1949. augusztus 12-én, a Genfbe összehívott nemzetközi konferencia elnöke, Max Petitpierre, a következő szavakkal zárta a két és fél hónapos megbeszélés sorozatot:
“Some may feel that the Convention does not go far enough, that it lacks boldness, that it contains too many reserves and restrictions. We all know that modem war, which is total war, is blind and devouring, that it is not always honourable, that it does not hesitate in its choice of methods and may take on the most insidious forms. Strength must often yield to cunning. What had to be done was to establish a balance between the cruel necessities of war and the ardent desire to humanise it which moved us all. The new Convention for the Protection of Civilian Persons will not escape criticism, but its value is beyond question. It proclaims the determination of the States which are to sign it to prevent the recurrence of tragedies of which our generation was the helpless witness.” (Final Records of the Diplomatic Conference, Volume 2, Section B, p. 529)
1949. december 8-án a második aláírási ceremónia után a következőket tette hozzá:
“On August the 12th, when closing the Diplomatic Conference, I said that it was not possible for us to judge the results of our work as we could not yet see it in the proper perspective. Four months have elapsed since then, and during that time we have been able to go over our texts again, considering once more the solutions upon which we settled and judging the effect they will have. The opinions which have been expressed regarding the new Conventions allow us to affirm that the latter are satisfactory. If the world should ever again be torn up by a new conflict-against the will of its people, of that we may be sure-the new Conventions will prevent, or at least lessen, the horrors which have been witnessed by our generation. Our task was clearly defined. It was not up to us either to redraft the Kellogg Pact which had outlawed war, or to revise the Hague Agreements which had attempted to establish rules for the conduct of war. We have been criticized for not exceeding the limits laid down for us. I think that if we had done so, we would have jeopardized our work. The latter, to be effective, had to take account of realities.” (Final Records of the Diplomatic Conference, Volume 2, Section B, p. 535)
A magyar delegáció öt főből állt. Szabó Imre (delegációvezető), Haraszti György (delegációvezető-helyettes), Falus Andor (magyar Vöröskereszt), Kardos Erzsébet (berni első-titkár), Kara Anna (egészségügyi minisztérium képviselője). (Final Records of the Diplomatic Conference, Volume 1, p. 163)
Magyarország az első körben, 1949. augusztus 12-én, írta alá a négy genfi konvenciót, a következő kitétellel:
Mrs. Kara made the following reservations:
“At the meeting of the Diplomatic Conference on August 11th, 1949, the Delegation of the Hungarian People's Republic reserved the right to make express reservations on signing the Conventions, after having examined them. In their speech at the above meeting the Hungarian Delegation observed that they were not in agreement with all the provisions of the Conventions. After a thorough study of the text of the Conventions, the Government of the Hungarian People's Republic decided to sign the Conventions in spite of their obvious defects, as it considered that the Conventions constituted an advance in comparison with the existing situation from the point of view of the practical application of humanitarian principles and the protection of war victims.” Final Records of the Diplomatic Conference, Volume 1, p. 347)
A legfontosabb magyar fenntartásnak a következőt tartom:
“The Hungarian People's Government has also serious objections to Article 5 of the said Convention; according to the terms of that Article, if protected persons are definitely suspected of activities hostile to the security of the State, that is enough to deprive them of protection under the Convention. The Government of the Hungarian People's Republic considers that that provision has already made any hope of realizing the fundamental principles of the Convention illusory.” (Ibid.)
A genfi konvenciók Magyarország vonatkozásában 1955. február 3-ai dátummal léptek hatályba (1954. 32. tvr.)
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