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PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,
TRANSMITTING,
In response to Senate resolution of May 17, 1881, a report of the Secretary
of State, with accompanying papers, touching the Geneva Convention for
the relief of the wounded in war.
DECEMBER 12, 1881.-Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to
be printed.
To the Senate of the United States :
I transmit herewith, in response to the resolution of the Senate of the
17th of May last, a report of the Secretary of State, with accompanying
papers, touching the Geneva Convention for the relief of the wounded
ID. Walſ.
* CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
ExECUTIVE MANSION,
Washington, December 12, 1881.
To the President:
The Secretary of State, to whom was addressed a resolution of the
Senate, dated the 17th of May, 1881, requesting him “to furnish to the
Senate copies (translations) of Articles of Convention signed at Geneva,
Switzerland, August 22, 1864, touching the treatment of those wounded
in war, together with the forms of ratification employed by the several
governments parties thereto,” has the honor to lay before the President
the papers called for by the resolution.
In view of the reference made, in Annual Message of the President, to
the Geneva Convention, the Secretary of State deems it unnecessary now
to enlarge upon the advisability of the adhesion of the United States to
an international compact, at Once So humane in its character and so uni-
versal in its application as to commend itself to the adoption of nearly
all the civilized Powers. -
JAMES G. BLAINE.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, December 10, 1881.
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2 GENEVA CONVENTION FOR RELIEF OF WOUNDED IN WAR.
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GENEVA CONVENTION FOR THE RELIEF OF THE WOUNDED IN
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(SIGNED AUGUST 22, 1864.)
The Swiss Confederation; His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Baden; His Majesty
the King of the Belgians; His Majesty the King of Denmark; Her Majesty the Queen
of Spain; His Majesty the Emperor of the French; His Royal Highness the Grand-Duke
of Hesse; His Majesty the King of Italy; His Majesty the King of the Netherlands; His
Majesty the King of Portugal and of the Algarves; His Majesty the King of Prussia;
His Majesty the King of Würtemberg, being equally animated with the desire to soften,
as much as depends on them, the evils of warfare, to suppress its useless hardships
and improve the fate of wounded soldiers on the field of battle, have resolved to con-
clude a Convention to that effect, and have named for their Plenipotentiaries, viz:
The Swiss Confederation :
GUILLAUME HENRI DUFOUR, Grand Officer of the Imperial Order of the Legion of
Honor, General in Chief of the federal army, Member of the Council of the States;
GUSTAVE MOYNIER, President of the International Relief Committee for wounded
soldiers and of the Geneva Society of Public Utility, and
SAMUEL LEHMANN, federal Colonel, Doctor in Chief of the federal army, Member of
the National Council;
His Royal Highness the Grand-Duke of Baden :
ROBERT Volz, Knight of the Order of the Lion of Zaehringen, M. D., Medical Coun-
cillor at the Direction of Medical Affairs, and
ADOLPHE STEINER, Knight of the Order of the Lion of Zaehringen, Chief Staff
Physician;
His Majesty the King of the Belgians:
AUGUSTE VISSCIIERS, Officer of the Order of Leopold, Councillor at the Council of
Mines;
His Majesty the King of Denmark :
CIIARLEs EMILE FENGER, Commander of the Order of Danebrog, decorated with
the silver cross of the same Order; Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold of Belgium,
&c., &c., His Councillor of State;
Her Majesty the Queen of Spain :
Don Josſ HERIBERTO GARCfA DE QUEVEDO, Gentleman of Her Chamber on active
service, Knight of the Grand Cross of Isabella-the-Catholic, Numerary Commander of
the Order of Charles III, Knight of the first class of the Royal and Military Order of
St. Ferdinand, Officer of the Legion of Honor of France, Her Minister-Resident to
the Swiss Confederation;
His Majesty the Emperor of the French:
GEORGES CIIARLEs JAGERSCHMIDT, Officer of the Imperial Order of the Legion of
Honor, Officer of the Order of Leopold of Belgium, Knight of the Order of the Red
Eagle of Prussia of the third class, &c., &c., Sub-Director at the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs;
HENRI EUGièNE SEGUINEAU DE PRſyAL, Knight of the Imperial Order of the Legion
of Honor, decorated with the Imperial Order of the Medjidió of fourth class, Knight
of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus of Italy, &c., &c., military Sub-Commis-
sioner of first class, and
MARTIN FRANÇOIS BOUDIER, Officer of the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honor,
decorated with the Imperial Order of the Medjidió of the fourth class, decorated with
the medal of Military Valor of Italy, &c., &c., doctor in chief of second class;
His IRoyal Highness the Grand-Duke of Hesse :
CIIARLES AUGUSTE BROPRüCK, Knight of the Order of Philip the Magnanimous, of
the Order of St. Michael of Bavaria, Officer of the Royal Order of the Holy Savior,
&c., &c., Chief of Battalion, Staff Officer;
His Majesly the King of Italy:
JEAN CAPELLO, Knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, His Consul-
General to Switzerland, and
FELIX BAROFFIO, Knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, Doctor in
Chief of medical division;
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His Majesty the King of the Netherlands:
BERNARD ORTUINUS THEODORE 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:
Josſ, ANTONIO MARQUEs, Knight of the Order of Christ, of Our Lady of the Concep-
tion of Villa Viciosa, of Saint Benedict of Aviz, of Leopold of Belgium, etc., M. D.
Surgeon of Brigade, Sub-Chief to 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 class,
&c., &c., &c., His Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Swiss
Confederation, Private Councillor of Legation ; *
GoDEFROI FREDERIC FRANÇors LOEFFLER, Knight of the Order of the Red Eagle
of third class, etc., etc.; M. D. Physician in chief of the fourth Army Corps ;
GORGES HERMANN J CLEs 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 Char-
itable Institutions,
Who, after having exchanged their powers, and found them in good and due form,
agreed to the following articles:
ARTICLE I. Ambulances and military hospitals shall be acknowledged to be menter,
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 mili-
tary force.
ART. II. 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 succour.
ART. III. The persons designated in the preceding article may, even after occupa-
tion by the enemy, continue to fulfil their duties in the hospital or ambulance which
they serve, or may withdraw in order to rejoin the corps to which they belong.
Under such circumstances, when these persons shall cease from their functions, they
shall be delivered by the occupying army to the outposts of the enemy. ſº
ART. IV. As the equipment of military hospitals remains subject to the laws of war,
persons attached to such hospitals cannot, in withdrawing, carry away any articles
but such as are their private property.
Under the same circumstances an ambulance shall, on the contrary, retain its equip-
ment.
ART. W. Inhabitants of the country who may bring help to the wounded shall be
respected, and shall remain free. The generals of the belligerent Powers shall make
it their care to inform the inhabitants of the appeal addressed to their humanity, and
of the neutrality which will be the consequence of it.
Amy wounded man entertained and taken care of in a house shall be considered as
a protection thereto. Any inhabitant who shall have entertained wounded men in his
house shall be exempted from the quartering of troops, as well as from a part of the
contributions of war which may be imposed.
