purged of insurgent organizations and the causes of insurgency have been removed. 'Should the in surgent movement be sponsored or supported by outside powers, measures must be taken to stop the flow of personnel and materiel support across national borders; however, these measures may be difficult and resource consuming. a. The Insu1'uent. (1) The host country national strategy must provide for isolating the insurgent from the popu lation, both physically and ideologically; thereby denying him personnel, materiel, and intelligence support. Populace and resources control pro grams, including border operations, must be initi ated to control the population and separate the insurgent from his base of support. Psychological operations must be initiated to win support for these and other national programs that contribute to the defeat of the insurgency.
DesignationFM 31-23
EditionJan 1972
StatusSuperseded
Pages75
FunctionDoctrine Philosophy
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)