From the (current) 1949 "Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment
of Prisoners of War" (http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/91.htm):
"Article 17
Every prisoner of war, when questioned on the subject, is bound to
give only his surname, first names and rank, date of birth, and army,
regimental, personal or serial number, or failing this, equivalent
information. If he willfully infringes this rule, he may render
himself liable to a restriction of the privileges accorded to his
rank or status.
Each Party to a conflict is required to furnish the persons under its
jurisdiction who are liable to become prisoners of war, with an
identity card showing the owner's surname, first names, rank, army,
regimental, personal or serial number or equivalent information, and
date of birth. The identity card may, furthermore, bear the signature
or the fingerprints, or both, of the owner, and may bear, as well,
any other information the Party to the conflict may wish to add
concerning persons belonging to its armed forces. As far as possible
the card shall measure 6.5 x 10 cm. and shall be issued in duplicate.
The identity card shall be shown by the prisoner of war upon demand,
but may in no case be taken away from him.
No physical or mental torture, nor any other form of coercion, may be
inflicted on prisoners of war to secure from them information of any
kind whatever. Prisoners of war who refuse to answer may not be
threatened, insulted, or exposed to any unpleasant or disadvantageous
treatment of any kind.
Prisoners of war who, owing to their physical or mental condition,
are unable to state their identity, shall be handed over to the
medical service. The identity of such prisoners shall be established
by all possible means, subject to the provisions of the preceding
paragraph.
The questioning of prisoners of war shall be carried out in a
language which they understand."
"No physical or mental torture, nor any other form of coercion, may
be inflicted on prisoners of war to secure from them information of
any kind whatever. Prisoners of war who refuse to answer may not be
threatened, insulted, or exposed to any unpleasant or disadvantageous
treatment of any kind."
That means no disincentives for refusing to answer question other
than name, rank, date of birth and serial number. None. No threats
- no insults - no exposure to any unpleasant or disadvantageous
treatment of any kind.
larry
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Larry C. Lyons
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