NOTICE

88 R.J. GODLEWSKI/INERT
Army’s Guerrilla Warfare and Special Forces
Operations FM 31-21 field manual (9/1961). Adapt
its recommendations to your files for each nation:
General
1. Political
GENERAL AREA STUDY
Government, international political
orientation, and degree of popular support;
Attitudes of identifiable segments of the
population toward the United States, its
allies and the enemy;
National historical background;
Foreign dependence and/or alliances;
National capitol and significant political,
military and economic concentrations.
2. Geographic Positions
Areas and dimensions;
Latitude and climate;
Generalized physiography;
Generalized land utilization;
Strategic location:
*Neighboring countries and borders;
*Natural defenses including
frontiers;
*Points of entry and strategic routes;