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We, the representative governments of the Republic of Liberty and the Realm of Bretonia, in order to establish free and unhindered travel of goods and people between our two nations, to fight the scourge of piracy and terrorism, to protect the rights and freedoms of all our law abiding citizens, and to bring security, order and governance to the Star Systems of Magellan and Cortez, do ordain and establish the following Treaty. In a duly processed amendment, the Crayter Republic joins the Republic of Liberty and the Realm of Bretonia in upholding the terms of this revised Treaty.


Clause 1: The Systems of Magellan and Cortez have the official status of Joint Protectorates of the Republic of Liberty and the Realm of Bretonia conferred upon them.

Clause 2: The President of Liberty and Monarch of Bretonia jointly receive the official titles of "Protector of the Independent Worlds of Magellan and Cortez".

Clause 3: A quintet of the Liberty Government, Bretonian Government, Crayter Republic Government, the Independent Miners Guild and Orbital Spa and Cruise shall, in council upon the Planet of Curacao, make any future decisions regarding the governance of these two systems, through amendments to this Treaty. Each member shall hold a single vote, and abstentions are permitted. In case of tie, casting votes for issues concerning only Cortez to be held by Orbital Spa and Cruise, casting votes for issues concerning only Magellan to be held by the Independent Miners Guild. For issues concerning both systems, no casting votes may be held; agreements would require an absolute majority agreement from three of the five parties.

Clause 4: The trade lanes within Magellan and Cortez were nationalized in the Treaty of Curacao of 817 AS (see appendix iii) by the House Governments of Liberty and Bretonia. Trade lanes in the eastern half of both systems were passed into the ownership of the Liberty Government. Trade lanes in the western half of both systems were passed into the ownership of the Bretonian Government. A ten kilometer radius around the jump point to Coronado, with the exclusion of Planet Curacao and its immediate orbit, are now passed into ownership of the Crayter Republic Government. From there, the rest of both systems are now passed into joint ownership of the Liberty Government and Bretonian Government.

Clause 5: All property rights within the Magellan and Cortez are to be strictly protected by this Treaty. This includes all ships, stations, planetside facilities, satellites or mining installations under lawful private or corporate ownership. All natural resources within the systems are in the public domain, and shall remain free and open to private or commercial appropriation.


Clause 1: Liberty Navy, Bretonian Armed Forces, and Crayter Military (in addition to related police and intelligence agency) vessels and warships, of any class, shall have full access rights to fly through and patrol any portion of space within Magellan and Cortez. Docking rights for Planet Curacao, as well as Freeport Four for its duration under Liberty control, are granted in full. In times of need, transit is to be allowed through the systems of California and Manchester to and from Cortez and Magellan.

Clause 2: Upon return of Freeport Four to the Independent Miners Guild, the aforementioned parties' vessels and warships, of any class, shall not have docking rights nor base themselves from Freeport Four, under penalty of a 250,000 credit fine to the Independent Miners Guild. However in emergency circumstance, such may dock on Freeport Four for repairs or supplies without which their lives would be endangered. If possible, permission should be sought from Independent Miners Guild authorities.

Clause 3: The Liberty Navy, Bretonian Armed Forces, and Crayter Military (in addition to related police and intelligence agencies) retain the right to pursue outlaws caught in criminal acts within their home space into Magellan and Cortez, there to catch and impose punishment upon them.

Clause 4: The Liberty Navy, Bretonian Armed Forces, and Crayter Military (no additions) retain the full rights to enforce within the systems of Magellan and Cortez, along with a ten kilometer radius from all jump points to those two in adjacent systems, all the articles and clauses of this Treaty and any subsequent amendments to it.


Clause 1: Upon return to the Independent Miners Guild, a no fire-zone with a five kilometer radius around Freeport 4 will be officially established and enforced. All vessels shall comply with this, with the exception of self-defense. This Law is to be enforced by official agents of the Independent Miners Guild.

