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ARTICLE-4
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... C. This Article shall in no way
affect
the
status
of
medical personnel
and
chaplains
as provided for in Article
33
of the present
Convention
. ...
ARTICLE-30
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Prisoners of war
shall have the
attention
, preferably, of
medical personnel
of the
Power
on which they depend and, if possible, of their
nationality
. ...
ARTICLE-32
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Prisoners of war
who, though not attached to the
medical service
of their
armed forces
, are
physicians
,
surgeons
,
dentists
,
nurses
or
medical
orderlies, may be required by the
Detaining Power
to
exercise
their
medical
functions
in the
interests
of
prisoners of war
dependent on the same
Power
. In that
case
they shall
continue
to be
prisoners of war
, but shall
receive
the same
treatment
as
corresponding
medical personnel
retained by the
Detaining Power
. They shall be exempted from any other
work
under Article
49
. ...
ARTICLE-33
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Members
of the
medical personnel
and
chaplains
while retained by the
Detaining Power
with a
view
to assisting
prisoners of war
, shall not be considered as
prisoners of war
. They shall, however,
receive
as a
minimum
the
benefits
and
protection
of the present
Convention
, and shall also be
granted
all
facilities
necessary to provide for the
medical care
of, and
religious
inistration to,
prisoners of war
. ...
... (b) The senior
medical officer
in each
camp
shall be
responsible
to the
camp
military authorities
for everything
connected
with the
activities
of retained
medical personnel
. For this
purpose
,
Parties to the conflict
shall
agree
at the
outbreak of hostilities
on the
subject
of the
corresponding
ranks
of the
medical personnel
,
including
that of
societies
mentioned in Article
26
of the
Geneva Convention
for the Amelioration of the
Condition
of the
Wounded
and
Sick
in
Armed Forces
in the
Field
of August 12, 1949. This senior
medical officer
, as well as
chaplains
, shall have the
right
to deal with the
competent
authorities
of the
camp
on all
questions
relating to their
duties
. Such
authorities
shall afford them all necessary
facilities
for
correspondence
relating to these
questions
. ...
... (b) The senior
medical officer
in each
camp
shall be
responsible
to the
camp
military authorities
for everything
connected
with the
activities
of retained
medical personnel
. For this
purpose
,
Parties to the conflict
shall
agree
at the
outbreak of hostilities
on the
subject
of the
corresponding
ranks
of the
medical personnel
,
including
that of
societies
mentioned in Article
26
of the
Geneva Convention
for the Amelioration of the
Condition
of the
Wounded
and
Sick
in
Armed Forces
in the
Field
of August 12, 1949. This senior
medical officer
, as well as
chaplains
, shall have the
right
to deal with the
competent
authorities
of the
camp
on all
questions
relating to their
duties
. Such
authorities
shall afford them all necessary
facilities
for
correspondence
relating to these
questions
. ...
... (c) Although they shall be
subject
to the
internal
discipline
of the
camp
in which they are retained, such
personnel
may not be compelled to carry out any
work
other than that concerned with their
medical
or
religious
duties
. ...
... During
hostilities
, the
Parties to the conflict
shall
agree
concerning
the possible
relief
of retained
personnel
and shall settle the
procedure
to be followed. ...
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