ART. VI. Wounded or sick soldiers shall be entertained and taken care of, to what-
ever nation they may belong.
Commanders-in-chief shall have the power to deliver immediately to the outposts
of the enemy soldiers who have been wounded in an engagement, when circumstances
permit this to be done, and with the consent of both parties.
Those who are recognized, after their wounds are healed, as incapable of serving,
shall be sent back to their country.
The others may also be sent back, on condition of not again bearing arms during
the continuance of the war.
Evacuations, together with the persons under whose directions they take place
shall be protected by an absolute neutrality. 2
ART. VII. A distinctive and uniform flag shall be adopted for hospitals, ambu-
lances, and evacuations. It must, on every occasion, be accompanied by the national
flag. An arm-badge (brassard) shall also be allowed for individuals neutralized, but
the delivery thereof shall be left to military authority.
The flag and the arm-badge shall bear a red cross on a white ground.
ART. VIII. The details of execution of the present convention shall be regulated by
the commanders-in-chief of belligerent armies, according to the instructions of their
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respective Governments, and in conformity with the general principles laid down in
this convention. •
ART. IX. The high contracting Powers have agreed to communicate the present con-
vention to those Governments which have not found it convenient to send plenipoten-
tiaries to the Jnternational Conference at Geneva, with an invitation to accede thereto;
the protocol is for that purpose left open.
ART. X. The present convention shall be ratified, and the ratifications shall be ex-
changed at Berne in four months, or sooner, if possible.
In faith whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed it and have affixed
their seals thereto. i
Done at Geneva, the twenty-second day of the month of August of the year one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-four.
[L. s.] Gºl G. H. DUFOUR. [L. S.] BOUDIER.
'[L. s.j. G. MOYNIER, [L. S.] BRODRüCK.
[L. s.l. Dr. LEHMANN. IL. S. J. CAPELLO.
[L. s.j. Dr. RoPERT VOLZ. IL. S. J. F. BAROFFIO.
[L. S. J STEINER. IL. S.] WESTENBERG.
[L. s. VISSCHERS. IL. S.] José ANTONIO MARQUES.
[L. S. J. FENGER. IL. S. J. DE KAMPTZ.
[L. s.j. Y. HERIBERTO GARCfA DE QUE- [L. S.] LOEFFLER.
- VEDO. IL. S.] RITTER.
[L. s.1 CH. JAGERSCHMIDT. IL. S.] Dr. HAHN.
LL. S. J. S. DE PREVAL.
The Convention of Geneva was signed on behalf of Switzerland, Baden, Belgium,
Denmark, Spain, France, Hesse-Darmstadt, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Prussia,
and Würtemberg, August 22, 1864, and the following Powers have since acceded to it :
Austria, 1866; Bavaria, 1866; Great Britain, 1865; Greece, 1865; Mecklenburg-
Schwerin, 1865; the Pope, 1868; Persia, 1874; Russia, 1867; Saxony, 1866; Sweden
and Norway, 1864; Turkey, 1865.
ACTS OF RATIFICATION.
(I. OF SWITZERLAND.
The Federal Council of the Swiss Confederation :
After having seen and examined the Convention for the improvement of the condi-
tion of wounded soldiers in armies in the field, concluded by the respective Plenipo-
tentiaries and under reserve of ratification, at Geneva the 22d of August, 1864, between
the Swiss Confederation, His Royal Highness the Grand-Duke of Baden, His Majesty
the King of the Belgians, His Majesty the King of Denmark, Her Majesty the Queen
of Spain, His Majesty the Emperor of the French, His Royal Highness the Grand-
Duke of Hesse, His Majesty the King of Italy, His Majesty the King of the Nether-
lands, His Majesty the King of Portugal and of the Algarves, His Majesty the King
of Prussia, and His Majesty the King of Würtemberg, which Convention has been ap-
proved by the National Council on the 28th of September, 1864, and by the Council of
the States on the 30th of the same month, and the tenor whereof is as follows:
(See above.)
Declares that the above Convention is ratified and has legal power in all its parts,
promising in the name of the Swiss Confederation to observe it conscientiously and at
all times, inasmuch as is in its power.
In faith whereof, the present ratification has been signed by the President and the
Chancellor of the Confederation and provided with the Federal Seal.
Done at Berne the first of October one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four.
In the name of the Swiss Federal Council.
The President of the Confederation :
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DR. J. DUPS.
The Chancellor of the Confederation:
SCHIESS.
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b. OF THE GRAND DUCHY OF BADEN.
FREDERIC, by the grace of God, Grand Duke of Baden, Duke of Zaehringen:
A Convention having been concluded at Geneva, the 22d of August ultimo, between
the Grand Duchy of Baden and the Swiss Confederation, the Kingdom of Belgium, the
Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Empire, the Grand Duchy
of Hesse, the Kingdom of Italy, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Por-
tugal, the Kingdom of Prussia, and the Kingdom of Würtemberg, for the ameliora-
tion of the condition of the wounded in armies in the field, the tenor of which Con-
vention is as follows:
(See above.)
We having seen and examined the said Convention and having found its tenor con-
formable to Our will in all and each of the dispositions in it contained, Declare that it
is approved, confirmed, and ratified, reserving, however, the obligatory position held
by the Government of the Grand Duchy of Baden, as member of the Germanic Con-
federation.
In witness whereof, We have signed these presents and have caused to be affixed
Our Seal of State.
Given at Carlsruhe, the sixteenth of December of the year of grace one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-four, of our reign, the thirteenth.
[L. S. J FREDERIC.
ROGGENBACH.
By order of His Royal Highness:
RECK
C. OF BIEI, GIUM.
LEOPOLD, King of the Belgians, to all present and to come, greeting:
Having seen and examined the Convention, signed at Geneva, the 22d of August,
1864, between Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Baden, Denmark, Spain, France, the
Grand Duchy of Hesse, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Prussia, the Swiss Confed-
eration, and Würtemberg, for the amelioration of the condition of soldiers wounded
in armies in the field, the tenor of which Convention is as follows:
(See above.)
We, being satisfied with the preceding Convention, do approve, ratify and con-
firm it, promising to enforce its observance according to its form and tenor, without
allowing it to be infringed in any manner whatsoever.
In witness whereof, We have signed the present letters of ratification and have
caused to be affixed thereunto Our Royal Seal.
Given at Laeken, the fourteenth day of the month of October, of the year of grace
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four.
[L. S.] LEOPOLD.
By the King:
The Minister of Foreign Affairs,
C.H. ROGIER.
