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two-thirds  (2/3)  of the members of the United Federation,  including

all the permanent members of the Federation Council;





Article 108



1. A  general  conference of the members of the United Federation  for

   the  purpose of reviewing these articles of Federation may be  held

   at  a date and place to be fixed by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of  the

   members of the Supreme Assembly and a vote by any seven (7) members

   of  the  Federation Council.  Each member of the United  Federation

   shall have one (1) vote in the conference;



2. Any  alterations of these articles of Federation recommended  by  a

   two-thirds  (2/3)  vote of the conference shall  take  effect  when

   ratified in accordance with their respective statutory processes by

   two-thirds  (2/3)  vote  of the members of  the  United  Federation

   including all the permanent members of the Federation Council;



3. If  such  conference  has not been held before  the  tenth  regular

   session of the Supreme Assembly following the comming into force of

   these  articles  of  Federation,  the  proposal  to  call  such   a

   conference  shall be placed on the agenda of that  session  of  the

   Supreme Assenbly, and the conference shall be held if so decided by

   a  mojority vote of the members of the Supreme Assembly  and  by  a

   vote of any seven (7) members of the Federation Council.









                             Chapter XVIII



                      Ratification and Signature





Article 109



1. These  articles  of Federation shall be ratified by  the  signatory

   governments   in   accordance  with  their   respective   statutory

   processes;



2. The  ratifications  shall be deposited with the government  of  the

   United  Nations of the Planet Earth, which shall notify all of  the

   signatory  governments  of each deposit as  well  as  the  Supreme-

   Secretariat of the organization when he has been appointed;



3. These  articles  of  Federation shall come  into  full  force  upon

   deposit  of  the Ratifications by The United Nations of the  Planet

   Earth,  The Planetary Confederation of Eridani, The United  Planets

   of  61  Cygni, The Star Empire of Epsilon Indii, The Alpha-Centauri

   Concordium  of  Planets,and by a majority of  the  other  signatory

   Social  systems.   A  protocol  of  ratifications  deposited  shall

   thereupon by drawn up by the Government of the United Nations which

   shall   communicate  copies  thereof  to  all  of   the   signatory

   governments;



4. The  Governments  signatory to these articles of  Federation  which

   ratify  it  after it has come into force will become  the  original

   members  of  the  United Federation on the date of the  deposit  of

   their respective ratifications;





Article 110



These articles of Federation, of which the various language texts  are

equally  authentic, upon comming into full force of the Federation  of

Planets, shall be transferred by the United Nation to the organization

for  permanent deposit in its archives.  Duly certified copies thereof

shall be transmitted by the Supreme-Secretariat to the Governments  of

all the signatory social systems.



In  faith  whereof  the  Representatives of  the  Governments  of  the

Federationof Planets have signed these articles of Federation.



Done at the planet Babel, Stardate 0965



(Followed   by   the  Signature  Sheets  of  the  original   Signatory

Governments)



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