.TH Command DECLARE
.SY "declare <POSITION> <CNUM/CNAME>"
The declare command allows you to officially declare
your diplomatic relations with other countries.
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<POSITION> may be \*Qalliance\*U, \*Qneutrality\*U,
\*Qhostile\*U, or \*Qwar\*U;
<CNUM/CNAME> is either the name or number
of the other country in question.
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Your official relations with other countries
affect various aspects of the game;
for instance, if a country with whom you are at war spies on one of
your sectors and you catch the spy he/she will be shot!
If you had been neutral or merely hostile to the spy's country she/he
would merely have been deported.
If the spy was from an allied country he/she would never be
caught in the first place.
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Similarly, a plane from an allied or neutral country
will not be shot at by your sectors when it flies over them.
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Declare also asks whether you want to change your multiplier for this
country.
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The newspaper is very interested in declarations of war or alliance --
don't expect to keep such declarations secret.
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See also : fly, nation, spy
