Ministry of Unity - External Affairs Office

[Averin]

Ministry of Unity - External Affairs Office
High Commissar of External Affairs
Kennedy Blackburn

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The External Affairs Office is a Ministry of Unity department responsible for the Directorate's foreign policy and international relations, advising the Triumvirate and the Director on international relations, and administering the Directorate's diplomatic missions The current High Commissar of External Affairs is Kennedy Blackburn, appointed as High Commissar of External Affairs by the Deputy Director-Minister of Unity Rosemary Lyons.

International Treaties and Organizations​

Various military agreements and cooperation treaties with Azilia

Signed with Azilia at the start of the Montelimar invasion of 1979

Since 1979

 

[Azilia]

The Republic of Azilia, under our most gracious Caudillo, has authorized myself to enter into talks at the Ambassador level around renewing previous agreements and strengthening these ties for the future.

The Republic of Azilia re-affirms its position of the former Montelimar Kingdom being the domains of Averin and will continue to recognize such under a new agreement. What the Republic seeks to do is once more renew our agreement of non-aggression towards each other that has been the status quo for over a generation. As well as renewing and increasing our intelligence cooperation against foreign and domestic enemies of both states

With the increase in intelligence sharing it is symbolic in nature, what with the modern times we must adapt, the Caudillo seeks to form a "regional security working group" staffed by intelligence officers and diplomats from both sides with direct immediate communication and coordination protocols already established.

The Caudillo and his advisors remember when both nations came together for the co-development of the EF-4 Tifon as it is referred to in the Republic, and wishes to once more touch upon this previous entanglement in sharing development cost and technological innovation previously and coordinate our research efforts and technology developments to strengthen each other ensuring no conflict between neighbors may occur in the future as our relationship is beneficial for each other beyond ideological, nor can our enemies surpass us and overwhelm us.

Ambassador Esteban Alborada

 

[Averin]

Ministry of Unity - External Affairs
TOP SECRET

Averin has always looked upon Azilia as a brother nation and we welcome the continued recognition of former Montelimar as a vital and integrated part of the Directorate. We also believe that renewal is needed for our relationship to grow, reaffirming non-aggression between Averin and Azilia will show the nations of the world that we are not to be trifled with. We also agree that sharing of intelligence will strengthen both our nations is as self evident now as it was when Azilia supported our invasion many years ago. With the formation of the Austwegian Sea Council in the wake of our invasion of Continental Middle Europe, we have stood resolute and ever watchful for aggression from neo-liberal reactionaries who fear our revolution.

It is the existence of this Austwegian Sea Council that has led us to agree that the intertwining of our security forces in an, as you say, "regional security working group," must be formed post haste so that we are not left behind by our enemies who will no doubt attempt to stifle us at every turn. The F1 Typhoon or Tifon as your people call it is one of our greatest cooperative achievements and it would be foolish for our two great nations not to collaborate once again. Averin remembers how your people provided us with technical and logistical assistance on the ground during our invasion of continental Middle Europe and we seek to reignite this spirit of cooperation once again. Working together we will stand as strong as a steel wall against any future assault or incursion from those who seek to destroy us.

Signed,

High Commissar Kennedy Blackburn

 

[Azilia]

The Caudillo regime believes as the first step of expanding these relations a swap of two officers of our intelligence agencies to act in a cooperative for fast tracking intelligence sharing and assisting the other nation in tracking down dissidents and orchestrating internal operations in assisting the other in domestic and foreign counter-espionage and providing information on operations deemed as necessary for the other nation as well as coordinating joint operations.

It is clear that both nations have projects in the pipeline to continue to cover national priorities and industrial growth and development as well as military. Azilia itself has a space program in connection with our private enterprises that has been progressing to the point of heavy lift capabilities with the nations primary mission being one that finds itself capable of greater commercial and military satellite launch capabilities as well as an international endeavor for a space station. With the beginnings of your own space program, we will offer an exchange of students whom may come work for the ASA on a rotational basis for their schooling in degrees related to the field and will allow NovaLink systems to assist in technical specifications to help refine existing technological advancements in the Directorate and expand its footprint.

