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ca ee offices and rooms, cperation centers, etc. _ Observation, investigation, reconnaissance, and exploration of the terrain are also excellent sources of information. The urban guerrilla never goes anywhere absentmindedly and without revolutionary precau- tion, always on the lookout lest something occur. Eyes and ears open, senses alert, his memory engraved with everything necessary, now or in the future, to the uninterrupted activity of the fighter. Careful reading of the press with particular attention to the organs of mass communication, the investigation of accumulated data. the transmission of news and everything of note. a persistence in being informed and in informing others, all this makes up the intricate and immensely complicated question of information which gives the urban guerrilla a decisive advantage. It is not enough tor the urban guerrilla to have in his favor surc- prise. speed. knowledge of the terrain, and information. He must also demonstrate his command of any situation and a capacity for decision without which all other advantages will prove useless. ! : tion, however well plar f the urban guerrilla turns out to be indecisive. uncertain, irresolute. Even an action successfully begun can end in defeat if the com- mand of the situation and the capacity for decision falter in the middle of the actual execution of the plan. When this command of the situation and a capacity for decision are absent, the void is filled with vacillation and terror. The enemy takes advantage of this failure and is able to liquidate us. The secret for the success of any operation. simple or complicated, easy or difficult. is to rely on determincd men. Strictly speaking. there are no easy operations. Al! ‘must be carried out with the same care exercised in the case of the most difficult. beginning with the choice of the human element, which means relying on leadership and capacity for decision in every test. One can sce ahead of time whether an action will be successful or not by the way its participants act during the preparatory period. Those who ate behind, who fail to make designated contacts, are easily confusfd. forget things, fail to complete the basic elements of the workg possibly are indecisive men and cin be a danger. It 1s better notfto include them. Decision means to put into practice the plan that has been devised with determination, with audacity, and with an absoiute firmness. It takes only one person who vacillates to lose all. Odjectives of the Urban Guerrilla’s Actions . With his technique developed and established, the urban guerrilla bases } ifon models 9) ion leading to attack and, in Brazil, with the following objectives: @) to threaten the triangle in which the Brazilian state system and North American domination are maintained in Brazil, a trianyle whose points are Rio, Sao Paulo and Belo Horizonte and whose - 2% ae any