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in the daytime from the air. 182 The Powers concerned may, however, agree upon any othersystem of marking. 183 No place, other than an internment camp, shall be marked as such. 184The caveat that internment camps need to be marked, as such, only when militaryconsiderations permit was intended to allow for camps not to be marked, e.g., if suchidentification would enable an Enemy Power to instigate a revolt in the camp, provide weaponsto the internees, enable escape attempts, etc. 18510.11.1.4 Air-Raid Shelters and Protective Measures for Internees. In all placesof internment exposed to air raids and other hazards of war, shelters adequate in number andstructure to ensure the necessary protection shall be installed. 186 In case of alarms, the interneesshall be free to enter such shelters as quickly as possible, excepting those who remain for theprotection of their quarters against these hazards. 187 Any protective measures taken in favor ofthe population shall also apply to the internees. 18810.11.1.5 Fire Precautions. All due precautions must be taken in places ofinternment against the danger of fire. 18910.11.2 Hygiene of Places of Internment. In no case shall permanent places ofinternment be situated in unhealthy areas, or in districts the climate of which is injurious to theinternees. 190 In all cases where the district in which a protected person is temporarily interned is182 GC art. 83 (“Whenever military considerations permit, internment camps shall be indicated by the letters IC,placed so as to be clearly visible in the daytime from the air.”).183 GC art. 83 (“The Powers concerned may, however, agree upon any other system of marking.”).184 GC art. 83 (“No place other than an internment camp shall be marked as such.”).185 GC COMMENTARY 383 (“At the very beginning of hostilities during the Second World War, the InternationalCommittee of the Red Cross appealed to belligerents to mark their prisoner-of-war camps to protect them againstbombing. Fearing that this would provide landmarks for the enemy air force, the Powers rejected the appeal.However, prisoners adopted the habit of displaying markings during the day consisting of large panels bearing theletters PG or PW. This method was approved by the Diplomatic Conference. It is, however, subject to an importantreservation drafted in the same way in the case of prisoners of war and of civilian internees: ‘whenever militaryconsiderations permit’. This means that in the case of civilian internment camps, the daytime marking by means ofthe letters IC could be discontinued if the Detaining Power feared, for example, a parachute drop of arms to help theinternees to revolt.”).186 GC art. 88 (“In all places of internment exposed to air raids and other hazards of war, shelters adequate innumber and structure to ensure the necessary protection shall be installed.”).187 GC art. 88 (“In case of alarms, the internees shall be free to enter such shelters as quickly as possible, exceptingthose who remain for the protection of their quarters against the aforesaid hazards.”).188 GC art. 88 (“Any protective measures taken in favour of the population shall also apply to them.”).189 GC art. 88 (“All due precautions must be taken in places of internment against the danger of fire.”).190 GC art. 85 (“In no case shall permanent places of internment be situated in unhealthy areas, or in districts theclimate of which is injurious to the internees.”).673