The Trade Committee

[Peter Ilyich]

Objectives:

-To regulate the flow of international trade

-To manage the imports/exports of goods

-To create trade partnerships

-To allow and create convenient trade routes

-To build, if necessary, a convenient trade route such as through a canal

-To get consumers better goods for a lower price

 

The Constitution:

1. The Trade Committee should not discuss anything except the regulation, management, and creation of trade partnerships and routes.

2. The Trade Committee should not in anyway bring up a military standpoint. The Committee is for trade, not war.

3. The Trade Committee should not evict a member state out because of a conflict or other issue.

4. The Trade Committee is not responsible for any issue with the good received.

5. The Trade Committee will not force any nation into the organization.

6. The Trade Committee should not have the right to construct a canal or other form that makes trade easier without first consenting the nation in which it is located.

7. The Trade Committee is not permitted to establish a set trade base without a over 50 percent vote by all nations, and approval from the nation in which has jurisdiction.

8. The Trade Committee as a whole has no right to take a side in a conflict. However, individual member states may choose a side. This goes in line with article 3 as well.

9. The President has no term limit, however can be kicked from the office if a vote is won with 50% or more voting for his/her eviction.

 

Current Outposts:

World Trade Hub- On International Trade Way, Atlantis Route, East Pacific Trade Way

San Juan Trade Hub- On International Trade Way, Atlantis Route

Santa Barbara Outpost- On East Pacific Trade Route, International Trade Way, Japanese Trade Way

Alcatraz Outpost- On East Pacific Trade Route, Japanese Trade Way

Outpost Tokyo- On International Trade Way, East Pacific Trade Way

Antarctic Trade Moderation Camp- On International Trade Way, Atlantis Route, East Pacific Trade Way

 

Trade Leaders:

(CAL)David Marxon, President

(CAL)George Rite, League of Nations Representative

(UCS)President Marco, Trade HQ Host

 

Signatures,

 

California Republic

Gerald Herald, 1st President

of the Republic

 

Signed for Iraqi Republic

Mohammad Usbara, President of Iraq

Edited January 19, 2015 by Peter Ilyich

[Greywall]

With a growing surplus of oil and lack of first world luxury. Iraq needed an economic boost.

Iraq will request permission to attend this new trade committee.

[Peter Ilyich]

With a growing surplus of oil and lack of first world luxury. Iraq needed an economic boost.

Iraq will request permission to attend this new trade committee.

Permission granted. You will be expected in San Fransisco to sign and to help us take our first steps as a new group.

[Mogar]

Ryker Yong would be sent as the Imperium's representative.

[Mr Director]

Belarus would express its interest in joining, and would send Pavel Shidlovsky to represent it.

Little did anyone, including Pavel, know, that this assignment was meant to keep Pavel, who was suspected of having ties with Polish nationalists, away from Belarus. A relatively comfortable exile for the aging diplomat.

[Peter Ilyich]

A young man would clap twice and await silence by the diplomats.

 

"Good afternoon, ladies and gentleman. I believe we should get started. My name is David Marxon, Vice President of the California Republic. I would like to start off by thanking everyone for showing up. Next, let's discuss trade. The world needs more trade, and I think this is a great way to do that. For an example, would any representative here think they would be interested in one of our prized possessions, delicious seafood? Caught right here in San Fransisco."

[Euphaia]

*Hungary-Slovakia would send Imre Graner as it's representative to the Trade Conference.

Edited November 18, 2014 by Euphaia

[Captain Enema]

Malta would send a representative to this meeting. 

[Dillon1102]

The Cascadian Minister of Finance, Jay Buckley, who had arrived at the conference earlier scoffed and whispered to one of the of the representatives to his left, who he believed to be from Hungary-Slovakia. "One of their prized possessions is their delicious seafood." He laughed before continuing, "The best seafood comes from Cascadia! Nowhere else." Reading over the proposal Jay stood up, "Hello, I'm Jay Buckley from Cascadia, where I serve as the Minister of Finance. We in Cascadia have some issues with article 7 and 8. Starting with seven, no foreign national has the right to enter Cascadia and begin building a project such as that. While we have no qualms about assisting the flow of trade or making it easy on some lazy bureaucrat. Cascadian trade goes where it goes. Time for eight, Cascadia will send aid to whomever and whatever it wishes. No multinational organization will decide that." Jay took his seat. poured some landfallian death juice and waited for other diplomats to weigh in.

[Captain Enema]

 Jay took his seat. poured some landfallian death juice and waited for other diplomats to weigh in.

 

The Maltese Representative quietly shuddered after noting its only 5 year old Landfallian Death Juice, the alcoholic equivalent of furniture polish. 

