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WEST GERMANY TRIUMPHS, ENGLAND IN SECOND AND SLOVENIA IN THIRD AT THE INVITATIONAL FINALS
[list][sup]EIGHT NATIONS WHITTLED
SLOVENIAOCTOBER 1952[/sup][/list]
The second round of the Istrian Invitational was no less dramatic than its predecessor. On a clear October evening, coach Walter Schons West Germany (New Provenance) and Maksimilijan Mihelčičs Slovenia at last faced off at the E. Janeič Stadium in Kidriče. The West German team, led by captain Fritz Walter, were a formidable force, having won their first match against Scotland 31. The Slovenians, however, clad in their blue-and-gold kits and under the guidance of captain Ivan Toplak, were buoyed by their penalty-round victory against Egypt in the opening round and were eager to prove themselves. In a close and frenetic match, the two teams played to a 22 draw, with particularly dramatic goals from West German forward Willi Schröder and Slovenian defender Janko Petrič. The match was ultimately decided, however, in a penalty shootout that favored the Germans with a 43 victory. The Greek (Adriatican Islands) team of captain Nikolaos Tzoumas put up a stubborn fight against England (Great Britain Gb) the following evening, passing and weaving to cheers from an enthusiastic crowd enamored of the Greeks by years of friendly relations. However, a warm crowd was not enough for Tzoumass squad, and England fought to a 10 victory over Greece.
The third-place match was a cordial one played between the Slovenes and Greeks. The Slovenes came away with a 21 victory, though the after-match featured Slovene and Greek players conversing on the pitch and appearing in photographs together. The final, however, was one of considerably greater animosity. A ferocious game played between the German and English teams was beset with fouls and bitter play, the final resulted in a 31 German victory with goals from Fritz Walter, Helmut Rahn, and Hans Schäfer. It was a momentous victory for the Germans, who had been out of international competition for years, and boded well for their 1954 World Cup performance. The English team of captain Billy Wright, however, nonetheless received a standing ovation from the crowd as they left the field. The Istrian Slovenes were indeed enthralled by the spectacle of the two powerhouse nations and the Istrian Invitational was altogether hailed by the local press as a resounding success. Talks were already in motion to make the Invitational biannual with another rendition in 1954, though more austere financiers preferred it to be a four-year or, better yet, one-off spectacle.
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Peoples Republic of China / (CCP) 中华人民共和国
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The socialist system will eventually replace the capitalist system; this is an objective law independent of man's will. However much the reactionaries try to hold back the wheel of history, eventually revolution will take place and will inevitably triumph.
[sup] Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Peoples Republic of China[/sup]
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The Empire of Imperial Chile: Hi ,We are the Imperial fascist monarchy. The Empire of Imperial Chile wish to be a independent nation from the Argentina nation!
[list][list][sub]November, 1952[/sub]
[sub]New National Focus[/sub][/list][/list]
[list][sub]Meeting of Ministers[/sub]
[list][list][sub]How happy is the one who says I am a Turk! - National Motto[/sub][/list][/list]
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[list][sub]President Bayar had spent his two years as Turkey's third president diligently, since his party's victory in the now historic 1950 general election. President Bayar inherited a government that governed in the style of a one-party state and its corresponding issues. In pursuit of his vision of a future Turkey, Bayar reorganized the government to suit his agenda, and had diligently done so for the past two years, which finally his work brings to fruition. President Bayar calls for a meeting with his most trusted ministers to set forth the country's future as they face the challenges that face the republic head on.[/sub][/list]
Cabinet room, Çankaya Mansion Pre-meeting
| An hour before the meeting would take place, many of the ministers and their respective aids chatted among themselves, with the main topic, of course, being about the course which the nation would take. Everyone had done their part in reorganizing the government and putting the pieces on the board into place. Everyone was invested, the outcome of this meeting would shape the future of the country and their ministry's direction. As the conversation continue, a petty debate arose between the ministers on which issue was more important and deserving of more attention. |
[list]| [sub]Hulusi Köymen, Defense Minister[/sub] | Well you all have to agree that the communist Kurdistan is a major issue and threat to our national security, they're occupying Turkish land for god sake, it's a insult that we've even tolerated it this long.
| [sub]Muhlis Ata, Commerce Minister[/sub] | The Kurds are an issue, but have you forgotten about the economy? It's not like we're in a position to even wage a war when our economy still hasn't fully recovered from the civil war and the Kurdish independence that happened at the same time. And then there's the Soviets, do you think they'll just tolerate a Turkish invasion into another Communist nation when they're the leading symbol of that devil's ideology?
