As of 12:00 noon on the day after the exchange of Ratifications of
this treaty, the Kingdom of Eastern Zartania and the Free Nation of
Westria, including the Territory of Westermarc, desirous of Friendly
and Beneficial relations between and with each other; His Royal Majesty
having appointed as Minister Plenipotentiary James Pattie, Governor-
General of the Royal Stek of Albion of said Kingdom, and the President
of the Free Nation having appointed as Commissioner Plenipotentiary
Professor Ernest Kaylin, III, Ambassador to Eastern Zartania of said
Westerreich; hereby agree to enter into a Mutual Understanding and
Peace upon the following provisions:
As a condition of formal recognition, each nation shall be
allowed to maintain official diplomatic missions, be they
embassies, consulates, or legatures, within the territory
of the other nation. All diplomatic missions within the
territorial boundaries of a host nation shall be considered
the Territory of the foreign nation. As such, the missions
shall be governed by the Laws and Regulations of the foreign
nation, with due consideration to the Regulations of the
host nations. All official diplomatic envoys and personnel
shall be granted the right of Diplomatic Immunity from
prosecution under the laws of the host nation.
Article III Economic Relations
The ships of the foreign nation in the host nation's ports
shall be treated with the same respect and privileges as the
ships of the host nation.
The Free Nation of Westria agrees to forbid the registration
of Eastern Zartanian merchant ships under the Westrian Naval
Registry, as in accordance with Royal Law. The Westrian
authorities also agree to use distinct ensigns to differentiate
between merchant ships owned by Westrian citizens and those
owned by foreign citizens under Westrian registry. Said
ensigns are attached to this treaty text as Appendix 1. The
Kingdom of Eastern Zartania, in accordance with Royal Law,
refuses to permit the entry into the Kingdom of Westrian
registered ships under foreign ownership, and will use the
above-mentioned ensigns as the basis for admittance.
Tarrifs between the Signing Nations shall be determined by
each nation's Legislative Body. Each nation shall impose the
necessary tarrifs and duties on its imports and exports,
but those taxes placed by the Westrian Government shall never
exceed those placed by the Kingdom of Eastern Zartania. Said
tarriffs will be assessed only on the tonnage of cargo being
delivered to or extracted from the host nation. No tarriff or
tax shall be assessed on the tonnage of extra cargo in transit
to a third party, or on the tonnage of the ship itself.
The merchant ships of a foreign nation will not be allowed to
conduct trade with any outlying Colony or Territory of the
Kingdom of Eastern Zartania. All such "colonial" trade must
be conducted aboard domestic ships. This provision may also
be evoked by the Free Nation of Westria / Westerreich at
any future time following delivery of notice of the evokation
to the government of Eastern Zartania two months prior to
evokation. Should foreign merchant ships be allowed entry
to the "colonial" trade, the other Signatory of this treaty
shall be notified prior to the opening of said trade.
The economic relations here enumerated are conditional upon
reciprocal enforcement by the other Signatory Nation.
Article IV International Borders
The Borders of the Free Nation of Westerreich / Westria
are hereby recognized as the following:
all territory as encompassed on the official Westrian maps,
copies of which are included in this Treaty as Appendix 2.
Article V Neutral Rights & Obligations
As a declared Neutral in such a Conflict, the Neutral Party
has the right to engage in trade with both Belligerents without
menace to its Vessels or Citizens, providing that said trade
is in non-contraband goods and is not with a blockaded port.
Such trade in non-contraband goods allows the Neutral Vessel
to transport non-contraband goods from the Neutral Nation into
a Belligerent Nation, and allows non-contraband goods from
the Belligerent Nation to be exported on Neutral Vessels.
However, any trade not open to foreign vessels in time of
Peace is not to be considered open to foreign vessels in time
of War. Thus, any foreign ship engaging in such formerly
restricted trade will be considered the property of the
Belligerent Nation and treated as such. The Neutral Party
will not in anyway show favoritism toward either Belligerent
during wartime trade. The Neutral Party shall also be allowed
unlimited and unrestricted trade with other Neutral Nations
during wartime without fear of intervention by either
Belligerent.
During wartime, the blockade of a Belligerent port will be
considered effective and binding only if the blockading force
is disposed in such a way as to make communication with the
blockaded port a menace to the safety of merchant traffic
and shipping. Trade with such a port, having been formally
declared and proven to be under blockade, is to be considered
off-limits, and conducted only under the risk of the crew
of such a ship. Any ship attempting to enter or leave a port
under blockade, following a grace period following the
institution of said blockade, is considered to be a blockade-
runner, and thus liable for capture. Any and all ships of the
Neutral Party thus captured or destroyed will be assumed to
have forfeited the protection of their Government.
The entry of Belligerent warships into Neutral waters will
be considered an Act of War unless escorted by a Neutral
warship. Belligerent warships shall be allowed entry into
the ports of the Neutral party for a period of no more than
72 hours, and only in cases which require immediate repairs
to said warship to prevent sinking and loss of life. Should
said warship remain in a Neutral port for more than the
specified 72 hours, the warship will be interned by the
Neutral Government for the duration of the Hostilities, to
be returned to its rightful Government following the conclusion
of a peace treaty ending the Conflict.
Any and all goods considered to be contraband are liable to
seizure by a Belligerent Nation at the expense of the owner.
Goods considered to be contraband are: any and all forms of
weaponry, biological weapons, chemical weapons, weapons
components, clothing for uniforms, official Government or
Military correspondance or dispatches, naval stores,
ammunition, and/or persons serving in the Armed Forces of
a Belligerent Nation.
Article VI Immigration & Tourism
Visitation and tourism between the two Nations will be
governed by their respective Legislatures, but no
law-abiding Citizen shall be denied entry into either
Nation. Customs Regulations, Passport Regulations, and
Immigration Laws shall be determined by each Government
individually, with the requirement that the other Signatory
be informed of all such Laws and Regulations.
The Signatory Nations also recognize the right of their
Citizens to intermarry and establish mixed families. The
Kingdom of Eastern Zartania, however, does not recognize
dual citizenship; thus the mixed family must inform a
local Zartanian Government official of their decision
concerning the point of Citizenship.
As the Kingdom of Eastern Zartania does not recognize the
practice of dual citizenship, and as the Free Nation of
Westria does recognize this practice, should a situation
arise concerning the Conflict of these two philosophies,
the Signatory Nations hereby agree to the use of diplomacy
to solve said Conflict. Failing the use of diplomacy to
settle the Conflict, the two Powers agree to the use of a
completely neutral Board of Arbitration to settle the
question.
May this Treaty of Amity, Friendship, & Commerce be the first step
toward a bright future of cooperation between these two nations.
Signatures:
Prof. Ernest Kaylin, III. | Oct. 6, 298 |
Free Nation of Westria / Westerreich | Date |
James M. Pattie | Sept. 28, 298 |
Kingdom of Eastern Zartania | Date |
Negotiated and Signed in Kikikira, capital of the Territory of
Westermarc within the Free Nation of Westria.
Reservations
(introduced by Eastern Zartania 11/2/298; acknowledged by Westria 11/4/298)
Treaty Reservation #1
Treaty Reservation #2
Treaty Reservation #3
Naval Ensign in use by foreign owned ships
Appendix 2:
Official map of the borders of Westria
Official map of the borders of Westermarc