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ARTICLE-20
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... The
Detaining Power
shall
supply
prisoners of war
who are being
evacuated
with sufficient
food
and potable
water
, and with the necessary
clothing
and
medical attention
. The
Detaining Power
shall take all suitable
precautions
to ensure their
safety
during
evacuation
, and shall
establish
as soon as possible a
list
of the
prisoners of war
who are
evacuated
. ...
ARTICLE-46
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... The
Detaining Power
shall
supply
prisoners of war
during
transfer
with sufficient
food
and
drinking water
to keep them in good
health
, likewise with the necessary
clothing
,
shelter
and
medical attention
. The
Detaining Power
shall take adequate
precautions
especially in
case
of
transport
by
sea
or by
air
, to ensure their
safety
during
transfer
, and shall draw up a complete
list
of all
transferred
prisoners
before their
departure
. ...
ARTICLE-66
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... On the
termination
of
captivity
, through the
release
of a
prisoner of war
or his
repatriation
, the
Detaining Power
shall give him a
statement
,
signed
by an
authorized
officer
of that
Power
, showing the
credit balance
then
due
to him. The
Detaining Power
shall also send through the
Protecting Power
to the
government
upon which the
prisoner of war
depends,
lists
giving all appropriate particulars of all
prisoners of war
whose
captivity
has been terminated by
repatriation
,
release
,
escape
,
death
or any other means, and showing the
amount
of their
credit
balances
. Such
lists
shall be
certified
on each sheet by an
authorized representative
of the
Detaining Power
. ...
... On the
termination
of
captivity
, through the
release
of a
prisoner of war
or his
repatriation
, the
Detaining Power
shall give him a
statement
,
signed
by an
authorized
officer
of that
Power
, showing the
credit balance
then
due
to him. The
Detaining Power
shall also send through the
Protecting Power
to the
government
upon which the
prisoner of war
depends,
lists
giving all appropriate particulars of all
prisoners of war
whose
captivity
has been terminated by
repatriation
,
release
,
escape
,
death
or any other means, and showing the
amount
of their
credit
balances
. Such
lists
shall be
certified
on each sheet by an
authorized representative
of the
Detaining Power
. ...
ARTICLE-75
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... (a)
Correspondence
,
lists
and
reports
exchanged
between the
Central
Information
Agency
referred to in Article
123
and the
National Bureaux
referred to in Article
122
; ...
ARTICLE-105
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... Failing a
choice
by the
prisoner of war
, the
Protecting Power
shall
find
him an
advocate
or
counsel
, and shall have at least one
week
at its
disposal
for the
purpose
. The
Detaining Power
shall deliver to the said
Power
, on
request
, a
list
of
persons
qualified to present the
defence
. Failing a
choice
of an
advocate
or
counsel
by the
prisoner of war
or the
Protecting Power
, the
Detaining Power
shall appoint a
competent
advocate
or
counsel
to
conduct
the
defence
. ...
ARTICLE-120
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...
Death
certificates
in the form annexed to the present
Convention
, or
lists
certified
by a
responsible
officer
, of all
persons
who
die
as
prisoners of war
shall be forwarded as rapidly as possible to the
Prisoner of War Information Bureau
established
in
accordance
with Article
122
. The
death
certificates
or
certified
lists
shall show particulars of
identity
as set out in the third paragraph of Article
17
, and also the
date
and
place
of
death
, the cause of
death
, the
date
and
place
of
burial
and all particulars necessary to
identify
the
graves
. ...
...
Death
certificates
in the form annexed to the present
Convention
, or
lists
certified
by a
responsible
officer
, of all
persons
who
die
as
prisoners of war
shall be forwarded as rapidly as possible to the
Prisoner of War Information Bureau
established
in
accordance
with Article
122
. The
death
certificates
or
certified
lists
shall show particulars of
identity
as set out in the third paragraph of Article
17
, and also the
date
and
place
of
death
, the cause of
death
, the
date
and
place
of
burial
and all particulars necessary to
identify
the
graves
. ...
... 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
. ...
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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