| [sub]Hulusi Köymen, Defense Minister[/sub] | And what would you have us do? Just ignore this like it's some minor inconvenience not even worth dealing with? [/list]
| Fuat Köprülü rubbed his forehead in mild annoyance the two before speaking up |
[list]| [sub]Fuat Köprülü, Foreign Minister[/sub] | Come on you two always bicker over this whenever your both in the same room. Can you two just play nice? The president is about to enter and it's his decision on what we do.[/list]
Cabinet room, Çankaya Mansion Meeting
| As the two arguing minister's draw their attention to Köprülü a nock from the door alerted everyone of the president's arrival which resulted in everyone taking their positions as the president entered. After taking his seat, President Bayar began by asking each minister about their progress and status of current projects. Being content with the briefing, the president began with the main subject of the meeting by announcing the main focus of the new national agenda. |
[list]| [sub]Mahmud Bayar, President[/sub] | Gentlemen, it's been a busy two years since my term as president began and it's time that the real work begins. With the government organized and ready to carry our republic into the next age, we must begin with the economy. Ata I trust you already identify stagnate sectors in the economy?
| [sub]Muhlis Ata, Commerce Minister[/sub] | Yes sir, we're already working on drafting possible actions to take to get them on their feet again. I would suggest we also lower the corporate tax rate to help relieve the economy of the burden and start subsidizing struggling businesses.
| [sub]Mahmud Bayar, President[/sub] | You have my approval, but I would like an estimation of how the changes would affect the economy before implementing them. Besides that, I would like your ministry to review current regulations for any unnecessary bureaucracy that are slowing down business growth.[/list]
| After a brief nod of acknowledgment from minister Ata, President Bayar turn his attention to his defense minister Köymen. |
[list]| [sub]Mahmud Bayar, President[/sub] | Köymen, I understand you have concerns that you would liked addressed?
| [sub]Hulusi Köymen, Defense Minister[/sub] | Yes sir, the primary threat to our national security is the Kurdish; the longer we don't do anything, is another day that they fortify the border and strengthen their control over the area. We're still unsure what the Kurdish government intends to do with the local Turkish population. But I wouldn't be surprised if they consider expelling them en mass or worse, it's just a blatant insult to our national pride and honor that they're even occupying Turkish land. I would advise that we consider taking appropriate measures to strengthen our defense and possibly other actions to permanently rid us of this issue.
| [sub]Mahmud Bayar, President[/sub] | Köymen, your concern over the Kurdish is justify and I would be damn happy to give the greenlight to rid the world of this menace. But we have to be cautious; we may be in a better position than we were ten years ago but we're still far from having the realistic means to wage any kind of offensive 'measures' with our economy still struggling to stand on its own. And there's Soviet's, we can't honestly expect them to do nothing if we take action, and we're not including the world's reaction that would be a diplomatic disaster in the making. Still, we can't be idle on the matter and hope it goes away, for now I'll permit a higher concentration of defensive units on the border and give the National Security Service directive to work with your ministry to engage in intelligence gathering, and that alone.[/list]
| While not truly satisfy Köymen appeared content enough with the compromise given to him by the president as he turn his attention to his foreign minister. |
[list]| [sub]Mahmud Bayar, President[/sub] | Köprülü how is your ministry's diplomatic mission with the Americans faring?
| [sub]Fuat Köprülü, Foreign Minister[/sub] | Our diplomatic team with the United States is reporting a fair amount of success with relations at an all-time high after our entrance into NATO. But that's about it, nothing much productive after that. And when it comes to the world at large, there isn't any of that significance to mention. But I've heard you have new plans in mind for us correct?
| [sub]Mahmud Bayar, President[/sub] | Yes, I would like your ministry to set up a new diplomatic team for Greece and attempt meaningful dialog with the Greek government if possible. I would like the foundations for future cooperation with them laid down; we still have disputes with them that I would like to see settled. Now, gentlemen with all the main issues addressed, this concludes the meeting.[/list]
Personal office, Çankaya Mansion Evening
| Sitting in his chair, Bayar was still in deep thought about the meeting a few hours ago; the concern of the defense minister was still nagging at his mind, becoming even more of an annoyance than it usually is. Even with his plans finally being set in motion, Bayar knows that the Kurdish will be a thorn in him as long as he is president and he doesn't see a realistic means to satisfy the more militant members of parliament which continue to grow in numbers. Pulling out his favorite cigar brand, he began smoking as he pulled a map of the country and the neighboring countries, practically staring at the Republic of Kurdistan and the visible intrusion into what many in parliament view as Turkish land. Grabbing his pen, he began redrawing the border of Kurdistan to what most nationalists proclaim as the proper homeland of the Turkish people, sighing "If only the pen was truly mightier than the sword." before calling it a day. |
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NOVEMBER,1952
School Marching Bands
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With the now passed,independence day parade.It was seen that,in the time square of the capital city.The high school,"SJKC Wen Jieke" marching band make it's debut by taking part in the street parade.With the fact that,a high school had established its own marching band.The ministry of education took a look into multiple high schools,a few primary schools,colleges and universities.To see if there were in fact other schools which had their own marching bands.With the results of it turning out that there were in fact multiple school marching bands which had been established fairly recently.With this fact,it was decided that they should establish a national marching band competition.To give these school marching bands a purpose and increase interest in these marching band programs so they won't die off in a few years.As these programs are quite expensive with the instruments that need to be purchased.
