Any
claim by a
prisoner of war for
compensation in
respect of any
injury or other
disability arising out of
work shall be referred to the
Power on which he depends, through the
Protecting Power. In
accordance with Article
54, the
Detaining Power will, in all
cases, provide the
prisoner of war concerned with a
statement showing the
nature of the
injury or
disability, the
circumstances in which it arose and particulars of
medical or
hospital treatment given for it. This
statement will be
signed by a
responsible officer of the
Detaining Power and the
medical particulars
certified by a
medical officer.
Any
claim by a
prisoner of war for
compensation in
respect of
personal effects, monies or valuables impounded by the
Detaining Power under Article
18 and not forthcoming on his
repatriation, or in
respect of loss alleged to be
due to the
fault of the
Detaining Power or any of its
servants, shall likewise be referred to the
Power on which he depends. Nevertheless, any such
personal effects required for use by the
prisoners of war whilst in
captivity shall be replaced at the
expense of the
Detaining Power. The
Detaining Power will, in all
cases, provide the
prisoner of war with a
statement,
signed by a
responsible officer, showing all available
information regarding the
reasons why such
effects, monies or valuables have not been
restored to him. A
copy of this
statement will be forwarded to the
Power on which he depends through the
Central Prisoners of War Agency provided for in Article
123.