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The Parties to this Treaty reaffirm their faith in the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and their desire to live in peace with all peoples and all governments.
They are determined to safeguard the freedom, common heritage and civilisation of their peoples, founded on the principles of democracy, individual liberty and the rule of law.
They seek to promote stability and well-being in the Apolyton region.
They are resolved to unite their efforts for collective defence and for the preservation of peace and security.
They therefore agree to this ADU Treaty:
1) The Parties, separately and jointly, by means of continuous and effective self-help and mutual aid, will maintain and develop their individual and collective capacity to resist armed attack.
2) The Parties will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the Parties is threatened.
2b) Parties are to share information against common enemies, including those who trigger the activation of the treaty. Parties may conduct independant intelligence operations against individual enemies (i.e. not a common enemy of the ADU), although other Parties have the right to request information gathered in such operation. Information is to be shared with regard to terrorism, black market activities, and espionage activities against any other Party to the Treaty.
3) The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in the Apolyton region shall be considered an attack against them all, and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually, and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the Apolyton region.
4) The Parties also agree that an armed attack against neutral nations (or groups of people who do not constitute a nation, yet have a shared identity, culture or heritage within their geographical region,) with which they are affiliated will enable Parties to aid said nations, by consent of all Parties, in the same way as they would aid another ADU member.
5) The Treaty does not effect, and shall not be interpreted as affecting, in any way the rights and obligations under the Charter of the Parties which are members of the United Nations, or the primary responsibility of the Security Council for the maintenance of international peace and security.
6) The Treaty superceeds all other alliance treaties although does not necessarily negate them, unless the ADU council deems a conflict of interest.
7) The Parties hereby establish a Council, on which each of them shall be represented to consider matters concerning the implementation of this Treaty. The Council shall be so organised as to be able to meet promptly at any time.
8) Parties may leave the treaty at any point having given [two RL weeks'] notice of leaving.
9) The Parties may, by unanimous agreement, invite any other Apolytonian State in a position to further the principles of this Treaty and to contribute to the security of the Apolyton region to accede to this Treaty
10) Original Copies of this Treaty, in English and Grascun (Cerooan) are to be held in Bahia de San Antoni (San Antonio Bay) council halls. Copies to be held in by all five founder members.
This treaty was signed by Ceroo and Guardinia in April, and Centralis, NCC Pavesia and Noosland in May who may be referred to as founder members.
As yet, no other nations have applied or been invited to join the ADU.
They are determined to safeguard the freedom, common heritage and civilisation of their peoples, founded on the principles of democracy, individual liberty and the rule of law.
They seek to promote stability and well-being in the Apolyton region.
They are resolved to unite their efforts for collective defence and for the preservation of peace and security.
They therefore agree to this ADU Treaty:
1) The Parties, separately and jointly, by means of continuous and effective self-help and mutual aid, will maintain and develop their individual and collective capacity to resist armed attack.
2) The Parties will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the Parties is threatened.
2b) Parties are to share information against common enemies, including those who trigger the activation of the treaty. Parties may conduct independant intelligence operations against individual enemies (i.e. not a common enemy of the ADU), although other Parties have the right to request information gathered in such operation. Information is to be shared with regard to terrorism, black market activities, and espionage activities against any other Party to the Treaty.
3) The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in the Apolyton region shall be considered an attack against them all, and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually, and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the Apolyton region.
4) The Parties also agree that an armed attack against neutral nations (or groups of people who do not constitute a nation, yet have a shared identity, culture or heritage within their geographical region,) with which they are affiliated will enable Parties to aid said nations, by consent of all Parties, in the same way as they would aid another ADU member.
5) The Treaty does not effect, and shall not be interpreted as affecting, in any way the rights and obligations under the Charter of the Parties which are members of the United Nations, or the primary responsibility of the Security Council for the maintenance of international peace and security.
6) The Treaty superceeds all other alliance treaties although does not necessarily negate them, unless the ADU council deems a conflict of interest.
7) The Parties hereby establish a Council, on which each of them shall be represented to consider matters concerning the implementation of this Treaty. The Council shall be so organised as to be able to meet promptly at any time.
8) Parties may leave the treaty at any point having given [two RL weeks'] notice of leaving.
9) The Parties may, by unanimous agreement, invite any other Apolytonian State in a position to further the principles of this Treaty and to contribute to the security of the Apolyton region to accede to this Treaty
10) Original Copies of this Treaty, in English and Grascun (Cerooan) are to be held in Bahia de San Antoni (San Antonio Bay) council halls. Copies to be held in by all five founder members.
This treaty was signed by Ceroo and Guardinia in April, and Centralis, NCC Pavesia and Noosland in May who may be referred to as founder members.
As yet, no other nations have applied or been invited to join the ADU.
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