[Ratification] Treaty of Portus Batavii

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[Ratification] Treaty of Portus Batavii

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My Lord Prætor
Honourable Lords and Ladies Elector

A resolution to the Batavian question is in sight. Diplomats from the imperial government and the United Batavian States have worked tirelessly in an attempt to foster peace and understanding on the Benacian continent. In line with the imperial policy of Batavian self-determination, the agreement between us and the UBS government is a territorial transfer of the western coastal communities of the Batavian dominion, and with the agreement of each Puritianian state that so desires it, that state's accession to the UBS fold.

In reciprocation, the imperial government will take over the Transbatavian territory, also known as Rhineland, and be assured of a twelve-year neutrality pact with the UBS government.

I am of the opinion that more land can in the future be ceded to the UBS if they prove to be valuable and good partners so that we can keep upholding our policy of Batavian self-determination – in exchange for deeper relations, further cooperation, or extension of neutrality. But that is not a commitment we need make today.

In line with UBS constitutional practice, ratification precedes signature, which is why no signature is yet affixed to this Treaty, except for our own diplomat's, the good Prince of Modan's. I understand this is a strange and foreign custom, but we, being the dominant in this relationship, can afford to let strange practices in here without hurting our national self-esteem. Indeed, the Batavian House of the Nation has already begun the ratification process of the treaty there, with so far all votes being in favour of ratification. For that reason, I move that the Landsraad ratify the treaty with those stipulations as soon as humanly possible.

Sxiro-Batavian Treaty of Amity & Settlement

  1. The Imperial Republic of Shireroth and the United Batavian States agree that their relations shall be founded upon the basis of mutual recognition and amity.
    1. Both Parties obligate themselves to desist from any act of violence, any aggressive action, and any attack on each other, either individually or jointly with other Powers.
    2. Should one of the Parties become the object of belligerent action by a third Power, the other Party shall in no manner lend its support to this third Power.
    3. The Governments of the two Parties shall in the future maintain continual contact with one another for the purpose of consultation in order to exchange information on problems affecting their common interests.
    4. Should disputes or conflicts arise between the Parties, neither shall participate in any grouping of Powers whatsoever that is directly or indirectly aimed at the other party.
    5. Should disputes or conflicts arise between the Parties over problems of one kind or another, both parties shall settle these disputes or conflicts exclusively through friendly exchange of opinion or, if necessary, through the establishment of arbitration commissions.
  2. With regards to the territorial settlement of Western Benacia, the Parties agree that the common frontier between them shall be as demarcated in Schedule 1 to the present Treaty.
    1. A transfer of one of the Commonwealth of Puritanian States, comprising of the states of Dietsland, Puritania, and Voltrue, shall only occur with the consent of the head of government of that state. This notice of consent must be verified to the satisfaction of the Steward of the Imperial Republic for it to be valid.
    2. In the event of the United Batavian States being unable to uphold its obligations in accordance with this treaty by reason of state failure, occupation by a third party, or any other infraction of the terms agreed upon, the territory transferred between the Parties, as given at Schedule 1, shall revert to their former sovereigns on the basis of the frontier extant prior to the present Treaty entering into effect.
  3. No garrison, ministry, agency, or presence of the Jingdaoese Empire may be established in the territories transferred between the Parties under this present Treaty.
  4. The Parties agree that the Imperial Republic shall retain a garrison of one legion, and associated force support elements, in Dietsland, Puritania, and Voltrue, for the period of twelve Norton years, but shall remain only for so long as forces of the Jingdaoese Empire remain in those enclaves transferred to the other Party to the present Treaty.
    1. Upon the occasion of the Jingdaoese Empire withdrawing its garrisons from their present locations, the Imperial Republic shall withdraw, within one Norton year of that date, its garrison from the territory transferred between the Parties to the present Treaty.
  5. Both Parties to the present Treaty agree that any future adjustment of the borders defined under Schedule 1 will only be by their mutual consent. Such adjustments would, if they occur, be achieved by negotiated agreements between duly accredited representatives proceeding on the principles of amity, transparency, and mutual-cooperation, and subject to the usual ratification processes of both Parties.
  6. The present Treaty is concluded for a period of twelve Norton years.
  7. The present treaty shall be ratified within the shortest possible time. The ratifications shall be exchanged in Portus Batavii. The Agreement shall enter into force as soon as it is signed.
Schedule 1
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FOR THE IMPERIAL REPUBLIC OF SHIREROTH

Signed,

Daniyal ibn Daniyal, Prince of Modan
JALAL JAHANBANI
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My Lords

In the absence of debate, voting on the question to ratify the treaty begins now.
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Aye.
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My Lords

Voting has ended under the Bylaw of 1664.VI.7, whereby a majority of active electors have voted in favour of this measure.

The treaty is therefore ratified. :Court:
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