Clause 2: Free Trade is to be fully open between Liberty, Bretonia, and the Crayter Republic. Any act considered to represent an Obstruction to Free Trade shall be considered a criminal offense in the eyes of Liberty and Bretonia. Obstruction to Free Trade shall carry an attached fine of two hundred thousand credits per offense, collectable by any lawful agent of the Liberty, Bretonia, or Crayter Republic Government, payable to the government of each nation.

Clause 3: Not recognized as the legitimate government of Gallia and in a state of war with Liberty, Bretonia, and the Crayter Republic, all Gallic Royal Forces within the systems of Magellan and Cortez, along with a ten kilometer radius from all jump points to those two in adjacent systems, are to be shot on sight. For pursuit of them beyond that point, the rightful owner of the system must be contacted if available.

Clause 4: Piracy shall be considered a criminal offense in both systems, defined as the extortion of money by non-lawful agents from any ships under threat of destruction or damage. Vessels found pirating in these systems shall receive kill on sight status in both Liberty and Bretonian House Space, as well as in Crayter Republic territory and the Independent Worlds. This to be maintained until a fine of two million credits payable to the government of each nation, for a total of six million, has been paid by the vessel in question.

Clause 5: Terrorism shall be considered a criminal offense in both systems, defined as an unwarranted attack resulting in destruction or damage to any lawful vessel or space installation. Vessels found engaged in acts if terrorism in these systems shall receive kill on sight status in both Liberty and Bretonian House space, as well as in Crayter Republic territory and the Independent Worlds. This to be maintained until a fine of three million credits payable to the government of each nation, for a total of nine million, has been paid by the vessel in question.

Clause 6: The trafficking of counterfeit software from Liberty to Bretonia is to be considered a serious offense by both Houses. Any vessel caught with counterfeit software anywhere in Liberty space, Bretonian space, or Magellan or Cortez space, shall be considered guilty of a crime against both Liberty and Bretonia. Any lawful agents of either government catching such offenders are to seize and destroy all such software, and impose a fine of four hundred credits per-unit upon the vessel, half payable to the government of each nation. This to be done regardless of where the vessel in question was apprehended.


Clause 1: Upon the conclusion of hostilities with the Kingdom of Gallia in the system of Magellan and all adjacent systems to it, the installation Freeport Four is to have its hull repaired, have all facilities restored to full operational capacity, and be dutifully returned to the Independent Miners Guild from the Liberty Navy.


Clause 1: The Liberty Navy, Bretonian Armed Forces and Crayter Military may, at their discretion, patrol and enforce this Treaty in Magellan and Cortez acting independently in separate operations, and maintaining separate command structures.

Clause 2: At the request of the ranking officer present of the Liberty Navy, Bretonian Armed Forces, or Crayter Military, the total military forces present within the Independent Worlds shall become combined. All joint operations should use Combined Fleet status.

Clause 3: When in Combined Fleet status, the ships shall no longer act as vessels of the Liberty Navy, Bretonian Armed Forces, or Crayter Military, but as ships or fleets of the Naval Alliance Treaty Organization, NATO.

Clause 4: When in Combined Fleet status, no operations in the partisan interests of the Liberty, Bretonia, or Crayter Republic Governments can be conducted. Only operations related to the enforcement of this Treaty can be conducted without prior approval of all three national governments.

Clause 5: NATO fleets may not engage national enemies of one or the other of the member nations (e.g. Rheinland Military), but if any NATO ship is attacked whilst in Combined Fleet status, regardless of the attacker, the entire fleet should respond to their defense.

Clause 6: When in Combined Fleet status, all military ships shall use the NATO Equivalent Ranking Command Structure (see appendix i). The ranking NATO officer may accept or deny requests for the fleet to separate again.

Clause 7: Independent Miners Guild and Orbital Spa and Cruise ships may, as signatories of this Treaty, also be admitted to serve alongside NATO fleets, at the discretion of the ranking NATO officer. Their paramilitary ranking systems are not listed in the NATO Equivalent Ranking Command Structure. Neither corporation may be ordered to act against the Kingdom of Gallia, given that it may harm other operations of theirs.

