1980s
According to the human rights NGO COFADEH, Battalion 3-16 was created in 1979 with the name "Group of 14". In 1982, its name was changed to the "Special Investigations Branch (DIES)", commanded by "Señor Diez (Mr. Ten)".
In 1982, according to requests for U.S. declassified documents by the National Commissioner for Human Rights in Honduras, or in 1984 according to COFADEH, its name was changed to the "Intelligence Battalion 3-16". The reorganisation of the unit under the name "Intelligence Battalion 3-16" is attributed to General Gustavo Álvarez Martínez.
From 1987 until at least 2002, it was called the "Intelligence and Counter-Intelligence Branch".
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