Preamble:In the interest of friendship, protection, and guidance The Foreign Division and Knights of the Loyal Order , enter to the following protectorate agreement.
Chapter I - Sovereignty: The Foreign Division and the Knights of the Loyal Order recognize each other as sovereign and separate alliances.
Chapter II - Mutual Respect: The two Alliances shall have the determination and good faith to prevent disputes from arising. In case disputes on matters directly affecting them should arise, especially disputes likely to disturb peace and harmony, they shall refrain from the threat or use of force and shall at all times settle such disputes among themselves through friendly negotiations.
Chapter III - Protection and Defense: The Foreign Division will consider an attack on Knights of the Loyal Order as an attack on The Foreign Division. The Foreign Division will attempt to resolve such an issue on the behalf of the Knights of the Loyal Order through diplomatic means before force is ever used. While not required, Knights of the Loyal Order may come to the defense of The Foreign Division at their choosing if the need for mutual defense is ever requested.
Chapter IV - Aid and Progress: The Foreign Division will aid the Knights of the Loyal Order to help them grow as an alliance.
Knights of the Loyal Order will have access to the Technology Market of The Foreign Division for the lasting of this treaty.
The Foreign Division will nominate one advisor who will work directly with the Knights of the Loyal Order in the process of alliance structuring and offer guidance in Charter building. When these objectives are attained the Advisor will remain as consulter to the Knights of the Loyal Order government. The Advisor will hold no legal or executive power as defined in Chapter I.
Chapter V - Aggression and Treaty Signing: Knights of the Loyal Order agrees to alert The Foreign Division if they have decided to go on the offensive towards another alliance within 48 hours of doing so. Knights of the Loyal Order will never declare war on another alliance without first discussing it with The Foreign Division leadership.
For the duration of this treaty Knights of the Loyal Order will abstain from the practice known as Tech Raiding as well as from performing individual agressive wars.
Knights of the Loyal Order will also contact The Foreign Division before signing any treaties with other alliances and will discuss such decisions with them.
Chapter VI - Disbandment: In the sad event that the Knights of the Loyal Order decides it can no longer function as an alliance, Knights of the Loyal Order agrees to contact The Foreign Division leadership as soon as possible. If possible disbandment is an option, Knights of the Loyal Order agrees to contact The Foreign Division within 24 hours to discuss other options. The Foreign Division shall do everything they can to help Knights of the Loyal Order to avoid such a fate.
Chapter VII - Cancellation or Upgrade: Both parties agree to give each other 48 hour notice before cancelling this treaty.
When Knights of the Loyal Order feel they are capable of holding their security and do not need assistance from The Foreign Division, the parties may discuss a possible upgrade of the treaty.
Signed for The Foreign Division,Speaker Lusitan
Senator Deacon
Senator Circlewood
Senator Connor grey
Senator Phil
Signed for Knights of the Loyal Order Maxo91 of Creedmoor