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ARTICLE-53
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...
Prisoners of war
must be allowed, in the middle of the
day
's
work
, a
rest
of not less than one hour. This
rest
will be the same as that to which
workers
of the
Detaining Power
are entitled, if the latter is of longer
duration
. They shall be allowed in
addition
a
rest
of twenty-four consecutive hours every
week
, preferably on Sunday or the
day
of
rest
in their
country of origin
. Furthermore, every
prisoner
who has worked for one
year
shall be
granted
a
rest
of eight consecutive
days
, during which his
working
pay
shall be
paid
him. ...
...
Prisoners of war
must be allowed, in the middle of the
day
's
work
, a
rest
of not less than one hour. This
rest
will be the same as that to which
workers
of the
Detaining Power
are entitled, if the latter is of longer
duration
. They shall be allowed in
addition
a
rest
of twenty-four consecutive hours every
week
, preferably on Sunday or the
day
of
rest
in their
country of origin
. Furthermore, every
prisoner
who has worked for one
year
shall be
granted
a
rest
of eight consecutive
days
, during which his
working
pay
shall be
paid
him. ...
ARTICLE-54
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... The
working
pay
due
to
prisoners of war
shall be fixed in
accordance
with the
provisions
of Article
62
of the present
Convention
. ...
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
. ...
... 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-58
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... If
prisoners of war
are permitted to
purchase
services
or commodities outside the
camp
against
payment
in
cash
, such payments shall be made by the
prisoner
himself or by the
camp administration
who will
charge
them to the
accounts
of the
prisoners
concerned. The
Detaining Power
will
establish
the necessary
rules
in this
respect
. ...
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
: ...
... However, the
Parties to the conflict
concerned may by
special agreement
modify the
amount
of
advances
of
pay
due
to
prisoners
of the preceding
categories
. ...
... Furthermore, if the
amounts
indicated in the first paragraph above would be unduly high compared with the
pay
of the
Detaining Power
's
armed forces
or would, for any
reason
, seriously embarrass the
Detaining Power
, then, pending the
conclusion
of a
special agreement
with the
Power
on which the
prisoners
depend to vary the
amounts
indicated above, the
Detaining Power
: ...
... (b) May temporarily
limit
the
amount
made available from these
advances
of
pay
to
prisoners of war
for their own use, to sums which are
reasonable
, but which, for
Category
I, shall never be
inferior
to the
amount
that the
Detaining Power
gives to the
members
of its own
armed forces
. ...
ARTICLE-61
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... The
Detaining Power
shall
accept
for
distribution
as
supplementary
pay
to
prisoners of war
sums which the
Power
on which the
prisoners
depend may forward to them, on
condition
that the sums to be
paid
shall be the same for each
prisoner
of the same
category
, shall be
payable
to all
prisoners
of that
category
depending on that
Power
, and shall be placed in their separate
accounts
, at the earliest
opportunity
, in
accordance
with the
provisions
of Article
64
. Such
supplementary
pay
shall not relieve the
Detaining Power
of any
obligation
under this
Convention
. ...
... The
Detaining Power
shall
accept
for
distribution
as
supplementary
pay
to
prisoners of war
sums which the
Power
on which the
prisoners
depend may forward to them, on
condition
that the sums to be
paid
shall be the same for each
prisoner
of the same
category
, shall be
payable
to all
prisoners
of that
category
depending on that
Power
, and shall be placed in their separate
accounts
, at the earliest
opportunity
, in
accordance
with the
provisions
of Article
64
. Such
supplementary
pay
shall not relieve the
Detaining Power
of any
obligation
under this
Convention
. ...
... The
Detaining Power
shall
accept
for
distribution
as
supplementary
pay
to
prisoners of war
sums which the
Power
on which the
prisoners
depend may forward to them, on
condition
that the sums to be
paid
shall be the same for each
prisoner
of the same
category
, shall be
payable
to all
prisoners
of that
category
depending on that
Power
, and shall be placed in their separate
accounts
, at the earliest
opportunity
, in
accordance
with the
provisions
of Article
64
. Such
supplementary
pay
shall not relieve the
Detaining Power
of any
obligation
under this
Convention
. ...
ARTICLE-62
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...
Prisoners of war
shall be
paid
a
fair
working
rate
of
pay
by the
detaining
authorities
direct. The
rate
shall be fixed by the said
authorities
, but shall at no
time
be less than one-fourth of one
Swiss franc
for a full
working
day
. The
Detaining Power
shall inform
prisoners of war
, as well as the
Power
on which they depend, through the
intermediary
of the
Protecting Power
, of the
rate
of daily
working
pay
that it has fixed. ...
...
