UNSC Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1 (transmission)

United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1 was a United Nations Space Command transmission that commanded all UNSC personnel to read General Order 098831A-1, more commonly referred to as the Cole Protocol, every single day "by the letter".

It was broadcast sometime during or before 2535 by H. T. Ward.

Contents

 * United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1
 * Encryption Code: Red
 * Public Key: file /first light/
 * From: UNSC/NAVCOM Fleet H. T. Ward
 * To: ALL UNSC PERSONNEL
 * Subject: General Order 098831A-1 (“The Cole Protocol”)
 * Classification: RESTRICTED (BGX Directive)


 * The Cole Protocol


 * To safeguard the Inner Colonies and Earth, all UNSC vessels or 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:
 * 1. Activate selective purge of databases on all ship-based and planetary data networks.
 * 2. Initiate triple-screen check to ensure all data has been erased and all backups neutralized.
 * 3. Execute viral data scavengers. (Download from UNSCTTP://EPWW:COLEPROTOCOL/Virtualscav/fbr.091)
 * 4. 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.
 * 5. 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, and pursuant to USNC Military Law Articles JAG 845-P and JAG 7556-L, such violations are punishable by life imprisonment or execution.
 * /end file/

List of appearances

 * Halo: The Fall of Reach
 * Halo: The Cole Protocol