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d. OF DENMARK
We, CHRISTIAN the Ninth, by the grace of God, King of Denmark, the Vandals and
the Goths, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, Stormarn, Ditmarsch, Lauenburg, and Olden-
burg, hereby make known :
That We, after having read and considered the Convention for the improvement of
the condition of the wounded on battle-fields, signed by the respective Plenipotentia-
ries, between Us, the Swiss Confederation, His Royal Higness the Grand Duke of Baden,
His Majesty the King of the Belgians, Her Majesty the Queen of Spain, His Majesty thé
Emperor of the French, His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Hesse, His Majesty the
King of Italy; His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, His Majesty the King of Port-
ngal, His Majesty the King of Prussia, and His Majesty the King of Würtemberg, at
Geneva, on the 22d of August ultimo, which Convention is, word for word, as follows:
(See above.)
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Have approved, established, and ratified the said Convention, as We also hereby ap-
prove, establish, and ratify the same in the best and strongest manner possible, both
for Us and Our Successors, promising with Our Royal Word, for Ourselves and for Them,
strictly to observe and execute the said Convention in all its words and points.
In testimony whereof, We have signed the ratification with Our own hand and caused
Gur Great Royal Seal to be thereunto affixed.
Done at Copenhagen, our capital and the city of our residence on the 15th day of
December, A. D. 1864, the second year of Our Reign.
[L. º: CHRISTIAN.
LUHME.
62. OF SPAIN.
ISABELLA the Second, by the grace of God and the Constitution of the Spanish Mon-
archy Queen of Spain :
Whereas, was arranged, concluded and signed at Geneva the twenty-second day of
August of the present year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four, by Don José
Heriberto Garcia de Quevedo, General Guillermo Enrique Dufour, Mr. Gustave Moy-
nier, Colonel Samuel Lehmann, Messrs. Robert Volz, Adolphe Steiner, Auguste Viss-
chers, Charles Emile Fenger, George Charles Jagerschmidt, Henri Eugène Seguineau
de Préval, Martin François Boudier, Charles Auguste Brodriick, Jean Capello, Felix
Baroffio, Bernard Ortuinus, Theodore-Henri Westenberg, José Antonio Marques, Charles
Albert de Kamptz, Godefroi Frederic François Loeffler, George Hermann, Jules Ritter
and Christophe Ulric Hahn, Plenipotentiaries named for the purpose in due form, a
Convention to improve the condition of soldiers wounded on the field, concluded be-
tween Us, the Swiss Confederation, the Grand Duke of Baden, the King of the Bel-
gians, the King of Denmark, the Emperor of the French, the Grand Duke of Hesse,
King Victor-Emmanuel, the King of the Netherlands, the King of Portugal, the King
of Prussia, and the King of Würtemberg, the Convention being composed of ten arti-
cles in the French language, the tenor of which, word for word, is as follows:
(See above.)
Therefore having seen and examined one by one the ten articles contained in the
above-mentioned Convention, We have approved and ratified all its contents and do
by these presents approve and ratify in the best and most ample form in Our power,
promising on the faith of Our Royal Word, to fulfill and observe it and have it fulfilled
and observed accurately in all its parts, and for its greater validity and strength we
issue these presents signed by Our Hand, sealed with Our privy seal and countersigned
by Our First Secretary of State.
Given at the Palace of Madrid, the fifth of December, one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-four.
[L. S. J I, the QUEEN.
ALEJANDRO LLORENTE.
f. OF FRANCE.
NAPOLEON, by the grace of God and the will of the nation Emperor of the French,
To all who shall see these presents, greeting:
An international Convention for the amelioration of the condition of the wounded on
battle-fields, having been signed at Geneva, the 22d of August, 1864;
Which Convention has the following tenor:
(See above.)
We, having seen and examined the said Convention, have approved and do approve
of it in all and singular the dispositions therein contained; We declare it accepted,
ratified and confirmed, and promise that it shall be inviolably observed.
In faith whereof We have given these presents, signed by our hand and sealed with
our Imperial Seal.
Done at St. Cloud, the 22d of September, of the year of grace 1864.
[L. S. J NAPOLEON.
By the Emperor :
DROUYN DE LEIUYS.
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g. OF ITALY.
VICTOR EMMANUEL II, by the grace of God and the will of the Nation King of Italy,
To all who shall see these presents, greeting:
An international Convention to improve the fate of soldiers wounded in war, having
been concluded and signed at Geneva, the twenty-second day of the month of August,
of the present year, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four, *
Which Convention has the following tenor :
\ (See above.)
. We, having seen and examined the above-written international Convention, and ap-
proving of it in all and singular its parts, have accepted, ratified and confirmed it, and
do by these presents, accept ratify, and confirm it, promising to observe it and to make
it be observed in violably.
In faith whereof, We have signed these present letters of ratification and have caused
to be affixed thereunto Our Royal Seal.
Given at Turin the fourth day of the month of December, of the year of our Lord
one the usand eight hundred and sixty-four, and of Our Reign the sixteenth.
[L. S. J VICTOR EMMANUEL.
By request of His Majesty the King,
The president of the Council, Minister Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs:
ALF. LA MARMORA.
h. OF THE NETHERLANDS.
WILLIAM III, by the grace of God King of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange, Nassau,
/* Grand Duke of Luxemburg, &c., &c., &c.:
Having seen and examined the Convention for the amelioration of the condition of
soldiers wounded in the armies in the field, concluded and signed at Geneva, the
twenty-second of August, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four, by Our Plenipo-
tentiary and the Plenipotentiaries of the Swiss Confederation, His Royal Highness the
Grand Duke of Baden, His Majesty the King of the Belgians, His Majesty the King of
T)enmark, Her Majesty the Queen of Spain, His Majesty the Emperor of the French,
His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Hesse, His Majesty the King of Italy, His
Majesty the King of Portugal and the Algarves, His Majesty the King of Prussia, and
His Majesty the King of Wiirtemberg, respectively named and designated to that effect,
the tenor of which Convention, word for word, is as follows:
(See above.)
We approve the above Convention in all the dispositions therein contained, declare
it accepted, ratified and confirmed, and promise that it shall be executed and observed
according to its form and tenor. *
In faith whereof, We have given these presents, signed by Our hand and sealed with
Our Royal Seal at The Hague, the twenty-ninth day of the month of November, of the
year of grace one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four.
[L. S. J WILLIAM.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs:
E. CREMERS.
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i. OR PRUSSIA.
We WILLIAM, by the grace of God King of Prussia, to wit by these presents:
Considering we have agreed with the Swiss Confederation, His Royal Highness the
Grand Duke of Baden, Their Majesties the King of the Belgians, the King of Denmark,
the Queen of Spain, the Emperor of the French, His Royal Highness the Grand Duke
of Hesse, Their Majesties the King of Italy, the King of the Netherlands, the King of
Portugal and the Algarves, aud. His Majesty the King of Würtemberg, to lay down the
principles of an international character for the amelioration of the condition of soldiers
wounded in armies in the field; and Our Plentipotentiaries having concluded, signed
and exchanged with the Plenipotentiaries of the above-mentioned States, at Geneva,
on the 22d day of August, 1864, the following Convention:
(See above.)
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We, after having read and examined the said Convention, have found it, in all re-
spects, conformable to Our will.
