All
relief shipments for prisoners of war shall be exempt from import,
customs and other dues.
Correspondence,
relief shipments and authorized remittances of money addressed
to prisoners of war or despatched by them through the post office,
either direct or through the Information Bureaux provided for in
Article 122 and the Central Prisoners of War Agency provided for
in Article 123, shall be exempt from any postal dues, both in the
countries of origin and destination, and in intermediate countries.
If relief
shipments intended for prisoners of war cannot be sent through
the post office by reason of weight or for any other cause, the
cost of transportation shall be borne by the Detaining Power in
all the territories under its control. The other Powers party to
the Convention shall bear the cost of transport in their respective
territories.
In the
absence of special agreements between the Parties concerned, the
costs connected with transport of such shipments, other than costs
covered by the above exemption, shall be charged to the senders.
The
High Contracting Parties shall endeavour to reduce, so far as possible,
the rates charged for telegrams sent by prisoners of war, or addressed
to them.