[U]The Marching Band Competition
The competition would be named the "Maziya Marching Band National Competition" (MMBNC) and it would be held during October,to not interfere with school final exams in December and also to avoid the "monsoon season" which could delay teams from getting to the competition venue.The competition would be held at the capital city,using a repurposed football stadium.The competition would have three categories:
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Primary school level
Secondary school level
College/university level
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Within the three categories there would be a selection of events the teams could take part it.These events are:
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Brass battle
Drum battle
Full band/Band show
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With street parade being the only mandatory show that all entering teams have to take part in.
[U]What each events are about
Brass battle:Brass battle will be a one team vs one team based bracket competition.With both teams having to use whatever brass instruments that they've brought to the MMBNC.
Drum battle:The same as Brass battle but replacing the brass instruments with drums.However the only other percussion based instrument that the teams could use would be the cymbals.
Street parade:It is done as a way to introduce the teams to the people who've shown up to watch the MMBNC.
Full band/Band show:When every team brings out all of their members to perform in formations.Unlike street parade which also involves every member but instead of doing formations they would just march.
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The Empire of Imperial Chile anthem: "My king"
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[list][pre]November, 1952 | Sematat Avenue, Asmara, The Federation Of Eritrea[/pre]
PROCLAIMING A NATION, THE FEDERATION OF ERITREA[/list]
More than half a decade ago, following the weeks of ethnic tensions between Eritreas Muslim and Christian communities coupled with conflict known as the Guerilla War in Eritrea, the resistance of fascist Italian fighters in the former colony had eventually culminated into the extended British and Sudanese occupation of Eritrea. Under the occupation, the commanders and officers of the Sudanese Defense Force acting in line with orders from both Khartoum and London would be entrenching Sudanese influence through Eritreas political and cultural society. Through positioning pro-western and pro-Sudanese Muslim Eritreans in positions of power, adding to the existing Italian resistance efforts to destabilize allied hold in East Africa, the religious and cultural divide in Eritrea would only continue to worsen, ensuring a justification for the occupation at the hands of colonial Khartoum.
Following the fall of Italy to the allied forces, and in turn the end of the Second World War much later in 1945, the last stand of the resistance in what would be known as the brutal 5 days-long Asmara Riots had finally been quelled by the SDFs 1st Kassala Division, ushering in the much needed stable conditions for Eritreas Muslim and Christian communities to meet and come upon a peaceful agreement that would detail a power-sharing agreement between Eritreas Muslim and Christian communities, all whilst ensuring an autonomous status within the Ethiopian Empire or the new Eritrean government headed by Hamid Idris Awate, a Muslim war hero in the great liberation war.
Hamid Idris Awate, Governor of Eritrea was a prominent pro-independence figure but had also been a strong supporter of a peaceful solution between Eritrea and Ethiopia. It had been noted that Hamids and many of the Eritrean council members had ties with commanding officers of the Sudanese Defense Force, which for the most part relied on for ensuring the interests of a free Eritrea. However British Imperial interests which dictate Sudans foreign policy left Eritrea in quite a tough spot. The continuous occupation of Eritrea by colonial troops had left a rift in Anglo-Ethiopian relations, putting pressure on Sudan to remove its troops and allow Ethiopia to unleash its powers over the region.
For the later half of the 1940s, Sudan and Ethiopia would stay in a fragile peace as both governments maintained a joint occupation force of 30,000 troops each, all whilst the Eritrean autonomous region would be politically absorbed into a federal system within the Ethiopian Empire, therefore being under the domain of Emperor Haile Saliese. This fragile peace which was drafted by the Eritrean council itself relied on Ethiopias agreement to insure political and social freedoms within Eritrea not afforded to the rest of the Ethiopian Empire, an insurance that also relied on the presence of Sudanese troops.
The freedom of Eritrea was undoubtedly in the interest of Sudan, primarily to keep Eritreas coast and the port city of Massawa which is in close proximity to the Bab El-Mandeb strait off the hands of a grueling power-hungry Ethiopian emperor. Governor Hamid himself would grow wary of Salieses expansion of imperial power within Ethiopia. Not long after Sudans independence and the formation of a home-rule government, the young nation would already face its first international relations crisis in Eritrea. After spending a decade in consolidating power in Ethiopia, Emperor Saliese would mobilize additional troops on the Ethiopian border with Eritrea and deliver an ultimatum against Sudanese troops warning them of severe consequences if the withdrawal process had not picked up pace.
If it wasnt for rapid diplomatic intervention by the African Union into the Eritrean conflict, another war would have brown out in East Africa between Sudan and Ethiopia and casualties would have been insurmountable. This diplomatic solution reached between Sudan, Ethiopia, and the African Union would establish a yearly observational committee that would insure the civil liberties of Eritreans as ordained by the treaty of 1944, all while Ethiopia maintains the demilitarization of Eritrea. However as the world enters its second year of the African compromise, Eritrea would grow tired of Ethiopia deteriorating conditions and negligence which was seen by Eritreans as a punishment for their affiliation with the occupation forces.