In consequence, We have approved, confirmed and ratified it, and do approve, con-
firm and ratify it by these presents, for Ourselves and Our successors, promising on Our
faith and kingly word to have all its stipulations scrupulously accomplished without
infringing it or allowing that it should be infringed.
In faith whereof, weihave signed the present act of ratification with Our hand and,
have had it provided with Our Royal Seal.
Done at Berlin, the fourth of January of the year one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-four, and of Our reign the fifth.
[L. S. l WILLIAM.
V. BISMARCK.
NoTE.—The above ratifications were exchanged on the 22d of June, 1865, at Geneva,
between the Plenipotentiaries above mentioned.
ACTS OF ADHESION.
The following States have adhered subsequently to the Convention for the ameliora-
tion of the condition of soldiers wounded on the field:
Sweden --------------------------, -------------------------- December 13, 1864.
Greece------------------------------------------------------- January 5–17, 1865.
Great Britain ------------------------------------------------ February 18, 1865.
Mecklenburg-Schwerin -------------------------------------- March 9, 1865.
Turkey---------------------------------, -------------------. July 5, 1865. \
Würtemberg------------------------------------------------- June 2, 1866.
Hesse -------------------------------- * Hº º º ºs ºº e º ºs º ºs e º a tº s ºr sº º is sº º is June 22, 1866.
Bavaria ----------------------------------------------------- June 30, 1866.
Austria.----------------------------------------------------- July 21, 1866.
Persia ------------------------------------------------------ December 5, 1874.
Salvador -----------------------------------, ---------------- December 30, 1874.
Montenegro --...--------- & sº gº ºs º ºs e º ºs e s sº as sº * * is tº º ºs º gº ºs º ºs tº tº me s tº sº º º sº tº gº is tº November 17–29, 1875,
Servia------------------------------------------------------- March 24, 1876.
Bolivia ----------------------------------------------------. October 16, 1879.
Chili ---------------------------------. * = * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * November 15, 1879.
Argentine Republic - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -------------. November 25, 1879.
Peru ------------------------------------------* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - April 22, 1880.
a. DECLARATION OF ADHESION OF SWEDEN.
We, CHARLEs, by the grace of God King of Sweden and Norway, of the Goths and
Wandals, to wit:
The Swiss Confederation having, in virtue of Article IX, of the general Convention
concluded at Geneva, the 22d of August, ultimo, for the amelioration of the condition
of the wounded in armies in the field, invited our Government to adhere to the said
Convention, the tenor of which is, word for word, as follows:
(See above.)
Therefore, We have accepted and confirmed the said Convention with all its articles,
points, and clauses, and by this present act of accession. We do accept, confirm and
ratify it in the most efficacious manner possible; intending and promising to fulfill
loyally and sincerely the said Convention with all its articles, points and clauses.
In faith whereof, We have signed these presents with our hand and have had them
provided with Our Royal Seal:
Given at the Castle of Stockholm the 13th day of December, of the year of grace
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four.
IL. S. J CHARLES.
MANDERSTRöM.
b. DECLARATION OF ADHESION OF GREECE.
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS,
Athens, the 5th–17th of January, 1865.
MONSIEUR LE PRíSIDENT: I have had the honor to receive the letter dated the 14th
of November ultimo, in which, transmitting to me a copy of the Convention concluded
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at Geneva, between the Helvetic Confederation and several other States for the amel-
ioration of the condition of wounded soldiers in armies in the field, as well as the pro-
tocol of the conferences that took place to that effect, Your Excelleney kindly for-
warded at the same time the invitation made to the Government of His Majesty, my
August Sovereign, to adhere supplementarily to the aforesaid Convention.
The Government of the King, having taken cognizance of the contents of these doc-
uments, and appreciating the benevolent purpose of the international instrument
concluded at Geneva on the 22d of August, 1864, by the noble initiative of the Helvetic
Confederation, did not hesitate to associate itself there with, in the conviction that a
unanimous accord on the subject between the European States cannot fail, in fact,
to contribute powerfully to the relief of the hardships and suffering that are generally
produced by war.
I have, in consequence, the honor to declare, Monsieur le Président, that in virtue
of a Royal Ordinance dated December 31, 1864 (January 12, 1865), the Government
of His Hellenic Majesty adheres entirely to the above-mentioned Convention.
Accept, Monsieur le Président, the assurance of my very high consideration.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of His Majesty the King of the Hellenes.
I). S. BOUDOURIS.
To His Excellency the PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERATION.
C. DECLARATION OF ADHESION OF GREAT BRITAIN.
The President and Federal Council of the Swiss Confederation having communica-
ted to the Government of Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland a Convention signed at Geneva on the 22d of August, 1864, between
the Swiss Confederation, His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Baden, His Majesty
the King of the Belgians, His Majesty the King of Denmark, Her Majesty the Queen
of Spain, His Majesty the Emperor of the French, His Royal Highness the Grand Duke
of Hesse, His Majesty the King of Italy, His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, His
Majesty the King of Portugal and the Algarves, His Majesty the King of Prussia, and
His Majesty the King of Würtemberg, for the amelioration of the condition of the
wounded in armies in the field, which Convention is, word for word, as follows:
(See above.)
And the Swiss Confederation having, in virtue of Article IX of the said Convention,
invited the Government of Her Britannic Majesty to accede thereto;
The undersigned, Her Britannic Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs, duly authorized for that purpose, hereby declares that the Government of
Her Britannic Majesty fully accedes to the Convention aforesaid.
In witness whereof he has signed the present Act of Accession and has affixed thereto
the seal of his Arms. *
Done at London the eighteenth day of February, in the year of onr Lord, one thou-
sand eight hundred and sixty-five.
[L. S. J.
RUSSELP,.
d. DECLARATION OF ADHESION OF MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN.
FREDERIC FRANCIS, by the grace of God Grand Duke of Mecklenburg, Prince of the
Vandals, of Schwerin, and of Ratzburg, Count of Schwerin, Lord of Rostock, of
Stargard, &c. :
Having taken cognizance of the Convention the purpose of which is to ameliorate
the condition of the wounded in the armies in the field, and which was concluded at
Geneva between the Plenipotentiaries of several European Powers, on the 22d of
August, 1864, being, word for word, the following:
(See above.)
We, desiring to contribute, for our part, to the accomplishment of the charitable
purpose that is the object of this Convention, have determined to accede, and by these
presents do formally accede to the said Convention, intending that all and each of its
articles shall have the same force and virtue with Us, as if they had been concluded
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and signed by Our Plenipotentiary in Ourname, and promising not to make or to allow
to be made any obstruction whatever to them, but on the contrary to accomplish them
faithfully, reserving however, to conform Ourselves to all the decisions that may be
taken by the German Diet, relative to the execution of this Convention.
In faith whereof We have signed the present act of accession in Our hand and have
had apposed thereunto Our Grand Ducal Seal.
Given at Schwerin, March 9, 1865.
[L. S. l
W. V. OERTZEN.
FREDERIC FRANCIS.
