Consortium of Aligned Systems Treaty

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Consortium of Aligned Systems Treaty

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The Consortium of Aligned Systems Treaty (CAST)
Draft one, The Mindset, 18 Feb 2005.

The Parties to this Treaty affirm their faith in the purposes and principles of the CAST, and desire the benefits brought by membership. They are determined to safeguard their people, their culture and their borders from hostile actions undertaken by enemies of the CAST. They seek to promote stability and well being within the CAST economic sphere, by opening markets to those who ratify the Treaty. They are resolved to unite their efforts for collective defence and for the preservation of CAST nations’ heritage and security. They therefore agree to this Consortium of Aligned Systems Treaty:

Article One
The Parties undertake to settle any territorial disputes in which they may be involved in a manner most appropriate for the long-term economic and military growth of the CAST.

Article Two
The Parties will contribute towards the CAST in a friendly and peaceful manner to all member nations, and will be obliged to uphold the principles of the CAST in all alliance activities.

Article Three
The Parties will seek to eliminate conflict in their interstellar economic policies and will encourage economic collaboration between all member Parties.

Article Four
In order to most effectively achieve the principles laid forth in this Treaty, the Parties, separately and jointly, pledge by means of continuous and effective self-help and mutual aid, will maintain and develop their individual and collective capacity to resist armed attack.

Article Five
The Parties will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the Parties is threatened.

Article Six
The Parties agree that an attack against one of more of the CAST members equates to an attack against all Parties and consequently they agree that, should such an armed attack occur, each of them, in exercise of their right to operate their militaries as they see fit, 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 all members of the CAST.

Article Seven
Each Party declares that the disputes between Parties now in force, or which later grow, is in dispute with the aims of the Treaty and will therefore be subject to ejection from the CAST and consequently the CAST council shall consider any action it deems necessary, including armed force, as punishment for conflicting with this Treaty.

Article Eight
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. The Council shall set up such subsidiary bodies as may be necessary, in particular it shall establish immediately a defence committee which shall recommend measures for the implementation of Articles 4, 6 and 7.

Article Nine
The Parties may, by unanimous agreement, invite any other interstellar power to join the CAST, in order to further the growth of the CAST economic and military sphere.

Article Ten
This Treaty will be ratified and its provisions carried out by the Parties in accordance with their respective constitutional processes.

Article Eleven
All Parties hereby agree that the CAST shall remain a secret society of interstellar economic and military powers. No member may relate their status of membership to any non-member. No member may relate the status of the CAST to any non-member. No member may give details of the existence of the CAST to any non-member, including details not pertaining to in-character actions.

Article Twelve
All Parties hereby ratify this Treaty in its entirety, pledging upon pain of exile and possible military action to not conflict with any Article laid forth.
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