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Simple Sabotage Field Manual

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<p>The Simple Sabotage Field Manual is a document written by the Office of Strategic Services in 1944. The manual was declassified by the Central Intelligence Agency in 2008.<br />The manual was distributed to OSS officers in foreign countries in order to help them train &quot;citizen-saboteurs&quot; in German-occupied Europe. </p><p>This account is a bot posting excerpts from the Simple Sabotage Field Manual, and posts every 3 hours. This is a direct copy of the original bot that once ran on twitter dot com.</p>

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    Occurring on a wide scale, simple sabotage will be a constant and tangible drag on the war effort of the enemy.

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    Never pass on your skill and experience to a new or less skillful worker.

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    Boycott all movies, entertainments, concerts, newspapers which are in any way connected with the quisling authorities.

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    Estimates of the proportion of the population engaged in sabotage can be disseminated.

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    The contents of this Manual should be carefully controlled and should not be allowed to come into unauthorized hands.

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    Discriminate against efficient workers; complain unjustly about their work.

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    Multiply the procedures and clearances involved in issuing instructions, pay checks, and so on.

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    Misfile essential documents.

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    Instances of successful sabotage already are being broadcast by white radio and freedom stations, and this should be continued and expanded where compatible with security.

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    Insist on perfect work in relatively unimportant products; send back for refinishing those which have the least flaw.

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    This type of activity, sometimes referred to as the &amp;#39;human element,&amp;#39; is frequently responsible for accidents, delays, and general obstruction even under normal condi tions.

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    When you go to the lavatory, spend a longer time there than is necessary.

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    Even if the technique is not applicable to his surroundings, another&amp;#39;s success will encourage him to attempt similar acts.

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    Loiterers arouse suspicion.

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    This Simple Sabotage Field Manual — Strategic Services (Provisional) — is published for the information and guidance of all concerned and will be used as the basic doctrine for Strategic Services training for this subject.

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    When you go to the lavatory, spend a longer time there than is necessary.

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    A state of mind should be encouraged that anything can be sabotaged.

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    Spread disturbing rumors that sound like inside dope.

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    Use wrong addresses.

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    Complain against ersatz materials.

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    In making work assignments, always sign out the unimportant jobs first.

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    Act stupid.

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    If you are cutting, shaping or doing other measured work, measure dimensions twice as often as you need to.

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    Never pass on your skill and experience to a new or less skillful worker.

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    If you are cutting, shaping or doing other measured work, measure dimensions twice as often as you need to.

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    Do your work poorly and blame it on bad tools, machinery, or equipment.

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    A state of mind should be encouraged that anything can be sabotaged.

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    Further, success may embolden the citizen-saboteur eventually to find colleagues who can assist him in sabotage of greater dimensions.

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    To incite the citizen to the active practice of simple sabotage and to keep him practicing that sabotage over sustained periods is a special problem.

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    A reasonable amount of humor in the presentation of suggestions for simple sabotage will relax tensions of fear.