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 PAN AMERICAN MARITIME NEUTRALITY. FEB. 20, 1928. 1993 A.aT.tCLE 18 Auxiliary ships of belli~rents, converted anew into merchantmen, -== IUS1JIIrJ shan be admitted as such in neutral ports subject to the following Oc8IWoM aov.m. conditions: IDa edmfUlDol Into 1. That the transformed vessel has not violated the neutrality of IMU1Bl porU. the country where it arrives; 2. That the transformation has been made in the ~rts or jurisdic- tional waters of the country to which the vessel belongs, or in the ports of its allies; 8. That the transformation be genuine, namely, that the vessel show neither in its crew nor in its equipment tJui.t it can serve the armed fleet of its country as an auxiliary, as it did before; 4. That the government of the count~ to which the ship belongs communicate to the states the names of auxiliary craft which have lost such character in order to recover that of merchantmen1 and 5. That the same governnient obligate itself that said ships shall not again be used as auxiliaries to the war fleet. . AJmCLE 14 The airships of belligerents shall not fly above the territory or the lIeDfprent IfrIbiPL territorial waters of neutrals if it is not in conformity with the regu- lations of the latter. Section III. -Rights and duties of neutrals. . AJmCLE 15 Rights and duties of DeUU'aII. Of the acts of assistance comin~ from the neutral states, and the ~C::.contrary to neue acts of commerce on the part of mdividuals, only the first are con- trary to neutrality. ARTICLE 16 The neutral state is forbidden: a) To deliver to the belligerent, directly or indirectly, or for any reason whatever, ships of war, munitions or any other war material; b) To grant it loans, or to open credits for it during the duration of war. Credits that a neutral state may give to facilitate the sale or ex- portation of its food products and raw materials are not included In this prohibition. AJmCLE 17 Acts forbidden.
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Prizes cannot be taken to a neutral port except in case of unsea- teTarmstroBot (talk) 20:34, 11 June 2014 (UTC)7en­ worthiness, stress of weather, or want of fuel or provisions. When the cause has disappeared, the prizes must leave immediately; if none of the indicated conditions exist, the state shall suggest to them DuratiOD oIlta7. that they depart, and if not obeyed shall have recourse to the means at its dlsposal to disarm them with their officers and crew, or to intern the prize crew placed on board by the captor. ARTICLE 18 Outside of the cases provided for in Article 17, the neutral state ReJeueotprflel. must release the prizes which may have been brought into its terri- torial waters. AJmCLE 19 When a ship transporting merchandise is to be interned in a neu- 1Ihl or Interned tral state, cargo intended for said country shall be unloaded and that destined for others shall be transhipped.