Gilded Ambitions: Concert of Europe Part V (Gameplay Thread)

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Anglo-Scandinavian Entente

Article I:
The United Kingdom of Great Britain, Ireland, and the Americas, and the Kingdom of Scandinavia, “the High Contracting Powers,” declare that their common policy in Europe shall be the preservation of the continental peace and balance.

Article II:
The High Contracting Powers agree to consult one another on relevant security concerns.

Article III:
The High Contracting Powers agree to mutually and respectively guarantee the territorial integrity of their European possessions from offensive third party invasion.

Article IV:
In response to any violation of Article III, the High Contracting Powers agree to provide prompt and reasonable military aid in order to restore the territorial status quo prior to the violation of Article III.

x Charles XIV, King of Scandinavia and Emperor of Africa

X, Queen Mary III, Queen of the United Kingdom

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TREATY OF TROIS-RIVIERES (1900)

ARTICLE 1
Any form of biological warfare, as well as all forms of chemical warfare with the sole exception of non-lethal tear inducing irritants for emergency domestic situations; are hereby considered to be ungentlemanly forms of warfare.

ARTICLE 2
The previously mentioned forms of ungentlemanly warfare are hereby banned within the territory of the signatures for domestic use, and for international use in terms of pre-emptive or first-use.

ARTICLE 3
The stockpiling of agents for biological and chemical warfare is hereby prohibited. All current stockpiles of such agents must be disposed of.

ARTICLE 4
Research on chemical and biological warfare will only be allowed for the purposes of finding countermeasures, antidotes or for purely scientific purposes. Incentives and support will be provided for experts in such fields to switch to non-lethal research. Signatures must share their findings with the Ungentlemanly Warfare Commission in order to prevent and/or deter the start of a new arms race.

ARTICLE 5
The sale of agents for chemical and biological warfare will be made illegal. Companies that held a role or stake in such fields until January 1st, 1900, and who may encounter financial losses as the result of this protocol, may be reasonably compensated by their respective nation if they so decide, under their preferred mechanism.

ARTICLE 6
The signatories will further formally renounce the right to non-first usage of chemical and biological weapons in self-defence for all time. To enforce this renunciation, all signatories will agree to enact immediate and full economic sanctions, including an economic embargo, against any nation that engages in ungentlemanly warfare after the aforementioned date. Signatories must also pass legislation or enact decrees that ensure compliance with Article 6.

ARTICLE 7
An Ungentlemanly Warfare Commission will be established in a city belonging to the Swiss Republic or any such other neutral and non-aligned nation, with participants from all signatories. Delegations from the Commission will be provided reasonably access to signatory countries to ensure compliance with the previous articles.

The Commission must ensure that the make up of delegations to specific countries places emphasis on neutral, non-aligned, or non-rival nations to the one to be inspected. Information thus collected will remain the private, exclusive property of of the Commission, which must enact regulations with harsh penalties for any actors who illegally access or divulge any of its contents.

Suspicion of non-compliance must be brought to the Commission, who will issue a report – by majority vote – within 90 days outlining whether Article 6 ought to be invoked.

x Wilhelmina I von Hohenzollern,
Empress and Defender of Québec

x Chairman John Francis Fitzgerald, Confederation of New England
x Secretary of State Lucius F. C. Garvin, Confederation of New England

x Francis III, King of Naples.

x Tommaso Tittoni, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Naples

x Giovanni Giolotti, First Minister of State and Minister of Foreign and Colonial Affairs of the Kingdom of Naples.

x President Arsenio Linares y Pombo

x Foreign Minister Francisco Silvela y Le Vielleuze

x Federico González Suárez, Archbishop-President of the Holy Republic of Gran Colombia

x Manuel Antonio Matos, Secretary of State of the Holy Republic of Gran Colombia

x Louis XX de Bourbon, King-Emperor of France

Charles XIV, King of Scandinavia and Emperor of Africa

x Nikolai Nikolayevich Pokrovsky, Envoy of the Russian Foreign Ministry
on BEHALF of
x President Pavel Nikolayevich Milyukov
x Prime Minister Georgy Yevgenyevich Lvov

X, Queen Mary III, Queen of the United Kingdom

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Treaty of Hainan

Article I:
The Kingdom of Scandinavia, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain, Ireland and the Americas, “the High Contracting Powers,” declare the preservation of trade and commerce in the Indo-Pacific as their foremost goals.

