COPY
(F 1793/177/10)
lief!
Extract from Minute.
"Art. 11. A neutral Power which receives in its
"territory troops belonging to the belligerent
"armies shall intern them, as far as possible,
"at a distance from the theatre of war.
"It can keep them in camps, and even confine
"them in fortresses or places assigned for this
"purpose.
"It shall decide whether officers may be
"left at liberty on giving their parole not to
"leave the neutral territory without permission.
"Art. 12. In the absence of a special Convention,
"the neutral Power shall supply the interned with
"the food, clothing, and relief which the dictates
"of humanity prescribe.
"At the conclusion of peace the expenses caused
"by the internment shall be made good."
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