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NAMINGOFPARTS

.NAMINGOFPARTS

To-daywehavenamingofparts.Yesterday,

Wehaddailycleaning.Andto-morrowmorning,

Weshallhavewhattodoafterfiring.Butto-day,

To-daywehavenamingofparts.Japonica

Glistenslikecoralinalloftheneighboringgardens,

          Andto-daywehavenamingofparts.

Thisisthelowerslingswivel.Andthis

Istheupperslingswivel,whoseuseyouwillsee,

Whenyouaregivenyourslings.Andthisisthepilingswivel,

Whichinyourcaseyouhavenotgot.Thebranches

Holdinthegardenstheirsilent,eloquentgestures,

          Whichinourcasewehavenotgot.

Thisisthesafety-catch,whichisalwaysreleased

Withaneasyflickofthethumb.Andpleasedonotletme

Seeanyoneusinghisfinger.Youcandoitquiteeasy

Ifyouhaveanystrengthinyourthumb.Theblossoms

Arefragileandmotionless,neverlettinganyonesee

          Anyofthemusingtheirfinger.

Andthisyoucanseeisthebolt.Thepurposeofthis

Istoopenthebreech,asyousee.Wecanslideit

Rapidlybackwardsandforwards:

wecallthis

Easingthespring.Andrapidlybackwardsandforwards

Theearlybeesareassaultingandfumblingtheflowers:

          TheycalliteasingtheSpring.

TheycalliteasingtheSpring:

itisperfectlyeasy

Ifyouhaveanystrengthinyourthumb:

likethebolt,

Andthebreech,andthecocking-piece,andthepointofbalance,

Whichinourcasewehavenotgot;andthealmond-blossom

Silentinallofthegardensandthebeesgoingbackwardsandforwards,

          Forto-daywehavenamingofparts.

Criticalandbiographicalinformationforthepoet,radiodramatist,andtranslatorHenryReed（1914-1986）,authorof"NamingofParts."

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Reed,Henry."PsychologicalWarfare."LondonReviewofBooks13,no.6（21March1991）:

14-15.

LESSONSOFTHEWAR

V.PSYCHOLOGICALWARFARE

Thisaboveallremember:

theywillbeverybravemen,

Andyouwillbefacingthem.Youmustnotdespisethem.

Iam,asyouknow,likealltrueprofessionalsoldiers,

Aprofoundlyreligiousman:

thetruesoldierhastobe.

AndIthereforebelievethewarwillbeoverbyEasterMonday.

ButImustinfairnessstatethatanumberofmybrother-officers,

NolessreligiousthanI,believeitwillholdouttillWhitsun.

Others,moreontheagnosticside（andIdonotcondemnthem）

FancythethingwilldragontillAugustBankHoliday.

Bethatasitmay,sometimeintheverynearfuture,

WearetoexpectInvasion...andinvasionnotfromthesea.

Vastnumbersoftroopswillbedropped,probablyfromabove,

Superblyequipped,determinedandcapable;andthisaboveall,

Remember:

theywillbeverybravemen,andchosenassuch.

Youmustnot,ofcourse,thinkIampraisingthem.

ButwhatIhavesaidisbasicallyfundamental

ToallIamabouttoreveal:

themoreso,since

Thoseofyouthathavenotseenserviceoverseas—

Whichisthecasewithallofyou,asithappens—thisisthefirsttime

Youwillhaveconfrontedthem.Myremarksareaimed

Atpreparingyouforthat.

                                                  Everyone,bytheway,maysmoke,

Andbeasrelaxedasyoucan,likemyself.

IshallwanderamongyouasItalkandnoteyourreactions.

Donotbenervousatthis:

thisisathing,afterall,

Weareallintogether.

Iwantyoutonoteinyournotebooks,undertenseparateheadings,

ThetenpointsIhavetomake,rememberingalways

Thatanysingleoneofthemmaysaveyourlife.Iseveryoneready?

Verywellthen.

                              Theterm,PsychologicalWarfare

ComesfromtheancientGreek:

psychomeanscharacter

Andlogical,ofcourse,youallknow.Wedidnothaveit

Inthelastconflict,thefourteen-eighteenaffair,

ThoughImyselfwasthroughitfromstarttofinish.（Thatispointone.）

Iwas,infact,captured—orrather,Iwastakenprisoner—

InthePasschendaeleshow（anameyouwillallhaveheardof）

Andinourcaptivitywehadacloseopportunity

（Wewereallprettydecentlytreated.Imyself

Wasabrigadieratthetime:

thatispointtwo）

AnopportunityIfancyIwastheonlyonetoappreciate

Ofobservingthepsychiatryofourenemy

（Thewordinthosedayswasalwayspsychology,

Alessexactdescriptionnowlargelyabandoned）.Andthoughthesubject

Isahighlycomplexone,Ihad,itwasgenerallyconceded,

Acertaininsight（Idonotknowhow,butIhavealways,theysay,

Hadacertaininsight）intothewaythestrangestthingsebbup

Fromwhatpsychoanalystsnowrefertoastheself-conscious.

ItispossiblyforthisreasonthatIhavebeenasked

Togiveyouthegistofthething,the—howshallIputit?

—

Thegist.

