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'''UNSC Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1'''<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 135''</ref> 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".
'''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}}


It was broadcast sometime during or before [[2535]] by [[H.T. Ward]], a [[Fleet Admiral]] of [[UNSC Naval Command]].
==Contents==
:'''United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1'''
:'''[[Encryption Code]]:''' Red
:'''Public Key:''' [[file/first light/|file /first light/]]
:'''From:''' UNSC/[[UNSC Naval Command|NAVCOM]] Fleet H. T. Ward
:'''To:''' ALL UNSC PERSONNEL
:'''Subject:''' General Order 098831A-1 (“The Cole Protocol”)
:'''[[Transmission classification|Classification]]:''' RESTRICTED ([[BGX Directive]])


It was encrypted with the code Red, had a public encryption key of [[file/first light/]] and was classified as [[Restricted]] under the [[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:
: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|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]].
:/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==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''


== Sources ==
== Sources ==
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