Multilateral Denali Accord - Establishment of the United Allied States

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The Denali Accord

Summary The Denali Accord was signed on Friday 13th of Tolven in the year 1592 of the Common Era by Edward ve Meneris, Emperor of the Mestran Imperium and Quintilus Valerii II, Emperor of the Imperial Republic of Drahen, and Tiberius Aurelius, High King of the Grand Kingdom of Arkiania.  The culmination of years of relationship building following the decolonization and recognition of the Imperial Republic of Drahen as a sovereign and independent state by the Mestran Imperium in 1311 CE lead to talks and discussions for the establishment of an international organization.  The two nations, possessing a shared system of values, government, language, and culture, having seen great advantage in mutual friendship and joint stewardship of economic, scientific, humanitarian, and cultural advancement, and of the mutual benefits of joint security and defense moved to establish the United Imperial States to better solidify the relationship of mutual understanding and respect between the two nations.  The inclusion of the Grand Kingdom of Arkiania a long time friend and ally of the Mestran Imperium and Drahen, brought about new talks for the structure of the new organization.  After years of talks and negotiations, the organization was rebranded as the United Allied States. Signatories The Mestran Imperium The Imperial Republic of Drahen The Grand Kingdom of Arkiania Restrictions Additional Notes Show ContentTreaty Text: The Denali Accord Signed on 13th Tolven 1592 Drah’has Estate, I’balan Mestra Headquarters: I’balan, Mestra Military Central Command: Telos, Drahen Motto: From the Many Members: Mestran Imperium, Imperial Republic of Drahen, Grand Kingdom of Arkiania Preamble Be it here known and attested for the establishment of economic, scientific, and cultural advancement, for the mutual security and defense, for joint-stewardship of natural resources, for the advancement of human rights and establishment of the equitable justice for all citizens by the signatories of this Accord do so establish and unify under the authority and powers thusly laid forth, the United Allied States. Article I - Established Protections & Membership Members of the United Allied States shall remain sovereign states for the purposes of foreign affairs including the establishment of treaties, foreign trade, and military engagement. Members of the United Allied States shall commit resources to the establishment of joint operations for economic, scientific, humanitarian, and cultural advancement and for security and defense. Members of the United Allied States shall commit to the stewardship of natural resources by: investing in green technologies, allocating territory for the purposes of establishing parks and nature preserves, facilitating resources for the protection of endangered species, promoting and investing in strategic planning for private and public planning of cities, infrastructure, and other projects to be in compliance with eco-initiatives. The UAS shall pass no measures to restrict the utilization of natural resources such as lumber, natural gas, oil, minerals, or any other natural resource held within a member state. Such utilization of natural resources within the territorial claims of a member state shall be acquired through eco-friendly initiatives and strategic planning to minimize the impact of the acquisition of natural resources on the environment. Citizens of the member nations shall be granted free passage between and through territories under the jurisdiction of another member nation. Citizens of one nation shall be treated as citizens of another nation for the purposes of proper execution of national, international, and United Allied States laws.  Citizens who shall commit a crime in one member nation shall be extradited by other member states to the nation in which the crime was committed.  Extradition of citizens outside of the United Allied States shall be done under the national laws of which the individual holds citizenship. The United Allied States shall have open and free trade between its member states. Trade external to the United Allied States shall be under the jurisdiction of the national laws of the member state. Tariffs imposed on an external state by one member state or by an external state on a member state shall only apply to goods entering or leaving, respectfully from the member state. Goods and services which have tariffs imposed upon them, shall be subject to internal taxation when such goods enter the port of a member state with lower tariffs bound for a member state with higher tariffs.  