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ARTICLE-11
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... For this
purpose
, each of the
Protecting
Powers
may, either at the
invitation
of one
Party
or on its own
initiative
,
propose
to the
Parties to the conflict
a
meeting
of their
representatives
, and in particular of the
authorities
responsible
for
prisoners of war
, possibly on
neutral
territory
suitably chosen. The
Parties to the conflict
shall be bound to give
effect
to the
proposals
made to them for this
purpose
. The
Protecting
Powers
may, if necessary,
propose
for
approval
by the
Parties to the conflict
a
person
belonging to a
neutral Power
, or
delegated
by the
International Committee of the Red Cross
, who shall be invited to take part in such a
meeting
. ...
ARTICLE-18
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... All
effects
and articles of
personal
use, except
arms
,
horses
,
military equipment
and
military documents
shall remain in the
possession
of
prisoners of war
, likewise their
metal
helmets
and
gas masks
and like articles issued for
personal protection
.
Effects
and articles used for their
clothing
or
feeding
shall likewise remain in their
possession
, even if such
effects
and articles belong to their
regulation
military equipment
. ...
... All
effects
and articles of
personal
use, except
arms
,
horses
,
military equipment
and
military documents
shall remain in the
possession
of
prisoners of war
, likewise their
metal
helmets
and
gas masks
and like articles issued for
personal protection
.
Effects
and articles used for their
clothing
or
feeding
shall likewise remain in their
possession
, even if such
effects
and articles belong to their
regulation
military equipment
. ...
... All
effects
and articles of
personal
use, except
arms
,
horses
,
military equipment
and
military documents
shall remain in the
possession
of
prisoners of war
, likewise their
metal
helmets
and
gas masks
and like articles issued for
personal protection
.
Effects
and articles used for their
clothing
or
feeding
shall likewise remain in their
possession
, even if such
effects
and articles belong to their
regulation
military equipment
. ...
ARTICLE-48
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... They shall be allowed to take with them their
personal
effects
, and the
correspondence
and
parcels
which have arrived for them. The
weight
of such
baggage
may be limited, if the
conditions
of
transfer
so require, to what each
prisoner
can reasonably carry, which shall in no
case
be more than twenty-five
kilograms
per head. ...
ARTICLE-68
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... 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
. ...
... 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
. ...
... 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
. ...
ARTICLE-118
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... In the
absence
of stipulations to the above
effect
in any
agreement
concluded between the
Parties to the conflict
with a
view
to the
cessation
of
hostilities
, or failing any such
agreement
, each of the
Detaining
Powers
shall itself
establish
and execute without
delay
a
plan
of
repatriation
in
conformity
with the
principle
laid down in the foregoing paragraph. ...
ARTICLE-119
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...
Prisoners of war
shall be allowed to take with them their
personal
effects
, and any
correspondence
and
parcels
which have arrived for them. The
weight
of such
baggage
may be limited, if the
conditions
of
repatriation
so require, to what each
prisoner
can reasonably carry. Each
prisoner
shall in all
cases
be
authorized
to carry at least twenty-five
kilograms
. ...
... The other
personal
effects
of the
repatriated
prisoner
shall be left in the
charge
of the
Detaining Power
which shall have them forwarded to him as soon as it has concluded an
agreement
to this
effect
, regulating the
conditions
of
transport
and the
payment
of the
costs
involved, with the
Power
on which the
prisoner
depends. ...
... The other
personal
effects
of the
repatriated
prisoner
shall be left in the
charge
of the
Detaining Power
which shall have them forwarded to him as soon as it has concluded an
agreement
to this
effect
, regulating the
conditions
of
transport
and the
payment
of the
costs
involved, with the
Power
on which the
prisoner
depends. ...
ARTICLE-120
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...
Deceased
prisoners of war
shall be
buried
in
individual
graves
unless unavoidable
circumstances
require the use of
collective
graves
.
Bodies
may be cremated only for imperative
reasons
of
hygiene
, on
account
of the
religion
of the
deceased
or in
accordance
with his express wish to this
effect
. In
case
of
cremation
, the
fact
shall be stated and the
reasons
given in the
death certificate
of the
deceased
. ...
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. ...
ARTICLE-140
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... Accessions shall be notified in
writing
to the
Swiss Federal Council
, and shall take
effect
six
months
after the
date
on which they are
received
. ...
ARTICLE-141
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... The
situations
provided for in Articles
2
and
3
shall give immediate
effect
to
ratifications
deposited
and accessions notified by the
Parties to the conflict
before or after the beginning of
hostilities
or
occupation
. The
Swiss Federal Council
shall
communicate
by the quickest
method
any
ratifications
or accessions
received
from
Parties to the conflict
. ...
ARTICLE-142
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... The
denunciation
shall take
effect
one
year
after the
notification
thereof has been made to the
Swiss Federal Council
. However, a
denunciation
of which
notification
has been made at a
time
when the denouncing
Power
is involved in a
conflict
shall not take
effect
until
peace
has been concluded, and until after
operations
connected
with the
release
and
repatriation
of the
persons
protected
by the present
Convention
have been terminated. ...
... The
denunciation
shall take
effect
one
year
after the
notification
thereof has been made to the
Swiss Federal Council
. However, a
denunciation
of which
notification
has been made at a
time
when the denouncing
Power
is involved in a
conflict
shall not take
effect
until
peace
has been concluded, and until after
operations
connected
with the
release
and
repatriation
of the
persons
protected
by the present
Convention
have been terminated. ...
... The
denunciation
shall have
effect
only in
respect
of the denouncing
Power
. It shall in no way
impair
the
obligations
which the
Parties to the conflict
shall remain bound to fulfil by
virtue
of the
principles
of the
law of nations
, as they result from the usages
established
among
civilized
peoples, from the
laws of humanity
and the dictates of the
public conscience
. ...
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