Newland City Council
April 2, 29480
On behalf of the Newland City Council, I would like to thank the many of you who turned up at the meeting, for your civilized and much appreciated contribution.
As promised, we make the Manifesto public for you to comment and discuss.
The full transcript of the speech can be found at: http://sumo.evilsmiley.org/manifesto.txt
The Neutral Manifesto:
- Neutrals are an independent entity, without political or ideological affiliation with either the Omni-Tek Corporation or the Clans.
- Neutrals will maintain an impartial attitude towards, and avoid participation in any conflict between, Omni-Tek and the Clans.
- Neutral cities are inviolable and are to be left undisturbed during conflicts between Omni-Tek and the Clans.
- The fact of the neutrals resisting, even by force, attempts to violate their neutrality cannot be regarded as a hostile act.
- Neutrals will respect and protect Omni-Tek and Clan citizens and property inside Neutral cities, unless when those Omni-Tek or Clan citizens commit hostile acts against neutral citizens or property, or against citizens or property of the opposing faction.
- Neither Omni-Tek nor the Clans will gather troops in neutral cities for purely military purposes. Neither Omni-Tek nor the Clans will use any installation in neutral cities for purely military purposes. Neither Omni-Tek nor the Clans will form any corps of combatants or open recruiting agencies in neutral cities.
- Neither Omni-Tek nor the Clans will enforce police operations in neutral cities, including but not limited to arrest, interrogation and inquiries.
- Neutrals reserve the right to mine notum and protect their notum mines, according to ICC regulations.
- Notum mining cannot be regarded as an act of partiality in the conflict between Omni Tek and the Clans.
- Neutrals reserve the right to conclude treaties, form alliances or start hostilities with any party, unless when those treaties, alliances or hostilities are in violation with articles 1 and 2.
- The responsibility of the neutrals is not engaged by the fact of groups or individuals, who clearly and explicit operate out of the mainstream of the common neutral conviction and range of thought, committing acts of terror, assaults, taking of hostages, kidnapping, cruelty, brutality, threat, intimidation etc.
Such groups or individuals, in particular but not limited to the Dust Brigade and the Legionaries, although not politically or ideologically affiliated with Omni-Tek or the Clans, are considered to be separated from the neutral entity.
Sincerely,