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10.15.1 Premises for Religious Services for Internees. The Detaining Power shall placeat the disposal of interned persons, of whatever denomination, premises suitable for the holdingof their religious services. 247 The premises where services are held should be sufficientlyspacious and clean, and should provide effective shelter to those attending services, but need notbe set aside exclusively for religious services. 24810.15.2 Interned Ministers of Religion. Ministers of religion who are interned shall beallowed to minister freely to the members of their community. 249 For this purpose, the DetainingPower shall ensure their equitable allocation among the various places of internment in whichthere are internees speaking the same language and belonging to the same religion. 250 Shouldsuch ministers be too few in number, the Detaining Power shall provide them with the necessaryfacilities, including means of transport, for moving from one place to another, and they shall beauthorized to visit any internees who are hospitalized. 25110.15.2.1 Correspondence by Ministers of Religion. Ministers of religion shall beat liberty to correspond on matters concerning their ministry with the religious authorities in thecountry of detention and, as far as possible, with the international religious organizations of theirfaith. 252 Such correspondence shall not be considered as forming a part of the quota mentionedin Article 107 of the GC. 253 It shall, however, be subject to the provisions of Article 112 of theGC. 254 In other words, such correspondence may be censored, but such censorship shall be doneas quickly as possible. 255246 GC art. 93 (“Internees shall enjoy complete latitude in the exercise of their religious duties, including attendanceat the services of their faith, on condition that they comply with the disciplinary routine prescribed by the detainingauthorities.”).247 GC art. 86 (“The Detaining Power shall place at the disposal of interned persons, of whatever denomination,premises suitable for the holding of their religious services.”).248 GC COMMENTARY 388 (“It does not seem essential that these premises should be set aside exclusively forreligious services. The parallel text in the Prisoners of War Convention (Article 34, paragraph 2) speaks of‘adequate’ premises. In both cases, it should be understood that the premises where services are held should besufficiently spacious and clean and so built as to give effective shelter to those attending the services.”).249 GC art. 93 (“Ministers of religion who are interned shall be allowed to minister freely to the members of theircommunity.”).250 GC art. 93 (“For this purpose, the Detaining Power shall ensure their equitable allocation amongst the variousplaces of internment in which there are internees speaking the same language and belonging to the same religion.”).251 GC art. 93 (“Should such ministers be too few in number, the Detaining Power shall provide them with thenecessary facilities, including means of transport, for moving from one place to another, and they shall be authorizedto visit any internees who are in hospital.”).252 GC art. 93 (“Ministers of religion shall be at liberty to correspond on matters concerning their ministry with thereligious authorities in the country of detention and, as far as possible, with the international religious organizationsof their faith.”).253 GC art. 93 (“Such correspondence shall not be considered as forming a part of the quota mentioned in Article107.”). Refer to § 10.23.2.1 (Internee Correspondence Quota).254 GC art. 93 (“It shall, however, be subject to the provisions of Article 112.”).255 Refer to § 10.23.6 (Censorship and Security Review of Internee Correspondence and Shipments).681