El Salvador: Update to SLV23334.E of 7 May 1996 on the structure of the Atlacatl battalion (from 1984 to 1992) including what possible duties and/or responsibilities would have been assigned to a sergeant, sub-sergeant or corporal in this battalion; on how the battalion was set-up; on who was responsible for food and clothing, and whether there was forced recruitment into the battalion
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SLV24161.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, El Salvador: Update to SLV23334.E of 7 May 1996 on the structure of the Atlacatl battalion (from 1984 to 1992) including what possible duties and/or responsibilities would have been assigned to a sergeant, sub-sergeant or corporal in this battalion; on how the battalion was set-up; on who was responsible for food and clothing, and whether there was forced recruitment into the battalion, 1 May 1996, SLV24161.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac973c.html [accessed 1 June 2023] |
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Please find attached a 7 May 1996 fax from the director of the Center for Latin American Studies at New Mexico State University which provides a list of the battalion commanders for the Atlacatl battalion from 1981 to 1993.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Attachment
Center for Latin American Studies, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces. 7 May 1996. Fax sent to the DIRB.
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