€. DEC LARATION OF ADHESION OF TURKEY.
SUBLIME, PORTE, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRs,
July 5, 1865.
The Swiss Federal Council having communicated to the Government of His Impe-
rial Majesty the Sultan, the Convention signed at Geneva the 22d of August, 1864, be-
tween the Swiss Confederation, His Royal Highness the Grand-Duke of Baden, His
Majesty the King of the Belgians, His Majesty the King of Denmark, Her Majesty the
Queen of Spain, His Majesty the Emperor of the French, His Royal Highness the
Grand Duke of Hesse, His Majesty the King of Italy, His Majesty the King of the
Netherlands, His Majesty the King of Portugal and the Algarves, His Majesty the
King of Prussia, and his Majesty the King of Wiirtemberg, for the amelioration of the
condition of soldiers wounded in armies in the field, the tenor of which Convention is
as follows:
- (See above).
And the Swiss Federal Council having, in virtue of Article IX of the above-mentioned
Convention, invited the Government of His Imperial Majesty, the Sultan, to give His
adhesion to it;
The undersigned, Minister of Foreign Affairs of His Imperial Majesty, the Sultan,
duly authorized to that effect by His August Sovereign, declares by these presents
that the Sublime Porte accedes completely to the above-mentioned Convention.
In faith whereof he has signed the present Act of Accession, and Ras affixed there-
unto the seal of his arms.
Done at Constantinople the fifth of July, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five.
[L. S. J AALI.
f. DECLARATION OF ADHESION OF WüRTEMBERG.
A Convention for the improvement of the condition of the wounded in armies in the
field was concluded on the 22d of August, 1864, between the representatives of the
Governments of several European States, the tenor of which Convention is as follows:
(See above.)
In consequence of difficulties arising as to its form, the Royal Government of Wür-
temberg was unable to sign the ratification reserved for this Convention, although a
representative of the said Government had taken part in its conclusion; it therefore
reserved itself the right to adhere subsequently to the Convention in virtue of the
provision of Article IX, which right of reserve has been admitted by the other signa-
tory States to the Convention, according to the report of the representatives of those
States, on the 22d of June, 1865.
In virtue of this reserve, the undersigned Ministry declares that these difficulties
having been removed, and with the high approbation of His Majesty the King of Wiir-
temberg, the Royal Government accedes to the above Convention in all its contents,
and will enforce its execution in all its points.
In faith whereof, the present ministerial declaration has been issued and provided
with the royal seal.
Given at Stuttgart, the 2d of June, 1866.
The Royal Minister of Foreign Affairs:
[L. S.] Baron DE BARNBULER.
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g. DECLARATION OF ADHESION OF HESSE-DARMSTADT.
A Convention for the improvement of the condition of the wounded in armies in the
field was concluded on the 22d of August, 1864, between the representatives of the
Governments of several European States, the tenor of which Convention is as follows:
(See above.)
Owing to difficulties arising as to its form, the grand ducal government of Hesse
was unable to sign the ratification reserved for this Convention, although a representa-
tive of this government had taken part in its conclusion; it therefore reserved to itself
the right to accede subsequently to the Convention, in virtue of the provision of Ar-
ticle IX, which right of reserve has been admitted by the other signatory States to
the Convention, according to the report of the representatives of those States, on the
22d of June, 1865.
In virtue of this reserve the undersigned Ministry declares that these difficulties
having been removed, and with the high approbation of His Royal Highness, the Grand
IXuke of Hesse, the grand ducal government accedes to the above Convention in all its
contents, and will have it executed in all its points, without prejudice, however, to
the obligations consequent to its existing relations with the Germanic Confederation.
In faith whereof, the present ministerial declaration has been issued, and provided
with the seal of the undersigned Ministry.
Darmstadt, the 22d of June, 1866."
Grand ducal Ministry of Hesse, of the grand ducal household,
- and of Foreign Affairs:
[L. S.] Baron DE DALWIGK.
h.—DECLARATION OF ADHESION OF BAVARIA.
Ministerial declaration.
The Swiss Federal Council having addressed to the royal Government of Bavaria an
invitation to accede to the Convention concluded at Geneva on the 22d of August, 1864,
between Switzerland, Baden, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, France, the Grand Duchy of
Hesse, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Prussia, and Würtemburg, for the ameliora-
tion of the condition of the wounded in armies in the field, the tenor of which Con-
vention is as follows:
(See above.)
The Royal Government of Bavaria, referring to Article IX of this Convention, and
after having obtained sovereign authority, declares its accession to it.
In faith whereof the present ministerial declaration has been issued by the Royal
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to which declaration the Swiss Federal Council has
responded in an analogous form.
Munich, June 30, 1866.
Royal Ministry of Bavaria, of the Royal Household, and of Foreign Affairs:
IL. S. J - Baron V. D. PFORDTEN.
I.-IDECLARATION OF ADHESION OF AUSTRIA.
Declaration of Accession.
The undersigned, Imperial Royal Minister of the Imperial Houshold and of Foreign
Affairs, declares by these presents that with the sovereign authorization of His Impe-
rial, Royal, and Apostolic Majesty, and in consideration of Article IX of the Conven-
tion, concluded on the 22d of August, 1864, at Geneva, by the Governments of Baden,
Belgium, Denmark, France, Hesse, the Netherlands, Portugal, Prussia, Sardinia, Spain,
$witzerland, and Würtemberg, relative to the treatment of wounded soldiers in armies
in the field, that the government of His Majesty, the Emperor, accedes to the said
Convention.
In faith whereof he has signed with own hand the present declaration, and has had
affixed unto it the seal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Vienna, July 21, 1866,
By the Austrian Minister of the Imperial Household and of Foreign Affairs:
ſº i. ALEXANDER, Count MENsijóRFF Pouilly.
. JVl.
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PERSIA,
Act of Accession to the Convention of Geneva, signed at Teheran, December 5, 1874,
The Swiss Federal Council having communicated to the Imperial Government of
Persia, the Convention concluded at Geneva, on the 22d of August, 1864, between the
Governments of Switzerland, Baden, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, France, Hesse, Italy,
the Netherlands, Portugal, Prussia, and Würtemberg, for the amelioration of the
wounded in armies in the field, the tenor of which Convention is, word for word, as
follows:
(Text of the Convention.)
And the Swiss Federal Council, having, in virtue of Article 9 of the aforesaid Con-
vention, sent to the Imperial Government of Persia, an invitation to accede to it,
The undersigned, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Persia, declares by these presents,
with the sovereign authorization of His Imperial Majesty, the Shah, that the Govern-
ment of Persia accedes to the said Convention, promising to have all its stipulations
scrupulously accomplished, without infringing it, or allowing it to be infringed. -
In faith whereof, he has signed the present declarations and has affixed thereunto
the seal of his arms.
Done at Teheran, the fifth of December, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-
four.
HOUSSEIN.
SALVADOR.
Act of Accession to the Convention of Geneva, given the 30th of December, 1874.
