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ARTICLE-28
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Canteens
shall be installed in all
camps
, where
prisoners of war
may
procure
foodstuffs,
soap
and
tobacco
and
ordinary
articles in daily use. The
tariff
shall never be in excess of
local
market
prices
. The
profits
made by
camp
canteens
shall be used for the
benefit
of the
prisoners
; a
special fund
shall be
created
for this
purpose
. The
prisoners
'
representative
shall have the
right
to collaborate in the
management
of the
canteen
and of this
fund
. ...
... When a
camp
is closed down, the
credit balance
of the
special fund
shall be handed to an
international welfare organization
, to be employed for the
benefit
of
prisoners of war
of the same
nationality
as those who have
contributed
to the
fund
. In
case
of a
general
repatriation
, such
profits
shall be kept by the
Detaining Power
,
subject
to any
agreement
to the
contrary
between the
Powers
concerned. ...
ARTICLE-62
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... 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
. ...
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