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The current Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cochin from Dragonisia arrived on the runway in hot, sunny, dry weather.. typical for this part of Asia. He had left his suit jacket in his suitcase and walked down the stairwell from the government jet while patting the sweat from his forehead a bit. He looked around, to see what kind of greeting he was getting today.

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"Greetings, Your Royal Highness. I am Greg Talona, the interim ambassador from Dragonisia. I've come to discuss the Asian rail project and connectivity between our states, resumption of normal business traffic between the states, and any other matters you may wish to discuss."

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"Welcome Mr. Talona. As regards the Asian rail project we do not foresee much difficulty in its actual implementation as the Trans Himalayan Railways is already in existence, linking Cochin and Dragonisian railway networks. However seeing as that line has been shut down from your end, it would be rather difficult for us to reactivate it as an unilateral response."

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"Well, with the recent geopolitical events and the internal strife that currently has overwhelmed our state from the radical shifts in leadership which are occurring within; it was necessary for a time to close the railway for dual reasons.. the protection of our people from other states.. and the protection of other states from extremists within our own nation. Remember.. there were many fierce loyalists to the old Empire.. loyalists who would still love to retaliate against those they feel responsible for the dismembering of the glory of the Empire, even if Dragonisia itself still remains strong, functional, and unharmed."

"Our states had cultured a sort of nationalism that doesn't die easy. The counter-terror techniques used by our police and military are top notch, but when even the loyalties of the military and police are somewhat compromised, it rarely helps. So, we needed a week or so to get things settled.. and to figure out who we could trust and how to monitor for new threats domestic and abroad resulting from the breakup of the old regime. That, and we had to figure out who was going to represent us and who was going to lead us since our old government is now in exile. The old dragon had to shed its damaged scales.. and a newer, hopefully stronger and more stable one needs to now rise; figuratively speaking."

He paced a few seconds seconds, "We strongly believe it is okay to resume pedestrian and commercial rail traffic at this point, but we may want to wait a bit before we start permitting military traffic on the rail lines through Dragonisia as foreign symbols on our soil may currently pluck at sore points in our populace that would result in consequences dangerous to the transportation networks."

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"We realize that the reactivation of this railway would be of great advantage to Dragonisia, but we fail to see what advantage we could gain from reactivation of this line at this juncture seeing that we have been evicted from Ratnagiri and the SOSUS network we have based at considerable expenditure of time and money is now lost to us. The eviction and cooling of relations , however it may seem justified to Dragonisia does cause a resentment in Cochin. A resumption of relations, would have to be for mutual benefit."

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"The eviction was for your own protection at the time. The commander who issued the order was well aware of some plots at dockyards to scuttle your ships once they were in port by some rogue elements among our military. I told you.. the break-up hurt a lot of people. That threat is partly gone now though, so we could open the yards again. Since the Empire no longer formally exists, we'll have to draw up a new fully drafted transit treaty. I suggest however, that for at least a year or two you ensure there is a policy on your side of the border that all shipments will be done without any national emblems on the containers and keep your ships under watch in the ports."

"In the old days, the precaution wasn't necessary, but now there are very vengeful radicals afoot. The government has no resentment for Cochin.. right now.. the government has few formal opinions on anything. It's.. kind of a confused muddle. Until after the 15th, we won't really know what the formal policies of the state will be towards our former allies. I strongly suggest you follow the elections and support candidates that are interested in reconciliation. The people of Dragonisia are utterly besides themselves. Half are glad to see the empire fall without bloodshed. The other half were loyalists that benefited from the previous government's designs. SOSUS access on the other hand is easily done. We could have the data pipe restored immediately once formal language has been written for the agreement. Since you know what your government most wants out of this, perhaps you should do the first draft of the documents? We can review and discuss any modifications or changes that need made after."

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"Reacquisition of Ratnagiri as a naval base and port would be very beneficial to the Kingdom and we do not believe that securing entire base area with Cochin units would be tremendously difficult. Since most of the port functions were carried out by Royal Cochin Naval personnel we do not see how Dragonisian elements could tamper with its operations. But of course we agree that a fresh framework and guidelines are vital for resumption of these agreements. As regards SOSUS reactivation would not be overly difficult. While the base was being evacuated we disabled the communication and encryption instruments required to activate it. As of now it is just a terminal block of a long marine cable.

