Die Autorengruppe unter der Leitung von Frederic Siordet erklärte in der Einführung, daß ihr Ziel, in der Tradition des Roten Kreuzes, strikte politische Neutralität gewesen sei. ###>The only exception to this rule, as provided for under the agreements, was that representatives of any of the ten Allied governments of the supervisory body had the right to inspect the documents.