29th of NOVEMBER, 1952
With Ethiopian troops out of Eritrea, and time has proved perfect for the council and I act with the backing of Sudan and its partners, proclaimed President of the council Hamid Idris Awate would quickly authorize the mobilization of the Eritrean regional militia, consisting of some 15,000 recruits, most of them former members of Italys colonial troops the Askaris. This militia which the council had not re-organized into the official Eritrean Sovereignty Army (ESA), would be deployed into several undisclosed locations near the borders of the five Eritrean districts that make up the autonomous region, their task being to now uphold the territorial sovereignty of Eritrea against any potential Ethiopian invasion.
However, with no clear or present retaliation from the Ethiopians, the council would swiftly claim victory in proclaiming its nations sovereignty. Massive swarms of people had flooded the streets of the Eritrean capital in Asmara in the early morning of November 29th, 1952. Just hours ago the now newly named President of the Eritrean Federation, Hamid I. Awate had just proclaimed to the Eritrean people that the Eritrean Federation consisting of its five territorial provinces would hereby declare its complete independence from the Ethiopian Empire and in its place establish the Federal Republic.
All up and down Sematat Avenue would gather around the Asmara Jerafury roundabout connected the avenue to Beirut Street in the middle of the city, from its flag pole towering over the houses would fly a blue banner with a green tree in the middle of its field, that banner would be the flag of the Eritrean federation, the new symbol of its national identity and its national existence. President Awate had vowed to defend this newly founded federation no matter the cost. Having been assured by Prime Minister Khalil of Sudan of their backing to Eritreas independence, the Eritrean council would officially begin its application to the United Nations and seek international recognition from within the African Union and the United Nations.
This move for independence would be widely supported by the majority Muslim regions of Eritrea, seeing it as the much-needed push to establish a free Eritrean nation. Tigrayians, many of which are Christian had at first been hesitant about independence which would be separating Eritreas Tigray population from the rest of its core surrounding Axum in northern Ethiopia. However, their equivocation would soon be lifted as many had argued the years of colonial occupation by Italy before the Italian invasion of Ethiopia in the 30s had provided a significant rift in the relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea. After all, during the European scramble for Africa up to the recent trend of decolonization following two crippling wars to those same colonial empires, it was uncommon to see the lines drawn in the Berlin conference would contribute to the creation of new nations and identities from pre-colonial African nations. The Ethiopian empire being no different, the Italian empire had severed Eritrea from the Solomonic dynasty, and just like a severed limb, Eritrea rejects the idea of staying a part of that body, a part that this nation wants no role in, no more. Eritrea is now yet another product of the continent's long history under colonization, a long history that consisted of oppression, Italianization, global war, fascist insurgencies, additional foreign occupation, wars of liberation, international and regional insurgency, and finally independence with the turn of the mi-century.
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VICTORY ERITREA![/list]
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November 16 1951, | Chile-Argentina civil war, Empire of Imperial Chile|
King El Naobonarte's swear independent nation from the Argentina government. The Argentina government disagree because they say that Chile belong to the Argentina government and people. The people of Chile was Upset to the Argentina government disapproval, that lead 9,800 Chile Protest to the Argentina government! The Argentina government send police and army to massacre the 9,800 Chile Protest. The Great Chile Massacre, 6,400 Chile Protest was Slaughter by the Argentina government! That upset the Imperial Chile king El Naobonarte's! The Chile State up rise Argentina government for the cause of 6,400 Chile Protest death. The Imperial Chile rebel bomb the Argentina train supplies and military morale, causing lot of supplies and men to lose in the guerrilla warfare. That the Argentina government was upset for there lost of supplies and men. The Argentina government recruit more young child and old man to join the civil war. The Argentina government lose of supplies cause them to have less wheat and food to feed the hungry Argentina people. The Imperial Chile rebel get a lot recruit of young child and old man to fight there homeland from The Argentina government. Imperial Chile rebel start bombing and massacre the Argentina army and people. The Chile-Argentina civil war still going, a tie civil war with the Chile-Argentina. But more lost from the Argentina.
Argentina death:7,678
Chile death: 5,788
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[list]November 1952
[sub]Sports and Education[/sub][/list]
[pre]T H E B A L L R O L L S[/pre]
[list][sub][pre]In the 1952 Istrian Invitational, played between several
nations across the globe, saw the Federal Republic's national team pull ahead
over the likes of Scotland, Slovenia, and then England to secure the top spot.