The Kingdom of Cochin wants a long lease on Ratnagiri and guaranteed transit rights through the Trans Himalayan Railway. During the period of the lease Ratnagiri would be a sovereign territory of Cochin and on expiration of lease would revert to Dragonisian sovereignty and be subject to further negotiation of the lease. During the period of the lease the Kingdom of Cochin agrees to pay Dragonisia a payment of 1 Billion Dollars per year, subject to free movement through the Trans Himalayan railway guaranteed by Dragonisia.

Would these terms be agreeable to Dragonisia?"

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"Given the naval base is already built and prepared, finding other uses for it would be a pain when we do not have a fleet of our own. That's actually a fairly generous offer. I think we should make this a public announcement. While it will not assuage the few among my people that are irreconcilable over the issue of the Empire's split.. it will make the more moderate elements quite happy to hear of the benefits of this arrangement."

"We accept with one modification that all data from the SOSUS network must also remain shared with the Dragonisian navy, small as it may be, even if we are involved in a conflict the state of Cochin may not necessarily agree with on a geopolitical basis. If you want this base, we also want secure data access to protect our state from threats from the Indian ocean.. even if it may be a foreign policy maneuver not necessarily appreciated by the state of Cochin. If we're guaranteed this access, we're willing to reduce the leasing fee by 50 million per year, funds that can be used to help Cochin maintain the lines or for whatever other purposes it desires."

"If this is acceptable then the lease should be written with a 25 year expiry and with a renewal option available at the end of each expiration period, that's the longest period of time we're comfortable currently with being bound by contract to the leasing of sovereign soil. Let there also be a notary that the agreement may be broken by either party, at any time, at the expense of half the contract's term value, or 12.5 billion dollars. That way if an unavoidable situation arises where the lease must be withdrawn by one or the other, there is a fair way out of the terms. What do you think of this arrangement?"

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As regards the SOSUS network we are unable to understand what claim Dragonisia could have regarding the SOSUS output, when it was laid down at Cochin expense, using Cochin resources by Cochin agencies. If the sole claim is the fact of its one end being stationed in Ratnagiri, we consider it invalid. If that is a term that Dragonisia is inflexible on the Kingdom of Cochin is willing to lose the SOSUS connectivity from Ratnagiri.

As regards the lease terms a 25 year non violable lease is agreeable to us with no escape clauses. During the course of the lease Cochin would be investing in projects of much higher value than 12.5 Billion dollars which you offer to us, projects which would lose its validity only after 25 years when the lease expires making it acceptable for us to return the base and fixed investments to Dragonisia. But the said investments cannot be made if there is even a remote possibility of the lease being violated. The lease would have to be signed in the understanding that even in the direst of unforeseen circumstances the lease and accessibility to Ratnagiri would remain inviolable, violation of which could be construed as cause for war.

As a sop the Kingdom of Cochin also offers Dragonisia a Defense Pact by which the Kingdom of Cochin would be obliged to defend Dragonisia in a defensive war not initiated by Dragonisia.

Would these conditions be agreeable to Dragonisia?

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"Would you care to clarify the terms of not being initiated? After the last conflict we're a bit skeptical about how dependable Cochin's interpretations of these clauses would be. We would like to know what you consider a valid and invalid initiation of a defensive war."

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"By a valid defensive war uninitiated by Dragonisia we mean a war in which a Declaration of War was issued against Dragonisia and not by Dragonisia. So long as Dragonisia did not issue the Declaration of War for a conflict which brings battle to Dragonisian shores, Kingdom of Cochin shall defend Dragonisia. However in the event that the first Declaration of War was issued by Dragonisia , Cochin shall remain neutral in the conflict. Would that be the clarification you require?"

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"This is a draft of the proposed treaty between Cochin and Dragonisia and could be formally drafted if and when we come to an agreement."