Ambassador Esteban Alborada

 

[Averin]

Ministry of Unity - External Affairs
TOP SECRET

Once again, Azilia proves how generous and gracious it is to it's friends and Averin will not be outdone. We will gladly send intelligence officers, where your officers shall learn of our prodigious capabilities in the field of espionage and other things. Allowing our technicians and academicians to come to Azilia and to learn and share in your technological growth will strengthen both our nations. We invite Azilians to come north and see how Averin conducts itself in the many fields of science and technology within our academies and design bureaus. Tomorrow we shall show the world our progress, the former elites of the Kingdom of Averin did much damage as they fled like rats from a sinking ship during the November Revolution. They sabotaged our space launch capabilities, destroyed manufactories, and stole homegrown technologies to give to their foreign masters and attempted to degrade our fledgling movement in every way possible, but they did not succeed, we rebuilt, we relearned, iterated and invented to replace what was lost to us, Azilian help in the past certainly helped along the way. While over the years our relationship may have turned stale, today it is renewed and growing again.

Signed,

High Commissar Kennedy Blackburn

 

[Averin]

PUBLIC STATEMENT ON UNITY ONE LAUNCH AND FOREIGN AGGRESSION

PUBLIC DISSEMINATION
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Yesterday, we revealed to the world that Averin has risen to claim its rightful station among the heavens. All across our Directorate, our people watched in awe as Unity One ascended skyward, a quiet torch carried into the firmament, a peaceful beacon sent to the silent stars that keep vigil over our beloved planet. Yet even as we rejoiced, even as we proved the strength of our will and the clarity of our purpose, foreign eyes looked not with understanding, but with fear. And now, as I write, those same eyes are sketching plans in shadowed rooms, mistaking our resolve for ambition, our vigilance for malice.

Since the first day of our Revolution, many in Europe, save only those few who still possess unclouded sight, have chosen to misread Averin. Their unease deepened when we unmasked Montelimar’s intentions and acted, as any sovereign nation must, to protect our revolution. And now, as we carve our path back into the twenty-first century with ingenuity reborn and industry rekindled the misinterpretations persist.

But let all who read these words understand this truth: Averin seeks no empire, plots no conquest, and harbors no designs upon the weapons that poison the earth. We pursue the stars, not dominion. We seek peace, not subjugation. Still the world is not free of those who crawl in the dark. While reactionaries whisper beneath the floorboards of history, we stand upright and unafraid beneath the open sky. And should any power, nation or faction, lift its hand to strike us, we shall meet them with every instrument of defense our ingenuity can forge. For the black banner does not waver; it is carried by a people who will not be cast down.

To all nations who approach us in peace: you will find no enemy here. This is the vow of Averin.

Signed,

High Commissar Kennedy Blackburn

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[Azilia]

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Treaty of Fraternal Friendship and Strategic Cooperation​

Between the Republic of Azilia and the Directorate of Averin

Preamble​

The Republic of Azilia and the Directorate of Averin,
Recognizing their shared history of cooperation, including decisive collaboration during the Liberation and Reorganization of Montelimar;
Affirming their status as the two sovereign pillars of order and stability in a world dominated by monarchies, liberal democracies, and the global ambitions of the communist power;
Acknowledging the mutual benefit derived from coordinated development in industry, security, science, and national progress;
Desiring to renew and strengthen the friendship which served as the foundation of past victories and future achievements.

Article I — Formalization of Friendship​

1. The Republic of Azilia and the Directorate of Averin affirm a relationship of friendship, mutual respect, and sovereign equality.
2. Both Parties commit to deepening cooperation in all political, economic, security, scientific, and cultural domains.
3. Neither Party shall support, harbor, or encourage dissident groups, counter-revolutionary elements, or exiled factions hostile to the other.

Article II — Five-Year Non-Aggression Pact​

1. The Parties solemnly agree that no military, paramilitary, intelligence, or indirect hostile action shall be undertaken by either against the other.
2. This Non-Aggression Pact shall remain in effect for five (5) years, automatically renewable unless one Party provides notice of intent not to renew at least six months prior to expiration.
3. The Parties shall resolve all disputes exclusively through diplomatic consultation, high-level dialogue, or the Joint Commission established under Article IX.