With a 3-1 victory for Germany in the final, the country had pulled of a
massive victory for one of its first international competitions in years, and
its first major foreign competition victory in the Postwar Era.[/pre][/sub][/list]
OFFICES OF THE GERMAN FEDERAL AGENCY FOR CULTURE AND EDUCATION, COLOGNE, New Provenance
[sub]THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY[/sub]
| The '52 Istrian Invitational, concluded in October of this year, was a resounding victory for democratic Germany. Having been shunned in the early years of the Postwar due to its status as the de facto successor state to the former Volkist regime, Germany had been seeking to re-establish itself abroad and rebrand its international image as one of peace, camaraderie, and peaceful and friendly competition. The German national team, headed by Captain Fritz Walter, had secured victories against Scotland, Slovenia, then England to leave the competition with gold and first place. The entire nation had been watching from home earnestly, with reports from the ground in Slovenia being printed in almost every newspaper as the German public eagerly awaited the results. The country's first international competition of any form, may it be sports or chess, etc., it was of great national interest that some form of positivity be pulled out from it. With the victory over England in the final - and a resounding 3-1 final score at that - the country was rejoicing, and the Federal Government sought to reinforce and build upon the country's first sporting success. |
[list][pre]DIE ZEIT, OCTOBER '52 The victory by the National Team is one that has been received with great pride; and great interest by the politicians in Bonn. Capitalizing upon this success, it appears, is in the interests of some in the Bundestag. Nonetheless, the general spirit of camaraderie and friendly competition generated by the invitational has issued calls by various groups and individuals for Germany to put a greater emphasis on peaceful competition, rather than focus on the ongoing parliamentary debate with regards to national defense.[/pre][/list]
| The German Bundestag's summer period had been defined by a greater debate over national defense and the question of how the Bundesrepublik was to defend itself in the case of an attack most likely to occur from the East. The question had originally been raised during the onset of the Korean War, as fears that the same could occur to the democratic, Western-leaning Germany perpetrated German society and the corridors of influence and power. The debate had become shallow and more quiet by the summer of '51, as other matters came to precedence, but it quickly returned in '52, as the Socialist nations to the East strengthened their diplomatic ties and community relations, stirring worry among German parliamentarians. However, in August of this year, shortly before the autumn recess, CDU/CSU deputies led by the Chairman of the German Federal Agency for Culture and Education, Hans Schobeck, himself a deputy from Bavaria, introduced sweeping legislation with the intention of drastically reforming the German education system, thru the introduction of a streamlined and standardized curriculum of topics and introducing the landmark Schobeck Amendment to German law. |
[list][pre]Schobeck Amendment, to the Act to Reform Educational Institutions and Planning Protocols Clarifies that the Federal Government, the Lander, and all institutions of power shall hold no right whatsoever to censure the history of the Federal Republic, especially pertaining to events and persons that took place or were present during the Second World War. Affirms that to prevent the repeating of the most dreaded events of the past, said past must be taught truthfully and with faith to real events. The Nation shall face its history in order to move forward, together.[/pre][/list]
| The Amendment, by definition, was being established to prevent the future erasure and censure of German history. The nation was still heavily influenced by the actions of the former Volkist regime, and firmly condemned the actions carried out by that regime. However, as Schobeck affirmed on the Bundestag floor in September, after the end of the autumn recess |
[list]| [sub]HANS SCHOBECK, Chairman of the Agency for Culture and Education[/sub] | "We must never forget, both the good and bad, in order for us to be able to move forward into the future, making the best decisions possible for the German people and our community of nations."[/list]
| By late October, the bill was still in the process of debate. While the CDU/CSU Deputies' Conference stood behind the legislation along party lines, their FDP and Konservative coalition allies were dragging their feet, citing the comprehensive bill that would see emphasis on STEM subjects, especially engineering and healthcare, become the priority for German students of the younger ages as being too large, and too imposing bureaucratically. The sports victories by the German national team brought about a sense of pride and fervor for the country. The healthy sort of patriotic pride, deputies from the SPD and CDU/CSU joined together to secure support for an amendment to the bill that would see up to 200 million Deutsche Mark (DM) be invested into extracurricular education programs, such as sports, chess, and more. The amendment received support from multiple deputies of various parties, and got the ball rolling on the education package. |
| With polling showing that up to 55% of the public supported a greater emphasis on sports alongside STEM subjects in school, a group of FDP deputies caved in and moderate SPD members defected to vote in favor of the bill which at the time was opposed by the new Leader of the Opposition, Erich Ollenhauer, for a variety of reasons. Chancellor Adenauer and President Theodor Heuss signed the bill into law in mid-November, as the debate over National Security regained priority. |
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Journaux des Comores
28 novembre 1952
Respected Comorian local and member of the French Senate Said Jabir Attoumane caused a stir yesterday during a scheduled visit to Mayotte where he was to speak at an assembly of Second World War veterans. During the speech, Senator Attoumane made several remarks critical of the French colonial administration, some of which have already been called treasonous by his opponents in the CNIP.
"On this day, we gather to remember the heroism and sacrifice of the French Fleet in Toulon, and the sacrifices made by all the French Nation in in the cause of liberty. I look out and see the faces of many of our local men and women who served and sacrificed for that selfsame cause. Like you, I served during the war; like you, I am a patriot. I am proud to call myself both a Frenchman and a Comorian.
