[DEFUNCT] 8 July Accords

[Quebecshire]

8 July Accords

The Republic of The League - The Revolutionary Republic of The Communist Bloc

PREAMBLE

WHEREAS The Republic of The League (“TL”) and The Revolutionary Republic of The Communist Bloc (“TCB”) have a shared history in military and intelligence cooperation against United Conservative Nations;

WHEREAS members of The League and The Communist Bloc have developed friendship and cooperation through diplomatic and cultural interactions;

WHEREAS The League and The Communist Bloc wish to continue building the relationship;

NOW, on the 3rd Anniversary of Our Joint Victory in the War, The League and The Communist Bloc agree to the following:

SECTION ONE - SOVEREIGNTY

(a) TL will recognize only the legitimate government of TCB, as determined by TCB law, as representative of the Region and People of TCB.

(b) TCB will recognize only the legitimate government of TL, as determined by Leaguer law, as representative of the Region and People of TL.

© Neither Signatory may cede sovereign control of their region to another entity.

SECTION TWO - MILITARY UNDERTAKINGS

(a) Neither TCB nor TL will engage in direct military hostilities against the other, nor against one another's protectorates which have been communicated to the other signatory.

(b) The appearance of individual members of TCB and TL on opposite sides of a military engagement shall not be considered "military hostilities against the other" for this purpose.

© TCB and TL shall aid each other in Delegacy transferrals when requested.


SECTION THREE - WORLD ASSEMBLY AFFAIRS

(a) Neither Signatory shall write or support the authorship of World Assembly Security Council proposals that would harm each other, including condemnation and liberation without express request from the recognised legal government of each signatory.

(b) TCB shall inform the most senior executive leader and the executive in charge of Foreign Affairs of TL if a citizen of TCB attempts to write or support a World Assembly Security Council proposal that names a regional officer or executive leader of TL. TL shall inform the most senior executive leader and the executive in charge of Foreign Affairs of TCB if a citizen of TL attempts to write or support a World Assembly Security Council proposal that names a regional officer or executive leader of TCB.

SECTION FOUR - INTELLIGENCE UNDERTAKINGS

(a) Neither Signatory will engage in espionage against the other. For this purpose, "espionage" is the act of engaging a person to act under false pretenses in a Signatory region without the permission of that region's legitimate government.


SECTION FIVE - DIPLOMATIC UNDERTAKINGS

(a) Each Signatory shall establish and maintain in-game embassies (i.e., on the NationStates site) with one another.

(b) Where possible, each Signatory shall maintain off-site embassies with one another.

© Each Signatory shall send and receive an ambassador to the other signatory.

SECTION SIX - CULTURAL UNDERTAKINGS

(a) TCB and TL  will celebrate Victory Day on July 8th annually together through social and cultural activities. This can include, but is not limited to, festivals, competitions, and university sharing events. Invitations to such must be extended, where relevant, to either the most senior executive leader, and/or a representative of TL or TCB who is in charge of Foreign Affairs or Culture.


SECTION SEVEN - RECRUITMENT UNDERTAKINGS

(a) Neither TCB nor TL will deliberately engage in recruitment from the other, nor from one another's protectorates which have been established by regional law and communicated to the other signatory. "Recruitment" is defined as the sending of telegrams on the NationStates site to encourage nations to move regions.

SECTION EIGHT - PROCEEDINGS

(a) This Treaty will come into force on the date of ratification by both TL and TCB as dictated by their respective governing procedures.

(b) Either Signatory reserves the right to exit this Treaty. The exiting Signatory must make reasonable efforts to notify the other as soon as possible.

© This agreement may be amended by mutual agreement of both Signatories.

(d) Upon ratification, this treaty shall be the sole bilateral treaty between TCB and TL, superseding any prior written documents describing a relationship between the regions.