Article III — Intelligence Liaison Exchange Program​

1. The Parties shall exchange two senior intelligence officers each, stationed permanently within the counterpart’s national intelligence headquarters as embedded liaisons.
2. These officers shall be empowered to:
   a. Facilitate instant intelligence sharing on threats to national stability;
   b. Assist in monitoring, locating, and neutralizing dissident groups;
   c. Coordinate counter-espionage operations, foreign and domestic;
   d. Support joint action against subversive organizations operating across borders.
3. The Parties shall establish secure communication channels to support this cooperation.

Article V — Space and Scientific Cooperation​

A. Student & Technician Exchange Program​

1. The Republic of Azilia shall welcome Averinish academicians and technicians into the Azilian Space Agency (ASA) and affiliated universities for advanced training.
2. The exchange shall operate on a rotational basis, with a maximum of 50 students and technicians per year per the ASA & Universities.

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Article VI — Protection of Scientific and Industrial Assets​

1. The Parties condemn any sabotage or theft by foreign interests targeting national industries or space programs.
2. They pledge to provide mutual assistance in identifying, exposing, and neutralizing hostile foreign actors.
3. Historical acts of sabotage committed against Averinish facilities before their reconstruction shall be recognized as a shared grievance.

Article VII — Security and Stability Cooperation​

1. Joint operational planning may be initiated when mutually agreed to enhance border stability, maritime security, or protection of strategic infrastructure.
2. Both Parties shall notify one another of significant military exercises conducted near shared borders or maritime zones.

Article VIII — Cultural and Scientific Exchange​

1. The Parties encourage academic, cultural, and technical dialogue between their peoples consistent with national values.
2. Exchanges shall focus on fields that reinforce national strength, discipline, social order, and the advancement of technology.

(Classified Annexes)

Article IX — Space & Military Space Cooperation​

1. Covert Launch Support.
   Azilia’s NovaLink Systems and ASA shall quietly assist in:
   • Calibration of Averinish launch guidance systems
   • Redundancy systems for upper-stage ignition
   • Development of secure encrypted telemetry
     All cooperation will be disguised as “civilian research exchange.”
2. Contingency for Rapid Satellite Replacement.
   In event of wartime loss, both Parties agree to expedite emergency launch capability for the other, bypassing standard regulatory and space-range clearance procedures.

Article X — Directed Influence and Foreign Operations​

1. Coordinated Political Influence.
   The Parties shall avoid interfering with one another’s networks in foreign states, except by mutual approval.
   • Actions in the communist superpower are limited to intelligence collection and asset monitoring.
2. Information Warfare Cooperation.
   Both Parties will:
   • Share state-media narratives;
   • Co-produce disinformation streams targeting dissident diaspora groups;
   • Conduct joint monitoring of foreign digital platforms for anti-regime content.
3. Protection of Regime Leadership.
   The intelligence services shall coordinate to detect foreign plots against the Caudillo or the Director.

Article XI — Extreme Measures Clause​

This clause is to be hand-copied, not digitally reproduced.

1. Should either regime face existential internal revolt, the other shall:
   • Provide covert material assistance;
   • Supply intelligence on foreign backing for the revolt;
   • Facilitate the transport of auxiliary security personnel disguised as civilians or technical workers.
2. Should either regime be overthrown:
   • Prearranged evacuation routes for leadership and archives shall be activated;
   • Surviving loyalists shall regroup in the territory of the other;
   • Plans for political restoration shall be jointly developed.

The following is the treaty as it has been passed upon to me from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Should this be found acceptable then we shall see it ratified by the Caudillo immediately. I have been handed two copies, with one already carrying the signature of the Caudillo for Avernish records, with another that will be returned to Cunill with the appropriate signatures from Averin upon agreement.

Ambassador Esteban Alborada

 

[Averin]

Ministry of Unity - External Affairs
TOP SECRET

I am enclosing a copy of the treaty signed by Director Trent Allen. Let this be the start of a new age of cooperation between our two nations, one that will show our enemies and rivals that we are not to be trifled with.

