Section III. DEGREE OF DAMAGE

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1-12. Priorities for Destruction of Parts of Military

1-10. Repair Parts. The same priority for destruc-

Technical Equipment. Priorities for destroying parts

tion of repair parts of a major item necessary to render

of chemical weapons and defense equipment are listed

that item inoperable must be given to the destruction of

in Chapter 3 under the special instruction for destruction

similar repair parts in storage areas.

of each item or type of items.

1-11. Cryptographic Equipment and Material.

1-13. Training Equipment and Supplies. Destruc-

The detailed destruction procedures to be followed in

tion of unclassified chemical training equipment and

order to insure the rapid and effective destruction of all

supplies is not required.

types of cryptographic equipment and material shall be

specified in instructions issued by the appropriate com-

munication security authority. SB 725- 1300-1 autho-

rizes specific cryptographic equipment destroyers and

other incendiaries for this purpose.

Section III. DEGREE OF DAMAGE

1-14. Methods of Destruction. Choose methods of

1-16. Associated Classified Documents. Any

classified documents, notes, instructions, or other writ-

destruction which will cause such damage that it will be

ten material pertaining to function, operation, mainte-

impossible to restore the equipment to a usable condi-

nance, or employment including drawings or parts lists,

tion within the combat zone by repair or by cannibaliza-

must be destroyed in a manner to render them useless

tion.

to the enemy. SB 725-1300-1 authorizes the M4

1-15. Classified Equipment. Classified equipment

emergency incendiary document destroyer and the M4

incendiary file destroyer for this purpose.

must be destroyed in such a degree as to prevent dupli-

cation by, or revealing means of operation or function to

the enemy.

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