In order to utilizeto the maximua the services of Italian pris oners of war who are loyal te the cause of the United Nations, they will be organized under United States Army Tables of Organivation and Equipment into service units without arms, These service unite will be organized, trained, and utilized in the continental Italian thited States, in such overseas areas as may be directed. officers, non-commissioned officers, and enlisted men will rial all authorized 1/0 positions. of war but will will remain prisoners General John..zager Ger ani Tealien Service Unite. jeadquarters, Italian Service Wadeworth, from be released stockades and of American officers attached te the units. placed in the —= ‘igadier Italian personnel assigned to the units is announced as Commanding Units has been established at Port New York. United : tates Army persommel will be attached to each Italian and be ray ex er, wie ohanaet the arp em Unit furetione, dineluding rt at pa iments of Italian personnel to enlisted pepositions, anes | of company raining super and funds, grades and officer and necessary operations. Li fp 4 They record~keeping. will delegate te They the 1 such authority as from time to time may be consid| Italien personne ered seauliviaia within the provisions of this directive. Ztaneee prisoners of war aust meet the following ignment to Italian service units: a. Mave executed in duplicate on a form provided plication for such service, requirements a written for ap- in which it is promised to serve faith- fully under American Articles of “ar. One copy of this agreement will be forwarded te the Provost warahal General and one copy will be made Italian prisoners of war part of the prisoner's personnel records. camps as ordinary prisoners at concentrated be will sign whe refuse to © War. ¢. #2? ¢¢ 286 fave been cleared by the Assistant Chief of Staff, Italian service units will utilize existing | No new construction is authorized. ...eerre housing and phrases relating to work “DGS. facilities. Instruction in the English language will be stressed, vocabulary G-2, particularly to be performed by the units. sign Italian service unite will be organized, administer equipped, and trained in accordance with command and staff Prag a ruatun normally preseribed for Army Service rorces The regulation against Units.....cceee, fraternization will not apply between men- bers of the Italian Service Units and imerican military personnel, but military discipline and the prescrived military courtesies will be