Treaty of the Jelbic Union of the North (3527)

The Treaty of the Jelbic Union of the North was the founding treaty of the first incarnation of the Jelbic Union of the North. The treaty was drafted by the Deltarian Empire in 3527 after its conquest of Jelbania in the Jelbanian-Deltarian War as a way of uniting the Jelbic peoples within the Empire under the banner of Pan-Jelbic nationalism. The treaty allowed Barmenia and Vanuku to join the Deltarian Empire, making Deltaria a champion of the pan-Jelbic cause. After the fall of the Empire, the Jelbic Union of the North continued to exist under an amended form.

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TREATY OF THE JELBIC UNION OF THE NORTH

PREAMBLE

1. The Jelbic Union of the North (hereafter the "Union") is a super-national organization of nations united by their Jelbic linguistic or cultural heritage.

2. The Jelbic Union of the North, noting the importance of Deltaria and the Deltarian Empire in the creation of the Union, and nothing that numerous nations are members of both the Empire and the Union, shall encourage the membership of Union nations in the Deltarian Empire and shall pledge never to hinder the Empire or the will of the Czar.

GOVERNMENT

3. The Protector of the Jelbic Peoples is recognized as the joint head of state of all Union member-nations. The Protector of the Jelbic Peoples shall serve as the symbol of the Union, and will serve to protect the interests of the Jelbic peoples militarily, politically, and culturally.

MEMBERSHIP

4. Any nation or territory with a significant minority of Jelbic peoples, or any nation or territory administered by such nations may become a member of the Union.

FOREIGN AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

5. All members of the Union are part of a non-aggression agreement, whereby they are not allowed to bear arms against each other or the Union as a whole.

6. All members of the Union shall be encouraged to defend all other members of the Union or the Union itself in times of conflict.