Yet as a Frenchman and a Comorian, I cannot help but feel conflicted returning here, to my home. I see the hardship and the poverty that we Comorians live under - the lack of healthcare and education, the unpaved streets, the absence of electricity and sanitation - and I cannot help but compare with our beautiful capital, the City of Light. I am reminded of that grand motto, the cry of each Republic: 'Liberté, égalité, fraternité.' And I wonder, where is l'égalité when the citizens of Metropolitan France live in luxury, while other citizens live in squalor? Where is l'fraternité when our parents and grandparents, brothers and sisters, are not called citizen simply because there was no missionary school to teach them French? And where is la liberté when our people are not free to choose a different way?
I fervently hope and pray that other Frenchmen hear us and remember those ideals on which our Republic was founded. Vive la vraie liberté. Vive la vraie égalité. Vive la vraie fraternité. Vive les Comores. Vive la France!"
Senator Attoumane is a first-term member of the Senate, elected to represent the French Indian Ocean Territories, and a member of the SFIO. Prior to this, he served in Comorian colonial administration from 1943-1950. He was educated in International Relations at L'Université d'Aix-Marseille (class of 1939). He splits his time between Paris and his family home in Anjouan.
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[list]July, 1952
[sub]The passing of the Sinhala Only Act.[/sub][/list]
[sub]Ever since Ceylon was under British colonial rules, English was the official language in Ceylon. In the 19th - 20th century. Until the Free Education Bill in 1944 was passed, education in the English language was the preserve of the Ceylonese elite and the ordinary people had little knowledge of it. A large number of English-language schools were located in the mostly Tamil-speaking north. Thus, English-speaking Tamils held a higher percentage of coveted Ceylon Civil Service jobs, which required people to speak English fluency, than their share of the island's population. In 1948, Ceylon was granted the status of dominion in the British Empire after largely non-violent independence movement, with the transition of sovereignty from Great Britain to the Ceylonese being a peaceful process. During the first years of independence, there was an attempt to balance the interests of the elites of the Sinhalese and the Tamils communities. However, most Sinhalese harbor the views that the Tamils had enjoyed a privileged position under the British and accused them of benefiting from favoritism from the colonial administration. But all of this has now changed.[/sub]
[sub]In July, 1952, the government of Prime Minister Kandi Ramamurthy Rajah managed to pass through both houses of Parliament an act, making the Sinhala language the only official language of the state, this act is known as the Sinhala Only Act. Not only that but it also made Sinhala language compulsory in schools and change the jobs and governmental appointment requirements for only hiring people who know the Sinhala language as the primary language only. The Governor-General give the amendment his assent making it official and into law. The Act drew criticism from the Sinhalese lefts and the Tamils as a discrimination of Tamil-speaking population and the violation of their human rights. It also will force many Tamil-speaking and English speaking workers and governmental workers to quit their jobs as they dont know how to speak the Sinhalese language. Prime Minister Kandi Ramamurthy Rajah personally think it is wrong to ignore and not make Tamil into a co-official language, but in order to make his dream into a reality, he must make sacrifice and fulfill his promises he made to many Sinhalese nationalists.[/sub]
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https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1815967
[sub]Ministerial Room (Salão Ministerial)[/sub]
[sub]Cabinet Members Under Getúlio Vargas[/sub]
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DANGEROUS WATERS : YUGOSLAV NAVY SINKS SLOVENE FISHING VESSEL
November 8th 1952
On the morning of November 8th as a sizeable Slovene Fishing Vessel with 14 hands aboard was passing the southern side of the Yugoslav Island of Premuda, and despite having made explicitly sure to stay within International waters, two Yugoslav G-5 Torpedo Boats began to speed towards it from the far end of the Island. Assuming they would merely be shadowed the Fishing Vessel continued slowly in a south-easterly fashion however as time went by and the Boats came ever closer the Ship turned towards the west and thus tried to move deeper into International waters. Ultimately however the slow Fishing Vessel was being caught up by these two quick moving craft, who upon reaching earshot distance demanded the Vessel to follow them over a Megaphone.
In fact even as warning shots were fired over their craft the Slovenes continued to refuse to comply, claiming they were within International waters, a claim which the Yugoslav Sailors hotly refuted. Soon the claims changed again however, from the previous accusation that the Slovenes had strayed into Yugoslav waters to claims that the Fishing Vessel was in fact stolen from Croatian Fishermen and that they must be boarded and searched. Having successfully radioed for help to the Slovene Coast Guard and continuing to ignore the demands of the Yugoslavs, the Slovenes began firing flares into the air in an attempt to get the attention from any nearby ships. Seeing this as a clear sign of urgency the two Yugoslav Boats began opening fire with their heavy machine guns, peppering the sides of the Fishing Vessel and sending many of the Slovenes diving for cover. Continuing even in the face of this fire to surrender their craft one of the Torpedo Boats sped alongside them and turned its bow towards it before firing one of its 21 inch torpedoes at the Boat. Causing a huge explosion that had caused fire to momentarily swallow at least half of the boat a few Slovenes jumped overboard from the quickly capsizing Vessel whose side had been almost entirely blown open sending masses of fish, dead and alive, sliding into the water once more.
