Besides
those who are designated by the medical authorities of the Detaining
Power, wounded or sick prisoners of war belonging to the categories
listed below shall be entitled to present themselves for examination
by the Mixed Medical Commissions provided for in the foregoing
Article:
1. Wounded
and sick proposed by a physician or surgeon who is of the same
nationality, or a national of a Party to the conflict allied with
the Power on which the said prisoners depend, and who exercises
his functions in the camp.
2. Wounded
and sick proposed by their prisoners' representative.
3. Wounded
and sick proposed by the Power on which they depend, or by an organization
duly recognized by the said Power and giving assistance to the
prisoners.
Prisoners
of war who do not belong to one of the three foregoing categories
may nevertheless present themselves for examination by Mixed Medical
Commissions, but shall be examined only after those belonging to
the said categories.
The
physician or surgeon of the same nationality as the prisoners who
present themselves for examination by the Mixed Medical Commission,
likewise the prisoners' representative of the said prisoners, shall
have permission to be present at the examination.
