                              Command : DECLARE

NAME
   declare - Formally declare alliance, friendly, neutrality, hostile or war

Level: Basic

SYNTAX
   [##:##] Command : declare <POSITION> <NATS>

The declare command allows you to officially declare your diplomatic relations
with other countries.

<POSITION> may be "alliance", "friendly", "neutrality", "hostile", or "war";

<NATS> can be the name or number of a country you want  to  declare  relations
towards,  or it can be * in which case you will declare <POSITION> towards all
nations.

For a complete list of the meanings of all the different types  of  relations,
see "info relations".

The  newspaper  is very interested in declarations of war or alliance -- don't
expect to keep such declarations secret.

Deities will be prompted for a third parameter, the country to make the decla-
ration for. The default is to make it for the deity's country.

SEE ALSO
   fly, nation, spy, relations, Diplomacy

