1. Purpose and Scope a. Purpose. This manual provides information and guidance on employment, operation, and administration of civil affairs and military government in areas where United States Armed Forces are employed. b. Scope. This manual states the principles and general policies to be followed by organizations of the Departments of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force, in planning and conducting civil affairs or military government operations where U. S. forces are employed. Department of the Army Field Manual 27-10, The Law of Land Warfare, prescribes the obligations of United States Forces under international law and the rules to be observed when dealing with persons and property in occupied territory. c. Applicability. The material presented herein is applicable without modification to both nuclear and nonnuclear warfare. 2. Definitions a.
DesignationFM 41-5
EditionNov 1958
StatusSuperseded
Pages120
FunctionOther
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)