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NARC - North American Regional Cooperative


Table of Contents

-----Introduction
------- Part I - The NARC Treaty
------- Part II - Economics
------- Part III - Science and Technology
------- Part IV - Military
-----------------A. Joint Operations
-----------------B. Military Defense
------- Part V - Exploration
-----------------A. Exploration and Territorial claims
-----------------B. Mitigation of Natural Disasters


The Dominion of Canada, the United States of America, and the Mexican Republic, desiring to:

1) Reinforce the longstanding ties of friendship and cooperation between them;

2) Strengthen the economic relations and further liberalize and expand bilateral trade and investment in North America;

3) Establish clear and mutually advantageous rules governing the trade and reduce the barriers to trade that exist between them;

4) Promote scientific research in North America and the Arctic;

5) Maintain peace and order in North America and the Arctic;

6) Implement this Agreement in a manner consistent with empowering the North American peoples, building a strong, self-governing region, and deterring foreign aggression;

Have resolved, with a view to accomplishing these purposes, to conclude a treaty to improve trade and economics, to improve scientific undertakings and exploration, and to improve military protection of North America, and to that end have appointed as their Plenipotentiaries:

Representing The Dominion of Canada:
- The Right Honourable Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of the Dominion of Canada

Representing The United States of America:
- Cordell Hull, Secretary of State of the United States of America

Representing The Mexican Republic:
- El Presidente Lazaro Cardenas, Presidente of the Mexican Republic


Who, having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found to be in good and due form, have agreed as follows:

Part I - The NARC Treaty

Article 1
This agreement between the Dominion of Canada, the United States of America, and the Mexican Republic shall commence on 00:00 hrs Monday September 1, 1930 and remain in force until it expires on 24:00 hrs Thursday August 31, 1950.

Article 2
Any non-Contracting Power that wishes to join itself to this treaty shall be allowed to do so only upon a unanimous vote of the existing Contracting Powers.

Article 3
Any Contracting Power that wishes to terminate its involvement in this Treaty shall communicate its intentions to all other Contracting Powers not less than twelve (12) months prior to the date on which they wish to effect the termination. All other Contracting Powers shall remain bound by the provisions of this Treaty.


Part II - Economics

Article 4
The Contracting Powers shall politically and economically promote the forming of joint ventures in the following areas: the marketing of raw materials and products, the exploitation of natural resources, and the development of technologies.

Article 5
Customs duties between the Contracting Powers shall be reduced by not less than 50 percent.

Article 6
The Contracting Powers agree to study the possibilities of joint aerial postal and telecommunications services.

Article 7
Each Contracting Power agrees to guarantee citizens of the other Contracting Powers medical treatment in case of need.

Article 8
The Contracting Powers shall initiate a program of student exchange between universities in all Contracting Powers.

Article 9
In the event of trade disputes among Contracting Powers, an outside-party mediator shall be appointed by the non-involved Contracting Power(s), and the decision of said mediator shall be final and binding.


Part III - Science and Technology

Article 10
The Contracting Powers agree to mutually license all ship designs among all Contracting Powers.

Article 11
The Contracting Powers agree to mutually license all aircraft designs among all Contracting Powers

Article 12
The Contracting Powers agree to mutually license all (armored) vehicle designs among all Contracting Powers

Article 13
The Contracting Powers agree to mutually license all weapon and equipment designs for Navy, Army, and Air Force among all Contracting Powers.

Article 14
No Contracting Power shall sell, transfer, or license any aircraft, naval gun, torpedo, artillery piece, or ship originating from another Contracting power to any non-Contracting Power without the consent of all other Contracting Powers. Contracting powers are also entitled to withhold any technology deemed vital to national security. Technology jointly developed between Contracting and Non-contracting Powers will require approval of all powers involved in development for any lisencing or transfer.

Part IV - Military

A. Joint Operations

Article 15
Elements of the Canadian, American, and Mexican navies shall jointly train at sea at least once every two years in order to modernize operating tactics and ensure inter-operability.

Article 16
These exercises will be held in the fall season at a designated date set by the nation hosting the exercise. The exact date will be announced after the USN's Fleet Problem X.

Article 17
These exercises shall rotate on the following basis: United States-Canada-Mexico. In the event of additional Contracting Powers being added to this Treaty, they shall be added to this rotation following the next exercise hosted by Mexico.

Article 18
The navies of the Contracting Powers shall establish exchange programs for their officers.

Article 19
Naval vessels of any contracting nation shall be entitled to use port facilities of any other contracting nation for the purposes of maintenance, fueling, and repairs, at common market rates.


B. Military Defense

Article 20
Where any contracting nation is the victim of belligerent action by a third Power, the other contracting parties shall in no manner lend its support to this third Power.

Article 21
No contracting nation shall conclude agreements with outside parties that would result in a possible conflict between the contracting nations.

Article 22
The provisions of Article 21 notwithstanding, any Contracting Power that has previously signed an alliance with any non-Contracting Power shall not be obliged to terminate, broach or infringe on said alliance in any manner.

Article 23
The provisions of Article 21 notwithstanding, any Contracting Power shall be allowed to join any currently existing alliance between another Contracting Power and a non-Contracting Power, provided that said alliance does not terminate, broach or infringe any part of this Treaty in any manner.

Article 24
The contracting nations agree to protect civilian shipping of the other contracting nations in international waters adjacent to their own territorial waters.


Part V - Exploration

A. Exploration and Territorial Claims

Article 25
The contracting nations agree to acknowledge the Dominion of Canada's sovereignty over Arctic territory and waters between 50° W and 141° W, with the exception of Ellesmere and Axel Heiberg Islands.

Article 26
The Contracting Powers agree to co-operate in the exploration, development, and exploitation of Trans-oceanic passage in the Canadian Arctic, with the acknowledgment of the Dominion of Canada's Sovereignty over this territory.

Article 27
The Contracting Powers agree to co-operate in the exploration, development, and exploitation of Trans-oceanic passage in the Mexican Isthmus, as defined by the Kellog-Portes Gil treaty.

Article 28
The Contracting Powers agree to co-operate in the exploration, development, and exploitation of strategic commodities that may be found in or on the territory of any Contracting Power or its overseas territories.

Article 29
The Contracting Powers agree that they shall recognize any territorial claims of any other Contracting Power, provided that such claims are currently permanently occupied or being commercially or militarily exploited, except as covered under Article 30.

Article 30
In the event of territorial disputes between two Contracting Powers, an outside-party mediator shall be appointed by the non-involved Contracting Power(s), and the decision of said mediator shall be final and binding.

B. Mitigation of Natural Disasters

Article 31
The Contracting Powers agree to start joint scientific programs towards the study of Meteorology, specifically in the areas of tropical cyclones (in both oceans) and 'Nor'easter' type storms.



The NARC treaty is written in English, French, and Spanish, all texts being equally authentic.

Signed by the representatives of the NARC Powers in Ottawa on this wednesday, the twentieth day of the eigth month of the year Ninteen-Hundred and Thirty, Anno Domini.


The Dominion of Canada:
Mackenzie King

United States of America:
Cordell Hull

The Mexican Republic:
Lazaro Cardenas