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PRISONERS OF WAR
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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.
Such prisoners of war shall have the right to remain in
communication with the prisoners’ representatives in the camps on
which they depend.
SECTION IV
FINANCIAL RESOURCES OF PRISONERS OF WAR
ART. 58. — Upon the outbreak of hostilities, and pending an
arrangement on this matter with the Protecting Power, the
Detaining Power may determine the maximum amount of money
in cash or in any similar form, that prisoners may have in their
possession. Any amount in excess, which was properly in their
possession and which has been taken or withheld from them, shall
be placed to their account, together with any monies deposited by
them, and shall not be converted into any other currency without
their consent.
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.
Ready money
ART. 59. — Cash which was taken from prisoners of war, in
accordance with Article 18, at the time of their capture, and which is
in the currency of the Detaining Power, shall be placed to their
separate accounts, in accordance with the provisions of Article 64 of
the present Section.
The amounts, in the currency of the Detaining Power, due to the
conversion of sums in other currencies that are taken from the
prisoners of war at the same time, shall also be credited to their
separate accounts.
Amounts in
cash taken
from
prisoners
ART. 60. — The Detaining Power shall grant all prisoners of war
a monthly advance of pay, the amount of which shall be fixed by
Advances
of pay
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