For at sætte en rettidig stopper for de forværrede tilstande og for folkets bedste erklæres der undtagelsestilstand i disse territorier efter påbud fra lord Cutler Beckett repræsentant for Hans Majestæt Kongen.
"In order to affect a timely halt to deteriorating conditions, and to ensure the common good, a state of emergency is declared for these territories by decree of Lord Cutler Beckett, duly appointed representative of His Majesty, the King.