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Rh *His Majesty the King of Italy:

Jean Capello, Knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, His Consul General Switzerland, and Felix Baroffio, Knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, Doctor in Chief of medical division;


 * His Majesty the King of the Netherlands:

Bernard Ortuinus Théodore Henri Westenberg, Officer of His Order of the Crown of Oak, Knight of the Orders of Charles III of Spain, of the Crown of Prussia, of Adolphe of Nassau, L. D., His Secretary of Legation at Frankfort;


 * His Majesty the King of Portugal and of the Algarves:

José Antonio Marques, Knight of the Order of Christ, of Our Lady of the Conception of Villa-Viçosa, of Saint Benedict of Aviz, of Léopold of Belgium, etc., M. D., Surgeon of Brigade, Sub-Chief of the Department of Health at the Ministry of War;


 * His Majesty the King of Prussia:

Charles Albert de Kamptz, Knight of the Order of the Red Eagle of second clam, etc. etc. etc., His Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Swiss Confederation, Private Councillor of Legation,

Godefroi Frédéric François Lœffler, Knight of the Order of the Red Eagle of third class, etc. etc., M. D., Physician in Chief of the fourth Army Corps;

Georges Hermann Jules Ritter, Knight of the Order of the Crown of third class, etc. etc., Private Councillor at the Ministry of War;


 * His Majesty the King of Würtemberg:

Christophe Ulric Hahn, Knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, etc., Doctor of Philosophy and Theology, Member of the Central Royal Direction for Charitable Institutions:

Who, after having exchanged their powers, and found them in good and due form, agreed to the following articles:

Ambulances and military hospitals shall be acknowledged to be neuter, and, as such, shall be protected and respected by belligerents so long as any sick or wounded may be therein.

Such neutrality shall cease if the ambulances or hospitals should be held by a military force.

Persons employed in hospitals and ambulances, comprising the staff for superintendence, medical service, administration, transport of wounded, as well as chaplains, shall participate in the benefit of neutrality, whilst so employed, and so long as there remain any wounded to bring in or to succor.