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[OOC: Before applying for contact/an embassy please read the following:]

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Rules for Diplomatic Personnel and Embassies are as follows:


Extraterritoriality of Embassies
Embassies are considered to be extraterritorial and sovereign territory of the Embassy government. Freethinker personnel and officials may only enter with the permission of the Ambassador or the Foreign Service of the Embassy government.

Embassy Law Enforcement & Security
Embassies are responsible for their own security and law enforcement within their respective compounds. Embassies are permitted a small, established force of up to 44 soldiers, intelligence service agents or national police officers; however, the total combined number of these personnel must not exceed this limit.

Weaponry that may be stored at the embassy for the use of these personnel include;

> Up to 50 concealable side arms (Pistols and light Submachine weapons/FT equivalent)
> Up to 50 standard army side arms (Assault rifles/FT equivalent)
> Up to 4 SAW light area weapons (Light machine guns/FT equivalent)
> Up to 4 infantry-based anti-tank weapons (SAW/RPG/FT equivalent)
> Up to 12 unarmed (excluding non-lethal defensive systems) powered humanoid-sized armour systems.

Additional weapons may not be stored within the Embassy beyond these limits, nor additional equipment housed outside the Embassy for use by Embassy staff. Only security personnel may carry weaponry beyond the Embassy confines and such weaponry is limited to concealed side arms carried on the security staff’s person whilst on official duties. Only ten armed personnel may be outside of Embassy limits at any one time. The Freethinker government reserves the right to veto any specified class of weapon or defensive system.

External security on Freethinker soil for the compound will be provided by armed contingents of human agents of the CNIO, and vampire Pathfinders of the Navarrok Guard. These small contingents will not monitor nor restrict access to the Embassy grounds for either staff or visitors. Objections to particular units involved may be accommodated dependent upon security considerations. Additional external protection may also be provided if considered necessary. Embassies may be equipped with non-lethal defensive measures including IED jamming gear and non-manipulable shielding.

During a security incident Freethinker security services will inform and liaise with Embassy personnel in order to secure the safety of the Embassy and its staff. All domestic intelligence directly related to the operation and security of the Embassy will be passed as soon as possible to Embassy security personnel, in turn the response to such incidents will be lead by domestic Freethinker personnel, including national conflict, terrorist attacks and incursions by native wildlife.

Subjugation of Freethinker Law
With the exception of the Ambassador, their spouse or partner, and eight members of the Embassy staff (chosen by the Ambassador and confirmed by both governments) who will be granted Extraterritoriality, all Embassy personnel are subject to Freethinker law outside the Embassy limits.

Expelling of Diplomatic Personnel
The Freethinker government reserves the right to expel any and all members of any foreign government at any time, for any reason.

Communication Outside Embassy Compound
Each Embassy compound is permitted one- and only one- secure satellite communications station within the Embassy compound. Communications carried on this system may be encrypted or employ any other anti-intrusion measures the Embassy personnel consider prudent. All other message traffic must go through public communications circuits or be carried in the Diplomatic Pouch.

Communication with Nationals Accused of Criminal Activity
Embassy personnel will be permitted to communicate confidentially with citizens of the Embassy's government accused of crimes within Freethinker territory. The Embassy will be expected to supply translation and legal representation to any of its citizens held in Freethinker custody.

Embassy staff will be immediately informed independently if a citizen has been arrested to the best of the police service’s ability, and all relevant documentation including warrants will be accessible upon request by Embassy personnel. Travel expenses within the Commonwealth for Embassy personnel will be expected to be covered by the Embassy or its parent government.

Diplomatic Vehicles
Each Embassy will be permitted to either import or domestically purchase a number of vehicles for use by Extraterritorial Embassy personnel. Diplomatic vehicles will be considered part of the Embassy compound when in use by Embassy personnel with Extraterritoriality, these are:

Two (2) Class 1E Vehicles: The Embassy may carry two armoured civilian transports for the transportation of the Ambassador, their secured diplomatic items, and visiting dignitaries. The vehicles may carry armour sufficient to deflect explosive blasts and heavy projectile fire. Additional security devices including NBC protection, personnel weapon storage, secure ground communication systems, anti-hijacking protection, and other systems. The Freethinker government reserves the right to refuse the installation or operation of certain security systems in these vehicles.

Two (2) Class 3 Vehicles: The Embassy may carry two unarmed light military standard utility vehicles for use during emergencies and evacuation. These vehicles are NOT permitted to leave the Embassy compound without prior permission of the Freethinker government. The Freethinker government reserves the right to refuse the installation or operation of certain security systems in these vehicles.

