The
function of the
Agency shall be to collect all the
information it may obtain through
official or
private channels respecting
prisoners of war, and to transmit it as rapidly as possible to the
country of origin of the
prisoners of war or to the
Power on which they depend. It shall
receive from the
Parties to the conflict all
facilities for effecting such
transmissions.
The
High Contracting Parties, and in particular those whose
nationals benefit by the
services of the
Central Agency, are requested to give the said
Agency the
financial aid it may require.
The foregoing
provisions shall in no way be interpreted as restricting the
humanitarian activities of the
International Committee of the Red Cross, or of the
relief Societies provided for in Article
125.
