Request by MC Lorentz regarding proposed treaty

[Danihel Laurieir]

If this body is to consider the wisdom of ratifying the recently proposed treaty between the Kingdom of Talossa and the Republic of Talossa, then we should--should we not?--have a copy of the proposed text published for public inspection here somewhere in the Kingdom's halls of government.

I request that the government supply a copy of the text to the Kingdom's legislators. As it is, on Wittenberg there is mention of a treaty, description of some of its provisions and a link to the text as it is posted somewhere in some Republican venue. Does the government have its approved version for us to review? Is it an official proposal? If so, where is it?

[Sir Samuhel Tecladeir]

Good point, Dan. Here is the full text in an official Kingdom forum:

"A TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP AND CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE TWO TALOSSAN STATES 'n Traþità dal Amistà es del Cüntravalatx tëschënt els douâ Estats Talossans

The Kingdom of Talossa (hereafter referred to as "The Kingdom") and the Republic of Talossa (hereafter referred to as "The Republic") jointly declare all animosity between our nations resolved and therefore establish this “Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation”.


Therefore, both nations resolve as follow:

1) The two Talossan States pledge friendship to one another, and devotion to the cause of making Talossa great

2) The secession of the Republic from the Kingdom on June 1st 2004 was legitimate and legal

3) The following domain names lawfully belong exclusively to the Republic: talossa.com, talossa.net, talossa.org, talossaonline.com, and republicoftalossa.com

4) The following domain names lawfully belong exclusively to the Kingdom: kingdomoftalossa.com and kingdomoftalossa.net

5) kingdomoftalossa.com shall, should the Kingdom request it, be registered, hosted and administered by the Republic for the Kingdom's usage to the official Kingdom Wittenberg using the same script as the Republic Wittenberg. Actual management of the content of the forum shall be put under the management of the Kingdom. Common board shall be possible with the consent of both WittMeisters

6) Dual citizenship of Kingdom and Republic will be forbidden. However, all citizens of the Republic shall be welcome on the Kingdom's public discussion groups with the Kingdom's approval, and vice versa, provided they remain respectful and peaceful. Each State's Wittenberg administrator shall coordinate with the other State's Wittenberg administrator to facilitate this.

7) The Icastolâ (the language school of the Republic) shall open its doors to all those citizens of the Kingdom interested in learning and popularizing the national language.

8) The CUG (Committee for the utilization of the language) shall consist of 5 voting members: 2 chosen from the Kingdom, 2 chosen from the Republic and a director jointly nominated by the Republic and the Kingdom. The director shall remain until removed by at least two votes and a minimum of one vote from each country. The committee will then suspend activity until the new director is agreed upon by the members of the committee.

9) All electronic records pertaining to the Kingdom of Talossa pre-1 June 2004 and currently in the possession of the Republic shall be made available to the Kingdom government.

10) All chapters of Ar Pats which were written prior to June 1st 2004 and modified by King Robert I after June 1st 2004 shall be returned to their original version.

11) A joint committee for the creation of a factual history shall be created to write an unbiased common history book of Talossa.

12) The privacy of any citizen of either nation shall be respected by requiring the use of a Talossan name when requested, including modifying archives or old documents.

13) An official representative shall be nominated by each nation to oversee this treaty and the general relations of both nations. In the absence of a representative, the Foreign Affairs minister or the Prime-Minister shall be the representative.

14) This Treaty shall come into effect if and only if approved by a majority of citizens of the Kingdom and a majority of citizens of the Republic, voting in concurrent referendums.

15) This Treaty may be repelled 3 months after a referendum on it's dissolution in one of the two nations

16) Should citizens forbidden by one nation's constitution become a citizen of either nation, the other nation shall be able to terminate this treaty within 30 days by simple declaration of its official representative."