Recognizing that mercenary activities continue to increase in many parts of the world and take on new forms, permitting mercenaries to operate in a better organized way, with increased pay, and that their numbers have grown and more persons are prepared to become mercenaries,
认识到雇佣军活动在世界许多地区继续加剧并采用新的形式，这使雇佣军的组织更为严密，酬金更高，并认识到其人数有所增加，而且有更多的人愿意充当雇佣军，