Treaty of Alexandria 1950 (Dawn of War Resurgence Map Game)

A proposed treaty between the Empire of Ethiopia the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Proposed Terms

- Ethiopia will be ceded the OTL Regions of Eritria of Anseba (2) and Gash-Barka (3) and a strip of land to get coastline in Region 5 with the Felket River as the formal international boundary and about two-thirds of Region 4.

- The United Kingdom will govern a special territory of the City of Massawa. Ethiopia will support the city with food, oil, and will trade no less than 30% 25% of its goods through Massawa. Provided Ethiopia meets the trade percentage, nothing but non-essential tariffs (i.e., operating costs) will be applied through the Suez Canal on outbound Ethiopian goods and products at either the Suez or at the Port of Massawa.

- Regions 1, 5, and 6, a portion of 4 will have an election with right to self determine what the people what to do. Options will be provided to the people at the recommendation of the United Kingdom and the United Nations. Region 5 will be split at the top to provide Ethiopia a coastline. The Cities of Massawa and Assab will be special territories administered by the United Kingdom. For purposes of this treaty and discussion it will be called the East African Territory. Ethiopia and the United Kingdom will unilaterally recognize the outcome of the vote.

-The United Kingdom will govern a special territory of the City of Assab.

- Ethiopia will support the United Kingdom's decision on anything related to the Suez Canal, including actions which may require military or political action.

- The United Kingdom will maintain access to current archaeological sites for research purposes. The findings will be published by a team of British and Ethiopian researchers.

- Ethiopia will build a railroad from main industrial areas to the City of Massawa. The United Kingdom will build the portions located in the new EAT.

- Ethiopia will have the option but no obligation to join the Commonwealth of Nations upon their signing of an agreement to maintain friendship, loyalty, the desire for freedom and peace and have democratic principals. Ethiopia will freely accept the King/Queen (the individual head of the Commonwealth) as the symbol of free association of its member states and as such the Head of the Commonwealth under the terms of the London Declaration (1949) if they join the Commonwealth.

- The United Kingdom will provide architecture and planning assistance in the port being build near the top of Region 5.

- Ethiopia and the United Kingdom will enter a defensive pact.

Map of Regions to the right for reference. Approximate map provided by user Greg (only not is the right one-third of Region 4 is colored in the map, and under the proposal the rightmost third will be part of the EAT.)

Negotiations

- You aren't going to be negotiation on territory. You are essentially asking for a handout. Where you want to move isn't populated by Christians, if you take it they will revolt and you will end up in a war. I outlined it on discord and again at the bottom of my offer. I am happy to redraw the map but your wasting my time.

- Where is the Felket river? At the very least it's not easily searchable on Google or Wikipedia.

- 30% is my offer. Take it or leave it. If you want to blow the deal up over 5% that isn't going to be my issue because right now all your trade is going through the British Horn of Africa.

ETHIOPIA: I need to see how much of Region 4 I get. I'm not agreeing to a border that hasn't been drawn yet.

Final Terms

- Ethiopia will be ceded the OTL Regions of Eretria of Anseba (2) and Gash-Barka (3) and a stip of land to get coastline in region 5 with the Felket River as the formal international boundary and a portion Region 4.

- The United Kingdom will govern a special territory of the City of Massawa. Ethiopia will support the city with food, oil, and will trade no less than 30% of its goods through Massawa. Provided Ethiopia meets the trade percentage, nothing but non-essential tarrifs (ie operating costs) will be applied through the Suez Canal on outbound Ethiopian goods and products at either the Suez or at the Port of Massawa.

- Regions 1,5, and 6, a portion of region 4. will have an election with right to self determine what the people what to do. Options will be provided to the people at the recommendation of the United Kingdom and the United Nations. Region 5 will be split at the top to provide Ethiopia a coastline. The Cities of Massawa and Assab will be special territories administered by the United Kingdom. For purposes of this treaty and discussion it will be called the East African Territory. Ethiopia and the United Kingdom will unilaterally recognize the outcome of the vote.

-The United Kingdom will govern a special territory of the City of Assab

- Ethiopia will support the United Kingdom's decision on anything related to the Suez Canal, including actions which may require military or political action.

- The United Kingdom will maintain access to current archaeological sites for research purposes. The findings will be published by a team of British and Ethiopian researchers.

- Ethiopia will build a railroad from main industrial areas to the City of Massawa. The United Kingdom will build the portions located in the new EAT.

- Ethiopia will have the option but no obligation to join the Commonwealth of Nations upon their signing of an agreement to maintain friendship, loyalty, the desire for freedom and peace and have democratic principals. Ethiopia will freely accept the King/Queen (the individual head of the Commonwealth) as the symbol of free association of its member states and as such the Head of the Commonwealth under the terms of the London Declaration (1949) if they join the Commonwealth. They will have until 1955 to enact and enter the Commonwealth.

- The United Kingdom will provide architecture and planning assistance in the port. The port will be built on the Ethiopian side of the Felket River mouth (OTL-Mersa Telkey)

- Ethiopia and the United Kingdom will enter a defensive pact.

Signatories

Ethiopia United Kingdom