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INTRODUCTION
can do nuch to prevent destruction by t kking all necessary precau-
tions to spare, as far as possible, buildings devoted to the arts
when such buildings are not being used for military purposes.
AMA personnel have a responsibility in this connection to inform
tactical commanders in the area of operations of the location and
importence of such structures. The importance of the proper secu-
rity and protective measures as outlined in this manuel under
"Operationel Procedure" cannot be overstressed as the first and
primery step to the protection end preservation and eventual
restitution of nonuments end archives.
Closely allied, and in sonc instances more inportant, to the
responsibility pertrining to the protection and proservetion of
monuments and art trensures is that with r grrd to archives.
The scope of archives, especially in modern, highly organized coun-
tries, is oxtonsiye.! Tho protection nd proscrvation of such,
henc., constitutes an important aspect of CA/MG operations. Every
military governnent activity will entail the use of enemy public
documents, business papers, files and records cf every kind,
official and unofficial. Military, prlitical, edministrative
business and histcrical interests will be equally concerned with
then. The preservation cf such reccrds and files is of the utmost
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importonce in connection with disarmament, the cradication of
political institutions detrimental to our national policies, the
contrcl of proporty end generally, for the imposition cf control.
Mission
4 a. General: The general mission of the arts,
Nonum nts and archives tenm concurning the
protuction of shrines and works of art is contained in the
Department of the Army Field Manual 27-5, which states "Except
where military necessity makes it impossible, historical and
cultural monuments, works of art and religious shrines will be
preserved.
With r gerd to the protection of archives and records, the
general mission of the Arts, Monuments and Archives team as ex-
pressed in the aforementioned manurl is "Since archives and records,
both current and histcrical, of ell branches of government of
the occupied area are of immediate and continuing use to CA/MG,
it is essential to seize and protect them."
b. Specific: Exonding the general mission into more spe-
cific missions, the arts, Monuments end Archives team will have
as its objectives, the following responsfbilities:
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