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ARTICLE-30
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Prisoners of war
suffering
from
serious
disease
, or whose
condition
necessitates
special
treatment
, a
surgical operation
or
hospital
care
, must be admitted to any
military
or
civilian
medical
unit
where such
treatment
can be given, even if their
repatriation
is contemplated in the near
future
.
Special
facilities
shall be afforded for the
care
to be given to the
disabled
, in particular to the
blind
, and for their
rehabilitation
, pending
repatriation
. ...
...
Prisoners of war
suffering
from
serious
disease
, or whose
condition
necessitates
special
treatment
, a
surgical operation
or
hospital
care
, must be admitted to any
military
or
civilian
medical
unit
where such
treatment
can be given, even if their
repatriation
is contemplated in the near
future
.
Special
facilities
shall be afforded for the
care
to be given to the
disabled
, in particular to the
blind
, and for their
rehabilitation
, pending
repatriation
. ...
ARTICLE-33
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Members
of the
medical personnel
and
chaplains
while retained by the
Detaining Power
with a
view
to assisting
prisoners of war
, shall not be considered as
prisoners of war
. They shall, however,
receive
as a
minimum
the
benefits
and
protection
of the present
Convention
, and shall also be
granted
all
facilities
necessary to provide for the
medical care
of, and
religious
inistration to,
prisoners of war
. ...
ARTICLE-54
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Prisoners of war
who sustain
accidents
in
connection
with
work
, or who
contract
a
disease
in the course, or in
consequence
of their
work
, shall
receive
all the
care
their
condition
may require. The
Detaining Power
shall furthermore deliver to such
prisoners of war
a
medical
certificate
enabling them to submit their
claims
to the
Power
on which they depend, and shall send a duplicate to the
Central Prisoners of War Agency
provided for in Article
123
. ...
ARTICLE-57
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... The
treatment
of
prisoners of war
who
work
for
private
persons
, even if the latter are
responsible
for guarding and
protecting
them, shall not be
inferior
to that which is provided for by the present
Convention
. The
Detaining Power
, the
military authorities
and the
commander
of the
camp
to which such
prisoners
belong shall be entirely
responsible
for the
maintenance
,
care
,
treatment
, and
payment
of the
working
pay
of such
prisoners of war
. ...
ARTICLE-108
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... In any
case
,
prisoners of war
sentenced
to a
penalty
depriving them of their
liberty
shall retain the
benefit
of the
provisions
of Articles
78
and
126
of the present
Convention
. Furthermore, they shall be entitled to
receive
and despatch
correspondence
, to
receive
at least one
relief
parcel
monthly, to take
regular
exercise
in the
open air
, to have the
medical care
required by their
state of health
, and the
spiritual
assistance
they may desire.
Penalties
to which they may be subjected shall be in
accordance
with the
provisions
of Article
87
, third paragraph. ...
ARTICLE-120
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... In
order
that
graves
may always be found, all particulars of
burials
and
graves
shall be recorded with a
Graves Registration Service
established
by the
Detaining Power
.
Lists
of
graves
and particulars of the
prisoners of war
interred in cemeteries and elsewhere shall be transmitted to the
Power
on which such
prisoners of war
depended.
Responsibility
for the
care
of these
graves
and for
records
of any
subsequent
moves of the
bodies
shall
rest
on the
Power
controlling the
territory
, if a
Party
to the present
Convention
. These
provisions
shall also apply to the ashes, which shall be kept by the
Graves Registration Service
until proper
disposal
thereof in
accordance
with the wishes of the
home country
. ...
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