Men and Women, Antifascist and Democratic Militants of the XIV Corps of the Spanish Guerrilla Groups and of the XV Corps of the Basque Republican Resistance Groups! The time has come to prepare for imminent operations following Operation Matamoros and Operation Pyre! However, to ensure success, we must live up to the legacy of the Ejercito Popular, the People’s Army of the Republic, and the various militias of workers and peasants which fought alongside it. We are not bandits, we are soldiers, and we must have a minimum discipline in our columns.

1. Be Polite. Pay for what you need and do not be belligerent with the people who we are liberating from the yoke of the police and landlord-government. Specifically, it is considered bad form to burn churches, so do not yet. Remember who we are fighting for.

2. Be Efficient. Do not take supplies and provisions in excess of what is needed and do not be weighed down unnecessarily. Be prepared to retreat in an organized and rapid fashion and do not defend or attack when it is unnecessary, as that would spell doom. Remember how we are fighting.

3. Be Organized. Have a proper command hierarchy— even if it is more horizontal in nature rather than strictly vertical— within the column, and have a plan for every given situation should the column meet civil guards or military and need to kill them. Remember who we are.

The winds of the people push and pull us, and we will shape and guide them against the hyenas from the Rif. ¡Viva La Republica! ¡Viva La Democracia! ¡Viva Yo!