Commonwealth Provisional Government

The Commonwealth Provisional Government was an initiative put forth around the 23rd century, proposing the creation of a joint government for the Commonwealth region. Representatives from every settlement in the region arrived at Diamond City for negotiations. Unfortunately, The Institute had sent their own representative, a synth. In what became known as the Massacre of the CPG, the synth murdered every representative attending the session. The initiative never got off the ground and helped cause the widespread paranoia about synthetic infiltrators that would persist well into 2287.

Curiously, it appears that the Institute was, in part, responsible for the establishment of the Commonwealth Provisional Government and spent as much as four years maintaining it. At least one Board member suggested deploying androids to maintain order on the surface, to respond to perceived imminent collapse of the project. On the other hand, other Divisions suggested isolating the Institute permanently from the surface and its inhabitants. It appears the latter option eventually prevailed.