Signed,

High Commissar Kennedy Blackburn

 

[Azilia]

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Once more I find myself in a position negotiating between the Republic and the Directorate further strengthening our relations.

The tension between your nation and that of the Yuan Empire has reached levels that the Caudillo finds alarming and a potential issue for our region. With long range strikes occurring in Matambaland we can only presume that this is a multiple angle show of force, not only against rebel forces in Matambaland but as one that is aimed to show it can strike the colonial holdings of your state. While the Caudillo whole heartedly agrees with the right of the Avernish to prosecute and detain those that have broken the laws of the state and look to cause disturbances, he also see's a growing crisis between the threats that have been issued against our neighbor by the foreign power and does not wish to jeopardize our joint programs to help the Directorate take its rightful place amongst peers.

It is under these reasonings I have been tasked with the duty of utmost secrecy to attempt and secure the release of the detained Yuan citizens. If we can achieve the release of these citizens, the Republic is prepared to provide suitable replacements that can be used as substitutes under identity covering. This way your government can in turn make an example of ''these citizens of foreign birth'' for domestic and foreign propaganda purposes, but the Yuan citizens will have been replaced instead with terrorists from Matambaland that we shall capture and hand over for interrogative purposes that you may then execute claiming they are the originally detained citizens of Yuan. In return for releasing these citizens, we shall keep them bound to the embassy in Cunill for six months time before repatriating them home under the condition of it being clandestinely hidden. These foreign nationals shall be also requested to forfeit their passports for a five year timeframe to the imperial government of Yuan to prevent a repeat offense.

Ambassador Esteban Alborada

 

[Averin]

Ministry of Unity - External Affairs
TOP SECRET

The Yuanese have showed themselves the hypocrites that they truly are, they bluster on about how our government is one of murderers and terrorists whilst they bomb innocents, threaten our peaceful nation with weapons and declare that are not willing to negotiate and that even if we were, there could be no negotiaton because we are terrorists. Once again, the neo-liberal order remains quiet to these hypocrisies, bringing shame to themselves as they let their morals be trampled through cold application of realpolitik.

We will allow these criminals, these terrorists of the mind to be released into your care. Remind the Yuanese that failure to follow the terms of this deal will mean any future illegal incursions by their citizens will simply be met with death, no trials, no prospect of imprisonment in a labor camp, simply summary executions.

As for Matambaland, we offer our assistance in the ongoing conflict there as an ally, but more importantly so that our troops may gain experience in counter-insurgency operations. We understand that our sudden involvement in Matambaland would raise many an eyebrow across the world so I suggest that our men serve as a detachment of your own forces, clothed in Azilian uniforms and using Azilian small arms so as to offer plausible deniability of our involvement.

Signed,

High Commissar Kennedy Blackburn

 

[Azilia]

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This is an acceptable offer to the Caudillo and we shall begin making arrangements immediately to expedite the process. We shall allow up to a brigade size force of the Directorate to join alongside our Legionnaire forces in Antiguo for carrying out operations along the frontier and working in close coordination with our own forces. We shall arrange for them to be known as one of our legionnaire brigades, but in actuality will retain command and orders from your offices.

Ambassador Esteban Alborada

 

[Averin]

Ministry of Unity - External Affairs
PUBLIC STATEMENT

The Yuanese have shown themselves as an enemy of peace and civility. By putting a bounty on a diplomatic officer of the Directorate, they threaten world peace more than any military exercise or speech can. This cannot stand, our world peace will not survive the arrest of diplomats and make no mistake it will not end here, these Yuanese will be emboldened to continue this bad behavior if nothing is done.

The Directorate calls on all nations, friend or foe to condemn this heinous assault on diplomacy. To fail to do so is to openly endorse what would amount to open warfare on diplomats.

Make no mistake, the Directorate will go to war to protect it's diplomatic staff from unscrupulous nations who wish to profit from this bounty.

This statement i give with the full authority from the Director,

Signed,

High Commissar Kennedy Blackburn