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information that is asked for if the information is not in its possession. 761 Responses to inquiriesmust be made consistent with the protection of POWs against insults and public curiosity. 7629.31.2.3 Collection of Personal Valuables Left by POWs. The National POWInformation Bureau shall furthermore be charged with collecting all personal valuables includingsums in currencies other than that of the Detaining Power and documents of importance to thenext of kin that have been left by POWs who have been repatriated or released, or who haveescaped or died, and shall forward these valuables to the Powers concerned. 763 Such articlesshall be sent by the National POW Information Bureau in sealed packets, which shall beaccompanied by statements giving clear and full particulars of the identity of the person to whomthe articles belonged, and by a complete list of the contents of the parcel. 764 Other personaleffects of such POWs shall be transmitted under arrangements agreed upon between the partiesto the conflict concerned. 7659.31.3 Central POW Information Agency. The GPW contemplates that a Central POWInformation Agency shall be created in a neutral country. 766 This organization may be the sameas that provided for in the GC. 767The function of the Central POW Information Agency shall be to collect all theinformation it may obtain through official or private channels respecting POWs, and to transmitit as rapidly as possible to the country of origin of the POWs or to the Power on which theydepend. 768 The Central POW Information Agency shall receive from the parties to the conflictall facilities for effecting such transmissions. 769 Parties to the GPW, and in particular those761 GPW art. 122 (“The Information Bureau shall also be responsible for replying to all enquiries sent to itconcerning prisoners of war, including those who have died in captivity; it will make any enquiries necessary toobtain the information which is asked for if this is not in its possession.”).762 Refer to § 9.5.3 (Protection Against Insults and Public Curiosity).763 GPW art. 122 (“The Information Bureau shall furthermore be charged with collecting all personal valuablesincluding sums in currencies other than that of the Detaining Power and documents of importance to the next of kin,left by prisoners of war who have been repatriated or released, or who have escaped or died, and shall forward thesaid valuables to the Powers concerned.”).764 GPW art. 122 (“Such articles shall be sent by the Bureau in sealed packets which shall be accompanied bystatements giving clear and full particulars of the identity of the person to whom the articles belonged, and by acomplete list of the contents of the parcel.”).765 GPW art. 122 (“Other personal effects of such prisoners of war shall be transmitted under arrangements agreedupon between the Parties to the conflict concerned.”).766 GPW art. 123 (“A Central Prisoners of War Information Agency shall be created in a neutral country. TheInternational Committee of the Red Cross shall, if it deems necessary, propose to the Powers concerned theorganization of such an Agency.”).767 Refer to § 10.31.3 (Central Information Agency for Protected Persons).768 GPW art. 123 (“The function of the Agency shall be to collect all the information it may obtain through officialor private channels respecting prisoners of war, and to transmit it as rapidly as possible to the country of origin ofthe prisoners of war or to the Power on which they depend.”).769 GPW art. 123 (“It shall receive from the Parties to the conflict all facilities for effecting such transmissions.”).616