Security Agreement for Eastern Regions (SEAR)
Preamble
The Governments of Great Britain, United Kingdom of the Netherlands, Republic of France, Russia, Australia and Canada for the purpose of mutual defence of their common interests in Asia have agreed to co-operate in times of war.
Article I.
This agreement comes into force automatically if any member of SATSUMA declares war on any of the Contracting Signatories for the joint co-operation and execution of any war plans in any such war.
Article II.
If any Contracting Signatory on the outbreak of war refuses to endorse this agreement and declare war on SATSUMA then the other Contracting Signatories are not obliged to defend its territory and the said nation forfeits all reparations or spoils at the conclusion of the hostilities.
Article III.
The Contracting Signatories agree to work on joint defence plans and the sharing of all military and political intelligence pertaining to SATSUMA with all each other on a fair and mutual basis for the benefit of all Contracting Signatories.
Article IV.
The Contracting Signatories agree to the following division of responsibilities and rightful areas of influence in peacetime and that each Signatory should maintain a proper regular reconnaissance of their designated area for the benefit of all Contracting Signatories.
Great Britain: Pakistani coast, Eastern Indian Ocean, Burmese coast, Strait of Malacca (jointly with Netherlands), Singapore, Sarawak, the South China Sea and Hong Kong.
Netherlands: Dutch East Indies, Java Sea, Celebes Sea, Banda Sea, Bali Sea, Molucca Sea and Southern Indian Ocean (jointly with Australia)
France: Indochinese coastline and Gulf of Thailand
Russia: Northern Pacific and Sea of Japan
Australia: Island of Guinea, Arafura Sea and South Western Pacific
Canada: Canadian Pacific coastline
Article V.
The Contracting Signatories agree to the following division of responsibilities in wartime and that each Signatory should share reconnaissance and plan co-operative operations for the benefit of all Contracting Signatories.
Great Britain: Strikes against India in the Indian Ocean, protection of the Burmese coast, denial of the Strait of Malacca to SATSUMA shipping in cooperation with Dutch forces, Singapore, Sarawak, offensive operations in the South China Sea
Netherlands: Operations in the eastern Indian Ocean and denial of SATSUMA to sea routes via the waterways of the Malay Archipelago
France: Defence of the Indochinese coastline and operations in the Gulf of Thailand, further operations with joint Franco-Russo fleet
Russia: Operations in the Northern Pacific and Sea of Japan
Australia: Protection of the Island of Guinea and South Western Pacific
Canada: Protection of Canadian Pacific coastline and operations in the Northern Pacific and screening of the Panama Canal with Royal Navy support
Article VI.
The Contracting Signatories promise to refrain from colonial disputes with each other and work together to reduce misunderstandings from any future strengthening of naval or military forces in the area by any Contracting Signatory. Measures should be taken to make military deployments with the approval of other Contracting Signatories to fulfil the SEAR.
Article VII.
The present Agreement is concluded for a period of twenty years, with the proviso that, in so far as one of the High Contracting Parties does not advance it one year prior to the expiration of this period, the validity of this Treaty shall automatically be extended for another ten years.
The present Agreement only exists to find a solution to a possible war with SATSUMA. This Agreement does not affect any other Treaty signed by the Contracting Signatories and does not involve any other nation or supra-national body (e.g. NATO).
The Agreement shall enter into force as soon as the Instruments of Ratification have been exchanged in London on September 1st 1935 in the English, French, Russian and Dutch languages, all texts being equally authentic.