Still more lessons from the FLQ and the EZLN

Noticing a pattern in my posts? This is an except from a captured FLQ manual, supposedly written by Pierre Valliéres:

the cache of each group should include: one revolver for each member, cartridges, dynamite, detonators, acids, black powder, containers for the transportation of the bombs, clubs, saws, shovels, nails, screwdrivers, wires etc. Moreover, each head of the groups must have in his possession the instructions for the fabrication of Molotov cocktails…
It may happen – and this will happen most certainly happen – that groups or members of groups may be called upon to use machineguns or grenades. In this case the arms will be furnished by those responsible for the detachment (four groups) who will see to that the arms are returned as soon as the operation has finished

I know good/obscure training manuals are hard to find, so I was excited when I came across this in my research.

An internet compañero recently related to me that when he was working with the EZLN in Chiapas, México he learned that they, at least the ones he encountered "used the "British Army Training Manual" (1980s edition) or a text largely based on that, I think it has some extracts from US marine manuals as well." I had always be curious about this and was also very happy to learn this. Maybe in my next trip to Chiapas I will bring them some more up to date material.

¡Viva Zapata!