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Practice Relating to Rule 65. Perfidy
Section D. Simulation of surrender
III. Military Manuals
Ecuador’s Naval Manual (1989) states: “Feigning surrender in order to lure the enemy into a trap is an act of perfidy.” 
Ecuador, Aspectos Importantes del Derecho Internacional Marítimo que Deben Tener Presente los Comandantes de los Buques, Academia de Guerra Naval, 1989, § 12.1.2.
The manual adds: “It is a violation of the law of armed conflict to kill, injure, or capture the enemy by false indication of an intent to surrender … Such [act] of perfidy [is a] punishable war [crime].” 
Ecuador, Aspectos Importantes del Derecho Internacional Marítimo que Deben Tener Presente los Comandantes de los Buques, Academia de Guerra Naval, 1989, § 12.7.
In addition, the manual states: “The following acts constitute war crimes: … treacherous request for quarter (for example, feigning surrender in order to gain a military advantage)”. 
Ecuador, Aspectos Importantes del Derecho Internacional Marítimo que Deben Tener Presente los Comandantes de los Buques, Academia de Guerra Naval, 1989, § 6.2.5(12).