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Soction 1 . Gonernl ........................ 4 Purpose cf Cellular p p e Table of O r w i z n t i o n onrl

Equimont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 %ploycent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I& possibility af hlisusc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Sect ion 2 . Adninifitrfition Gella . . . . . Ccnernl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eqttal icn Ho?Squartera . . . . . . Company Hc3dquartcre . . . . . . . Pli toon Irendqulrters . . . . . . . mes Detochents . . . . . . . . . Automotdve Mmntennnce Detachments Provoet MsrshRl SecLicris . . . . .

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Sect icn 3 . Police Cells .................... 7

Denk. Record nnd Rafi is t rs t ion dbcticna . . . . . . . . . 7 Invcs t igo t icn Dotochments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

General .......................... 7

Refugee Evacuation Detochncrts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Sccticn 4 . p a t r o l Cel ln .................... 9 Gonmnl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Motorcyclo P a t r u l betocpnonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 l o t o r Pa t ro l Dotachcnts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Bioycle P n t r o l D e t a c h c u t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Ehorgency Pritrol Dotwhments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Supervisory Pat ro l Detocluncnts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 DlmoUntod P a t r o l Detachmenis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 D Ccmbmatlon P a t r o l Dctaohments . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

or tho New Tflblo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Ssction 5 . princner cf %r Go118 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Gencr-il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Priscr.cr of ‘inr Inc losure mnrd Detechnlents . . . . . . . 11 prisoner of Vnr m c o r t Guqrd Dot?cbmtts . . . . . . . . 11

w c t i c n 6 . Guvd Cul ls ..................... 12 M e r . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2

R4ilway Guard Dtbch!qor.ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 S e c t x n 7 . m s c a l l m e o u a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Gcnorsi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 l y c f f i c Control Eetechionts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Radio Detnchments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 %cut Cir D a t n c h e n t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 T r 3 n s p c r t o t i a Qetnclmants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l3 Mil i ta ry police wtncbruents - o~oupiod mrritci-y . . . . . U

Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Rucwiondations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Patrol Culls Not Provldsd in Eithcr the Old F R b k

Dia?Wtod GWVd Detnchmtnts + . . .i . . s 6 12

Gate Guara Det lchients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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p - i n o i g d Ccnaul tants~

Lt. Ccl. r!. Dribbm - Prwcat lhrshal Soctisn, Unite: St3tes Strategical &.r Fmcss, %rc>ean Thfiatar.

L t , Ccl. d. M. %t@n - Mlli tQy Pcliac 3lv is i -n , Office cf the Theater Frcvost W s h s l , W r g e J n Thzater.

Capt. E. McPachcrn - 508th %litarp Fnlice Battalicn.

1st Lt . A. 'Y. Bl-lckidge - S o y a V i l i t s r y ~ o l i c e Battslicr,.

1st Lt. J. SOlb€rg - Frovost I!srshal Secticn, VI S - r ~ s .

1st L t . C. T i l l i h c - 352nd Asrbor Craft Gongan;..

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1. Furpose of ce l lu la r type tab le of orp,aiLiassion and equipment. Table of Crgnniestron and E q u i p r . t 19-500, FIilitsry Foliee Service Organization, dated 22 &ril 15&, hereaf ter cs l led the md Table, iva3 i n existence during the operation8 i n thp Thropaan Theater, Table of Orgsniaation ana Equiprent 1 9 - 9 0 , Etilitary Fo1ic.e Servicre Orgsnization, ds ted 25 Sejeptemher 1745, heresf tar cal led the Now Table, supersedd thc Cld T%ble and was not i n oxist?nce durirg the o:erstims. This type of table of organizstion and equipment i s designed t o mlce Corps of ! r i . l i - tar; Pol ice tesms .or dotachmnts o f var ious kinds, which can be se lec ted 83 nsedzd, and which a r e grouped under a>propri?ite hoadguarters and orgsnizsd i n t c composite units available t o t h e using ser r ices , i t i s also contemplated tha t t,hess o a l l s m y be used t o au&mont fixed-strength organizatiors.1

2. 3Iploymant. I n the Eurugo3n Th23i.ar of Cycratiolis th:;ce were nUmCfrcus occasions ?!hen the Old Table vias used. E!ilitary pol ice units m n g k insizefrom b a t t a l i o m t o det%chiiante consisting of three or fou r &en viere act ivated, reorgsnized, o r wppented i n bcth 'the combat zone a d the cmmunications eons. Icn uni t s 'vere activated under t h i a t a b l e i n order t o Qccnmplish i n addi t ion t o routine dut ies spccizl missions Per which no su i tab le fixed-strength organiz i t ims txist,ed. fixcd-etrength-units were rcorga?iia&d undz-r The DL1 Table rhonevr.r t h i i r tsblea of organization an8 eqilipmmt were insdequate, t o 3 c - cornplish a mi ssion f e r vhich suf f ic i .;nt yersonnal was n v l i l s b l e , %enaver necesssry u n i t s wre auguientad -:ith sppropsiste c e l l s %th equipment i s prwidod i n the Old Table t o snab lh them t o accomplish the?.r nssigned missi cns efficiently. I l ternat ivGs t o t h i s prcoe+.ure were (a) diversion of troqs Prm other units , a.nd (b) occuremant of special allotm(-nte. The fonner netnod pnrt iculsr nhore ccmbbnt units wore concernd, .,vas z t best a temporary e x ? & i e n t P nhi le 'cha l i t t e r usually invc'lvad long d t l q y s . Thils tieither mothod 898 n 9%tlSfW'cOrY ri.mns for p i n i n g addi t ional equipncnt, grides m d ra t ings. The p e n t oxtcht t o whidh the Old Table i~s3 uaed i n thc; mropem Theater of O+r?tione and the var ie ty of QeQdS i t served ivmld indicate t h i t 9 d e f i n i t e need ax is t s f o r the ce l lu la r type table of orgsnizi t ion and eguipac-at as f3r as mi l i ta ry pol ice u n i t s i n 3 thantdr of op:rstions fire CCIIlCerUGd.

3. Poss ib i l i ty of MAsuse. 9X:Jtrience hss gravbn thzt t k C ' d l U l Q r type tablo of ore;-.ni.aatim slid equipment can bc miauaed in t h e fo l lov iag w y s :

a, Cells d - s i p a a t o p0rFox-m c e r t i i n s F c i f i c missions and grgsnized with czr t9in erndes, ra t inpa and cquigwert ray bc rcquested primarily t o R a n more nn.d h ig tc r g n d r e qnd mora aquipmsnt md n c t t o nccctncllLh the missions for which they were intundzd.

b. cells m y be used t o mp"u@nnt o l d or ac t iv- te nev usuta f r r purely t ransient needs when 4 Bilnplri diversion of stren@h or t h a oatab- l i s h a m t of a provisional u n i t would be more setisflctary from r i le@ tenn ro in t of n s w .

