 At first , men from 7 Independent Company were sent out in sticks mixed with the Territorials , but problems soon arose regarding proper regimen and the language barrier . When the Frenchmen were then sent out alone , their Land Rovers prominently flying the French flag , the issue of language was resolved , but that of indiscipline remained . Though discretion was paramount if they were to observe enemy movements covertly and effectively , the men of 7 Independent Company were found to have difficulty maintaining this and sometimes made careless mistakes which risked revealing their presence . Moreover , when investigations were made of local kraals , marked tension soon arose between the Frenchmen and the local black population ; the soldiers ' ignorance of English or Shona made it very difficult for discussions to take place and , according to other Rhodesian units who came into contact with them , the French soldiers took out their frustration on the villagers , often using excessive force in their attempted interrogations . Nyamahoboko Police Station received a report of a 7 Independent Company man raping a young tribeswoman in a dense thicket , but did not act on it . According to one history of the Rhodesia Regiment , " it was indicated that the Frenchmen had received instruction that all black people were to be regarded as terrorists " . 
 At first , men from 7 Independent Company <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> sent out in sticks mixed with the Territorials , but problems soon arose regarding proper regimen and the language barrier . When the Frenchmen <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>were</mark></a> then sent out alone , their Land Rovers prominently flying the French flag , the issue of language was resolved , but that of indiscipline remained . Though discretion was paramount if they <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>were</mark></a> to observe enemy movements covertly and effectively , the men of 7 Independent Company <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>were</mark></a> found to have difficulty maintaining this and sometimes made careless mistakes which risked revealing their presence . Moreover , when investigations <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>were</mark></a> made of local kraals , marked tension soon arose between the Frenchmen and the local black population ; the soldiers <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'</mark></a>ignorance of English or Shona made it very difficult for discussions to take place and , according to other Rhodesian units <a href='null_relcl' title='7'><mark>who</mark></a>came into contact with them , the French soldiers took out their frustration on the villagers , often using excessive force in their attempted interrogations . Nyamahoboko Police Station received a report of a 7 Independent Company man raping a young tribeswoman in a dense thicket , but did not act on it . According to one history of the Rhodesia Regiment , " it was indicated that the Frenchmen <a href='been_done' title='8'><mark>had</mark></a> received instruction that all black people <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>were</mark></a> to be regarded as terrorists " . 
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