GENERAL STAFF. ALTHOUGH THE ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE IS TO HAVE THE BATTALION AT FULL PERSONNEL STRENGTH. CURRENT LIMITED MILITARY RESOURCES AND MANPOWER WILL REQUIRE THB UNIT TO BE STAFFED WITH SIGNIFICANTLY LESS PERSONNEL AT THE OUTSET. THE HONDURAN MILITARY ANTICIPATE BUILDING THE UNIT UP TO FULL BATTALION STRENGTHHREE-YEAR PERIOD.

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