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¢) one part cancerns certain and dehmte chectives an the avons iniated by the urban guerrilla d) one part is related te the types and characteristic modes of action for the urban guernila: e) one part is concerned with the urban gucrrila’s method of car- tying out his specific actions. . Characteristics of the Urban Guerrilla’s Technique The technique of the urban guernlia has the following character- istics: a) it is an aggressive technique. or in other words, it has an offensive character. As is well known. defensive action means death for us. Since we are inferior to the enemyqin fire power and have neither his resources nor his power force, we cannot defend qurselves age’nst an offensive or a concentrated attack by the gorillas. And that is the reason why our urban technique can never be permanent, can never defend a lived hase nor remain in any one spot waiting te repel the circle of reaction: b) itis a technique of attack and retreat by which we preserve our forces: : ¢) it is a technique that aims at the development of urban guer- rilla warfare, whose function will be to wear out. demoralize. and distract the enemy forces, permitting the emergence and survival of crural guerrilla warfare which is destined to plav the decisive role in the revolutionary war. The initia! Advantages of the Urban Guerrilla ‘Lhe dynamics of urban guerrilla warfare he in the urban guerrilla’s violent clash with the military and police forces of the dictatorship. In this clash, the police have the supenority. The urban guerrilla has inferior forces. The paradox is that the urban guerrilla, although weaker, is nevertheless the attacker. The military and poiice forces. for their part. respond to the attack by mobilizing and concentrating infimtcly supenor forces in the persecution and destruction of the urban guerrilla. He can only avoid defeat if he counts on the intial advantages he has and knows how to eaploit them to the end to compensate for his weaknesses and Jack of matériel The initia! advantages are: 1) he must take the enemy by surprise: 2) he must know the terrain of the encounter better than the enemy; 3) he must have greater mobility and speed than the police and the other repressive forces: - 4) his information service must be better than the enemy 5) he must be in command of the situation and demonstrate a decisiveness so qreat that everyone on our side is inspired and never thinks of hesitating, while on the other side the enemy is stunned and incapable of responding. 16 Lr mene es ee reer Oe ont eee epee een a ee ae ep an serene