Assessment — Category Three.
The Category
False or unauthorized claims about the 1738 Treaty of Peace and Friendship — its terms, its beneficiaries, the standing it confers, and the institutions it established.
The category includes:
- Fraudulent citizenship and identification schemes presented as Maroon or Accompong
- Forged treaty documents, altered articles, and spurious annexes
- Parties presenting themselves as heirs, trustees, or successors to the Treaty without lawful basis
- Unauthorized use of State seals, titles, and offices
- Publications, websites, and social media accounts impersonating the State or its offices
- Solicitation of membership, registration, or affiliation with purported Maroon entities lacking lawful standing
Why the Category Exists
The 1738 Treaty is a foundational document. It has weight. Parties seeking the prestige of Maroon identity — for commercial, political, ideological, or personal reasons — periodically attach themselves to the Treaty without the standing to do so.
The core problem is that the Treaty is a living instrument held by a continuing State. It is not a curiosity, not a historical artifact, and not in the public domain for anyone to invoke. Its beneficiaries are defined. Its line of succession is documented. Its custodianship rests with the lawful offices of the State of Accompong.
Misrepresentation of the Treaty is misrepresentation of the State.
The Position of the Office
The Office maintains the records of the State. That custodianship is not ceremonial. It means:
- The 1738 Treaty is held by the Sovereign State of Accompong and its lawful offices. It is not held by private individuals, external organizations, or self-appointed successors.
- Maroon identity, for purposes bearing on the Treaty, is a matter of lawful standing — not of assertion, not of purchase, and not of online registration.
- Identification, citizenship, registration, and membership products issued by any body other than the lawful offices of the State carry no standing under the Treaty.
- The seals, titles, and offices of the State are not available for third-party use.
Where misrepresentation rises to a level bearing on the standing of the State, the Office issues formal notice under Advisories.
What the Office Watches
- Identification cards, passports, and nativity documents issued by purported Maroon authorities
- Websites, domains, and social media accounts presenting themselves as Maroon, Accompong, or State offices
- Publications and media appearances by persons claiming unauthorized titles
- Citizenship, naturalization, and registration schemes solicited from diaspora populations
- Use of Maroon iconography, seals, and treaty language in unauthorized contexts
- Cross-organizational claims — parties asserting Maroon identity through affiliation with unrelated bodies
The Office does not adjudicate private disputes about ancestry, identity, or affiliation. It maintains the records of the State and responds where the standing of the State is at issue.
For formal notices relating to specific schemes, entities, or persons, see Advisories.
For the Born and the Unborn.