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245			_aDomestic disturbances : _bfield manual _helectronic resource
260			_aWashington, DC : _bWar Department, _c1945
300			_a1 PDF-file (75 p.)
490			_aFM 19-15
500			_aUnder extreme circumstances, U.S. military force may be turned against American civilians. An unusually explicit 1945 U.S. military field manual (pdf) described tactics for suppressing riots or protests when State and local officials are unable to control the situation. “Domestic disturbances are manifestations of civil unrest or tension which take the form of demonstrations or rioting. These public demonstrations or riots may reach such proportions that civil authorities cannot maintain law and order by usual methods. Such disturbances may be caused by agitators, racial strife, controversies between employees and employers concerning wages or working conditions, unemployment, lack of housing or food, or other economic or social conditions.”
500			_aThe manual, which was originally classified “Restricted,” has long been deemed obsolete and has been superseded by other guidance on military support to civil authorities. It was recently digitized by the Combined Arms Research Library at Fort Leavenworth. See “Domestic Disturbances,” Field Manual 19-15, War Department, July 1945.
650			_ainternal conflicts _zUSA _xcivil-military relations _xarmed forces
710			_aUSA. _bWar Department
852			_hCD127 G11_766
856			_uhttp://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm19-15.pdf
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