▁several ▁military ▁organizations ▁operating ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁Perhaps ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁logo ▁itself ▁was ▁also ▁used , ▁although ▁no ▁hard ▁evidence ▁was ▁found ▁for ▁this ; ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁military ▁operation ▁to ▁free ▁the ▁host ages , ▁but ▁was ▁clearly ▁intended ▁to ▁achieve ▁surprise ▁by ▁dece iving ▁the ▁local ▁people ▁into ▁thinking ▁that ▁a ▁Red ▁Cross ▁hel ic opter ▁was ▁landing ; ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁should ▁have ▁respond ed ▁more ▁quickly ▁and ▁thoroughly ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁alleg ations ▁than ▁it ▁did . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Em blem s ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Red ▁Cross ▁and ▁Red ▁C res cent ▁Mov ement ▁ ▁First ▁A id ▁Convention ▁Europe ▁ ▁International ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁( IC RC ) ▁ ▁International ▁Federation ▁of ▁Red ▁Cross ▁and ▁Red ▁C res cent ▁Soci eties ▁( IF RC ) ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁National ▁Red ▁Cross ▁and ▁Red ▁C res cent ▁Soci eties ▁ ▁World ▁Red ▁Cross ▁and ▁Red ▁C res cent ▁Day ▁ ▁Red ▁Sw ast ika ▁Society ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁Print ▁sources ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Books ▁ ▁Ben nett , ▁Ang ela . ▁The ▁Gene va ▁Convention : ▁The ▁H idden ▁Orig ins ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross . ▁S utton ▁Publishing , ▁Gl ouc esters hire , ▁England , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁▁ ▁Bo iss ier , ▁Pierre . ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross . ▁Volume ▁I : ▁From ▁Sol fer ino ▁to ▁Ts ush