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'''United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1''' was a [[United Nations Space Command]] transmission that contained  [[General Order 098831A-1]], more commonly referred to as the [[Cole Protocol]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=TFoR15|TFoR|15}} It was broadcast sometime during or before [[2535]] by [[H. T. Ward]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=TCP2|TCP|2}} Shortly after its issuance, all shipboard [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] [[commanding officer]]s were required to read it.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=TCP2}} By 2552, [[Ensign]] [[William Lovell]] was required to read the transmission every day by the letter.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=TFoR15}}

==Contents==
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;'''United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1'''
'''[[Encryption Code]]:''' Red<br>
'''Public Key:''' [[file/first light/|file /first light/]]<br>
'''From:''' UNSC/[[UNSC Naval Command|NAVCOM]] Fleet H. T. Ward<br>
'''To:''' ALL UNSC PERSONNEL<br>
'''Subject:''' General Order 098831A-1 (“The Cole Protocol”)<br>
'''[[Transmission classification|Classification]]:''' RESTRICTED ([[BGX Directive]])

''The Cole Protocol''

To safeguard the [[Inner Colonies]] and [[Earth]], all [[UNSC starship|UNSC vessels]] or [[Space station|stations]] must not be captured with intact navigation databases that may lead [[Covenant]] forces to [[human]] [[civilian]] population centers.

If any Covenant forces are detected:
# Activate selective purge of databases on all ship-based and planetary data networks.
# Initiate triple-screen check to ensure all data has been erased and all backups neutralized.
# Execute [[viral data scavengers]]. (Download from [[UNSCTTP://EPWW:COLEPROTOCOL/Virtualscav/fbr.091]])
# If retreating from Covenant forces, all ships must enter [[Slipstream space]] with randomized vectors NOT directed toward Earth, the Inner Colonies, or any other human population center.
# In case of imminent capture by Covenant forces, all UNSC ships MUST [[self-destruct]].

Violation of this directive will be considered an act of [[Treason|TREASON]], and pursuant to USNC Military Law Articles [[JAG 845-P]] and [[JAG 7556-L]], such violations are punishable by life [[Convict|imprisonment]] or [[Capital punishment|execution]].<br>
/end file/
}}

==Trivia==
In ''[[Halo Infinite]]'', UNSC General Order 098831A-1 appears in the out-of-bounds warning that displays in a player's [[heads-up display]] if they exit the map they're on.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.artstation.com/artwork/zPn16L|Site=ArtStation|Page=Halo Infinite: Out of Bounds Warning|Quote=HUD visual design element for the Halo Infinite Out of Bounds warning. This is accompanied by glitch screen vfx and static/radio sfx. Tech Design by Julien Van Putten. Eagle-eyed fans will recognize the string of gak below the countdown.|D=22|M=08|Y=2023}}

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''

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