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22.
NOTES ON THE SAFEGUARDING AND CONSERVING CULTURAL MATERIAL IN THE FIELD
             
line of procedure must therefore be read in the light of the general principles given under A above, and of common-sense. Some of the measures described may on occasion be unimportant or useless; some may be impossible. But all should be considered; [[underlined]] and No. 1 (posting a guard) should be an invariable preliminary to any other action. [[/underlined]]
1. [[underlined]] Post guards [[/underlined]] over any monument or material likely to be stolen, defiled or damaged by human agency. 
Obvious examples are buildings containing valuable movable objects ^collections of movable objects which have been salvaged; sacred sites; damaged buildings and archaeological sites or excavations, especially those which are in a dangerous and unstable condition.  Temporary fences of even some strands of wire may be useful aids to efficient guarding.

Sometimes competent guardians may be available locally, such as officials of services concerned with the care of monuments, staffs of museums and libraries, the owners of private collections, the janitors of public buildings, priests or sacristans of churches, and so on.  If so , try to discover and make full use of them.  But do not, without the sanction of higher authority, leave matters entirely in their hands.
(i) Occupying authorities are responsible, or will be held responsible for what happens within their area. This responsibility cannot be