de Oorlog tot de Beschaving: Announcing the Edinburgh Concord A special wartime issue

de Oorlog tot de Beschaving: Announcing the Edinburgh Concord

A special wartime issue

A notable event has taken place during the Winter of 1905-1906 in the halls of Edinburgh. The leaders of France and former England have, after long deliberation, signed an historic treaty: the Edinburgh Concord of 1906.

The treaty was intended to be made public after signing. de Oorlog is now proud to present the treaty for publication in a special extra wartime issue. What effects will this treaty entail for the larger diplomatic scope of European relations? Is this a sign that Peace and Forgiveness, rather than War and the spirit of Vengeance, can exist among men, even in war-torn Europe?

This treaty will certainly be remembered as an historic occasion: the first signs of a modern era, perhaps? Can the Northwest Theatre find resolution through this treaty, leaving only the Balkan War as the focus of Europe, or will Russia or Germany demand to resume war in the West?

Article 2, in particular, is bound to impact the future relations of both Powers, who will need to consider the light this treaty casts on their future decisions.

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The Edinburgh Concord of 1906

Signed at Edinburgh in this nineteen-hundred and sixth Year of Our Lord by President Paul of France, Prime Minister Ryan of England, and the Monarch Queen Claire of England.

Article 1 - The Basic Terms of the Treaty

• England and France pledge to set aside their past conflicts and move on to a new relationship which may be more fruitful for both parties.
• England is to drop all claims to Liverpool and London, and is heretofore known to the world as the Kingdom of the Scots, or simply Scotland. (International standard code "S".)
• France is to drop all claims to Edinburgh and Norway, and assist Scotland in reclaiming and defending these two centres to the best of her ability.
• The Kingdom of the Scots will be publicly recognized as a new sovereign state by Russia and Germany, with Edinburgh and Norway as their basic home cities and Edinburgh as their capital.
• Both nations pledge to mutual and complete peace in general. No plotting with third parties against the other, no preparing for war by troop movements, complete diplomatic relations and full disclosure of any intelligence related to the other's national well-being.
• Long-term mutual goal of France entirely vacating northern Europe to Scotland's advantage.
• Public French commitment to preserving and developing Scottish strength as a Power based off Edinburgh, Norway, and the environs of the North Sea. 
• Agreement of intent to demilitarize the North Sea at reasonable convenience (depending mostly on peaceful relations with Germany).

Article 2 - Conventions of the Treaty in the short term

• Scotland pledges to vacate London peacefully by the Fall of 1906, and allow French occupation thereof without any resistance.
• France pledges to vacate Norway peacefully by the Fall of 1906, and allow Scottish occupation thereof without any resistance.
• Scottish forces must move in full coordination with French interests until this basic position is established. In return, in the case of Russian aggression on Norway, France pledges to do everything possible to guarantee and fortify the Scottish position in Norway, including necessary supports to offense or defense, and any necessary negotiations with Russia. (An attack on French allies in Norway will be seen and treated as a declaration of war against France herself.)
• In return for French support in Norway, Scotland pledges immediate and full assistance in the case of a German attack on France, including making any requested supports, attacks, or convoys. 
• Similarly, in the case of a German attack on Scotland, France will do whatever is possible to defend Scottish interests.
• Additional: In the event that an attack on France by Germany leads to all-out war, Scotland will be rewarded for full cooperation with options in Denmark and/or Kiel as Scottish holdings.
• (Clarification: Scotland is not mandated to support French wars in the absence of German aggression, only in the case of a war initiated byGermany against France or Scotland.)

Article 3 - Conventions of the Treaty for maintenance of the peace in the long term

• Scotland pledges not to build fleets without explicit French permission, with an agreed-upon approximate long-term goal of a ratio of two armies to one fleet for Scotland future military. (In other words, their first two builds will be armies, the third a fleet, the next two armies, etc, or something similar. Non-negotiated fleet builds will be considered an act of war.)
• Similarly, in the case of losses suffered, Scotland will prioritize disbanding fleets over disbanding armies, unless negotiated otherwise with France.
• When national security permits, Liverpool is to be fortified by a French fleet, not an army, so as to remove the threat to Edinburgh.
• Mutually demilitarized Yorkshire, Clyde and North Atlantic Ocean at the earliest possible convenience (when that does not violate other articles of the treaty), for the further protection of Edinburgh.

Article 4 - the Emergency Clause

• In exchange for the survival and establishment of a living (and, hopefully, thriving) Kingdom of the Scots as a sovereign nation, France reserves the right to claim one Scottish Centre at some time of her choosing in the future, in the case of urgent military need. France may call on this option once (1), at any time of her choosing, with the right to claim one Centre peacefully and without Scottish resistance. Effectively, the survival of Edinburgh in 1906 will be considered a long-term loan of one Centre, to be reclaimed at some point in the future.