REQUEST FOR INFORMATION RE SPECIFIC ALLEGATIONS OF HONDURAN/FDN HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0001338958
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: June 23, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2010
• Case Number: F-2001-01650
• Publication Date: March 20, 1985

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TOT: 202317Z MAR 85
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*STAFF 2023172 DIRRrTt)R
TO: IMMEDIATE
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION RE SPECIFIC ALLEGATIONS OF
HONDURAN/FDN HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
REF: DIR 298686
1. AS WELL AWARE CONTINUES TO BE
PLAGUED WITH CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRIES CONCERNING THE ALLEGED
PERPETRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS EXCESSES BY THE HONDURAN
GOVERNMENT AND THE FDN. WHILE WE REALIZE THAT THE
PREPONDERANCE OF THESE ALLEGATIONS ARE GENERAL AND THEREFORE
CANNOT READILY BE CONFIRMED OR REFUTED, WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO
DETERMINE THE VALIDITY AND SCOPE OF THESE ABUSES BY SURFACING
AS MANY SPECIFIC CASES AS POSSIBLE. THIS IS BEING ACCOMPLISHED
BY REVIEWING ALL RELEVANT HEADQUARTERS FILES AS WELL AS PRESS
ITEMS DATING NUARY 1981 TO PRESENT. TO THIS END,
REQUEST THAT ACQUIRE AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE ON
THE INDIVIDUAL CASES LISTED BELOW. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE
INDIVIDUAL--HUMBERTO VASQUEZ WHO WAS REPORTEDLY KIDNAPPED ON 1
FEBRUARY 1984 AS HE LEFT WORK--THIS LIST IF TAKEN FROM RAMON
CUSTODIO'S REBUTTAL OF 1984 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT.
CLERGYMEN KILLED IN HONDURAS:
ELPIDIO CRUZ, 15 NOV 81, LA VIRTUD, LEMPIRA DEPARTMENT
MACARIO RAMIREZ, 25 NOV 81, LA VIRTUD, LEMPIRA DEPARTMENT
LUCIO AGUIRRE MONGE, DEC 81, LA VIRTUD, LEMPIRA DEPARTMENT
HONORIO ALEJANDRO NUNEZ, 30 SEPT 81, OLANCHITO, YORO
DEPARTMENT
LEONARDO LOPEZ, 26 JUNE 82, SANTA RIA, COPAN DEPARTMENT
DESIDERIO NAVARRETE, 3 MAR 83, SAN ANDRES, LEMPIRA
DEPARTMENT
ANTONIO CANTAREDO ORELLANA, 22 APRIL 1983, SAN ANTONIO,
INTIBUCA DEPARTMENT
FIDEL NAVARRETTE, 10 APRIL 84, VALLADOLID, LEMPIRA
DEPARTMENT
CLERGYMEN IMPRISONED, INTER ALIA, BECAUSE OF THEIR CRIMES
AGAINST STATE SECURITY.
AQUILINO GARCIA YANEZ, 20 OCT 84, OMAYAGUA
APPROVED FOR RELEASE^ DATE:
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VICTOR SALMERON, OCT 814, COMAYAGUA
FIDEL CASTILLO, 20 NOV 84, TEGUCIGALPA
ALBERTO'GONZALEZ, 19 JAN 84, TEGUCIGALPA
ALLEN HANZSON, 19 OCT 814, TEGUCIGALPA
2. WE REALIZE THAT THESE REQUEST ARE EXCEEDINGLY ONEROUS
AND APPRECIATE F- ~ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER
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