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These provisions in no way detract from the right of any party to the conflict to arrangeother means of transport, if it should so prefer, nor preclude the granting of safe-conducts, undermutually agreed conditions, to such means of transport. 473In the absence of special agreements, the costs occasioned by the use of such means oftransport shall be borne proportionally by the parties to the conflict whose nationals are benefitedthereby. 474 Expenses in setting up the special transport system are not specifically addressed bythe GPW, and presumably would be addressed by an agreement between the body that takes theinitiative in establishing the system and the Powers concerned. 4759.20.6 Censorship and Security Review of POW Correspondence and Shipments. TheDetaining Power may examine and censor all communications sent to or by POWs, includingcorrespondence, telegrams, parcels, newspapers, periodicals, and books, with a view to deletingor confiscating matter prejudicial to its military security. 476 The Detaining Power’s general rightto conduct censorship is an implicit assumption in the GPW, as it is in the GC. 477 POWs’complaints, petitions, and reports may be subject to security review and censorship to ensure thatthey are not misused. 478The censoring of correspondence addressed to POWs or sent by them shall be done asquickly as possible. 479 Mail shall be censored only by the State from which the mail is sent andthe State that receives the mail, and only once by each State. 4809.20.6.1 Examination of Consignments. The examination of consignmentsintended for POWs shall not be carried out under conditions that will expose the goods contained122; (b) correspondence and reports relating to prisoners of war which the Protecting Powers, the InternationalCommittee of the Red Cross or any other body assisting the prisoners, exchange either with their own delegates orwith the Parties to the conflict.”).473 GPW art. 75 (“These provisions in no way detract from the right of any Party to the conflict to arrange othermeans of transport, if it should so prefer, nor preclude the granting of safe-conducts, under mutually agreedconditions, to such means of transport.”).474 GPW art. 75 (“In the absence of special agreements, the costs occasioned by the use of such means of transportshall be borne proportionally by the Parties to the conflict whose nationals are benefited thereby.”).475 See GPW COMMENTARY 468 (“This paragraph deals with the expenditure involved in the use of specialtransport, but not the expenditure incurred in setting up the special transport system. On this latter point theConvention says nothing and it is therefore to be supposed that such expenses will be covered by agreement betweenthe body which takes the initiative in the matter and the Powers concerned.”).476 Compare § 10.23.6 (Censorship and Security Review of Internee Correspondence and Shipments).477 Refer to § 10.23.6 (Censorship and Security Review of Internee Correspondence and Shipments).478 Refer to § 9.23.2.1 (Review and Censorship of Requests and Complaints by the Detaining Power); § 9.23.3(Periodic Reports by the POW Representatives).479 GPW art. 76 (“The censoring of correspondence addressed to prisoners of war or despatched by them shall bedone as quickly as possible.”).480 GPW art. 76 (“Mail shall be censored only by the despatching State and the receiving State, and once only byeach.”).576