Four (4) Class 1A Vehicles: The Embassy may carry four civilian model cars for use as Embassy personnel transports. Minor security system installations excluding weapons carriage may be allowed dependent upon circumstance. The Freethinker government reserves the right to refuse the installation or operation of certain security systems in these vehicles. These vehicles will be considered extensions of the Embassy compound ONLY if occupied by an Embassy member of staff granted Extraterritoriality. It is highly recommended that all vehicles be adjusted and acclimatised for heavy off-road travel.

Prior to entry in service, all vehicles will be thoroughly inspected by a team from the Freethinker Foreign Office in the presence of Embassy security staff. All equipment installed in or on the vehicles will be demonstrated to Freethinker personnel. Any additional equipment installed subsequent to approval must also be examined by Freethinker personnel and its purpose demonstrated. Diplomatic vehicles will be examined at random intervals agreed to by the Ambassador. Any alteration to the agreed equipment will be considered a violation of the Diplomatic Agreement.

Aerospace Transport Appended:
The Embassy may have a VTOL/STOL or GravPort within its grounds if space permits. No aerospace craft may be based at the Embassy itself but flights may be operated to and from the Embassy without landing within Freethinker Commonwealth sovereign territory. All aerospace movements must be filed with Freethinker ATC for the relevant aerospace, and military or other armed craft must be cleared by the Freethinker Government for flights over Commonwealth aerospace. Aircraft departing the Embassy to a point within the Commonwealth must land at an official Port of Entry either at or on the journey to a particular destination. The Freethinker government reserves the right to refuse any flight plan for any reason.

Diplomatic Personnel and Espionage
Any Embassy personnel caught engaging in espionage will be summarily deported (if granted Extraterritoriality) or prosecuted within the full extent of Freethinker law (all others). Details of the relevant procedure and warrant will be made available (with reasonable restrictions) to any query by the Embassy’s government. Repeated violation or attempted violation may result in censure or restriction of Embassy access and travel, or outright expulsion if deemed necessary.

Travel Restrictions Placed on Embassy Personnel
There are no effective travel restrictions for Embassy staff beyond standard prohibitions on secure areas and private property. National and diplomatic identification should be carried at ALL times when on Freethinker sovereign territory. It is advised that travel beyond the secured city perimeters should only be done either by trained and cautioned personnel or with domestic security teams or armed guides.

This Diplomatic Agreement is considered non-negotiable and binding for all signatories. Please send any applicable restrictions for Freethinker Diplomatic personnel in your territory.

Best Regards,
Alex Broxtowe
Sir Alex Broxtowe
Foreign Secretary, Her Majesty’s Government of the Freethinker Commonwealth.

[OOC: Many, many thanks to Iuthia. Feel free to post requesting an embassy. Feel free also to post to your own diplomatic threads.]

The following countries have an Embassy in the Commonwealth:

Diplomatic Communique
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The UK goverment is most interested in obtaining an embassy in the well established nation of The Freethinkers. The UK would be interested in sending a delegate to The Freethinkers to assist with the set up of a Questarian embassy, Sir Eric Thomas, and an armed group of twelve [12] territorial army guards and a diplomatic staff of twenty four [24]. Vehicles wise, we request that we are allowed to store, on the embassy grounds, a pair of armoured land rovers and four [4] SUVs for transporation which we believe to be acceptable under the terms offered.

We request an armoury to be constructed with, at the beginning, eighteen [18] automatic rifles, fourty [40] handguns, and six [6] submachineguns, though this may change as the embassy develops and grows or visa versa.

We hope that this will be the beginning of a fruitful relationship with the Freethinker Commonwealth. Perhaps, in the future, The Freethinkers would be interested in construction an embassy upon Questarian grounds, too?

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Official Diplomatic Communique to the Freethinker Commonwealth

As stated in a previous exchange, The Divine Prussian Empire of Derscon is interested in establishing an Embassy exchange with the Commonwealth.

All of the specific technical details have been sent previously in another letter.

Count Franz von Papen
Foreign Minister to the Tsar
The Divine Prussian Empire of Derscon

To: Sir Alex Broxtowe, Foreign Secretary, Her Majesty’s Government of the Freethinker Commonwealth
From: Joshua Lin Cheuk Kitt, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Federal-Parliamentarian Government of the United Sovereign Nations of Southeast Asia
Subject: Embassy exchange and Freethinker-Southeast Asian relations

Dear Sir Alex Broxtowe,

The Southeast Asian Federal-Parliamentarian Government has for a very long time been considering the formalization of diplomatic relations with Her Freethinker Majesty's Government of the Freethinker Commonwealth. Dealings with the Freethinker Defense Industries Group are positve enough to a level at which where our two glorious nation-states can finally acquire relations with one another. Below is the embassy proposal as follows:

