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10.22.3.2 Assistants for the Members of Internee Committtees. Members ofInternee Committees may appoint from among the internees such assistants as they mayrequire. 35710.22.3.3 Material Facilities, Including Certain Freedom of Movement. Allmaterial facilities shall be granted to members of Internee Committees, particularly a certainfreedom of movement necessary for the accomplishment of their duties (e.g., visits to labordetachments, receipt of supplies). 358 For example, members of Internee Committees may need togo to stations or other arrival points where relief supplies are sent. 35910.22.3.4 Facilities for Communication. All facilities shall likewise be accordedto members of Internee Committees for communication by post and telegraph with the detainingauthorities, the Protecting Powers, the ICRC and their delegates, and the organizations that giveassistance to internees. 360 Internee Committee members in labor detachments shall enjoy similarfacilities for communication with their Internee Committee in the principal place ofinternment. 361 Such communications shall not be limited nor considered as forming a part of thequota mentioned in Article 107 of the GC. 362Censorship of communications with the Protecting Powers, ICRC, etc., is not prohibited,but the Detaining Power should ensure that delays do not occur to the disadvantage of theinternees. 36310.22.3.5 Turnover for Successor Members of the Internee Committee UponTransfer. Members of Internee Committees who are transferred shall be allowed a reasonabletime to acquaint their successors with current affairs. 364357 GC art. 104 (“Members of Internee Committees may appoint from amongst the internees such assistants as theymay require.”).358 GC art. 104 (“All material facilities shall be granted to them, particularly a certain freedom of movementnecessary for the accomplishment of their duties (visits to labour detachments, receipt of supplies, etc.).”).359 GC COMMENTARY 443 (“It should be noted, with regard to the ‘freedom of movement’ which is mentioned, thatthe text says ‘a certain freedom’, not ‘complete freedom’. Article 3 of the Draft Rules concerning Collective Reliefannexed to the Convention in a way provides a commentary on this provision by stating that members of InterneeCommittees shall be permitted to go to stations or other arrival points near their place of internment where the reliefsupplies are sent.”).360 GC art. 104 (“All facilities shall likewise be accorded to members of Internee Committees for communication bypost and telegraph with the detaining authorities, the Protecting Powers, the International Committee of the RedCross and their delegates, and with the organizations which give assistance to internees.”).361 GC art. 104 (“Committee members in labour detachments shall enjoy similar facilities for communication withtheir Internee Committee in the principal place of internment.”).362 GC art. 104 (“Such communications shall not be limited, nor considered as forming a part of the quota mentionedin Article 107.”). Refer to § 10.23.2 (Internees’ Correspondence Rights and Quota).363 GC COMMENTARY 444 (“It is not stated that these communications are free from censorship. However, thegranting of all facilities lays an obligation on the Detaining Power, if it subjects this correspondence to censorship,to ensure that delays do not occur to the disadvantage of the internees.”).364 GC art. 104 (“Members of Internee Committees who are transferred shall be allowed a reasonable time toacquaint their successors with current affairs.”).695