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Treaty of Ashbourne; with Exshaw
Topic Started: Mar 3 2012, 11:00 PM (54 Views)
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Treaty of Ashbourne

Preamble:

We, the governments of the regions of Exshaw, and The New Inquisition (hereinafter referred to as TNI) do hereby enter into the following alliance in order to cement the relationship between our two regions.

Article 1 - Non-Aggression against Signatories
1. No Signatory Region shall conduct military operations against another Signatory Region.

2. No Signatory Region shall directly or indirectly support military operations against another Signatory Region.

Article 2 - Defence of Signatories Under Attack
1. Where any Signatory Region has had military action conducted against it, the other Signatory that is aware of that action must provide as much military support as it can provide without resulting in a significant threat to its own military security, and will do everything possible to mobilise that support.

2. A Signatory is aware of military action when it has been informed on its forums or on its Regional Message Board, or when it has noticed the action itself.

3. Paragraph 1 does not apply for a Signatory under Paragraph 2 when the military action in question is conducted by an ally of that Signatory.

4. For the purposes of this Article, an ally of a Signatory is a region with a Treaty with a Signatory that provides positive material benefit to a Signatory going beyond non-aggression. Each Signatory must inform the other Signatory of their allies.

Article 3 - Counterattack
1. Where a Signatory Region has had military action conducted against it by any other region or organisation, the other Signatory will provide as much military support as can be given for the purposes of any counterattack that the Signatory may wish to undertake, without causing a significant threat to its own military security.

2. In order for Paragraph 1 to apply, the Signatory in question must have informed the other Signatory of its intention to make a counterattack within one month of the last military action, and in any case does not apply if two months have passed since the last military action.

3. Paragraph 1 does not apply for a Signatory required to provide military support under that Paragraph when the military action in question is conducted against an ally of that Signatory.
4. For the purposes of this Article, an ally of a Signatory is a region with a Treaty with a Signatory that provides positive material benefit to a Signatory going beyond non-aggression. Each Signatory must inform the other Signatory of their allies.

Article 4 - Other Military Support
In situations not covered elsewhere in this Treaty, each Signatory will endeavour to provide military support to the other Signatory when requested by that other Signatory, and where it is consistent with their own policies.

Article 5 - Non-Transmission of Information to Non-Allies
1. A Signatory Region may not pass on any information that concerns the military or security of any other Signatory Region to any party, unless the Signatory Region that the information concerns gives its consent.
2. Paragraph 1 applies to, but is not limited to, information about military operations and intelligence operations.
3. A Signatory may not pass on any information provided by the other Signatory unless that information is already in the public domain or if the Signatory providing the information gives its consent.

Article 6 - Intelligence Requests
Each Signatory will endeavour to provide information to the other Signatory when requested to do so by that other Signatory, when it is within their power to provide it, and where it is consistent with their own policies to do so and where it is consistent with Invisionfree terms of service.

Article 7 - Training Exercises
Signatories will endeavour to undertake military training exercises together, including exercises in Warzones, for which they will use as much of their military as they can reasonably mobilise.

Article 8 - Diplomatic Support
Each Signatory will endeavour to provide diplomatic support to the other Signatory where it is possible for them to do so while being consistent with their own policies.

Article 9 - Cultural Activities
Each signatory will endeavour, where appropriate and/or possible, to engage in social and cultural activities with the other signatory. This can include but is not limited to, festivals, competitions, and university sharing events.

Article 10 - Embassies and ambassadors
1. Each signatory shall prepare a designated embassy for the other signatory on their forums and shall provide a representative from their region who will act as an ambassador from their particular signatory region. Each signatory will endeavour to keep the other up-to-date on their regional affairs.
2. Each ambassador shall behave in a respectable manner towards the signatory region. This includes, but is not limited to, the obeying of regional laws where it is applicable and following any ambassadorial protocol that the signatory region has already in place.
3. Either signatory region may request that the ambassador sent to them by the other signatory be replaced if it is deemed that the above clause has not been followed appropriately by that individual.

Article 11 - Recognitions
Upon the signing of this treaty, the region of TNI recognises the current Exshaw government and other regional institutions as legitimate.
Upon the signing of this treaty, the region of Exshaw hereby recognises the current TNI government and other regional institutions as legitimate.

Article 12 - Termination of Diplomatic Relations
Either signatory may at any time terminate diplomatic relations with the other. Termination of diplomatic relations immediately nullifies this treaty and all agreements within.
Such announcements must be made on the forums of the other signatory.

Article 13 - Definitions
For the purposes of this Treaty, the following definitions shall apply:
(i) Signatories: The governments of the regions TNI and Exshaw, which have signed this Treaty.
(ii) Signatory Region: A Region whose government has signed this Treaty, or whose foreign policy is legally subordinated to such a region either by statute or by treaty, and with other Signatory having been informed of that status.
(iii) Military action: Attempting to change the WA Delegacy of a region other than by a legal process of that region.
(iv) Military support: Endorsing a nation that is the nominated WA Delegate of the supported Signatory, whether in a Signatory Region or elsewhere, on any terms that may be set by the supported Signatory.
(v) Endeavour: This has the effect of making a provision non-binding on the Signatories, while imposing a duty to act in good faith in relation to the provision.
(vi) Intelligence information: This refers to any information gathered on intelligence missions either within a signatory region or in another region by a member of a signatory region working for that regions intelligence department or similar organization. Information can refer to individuals or groups
(viii) Cultural activities: Any activities which do not fall under military activity, for example university exchanges or recruitment competitions.

Note: This became the law 28 February 2012
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