1 Ambassador (Nomination Pending)
50 Staff Members
5 MMPWV LV-08 Armored Patrol/Light Truck (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10623787&postcount=34) (Armed)
3 Elusion-class Vehicles (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10168550&postcount=2)
1 Helipad
1 UH-75 "Knighthawk" Utility/Assault Helicopter (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10762523&postcount=36), (Armed)
35 Embassy Guards (Weapons - SAR-21 Assault Rifles (http://world.guns.ru/assault/as31-e.htm) Armed with fragmentation, flash-bang, and smoke grenades)
And that the flag of Southeast Asia be allowed to fly in the skies of the Freethinker Commonwealth.


Please do keep aware, Sir Alex Broxtowe, that this is only a first proposal for the Southeast Asian diplomatic mission in the Freethinker Commonwealth. We do respect the de-jure national sovereignty of the Freethinker Commonwealth and the institution that is Her Freethinker Majesty’s Government. We are indeed flexible to requirements and as such.

We eagerly await your response, and hope that should the Freethinker Commonwealth accept a Southeast Asian diplomatic mission, that it reciprocates the favor by offering a diplomatic mission in the Union’s capital of Singapore.

Yours Sincerely,
His Excellency,
Joshua Lin Cheuk Kitt
Minister of Foreign Affairs
United Sovereign Nations of Southeast Asia

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As befits a Concordat Ally, the Freethinker Commonwealth has a full Embassy on Terra, with a staff of 30.

One Ambassador (Archlord Tyr Aislin)

Deputy Ambassador

Cultural, Military, Economic and Concordat Attaches.

The families of these officials.

Guards.

A Temple Priest and Attendants. (4)


A variety of light weapons in numbers up to the set limit (primarily RA-27 Force Rifles -Civilian Model), one Area Denial Weapon (RA-47 Heavy Force Rifle - Praetorian Model).

Helicopter. Unarmed.

To: Sir Alex Broxtowe, Foreign Secretary, Her Majesty’s Government of the Freethinker Commonwealth
From: Nathalie Degen, Foreign Affairs, The Hypocrisy of Der Angst
Subject: Establishing Embassies

Dear Mr. Broxtowe,

The Hypocrisy is highly interested in establishing 'Normal' relations with the Freethinker Commonwealth, as is only proper, given the surprising similarities between our respective civilisations and their values, as well as - from a more practical point of view - the growing degree of tourism from DA to the Freethinkers.

As such, we'd like to establish an embassy. Requirements will be fairly minimal - we're thinking of maybe 3000- 5000 m^2 worth of internal space, and about the same for a proper garden, but this should be easy to arrange by acquiring available real estate in Navarre (Preferably within the inner city, rather than the outskirts, for obvious reasons).

The staff will be limited to about twenty-four sapients, organic as well as anorganic. Your conditions are, of course, recognised and will be followed - the embassy wont have any military (Or police) staff beyond the military attacheé and his/ her assistant, though (Which also means that the presence of firearms will be drastically below the limits set by you. I presume that two or three concealable firearms will be present, together with maybe the same number of knife missiles, at the discretion of the staff members), and class 3 vehicles wont be present, either (The other vehicles will likely be models manufactured within the Commonwealth). We feel that The Freethinker's history as an exceedingly stable and unoffensive nation makes presence of significant weaponry and/ or milspec vehicles somewhat unnecessary.

As of now, we're still uncertain as of who will be among the embassy staff, although it has already been decided that I'm the preferred choice for the position of ambassador - I hope that you'll have no objections to this.

And as far as restrictions of Freethinker personnel within the Hypocrisy - in case of the Commonwealth establishing an embassy within the Hypocrisy - go, they're fairly similar to your own, with the following exceptions:

1. There are no limits on man-portable weaponry and security personnel - however, more than a handful or two of guns and security personnel, as well as yields in excess of 1E10 watt/ weapon are usually considered 'Inappropriate', which may result in negative social and political side effects.

2. Secure communications to whatever extend you deem appropriate are perfectly acceptable. No limits whatsoever are present.

3. Vehicles in general are somewhat impractical, due to the peculiarities of Angstian infrastructure, though it is usually assumed that private transportation for the embassy staff is a necessity. There are, however, no 'Official' limits on their presence. Milspec vehicles are generally considered a faux pas, but once again, not strictly illegal.

4. Espionage is assumed to be a normal part of diplomatic relations, and not usually considered a reason for expulsion and/ or legal action. We tend to consider it to be a sport, rather than an offense.

Sincerely,

Nathalie Degen, Foreign Affairs, The Hypocrisy of Der Angst