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I~DNINETWLTTL" CELLS

4. General. ddnini3trot ion ce l l s WrL: dg.i@od t o provldc the porsonnsl nnd oquipnent neccssnry to diroct m d superviso tho s c t i v i - tibs of t#o or more subordinat0 handquartors or Units 522 t o :JrovidG . u n i t s or aetnchrcunts of vnrious klnds m d s h o o n i t h appropriota T ~ ~ G B S

and nutomotive mintenonco porsomcl !and cquipxcnt . 5 - Bcttrllion headquirtora c c l l , &g of the Old Tablo),

cons is t ing of four o f f i c e r s and t n d v e onl is tsd man, :fa8 u s 4 t c :ro- vide c q u i p n t and personnel aith npprcpririntc. &"a and ratings f o r the cvirhcod of tho Paris Detention mrraoks, 3nilbtnry policu tmining detachments o p r n t c d by thc Thontcr provost bL%rshnl, an$ tht; reorgofii- z i t i o n of throc n i l i t n r y po l io0 bn-t?lionS vbich nor9 p;.rfom.iw t o m pa t ro l du t i6s i n Paris, Frnnoc-. I n tho le t ter cnao t h i s cell m s usxl t o provido tho pwsonnal Orid e q u i p " to opcrito hoodquartr:rs fo r serTicc; bnttnlions ngdeugri' f i v c cmpanies rrhich had buen cmplc to ly b u i l t of c e l l s provided i n tho Old Tnbla. o f t h i s c c l l , it is 2 notevrorthy fnct thnt t h e nine bat ta l ion lm?d; qunr tc rs u n i t s , vhich mrc o o t i m t c d in thG IUroyom Thantor f o r use i n the p a c i f i c arms,. \!ere organizid u d w tho Wblo of Orgmiizntiori niid Equipcnt 19-56, Hoadquirtors and Hcadqunrtors Dosachnsorit, Military Pol ice Ijattaljon rz ther than under thc Old Tahtle. As u3r.d i n tho Ellropozn %enter of Oporations, t h i s c u l l a08 found t o be inudoqunte i n the fol loving rospccts:

R c s z d i n g the dcf ic ioncios

1. porsonnul. For the purposo cf providiw pm3onnul f o r 3 bnttnl ion headquarters B stiff of four o f f i c e r s ( c o " d l n g of f ioor , executive off i c w , sdjutunt nnd supply off icer ) proved insuff iciorrt for tho 'porfomnncc of ncccs,mry s t a f f dutios, such n8 0 p " i O n S 0ffiCLrI pcr30nnal o f f i c s r , t rmspor tn t ion nnd o m n c i o t i o n s officor. i , l t h w h t h i s h c k s taff o f f icers m a j I l r t i td ly solved assigning t h x e of tho four off icors grovidud for hhdquurters c m p a y fo r ' s t a f f duty. This prnctioo l o f t t h u aanpmy too short of o f f f c a r s to hmdlo i t s mission efficiently.. Thorefma i t is bo l lwed th%t s ta f f o f f i c t r s for t h e perfornnnco of tho ohove inontionud dut ios should bi. includod i n til3 bn t ta l ion hcodonortors co l l (Toam XI of thc >tow.T?.hlo). No ml is te3 . personnel XIS provided f o r nn ogcr.?tions suctioii &qpar?blc t o thc number i n Tnblc of @rganizat icn and Equipment 17-36, Ef?dquirtcra, Llili- t n r y Pol ice Battalion (Lrny), and Tablc of Orgmimt ion ar:d FquipnLut 19-56, Hfmdquartcru Dstachmont, M i l i t m y Polico Er?.ttnlion, with tho r e s u l t of nccestiitfi tiw tho nitl-,clmrr?l of c l c r i c n l g;lrsonni.l frw can- paniea and other scct ions of tino hoodq1mrtors. An oper3 t ia l s ocrgennt, c le rk- typis t , clerk-goneml, -ma droftsnan were f O u J l d noccasnry. :ihhen tho c e l l vas usod t o provids npproFriato porcloruiol r o r Actoation tarr3ck.3 G r m j l i t o r y polico schools addi t ionnl of f icers cuxl c l e r i c n l pmsonnol had t o be dram fron o thm aourcus, Tho Nevr Tublo (l'emi AD) does not c o r r c c t .those def ic isncies .

b. m u i p c n t . The number of typowriters p r o v i d d :?ns inadc- qunte for the prop,votion of all the paper work incibeiit t o report ing orimos, t rnf f ic violat ioos and othor mi l i ta ry gol iao o c t i v i t i o s i n a a n i t i o n t o papor w r k rcquirod by tho nomnl wilt otlniniotratiori. D o h of tho bottolions stotionad P a r i s hafl t o use at l o i s t tno typomi tars nom than tho Old Tabla yrovidoa. The R0\7 Tablo docs n0.t corroc t this def ic iency and it Gs thorufore consislctrod ndvinnblc t o add ,.C/o non- pcu'tohle typewrttcrs t o the ~qquipiiont of the h t t o l i o n hondquartcrs bol l (Te-m AD of the Now Tablo).

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6 . Company headquarters c e l l AC of t h e Old Table).consistin& of t,m off icers and 11 enl i s ted men, v a s used i n t h e organization of the Paris netent ion Barracks overhead i n order t o mpplernent t h e inadequate number o f personnel provided by the ba t ta l ion heidquarters c e l l ; t h i s c e l l was fur ther used i n the reorganizat ion of t h e three P a r i s mil i tary p o l i c e bat ta l ions. I n t h i s u t i l i z a t i o n i t was &merally found sstis- factory - a proof of t h e f l e x i b i l i t y of t h i s c e l l u h r table. I n Jmusry o f 1945, the Provost Marshal, 12th :mny Group planned t o include t h i s type cell i n ths crganizat ion of a wmposite mi l i ta ry pol ice company f e r uee a t ssch a m headquarters i n order t o replsce army bat ta l ion milits4 pol ice used a t mch places. Thio p m osal was abandoned bemuse suf- f i c i e n t prrsc'nnel w m not obtsinnblel?with t h e r e s u l t t h s t mil i t32y po- l i c e u r p n t l y need& for t r s f f i c and pol ice dut ies continued to be diver t - ed from amy bat te l inns to psrform conawnd pos t duties, The Xev Tsble (Team AC) continues t h i s c e l l but reduces t h e p%wmiel by one o l z r k and cne basic. Experience indicates t h a t sn operations1 clerk is required i n addi t ion t o the c m g q cPrk i n the hesdqusrtcra of s mil i ta ry police coixpany.

