Assessment — Category One.
The Category
Persons and entities periodically issue financial instruments that trade on the name of the Maroons or the Sovereign State of Accompong. These include:
- Currencies presented as Maroon currency or as legal tender of the State
- Bonds and notes claiming issuance by the State or by Maroon authority
- Securities and investment products claiming backing by Maroon land, resources, or treaties
- Certificates, registries, and membership products sold under the color of State authority
The common feature is the use of Maroon identity to confer apparent legitimacy on instruments that carry no lawful standing.
Why the Category Exists
The 1738 Treaty, the continuous existence of the State of Accompong, and the recognition of indigenous institutions under international law together give the Maroon name a specific weight. That weight has value. Where value exists, counterfeit follows.
Schemes in this category typically attach themselves to one of three things:
The Treaty. Instruments presented as secured by, issued under, or authorized by the 1738 Treaty of Peace and Friendship. The Treaty is a peace instrument between sovereigns. It is not collateral. It does not authorize the issuance of financial products by third parties.
The land. Instruments presented as backed by Maroon land, Cockpit Country resources, or the territorial holdings of the State. The 1,500-acre grant under Article 3 of the Treaty, and the surrounding lands held in connection with it, are not pledged to any third-party financial instrument.
The office. Instruments presented as issued by the State, by the Council, by the Office of the Chief, or by any office or officeholder of the Sovereign State of Accompong. Unless issued under the seal of a lawful office of the State, no such instrument carries the authority of the State.
The Position of the Office
MOSS does not authenticate financial instruments on behalf of private parties. The Office does, however, maintain a standing position on this category:
- No financial instrument is issued by or backed by the State of Accompong except under the seal of a lawful office of the State.
- The 1738 Treaty is not a security, a bond, a currency, or any form of collateralizable instrument.
- The Office treats the unauthorized use of the name of the Maroons, the State, or its offices in financial instruments as a matter bearing on the standing of the State.
Where the public interest of the State requires, the Office issues formal notice under Advisories.
What the Office Watches
- New instruments, registries, and membership products marketed under Maroon or Accompong branding
- Use of the State’s name or treaty language in offering materials, whitepapers, and solicitations
- Parties presenting themselves as authorized agents, registrars, or underwriters of the State
- Cross-border solicitation directed at diaspora populations
For formal notices relating to specific instruments, entities, or persons, see Advisories.
For the Born and the Unborn.