Quickly dragging three protesting Slovenes from the water and speeding back towards Yugoslav waters, in their urgency the boats had in fact missed a further two Slovenes along with the Captain who were holding onto half submerged wreckage, still watching their boat slip below the waves. Of the other Eight Slovenes that had been on board, no doubt a few were taken down along with the Vessel however another handful were clearly floating around the area having died from the initial explosion. While the Yugoslav Torpedo boats moved further into the distance the Captain defiantly began waving his cap at them along with some scraps of the Slovene Flag he managed to salvage before the ship went down, shouting obscenities at men too far to hear, though this definitely gave his fellow survivors a needed boost of morale.
Lacking information about Slovenia since the secession, the kidnapped Slovenes would be a vital source of at least a few tokens of information, if they could be cracked by the Special Service that is. As far as this ship itself was concerned the Yugoslav Navy had already prepared its excuses, that being that a rogue naval mine from ww2 had clearly impacted on the fishing craft, and that Yugoslavia was naturally innocent.
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[list][list]The Kingdom of Greece, The Greek Communist Army Disbands, The KKE Turned Peaceful?!, June 1952
Το Βασίλειο της Ελλάδας, ο Ελληνικός Κομμουνιστικός Στρατός διαλύεται, το KKE έγινε ειρηνικό?! Ιούνιος 1952[/list][/list]
[list][list][list]Adriatican Islands - The Democratic Army of Greece and the KKE! - Ο Δημοκρατικός Στρατός Ελλάδας και το ΚΚΕ![/list][/list][/list]
[list][list][pre]| THE FATE OF THE GREEK COMMUNIST ARMY, GREECE: | Ο ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΌΣ ΚΟΜΜΟΥΝΙΣΤΙΚΌΣ ΣΤΡΑΤΌΣ, ΕΛΛΆΔΑ: | [/pre][/list][/list]
[list]| It's a bloody battlefield in the mountains of Thrace. Guns rattle, grenades thrown, the shatter of Molotov cocktails, this was a fight fought by one of the most prominent guerrilla groups during the Italian Occupation of Greece, the Communist Party of Greece, specifically its coalition paramilitary wing, the National Liberation Front, or the EAM, and the Greek People's Liberation Army, or the ELAS. The coalition and the Greek Communist Parties, were by blood and by name, left-wing, anti-monarchy, anti-west, and pro-socialist, the definition of fear and the rival to the more powerful National Greek Republican League, or the EDES. Following the war, the National Liberation Front and the Greek People's Liberation Army were merged into the Democratic Army of Greece, which played havoc with the Greek Armed Forces following the war, resulting in incidents such as the Dekemvriana and their supposed involvement in the RHMS Xenon Incident. [/list]
[list]| The Democratic Army's fighting days were finished on the 26th of November, 1947, with a truce being signed between the Greek Government, the KKE, and the Democratic Army (DSE). The truce saw the legalization of the communist party and the end of all military rebellions and activities against the Greek government by the DSE. The DSE by this point was given a secondary role, its involvement in the KKE sidelined following the truce. The DSE was led by communist politician, and veteran of the Greek resistance, Markos Vafiadis, who instilled strong ideological crusades and propaganda on the 20,000 troops of the DSE. This however disdained the reputation of the DSE, it being seen, despite the truce, as a group that championed chaos in Greece, which in turn made the KKE unpopular, to the dismay of its current General Secretary, Nikos Zachariadis. The General Secretary of the party would remark on the DSE. |[/list]
[list][list][pre]"The Democratic Army serves no purpose to aid or even support the party. They simply make us in the eyes of the Greek Population barbarians who cannot bear the current government of Greece. We cannot be viewed this way, we cannot be seen as a threat to the Greek people. We are a political party, not a chaotic rebel group."[/pre][/list][/list]
[list][list][list][pre]- General Secretary of the KKE, Nikos Zachariadis [/pre][/list][/list][/list]
[list]| This rattling statement from Zachariadis himself had weakened the morale of the DSE. Vafiadis was left shaken, as by this point most of the party members wanted the DSE to be disbanded, and its already limited budget to be relocated to other forms of actually supporting the communist party. The DSE was reduced to a role so unnecessary, that it was doing more bad than good. The disbandment of the DSE was seen as a good thing for everyone, even for the troops of the military group, who at this point were underpaid and under-equipped. Vafiadis could already see the writing on the wall, his group being disbanded in favor of greater things. On the 9th of June, Vafiadis and Zachariadis had drafted an agreement, which was finalized a few hours later. The agreement was voted on by the communist party, gaining a 3-1 vote in favor of the disbandment of the DSE. [/list]
[list]| With the agreement passed, a few hours later, the communist Democratic Army of Greece, on direct demand of Vafiadis, was disbanded, leaving 20,000 troops without pay, unemployed, and without any proper arrangement for their future. Vafiadis was still an important member of the KKE and was kept, along with several other prominent members of the DSE. The communist party was seen as peaceful for now, but is this enough time for them to gain the hearts of the Greek people as the July Elections approach? |[/list]
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[list]NOVEMBER 1952
[sub]The Maryknolls, Pt. 2[/sub][/list]