7. Platoon headquarters c d l s (Types & 2s tha Old Table) were used extensively in t h e !&ropesn Thea tc r of Operitiona t o pmvida heidqusr ters for composit,i m i l i t w y pol ice pls toons nripnized t o par- form hospi t s l gusrd, - ccnnshd post secur i ty , pr isoners of nor in- to r rogs t ion c m t e r guar?, and t r i f f i c duty; t o augmont t h e organic m i l i - tary police platoons of corps an5 srmokkd div is inns ; 2nd i n the: reorganization of the mi l i ta ry police ba t ta l ions assigned t o Far is . V @ def ic ienc ies i n the porsonnel or equipmart prOvidQd by t h i s typc of c e l l were roportcd. and squipment PrOVidQd in t h e platbrn lieadpusrters (cmpancnt) are ra- duced by cne dri,ver and one L t o n truck, v h i l o t h e personnel nf th;: c s l l far platoon hes4quartcz-3 (seppsnte) is diminished hy ona b i s i c . Rc- g m d i k the omiasicm of the v i h i c l e and dr ivcr fran the platoon hesd- quar te rs for the p l i toon c o m n n k t r w i l l be divcr ted from use i n some othcr mili- t x y pol ice act ivi ty aquslly as imprt- int ; t h x e f o r a , i t i s bQliGved that t h e m i s s i o n of 3 dr iver and vchicle from t h i s :nrtiiular c a l l ( T t m Ah of tho Pew Tsblo) is insdvissble.

I n the V w TsSle ( T e m 46 .and As) t!ie asrsonnel

(component) s x p s r i m c i ind ica tes t h Y t 9 d r i v m m d vchlcle

8. MeaslDetackmeiits. Mess detachments of 2 type providing suf- f i c i e n t personnel snd mess oquigmant t o feed u n i t s of platoon s n l conpony

' s h e were incorpcrstnd i n 3omposite separs te mi l i ta ry l o l i c e platoons wd %ix& mil i taqf pol ice hs t t? l ions Iss igncd t o Pwia .

ah idh theso cells provided were frund t o hi: n t i a l chinges in yroviaions far mess dutachrucnts' c (Tam.?=! AF to AJ inc lus ive) .

9. &tcmotitr pij!;l?'nce netschin~nts . Cdls providing f r m rue to two mochsnizs ?ru :JUL a t b for s-cond ochclon raaint&"n wcrc incorpor?- ted in the org?rLrzCic., 3f s e p n r i t e m i l i t w y pol ice ooia@site platoons, and i n th, r i o r g m i z i t i c n of the m i l i t i r y pol ice ba t ta l ions pdrfoming twin p a t r o l dut ibs in f i r i s . In the lqttsr ca3o i t w-.s poss ib le by the USG of t h i s cellulsr type t&lf of organizat ioc and equi9mant t o sccurc t h e aypropriate number of mechsnics needed t a maint=iin lsrec numbers of vchic l ss such as motorcycles m d t - tnn t rucke, as they wa-c addcd t o tho b a t t d i o n s t f enqblo them to p-rfcrm t h e i r missions. I rovis ions made for pcrsonnel and epuipment i n \ h i ; type of c e l l were sa t i s fao tory . The Paw Tible (Tesme IX snd U) mskas no importsnt changc- i n thaa: c o l l s .

tha need f o r I o v o s t mrsbil sec t ions of vsr ious s i z e s m i f e a t e d itsilf on many occssiona. Grdnsnce, engineer, q u s r t a r m s t e r and reinforcement

10, rrovost Marshal %ctions. Though not grovidcd i n t h e Old Table,

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( 1) NC prOviSiOn8 VkTu Wldo 01 the r type O f C u Z l fcr personnel t o garfon I sccond uchcloh naintonuncc OT.

the vth-clob providod far thu sect ions w i t h the rc- m l t thnt such maintenance mu porfoniod ‘ ,hbrc r.id -/hen it could bt obtained. Tho Bcn T q b L do& t c t renody t h i s deficiency. JthouLh both the Old W’ok ond th6 Mom TnblG oontnln c c l l s (Tt.-cns dC mid A) providing f o r ono t r mor& mochnnics which c o u l l >L

sddscl t o thh invc-btigF?ti@n detscbrionts t c f rm P

compoaite orgm_zzntlon, ox-pqicncc; mdicntcs tl.at it would be 3 i C p l m t o m x c l the inma t ika t i ca ~ c l l s to includt R nochnpic bLciuec o m 17-8 invariably rGQuired.

(2) FO previsions mrc i;ialc f o r c lo r i co l p w s c m L 1 ‘ct type the no@ I L ~ C ~ P C J . o ta t c rmto Tnd rcporte, -71th bhe result that tr imcd ~ n v o s t z ~ ~ t c r s f r q w n t l y hid tc to us;>$ ir rcutino pqp)Lwcrlc. Tho NLT~ l‘sblo (Tcnt s E t o Fir inclituive) corrdcts thio i o f i c i ~ n o y by provldiny ?,hc nLcesa?ry nunbcr of o l q l c s .

The proviaiolld I ~ S ~ L fc? gr?llos cf ipvcstigntcro :mn, found t o bo in-dogu?to for tho folloiru~ng r o I S ~ I Y :

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The Fr i d ~ o which verb JrOvldGd ran@ f r o 7 that of t e c h r i c i m . f i f t h g ~ 7 d u . 10 thnt of mstor scrgemit, vhorena 311 i n v u s t ~ y n t o r ~ i n thd Ihi.opom meqter of O ~ ~ ~ r ~ t i o n s :torG asoignnL4 rospar3lbihtics and clutics of thu s m u ordcr.

Tho Grades which Flure prcvldsd ~ c c o r d ~ d ~ l l InvcstLgPtcrs the atetus of L h l L & i t i~cli 171“~- no tho 1,rci-k; I”eqUlr6d Gf investi&ors i n thc Drropuul Thoitor cf Cpcrntloiis cnl led for n t lcns t mrrm t-of f IC or Y tetus.

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(4 ) fio NGVI ~ n h l o ( T O ~ S n; to BS i nc lus im) providcs nbout tho STQ dist r ibut ion of @ndcJ it> th6 invba- tigation ccl ls’and t h u u dcus iiot corrcot tho abvc- riont ioncd pc f icicn0rLs.