Prisoners of war
shall be
paid
a
fair
working
rate
of
pay
by the
detaining
authorities
direct. The
rate
shall be fixed by the said
authorities
, but shall at no
time
be less than one-fourth of one
Swiss franc
for a full
working
day
. The
Detaining Power
shall inform
prisoners of war
, as well as the
Power
on which they depend, through the
intermediary
of the
Protecting Power
, of the
rate
of daily
working
pay
that it has fixed. ...
...
Prisoners of war
shall be
paid
a
fair
working
rate
of
pay
by the
detaining
authorities
direct. The
rate
shall be fixed by the said
authorities
, but shall at no
time
be less than one-fourth of one
Swiss franc
for a full
working
day
. The
Detaining Power
shall inform
prisoners of war
, as well as the
Power
on which they depend, through the
intermediary
of the
Protecting Power
, of the
rate
of daily
working
pay
that it has fixed. ...
...
Working
pay
shall likewise be
paid
by the
detaining
authorities
to
prisoners of war
permanently detailed to
duties
or to a
skilled
or semi-
skilled
occupation
in
connection
with the
administration
,
installation
or
maintenance
of
camps
, and to the
prisoners
who are required to carry out
spiritual
or
medical
duties
on behalf of their
comrades
. ...
...
Working
pay
shall likewise be
paid
by the
detaining
authorities
to
prisoners of war
permanently detailed to
duties
or to a
skilled
or semi-
skilled
occupation
in
connection
with the
administration
,
installation
or
maintenance
of
camps
, and to the
prisoners
who are required to carry out
spiritual
or
medical
duties
on behalf of their
comrades
. ...
... The
working
pay
of the
prisoners
'
representative
, of his advisers, if any, and of his
assistants
, shall be
paid
out of the
fund
maintained by
canteen
profits
. The scale of this
working
pay
shall be fixed by the
prisoners
'
representative
and
approved
by the
camp commander
. If there is no such
fund
, the
detaining
authorities
shall
pay
these
prisoners
a
fair
working
rate
of
pay
. ...
... The
working
pay
of the
prisoners
'
representative
, of his advisers, if any, and of his
assistants
, shall be
paid
out of the
fund
maintained by
canteen
profits
. The scale of this
working
pay
shall be fixed by the
prisoners
'
representative
and
approved
by the
camp commander
. If there is no such
fund
, the
detaining
authorities
shall
pay
these
prisoners
a
fair
working
rate
of
pay
. ...
... The
working
pay
of the
prisoners
'
representative
, of his advisers, if any, and of his
assistants
, shall be
paid
out of the
fund
maintained by
canteen
profits
. The scale of this
working
pay
shall be fixed by the
prisoners
'
representative
and
approved
by the
camp commander
. If there is no such
fund
, the
detaining
authorities
shall
pay
these
prisoners
a
fair
working
rate
of
pay
. ...
... The
working
pay
of the
prisoners
'
representative
, of his advisers, if any, and of his
assistants
, shall be
paid
out of the
fund
maintained by
canteen
profits
. The scale of this
working
pay
shall be fixed by the
prisoners
'
representative
and
approved
by the
camp commander
. If there is no such
fund
, the
detaining
authorities
shall
pay
these
prisoners
a
fair
working
rate
of
pay
. ...
... The
working
pay
of the
prisoners
'
representative
, of his advisers, if any, and of his
assistants
, shall be
paid
out of the
fund
maintained by
canteen
profits
. The scale of this
working
pay
shall be fixed by the
prisoners
'
representative
and
approved
by the
camp commander
. If there is no such
fund
, the
detaining
authorities
shall
pay
these
prisoners
a
fair
working
rate
of
pay
. ...
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-67
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...
Advances
of
pay
, issued to
prisoners of war
in
conformity
with Article
60
, shall be considered as made on behalf of the
Power
on which they depend. Such
advances
of
pay
, as well as all payments made by the said
Power
under Article
63
, third paragraph, and Article
68
, shall form the
subject
of
arrangements
between the
Powers
concerned, at the close of
hostilities
. ...
...
Advances
of
pay
, issued to
prisoners of war
in
conformity
with Article
60
, shall be considered as made on behalf of the
Power
on which they depend. Such
advances
of
pay
, as well as all payments made by the said
Power
under Article
63
, third paragraph, and Article
68
, shall form the
subject
of
arrangements
between the
Powers
concerned, at the close of
hostilities
. ...
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-89
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... 1. A
fine
which shall not exceed 50 per cent of the
advances
of
pay
and
working
pay
which the
prisoner of war
would otherwise
receive
under the
provisions
of Articles
60
and
62
during a
period
of not more than thirty
days
. ...
... 1. A
fine
which shall not exceed 50 per cent of the
advances
of
pay
and
working
pay
which the
prisoner of war
would otherwise
receive
under the
provisions
of Articles
60
and
62
during a
period
of not more than thirty
days
. ...
ARTICLE-119
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... 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. ...
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