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S. At the time the Neutral Ma
tions Repatriation Commission
assumes control of the prisoner
of war installations, the military
forces Of the OBTAINING side shall
be withdrawn therefrom, so that
the locations specified in the pre-
ceding paragraph shall be taken
over completely by the armed
forces of India.
6. Notwithstanding the pro-
visions of Paragraph S above, the
OBTAINING side shall have the re-
sponsibility for maintaining and
ensuring security and order ir
the areas around the locations
where the prisoners of war are
in custody and for preventing
and restraining any armed forces
(including irregular armed
forces) in the area under it's con-
troll from any acts of disturbance
and intrusion against the loca-
tions where the prisoners of war
are in custody.
7. Notwithstanding the pro-
visions of Paragraph 3 above
nothing in this agreement shall
be construed as derogating from
the authority of the Neutral
Nations Repatriation Commits
sion to exercise its legitimate
functions and responsibilities for
the control of the prisoners of
war under its temporary juris-
diction.
III-EXPLANATION.
8. The Neutral Nations Re-
patriation Commission, After
having received and taken into
custody all those prisoners of
war who have not exercised their
right to be repatriated, shall i'm
mediately make arrangements so
that within 80 days after the
Neutral Nations Repatriation
Commission takes over the Gus
tody. the nations to which the
prisoners of war belong shall
have freedom and facilities to
send representatives to the 10
cations where such prisoners of
war are in custody to explain
to all the prisoners of war de-
pending upon these nations their
rights and to inform them of
any matters relating to their
return to their homelands, par
ticularly of their full freedom
to return home to lead a peaceful
life. under the following pro-
visions:
A. The number of such ex-
planning representatives shall not
exceed seven per thousand
prisoners of war held in Gus
today by the Neutral Nations
Repatriation Commission, and
the minimum authorized shall
not be less than a total of five.
B. The hours during which the
explaining representatives shall
have access to the prisoners
shall be as determined by the
Neutral Nations Repatriation
Commission, and generally in
accord with Article So of the
Geneva Convention relative to
the treatment of prisoners of
war.
c. All explanations and inter-
views shall be conducted in the
presence of a representative of
each member nation of the
Neutral Nations Repatriation
Commission and a representative
from the OBTAINING side.
D. Additional provisions gov
erning the explanation work
shall be prescribed by the Neu-
trail Nations Repatriation Com
mission, and will be designed to
employ the principles enumer-
ated in Paragraph 3 above and
in this paragraph.
E. The explaining represent
atives. while engaging in their
work, shall be allowed to bring
with them necessary facilities
and personnel for wireless COM
munications. The number of
communications personnel shall
be limited to one team per loca-
ton at which explaining repre-
Sentatives are in residence, ex-
cept in the event that all pris-
oners Of war are concentrated in
one location, in which case, two
teams shall be permitted. Each
team shall consist of not more
than six communications per-
Sonnel.
9. Prisoners of war in its Gus
tody shall have freedom and IA
cilities to make representations
and communications to the Neu-
trail Nations Repatriation Com
mission and to representatives
and subordinate bodies of the
Neutral Nations Repatriation
Commission and to inform them
of their desires of any matter
concerning the prisoners of war
themselves, in accordance with
arrangements made for the pur-
pose by the Neutral Nations Re-
patriation Commission.
IV-DISPOSITION OF PRIS-
ONERS OF WAR.
10. Any prisoner of war who,
while in the custody of the Neu-
trail Nations Repatriation Com
mission, decides to exercise the
right of repatriation, shall make
an application requesting repat-
ration to a body consisting of a