2024-03-07 Testimony Ltc. Kahiwalani, Occupied Forces Hawaii Army

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WOUNDED AND SICK 47 c) Although retained personnel in a camp shall be subject to its internal discipline, they shall not, however, be required to perform any work outside their medical or religious duties. During hostilities the Parties to the conflict shall make arrangements for relieving where possible retained personnel, and shall settle the procedure of such relief. None of the preceding provisions shall relieve the Detaining Power of the obligations imposed upon it with regard to the medical and spiritual welfare of the prisoners of war. ART. 29. — Members of the personnel designated in Article 25 Status of who have fallen into the hands of the enemy, shall be prisoners of auxiliary war,but shall be employed on their medical duties in so far as the personnel need arises. ART. 30. — Personnel whose retention is not indispensable by Return of virtue of the provisions of Article 28 shall be returned to the Party medical and to the conflict to whom theybelong, as soon as a road is open for religious P personnel their return and military requirements permit. Pending their return,they shall not be deemed prisoners of war. Nevertheless they shall at least benefit by all the provisions of the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War of August 12, 1949.They shall continue to fulfil their duties under the orders of the adverse Party and shall preferably be engaged in the care of the wounded and sick of the Party to the conflict to which they themselves belong. On their departure,they shall take with them the effects,personal belongings,valuables and instruments belonging to them. ART.31. —The selection of personnel for return under Article 30 Selection of shall be made irrespective of any consideration of race, religion or personnel for political opinion,but preferably according to the chronological order return of their capture and their state of health. As from the outbreak of hostilities, Parties to the conflict may determine by special agreement the percentage of personnel to be retained, in proportion to the number of prisoners and the distribution of the said personnel in the camps. ART.32. — Persons designated in Article 27 who have fallen into Return of the hands of the adverse Party may not be detained. personnel Unless otherwise agreed,they shall have permission to return to belonging to their country,or if this is notpossible,to the territoryof the Partyto neutral Y countries the conflict in whose service they were, as soon as a route for their return is open and military considerations permit.