Dealing with the Public

1. (1) Never abuse, insult, shout at, or beat any member of the public.

2. (2) Never take anything in the form of money or property from any members of the public, not even somebody's sweet bananas or sugar-cane on the grounds that it is mere sugar-cane, without paying for the same.

3. (3) Pay promptly for anything you take and in cash.

4. (4) Never kill any member of the public or any captured prisoners, as the guns should only be reserved for armed enemies or opponents.

5. (5) Return anything you borrow from the public.

6. (6) Offer help to the members of the public who may be in the territory of your unit.

7. (7) Offer medical treatment to the members of the public who may be in the territory of your unit.

8. (8) Never develop illegitimate relationships with any woman because there are no women as such waiting for passing soldiers yet many women are wives, or daughters of somebody somewhere. Any illegitimate relationship is bound to harm our good relations with the public.

9. (9) There should be no consumption of alcohol until the end of the war. Drunken soldiers are bound to misuse the guns which are given to them for the defence of the people.

Relationships among the Soldiers

1. (1) The lower echelons of the army must obey the higher ones and the higher echelons must respect the lower ones.

2. (2) In decision making, we should use a method of democratic centralism where there is democratic participation as well as central control.

3. (3) Every officer, cadre, or militant must strive to master military science in order to gain more capability so that we are in a position to defend the people more efficiently.

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