Clause 8: Liberty Police Incorporated, the Liberty Security Force, Bretonia Police Authority, and the Crayter Intelligence Service may also be admitted to serve alongside NATO fleets, at the discretion of the ranking NATO officer. Their ranking systems are listed in the NATO Equivalent Ranking Command Structure. Police forces may not be required to act outside of their respective nations for prolonged engagements, and intelligence agencies may not be required to cease an important operation already underway.

Clause 9: The joint headquarters of the Naval Alliance Treaty Organization is to be located on Planet Curacao's surface, within close proximity to the major spaceport.


i) NATO Equivalent Ranking Command Structure Chart: Please note the aggregated levels of command between Naval, Police, and Intelligence groups.


ii) Collected fines: All fines collected in payment for crimes against the Treaty are to be sent in full to each nation, Liberty, Bretonia, and the Crayter Republic. Article III Clause 6 is an exception to that, where that fine is paid in half to Liberty, and half to Bretonia. Collecting NATO officers should forward the fines to the following neural net addresses:


iii) Original Document: Treaty of Curacao of 817 AS


Officials: Editors, advisors, and other participants

Witnesses: Observers, spectators, and other delegates

The treaty is to be signed by the respective parties of Independent Miners Guild (further - The Guild) on one side, and Kingdom of Bretonia (further - The Kingdom) on other side. The terms agreed upon will be in immediate effect and respected by both parties indefinitely with no exceptions.

The conditions are as follows:

1. The Guild and The Kingdom agree to immediate cessation of all hostilities.
   
   
2. The Guild and The Kingdom agree to an immediate exchange of all military and civilian personnel taken into custody during the period of hostilities.
   
   
3. The Guild offers The Kingdom a substantial amount of resources that meets the fraction of the demands of Bretonia Armed Forces necessary to rebuild their fleet and main shipbuilding facility - Southampton Shipyard.
   
   
4. The Guild and The Kingdom corporations will have unhindered, unrestricted access to mineral resources in the Omega and Tau regions, the allocated security divisions will cooperate to ensure the safe passage of logistical vessels.
   
   
5. South Shields Refinery will direct 30% of the deuterium fuel produced to the needs of Bretonia Armed Forces.
   
   
6. The Guild will publicly condemn the actions of The Gallic Royal Enclave, cut all ties with the said entity and lean towards recognition with the provisional Gallic government and, after the provisional period passes - with the legitimate, acknowledged Gallic government. However, The Guild paramilitary will not be committed to the direct confrontation with the Enclave forces unless the aggression comes from the military junta residing in the Hebrides.
   
   
7. The Guild diplomacy will not be affected past the point of condemning the Gallic Royal Enclave.
   
   
8. The Guild will retain it's right to salvage the wrecks of vessels belonging to it or it's allies in the vicinity of Aland Shipyard, as well as The Kingdom will retain it's right to salvage the vessels belonging to the Armed Forces and it's allies. The Guild will retain it' right to clear the Cardiff intersection from the destroyed station, and will not lay claim to re-establish operations in the said intersection.
   
   
9. The Kingdom will lift it's claims for any and all assets of The Guild and will not hinder The Guild paramilitary defensive operations in 10 kilometre radius around the Battleship Hood and South Shields Refinery. All Guild operations in Bretonian territory will comply fully with the Bretonian Charter of Interstellar Law.
   
   IMG Representative:
   Guildmaster Celestia Ludenberg
   
   
   Bretonian Representative:
   Lady Sarah Mountbatten, Duchess of Westminster
   
   
   

1. The Kingdom of Bretonia recognizes the territory of Ambrosia on Planet Exeter, also known as Planet Gran Canaria, with the surface of 17671 kilometers square, as an independent territory of the Velvet Zoners. This territory will consist of a single land area owned but not used by the Kingdom of Bretonia at the signing of this treaty.
   
