The Spanish Civil Guard
| Author | Don José Sanjurjo |
| Published date | 01 October 1931 |
| Date | 01 October 1931 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/0032258X3100400406 |
| Subject Matter | Article |
The
Spanish
Civil
Guard
BY
HIS
EXCELLENCY
LIEUTENANT-GENERAL DON JOSE
SANJURJO, MARQUIS
DEL RIF
Translated
PART
11.
(Continued
from
Vol.
IV,
No.
3,
page
380).
Special Duties
General.
With the exception of Morocco, which depends
on the High Commissioner, and of the Colonial Guard of the
Gulf of Guinea, which receives its orders from the Governor,
the Ministry of the Interior is normally the supreme authority
in all matters affecting the service.
The Director General of Security in the Province of
Madrid and the civil governors of the
49
other provinces
exercise, as delegates
of
the Ministry, the headship of the
Civil Guard within the boundaries of their districts
;
heads of
Commands or Colonels of Divisions are responsible for the
execution of their orders, as well as for that of laws, decrees
and orders, and local regulations. No person unconnected
with the Guard may give it orders.
The Director General and the Governors of provinces
are empowered to concentrate at any point within their area
the Force which they consider necessary.
If
the number of
men required exceeds the force at their disposal, or
if
it is
necessary to keep other points protected, they must approach
the Ministry
of
the Interior, which gives the necessary
orders to the Mobile Division or for the concentration of men
from any other province when conditions of service permit.
The Director General of the Civil Guard may take similar
action, without other obligation than informing the Ministry of
what he has done.
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