                    Iwasnotofcoursecapturedalone

（Notethataspointthree）sothatIalsoobserved

Notonlytheenemy'sbehaviour;butours.Andgradually,Iconcluded

Thatweallofushave,whetherwelikeitorlumpit,

Ourownindividualpsychiatry,givenus,forbetterorworse,

ByGodAlmighty.Isaythisreverently;youoftenfind

Thesedeeperthemesofpsychiatrycrudelybutwellexpressed

Incommonparlance.Peoplesay:

'WeareallasGodmadeus.'

Andsotheyare.Soaretheenemy.Andsoaresomeofyou.

ThisIinfactobserved:

pointfour.Notonlytheenemy

Hadtheirpsychiatry,butwe,inadifferentsense,

Hadours.AndIfirmlybelieveyoucannot（pointsix）master

Theirpsychiatrybeforeyouhavegotthegistofyourown.

Letmeexplainmorefully:

Idonotmeantoimply

Thatany,ormany,ofyouareactuallymentallyill.

Thoughthatiswhatthenamewouldimply.Butwe,yourofficers,

Havetobeawarethatyou,andmanyofyourcomrades,

Mayhaveasuddenpsychiatrywhich,sometimeswithoutwarning,

Maymakeyoufeel（andthisispointfive）alittlebitodd.

Idonotmeanthatinthesenseofanythingnasty:

Iamnotthinkingofthosechapswiththeireyesalwaysoneachother

（Sometimesreferredtoashomosensualists

Andeasilydetectedbythewaytheylaceuptheirboots）

Butinthesenseyoumayallfeelalittledisturbed,

Withoutknowingwhy,alittleasifyouwerefeelinganimpulse,

Withoutknowingwhy:

thetermforthisisambivalence.

Oftenreferredtoforsomemysteriousreason,

BytheprofessionalsasAmbyValence,

Asthoughtheywerereferringtosomeniggerminstrel.

（Not,ofcourse,thatIhaveanycolourprejudice:

Afterall,therearefourexcellentWestNigeriansamongyou,

Asblackasyourboot:

theyarenottoblameforthat.）

Atalleventsthisambivalenceistobeavoided.

Notethataspointseven:

IthinkyouallknowwhatImean:

IntheHolyScripturesthewordbeginswithanO,

ThoughinmodernparlanceitusuallybeginswithanM.

Youhavemostofyoudoneitabsentmindedlyatsometimeoranother,

Butrepeated,say,fourtimesaday,itmaybecomealmostahabit,

Especiallypronetobythoseofsedentaryoccupation,

Bypale-facedclerksorschoolmasters,sittingalldayatadesk,

Whichisnot,thankGod,yourposition:

youarealways

Moreorlessonthego:

andthatiswhat

（Againdeepintheself-conscious）keepsyoucontentedandhappyhere.

Evenso,shouldyouseesomefellow-comrade

Givehimallthehelpyoucan.Inthespiritualsense,Imean,

Withasympatheticwordornudge,informhiminamanlyfashion

'Suchthingsareforboys,notmen,lad.'

Everyone,eyesfront!

                                        Ipause,gentlemen.

Ipause.Iamnoteasilyshockedortakenaback,

ButevenwhileIhavebeenspeakingofthisserioussubject

Iobservethatoneofyouhashadtheeffrontery—

Yes,youattheendofrowthree!

No!

Don'tstandup,forGod'ssake,man,

Anddon'tattempttoexplain.Justtuckitaway,

Andtrytobehavelikeaman.Reporttome

Ateighteenhundredhours.Therestofyoualleyesfront.

Iproceedtopointsix.

                                        Theenemyitself,

Ihavereasontoknowisgreatlypronetosuchactions.

Itissomethingwemustlearntoexploit:

anexplanation,Ithink,

Isthattheyare,byandlarge,undevelopedchildren,

Oradolescents,atmost.Itisperhapstodowithphysique,

Andwecannotandmustnotignoretheirphysiqueassuch.

（Physique,ofcourse,beingmuchthesameaspsychiatry.）

Theyareusuallyblond,andoftenextremelywell-made,

Withlargeblueeyesandverywhiteteeth,

Andasarulehairlesschests,andverysmooth,muscularthighs,

Andextremelyhealthycomplexions,especiallywhenslightlysunburnt.

Iamconvincedthereissomethinginallthisthatcountsforsomething.

Somethingprobablydeepintheself-consciousofallofthem.

Undevelopedchildren,Ihavesaid,andlikechildren,

Asthoseofyouwithfamilieswillknow,

Theyaresometimesveryaggressive,eventhegentlestofthem.

Allthesamewemustnotexaggerate;inthewordsofSaintMatthew:

'Clearyourmindsofcant.'Thatispointfive:

noteitdown.

Donottakeanynoticeofclaptrapinthepress

Especiallythekindthatimpliesthattheenemywillcomehere,

Solelywiththeintentionofrapingyoursisters.

Idonotknowwhyitisalwayssisterstheyharpon:

Ifancyitmustebbupfromsomeone'sself-conscious.

Itisapatentabsurdityfortwosimplereasons:

（a）

Theycannotknowinadvancewhatyoursistersarelike:

And（b）someofyouhavenosisters.Letthatbetheendofthat.

Therearemuchdarkerthingsthanthatwehavetothinkof.

Itisyoutheyconsidertheenemy,youtheyareafter.

Andthough,asBritishers,youwillnotbedisposedtoshootdown

Agroupofhelplessme