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74 of the GPW, 774 and, further, so far as possible, exemption from telegraphic charges or, atleast, greatly reduced rates. 775In addition, the National POW Information Bureau and the Central POW InformationAgency shall also enjoy exemption from postal charges in respect of letter-post items, postalparcels, and monetary articles that concern POWs, which they send or receive, either directly oras intermediaries under the conditions laid down in the Universal Postal Convention. 776 Suchitems exempt from postal charges should be marked appropriately. 7779.32 ROLE OF THE PROTECTING POWER IN THE GPWThe Protecting Power is an organ for ensuring implementation of the GPW. TheProtecting Power has extensive duties under the GPW. It transmits information betweenbelligerents, monitors Detaining Power compliance with the GPW, and takes an active role inpromoting the welfare of POWs.9.32.1 Transmission of Information Between Belligerents. The Protecting Power helpstransmit information between belligerents, including:• information concerning the geographic location of camps; 778• financial information, including working rates of pay, notifications of payment, lists ofcredit balances, and claims for compensation; 779• notification of arrangements made for POW correspondence and relief shipments; 780• legal documents of POWs; 781774 Refer to § 9.20.4 (Exemptions From Postal and Shipping Charges).775 GPW art. 124 (“The national Information Bureaux and the Central Information Agency shall enjoy free postagefor mail, likewise all the exemptions provided for in Article 74, and further, so far as possible, exemption fromtelegraphic charges or, at least, greatly reduced rates.”).776 Universal Postal Convention, art. 17(3), Dec. 14, 1989, 1687 UNTS 241, 252 (“The national InformationBureaux and the Central Information Agencies mentioned above shall also enjoy exemption from postal charges inrespect of letter-post items, postal parcels and monetary articles which concern the persons referred to in paragraphs1 and 2, which they send or receive, either direct or as intermediaries, under the conditions laid down in thoseparagraphs.”). Consider Letter Post Regulations, Article RL 111 to Article 7 of the Universal Postal Convention ofOct. 11, 2012, reprinted in INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION, LETTER POST MANUAL,page C.10, C.10-11 (Berne 2013, Update 2 – Jan. 2015) (“The following shall enjoy exemption from postal chargeswithin the meaning of article 7.2 of the Convention: 1.1 the Information Bureaux provided for in article 122 of theGeneva Convention of 12 August 1949 relative to the treatment of prisoners of war; 1.2 the Central Prisoner-of-WarInformation Agency provided for in article 123 of the same Convention;”).777 Refer to § 9.20.4.3 (Exemption From Postal Charges Under the Universal Postal Convention).778 Refer to § 9.11.4.2 (Sharing Information on the Location of POW Camps).779 Refer to § 9.18 (Financial Resources of POWs).780 Refer to § 9.4.2.6 (Arrangements Made for POWs to Write Correspondence and Receive Collective Relief).781 Refer to § 9.21.2 (Legal Documents and Assistance).618