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The supply of services and goods to a belligerent State, however, must not convert neutralterritory into a base of operations. 70If a neutral State prohibits the export or transport of arms, munitions, or anything that canbe of use to an armed force, every measure of restriction or prohibition taken by a neutral Statein regard to the provision of such supplies or munitions must be impartially applied by it to allbelligerent States. 7115.3.2.2 Duty to Prevent Violations of Neutrality Within Its Jurisdiction. Aneutral State has certain obligations to prevent violations of its neutrality within its territory. Aneutral State has an obligation to prevent violations of its neutrality committed by belligerentforces. 72 A neutral State also has an obligation to prevent violations of its neutrality committedby persons within its jurisdiction. 7315.3.2.3 Public Expressions of Sympathy Are Not Violations of Neutrality. Publicexpressions of sympathy for one belligerent or disapproval of another belligerent are notviolations of duties of neutrality. 7415.3.2.4 Authorized Humanitarian Assistance Is Not a Violation of Neutrality.Humanitarian assistance given in accordance with international law is also not a violation ofduties of neutrality. 75 For example, a neutral State’s performing of the role of the ProtectingPower in accordance with the 1949 Geneva Conventions is not regarded as unneutral conduct. 7670 Refer to § 15.5.1 (Prohibition on Outfitting Hostile Expeditions With Supplies and Services for a Belligerent FromNeutral Territory).71 HAGUE V art. 9 (“Every measure of restriction or prohibition taken by a neutral Power in regard to the mattersreferred to in Articles 7 and 8 must be impartially applied by it to both belligerents.”).72 HAGUE XIII art. 25 (“A neutral Power is bound to exercise such surveillance as the means at its disposal allow toprevent any violation of the provisions of the above Articles occurring in its ports or roadsteads or in its waters.”);HAGUE V art. 5 (“A neutral Power must not allow any of the acts referred to in Articles 2 to 4 to occur on itsterritory. It is not called upon to punish acts in violation of its neutrality unless the said acts have been committedon its own territory.”).73 See, e.g., Consultative Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the American Republics, Final Act of the Meeting: VGeneral Declaration of Neutrality of the American Republics, 3, Oct. 3, 1939, 1 DEPARTMENT OF STATE BULLETIN326, 327 (Oct. 7, 1939) (The American Republics resolve “[t]o declare that with regard to their status as neutrals,there exist certain standards recognized by the American Republics applicable in these circumstances and that inaccordance with them they: ... (b) Shall prevent, in accordance with their internal legislations, the inhabitants of theirterritories from engaging in activities capable of affecting the neutral status of the American Republics.”); Treatybetween the United States and Great Britain, art. 6, May 8, 1871, 17 STAT. 863, 865 (“A neutral Government isbound – … Thirdly, to exercise due diligence in its own ports and waters, and, as to all persons within itsjurisdiction, to prevent any violation of the foregoing obligations and duties.”).74 LAUTERPACHT, II OPPENHEIM’S INTERNATIONAL LAW 655 (§294) (“The required attitude of impartiality is notincompatible with sympathy with one belligerent, and disapproval of the other, so long as these feelings do not findexpression in actions violating impartiality. Thus, not only public opinion and the press of a neutral State, but alsoits Government, may show their sympathy to one party or another without violating neutrality.”).75 LAUTERPACHT, II OPPENHEIM’S INTERNATIONAL LAW 655 (§294) (“Moreover, acts of humanity on the part ofneutrals and their subjects, such as the sending to military hospitals of doctors, medicine, provisions, dressing942