Thc cquipmnt providcd in the 011 T?ZIl(+ (’&pro SI ,RJ & m) wns fountl t o t o nkqpn:c v i t h the fcl lcninG L X C U I J ~ I U ~ . ~ :

(1) .,n i n s u f f i c i a t nwibor of v u ~ i c & u s r1’13 providerl to pvc c i c h Cio-wn t k i c i the i iobi l i ty rcquirod i n nomql ouorations. Thc pr>7 Tnblc (lL”113 EG to R: ino1u;lxV’u) r( ricdicn t h i s deficiency by prGVidlnE FI l,-to&truck per tvm inTr.stigators.

The sir,& typLIcLtCr grovidLd WID fcund to bc i M d O - qunte k’ceuue Loch tvo-mnn t c m nis rcquirud t o pra- p i r e munif~rou~ roports and s t a t w i m t s ‘111 tho f iclcl. POrLlblQ t yp ta r i t c r s wore unsat isfoctary 8 8 t hc re- guirud nUv.ber of cnrtsn ccpius Cannot bo produced i n onu typing. The Xcw Tnblo rEnuGnab1y c o r r ~ c t a this. d e f i c i ~ i i c y by providing typamitLrs u1 t h c pro- por t ion of ono to every throw or four n6,entY nrd hy provFdlnd t h - t q cer tnin numbur of thmo t y p m i t w 3

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be non-pDrtoblGt3.

me autundtic pis tol , ca1ibc.r .43, vas found to ta cumbersome f o r criminsl iovestigaticn work i n sc-c- t i o n s of' tho cmmnications zom vihcre ager.ts cf ten opsrntc i n c i v i l i a n clothes, therefore pri-mtely omed or cnpturnd snmy wonpons which could bc o m i l y ccncoolcd r.nd cnrried ribre frequently ut i l ized. Th6 Ne7~ Table sUbstitute3 Ea3811 CaliWr revolv6rs f o r tho c o l i k r & nutm3t ic , Uih6n authorized by the thenter of oparnticns cmi::nndc-r.

d . Sane scr t of In?orrtwy f a c i l i t i e s wua fouud ni;wessary f G r us: :I? %he Zuropton Theat? vhere t x p r t axmiinations i q b o i l i a - t i c 3 , photcgripho, f i n p r p r i n t u , chbmlcal nnelysis, titc., could be yer- fcmod 2nd pi-reonntl 83s nGB&d t o r t n d e r ~ x g 6 r t testiu0n.j on thaoe mct- tbrs., 1 otn t ic ln l a re to ry thwcfom eatsblished using YO 3 basis thi: Gld Tnblc '&pe RJ crir:rinal invest:t?ptiai cell with 3 sgac5al author-

' izat icn nf r;<uiihrrmt. Latitor, n mobile 1aboro.tory was placed i n t c opsra- ticin t o sbrv ic t 011 thc oriminal inwa3Ciestion uni ts operating w i t i l the w-nies.lo l a l m t o r i o s , e i t h e r inohils cr ststio, nnd i t is bCilicvod th?t 3uch cull:, 3Roul:l b i n c l u k b .

The Now T n t l o does not p x v i d o for crimim.l ir?vcstiy"tj.cn

111. Hcfu&cu 3vzcuc.ticn 3cxichriento: This t a m :sa6 not yrovi3c.d j.11 the Old ,Table nnd thui:f@r? ' d w not cinployed Ziuriny og6ration.s j n tho z i ropem '!heater of CC6mtions. miitn into:lrlcd f o r o t h i r mimiorts xrb cvcrt:ired with tho ~ . roblor r of' controlling: the f l o w of r u f u p a s ?a4 d hj.gtwn:rs used hy d t a l r , * l l i t r i r y t rn f f i sonncl t c yrfom. t h i s r,iisniol; c,xistod n t tho t!nlr,o, :r..ili.tory gOliC6 uci tn could h?ve bctn .?u&TLt.nted vrith persuninnu1 !md csi~iprocnt f o r tk.0 girfarimnc;! ol' such duties. rt'L.fq;C-L cm?cu?tion dot~lbhiiienta of t:ro diffarcnt 3iz~s t o ncct t h i s D L d .

Ijowrvc;r, msxy milttar,- i d i c e

lncsd pcrflcn:: @? thc r w d n and 6 ma a ocll providing per-

Thc XL? %blo (TUI!l!s BR ?Ed EL) prGTidoS

c. The e q u i p " provided ms. in genorel s n t i s f a c t o l y n i t h the excuptLon of Cor tnb itLms of c lothing err2 lnd;viduol .quiWont . prei;ches, hich l en the r boots, m d B r i t i s h type c r?s t helmets had t c be s u b t i t u t c d for the items providod in th6 interest of as fc ty , q;ixjer.ance, nnd omfor t . shcoting uy the s l 0 6 v ~ s of -the drivora waw hodly needed W t could not be obtilin~d.3 d o f i c i a c i c s .

CloVQs with ~ u n t l e t s long enough t o provunt cold air f r m

The Men Tnblu (Tem!o CA and CB) d w s not cor rec t thoso

17. KotGr 1?:.trol Di;tilohrlOfito 1T;pu CC of tha Cld TRbla). Thtr type shich V A S used provLded a tern of s i x c;~ . l r includin;,: f m r ~ n c n - c m - I!dSBiOnLd o f f i ce r s , ond ti70 3-tm truclcs. t o mgI1cnt t h e inilitnry police ~ l ~ t o o n s of sc.ver!ll armored divisior1s. Thoy tilure inCluk3 chief I:- bscouoc they providod vehicles, g y d e s rn t ings ncodod for t r s f f i c and r o l i c a iVorl< n i t h amqrod iivisic.ns.$d Cer yot rc l s w r a nlso incluilcd in the organization cf cwipositc ni i l i tary police glstoons n i th t r a f f i c miosions. 1 six-nm c i i l ~ 1 3 s inclydod i n tha orgcnizntion o f 5 milit,-.ry gclicr: t m i n i z g dctaohir.o!it ovmhcad f o r t p purpooo of providing tmnspCrtnti.cn. assigned .to Paris incorporstGd tvG c a r pa t ro ls pcr platoon ir order to obtnit? tht: numhor of roving pntroln C E O ~ C . & f o r t a m pa t ro l , The crgm-

. i z n t i o n and equiplent of th io type c e l l wre found SYtiQfWtOry ;rith *ha txccpt icu t h s t in most cnses r i d i o s had to be ins t? l led i n t b w h i c l c s . I n tha Nor Toblo (Taus CC m d CD) it is prckiecd Lhst ell m t o r imtrols h6 oquipped rrith radios.

