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 1876 Employment of ex- prisoners of war and civilians. Evacuation to rear. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [59 STAT. Article 6. Ex-prisoners of war and civilians of each of the contracting parties may, until their repatriation, be employed in the management, main- tenance and administration of the camps or billets in which they are situated. They may also be employed on a voluntary basis on other work in the vicinity of their camps in furtherance of the common war effort in accordance with agreements to be reached between the com- petent Soviet and United States authorities. The question of pay- ment and conditions of labour shall be determined by agreement between these authorities. It is understood that liberated members of the respective forces will be employed in accordance with military standards and procedure and under the supervision of their own officers. Article 7. The contracting parties shall, wherever necessary, use all practica- ble means to ensure the evacuation to the rear of these liberated citizens. They also undertake to use all practicable means to trans- port liberated citizens to places to be agreed upon where they can be handed over to the Soviet or United States authorities respec- tively. The handing over of these liberated citizens shall in no way be delayed or impeded by the requirements of their temporary employment. Article 8. The contracting parties will give the fullest possible effect to the foregoing provisions of this Agreement, subject only to the limita- tions in detail and from time to time of operational, supply and transport conditions in the several theatres. Article 9. This Agreement shall come into force on signature. Done at the Crimea in duplicate and in the English and Russian languages, both being equally authentic, this eleventh day of Febru- ary, 1945. For the Government of the United For the Government of the Union States of America of Soviet Socialist Republics JOHN R DEANE reHepaji-JIeilTeHaHT Major General, U.S .A. rPb3JIoB ['] [Romanization: Lieutenant General Gryzlov.]

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