The Treaty of Zadar

[Mergerberger II]

Article 1

The Parties undertake to settle any international dispute in which they may be involved by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security and justice are not endangered, and to refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force in any manner.

Article 2

The Parties will contribute toward the further development of peaceful and friendly international relations by strengthening their free institutions, by bringing about a better understanding of the principles upon which these institutions are founded, and by promoting conditions of stability and well-being. They will seek to eliminate conflict in their international economic policies and will encourage economic collaboration between any or all of them.

Article 3

In order more effectively to achieve the objectives of this Treaty, the Parties, separately and jointly, by means of continuous and effective self-help and mutual aid, will maintain and develop their individual and collective capacity to resist armed attack, and will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the Parties is threatened.

Article 4

The involved Parties do hereby agree to cooperate militarily in the event of a preemptive attack that has been prompted by the actions of another nation, however if it is deemed by the unengaged signatory that the attack made by the engaged signatory was not prompted, then any aggressive military cooperation becomes optional.

Article 5

The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defence, 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 the two involved Parties.

Any such armed attack and all measures taken as a result thereof shall immediately be reported to the Security Council. Such measures shall be terminated when the Security Council has taken the measures necessary to restore and maintain international peace and security .

Article 6

For the purpose of Article 5, an armed attack on one or more of the Parties is deemed to include an armed attack:

on any outlying territory of either Party which is not either in Europe or is otherwise disconnected from their mainland territory.

Article 7

This Treaty does not affect, and shall not be interpreted as affecting in any way the rights and obligations under the Charter of the Parties which are members of the World Congress.

Article 8

Each Party declares that none of the international engagements now in force between it and any third State is in conflict with the provisions of this Treaty, and undertakes not to enter into any international engagement in conflict with this Treaty.

Article 9

The Parties hereby establish decent diplomatic contact, meaning that they shall remain in friendly contact with one another as much as possible. Both parties are encouraged to, but not required to, approach each other and coordinate foreign policies based on the ideas of both nations, and discuss all disagreements in a cordial and friendly fashion.

Article 10

The Parties may not, by any sort of agreement, admit any other foreign nations to this treaty. This is a legally binding document between the nations of Dalmatia and the Commonwealth, no others are to be included.

Article 11

This Treaty shall be ratified and its provisions carried out by the Parties in accordance with their respective constitutional processes. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited as soon as possible with the Government of the Commonwealth.

Article 12

After the Treaty has been in force for ten years, or at any time thereafter, the Parties shall, if any of them so requests, consult together for the purpose of reviewing the Treaty, having regard for the factors then affecting peace and security in the Balkan area, including the development of universal as well as regional arrangements for the maintenance of international peace and security.

Article 13

After the Treaty has been in force for two years, either Party may cease to be a Party one month (48hrs) after its notice of denunciation has been given to the Government of the opposite party.

Article 14

This Treaty, of which the English, Polish, Nordlandic, Croatian, and Czech texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited in the archives of the Government of the Czech Kingdom. Duly certified copies will be transmitted by that Government to the Government of other signatory.

For the Polish-Czechoslovakian Commonwealth,

King Nikola Romanov of Czechia

The Royal Council of Czechia

King Edward Raczyński of Poland

For the Kingdom of Dalmatia,

Gunthar von Wolfsburg

[JEDCJT]

We congratulate both nations on this achievement.

[Bacharth]

King Gunthar von Wolfsburg confirms this.

[loannes]

We congratulate the Commonwealth and Dalmatia on this treaty.