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ORGANIZATION FOR GUERRILLA WARFARE

FOUR POINTS MUST BE CONSIDERED under this subject. These are:

1. How are guerrilla bands formed?

2. How are guerrilla bands organized?

3. What are the methods of arming guerrilla bands?

4. What elements constitute a guerrilla band?

These are all questions pertaining to the organization of armed guerrilla units; they are questions which those who have had no experience in guerrilla hostilities do not understand and on which they can arrive at no sound decisions; indeed, they would not know in what manner to begin.

How Guerrilla Units Are Originally Formed

The unit may originate in any one of the following ways:

a) From the masses of the people,

b) From regular army units temporarily detailed for the purpose.

c) From regular army units permanently detailed.

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