Article II:
In pursuit of this goal, the High Contracting Powers shall furnish joint naval squadrons to convey unarmed commerce in that area of the Indo-Pacific not under formal blockade by any of the belligerent parties in the region. Such commerce will be under the personal guarantee of the High Contracting Powers and any acts taken against it will constitute a hostile act against said Powers.

xCharles XIV, King of Scandinavia and Emperor of Africa

X Queen Mary III, Queen of the United Kingdom

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Treaty of Bogota (1903)

A Treaty between the Kingdom of France, the Divine Republic of Brazil, the Empire of Québec, the Commonwealth of New England, the Republic of Japan, and the Kingdom of Portugal, and, the British Union, New Holland, and the Holy Republic of Gran Colombia, putting an immediate end to the Colombian War.

PREAMBLE:

The signatories, sharing a common concern over the length and viciousness of the present conflict, its economic impact on the world, the hardships of civilians, and the lack of a decisive victory despite specific advantages, hereby agree to pursue an end to the war that acknowledges realities on the ground whilst seeking acceptable compromises.

They hereby agree to the following:

GENERAL:
• Complete cessation of all hostilities upon the agreement of all parties, to be followed by a ten-year non-aggression pact between both sets of signatories.
• The release of all prisoners of war, hostages, and other detained persons to their respective party, including dead bodies.
• A pledge from each party to not intervene in the domestic and internal affairs of each respective party.
• An investigation from the belligerents on the causes of the war, including but not limited to Colombian funding and supplying of subversive groups in Brazil before the outbreak of war, is conducted starting less than one year after the signing of this treaty.

ECONOMIC:
• Both sets of belligerents shall immediately end all naval blockades and work to restore submarine telegraphic cables.
• The Commonwealth of New England shall assume full responsibility for the unfortunate demise of Her Royal Highness the Princess Helen. Chairman Fitzgerald shall be turned over to an international tribunal in Zürich for trial as to his violations of the laws of war, details to be determined.
• Québec and New England will fully fund the reconstruction of all cities targeted by the explosions of August 1902, as well as aid and assistance to victims.
• Colombia’s share of the Panama Canal profits under the 1871 Treaty of Bogota is abrogated.
• The open and safe passage of Colombian citizens from the Philippines, Haiti and other ceded territories back to Colombia is guaranteed for five years.

TERRITORIAL:
The Holy Republic of Gran Colombia, while fully preserving its independence and autonomy, shall make the following concessions:
o The Pacific Colombian islands, with the exceptions of Easter Island and the Society and Austral Islands, and the Colombian Lesser Antilles to the Empire of Québec.
o Panama and part of the Peruvian highlands to the Divine Republic of Brazil.
o Colombian Malaya and the portion of New Guinea previously negotiated between New Holland and Colombia to New Holland.

Additionally, the following territorial changes will take place:
• The Republic of Japan shall annex the Philippines and Aceh.
• The Kingdom of France shall establish a protectorate in the island of Haiti.
• The Kingdom of France will annex the Panama Canal Zone and establish full control over the canal. The profits will be shared between Brazil and France.
• The Holy Republic of Gran Colombia will cease cooperation and collaboration with the Andean Free State and any other would-be rebels within present and new Brazilian borders.
• The Divine Republic of Brazil shall take possession of the Andean Free State.
• The Empire of Québec will annex Tierra del Fuego.
• A demilitarized zone of 2 km along the Peruvian border between Colombia and Brazil will be established.
• The Empire of Québec and the British Union will agree to status quo antebellum.
• The British Union shall annex the western half of Adirondack and the southern half of Fairfield County.
• Aside from these territorial changes, all belligerents will return occupied territory not previously mentioned.

OTHER:
• New England, Britain, and Québec fully recognize the present borders of North America and will not provide aid or assistance to any rebels or domestic agitators.
• All belligerents agree that the Treaty of Trois Rivieres, while preventing even further loss of life, is in need to reform to prevent loophole abuse.
• The need for reform notwithstanding, both sides agree to drop any claims of usage of biological warfare in the course of the conflict.
• [REDACTED].

x Wilhelmina I von Hohenzollern,
Empress and Defender of Québec

X Mary III, Queen of the United Kingdom

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Treaty of Syracuse (1904)

A Treaty between the Hapsburg Monarchy, Kingdom of Scandinavia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain, the Empire of Québec, and the Commonwealth of New England.