Tcn cf theso c s i h iiLro used

Tho k i l i t m y p G l i o e ba t ta l ions

18. Bicyclo ??';rol Detnch3onts m m of thG Old Wble) . No use vras wide of th io type of ccll which providcs far throo-m,n t m m s Gquippod rrith tao bicycles nnd cnned :vith p i s to l s . i za t ions , chiof ly pos t , c a p and tltntion m i l i t n r y po l ice ccnpnndes, mhich p m 3 ~ 3 3 e d bicycles ria i tms 6f organic oquipxnt mndo l i t t l c cr no use of thm.'3 The C k w T 3 b h (TwlI!! CE nud CT) contnins t h i s typs of cc.11: with l i t t l e clmwe except to ljrovido t!vo sfzus i r s tcsd of a:: size Of c s l l .

Fixed s t rcnkth organ-

19. FmrKencg Detnchchts . Gclln such as thcsr. idem not yrOvi,dcd in the Olc l Table nnd mm therofbro not used in thc h r o p e o n Theater of Dprimtiono. Iionevor, i n Pnrio, t o m s sinilxr in compositiaii t b these w r c crgnniaed hcd used. by the bat ta l ions o n p y d in tow pa- t r o l . cnrry nrrestoos ( 'lpnddy. wagorm*), nrd w?ch wna LquFgpcd :Tith a r tdio r.1~2 m " m d BY n driver and two mil i tnry policcimon. .They w r e diructod by r'idio to the s c ~ m bf an ipcideht , 3uch co R f i g h t c r occi lont , ahcro they :vould f r s q u a t l y a r r e s t n 301di& who would than IB taken t o D booking s t a t i c n for disposition. on!org;ency pntrol detnchnmt c e l l which providus a ?/&-ton truck n s trans- portat ion. Exp~icr lco with the nppnrlcly nngon'' p a t r o l i n Pmls indj.0n-t- tha t n 3/4-ton truck, weapons car r ie r . i s not sn t i s fnc tory f o r cnrrying pr isoners , bcowse it pom.dts 80 much opportunity for asonpe.

;. riu1ibt.r of nnh.+wiccs wore ccp;vertod f o r ' u w oc) vchiclos t o

The Ne?i-!l'~bla ( T o m CC) containa u;

20. ,3iporviscry P B Dutachwxhs. Tnosa ce l la , vliich provide R , x l C n - C O t l m i S O i o ~ G d o f f icer nnd c dr ivLr with n t - ton truck, did Cot npgrw in tho old m b l c i hovover, such collo m r o riuch ncadbd €0 ccmi- p l e t c tho t r a f f i c scctiono s o t up in the mil i tnry p c l i m bnt tn l ioas nssigned t o Poris hscnuso they .:!auld hnv3 providsd w t d o d sqund lwdcrs. In thc Aot;u Tab36 ( T u i m s CFI nnd CI) provioione m u "it f o r supervisory pa t ro ls of two diffuront s izes .

21. Disrounted Pa t ro l Dotnchents. Disnount4 po trol c c l l s o r 'POliLC squo?lsn, B E thuy,worc temed i n Wpe &I of thG Old Tablt , liore uuoful in number of mstnnces. They WIG included III the or{gnxzatloii

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of n i l i t n r y policc canpos i tc p h t o o n s $lit11 t r a i ' i c c o n t r o l miaaiolls; they wer6 u t i l i z c d i n t h e auGmntst ion of t h o o r g m i o plat00113 of corps end m"sbd aivisims; thGy VoGI'e ico1uilc:d i n thG organize t icn cf a propose3 conpositrr m i l i t a r y p o l i c e cor.psuy for URC: at ench a m y hondqunrtcrs in order t replac6 arrny bot tn l ic i ; i n i l i t o r j l>olice b h g used a t nuch p l 3 c ~ E l ; ' ~ md they nom includod twc t o en& plntoon i n tho reor@niaa t ion of the m i l i t a r y p o l i c e b a t t a l i o n s nsoifinod t o Par i s . The orgenizntion nnd e q u i p " p r o v i d d by theso c e l l s em s i m i l n r fo t h l t of R t .wlve-non st?Ldnrd mi l i tn i -y p3l ic6 sqmd c i t b t h j oxccption t h a t tho tien 41'6 equipped v i t h plsCcl3 i n s t a d of riflcu cr cnrbinoo. of o r g m i z n t i o n nnd e q u i p " . Tooms CJ, OK rm;l CL of the How T'ilble 3ro m o l l dismountad pnt ro l do'tnchncnto which con be conbinod t o orgxiizc; or nugmcnt squads nc needcd.

m i l i t a r y p o l i c e

This squad 573s found t o bc m t i s f n c t o r y frox t h o stancl9oint

22. Coqhin?tion pa t ro l Dc%ck.ents. n e s a c c l l s , ;?2rvi3irip fron f o u r t o ninelnicn m d a v e h i c l e , did nct nppsm i n the C19 Tablo and thus n e r e not used' during nctivi. opcr,itions i n tho aroya?!? ThmtGr of Oporn- t ions. They a r o intended 00 grovida gcruonnsl !x?d bQuip7bnt nGCcsrjery t o o p e r i t e f o o t y n t r o l s n t s o m dis tnnca f r m t h c i r hcodaulrtors. I n qc tu i l cpi-ations i n the firopc-in Thcntor thoso p n t r o l s verb gener'2lly hnndled by o r g m i c u n i t t m n s p c r h t i o n . 3 Tho NkV T:bla (TGarr.8 nnd CN) msrkes p r o v i a i m s for cm.bj.nntion pnt ro lv of tw aizsa..

23, P?trol Calls not Provided in E i t h e r the Old Tshlo or the I c v 'fable.

a. M i l i t a r y p o l i c e ur, i fs c:iorged with p o r t s e c u r i t y m d yolice or v i t h r i v e r pntrol, on sLvbm1 occhcliona raoortod tc the uou of g n t r o l boa ts with o crcw of thrm or four m i l i t n r y pol ico inc luding -3. qu;ilific-d ~ n g i n e s r - p i l o t . 3 cluddd i n f L I t U r G rovioions of tho Eow Tnblo.

I_

It i s btl icvcd 'thnt t h i s type of c ~ l l should bo in-

b.. The pol ice of nrwn t o c ru&.pd for vchidlus rurd t c o cxtcn- sim for the nuribor of f o o t p.ttrols W ! I E so1m.d in r.t l c i z t ono cast - an c i r corpo m i l i t d y p c l i c c u n i t g w i r d i n . R ~1id6npreml bmL dump - by mounting n i l i t n r y policcmcn on horoua.9 This IriGUlltVl p n t r o l hnd t l m oddi t ionnl ,ndvontnfp .of incrc:sing t i a r.m@ of s c!il if ;nry po l j CCnail ' B oboervotion. n o t u.irrm.t i t a inc lus ion i n future r6viuiorr~; of thfi rlc;n Tnblo.