SANTIAGO GONZALEZ, President of the Republic of Salvador, considering :
The Government of the Republic of Salvador having been invited to adhere to the
Convention of Geneva of the 22d of August, 1864, for the amelioration of the condition
of the wounded on battle-fields, and their neutrality as understood by this highly hu-
manitarian convention being conformable to the principles of civilization,
Decrees: -
ARTICLE I. The Government of the Republic of Salvador adopts the aforesaid Con-
vention.
ARTICLE II. The Minister Plenipotentiary of Salvador to France and Belgium will
notify this resolution to the Federal Council of Switzerland.
National Palace, San Salvador, December 30, 1874.
S. GONZALEZ.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs: -
M. BRIOSA.
MONTENEGRO.
Act of Accession to the Convention of Geneva, signed at Cettigné the #3 November, 1875.
We, NICHOLAS I, Prince of Montenegro and the Berdas, etc., etc., etc.
Having been amicably invited to accede to the Convention of Geneva of the 22d of
August, 1864, relative to the amelioration of the condition of the wounded in armies of
the field, the substance of the principal articles being:
That the ambulances, military hospitals and personnel of the said establishments
shall be considered as neutral.
That the said personnel, after the enemy's occupation, shall be allowed to continue
to º the wounded under treatment, or to retire to rejoin the army to which it
belongs.
That the inhabitants who shall give assistance to the wounded, shall be respected
and remain free, their house being safeguarded by that very fact.
That soldiers, wounded or sick, shall be sheltered and cared for, to whatever nation
they belong, and covered by an absolute neutrality.
And being animated with the desire to affirm our sympathy for the principles of
humanity of which this convention is the high and living expression,
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Declare Our Adherence to the said Convention and promise to have it observed and
executed, in what concerns Us, and not allow any obstacle to interfere with the accom-
plishment of the international obligations resulting thereof.
In faith whereof, we have signed the present act of accession with our own hand,
and have provided it with our seal.
Given at Cettinge the #4 November 1875.
Y. The Prince of Montenegro and the Berdas:
NICOLAS.
The Chief Chancellor of the Principality of Montenegro:
RADONICH.
SERVIA.
Act of Accession to the Convention of Geneva signed at Belgrade, the 24th of March, 1876.
An international Convention for the amelioration of the condition of the wounded
on battle-fields having been signed at Geneva, the 22d of August, 1864,
The tenor of which Convention is as follows:
.* (Text of the Convention.)
The undersigned, Minister of Foreign Affairs of His Serene Highness the Prince of
Servia, Milan Obrénovitsch IV, duly authorized to that effect, declares by these pres-
ents that the princely government of Servia accedes completely to the above-mentioned
Convention.
In faith whereof he has signed the present Act of Accession and has apposed there-
unto the seal of his chancery.
Done at Belgrade, the 24th of March, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six.
G. PAVILOWITCH.
ADHESION OF BOLIVIA, CHILI AND THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC TO THE CONVENTION
OF GENEVA.
The Federal Council of the Swiss Confederation :
Considering the declaration dated from Paris, the 16th of October, 1879, by which
His Excellency Mr. Thomas Frias, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
of Bolivia to Spain, acting in the name of his government, and availing himself of the
faculty reserved in Article IX of the International Convention concluded at Geneva
the 22d of August, 1864, for the amelioration of the condition of wounded soldiers in
armies in the field, declares that the government of the Republic of Bolivia accedes to
this Convention, the tenor of which declaration is as follows: *
“The Government of the Republic of Bolivia, having taken cognizance of the Con-
vention signed at Geneva on the 22d of August, 1864, between the Swiss Confederation,
His Royal Highness the Grand-Duke of Baden, His Majesty the King of the Belgians,
His Majesty the King of Denmark, Her Majesty the Queen of Spain, His Majesty the
Emperor of the French, His Royal Highness the Grand-Duke of Hesse, His Majesty
the King of Italy, His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, His Majesty the King of
Portugal and the Algarves, His Majesty the King of Prussia, and His Majesty the
King of Würtemberg, the tenor of which Convention is as follows:
(Text of the Convention.)
“The undersigned, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Bolivia to
the Government of His Majesty the King of Spain, provided for that purpose with spe-
cial powers by the Government of the Republic of Bolivia, declares by these presents
that Bolivia accedes to the above-mentioned convention.
“In faith whereof he has signed the present declaration and has affixed his seal
unto it.
“Paris, the sixteenth of October, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine (16
October, 1879).
[L. S. l “THOMAS FRIAS,”
Declares by these presents:
In virtue of the final regulation of the report on the exchange of ratifications of the
said Convention, signed at Berne, the 22d of December, one thousand eight hundred and
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sixty-four, it accepts this adhesion, as well in the name of the Swiss Confederation, as,
in that of the other contracting States, to whom an acknowledgment is hereby given
in the present declaration,
In faith whereof, these presents have been signed by the President and Chancellor
of the Confederation and provided with the seal of the Federal Council, at Berne, the
twenty-first of October, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine (October 21,
1879). * -
In the name of the Swiss Federal Council:
*r The President of the Confederation:
[L. S. J HAMMER.
The Chancellor of the Confederation: r
SCHIESS.
The accession of Chili has been given in the same terms by declaration of His Ex-
cellency Mr. A. Blest Gana, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of
Chili to France, in date of Paris the 15th of November, 1879. . It was accepted, also,
in the same terms, by the Federal Council of the Swiss Confederation at Berne, the
27th of November, 1879.
The accession of the Argentine Republic has been given, also, in the same terms,
by declaration of His Excellency, Mr. Balcarce, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary of the Argentine Republic to Paris, in date of that city, November 25,
1879. It was accepted, in the same terms also, by the Federal Council of the Swiss,
Confederation at Berne, November 29, 1879.
ADHESION OF PERU TO THE CONVENTION OF GENEVA,
The Federal Council of the Swiss Confederation:
Considering the declaration dated from Paris, the 22d of April, 1880, by which His
Excellency, Mr. Torribio Sanz, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of
Peru to Paris, acting in the name of his government, and availing himself of the fa-
culty reserved in Article IX of the International Convention concluded at Geneva, on
the 22d of August, 1864, for the amelioration of the condition of wounded soldiers in
the armies in the field, declares that the government of Peru accedes to this Conven-
tion.
The tenor of the declaration is as follows: -
“The government of Peru, having taken cognizance of the Convention signed at
Geneva on the 22d of August, 1864, between the Swiss Confederation, His Royal High-
ness the Grand Duke of Baden, His Majesty the King of the Belgians, etc., etc., for
the amelioration of the condition of wounded in armies in the field, the tenor of which
Convention is as follows:”
(Text of the Convention.)
“The undersigned Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Peru to the
government of the French Republic, provided for the purpose, with special powers,
declares by these presents that Peru accedes to the aforesaid Convention.
“In faith whereof, he has signed the present declaration, and has apposed his seal
thereunto. Paris, 22d of April, 1880.
