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    "ocrText": "-4-\n1396\n(Between the Sub-Sector BOUEE and the Sub-geotor DERAMEE:\nNorth Edge of the Bois Massemoue\nRONVAUX to the aub seotor DERAMEE\nPoint 9003 on the METZ Road.\nes\nTRUMAR\nLimit between Sub seotor DERAMEE and Tavannés\nARCHIVES AND\nOreek of MOLAINVILLE, to the sub segtor TAVANNES\nRECORDS\nSERVICE\"\ns\nCantonment of the ReservedBattalions\nBattalione having for a mission to ocoupy the second position in\ncase of alert :\n3d R.I.C. eto (See Frenoh Text)\n(d) Means put at the disposal of the Commandiag Officer of the sub-\nsectors\nSub Sector\na Battalions\nBOUEE\n13 Sector Machine guns Model 1901\neto. (See French Text)\n(e) Particulare of the Mission of troops in each gub sector\nlst)Battalions in line\nFr ctions in out post (minimum strength)\nMissions of watch and retardation in case of attack.\nThese fractions oarry on the fighting proper to troopa of out\npost. No drawing baok in to be looked on. They sue\nnever reinforced.\nGarrison of position of resistance (reserve of C.R. and of sub\nsector strength)\nTo sedure at any price the defenge of the position of resistange.\n(3d) Battalions on the 2d. line\nTo segure the defence of the ad position. Oceasionally, if events\nshould permit, they might intervene in support of the poeition of\nresistance.\n(3d) Battalions in reserve of the Infantry Division.\n(f) In case of an obviously oharaoterized raid whioh does notaffect a\nSee plan of defence of the ad position\nfront superior to 500 meters, the falling back of outpost on de-\ntermined resistance point (émplacements to be fixed by manding\nOfficer of Sub Sector after investigation) will be effected by the\naction of commanders of the interested organizations, under the\nconditions they ghould report it immediately to the superior auth\nThe ority. ground temporarily abandoned should be retaken immediately af-\nter the raid by local counter atta ck studied and prepared in ad-\nvance. For what regards the sub sector BOUEK the epecial situation of the\nvillage of MANHWULLES does not permit the application of the abov\nprescriptions. No falling baok can ba looked on. The garrison ma\nin any case hold and resist on the spot.\n(g) Liaison\n(ist)With adjoining sectora\nWith the CABARET sector (53th R.I.C.)\nLiaison secured by the ad R.I.C. by patrols between\nthe neighboring G.C.'s moreover agents of liaison\nwill be exchanged at the posts of command of battal\nions. Mutual support by machine gun fire will be real"
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