It is believed t h n t the nwd fo'c t h i s t y p ~ of aoll docs

?EC'PIQ__S

24. wnor.?J,,i, bulls of thio cntqyory providM f c r 1:trccnncl :ind e.puipnent n e c c s o i ~ q ~ :,> o p m i t o [ r iooncr of wnr inclouuros '43 17~11 ns teoms tq wt ns e s c o r t gmrds.,

25. priaoncr of &< Incloouro Dutachnionts. Smo of those c o l l a , providing tuo-nnn Guwd uni ts :Fa? ons-tlw- non-coi.iirissiui:o8 c f P i c m superv is ing uni t s , wore u t i l i z c 2 t o supplo'iont thc porsonncl an3 --quip- men3 provided i n e s c o r t guard c o l l s . No dofioi6ncius i n thc garBOrtnc1 Or cpuipmnt providcd by thcoe 0011s h a bQW repmted'. (Toms D,, t o DH inc lus ive) continuca t h i s Zyp of cell v i t h nc ililpcrt'tRilt ohinges,

The KfbI T n b l u

26. prisoner of Eoowt Gunrcl Dctnchwnto. a. Units orynnizcd in accordance with thL provis ions of this t y p of coll funct ioned ~ C C A S S

f u l l y ns priaon&r of war eecor t s , aidpd by 1 c e r t c i n nunbcr. of o u t s i d u guard c e l l s .

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b,. The organiza t ion O f t h i s k ind of c o l l v .1~ found t o b dcfi-

The Net? Table (Tuanls DJ t o CEli inclusive) c o r r c c t s these dcfi-

c i e n t bccnuse no provis ions hail b 6 n mode for a clerk-tyyist tc i j ru~qm poymlls an3 tho numerous necossory r e p o r t s on tho handling of p r i son~rs of war. c ioncies .

c. The equipmnt provided was found t o be deficient bdcsuoo n o provis iono had been nade f o r R t y p e q r i t e r and f i a l d f w l c t o bc U Y L ~ for purposes as indicated sbove. "ing to t h e f a c t tha t nuch essountior of p r i s o n e r s cf w n r ~ 8 6 c o r r i a d on a t n i g h t , the f ivo f l a s h l i g h t s pro- ViQed were found t o &, inh l f f io iont , i n c l u s i v e ) c o r r c c t s thesc deficicrrcies,

Tho Noa 'Igbllu (Tum~ Ixs t o El

GIXW CELLS

27.. General. Culls of t h i s cstesory w r e desigmd to grcvide per-

equipaunt t o sonncl and e q u i p " t o c p e r s t c sate $uunrdfi and i n t u r i o r guards n t e a - municf l t ions zone i n s t n l l a t i o n 3 mi ts provide ycrsouG1 gunrd t r R i n s , y~r'ls, end shops for 9 TTnnsporht ion Corba railnoy &?mnd division i n G thoa tor of ogwnt ions .

28. Dismountbd ~ n o t s e h m m t a ( g p e s CP t s CJ of old Tabl:') Use

mo Typo I (consisting of threo Gf t h i s type of c e l l wns mJo i n the xeorganiaation cf tbc m i l i t a r y po- l i c a b a t t a l i o n s assigned t o Paris. e n l i s t e d .men) ,md one Type II ( c o n s i s t i n g of one non-camissioned o f f i - c e r ) :vwe incorporetea i n unch p1,itoon. t h i s kind of c e l l VKIB t o obknin the number of r i f l c a neodad t o nw the eguivnlont of n ccripmy f o r e s c o r t s of honor, r i o t duty, d r i l l snd cthm d u t i e s i n which the use of r i f l o s is prescr ibe&. No doficiencioa i n the orgnniznt ion or equipnant providQd hy these cells were ropcrtcd, The Nerr T.?blu (Tenma EA t o EF i n c l u s i v e ) continuos t h i s type of a d 1 o i t h fwr chnngco..

this t y p c of ckll and it vris thcraforu n o t used i n the orgeniaotioll of un i to in t h e huroyem Thenter af 3por,?.tions. Other mi l i ta ry zolicu un i t s mere used fo r y n r d i n g suppl ies hnndlbd by the 'IYnnogortation Corps i n t r a n s i t and i n y a r d s iind shops. New Table (Teams EG t o Ef i n c l u s i v e ) for r i i i lwny @ ~ n r d dctackn?onts Of four d i f f e r c n t s iaus , twc of which me d o s i p 4 tc: lrovids ii ~ l t i r d f o r shops and ymds and two of which ara dosignnr8 t c providr: t o a m tL. p a d trclino. It is believed t h s t tho guarding of suppli~s nnd f a c i l i t i b s , excopt tempornrl ly , should not bt;- done by:.military golicL f o r e concluded t h a t t h e c e l l s nontioned nbovo shmli b . .e l in i ru ted*

The primary mason for w i n g

29.. R.?ilvi?g dunrd Detochnents.. me Old TRblu did not prcvidc f o r

Provision8 are milac in t h e

It is thera-

30. G f l t o Guard D c t n c b e n t s . This c o l l :ias used t o OUmntnt ovia- t i o n p o s t , coup nnd s t a t i m , ~ i l i t n r j r p o l i c e conpanies wLich mrd of insuf f i c i o n t s t rength to 8 c c o q l i s h thocir misaionrr; t o provide Guards over pr isoaurs i n g c n b r d nrrd i n stntim hospi tn ls ; md t o nugmment corps m i l i t w y pol ico platoons i n the 12th Amy G~~oug, q u o s t i o n fla t o the value OP this typu of c o l l in providing Units to gu:uard priscplers a t hospi tn ls rind f o r g a t e @ala auty,9 No defiCionCiu0 i n the OrrgEviizotion o r quip7lan t provided by thoso c a l l s w 6 r ~ raportcd. Tha Bow TRbla (Tsnms EX to IiBl inc lus ive) roduces tho nmbm fif typos Of g a t e ylnrd detachments provided frou? Plve to four, %ut 0thsr;Pise con- t a i n s no important changes.

Tberc s e a 3 t o bQ no

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31. Gonorol. In t h i s cztagory arc: includoa. ce l la t o provide personnel and equip.ic.nt f o r t r a f f i c cont ro l at road i n b r s o c t i c n s and t r i f f i c W t t l m o c k s , radio t c n m for tb- o p r n t i o n awl mciirtcnnnci. cf r x l i o s , scaut c1r t a m s f c r reconnnissnnce nnd the gunrding of l i n e s of cmunicnt io i i . t rznsportat icn detnolmonts t o supplmcnt m i l i t a r y police rmi ts hsving insuf f ic ien t organic trinspxtsticn, and m i l i t a r y 1701iCQ dwtachentn f o r usu i n Oocui j i td t e r r i t o r i e s . .

