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being delivered to the wrong address! Also it is a good thing to have the Blanket's and Rations of the rearguard in the rear & the hive because in any case their will be wanted last, and also, if the vanguard is benighted & has to camp where it is these animals can easily be detached things made much more pleasant for the rearguard.

when the force moves the transport waits until the representative of the unit at the Starting Point says that the time has come for a move to be made. The unit does the loading. not the drivers. If all loads are ready 4 men can load 60 mules in an hour. but Camels take about 4 times as long

Baggage attracts tribesman therefore needs local Protection. 2nd the transport will usu. be 282 mules which will take 1000 ds. road space. The normal baggage guard - 8 N. cos 32 men. Single file down column fatal. Best system groups 1 N. co 4 men

If load falls put right by a group not by drivers.

Casualty among mules. Baggage & guard pull load to side of road. Tie mule coil???. Picked up by Rear Guard. Space mules in proportion of 072??? accompany transport.

If any dangerous spot (such as mullah pc)

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