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offices and rooms, cpcration 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 precan- , tion, always on the lookout lest something occur. Eyes and ears open, | senses alert, his memory engraved with everything necessary, now or I in the future, to the uninterrupted activity of the fighter. i Careful reading of the press with particular attention to the organs of mass communication, the investigation of accumulated data, the i { i 4 1 a Loe transmission of news and everything of note. a persistence in being informed and in informing others, al] this makes up the intrieate and immensely complicated question of information which gives the urban guerrilla a decisive advantage. Prariaetan Rel ee ee It is not enough tor the urban guerrilla to have in his favor suc- * prise. speed, knowledge of the terrain, and information. He must - a also demonstrate his command of any situation and a capacity for decision withcut which all other advantages will prove useless. , iri 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 liouidate 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 fvay its participants act during the preparatory period. Those who afte behind, who fail to make designated contacts, are easily confusfd. forget things, fail to complete the basic elements wee TL wkd ‘ . of the workg possibly are indecisive men and can be a danger. ht } is 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 1akes only one person who vacillates to lose all. \ wt Objectives of the Urban Guerrilla’s Actions With his technique developed and established, the urban guerrilla bases himself on models of action leading to attack and, in Brazil, with the following objectives: a) to threaten the triangle in which the Brazilian state system and North American domination are maintained in Brazil, a triangle whose points are Rio, Sao Paulo end Belo Horizonte and whose al waa a mek ae a ode ne’ 1 fam ee ye ON NIE Map eeg ingeay © ern. rey ae vee os ae +a RO 9 sen ae . . whe oR tea ee en ae 7 la ia i le