32.. T r n t f i c Control D o t s c h x n t s , Cells of this . s o r t voro used i n ,the f c ron t ion OS cowgosite m i l i t a r y gol.icb @cctoom rrith t r a f f i c ccntrol i-,isuions. The 12th A??y Group proposed t o iiicludc 3 ix tvrcrlve-~:~a c ~ l l a a$ this typh i n the orpniza t io i i of .the c m p o s i t e ca .pmy for u.su .-it ezch nmy hand$unrters i n order to replncc: 'the nmy ba t ta l ion p r a c n u ~ l then in use. NO inuilcqunoics i r? tho proviszcns of th i s type cf 0011 wcrd rzportod. Thc Nov mblr g r u n t l y i n c r m s o s tho f l t x i b i l i t y by pro- vidin,: not one typo of t r a f f i c sqund ixt f ivo . Bo nratorit51 chmgcs i n equip len t provided f o r tho c a l l o re imdo i n the r J m ?'ab10 (Toms F& t o FE inolusivb) excopt tha t e l e c t r i c f lnshi i r h ! p s vlcl illuninfi.tt;d sign boxes nre yrcvidcd.

33. e Detrch,wnts. a.. These tolls w r e uaed i n the roarzm- i z c t i o h of the mil i t f i ry police ,tmt.l;nlions assigtiu3 t o Por ia t o pi-cvirla fc r the personnel rind equiplicnt necossnr j t o opomto a M t t s l i o n head- q u n r t e r o cm:iuni'cctiona aoction nnd four r a d i o s per cm,pnny.

b. Frmi the s tnnipoidt of orynnizatioii tho C O l l for b a t t a l i o n kv!clqunrtors as providcd by t h e O l d 'lhblo Pa0 fc,unfl to bc dii f ic iont 'in ni?.intonnncc: personnul. bo. - mil i n f w t often w:,s - t r a i n c d t o oporate n, radio, hut EOC012d ccholm anin tenmce requirod s k i l l u d porsonncl.. Thu one iiiaintcnanco ];.fin y r o v i h d i n .tho ?mtfnlion hcndquartvrs c d l hid to ba supplci'!torttod by tliiue or four othurs i n t i e case of tho l n r i s battiiliona. I n tho Uew f i b l o (Te:itns GA, GE md GC) t h i s d t f i c i e n c y is cokrcctod.

b h o s t m y oJ"f i c i o n t n i l i t n r y policemm coula

e,. As txigloyed in Par is , 011 r id ios 0pc"d under one n o t cont ro l s w t i o n , thua t h e throe types of rndios ;lrovided in thL v m i c u s

p l i c a t i o n of types. 'WIG "UotorcloII typo r n d i o R ~ S Lztor ndopted by thosc and by;mnr.y othor mi l i ta ry pol ice u n i t s ond fwid , t o be t h e inoet wtis- .f?ctory yot used i n t h i s kind cf work, s inco it i s sixpler t o opclrntu a'nd his. n t e t t e r range 2nd. rljcoption than t h c typ2.s grovidcd i n t h c Old Tnbb.9 The New Tnble (Teoins a, GB a d GC) cor rec ts t h i s dijCiciunay by providing only t no typoa cf rad ios of an irxpmvoti dosign.

34- Sccuf; Detaolnmts.. aily i n onc instencc nns t h i s ccll u t i l i z e d , Z Z i y , i n the org.mizntion cf n canpozito c i i l i tn ry yclioc plntoon which x m used a3 c w a l l d pos t Luiwd for the Bendqumtcrs of fho 12th .:my Group. yorated a i t h tho idtn of providing ': ,pnrd n i t h considemblo f i rayower and nobil ' ity. No doficioncios irt the cr&miznt ion cr aquip len t pravidod by t h i s cell rrera'.reportcd. Thc Now Tablo ("em EL'i) connjiiues t h i s typo of c e l l with no .imlJort,..nt changes.

Cel l s (SCR'S 61018, 281~1s 2nd 8 0 8 ' 3 ) p o v u d k0 bc an UXnOCOSS~y n u l t i -

I n t h i s cnao six fivo-nnn accut cnr . t o m s Ywro incor -

35, Tr?nspmtntion Dct,?chments. Da t:tohnents providing )?lotor vehi- cles rind olJljrating prsonnel t o nugi;nt tronsport*ttioli ~f n i l i t n r y pob l i c e u n i t s not possessing auf f ic iont orgznic t rnnsportnt ion " r u n o t

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incluRod i n tho old "1able. Howuvor, there w w o somr31 r i i l i t a r y pclice u n i t o , such 38 the n i l i t o r y pol ice t r a m i n g ?verbad d e t s c h r m t assigned t c S u l b SGction md the PGnris Detuntion W r r c k n , which could havs uscd t h i s c u l l . im9c f o r t rmopor tn t ion dotioh-cnts of severa l types, containing Both 3//4-ton mnpms cvritrs nnd 1 1/2-ton cergc trucke.

In the Nen Table (TGUIS LI t o I D inclusive) provisions are

36. n;illt?q D o t a c h m t - Occuiicd Terr l tory. Though pro- vldod 1n thc C 1 6 Tzblc, l l t t l o Or no u8c w s mads cf those c a l l s . The NcV Table (Tcmis JB and JB) ccnt inuos t h i s c e l l with DG important chwgcs.

9. C O L C l U 6 l Q l S .

a. Thnt thoro vas rl noed f o r a cGllulxr tync table of organ- izrrtion ,ma cciuip-" fer L-i l i tnrg >ol ico u? i i t u i n thc &rapno Thontor of Ouern t iona.

h. T h t the Old Tnblc, Tablo of OrCuuzatroi. and EQuipicnt I?@. 19-500, d q b d 22 l ipri l 1944, V~18 Act ;IdGqUnto alld d l d nCt n l l C ~ S C J p'roviL~lt f o r t f f i c i c n t opcrc t icn , but t h a t n m y of its t lef ic icncios n i c ccrroctod ui t h o NC? Tqble, l'ahlo CT Oz,:anientron nnd Q u i m o n t Nc. 17-500, d a t d 25 s?ptWk.r 1945,

c. lht 011 lo f ic ionc ios didcussed in the procoding p3ra- Cr?phs m d not corrrjcto4 by t h e Ncw T2blo should bo included i n tho ~ L C O I ~iendq t 10115 fo r corrob ti on,

38. Rc.cornuidntions.

:I. l%3t t h e c a l l u l n r ty2t t a b l e of crfinniznticn md cquipient fcr i i i l i t i r y ;dice units bu cont inutd for us(, 111 a thcotar of cper i - t ions.

b. T h r t Tnblb of Or~,?nizztich and Equipiont No. 19-5001 dntcd 25 SLytomkr 1945 be monrlod tc inc lndc thc follcrvine hlJ i t ionn, chsn.g?s or dclo t ions :

(1) B?ttcl ion Hendquartors, Tom ,.D,

( a ) Incruaso t h t i lui~bur of officcm by Pour, t o prc- vidu m i operet icnu c f f i c r s , o ~ : o r s ~ n n c l of f icor . a t r n n s p o r h tion offieor m.4 n cui, unioo-tions off i o or.

