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		</div><p>After weeks of wrangling, the Pentagon will ban the display of the Confederate flag on military installations from Friday.</p>
<p>The new policy has been described by officials as a creative way to bar the flag without openly contradicting or angering US President Donald Trump, who has defended people’s rights to display it.</p>
<p>The carefully worded policy, laid out in a memo obtained by The Associated Press, does not mention the word “ban” or the specific flag.</p>
<p>Signed by Defence Secretary Mark Esper on Thursday night, the memo lists the types of flags that may be displayed at military installations.</p>
<p>The Confederate flag is not among them – thus barring its display without singling it out in a “ban”.</p>
<p>His memo states: “We must always remain focused on what unifies us, our sworn oath to the Constitution and our shared duty to defend the nation.</p>
<p>“The flags we fly must accord with the military imperatives of good order and discipline, treating all our people with dignity and respect, and rejecting divisive symbols.”</p>
<p>Acceptable flags listed in the memo include the US and state banners, flags of other allies and partners, the widely displayed POW/MIA flag and official military unit flags.</p>
<p>Confederate flags, monuments and military base names have become a national flashpoint in the weeks since the death of George Floyd.</p>
<p>Protesters decrying racism have targeted Confederate monuments in multiple cities.</p>
<p>Some state officials are considering taking them down but they face vehement opposition in some areas.</p>
<p>According to a Defence Department official, the decision not to name a specific prohibited flag was to ensure the policy would be apolitical and could withstand potential legal challenges based on free speech.</p>
<p>The official said the White House is aware of the new policy.</p>
<p>Mr Trump has flatly rejected any notion of changing base names and has defended the flying of the Confederate flag, saying it is a freedom of speech issue.</p>
<p>According to Mr Esper’s memo, the display of unauthorised flags – such as the Confederate banner carried during the Civil War – is acceptable in museums, historical exhibits, works of art or other educational programs.</p>
<p>The Marine Corps has already banned the Confederate flag.</p>
<p>General David Berger, the commandant of the Marine Corps, directed his commanders in early June to remove public displays of the Confederate battle flag.</p>
<p>The flag, which some embrace as a symbol of heritage, “carries the power to inflame feelings of division” and can weaken the unit cohesion that combat requires, Mr Berger said.</p>
<p>Military commands in South Korea and Japan quickly followed suit. The new policy does not affect or rescind those bans.</p>
<p>The other three military services were all moving to enact similar bans but they paused when Mr Esper made it known he wanted a consistent policy across the whole department.</p>
<p>Now they will issue this new policy to their troops and employees.</p>
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