The Armed Guard commander represents the Navy Department aboard merchant vessels and Army transports. It expects him to foresee and provide for carrying out the details of the difficult and important duties with which the Armed Guard is charged.ġ103. The Navy Department places its principal trust in the intelligence and initiative of the commander of the Armed Guard. In addition to these instructions the Armed Guard officer should refer to and familiarize himself with Wartime Instructions for Merchant Ships.ġ102. These instructions are for the Commanding Officer of the Naval Armed Guard. Basis for Assignment of Armed Guards to Ships This edition supersedes all previous editions, copies of which should be destroyed. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMMANDING OFFICERS OF NAVAL ARMED GUARDS ON MERCHANT SHIPS, 1944 FOURTH EDITION, is approved and issued to the service for use. These instructions must be burned or sunk, before it is possibleįor them to fall into the hands of an enemy. Preceding editions should be destroyed by burning.
This edition supersedes all previous editions.
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