( b ' J . d 811 cpemt ions scrgonnt, I0.S 813; a c l w k ty- p i u t , M03 405; a olor l i general, NO3 0555; and 0 tlraftsimn, N@S 070.

Inc re 18rj tho nuribcr cf t y p o m i t a r e tly two. ( e )

(2) Ccnlmy Hondqunrtoro, T u m 6C. hdd (111 oimri t ions Clark, IYIS 813.

(3) Plntoop Hoadquarters (cwiponoi.t), Tbam 1~1. Add one d r i v s r , MOS 345, nnd one +-ton t ruck , 4 x 1), w i t h t r i i l o r .

Invcs t iGl t ion DQt8ChnegtS, T6"IS BF ta BT incluaivo.

( a ) Add one auto neclhsr,ic, Ma5 014 t c T o w 3 KI mad IcI

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(b) providc: tine &rade cf i'mrmnt c f f i c e r fcr all in- ves t iga tors , MOS 301, i n Tems EiF, w, BH, ana BT*

Inaludc c u l l s providing the porsonnol mcl equip- r.isnt nocosswy fcr t h e opcrntion of R s t a t i c a r i n i n s l i n v e s t i a s t i o n lnbori tory, and n nobile cr iminal i n v e s t i s a t i o n hBoratcry.

( c )

(5) p a t r o l Cells.

(a) Pmvida gaunt lut Tiding @OVQS, broachos, htgh loo thc r boc ts "3 orash h a h o t s 38 stanclsrd oquipwnt cf notorcyclc riders i n notorcyclc- p t r o l detochnonts, % m a G:L and CB.

(b) ProviJo n proper typc G f ClOsod vehicle tc tmna- port s r rootees f rm pl ica of a r r e s t t c , bockinis s t a t i o n s or j a i l s i n tho a:iori:oncy p ? t r o l detach- noiit; Tea!i CG.

Include n c u l l providinL; f o r yorsonncl on3 cquiy- nent necmsnry for tho operoticn cf h r k r and r i v e r pntrols .

( c )

( 6 ) Gum3 Cells. DLloto the cello providii?(; fcr r o i l m y da tachmnts , Team E, EH, ET mil Ef.

B i b l i o ~ a p h y

1.. Table of k g t n i z a t i o n and huipcwnt rlc. 19-5a0, d a t e d 25 Seytmbar, 19 45

2.. Tnblc Cf Or(mlzo t ion an3 @uig.i&nt >?e. 19-500, da ted 22 L p r i l l9&.

3. P r n m s t Marshal Ccnfur6ncc, 3 - 5 Dscenbcr 1945, R t Hvidqunrtors f i f t e e n t h United S t i t e s Array, rcprusont ing f i v e r i i l i t c r y police t o t - .talicns ccra.iunicatinns zona, f i v e n i l i t a r y polioo ka t ta l ior i s zmy ond, t h e prcvnst n m s h n l s c c t i o r s cf Tl%ntor, cnc p o r t , t h e n i r force. two amies, three corps ana e ight 3ivisions.

4. Letters, HE;?dquartms 5t;rVIcB Fcrcca Ei2rc;pom IQootor, Ofeicr: cf t h e Provcst X w 3 h 0 1 , F i l e 319.k (MP], h b j o o t : %~i&cnt'hly S t a t u s Rcycrt (15 A p r i l 1945 md. 1 & t o t e r 17k5).

F i e l d gnnucl 1$-10, VAlitnry pc l icc in Tcnns and Ci t ico , dated J.muilry 194.5.

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6. Field rmnuel 19-5, M i l i t n r y po l ice , cleted 14 Sum 1944.

'7, Provos t ML?rshnl A c t i v i t i e s Reports, Hondquartors 12th h x y Grcup, Soptenlmr 1944 tc July 1745.

8. Rcport , HenClquarters 8dv.mca Scct icn C c t x m x i a t i c n s Zuno, Xlbjoct: lLdrmr.cc Sucticn C a i a n i c q t i o n s Zcne Q x r n t i c p n l His tc ry 19.9431945, dated h m s t 1945.

9 . Study No. 102, Theater Gcnorql Boar3, W b j c c t : Criniml InMBti@- t ion, ia tcd 13 Ncvcrtbcr l945

10. U.ttc;r, Subject : Ovirae?S Observer's Rvpcrt (Re: Priaoricr c f i73T Guwd Section) by Ccl, DiltaCutb, MP, dated 14 Auglst 1945,

11. Utter, Subjoot: Observer ' 8 Ropcrt ( R c c M i l i t a r y Govem.ient Opera- t i m in E u r n l Gcrcnny) by Col, ? i l t ,muth , ChP, d3tcd 11 A p r i l 1945.

12. Ir! t tvr , Suhjucl;: Obsorver '3. Regcrt (Re: Post , CN.>rj tu~d Sta t icn Co. 19-217) by C O ~ . :7ilt?,tluth, alp (nc dnta).

13. Utter, Hendquorturs 12 th Amy k c u p , F i l o 322 (G3), Subject': vities, Rc-crgmisotion ,nix1 Auppnt l t icn of Divis ionnl , Corps nnd Amy Unito, (Vltail l2 A p r i l 1945.

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146 Lot tor , Hendqunrters Ninth United S t a t e s ;imy, SUbjcct: I 3 , l i t n r y PO- l i c o Plan Ninth iimvt h t e a 21 hhrch 1945.

15. & k ~ ~ o r ~ n d u t ~ , Hoadqunrters Third Unitcd S t n t o s Amy, dated 12 J3nuorY 1945, ycr ta in ing t c b a d l i n g cf r6fkgeeo i n ccar2 ina t ion with C i v i l Fd'frrira.

L e t t a r , Hr:adqunrters Z t h kmy %@up, F i l e 320.2 (SX), Subjoct : i t a ry Pol ico Coupesite Caxpmy, dated 4 Novmhor 1744.

T:X, Headqunrters 12th hnTy Grcup T:,C, Reforcnco NUmber QX 31037 to ~ccYlnMin& Gonergl, Z'ropean ThO?~tar cf Operstions, cbtod 21 January 1945.

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