"PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS IN GUERRILLA WARFARE" - читать интересную книгу автора (Tayac N)

discussion groups, the cadre shall provide the principal points,
and the guerrillas will have the opportunity to clarify or modify
their points of view. To carry this out, the conclusions will be
summarized in the form of slogans, wherever possible.

■ Face with honesty the national and local problems of our
struggle. THe political cadres should always be prepared to
discuss solutions to the problems observed by the guerrillas.
During the discussions, the guerrillas should be guided by the
following three principles:

■ Freedom of thought.

■ Freedom of expression.

■ Concentration of thoughts on the objectives of the democratic
struggle.

The result desired is a guerrilla who in a persuasive manner can
justify all of his acts whenever he is in contact with any member of the
town/people, and especially with himself and with his guerrilla companions
by facing the vicissitudes of guerrilla warfare.

This means that every guerrilla will come to have effective face-to-
face persuasion as a combatant-propagandist in his contact with the people,
to the point of giving 5-10 logical reasons why, e.g. a peasant should give
him a piece of cloth, or a needle and thread to mend his clothes. When
behaves in this manner, no type of propaganda of the enemy will be able to
make a "terrorist" of him in the eyes of the people.

In addition, hunger, cold, fatigue and insecurity in the existence of
the guerrilla acquire meaning in the cause of the struggle due to the
constant psychological orientation.

4. Camp Procedures

Encamping the guerrilla units gives greater motivation, in addition to
reducing distractions, and increases the spirit of cooperation of small
units, relating the physical environment to the psychological one. The
squad chief shall establish the regular camping procedure. Once thy have
divested themselves of their packs, the chief will choose the appropriate
ground for camping. He should select land that predominates over the zone
with two or three escape routes. He will choose among his men and give them
responsibilities such as:

■ Clean the camp area.

■ Provide adequate drainage in case of rain. Also build some
trenches or holes for marksmen in case of emergency. In addition,
he will build a stove, which will be done by making some small