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PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW COMPENDIUM VOLUME II

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.

Art 62. 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.

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.

Art 63. Prisoners of war shall be permitted to receive

remittances of money addressed to them individually or

collectively.

Every prisoner of war shall have at his disposal the credit

balance of his account as provided for in the following

Article, within the limits fixed by the Detaining Power,

which shall make such payments as are requested.

Subject to financial or monetary restrictions which the

Detaining Power regards as essential, prisoners of war

may also have payments made abroad. In this case

payments addressed by prisoners of war to dependents

shall be given priority.

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.

To apply the foregoing provisions, the Detaining Power

may usefully consult the Model Regulations in Annex V of

the present Convention.

Art. 64 The Detaining Power shall hold an account for

each prisoner of war, showing at least the following:

(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.

(2) The payments made to the prisoner in cash, or in any

other similar form; the payments made on his behalf and

at his request; the sums transferred under Article 63, third

paragraph.

Art 65. Every item entered in the account of a prisoner of

war shall be countersigned or initialled by him, or by the

prisoners' representative acting on his behalf.

Prisoners of war shall at all times be afforded reasonable

facilities for consulting and obtaining copies of their

accounts,

which

may

likewise

be

inspected

by the

representatives of the Protecting Powers at the time of

visits to the camp.

When prisoners of war are transferred from one camp to

another, their personal accounts will follow them. In case

of transfer from one Detaining Power to another, the

monies which are their property and are not in the

currency of the Detaining Power will follow them. They

shall be given certificates for any other monies standing

to the credit of their accounts.

The Parties to the conflict concerned may agree to notify

to each other at specific intervals through the Protecting

Power, the amount of the accounts of the prisoners of

war.

Art 66. 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.

Any of the above provisions of this Article may be varied

by mutual agreement between any two Parties to the

conflict.

The Power on which the prisoner of war depends shall be

responsible for settling with him any credit balance due

to him from the Detaining Power on the termination of

his captivity.

Art 67. 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.

Art 68. Any claim by a prisoner of war for compensation in

respect of any injury or other disability arising out of work

shall be referred to the Power on which he depends,

through the Protecting Power. In accordance with Article

54, the Detaining Power will, in all cases, provide the

prisoner of war concerned with a statement showing the

nature of the injury or disability, the circumstances in

which it arose and particulars of medical or hospital

treatment given for it. This statement will be signed by a

responsible

officer

of the Detaining Power and the

medical particulars certified by a medical officer.

Any claim by a prisoner of war for compensation in

respect

of

personal

effects

monies

or

valuables

impounded by the Detaining Power under Article 18 and

not forthcoming on his repatriation, or in respect of loss

alleged to be due to the fault of the Detaining Power or

any of its servants, shall likewise be referred to the Power

on which he depends. Nevertheless, any such personal

effects required for use by the prisoners of war whilst in

captivity

shall

be

replaced

at

the

expense

of

the

Detaining Power. The Detaining Power will, in all cases,

provide the prisoner of war with a statement, signed by a

responsible

officer,

showing

all available information

regarding

the

reasons

why

such effects, monies or

valuables have not been restored to him. A copy of this

statement will be forwarded to the Power on which he

depends through the Central Prisoners of War Agency

provided for in Article 123.

Section V. Relations of Prisoners of War With the Exterior

Art 69. Immediately upon prisoners of war falling into its

power, the Detaining Power shall inform them and the

Powers on which they depend, through the Protecting

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