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NOTES ON THE SAFEGUARDING AND CONSERVING CULTURAL MATERIAL IN THE FIELD                     17.

For example, the risk of dampness and flood in a desert area is so slight that immediate precautions against them are usually needless.  Elsewhere, there may be grave danger of fire and flood; but if the objects concerned are stone and metal, both risks may be less serious risks than the imminent collapse of a damaged building.  Conversely, such a collapse might threaten objects of wood and paper and canvas less than fire and flood.

(ii) Enlist the cooperation of all branches of the occupying forces to remove or limit the causes of risks.

Cases in which such cooperation may be important are:-
  (a) Activities of the occupying forces such as artillery and bombing practice, of the use of heavy transport, which increases the risk of vibration and shock; cooking which increases the risk of fire and of smoke damage.  The removal by occupying forces of sandbagging and other protective measures already installed should be prevented except in cases of great emergency.

  (b) Building and construction work which