TORRIBIO SANZ.”
Declares by these presents:
In virtue of the final regulation of the report on the exchange of ratifications of
the said Convention, signed at Berne the twenty-second of December, one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-four, it accepts this adhesion, as well in the name of the
Swiss Confederation as in that of the other contracting States, to whom an acknowl-
edgment is hereby given by the present declaration:
In faith whereof, these presents have been signed by the Vice-President of the Fed-
eral Council and the Chancellor of the Confederation, and provided with the Federal
seal, at Berne, the 30th of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighty (April 30,
1880). - g
In the name of the Federal Council:
The Vice-President:
- ANDERWERT.
The Chancellor of the Confederation:
SCHIESS.
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ADDITIONAL ARTICLES.
In 1868 the following additional articles were proposed and signed at Geneva on be-
half of Great Britain, Austria, Baden, Bavaria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy,
Netherlands, North Germany, Sweden and Norway, Switzerland, Turkey, and Wür-
temberg.
On J iy 22, 1870, it was stated by the Swiss Government that all those States on
whose behalf the original convention had been signed had adhered to the additional
articles, Rome and Spain excepted, but that Russia, whilst agreeing to the additional
articles, proposed a supplement to Article XIV, with the view of preventing the abuse
to the distinguishing flag of neutrality; that it could not be expected that the declar-
ations of all the contracting States would be received directly, and consequently the
final adoption of the additional articles could not take place till a more or less distant
time; that the Federal Council of Switzerland had proposed to the North German
Confederation and to France to recognize the Convention of Geneva with the addi-
tional articles during the war which had just broken out (the Franco-German war)
as a modus vivendi, and that those Powers had readily acceded to the proposal.
Additional articles to the Convention of Geneva of the 22d August, 1864, signed at Geneva
the 20th of October 1868.”
The governments of North Germany, Austria, Baden, Bavaria, Belgium, Denmark,
France, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and Norway, Switzerland,
Turkey, and Würtemberg, desiring to extend to armies on the sea the advantages of
the Convention concluded at Geneva, the 22d of August, 1864, for the amelioration of
the condition of wounded soldiers in armies in the field, and to further particularize
Some of the stipulations of the said Convention, have named for their commissioners:
1. North Germany :
HENRI DE ROEDER, Lieutenant-General, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni-
potentiary of His Majesty the King of Prussia and of the North Germanic Confedera-
tion to the Swiss Confederation, Knight of the Red Eagle, second class, etc., etc.
FREDERIC LOEFFLER, Physician in Chief of the Army, Professor of Military Medi-
cine, Knight of the Order of the Crown, second class, with crossed swords, etc., etc.
HENRY KOHLER, Nayal Captain, Chief of Division at the Ministry of the Navy,
Knight of the Order of the Crown, third class, etc.
2. Austria :
Dr. JAROMIR, Baron MUNDY, Staff Physician of first-class, Commander of the Order
of His Majesty Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria, King of Hungary.
3. Baden:
ADOLPHE STEINER, Chief Staff Physician, Knight of the first class of the order of the
Lion of Zaehringen, with oak-leaf.
4. Bavaria:
Mºon” DOMPIERRE, Chief Physician of first class, Knight of the order of St.
ICIla,01.
5. Belgium :
AUGUST VISSCHERS, Councillor of the Council of Mines of Belgium, Officer of the
Order of Leopold,
6. Denmark:
JQHN BARTHELEMY GAIFRE GALIFFE, L.D., Consul of His Majesty the King of Den-
mark to the Swiss Confederation, Knight of the order of Danebrog and of the order of
Saints Maurice and Lazarus.
7. France: ſº *
AUGUST COUPVENT DES BOIs, Rear-Admiral, Commander of the imperial order of
the Legion of Honor, etc., etc.
HENRY EUGENE SEGUINEAU DE PRév AL, military subcommissioner of first class
officer of the imperial order of the Legion of Honor, etc., etc. y
8. Great Britain :
JOHN SAVILLE LUMLEY, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Her
Britannic Majesty to the Swiss Confederation.
HASTINGS REGINALL YELVERTON, Rear-Admiral in the service of Her Britannie
Majesty, Companion of the Order of the Bath.
These articles have been approved of by all the signatory States of the Convention of 1864, except
the expontifical States. , except by
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9. Italy:
FELIX BAROFFIO, Physician in Chief, Knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and
Lazarus, of the order of the Crown of Italy.
PAUL COTTRAU, Captain of frigate, Knight of the order of Saints Maurice and
Lazarus, decorated with the silver medal of military Valor.
10. The Netherlands :
YONKEER HERMANN ADRIEN VAN KARNEBECK, Vice-Admiral, Aide-de-camp extraor-
dinary to His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, decorated with the civil and
military orders and the crosses and medals of 1815, of 1830 of the Netherlands, and of
the campaigns of Yava, Grand Cross of the military orders of Christ and of Tunis,
grand officer of the order of Charles the Third of Spain, Commander of the orders
of St. Anne of Russia, in diamonds, of Leopold of Belgium and of the Falcon of Saxe-
Weimar, Knight of the Legion of Honor, decorated with the medal of St. Helena.
BERNARD ORTUINUS THEODoRE HENRI WESTENBERG, L. D. Councillor of Lega-
tion of His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, Commander of the Oaken Crown,
Grand Commander of the order of St. Michael of Bavaria, Knight of the orders of
Charles III of Spain, of the Crown of Prussia, of Danebrog, of Denmark, and of
Adolphe of Nassau.
11. Sweden and Norway. :
FERDINAND NATHANIEL STAAF, Lieutenant Colonel, military attaché of the Lega-
tion of Sweden and Norway in Paris, Knight of the Royal Orders of the Sword of Swe-
den and of Saint Olaf of Norway, officer of the imperial order of the Legion of Honor, as
well of Public Instruction in France, Knight of the imperial order of the Iron Crown
of Austria, etc., etc.
12. Switzerland :
GUILLAUME HENRI DUFOUR, ex-general in chief of the federal army, Grand Cross
of the Legion of Honor. *
GUSTAVE MOYNIER, President of the International Committee for the relief of the
wounded, officer of the order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, Knight of first class of
the order of the Lion of Zaehringen, Knight of the Orders of the Polar Star and of
Our Lady of the º of Villa-Viscosa, etc., etc.
SAMUEL LEHMANN, Federal Colonel, physician in chief of the federal army, mem-
|ber of the National Council. *
13. Turkey:
HUSNY EFFENDI, Major, military attaché of Turkey to Paris, decorated with the
imperial order of Medjidić of the fifth class.
14. Würtemberg :
CHRISTOPHE HAHN, Doctor of philosophy and theology, member of the central di-
rection for charitable institutions, President of the committee from Würtemberg for
the wounded, Knight of the Order of Frederic and of Saints Maurice and Lazarus.
