'Military Lessons of the Arab Rebellion in Palestine 1936' [‎132r] (270/294)

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A NOUTID'E ''DRILL 11 FOR GAILVYING- OUT PUNITIVE DEMOLITI ONS
ihe senior Infantry officer is in charge of the operation and not
the Royal Engineer officer or N.C.O.
The infantry force will consist of four parties:-
village. This movement should be started sufficiently far away
from the village to get the cordon round before any of the inhabitants
can leave. Only the Civil Administrative Officer and the Infantry
Commander should know beforehand which village is implicated. The
Police should not be informed and any Police required should be told
only to meet the force at a suitable place.
(b) As soon as the cordon has had time to get in position the
clearing party goes forward with the Civil Administrative Officer,
Infantry Commander, and Royal Engineer officer or N.C.O., followed
by the party to cordon the house. Whilst the village is being
cleared the Royal Engineer officer or N.C.O. prepares the house
pointed out by the Civil Administrative Officer for demolition, and
the headmen are brought in front of the Civil Officer.
(c) The Infantry Commander, accompanied by his bugler, decides with
the advice of the Royal Engineer officer or N.C.O. the position^for^
the house cordon party. This party moves out from the house whilst
the preparations for the demolitions are going on and ensures that
no one has been left in the danger area.
(d) The Royal Engineer officer or N.C.O. reports oO the Infantry
officer when he is about ready and the latter reports to the Civil
Administrative Officer who will tell him when he is finished with
the headmen, who are then brought to a position from which they can
watch the destruction of the house. The officer or N.C.O. in
charge of each of the parties mentioned in paragraph 2 (,iij, ViiiJ
and (iv) will report to the senior Infantry officer that their
parties are clear.
(i) to cordon the village and prevent anyone leaving it;
(ii) to clear the village and collect the inhabitants into a safe
position;
(iii) to cordon the house to be blown. This may be inside or on
the outskirts of the village;
(iv) a small escort for the Royal Engineer party.
The procedure after debussing is as follows
(a) The cordon party is sent off to left and right to cordon the
(e) The Infantry Commander then orders the bugler ^o blow ohe
Regimental call and three Gs repeated once. This means everyone
■i, to take cover and that the three minutes (or five minutes) fuze
is going to be lit.
The four parties then close in accordance with instructions
previously issued.