Friendship and Military Cooperation Treaty

01 ERE Alliance - GPE

FRIENDSHIP & MILITARY COOPERATION TREATY

Article 1 - Non-Aggression against Signatories

1. No Signatory shall conduct military operations against another Signatory Region.

2. No Signatory 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, then the other Signatory that is aware of that action must provide as much militarysupport 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 Signatorygoing beyond non-aggression. Each Signatory must inform the other Signatory of their allies.

Article 3 - Other Military Support

In situations that do not fall elsewhere under this Part, each Signatory will endeavour to provide military support to the other Signatory when requestedby that other Signatory, and where it is consistent with their own policies.

Article 4 - Non-Transmission of Information to Non-Allies

1. A Signatory may not pass on any information that concerns the military or security of the other Signatory to any party, unless the Signatory that theinformation concerns gives its consent.

2. Paragraph 1 applies to, but is not limited to, information about military operations, intelligence operations and IP addresses.

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 Signatoryproviding the information gives its consent.

Article 5 - Intelligence Requests

1. Each signatory shall strive to provide information to the other signatory upon request with minimum delay where their own internal policy and structureallows.

2. Upon the discovery of intelligence information that is relevant to a signatory , the signatory with this information is obliged to inform the other ofany potential dangers and provide the necessary details.

3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 apply to, but are not limited to, information regarding military operations, intelligence reports, intelligence operations and IPaddresses.

4. Paragraphs 1 and 2 do not apply if the information in question was provided by an ally of the signatory who recieves the information. Signatories mayrequest that such information be shared, however.

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

Article 6 - 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 theirown policies and other alliances.

Article 7 - DefinitionsFor the purposes of this Treaty, the following definitions shall apply:

(i) Signatories: The governments of: 01 Eastern Roman Empire Alliance and Glorious Praetorian Empire, that 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 eitherby statute or by treaty, and with other Signatory having been informed of that status.

(iii) Military action: Attempting to change the UN Delegacy of a region other than by a legal process of that region.

(iv) Military support: Endorsing a nation that is the nominated UN 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 tothe provision.

(vi) Intelligence information: This refers to any information gathered on intelligence missions either within a signatory region or in another regionby a member of a signatory region working for that regions intelligence department or simillar organisation. Information can refer to individuals, groups or regions.

01 Eastern Roman Empire Alliance - Byzantine Glory

Glorious Praetorian Empire - Augustus Romanus