The ICRC should be in constant touch not only with the League, but also with the League members, the National Societies. It intends to strengthen these ties.

Although the ICRC works in close contact with governments, who wanted it to be uninational—a character which was approved by two International Red Cross Conferences—it has always considered that one of its basic tasks was to contribute, to the best of its ability, to uniting the Movement more closely and to strengthening the bonds among its members.