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APPENDIX I 89 (c} All prisoners of war and civilian internees held by either party shall be surrendered to the appropriate authorities of the other party, who shall give them all possible assistance in proceed. ing 10 their country of origin, place of habitual residence, or the zone of their choice. Chapter V—Misccllaneous Articie 22 The Commanders of the Forces of the two parties shall ensure that persons under their respective commands who violate any of the pro- visions of the present Agreement are suitably punished. Article 23 In cases in which the place of burial is known and the existence of graves has been established, the Commander of the Forces of either party shall, within a specific period after the entry into force of the Armistice Acreement. permit the graves service personnel of the other party to enter the part of Viet-Nam territory under their military con- tral for the purpose of finding and removing the bodies of deceased military personne] of that party, including the bodies of deceased pris- oners of war. The Joint Commission shall determine the procedures and the time limit for the performance of this task, The Commanders of the Forces of the two parties shall communicate to each other all information ion their possession as to the place of burial of military personnel of the other party. Article 24 The present Agreement shall apply to all the armed forces of either party. The armed forces of each party shall respect the demilitarized zone and the territory under the military contro] of the other party, and shalf commit no act and undertake no operation against the other party and shall not engage in blockade of any kind in Viet-Nam. For the purposes of the present Article, the word “territory” in- cludes territorial waters and air space. Article 25 The Commanders of the Forces of the two parties shalf afford fult” protection and al] possible assistance and co-operation to the Joint