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  Prisoners of War Agency provided for in Article 123, on the other hand, a card similar, if
  possible, to the model annexed to the present Convention, informing his relatives of his capture,
  address and state of health. The said cards shall be forwarded as rapidly as possible and may not
  be delayed in any manner.
  ARTICLE 71
  Prisoners of war shall be allowed to send and receive letters and cards. If the Detaining Power
  deems it necessary to limit the number of letters and cards sent by each prisoner of war, the said
  number shall not be less than two letters and four cards monthly, exclusive of the capture cards
  provided for in Article 70, and conforming as closely as possible to the models annexed to the
  present Convention. Further limitations may be imposed only if the Protecting Power is satisfied
  that it would be in the interests of the prisoners of war concerned to do so owing to difficulties of
  translation caused by the Detaining Power's inability to find sufficient qualified linguists to
  carry out the necessary censorship. If limitations must be placed on the correspondence
  addressed to prisoners of war, they may be ordered only by the Power on which the prisoners
  depend, possibly at the request of the Detaining Power. Such letters and cards must be conveyed
  by the most rapid method at the disposal of the Detaining Power; they may not be delayed or
  retained for disciplinary reasons.
  Prisoners of war who have been without news for a long period, or who are unable to receive
  news from their next of kin or to give them news by the ordinary postal route, as well as those
  who are at a great distance from their homes, shall be permitted to send telegrams, the fees
  being charged against the prisoners of war's accounts with the Detaining Power or paid in the
  currency at their disposal. They shall likewise benefit by this measure in cases of urgency.
  As a general rule, the correspondence of prisoners of war shall be written in their native
  language. The Parties to the conflict may allow correspondence in other languages.
  Sacks containing prisoner of war mail must be securely sealed and labeled so as clearly to
  indicate their contents, and must be addressed to offices of destination.
  ARTICLE 72
  Prisoners of war shall be allowed to receive by post or by any other means individual parcels or
  collective shipments containing, in particular, foodstuffs, clothing, medical supplies and articles
  of a religious, educational or recreational character which may meet their needs, including books,
  devotional articles, scientific equipment, examination papers, musical instruments, sports outfits
  and materials allowing prisoners of war to pursue their studies or their cultural activities.
  Such shipments shall in no way free the Detaining Power from the obligations imposed upon it
  by virtue of the present Convention.
  The only limits which may be placed on these shipments shall be those proposed by the
  Protecting Power in the interest of the prisoners themselves, or by the International Committee
  of the Red Cross or any other organization giving assistance to the prisoners, in respect of their
  own shipments only, on account of exceptional strain on transport or communications.
  The conditions for the sending of individual parcels and collective relief shall, if necessary, be the
  subject of special agreements between the Powers concerned, which may in no case delay the