Edited November 18, 2014 by Tidy Bowl Man

[Peter Ilyich]

The Cascadian Minister of Finance, Jay Buckley, who had arrived at the conference earlier scoffed and whispered to one of the of the representatives to his left, who he believed to be from Hungary-Slovakia. "One of their prized possessions is their delicious seafood." He laughed before continuing, "The best seafood comes from Cascadia! Nowhere else." Reading over the proposal Jay stood up, "Hello, I'm Jay Buckley from Cascadia, where I serve as the Minister of Finance. We in Cascadia have some issues with article 7 and 8. Starting with seven, no foreign national has the right to enter Cascadia and begin building a project such as that. While we have no qualms about assisting the flow of trade or making it easy on some lazy bureaucrat. Cascadian trade goes where it goes. Time for eight, Cascadia will send aid to whomever and whatever it wishes. No multinational organization will decide that." Jay took his seat. poured some landfallian death juice and waited for other diplomats to weigh in.

"I am open to discussion. This is still a draft. Article Seven will be removed. Article 8 is, and I will be sure to reword it, supposed to mean that The Trade Committee itself cannot take sides or offer aid, however an individual nation can so long that they are not using the Trade Committee. In other words, your nation can do it, just the Trade Committee will not work together in that aspect, you must just do it individually."

[Yerushalayim]

The Greek representative, George Pappodopolous, had arrived quietly and made his way into the meeting. He was an unremarkable man, easy to miss until he spoke. He had waited quietly while the first few outbursts of grandstanding came, and he shook his head slightly at the antics of the other representatives. He jotted a few notes on the pad he'd brought with him, but otherwise remained silent so as to better observe the dynamic that would form with this new organization.

[Rudolph]

The Yugoslavian representative, Zlatan Pavlovic Pukar, had finally arrived to the conference. He was the more quieter of the Kingdom's Great Council, preferring to speak privately with his Kralj about the affairs of the Kingdom's economy, trade and industry when something relevant needed his attention or decisive decision. A notepad and a pen were visible on his hands, jotting down things to have a glimpse of the current dynamic in the conference and what was being discussed before he felt the need to finally enter the ring and put forward the Kingdom's interests.

[Peter Ilyich]

One man, dressed very formally in a suit and tie, walked in from the door in the back and for about 2 minutes whispered in David Marxson's ear, then he stepped back as Marxson stepped up and prepared to speak.

 

"Following a recent debate over in our own government, we have decided it is in all of our interests that the official headquarters of the [World] Trade Committee be the Alcatraz Island. Any objections?

 

And on another note, articles 7 and 8 have been edited to make the statement more clear. Now, do we have somebody willing to sign this document?"

Edited November 20, 2014 by Peter Ilyich

[Californian]

Lady Clarisa Delacruz-Cortez, Director of Foreign Trade and Commerce from within the Office for Economic Affairs, would be sent to this meeting to represent the Northlands and would for the moment remain silent as the discussions started.

[Dillon1102]

Buckley would once again stand and speak on behalf of the Empire. "We genuinely appreciate the changes to articles 7 and 8 of the the treaty, but the addition of the 50% vote needed from the Committee has sparked our interest. What is the purpose it serves?"

[Peter Ilyich]

"It is to make sure the people of the Committee all believe that the base is appropriate for the well-being of the Committee."

Edited November 21, 2014 by Peter Ilyich

[Yerushalayim]

“Alcatraz seems like an odd option,” George spoke up at last. “The California Republic is not exactly centrally located for the majority of us, or the majority of trade. Would it not make more sense to place the headquarters in a location central to the members of the organization, as well as to global trade routes?”

[Captain Enema]

"As a representative to Malta I can not endorse Valletta for such a proposed central location. We already house the emerging League of Nations. Why not some place on a major trade route such as Constantinople?" 

[supercheese]

A UCS representative, who had been silent up to this point, finally spoke up. "Alternatively, we could house the organization in Havana, which lies on one of the worlds largest trade routes going through the Panama Canal."

[Dillon1102]

"Cascadia supports Havana as the location for the Trade Committee."

[Greywall]

Iraq feels that Havana is ideal.

[Rudolph]

"Would it not be best to suggest the port city of San Juan in Puerto Rico within the United Caribbean States?" asked Zlatan Pukar, an eyebrow quirked as he glanced at the UCS representative, "It would be more central, not too deep within the Caribbean and the ability to reach the port from all countries would be made easier due to its prime location."

[supercheese]

"If you and the others feel it would meet the needs for the organization better, then San Juan is also a suitable alternative."

[Captain Enema]

"Just about anywhere would be better than Alcatraz, both Havana and San Juan have their charms. No offense to California, you could consider a city like Santa Barbara or somewhere in the heart of the Napa Valley, but Alcatraz?" asks the Maltese ambassador as he shuddered.