                               Command : OFFER

 SYNTAX:
   [##:##] Command: offer loan <CNUM/CNAME> <AMOUNT> <DURATION> <RATE>

SYNTAX:
   [##:##] Command: offer treaty <CNUM/CNAME>

The offer command is used to offer either a loan or a treaty to another  coun-
try.

In the case of a loan:

    <CNUM/CNAME> is the number or name of the country to whom you are offering
    the loan,

    <AMOUNT> is the size of the loan.  (NOTE: do not use a dollar sign),

    <DURATION> is the length of the loan in days,

    <RATE> is the interest rate, (per <DURATION>), on the loan.

                               Command : OFFER

    The program prompts with various questions concerning  any  terms  of  the
    loan not provided on the command line and sends a telegram to <CNUM/CNAME>
    announcing the loan offer.

    If the other country accepts the loan, (using the consider  command),  the
    money  will be transferred from your account and you will be notified that
    the loan duration has started.

    Note that the dependence of rate on the duration makes a 30  day  loan  at
    10% a worse deal than a 60 day loan at 15%.

In the case of a treaty:

    <CNUM/CNAME> is the name or number of the country  to  whom  you  wish  to
    offer the treaty.

    You will be asked to set both the conditions  for  yourself  and  for  the
    other country.

                               Command : OFFER

    The conditions from which you may choose are:

           Condition               Command(s) affected
           no attacks on ships     board
           no shelling ships       fire, fly, torp
           no sector attacks       assault, attack
           no shelling land        fire, fly
           no enlistments          enlist
           no building             build

    Note that the first five terms apply to interactions between the two  par-
    ties to the treaty while the last three apply to ANY actions of the speci-
    fied type.

    Once you have offered the treaty, a telegram will be  sent  to  the  other
    country  indicating  the  offer.  If the other country accepts the treaty,
    (using the consider command), you will be notified that it has  gone  into
    effect.

                               Command : OFFER

    Once signed, the treaty is not binding!  However,  any  violation  of  the
    treaty  will  be pointed out to the violator in time for him/her to recon-
    sider the action and will find its way into the news.

See also : collect, consider, ledger, repay, treaty

