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territories under its control. 466their respective territories. 467The other Parties to the GPW shall bear the cost of transport inIn the absence of special agreements between the Parties concerned, the costs connectedwith transport of such shipments, other than costs covered by the above exemption, shall becharged to the senders. 4689.20.4.5 Rates Charged for Telegrams. The Parties to the GPW shall endeavor toreduce, so far as possible, the rates charged for telegrams sent by POWs, or addressed to them. 4699.20.5 Special Means of Transport of Shipments to POWs. Should military operationsprevent the Powers concerned from fulfilling their obligation to ensure the transport of theshipments referred to in Articles 70, 71, 72, and 77 of the GPW, the Protecting Powersconcerned, the ICRC, or any other organization duly approved by the parties to the conflict mayundertake to ensure the conveyance of such shipments by suitable means (railway wagons, motorvehicles, vessels, or aircraft, etc.). 470 For this purpose, the Parties to the GPW shall endeavor tosupply them with such transport, and to allow its circulation, especially by granting the necessarysafe-conducts. 471Such transport may also be used to convey:• correspondence, lists, and reports exchanged between the Central POW InformationAgency referred to in Article 123 of the GPW and the National POW Information Bureaureferred to in Article 122 of the GPW; and• correspondence and reports relating to POWs that the Protecting Powers, the ICRC, orany other body assisting the POWs exchange either with their own delegates or with theparties to the conflict. 472466 GPW art. 74 (“If relief shipments intended for prisoners of war cannot be sent through the post office by reasonof weight or for any other cause, the cost of transportation shall be borne by the Detaining Power in all the territoriesunder its control.”).467 GPW art. 74 (“The other Powers party to the Convention shall bear the cost of transport in their respectiveterritories.”).468 GPW art. 74 (“In the absence of special agreements between the Parties concerned, the costs connected withtransport of such shipments, other than cost covered by the above exemption, shall be charged to the senders.”).469 GPW art. 74 (“The High Contracting Parties shall endeavour to reduce, so far as possible, the rates charged fortelegrams sent by prisoners of war, or addressed to them.”).470 GPW art. 75 (“Should military operations prevent the Powers concerned from fulfilling their obligation to assurethe transport of the shipments referred to in Articles 70, 71, 72 and 77, the Protecting Powers concerned, theInternational Committee of the Red Cross or any other organization duly approved by the Parties to the conflict mayundertake to ensure the conveyance of such shipments by suitable means (railway wagons, motor vehicles, vesselsor aircraft, etc.)”).471 GPW art. 75 (“For this purpose, the High Contracting Parties shall endeavour to supply them with such transportand to allow its circulation, especially by granting the necessary safe-conducts.”).472 GPW art. 75 (“Such transport may also be used to convey: (a) correspondence, lists and reports exchangedbetween the Central Information Agency referred to in Article 123 and the National Bureaux referred to in Article575

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