2048 MULTILATERAL CONVENTIOU-WAR PRISONERS. JULY 27,1929. Prlvilet!es of rank. Toutefois, les prisonniers punis A 180 suite d'une tentative d'eva- sion pourront Atre soumis it, un regime de surveillance special, mais qui ne pourra comporter 180 suppression d'aucune des garan- ties accordees aux prisonniers par 180 presente Convention. ARTICLE 49. Aucun prisonnier de guerre ne peut ~tre prive de son grade par 180 Puissance detentrice. Lea prisonniers punis disci- plinairement ne pourront ~tre prives des prerogatives attachees 8. leur grade. En particulier, les officiers et assimiles qui subiront des peines entrablant privation de liberte ne seront pas places dans les m~mes locaux que les sous-officiers ou hommes de troupe punis. ARTICLE 50. Escaped prisoners of Les prisonniers de guerre evades WII'. qui seraient repris avant d'avoir pu rejoindre leur armee ou quitter Ie territoire occupe par l'armee qui les a captures ne seront p8Bsi- bles que de peines disciplin8J.res. Policy towards tempted escape. Les prisonniers qui, aprea avoir reussi a. rejoindre leur armee ou a quitter Ie territoire occupe par l'armee qui les a captures, seraient de nouveau faits prisonniers ne seront p8Bsibies d'aucune peine pour leur fuite anterieure. ARTICLE 51. at- La tentative d'ev8Bion, m~me s'il y a recidive, ne sera pas consi- deree comme une circonstance aggravant.e dans Ie cas OU Ie prisonnier de guerre serait defere aux tribunaux pour des crimes ou delits contre les personnes ou contre 180 propriete commis au cours de cette tentative. Aprea une evasion tentee ou consommee, les camarades de 1'6- vade qui auront coopere a. l'evr,- sion ne pourront encourir de ce chef qu'une punition disciplinb.ire. However, prisoners punished as a result of attempted escape may be subjected to special surveil- l~c~l which, however, may not enta.i1 the suppression of the gu'lr- antees granted pri..'IOners by the present Convention. ARTICLE 49. No prisoner of war may be de- prived of his rank by the detaining Power. Prisoners given disciplinary punishment may not be deprived of the prerogatives attached to their rank. In particular, officers and persons of equivalent status who suffer punishment involving deprivation of liberty shall not be placed in the same quarters as noncommissioned officers or pri- vates being punished. ARTICLE 60. Escaped prisoners of war who are retaken before being able to rejoin their own army or to leave the territory occupied by the army which captured them shall be liable only to disciplinary punish- ment. Prisoners who! after having suc- ceeded in rejoinIng their army or in leaving the territory occupied by the army which captured them, may again be taken pris- oners, shall not be liable to any punishment on account of theU' previous flight. ARTICLE 61. Attempted escapc, even if it is a repetition of the offense, shall not be consid.ered as an aggravat- ing circumstance in case the pris- oner of war should be given over to the courts on account of crimes or offenses against persons or property committed in the course of that attempt. Mter an attempted or accom- plished escape, the comrades of the person escap~ who assisted in the escape, may mcur only dis- ciplinary punishment on this ac- count.
