Military police must also be ready to support refugee collecting
points.
These are temporary areas set aside for the assembly of small
numbers of refugees.
They are operated by civil affairs units.
They
provide refugees emergency relief for a short time. MP direct refugees who
need help to the nearest refugee collecting point. MP only become involved
in collecting point operations in certain cases.
This includes when the
volume of refugees threatens military traffic facilities near or around the
collecting point.
Actions to be taken will be prescribed by the provost
marshal or SOP.
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