*** Opinion of the Secretariat ***
The proposal at vote, "Repeal: 'Ban on Secret Treaties'," contains an Honest Mistake violation and GenSec should not have permitted it to come to vote. The repeal alleges:Jocospor wrote:...that GAR#408 concentrates only on "secret diplomacy" taking place during wartime.
But this is false. Only in two preamble clauses does the target mention war specifically, and nowhere does it limit its effects to military alliances; nor to treaties negotiated during wartime. We note that but for the word "only," the allegation would be reasonable; but with it the allegation is simply false, in violation of the Honest Mistake rule. The resolution will therefore be Discarded should the voters fail to reject it.