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Geneva Convention Commemoration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 January 2010

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Abstract

On August 22, 1964, an impressive ceremony took place at the Swiss National Exhibition in Lausanne, to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the signing of the Geneva Convention of August 22, 1864 for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field. The celebration was held before the pavilion housing the stands representing the work of the ICRC and the Swiss Red Cross.

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Research Article
Information
International Review of the Red Cross (1961 - 1997) , Volume 4 , Issue 42 , September 1964 , pp. 466 - 474
Copyright
Copyright © International Committee of the Red Cross 1964

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page 466 note 1 Plate.

page 466 note 2 This was reproduced in the August 1964 issue of the International Review. The picture represents the signing of the Geneva Convention on August 22, 1864, and its usual place is in the “Alabama Room” of the Geneva Town Hall. It is the property of the State of Geneva.