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ARTICLE-109
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... Throughout the
duration
of
hostilities
,
Parties to the conflict
shall endeavour, with the
cooperation
of the
neutral Powers
concerned, to make
arrangements
for the
accommodation
in
neutral countries
of the
sick
and
wounded
prisoners of war
referred to in the second paragraph of the following Article. They may, in
addition
, conclude
agreements
with a
view
to the direct
repatriation
or
internment
in a
neutral country
of able-bodied
prisoners of war
who have undergone a long
period
of
captivity
. ...
... Throughout the
duration
of
hostilities
,
Parties to the conflict
shall endeavour, with the
cooperation
of the
neutral Powers
concerned, to make
arrangements
for the
accommodation
in
neutral countries
of the
sick
and
wounded
prisoners of war
referred to in the second paragraph of the following Article. They may, in
addition
, conclude
agreements
with a
view
to the direct
repatriation
or
internment
in a
neutral country
of able-bodied
prisoners of war
who have undergone a long
period
of
captivity
. ...
ARTICLE-110
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... The following may be accommodated in a
neutral country
: ...
... 1.
Wounded
and
sick
whose
recovery
may be expected within one
year
of the
date
of the
wound
or the beginning of the
illness
, if
treatment
in a
neutral country
might
increase
the
prospects
of a more certain and speedy
recovery
. ...
... 2.
Prisoners of war
whose
mental
or
physical
health
, according to
medical
opinion
, is seriously threatened by continued
captivity
, but whose
accommodation
in a
neutral country
might
remove
such a
threat
. ...
... The
conditions
which
prisoners of war
accommodated in a
neutral country
must fulfil in
order
to
permit
their
repatriation
shall be fixed, as shall likewise their
status
, by
agreement
between the
Powers
concerned. In
general
,
prisoners of war
who have been accommodated in a
neutral country
, and who belong to the following
categories
, should be
repatriated
: ...
... The
conditions
which
prisoners of war
accommodated in a
neutral country
must fulfil in
order
to
permit
their
repatriation
shall be fixed, as shall likewise their
status
, by
agreement
between the
Powers
concerned. In
general
,
prisoners of war
who have been accommodated in a
neutral country
, and who belong to the following
categories
, should be
repatriated
: ...
... If no
special agreements
are concluded between the
Parties to the conflict
concerned, to determine the
cases
of
disablement
or
sickness
entailing direct
repatriation
or
accommodation
in a
neutral country
, such
cases
shall be settled in
accordance
with the
principles
laid down in the
Model
Agreement
concerning
direct
repatriation
and
accommodation
in
neutral countries
of
wounded
and
sick
prisoners of war
and in the
Regulations
concerning
Mixed
Medical
Commissions
annexed to the present
Convention
. ...
... If no
special agreements
are concluded between the
Parties to the conflict
concerned, to determine the
cases
of
disablement
or
sickness
entailing direct
repatriation
or
accommodation
in a
neutral country
, such
cases
shall be settled in
accordance
with the
principles
laid down in the
Model
Agreement
concerning
direct
repatriation
and
accommodation
in
neutral countries
of
wounded
and
sick
prisoners of war
and in the
Regulations
concerning
Mixed
Medical
Commissions
annexed to the present
Convention
. ...
ARTICLE-114
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...
Prisoners of war
who
meet
with
accidents
shall, unless the
injury
is
self-inflicted
, have the
benefit
of the
provisions
of this
Convention
as
regards
repatriation
or
accommodation
in a
neutral country
. ...
ARTICLE-115
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... No
prisoner of war
on whom a
disciplinary punishment
has been imposed and who is
eligible
for
repatriation
or for
accommodation
in a
neutral country
, may be kept back on the
plea
that he has not undergone his
punishment
. ...
...
Prisoners of war
detained
in
connection
with a
judicial
prosecution
or
conviction
and who are
designated
for
repatriation
or
accommodation
in a
neutral country
, may
benefit
by such
measures
before the end of the
proceedings
or the
completion of the punishment
, if the
Detaining Power
consents
. ...
ARTICLE-116
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... The
costs
of repatriating
prisoners of war
or of
transporting
them to a
neutral country
shall be
borne
, from the
frontiers
of the
Detaining Power
, by the
Power
on which the said
prisoners
depend. ...
ARTICLE-123
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... A
Central Prisoners of War Information Agency
shall be
created
in a
neutral country
. The
International Committee of the Red Cross
shall, if it deems necessary,
propose
to the
Powers
concerned the
organization
of such an
Agency
. ...
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