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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [59 STAT. February 11, 1945 [E. A. . 505] Maintenance of liberated citizens. Protection of campe, etc. Repatriation repre sentatives. Agreement between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics respecting liberatedprisoners of war and civilians. Signed in the Crimea February 11, 1945; effective February 11, 1945. AGREEMENT RELATING TO PRISONERS OF WAR AND CIVILIANS LIBERATED BY FORCES OPERATING UNDER SOVIET COMMAND AND FORCES OPERATING UNDER UNITED STATES OF AMERICA COMMAND The Government of the United States of America on the one hand and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the other hand, wishing to make arrangements for the care and repatriation of United States citizens freed by forces operating under Soviet command and for Soviet citizens freed by forces operating under United States command, have agreed as follows:- Article 1. All Soviet citizens liberated by the forces operating under United States command and all United States citizens liberated by the forces operating under Soviet command will, without delay after their liber- ation, be separated from enemy prisoners of war and will be main- tained separately from them in camps or points of concentration until they have been handed over to the Soviet or United States authorities, as the case may be, at places agreed upon between those authorities. United States and Soviet military authorities will respectively take the necessary measures for protection of camps, and points of concentration from enemy bombing, artillery fire, etc. Article 2. The contracting parties shall ensure that their military author- ities shall without delay inform the competent authorities of the other party regarding citizens of the other contracting party found by them, and will at the same time take the necessary steps to im- plement the provisions of this agreement. Soviet and United States repatriation representatives will have the right of immediate access into the camps and points of concentration where their citizens are located and they will have the right to appoint the internal adminis- tration and set up the internal discipline and management in accord- ance with the military procedure and laws of their country. Facilities will be given for the despatch or transfer of officers of their own nationality to camps or points of concentration where liber- ated members of the respective forces are located and there are insuffi- cient officers. The outside protection of and access to and from the camps or points of concentration will be established in accordance 1874

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