PREAMBLE:

The signatories, noting the ongoing economic strife, the growing threat of the pandemic, and the need to avoid full-scale war across the North American continent, hereby agree to the following:

DISPOSITIONS:
1.- The complete cessation of all hostilities upon the agreement of all parties, return of all POWs with exclusion of those involved in point 7, and the military withdrawal from, as well as the return of all occupied territory not mentioned as having been ceded.
2.- Western Massachusetts, Western Connecticut, and the remainder of New York State shall be transferred to the British Union.
3.- The northern portion of upstate New York returned to Britain shall become an internationally guaranteed demilitarized zone. No British fortifications may be constructed there, nor British troops enter. Moreover, the area will remain open to New Englander trade and civilian movement.
4.- Safe transfer will be offered to all Adirondack, Western Massachusetts and Western Connecticut residents who prefer to remain citizens of New England.
5.- New England will pay financial reparations for the loss of Scandinavian and Austrian civilian lives and merchant ships in the attacks.
6.- New England will repay a loan made by Scandinavia before Operation Sunset, with preference given to the payment of reparations to victims.
7.- To secure proper justice over the unfortunate demise of Princess Helen, an international tribunal will be held on Geneva. It will be comprised of neutral judges, concerning solely high-ranking officials – political and military – involved in the planning and execution of Operation Sunset. Sentences will be up to the discretion of the judges, with all signatories pledging to comply by and accept them.
8.- A formal and personal guarantee from the Holy Roman Emperor and the King-Emperor of Scandinavia to the Empress of Québec that the treaty will be complied with on part of Britain.

x Wilhelmina I von Hohenzollern,
Most Devout Majesty,
Empress and Defender of Québec

xJohn IV, King of Scandinavia and Emperor of Africa

X- Acting-Chairman Patrick Collins

X Leopold, Graf von Berchtold, Imperial Minister-Plenipotentiary

X Queen Mary III, Queen of the British Union

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The Philadelphia Pact (1904)

The British Union, the Holy Republic of Gran Colombia, the Kingdom of Scandinavia, and the United Provinces of New Holland, in light of their recent cooperation, common diplomatic and commercial interests, and their mutual need to guarantee stability in their respective spheres, hereby agree to formalize their relationship under the present terms:

1.) The recognition of their diverging ideologies, religious beliefs, and cultural backgrounds, pledging to respect them and not undermine their respective domestic stability.

2.) The high contracting parties hereby designate each other as preferential diplomatic, economic, and military partners on their respective continents.

3.) To jointly oppose any attacks on the territorial sovereignty of the others.

4.) The high contracting parties agree to consult each other on relevant diplomatic and military decisions.

5.) To grant privileged access to Colombian, New Hollander, Scandinavian, and British traders in British and Scandinavian African and Asian ports.

6.) The high contracting parties agree to incentivize trade with the others when possible.

7.) The central banks of the high contracting parties agree to consult with one another and provide favorable international interest rates when possible.

x Federico González Suárez, Archbishop-President of the Holy Republic of Gran Colombia

x Manuel Antonio Matos, Secretary of State of the Holy Republic of Gran Colombia

xStadtholder Samuel Van Houten

x John IV, King of Scandinavia and Emperor of Africa, with reservations as to Article V.

X Queen Mary III,  Queen of the British Union

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DECLARATION OF THE EUROPEAN PROTESTANT POWERS ON PAPAL INTERMEDDLING

The Kingdom of Scandinavia, the Kingdom of Great Britain, Ireland, and the Americas, and the Kingdom of Prussia, taking note of the growing politicization of the Catholic Church through the Papal and Cardinal behavior, declare that it is there policy:

To check the degradation of domestic order due to the Catholic Church or Catholic Church officials.

To prevent any efforts by the Catholic Church or Catholic Church officials to undercut the national sovereignty and unity of the Protestant Powers, particularly with regards to Ireland.

To reserve the right to take all legal and official measures to preserve domestic order and the national sovereignty and unity of the Protestant Powers.

To preserve the religious peace in Europe.

Additionally, the Protestant Powers note with concern the growing sectarian strife which the current Pontiff has fostered in Europe and the globe and urge him to preserve the non-political nature of the Catholic Church before his actions unleash a storm which cannot be contained. The powers also note that any further interference in their domestic affairs will warrant a strong response which shall risk the peace of Europe.