EDOUARD FICHTE, M. D., physician in chief of the army of Wurtemberg and the
Order of the Crown of Prussia, of third class;
Who, having been duly authorized to that effect, agreed, under reserve of approba-
tion from their Governments, to the following dispositions:
ARTICLE I. The persons designated in Article II of the Convention shall, after the
occupation by the enemy, continue to fulfil their duties, according to their wants, to
the sick and wounded in the ambulance or the hospital which they serve. When they
request to withdraw, the commander of the occupying troops shall ſix the time of
departure, which he shall only be allowed to delay for a short time in case of military
necessity.
ART. II. Arrangements will have to be made by the belligerent powers to ensure to
the neutralised person, fallen into the hands of the army of the enemy, the entire
enjoyment of his salary. - -
ART. III. Under the conditions provided for in Articles I and IV of the Convention,
the name “ambulance” applies to field hospitals and other temporary establishments,
which follow the troops on the field of battle to receive the sick and wounded.
ART. IV. In conformity with the spirit of Article V of the Convention, and to the
reservations contained in the protocol of 1864, it is explained that for the appointment
of the charges relative to the quartering of troops, and of the contributions of war,
account only shall be taken in an equitable manner of the charitable zeal displayed
by the inhabitants.
ART. V. In addition to Article VI of the Convention, it is stipulated that, with the
reservation of officers whose detention might be important to the fate of arms and
within the limits fixed by the second paragraph of that article, the wounded fallen
into the hands of the enemy shall be sent back to their country, after they are cured,
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or sooner if possible, on condition, nevertheless, of not again bearing arms during the
continuance of the war.
ART. VI. The boats which, at their own risk and peril, during and after an engage-
ment pick up the shipwrecked or wounded, or which having picked them up, convey
them on board a neutral or hospital ship, shall enjoy, until the accomplishment of
their mission, the character of neutrality, as far as the circumstances of the engage-
ment and the position of the ships engaged will permit.
The appreciation of these circumstances is entrusted to the humanity of all the com-
batants. The wrecked and wounded thus picked up and saved must not serve again
during the continuance of the war.
ART. VII. The religious, medical, and hospital staff of any captured vessel are de-
clared neutral, and, on leaving the ship, may remove the articles and surgical instru-
ments which are their private property.
ART, VIII. The staff designated in the preceding article must continue to fulfil
their functions in the captured ship, assisting in the removal of wounded made by
the victorious party; they will then be at liberty to return to their country, in con-
formity with the second paragraph of the first additional article.
The stipulations of the second additional article are applicable to the pay and allow-
ance of the staff.
ART. IX. The military hospital ships remain under martial law in all that concerns
their stores; they become the property of the captor, but the latter must not divert
them from their special appropriation during the continuance of the war.
The vessels not equipped for fighting, which, during peace, the government shall
have officially declared to be intended to serve as floating hospital ships, shall, how-
ever, enjoy during the war complete neutrality, both as regards stores, and also as
regards their staff, provided their equipment is exclusively appropriated to the special
service on which they are employed.
ART. X. Any merchantman, to whatever nation she may belong, charged exclusively
with removal of sick and wounded, is protected by neutrality, but the mere fact, noted
on the ship's books, of the vessel having been visited by an enemy’s cruiser, renders
the sick and wounded incapable of serving during the continuance of the war. The
cruiser shall even have the right of putting on board an officer in order to accompany
the convoy, and thus verify the good faith of the operation.
If the merchant ship also carries a cargo, her neutrality will still protect it, pro-
vided that such cargo is not of a nature to be confiscated by the belligerents.
The belligerents retain the right to interdict neutralised vessels from all communi-
cation, and from any course which they may deem prejudicial to the secrecy of their
Operations. In urgent cases special conventions may be entered into between com-
manders-in-chief, In order to neutralize temporarily and in a special manner the ves-
Sels intended for the removal of the sick and wounded.
ART. XI. Wounded or sick sailors and soldiers, when embarked, to whatever nation
they may belong, shall be protected and taken care of by their captors.
Their return to their own country is subject to the provisions of Article VI of the
Convention, and of the additional Article W.
ART. XII. The distinctive flag to be used with the national flag, in order to indi-
cate any vessel or boat which may claim the benefits of neutrality, in virtue of the
principles of this Convention, is a white flag with a red cross. The belligerents may
exercise in this respect any mode of verification which they may deem necessary.
Military hospital ships shall be distinguished by being painted white outside, with
green strake.
ART. XIII. The hospital ships which are equipped at the expense of the aid socie-
ties, recognized by the governments signing this Convention, and which are furnished
With a commission emanating from the sovereign, who shall have given express au-
thority for their being fitted out, and with a certificate from the proper naval authority
that they have been placed under his control during their fitting out and on their
final departure, and that they were then appropriated solely to the purpose of their
mission, shall be considered neutral, as well as the whole of their staff. They shall be
recognized and protected by the belligerents.
They shall make themselves known by hoisting, together with their national flag, the
White flag with a red cross. The distinctive mark of their staff, while performing
their duties, shall be an armlet of the same colors.
The outer painting of these hospital ships shall be white, with red strake.
These ships shall bear aid and assistance to the wounded and wrecked belligerents,
without distinction of nationality.
They must take care not to interfere in any way with the movements of the combat-
ants. During and after the battle they must do their duty at their own risk and peril.
The belligerents shall have the right of controlling and visiting them; they will
be at liberty to refuse their assistance, to order them to depart, and to detain them if
the exigencies of the case require such a step.
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The wounded and wrecked picked up by these ships cannot be reclaimed by either
; the combatants, and they will be required not to serve during the continuance of
the War.
ARTICLE XIV.-In naval wars any strong presumption that either belligerent takes
advantage of the benefits of neutrality, with any other view than the interest of the
sick and wounded, gives to the other belligerent, until proof to the contrary, the right
of suspending the Convention, as regards'such belligerent.
Should this presumption become a certainty, notice may be given to such belliger-
ent that the Convention is suspended with regard to him during the whole continuance
of the war. º
ART. XV.-The present Act shall be drawn up in a single original copy, which shall
be deposited in the Archives of the Swiss Confederation.
An authentic copy of this Act shall be delivered, with an invitation to adhere to it,
to each of the signatory Powers of the Convention of the 22d of August, 1864, as well
as to those that have successively acceded to it.
In faith whereof, the undersigned commissaries have drawn up the present project
of additional articles and have apposed thereunto the seals of their arms.
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VON ROEDER.
F. LöFFLER,
KöHLER.
DR. MUNDY.
STEINER.
DR. DOMPIERRE.
VISSCHERS.
J. B. G. GALIFFE.
D. FELICE BAROFFIO.
PAOLO COTTRAU.
H. A. WAN KARNEBECK.
WESTENBERG,
F. N. STAAFF.
G. H. DUFOUR.
G. MOYNIER.
A. COUPVENT DES BOIS,
H. DE PREVAL.
JOHN SAVILLE LUMLEY.
H. R. YELVERTON.
DR. S. LEHMANN.
HUSNY.
Dr. C. HAHN.
Dr. FICHTE.