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No special agreement may be concluded that would diminish the protection afforded bythe 1954 Hague Cultural Property Convention to the personnel engaged in the protection ofcultural property. 2714.14.1.1 Specialist Personnel in the Armed Forces. States, especially Parties tothe 1954 Hague Cultural Property Convention, may have within their armed forces, services orspecialist personnel whose purpose is to secure respect for cultural property and to cooperatewith the civilian authorities responsible for safeguarding it. 272 The United States has long hadsuch personnel in its armed forces. 273For example, during World War II, Allied forces dedicated a specific group of personnelwho were tasked to save as much of the culture of Europe as they could during combat. 274 Thesepersonnel worked to mitigate combat damage to churches and museums and to locate moveableworks of art that were stolen or missing. 2754.14.1.2 Armed Custodians Specially Empowered to Protect Cultural Property.States may use armed custodians who are specially empowered to protect cultural property. Theguarding of cultural property under special protection by armed custodians specially empoweredto do so, however, shall not be deemed to be a use for military purposes that would deprivecultural property of special protection. 2764.14.2 Persons Responsible for the Duties of Control in Accordance With the Regulationsfor the Execution of the 1954 Hague Cultural Property Convention. A number of persons areresponsible for the duties of control in accordance with the Regulations for the Execution of the271 1954 HAGUE CULTURAL PROPERTY CONVENTION art. 24(2) (“No special agreement may be concluded whichwould diminish the protection afforded by the present Convention to cultural property and to the personnel engagedin its protection.”).272 1954 HAGUE CULTURAL PROPERTY CONVENTION art. 7(2) (“The High Contracting Parties undertake to plan orestablish in peacetime, within their armed forces, services or specialist personnel whose purpose will be to securerespect for cultural property and to co-operate with the civilian authorities responsible for safeguarding it.”).273 Section-by-Section Analysis of Provisions, 4, Tab 1 to Strobe Talbot, Letter of Submittal, May 12, 1998,MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT TRANSMITTING THE 1954 HAGUE CULTURAL PROPERTY CONVENTION 5 (“It islongstanding U.S. Army practice to maintain such personnel in their civil affairs reserve force. Marine Corpsreserve civil affairs personnel receive training to perform similar functions if necessary.”).274 R. M. EDSEL, THE MONUMENTS MEN 2 (2009) (“The Monuments Men were a group of men and women fromthirteen nations, most of whom volunteered for service in the newly created Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archivessection [of the Western Allied military effort], or MFAA. Most of the early volunteers had expertise as museumdirectors, curators, art scholars and educators, artists, architects, and archivists. Their job was simple: to save asmuch of the culture of Europe as they could during combat. The creation of the MFAA section was a remarkableexperiment. It marked the first time an army fought a war while comprehensively attempting to mitigate culturaldamage, and was performed without adequate transportation, supplies, personnel, or historical precedent. The mentasked with this mission were, on the surface, the most unlikely of heroes.”).275 R. M. EDSEL, THE MONUMENTS MEN xiv (2009) (“Their initial responsibility was to mitigate combat damage,primarily to structures – churches, museums, and other important monuments. As the war progressed and theGerman border was breached, their focus shifted to locating moveable works of art and other cultural items stolen orotherwise missing.”).276 Refer to § 5.18.8.2 (Conditions for the Granting of Special Protection – No Use for Military Purposes).139