disposition

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17:31 Oct 21, 2002

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English term or phrase: disposition

Exploit Dispositions: Basic Questions:

1. What of military significance belonging to your forces is located with (disposition)?

2. What security measures are being employed at (disposition)?

3. When were you last at (disposition)?

4. How do you know about (that disposition)?

The parentheses are part of the original, not added. I presume they mean that each time the question is asked, the interrogator would substitute the relevant "disposition," whatever that is.

The document is a list of questions addressed to either a captured enemy soldier or a returning POW.

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Fuad Yahya

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Explanation:
One of the really popular military catchphrases. In your examples, I think it refers to specific locations for military operations such as defensive perimeters, battle zones etc. It can, in fact, refer to any type of arrangement, location or categorization of individuals, materials or activities of any type, in military parlance

Combined Operational Intelligence Centre (COIC), Area Combined ... - ... This perspex board still had information on it showing the location of military bases and the disposition of the Pacific Fleet. ...
http://www.st.net.au/~dunn/ozatwar/westendcommand.htm search within this site

Coast Guard Military Justice Manual MS Word Version - ... of Offense and Disposition (CG-4910) b. Blank Report of Offense and Disposition ... Post-trial Practice a. Sample Results of Trial Letter b. Military Judge Record ...
http://www.uscg.mil/legal/mj/WordVersion.htm search within this site

Select Army Index - ... Introduction, Iraq: Geography; Transportation and Telecommunications; Government and Politics; Organization and Disposition; Military Industry; Basic Equipment List. ...
http://www.ironsides.8m.com/army/wai.html search within this site

Plutonium Investigation - Our News Archives - ... This ROD marks the end of the previous ambitious program of disposition of military plutonium surplus and of the dual track approach. ...
http://www.wise-paris.org/english/ournews/year_2002/ournews0... search within this site

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Merriam-Webster points to 'dispose' from disposition.

Under dispose, it gives:

2 a : to put in place : set in readiness : ARRANGE <disposing troops for withdrawal>

So I would look at this as meaning a military location, maybe a base, or camp, or whatever.

Reference: http://www.m-w.com/home.htm

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