court which military unit of the National Army conducted military operations in December 1981 in the municipality of Meanguera, and specifically in the canton of El Mozote and neighboring places; if, in fact, any operation had been conducted there.”300 However, it was not until June 19, 1991, that the Second Court issued a communication to the President of the Republic and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces requesting a report with the names of the commanders and officers who were in charge of an operation carried out on December 10, 1981, in the places where the events occurred.301 Subsequently, on November 28, 1991,302 January 9, 1992,303 and June 19, 1992,304 the request for the report was reiterated. There is no evidence of a response to the first request. In response to the request of January 9, on May 19, 1992, the Minister of the Presidency advised that “no information of any kind had been found relating to a supposed military operation conducted on December 10, 1981, in the municipality of Meanguera, department of Morazán.”305 Similarly, in response to the request of June 19, 1992, on July 21 that year, the Minister of the Presidency reiterated that “on revising the log of military operations of the Ministry of Defense, no military orders were found to conduct military operations in December 1981, in the municipality of Meanguera, department of Morazán, or information of any type related to the supposed military operation.”306 215. In addition, on November 9, 1990, the Second Court ordered several measures to be taken, including the inspection of the site of the facts and exhumation of the corpses.307 Nevertheless, it was not until June 19, 1991, that a date of July 23 that year was established for the said measure.308 In this regard, the Second Court sent to a note to the Director of the “Dr. Roberto Masferrer” Institute of Forensic Medicine requesting his collaboration to perform the exhumations and autopsies.309 In response, the Director of this Institute informed the Court that it was not possible to participate because more notice was required in order to prepare an exhumation; that the Court should contact the International Red Cross, and that the exhumation 300 Decision issued by the Second First Instance Court of San Francisco Gotera on November 9, 1990 (evidence file, tome III, annex 23 to the submission of the case, folio 1679). 301 Cf. Decision issued by the Second First Instance Court of San Francisco Gotera on June 19, 1991 (evidence file, tome III, annex 23 to the submission of the case, folio 1781), and Communication of the Second First Instance Judge of San Francisco Gotera, addressed to the President of the Republic and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, of June 19, 1991 (evidence file, tome III, annex 23 to the submission of the case, folio 1782). 302 Cf. Decision issued by the Second First Instance Court of San Francisco Gotera on November 28, 1991 (evidence file, tome III, annex 23 to the submission of the case, folio 1801), and Communication of the Second First Instance Judge of San Francisco Gotera, addressed to the President of the Republic and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, of November 28, 1991 (evidence file, tome III, annex 23 to the submission of the case, folio 1802). 303 Cf. Decision issued by the Second First Instance Court of San Francisco Gotera on January 8, 1992 (evidence file, tome III, annex 23 to the submission of the case, folio 1804), and Communication of the Second First Instance Judge of San Francisco Gotera, addressed to the President of the Republic and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, of January 9, 1992 (evidence file, tome III, annex 23 to the submission of the case, folio 1805). 304 Cf. Decision issued by the Second First Instance Court of San Francisco Gotera on June 19, 1992 (evidence file, tome III, annex 23 to the submission of the case, folio 2115), and Communication of the Second First Instance Judge of San Francisco Gotera, addressed to the President of the Republic and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, of June 26, 1992 (evidence file, tome III, annex 23 to the submission of the case, folio 2117). 305 Communication of the Ministry of the Presidency, addressed to the Second First Instance Judge of San Francisco Gotera, of May 19, 1992 (evidence file, tome III, annex 23 to the submission of the case, folio 2031). 306 Communication of the Ministry of the Presidency, addressed to the Second First Instance Judge of San Francisco Gotera, of July 21, 1992 (evidence file, tome III, annex 23 to the submission of the case, folio 2273). 307 Cf. Decision issued by the Second First Instance Court of San Francisco Gotera on November 9, 1990 (evidence file, tome III, annex 23 to the submission of the case, folios 1679 to 1680). 308 Cf. Decision issued by the Second First Instance Court of San Francisco Gotera on June 19, 1991 (evidence file, tome III, annex 23 to the submission of the case, folio 1781). 309 Cf. Communication of the Second First Instance Judge of San Francisco Gotera, addressed to the Director of the Institute of Forensic Medicine, of June 19, 1991 (evidence file, tome III, annex 23 to the submission of the case, folio 1783). 69