   
2. The Velvet Zoners will purchase their ownership of this land for 100,000,000 Sirius Credits from the Kingdom of Bretonia.
   
   
3. The Velvet Zoners acknowledge the Exeter System (also known as Omega-49) as a sovereign system of the Kingdom of Bretonia and Planet Exeter (also known as Planet Gran Canaria) as sovereign territory of the Kingdom of Bretonia, with the exception of those Zoner enclaves recognized by the Kingdom of Bretonia.
   
   
4. The Kingdom of Bretonia recognizes Lanzarote Station as property of the Zoners.
   
   
5. The Velvet Zoners accept that all spaceships arriving to and departing from Ambrosia must use the Bretonian docking ring or mooring fixture.
   
   
6. The Velvet Zoners oblige not to harbour enemies of the Kingdom of Bretonia or persons considered criminals by the Kingdom of Bretonia within the territory of Ambrosia and oblige to extradite them should the Bretonian Ministry of Justice or the Bretonian Ministry of Defence or the Governor-General of Exeter issue a formal demand and provide reasons for suspicion that the person(s) in question is/are within the borders of Ambrosia. Should the Velvet Zoners not extradite said person(s) and not prove that the person(s) is/are absent from the territory of Ambrosia within a given time, the Bretonian Police Authority has seven (7) days to search for said person(s) within Ambrosia with a search warrant provided. As soon as the person(s) in question is/are found, or should they not be found within the seven (7) days, the Bretonian Police Authority must leave the territory of Ambrosia.
   
   
7. Ambrosia may have a garrison of up to 10,000 soldiers, militia and police, and up to 200 military vehicles. Should the population of the territory exceed 500,000, the Velvet Zoners may renegotiate this limit. The Velvet Zoners may ask the Governor-General of Exeter for military assistance in case of an emergency. In this case, units of the Bretonian Armed Forces, the Bretonian Police Authority and the Bretonian Intelligence Service may enter the territory of Ambrosia, but must leave when ordered by the Velvet Zoners. In case of joint military action within the territory of Ambrosia, the highest ranking Velvet Zoner commander has temporary command over the Bretonian units. The highest ranking Bretonian commander will exercise temporary command over Velvet Zoner units should they operate within territory of the Kingdom of Bretonia.
   
   
8. The territory of Ambrosia may not supply nor harbour the so-called Gran Canarian Army or any other party on Planet Exeter that is hostile to the Kingdom of Bretonia, nor give them any kind of support. The Velvet Zoners will not commit any hostile action against the Kingdom of Bretonia nor its allies.
   
   
9. A customs union will exist between those territories on Planet Exeter owned by the Kingdom of Bretonia and the territory of Ambrosia.
   
   
10. The account to receive all payments made by the Velvet Zoners to the Kingdom of Bretonia outlined in this treaty is called Treasury.of.Exeter.
    
    
11. The Velvet Zoners oblige to label the Gran Canarian Army as terrorists and condemn them and their violent ways in a public declaration.
    
    
12. The Velvet Zoners may keep the (Ship Name), a Fearless-class destroyer, within the Exeter System.
    
    
13. The Velvet Zoners have the permission to uphold the Bretonian Charter of Interstellar Law over any Zoners within the Exeter System except those within the Lanzarote No-Fire Zone and this will apply on a case by case basis.
    
    
14. The Velvet Zoners may enforce the No-Fire Zone around Lanzarote Station.
    
    
15. Should it become available, the Kingdom of Bretonia will forward the evidence that the Gran Canarian Army collaborates with the Gallic Royal Enclave, to the Velvet Zoners.

2.1. The title "Empress/Emperor of Tau" shall henceforth be construed as the Bretonian monarch with sovereign rule over Tau-31, and Tau-23 south of the A34-CD34-CD56-H56 line.

7.1. All Bretonian crown corporations, as well as Gateway and Planetform, have free and unrestricted access to the mining zone, the right to mine its resources without tax and the right to be protected by the Maltese law enforcement.