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their use to lend assistance to the belligerents on one side only. 113 Every measure of restrictionor prohibition taken by a neutral State in regard to the use of its communications facilities andequipment must be impartially applied by it to all belligerent States. 114 It also must see to thesame obligation being observed by companies or private individuals owning suchcommunication equipment and facilities. 11515.5.4 Movement of Belligerent Forces and Convoys of Supplies Through Neutral LandTerritory. Belligerent States are forbidden to move forces or convoys of either munitions of waror supplies across the land territory of a neutral State. 116 This rule only prohibits the official actsof a belligerent State in convoying or shipping munitions and supplies through a neutral State aspart of an expedition; it does not prohibit the shipment of such supplies by private persons. 117However, a neutral State may authorize passage through its territory of the wounded andsick, including the overflight of its territory by certain medical aircraft. 11815.6 NEUTRAL PERSONS15.6.1 Definition of Neutral Person. The nationals of a State that is not taking part in thewar are considered neutral persons. 11915.6.2 Forfeiture of Protections of Neutral Status by a Neutral Person. A national of aneutral State would not retain the protections that a person would derive by virtue of the neutralstatus of his or her State of nationality if that person commits:• hostile acts against a belligerent State; or• acts in favor of a belligerent State, particularly if that person voluntarily enlists in theranks of the armed forces of one of the parties to the armed conflict. 120113 1956 FM 27-10 (Change No. 1 1976) 530 (“The liberty of a neutral State, if it so desires, to transmit messagesby means of its telegraph, telephone, cable, radio, or other communications facilities does not imply the power so touse them or to permit their use as to lend assistance to the belligerents on one side only.”).114 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.”).115 HAGUE V art. 9 (“A neutral Power must see to the same obligations being observed by companies or privateindividuals owning telegraph or telephone cables or wireless telegraphy apparatus.”).116 HAGUE V art. 2 (“Belligerents are forbidden to move troops or convoys of either munitions of war or suppliesacross the territory of a neutral Power.”).117 1956 FM 27-10 (Change No. 1 1976) 517 (“A distinction must be drawn between the official acts of thebelligerent State in convoying or shipping munitions and supplies through neutral territory as part of an expeditionand the shipment of such supplies by private persons. The former is forbidden while the latter is not.”).118 Refer to § 15.18 (Authorized Passage of Wounded and Sick Combatants Through Neutral Territory).119 HAGUE V art. 16 (“The nationals of a State which is not taking part in the war are considered as neutrals.”).120 HAGUE V art. 17 (“A neutral cannot avail himself of his neutrality: (a.) If he commits hostile acts against abelligerent; (b.) If he commits acts in favor of a belligerent, particularly if he voluntarily enlists in the ranks of thearmed force of one of the parties.”).950