Article I: The Kingdom of Cochin and Dragonisia enter into a Defensive Pact by which the Kingdom of Cochin shall defend Dragonisia against an attack on its sovereign territory in case of a defensive war where Dragonisia did not issue the Declaration of War commencing the conflict. In case of a war brought up on by offensive actions, namely a Declaration of War issued by Dragonisia first, the Kingdom of Cochin shall remain neutral to the conflict.

-Condition A: The defensive pact would be presently be applicable to the subcontinental territories of Dragonisia. Increased purvey of defense could be added to in due course of time if Dragonisia so requests.

-Condition B: Dragonisia is not obliged to come to the defense of the Kingdom of Cochin in case of any defensive or offensive war that the Kingdom of Cochin would ever be engaged in.

-Condition C: The defense pact may be canceled by Dragonisia with a due notice of 72 hours.

Article II: The Kingdom of Cochin and Dragonisia agree on an agreement of lease of Ratnagiri for a period of 25 years.

-Condition A: As payment for the lease the Kingdom of Cochin agrees to pay Dragonisia a sum of 5 Billion Dollars per year.

-Condition B: Dragonisia agrees to guarantee free connectivity from Cochin to Ratnagiri via the Trans Himalayan Railway for the same period.

-Condition C: During the course of the lease Ratnagiri shall be a sovereign territory of the Kingdom of Cochin and would revert to Dragonisian sovereignty on expiry of lease when it would be subject to renegotiations.

-Condition D: Any violation of the lease terms during the period of the lease would be considered as a cause of war in the least.

Article III: The Kingdom of Cochin and Dragonisia agree to enter into a policy of preferential trade tariffs applied mutually.

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It took a while for the headless bureaucracy that had become the Dragonisian government to return with an answer, but eventually they did, "We think the draft is ideal, we're willing to sign. The campaign is about to start, you should keep watch."

ooc: My frequency of play is in decline, not because of lack of interest, but because of other interests taking away from my focus here. I got two new XBOX games for my birthday and I am compelled to play them until I scratch my console playing itch.

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RATNAGIRI ACCORD

Article I: The Kingdom of Cochin and Dragonisia enter into a Defensive Pact by which the Kingdom of Cochin shall defend Dragonisia against an attack on its sovereign territory in case of a defensive war where Dragonisia did not issue the Declaration of War commencing the conflict. In case of a war brought up on by offensive actions, namely a Declaration of War issued by Dragonisia first, the Kingdom of Cochin shall remain neutral to the conflict.

-Condition A: The defensive pact would be presently be applicable to the subcontinental territories of Dragonisia. Increased purvey of defense could be added to in due course of time if Dragonisia so requests.

-Condition B: Dragonisia is not obliged to come to the defense of the Kingdom of Cochin in case of any defensive or offensive war that the Kingdom of Cochin would ever be engaged in.

-Condition C: The defense pact may be canceled by Dragonisia with a due notice of 72 hours.

Article II: The Kingdom of Cochin and Dragonisia agree on an agreement of lease of Ratnagiri for a period of 25 years.

-Condition A: As payment for the lease the Kingdom of Cochin agrees to pay Dragonisia a sum of 5 Billion Dollars per year.

-Condition B: Dragonisia agrees to guarantee free connectivity from Cochin to Ratnagiri via the Trans Himalayan Railway for the same period.

-Condition C: During the course of the lease Ratnagiri shall be a sovereign territory of the Kingdom of Cochin and would revert to Dragonisian sovereignty on expiry of lease when it would be subject to renegotiations.

-Condition D: Any violation of the lease terms during the period of the lease would be considered as a cause of war in the least.

Article III: The Kingdom of Cochin and Dragonisia agree to enter into a policy of preferential trade tariffs applied mutually.

Signed for the Interim Government of Dragonisia,

Greg Talona

Sd,

His Highness Rama Varma,

The King of Cochin.

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"We thank Dragonisia for coming to this understanding with us. The first payment of 5 Billion Dollars would be wired to Dragonisia immediately by the State Bank of Tripunithura," the King said standing up and shaking hands with the Dragonisian dignitary.

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