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no person shall be transferred to another State if it is more likely than not that the person wouldbe tortured in the receiving country. 63710.35.3 Committees to Search for Dispersed Internees. By agreement between theDetaining Power and the Powers concerned, committees may be set up after the close ofhostilities, or after the close of the occupation of territories, to search for dispersed internees. 63810.35.4 Costs of Returning Internees. The Detaining Power shall bear the expense ofreturning released internees to the places where they were residing when interned, or, if it tookthem into custody while they were in transit or on the high seas, the cost of completing theirjourney or of their return to their point of departure. 639Where a Detaining Power refuses permission to reside in its territory to a releasedinternee who previously had his or her permanent domicile there, such Detaining Power shallpay the cost of this internee’s repatriation. 640 If, however, the internee elects to return to his orher country on his or her own responsibility or in obedience to the Government of the Power towhich he or she owes allegiance, the Detaining Power need not pay the expenses of his or herjourney beyond the point of his or her departure from its territory. 641The Detaining Power need not pay the costs of repatriation of an internee who wasinterned at his or her own request. 642If internees are transferred in accordance with Article 45 of the GC, the transferring andreceiving Powers shall agree on the portion of the above costs to be borne by each. 643The foregoing discussion shall not prejudice such special agreements as may beconcluded between parties to the conflict concerning the exchange and repatriation of their637 Refer to § 8.14.4.1 (U.S. Policy Prohibiting Transfers in Cases in Which Detainees Would Likely Be Tortured).638 GC art. 133 (“By agreement between the Detaining Power and the Powers concerned, committees may be set upafter the close of hostilities, or of the occupation of territories, to search for dispersed internees.”).639 GPW art. 135 (“The Detaining Power shall bear the expense of returning released internees to the places wherethey were residing when interned, or, if it took them into custody while they were in transit or on the high seas, thecost of completing their journey or of their return to their point of departure.”).640 GPW art. 135 (“Where a Detaining Power refuses permission to reside in its territory to a released internee whopreviously had his permanent domicile therein, such Detaining Power shall pay the cost of the said internee’srepatriation.”).641 GPW art. 135 (“If, however, the internee elects to return to his country on his own responsibility or in obedienceto the Government of the Power to which he owes allegiance, the Detaining Power need not pay the expenses of hisjourney beyond the point of his departure from its territory.”).642 GPW art. 135 (“The Detaining Power need not pay the costs of repatriation of an internee who was interned at hisown request.”).643 GPW art. 135 (“If internees are transferred in accordance with Article 45, the transferring and receiving Powersshall agree on the portion of the above costs to be borne by each.”).733