ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the relationship of guerrilla warfare to national policy. During the progress of hostilities, guerrillas gradually develop into orthodox forces that operate in conjunction with other units of the regular army. There is no reason to consider guerrilla warfare separately from national policy. Strategically, guerrilla units activities can be roughly correlated with those of the regular forces, and tactically, they must cooperate with adjacent units of the regular army. The chapter explains the fact that guerrilla troops should have a precise conception of the political goal of the struggle and the political organization to be used in attaining that goal. The political goal must be clearly and precisely indicated to inhabitants of guerrilla zones and their national consciousness awakened. A study and comprehension of the political objectives of this war and of the anti-Japanese front is particularly important for officers of guerrilla troops.
