An Operational Model for Civil Affairs Planning -- South Asia 1966-70
Abstract
This paper provides an operational model for a civil affairs unit commander that may be used to illustrate the steps of analysis needed to identify civil affairs missions and roles in an assigned area or country anywhere in the world. This approach presupposes that an initial area or country study has been completed by the civil affairs unit concerned. The subcontinent of South Asia is used as the locale of this operational model, and the analyses are based on a digest of an area study previously prepared by the 354th CA Area Hq B, USAR, Washington, DC, July 1965. Specifically, the author will perform a strategic analysis of South Asia to identify contingencies that may occur during the next 5-year period in General War, Limited War, and Cold War environments. Possible U.S. Army military involvement will be identified, and from the results of the analysis, civil affairs missions and roles will be determined. The analyses in this operational model are initiated by reviewing the forces and trends in each of the seven countries of South Asia by identifying significant problems. The next step is to review the posture of South Asia as it relates to the major powers or nations of the world. The strategy, objectives, and policies of the United States, USSR, China, and Great Britain toward South Asia are reviewed to determine the relative posture of South Asia. Deductions are made from these analyses to identify the most probable contingencies in South Asia in which possible U.S. involvement may be required. From these contingencies, the probable U.S. Army civil affairs missions and roles are drawn.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 08, 1966
- Accession Number
- ADA497984
Entities
People
- Ivan A. Reitz
Organizations
- United States Army War College