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inferior to that which is provided for by the GPW. 425 The Detaining Power, the militaryauthorities, and the commander of the camp to which such POWs belong shall be entirelyresponsible for the maintenance, care, treatment, and payment of the working pay of suchPOWs. 426Such POWs shall have the right to remain in communication with the POWRepresentatives in the camps on which they depend. 4279.20 POW CORRESPONDENCE AND RELIEF SHIPMENTSPOWs may send and receive mail and relief shipments, subject to security requirements.In addition, POWs benefit from certain postage exemptions.9.20.1 Capture, Health, or Transfer Card. Immediately upon capture, or not more thanone week after arrival at a camp, even if it is a transit camp, likewise in case of sickness ortransfer to a hospital or to another camp, every POW shall be enabled to write directly to his orher family, on the one hand, and to the Central POW Information Agency provided for in Article123 of the GPW, on the other hand, a card similar, if possible, to the model annexed to the GPW(GPW Annex IV B), informing his or her relatives of his or her capture, address, and state ofhealth. 428These cards shall be forwarded as rapidly as possible and may not be delayed in anymanner. 4299.20.2 POW Correspondence Rights and Quota. POWs shall be allowed to send andreceive letters and cards. 4309.20.2.1 POW Correspondence Quota. If the Detaining Power deems it necessaryto limit the number of letters and cards sent by each POW, this number shall not be less than twoletters and four cards monthly, exclusive of the capture cards provided for in Article 70 of theGPW (GPW Annex IV B), and conforming as closely as possible to the models annexed to the425 GPW art. 57 (“The treatment of prisoners of war who work for private persons, even if the latter are responsiblefor guarding and protecting them, shall not be inferior to that which is provided for by the present Convention.”).426 GPW art. 57 (“The Detaining Power, the military authorities and the commander of the camp to which suchprisoners belong shall be entirely responsible for the maintenance, care, treatment, and payment of the working payof such prisoners of war.”).427 GPW art. 57 (“Such prisoners of war shall have the right to remain in communication with the prisoners'representatives in the camps on which they depend.”).428 GPW art. 70 (“Immediately upon capture, or not more than one week after arrival at a camp, even if it is a transitcamp, likewise in case of sickness or transfer to hospital or to another camp, every prisoner of war shall be enabledto write direct to his family, on the one hand, and to the Central Prisoners of War Agency provided for in Article123, on the other hand, a card similar, if possible, to the model annexed to the present Convention, informing hisrelatives of his capture, address and state of health.”).429 GPW art. 70 (“The said cards shall be forwarded as rapidly as possible and may not be delayed in any manner.”).430 GPW art. 71 (“Prisoners of war shall be allowed to send and receive letters and cards.”).569