31. During the Second World War, Japan appointed Spain, Sweden and Switzerland to be its protecting powers in the United States. 32. If no arrangement could be made with a third country, then the Red Cross itself could act as the protecting power . 33. The protecting power also monitors implementation of these Conventions, such as by visiting the zone of conflict and prisoners of war. 34. During the crisis, Buell and his judges were in charge of protecting power plants; Garcia was killed on Chaos Day itself. 35. The practice of selecting a protecting power in time of peace was formalized in the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations ( 1961 ). 36. When relations are exceptionally tense, such as during a war, the interests section is staffed by diplomats from the protecting power . 37. Each country picked a third country, which had friendly relations with both sides, to be its protecting power in the other capital. 38. The original embassy remains staffed by nationals of the protected state but is formally termed an " interests section " of the protecting power . 39. There is no requirement that the same protecting power be selected by both countries, although this is convenient for the purposes of communication. 40. Asmis was still on leave in Germany when Australia made its Swiss Consul, Hans Georg Hedinger, with Switzerland being the protecting power .
