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Members of the UK territorial forces help to police an unemployment office registering people for work in Al-Amarah (Maysan Province).
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00:30:00 Brief shot of night platoon loading vehicle.
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00:52:00 Crowds gather at Al-Amarah for a job creation scheme; British soldiers keep order. Local Iraqi Chief of Police arrives and meets Lieutenant-Colonel Ayling.
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02:19:16 Crowds wait for admission; some sit in rows, others stand in a cluster.
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04:01:00 Chief of Police, Brigadier Abu Mathan, and Lieutenant-Colonel Ayling discuss (through interpreter) the administration of the crowd during the job selection process. they enter the administration building. Interior scenes show lines of desks ready for the interviewed. Discussions of the scheme in the Chief's office.
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09:30:22 Local men sit at tables where women fill in paperwork Members of the Iraqi police look after the lines of men queuing for jobs.
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11:08:00 Locals gather in a room to receive instruction on filling in the application forms.
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13:17:00 Men wait outside for their chance to go in; one shows his ID. Sign (in English and Arabic) says Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs Labour and Social Security Office Dept. of Maissan".
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14:20:00 Soldiers and Iraqi Police help to control the fractious crowd.
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17:10:00 Interview with Lieutenant-Colonel Ayling of 20 Brigade about the situation (standing behind road block formed by two Warrior armoured vehicles).
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23:30:00 Interview with Brigadier Mathan of the Iraqi Police (through interpreter) about the assistance of the Coalition forces in the policing process.
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26:28:00 Interview with Trooper Brian McAlpine of the Queen's Own Yeomanry about his experiences and the job of training the police.
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28:44:16 Interview with Trooper Neil Armstrong of the Queen's Own Yeomanry about the situation and his experiences.
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