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ARTICLE-18
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... Sums of
money
carried by
prisoners of war
may not be taken away from them except by
order
of an
officer
, and after the
amount
and particulars of the
owner
have been recorded in a
special
register
and an itemized
receipt
has been given, legibly inscribed with the
name
,
rank
and
unit
of the
person
issuing the said
receipt
. Sums in the
currency
of the
Detaining Power
, or which are changed into such
currency
at the
prisoner
's
request
, shall be placed to the
credit
of the
prisoner
's
account
as provided in Article
64
. ...
... Sums of
money
carried by
prisoners of war
may not be taken away from them except by
order
of an
officer
, and after the
amount
and particulars of the
owner
have been recorded in a
special
register
and an itemized
receipt
has been given, legibly inscribed with the
name
,
rank
and
unit
of the
person
issuing the said
receipt
. Sums in the
currency
of the
Detaining Power
, or which are changed into such
currency
at the
prisoner
's
request
, shall be placed to the
credit
of the
prisoner
's
account
as provided in Article
64
. ...
... Such
objects
, likewise the sums taken away in any
currency
other than that of the
Detaining Power
and the
conversion
of which has not been asked for by the
owners
, shall be kept in the
custody
of the
Detaining Power
and shall be
returned
in their
initial
shape to
prisoners of war
at the end of their
captivity
. ...
ARTICLE-58
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... Upon the
outbreak of hostilities
, and pending an
arrangement
on this matter with the
Protecting Power
, the
Detaining Power
may determine the maximum
amount
of
money
in
cash
or in any similar form, that
prisoners
may have in their
possession
. Any
amount
in excess, which was properly in their
possession
and which has been taken or withheld from them, shall be placed to their
account
, together with any monies
deposited
by them, and shall not be converted into any other
currency
without their
consent
. ...
ARTICLE-59
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...
Cash
which was taken from
prisoners of war
, in
accordance
with Article
18
, at the
time
of their
capture
, and which is in the
currency
of the
Detaining Power
, shall be placed to their separate
accounts
, in
accordance
with the
provisions
of Article
64
of the present Section. ...
... The
amounts
, in the
currency
of the
Detaining Power
,
due
to the
conversion
of sums in other
currencies
that are taken from the
prisoners of war
at the same
time
, shall also be credited to their separate
accounts
. ...
... The
amounts
, in the
currency
of the
Detaining Power
,
due
to the
conversion
of sums in other
currencies
that are taken from the
prisoners of war
at the same
time
, shall also be credited to their separate
accounts
. ...
ARTICLE-60
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... The
Detaining Power
shall
grant
all
prisoners of war
a monthly
advance
of
pay
, the
amount
of which shall be fixed by
conversion
, into the
currency
of the said
Power
, of the following
amounts
: ...
ARTICLE-63
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... In any
event
, and
subject
to the
consent
of the
Power
on which they depend,
prisoners
may have payments made in their own
country
, as follows: the
Detaining Power
shall send to the aforesaid
Power
through the
Protecting Power
a
notification
giving all the necessary particulars
concerning
the
prisoners of war
, the beneficiaries of the payments, and the
amount
of the sums to be
paid
, expressed in the
Detaining Power
's
currency
. The said
notification
shall be
signed
by the
prisoners
and countersigned by the
camp commander
. The
Detaining Power
shall debit the
prisoners
'
account
by a
corresponding
amount
; the sums thus debited shall be placed by it to the
credit
of the
Power
on which the
prisoners
depend. ...
ARTICLE-64
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... 1. The
amounts
due
to the
prisoner
or
received
by him as
advances
of
pay
, as
working
pay
or derived from any other
source
; the sums in the
currency
of the
Detaining Power
which were taken from him; the sums taken from him and converted at his
request
into the
currency
of the said
Power
. ...
... 1. The
amounts
due
to the
prisoner
or
received
by him as
advances
of
pay
, as
working
pay
or derived from any other
source
; the sums in the
currency
of the
Detaining Power
which were taken from him; the sums taken from him and converted at his
request
into the
currency
of the said
Power
. ...
ARTICLE-65
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... When
prisoners of war
are
transferred
from one
camp
to another, their
personal
accounts
will follow them. In
case
of
transfer
from one
Detaining Power
to another, the monies which are their
property
and are not in the
currency
of the
Detaining Power
will follow them. They shall be given
certificates
for any other monies standing to the
credit
of their
accounts
. ...
ARTICLE-71
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...
Prisoners of war
who have been without
news
for a long
period
, or who are
unable
to
receive
news
from their
next of kin
or to give them
news
by the
ordinary
postal
route, as well as those who are at a
great
distance
from their homes, shall be permitted to send
telegrams
, the
fees
being charged against the
prisoners of war
's
accounts
with the
Detaining Power
or
paid
in the
currency
at their
disposal
. They shall likewise
benefit
by this
measure
in
cases
of
urgency
. ...
ARTICLE-119
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... On
repatriation
, any articles of
value
impounded from
prisoners of war
under Article
18
, and any
foreign
currency
which has not been converted into the
currency
of the
Detaining Power
, shall be
restored
to them. Articles of
value
and
foreign
currency
which, for any
reason
whatever, are not
restored
to
prisoners of war
on
repatriation
, shall be despatched to the
Information
Bureau
set up under Article
122
. ...
... On
repatriation
, any articles of
value
impounded from
prisoners of war
under Article
18
, and any
foreign
currency
which has not been converted into the
currency
of the
Detaining Power
, shall be
restored
to them. Articles of
value
and
foreign
currency
which, for any
reason
whatever, are not
restored
to
prisoners of war
on
repatriation
, shall be despatched to the
Information
Bureau
set up under Article
122
. ...
... On
repatriation
, any articles of
value
impounded from
prisoners of war
under Article
18
, and any
foreign
currency
which has not been converted into the
currency
of the
Detaining Power
, shall be
restored
to them. Articles of
value
and
foreign
currency
which, for any
reason
whatever, are not
restored
to
prisoners of war
on
repatriation
, shall be despatched to the
Information
Bureau
set up under Article
122
. ...
ARTICLE-122
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... The
Information
Bureau
shall furthermore be charged with collecting all
personal
valuables,
including
sums in
currencies
other than that of the
Detaining Power
and
documents
of importance to the
next of kin
, left by
prisoners of war
who have been
repatriated
or released, or who have
escaped
or
died
, and shall forward the said valuables to the
Powers
concerned. Such articles shall be sent by the
Bureau
in
sealed
packets which shall be accompanied by
statements
giving clear and full particulars of the
identity
of the
person
to whom the articles belonged, and by a complete
list
of the contents of the
parcel
. Other
personal
effects
of such
prisoners of war
shall be transmitted under
arrangements
agreed
upon between the
Parties to the conflict
concerned. ...
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