[centre]The Treaty of Constantinople[/centre]

The following treaty is in accordance with the agreements between the Concert of Europe, made up of the Second French Empire, the United Kingdom (together the French Federation of Great Britain), the Prussian Empire, the Russian Empire (together the Prusso-Russian Alliance), the Austrian Empire and the Ottoman Empire in the year 1861 at the Conference of Constantinople. This treaty shall remain in effect until three or more of the signatories see it fit to end or renegotiate the terms. Annulment of this treaty must be declared 48 months prior to the date of termination.

 Article 1: It is hereby agreed that the signatories will do all in their power to ensure that war on the European continent does not occur.

Article 2: It is hereby recognised by all the signatories that the Kingdom of Prussia and the Austrian Empire shall act as neutral mediators in Europe when war threatens to erupt, and will do all in their power to uphold Article 1.

Article 3: All signatories hereby support the transfer of Veneto from the Austrian Empire to the Kingdom of Italy for the sum of 5 million British pounds.

Article 4: All signatories accept the independence of the city of Rome from Italy and under the control of the Papal State, until negotiations with the Kingdom of Italy are completed at a future Conference.

Article 5: The territories of Alsace-Lorraine shall be transferred from the control of the Second French Empire to the German Confederation, to be administered by the Austrian Empire until the territory can govern itself.

Article 5.1: All signatories accept Prussia’s claim to the territories of Schleswig-Holstein and will support them in reclaiming this land for the German Confederation, to come under direct Prussian control.

Article 6: The demilitarisation of the Black Sea region shall hereby be removed and the military vessels of both Russia and the Ottoman Empire will be able to pass freely in the area.

Article 7: Signatories imposing a blockade on either the Union or the Confederacy will allow trade to pass if a tribute is paid.
--Section 1: 25% of income gained from trading with either the Confederacy or the Union shall be gifted as tribute to the blockading party.
--Section 2: Should goods imported from the Union or Confederacy be traded with the blockading party, there will be a 10% deduction on the tribute paid.

This is all as has been agreed, and we hold all signatories firmly to their word,

[X] Queen Victoria, the United Kingdom

[X] Emperor Napoleon III, the Second French Empire

[X] King William I, the Kingdom of Prussia

[X] Kaiser Franz Joseph I, the Austrian Empire

[X] Tsar Alexander II, the Russian Empire

[X] Sultan Abdülmecid I, the Ottoman Empire