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...Star mothers, a widow, and three of the veterans' representatives attempted to enter the cemetery to lay wreathes on their friends' and relatives' graves, but were told that groups of a political persuasion were not allowed to use the grounds. Fort Meyers spokesmen said later that the Army Technical Manual prohibits such action...
...mainly enforced by custom and the violators' own military courts. They have doubtless saved millions of lives. If observing them threatens to bring defeat, however, they are likely to be ignored. The big loophole is "military necessity." Though not a legal defense against specific prohibitions, says the Army manual, military necessity can justify any other acts deemed "indispensable for securing the complete submission of the enemy as soon as possible." In short, this authorizes the use of any tactics and weapons that the law has not caught up with?napalm, for example...
...executions. Nuremberg also produced a new U.N.-approved rule of civilized behavior: "The fact that a person acted pursuant to order of his government or of a superior does not relieve him from responsibility under international law, provided a moral choice was in fact possible to him." The U.S. Manual of Courts-Martial
...been investigated should be selected for investigation. Specifically, the Bureau instructed that United States passport records be checked regarding the individuals meeting the criteria and the information be forwarded to the office covering the residence for further investigation pursuant to current Bureau instructions as outlined in Section 105-G, Manual of Instructions. The office covering the subject's residence is being designated office of origin...
...each group to determine background and if their activities warrant active investigation. Submit results of preliminary inquiries in form suitable for dissemination with recommendations regarding active investigations of organization, its leaders, and key activists. These investigations to be conducted in accordance with instructions in Section 87D of the Manual of Instructions regarding investigations of organizations connected with institutions of learning...