Such internal taxation shall be utilized by the United Allied States to facilitate resources for programs and initiatives under UAS control with such taxes being levied as contribution from the member state with the higher tariffs. The United Allied States shall provide for the establishment of agencies, organizations, programs and initiatives to be directed by the United Allied States for the purposes of promoting and advancing education, science, culture, and humanitarian efforts with permanent entities being established in accordance with Article II. Member states of the United Allied States shall enter into and commit resources to a mutual defense agreement, whereby an attack on one member state will be an attack on all. Member states shall mobilize their own national military forces to coordinate through the UAS Central Military Command with other member states and the United Defense Force in such instances where one member state has been attacked, or in cases of environmental or humanitarian crisis within the UAS or in external cases of environmental or humanitarian crisis whereby member states shall agree to coordinate efforts. The UAS Central Command shall be headquartered in Telos, Drahen and shall oversee the coordination of UAS civil and military defense between member states and shall oversee the United Defense Force. The United Defense Force (UDF) shall be established by the member states for the joint-civil defense of the territories of the member states. The UDF shall be given military and naval equipment, personal, and other resources necessary to create a uniformed defense network and protocols for the joint-civil defense of the territories of members states under the United Allied States. Article II - The Allied Council The Imperial Council shall be the governing body of the United Allied States and shall oversee the operations of the UAS. The Imperial Council shall be comprised of appointed Councilors from the member states, with each member state appointing two Councilors. The Imperial Council shall be lead by a Chancellor, who shall be appointed by consent of the member states. The Imperial Council shall appoint the Directors of UAS agencies and Commanders for the UDF. Article III - Establishment of Agencies The Defense Intelligence and Security Agency (DISA) shall be headquartered in Tavium, Arkiania and shall be charged with maintaining a centralized intelligence database for the UAS. DISA shall be under the direction of the Imperial Council and will provide connectivity between all member states. All UAS member states will be connected to a read only access to the DISA mainframe for the allowance of national intelligence agencies to view and obtain data from DISA. All UAS activities, personal, and intelligence in addition to intelligence and data obtained or created by the UDF Central Command shall be stored with DISA. No intelligence or data may be stored in regards to a member state that may compromise a nation’s security or military forces without authorization from the member state. UDF Central Command intelligence or data may be restricted from DISA by order of the Imperial Council. DISA shall work in conjunction with all national intelligence agencies in conduct pertaining to the apprehension of individuals or groups who threaten domestic or international safety and investigation to international crimes within the purview of the UAS Defense Intelligence and Security Agency. The United AeroSpace Administration (UASA) shall be established and charged with maintaining a centralized space agency for UAS member states. Agency for Scientific and Cultural Advancement (ASCA) shall be transferred to the UAS authority from Mestra-Drahen joint control along with the Isle Spei and University City. The Agency shall oversee University City, the Isle Spei and programs relating to the advancement of scientific and technological Advancement. The Strategic Research and Development Division shall be created and overseen by the UDF to maintain join research and development facilities and programs.  Development of new technologies shall be equally shared amongst the member states. Article IV - Membership New member states to the United Allied States shall be added upon that nations signature to this Accord, following unanimous approval of the existing member states. Upon signature of this Accord, a new member state has five years to implement and enact the policies of the UAS and to integrate their infrastructure into the UAS as outlined by the Accord. Member states may withdraw from the Accord by enacting this section of Article IV. Upon enacting Section 3 of Article IV, a member state will enter into negotiations for a duration of two years to determine the necessary steps, policies, and actions that must be taken to efficiently and in the best interest of all parties separate a member state from the United Allied States. Article V - Amendments Amendments to the Accord may be drawn up and presented by any member state to the other member states for review, deliberation, and voting. Amendments to the Accord must be passed by unanimous consent by all member states to be enacted. Signatories The Mestran Imperium The Imperial Republic of Drahen The High Kingdom of Arkiania Auxiliary Provisions The Mestran Imperium shall share with the UDF its technology relating to its Archon Defense Network, and provide increased expenditures to the implementation of the defense system across the United Allied States. The Archon Defense Network is a highly encrypted network framework controlling the logistics networks of the Mestran Civil Defense Systems.  These Systems include surface to air missile sites, MZL-45 Flak cannons, automatic detection and radar systems, and CCTV networking at all border sites and crossing.   The System allows for the rapid acquisition of information across the Imperium, and provides for immediate response from Imperial Command. The Mestran Imperium shall transfer to UDF control the Imperial Fourth Fleet to act as the basis for the UDF Navy.  This transfer shall include the inclusion of 1 super carrier, 1 carrier, 4 cruisers, 6 destroyers, 8 frigates, 4 attack submarines, 3 patrol boat, 110 air wing attack fighters, 10 AWAC, 8 electronic warfare aircraft, and 44 multipurpose helicopters.