CoN 4: First Treaty of London

Background
Japan and Malaya are on the brink of war. The Dutch Espionage Crisis has worn at their relations and made them paranoid, while the Netherlands sits and watches, as regional powers prepare to fight for supremacy. The last loose end to be tied up was neutrality of the other Asian state, the Mughals.

Text of the Treaty
1st Treaty of London

APR 14, 1611

-With conflict inevitable in the East Asian region, the two superpowers with unquestionable influence in the region have convened to negotiate further escalation.

-Seeing as Japan and Malaya are heading towards conflict, Netherlands and Mughals agree not to encourage the fighting.

-Neither the Mughals, nor the Netherlands, may antagonize or declare war on either Japan or Malaya for the duration of this treaty.

-Neither the Mughals, nor the Netherlands, may involve themselves in territorial exchanges with Japan and Malaya for the duration of this treaty.

-Netherlands and Mughals agree to not involve themselves in the war financially.

-Aside from the following clause, both the Netherlands and Mughals agree to not involve themselves in the war on either side.

-Netherlands and Mughals can encourage peace, and may involve themselves should they deem peace necessary.

-As both Japan and Malaya have accepted, Mughals and Netherlands will be present at the peace negotiations for this conflict.

-This treaty is to be in effect until the peace treaty between Japan and Malaya is signed, or until both parties consent in the repealment of the treaty.

Signed

Paul van Oranje, Grand Pensionary of the Republic of the Netherlands

Alamgir Timurid, Padishah of the Empire of the Mughals

Aftermath
This treaty prevented the Netherlands or Mughals to interfere on behalf of any single power in the region, besides reasons of peacekeeping. Fortunately for the East-Asian states, they were able to find a peaceful end to the conflict, when they realized they had been manipulated by the Dutch into fighting each other. Japan would expand into California, and this treaty would be abolished on October 30th, 1620.