[pre] T H E R E D S H I F T [/pre]
[list][pre]The MARYKNOLLS A family of wealthy, highly influential Californians with hands in almost every pie there is in the state. Funded by the successful Maryknoll Petroleum Company, and with a Maryknoll in the U.S Senate standing for 'industrial prosperity', the family continued to expand its reach and grew exponentially during the War. Investing in arms production and supporting efforts to keep America's fighters on the Frontlines supplied and equipped to fight, the family - now headed by H. Maryknoll, now a REPUBLICAN Senator for California - was ready to march into the Postwar.[/pre][/list]
THE MARYKNOLL MANOR, SACRAMENTO, Paramountica
[sub]SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A EVENING[/sub]
| The MARYKNOLL PETROLEUM COMPANY (MPC) was one of the largest companies in the State of California. Operated entirely by the wealthy Maryknoll clan, the company specialized in off-shore and on-shore petroleum drilling and refinement operations, and had seen profits boom during the Wartime Period. It was chaired by Harold Maryknoll, who also served as the Chief Financial Officer of the company, and the second-oldest of the four Maryknoll children. The family had greatly profited from the massive Production Effort that came out of it the country emerged victorious in '45, and the family? Much richer than ever. The changing state of the Republican and Democratic parties, too, saw a political shift within the family. In the late Thirties to the Early Forties, the family was headed politically by the eldest child, HUDSON, who served as a Democratic Senator from the State of California. He was regarded on Capitol Hill as a renowned moderate and a staunch defender of business interests. His soft criticism to Roosevelt's New Deal policies earned him the title of 'Indecisive Democrat'. He was, however, in truth, the contrary he negotiated for greater investments into the petroleum industry and was a massive supporter of the industrial boom that came out of the War. The eldest had been elected to the Senate in '32, and had served through '32, '38, and '44, before resigning from his seat in protest of the Democrats' continued shift to the progressive side of politics. He switched party affiliation to REPUBLICAN, and was elected to replace incumbent Republican William Knowland (R-CA) in '46. |
| The arrival of RICHARD NIXON on the political scene, as a Republican nominated to replace Hudson Maryknoll in the Senate before resigning to become the vice presidential candidate under DWIGHT EISENHOWER (and subsequently winning the '52 election this month, becoming Vice President-elect), temporarily overshadowed Hudson Maryknoll as the second-most prominent California Republican, second to Gov. Earl Warren. Nonetheless, despite the family's slightly deflated political status, it continued to prosper in the Postwar as American consumers spent more than ever, and the economy boomed as the World-at-Large recovered from the most disastrous Military Conflict in human history. |
| HUDSON, as a U.S. Senator, the oldest, followed by HAROLD, as Chair of the family petroleum company, is followed swiftly by RICHARD, third-eldest and second-youngest among the Maryknoll children. He had served as Mayor of Sacramento since '50, after the exiting of the city's first female mayor, MS. BELLE COOLEDGE. Richard was the one most poised to enter higher national politics alongside his eldest brother, but his quiet, reserved personality insured that he would not be ascending higher for the foreseeable future. The youngest of the four children was MARY SHERIDAN, usually just called Mary. She was a college graduate, with a degree in Teaching, and was aiming to eventually become a professor at the University of California in Berkeley (UC Berkeley). Her brothers usually left her to her own devices, but the changing political scene could see her rise to a higher position in the future. |
| In the '52 Election, the family strongly backed DWIGHT EISENHOWER for President. Sen. Hudson stumped for the candidate in California, which Eisenhower carried by a margin of over 800,000 votes. Republicans were locking the state in on the national level, with the two Senators being Republican, and the most recent election seeing the state go red at least, that was what the family wished to believe. Having switched from being moderate, pro-business Democrats, they were now starting to move further to the Republican side of politics, as the country prepared to march into the Postwar. |
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34 Years since Romania fully united with it`s long lost territories
1st December 1952
Bucharest, Socialist Republic of Romania, Socialist Democratic Republic Romania
| Today marks the 34th anniversary since Romania fully united with all of it`s rightful territories; Bukovina, Bessarabia and Transylvania. The day is a National Holiday for the Socialist Republic of Romania, a day where people get a day off from work and are invited to celebrate along their Romanian Brothers this day of great importance to the history of our people.
| General Secretary of The Communist Party of Romania Constantin Rotaru, President of the Presidium of the Great National Assembly, beloved and esteemed son of the Romanian People and Foreign Affairs minister Comrade Nicolae Ceausescu have met today at Cotroceni Palace in Bucharest with Comrade Josip Broz Tito from the neighboring SFR Yugoslavia and with Comrade Vyshinsky, Foreign Affairs Minster of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, to attend the parade in honour of 34 years of Romanian liberation and to discuss matters concerning all three states. Comrade Rotaru and our esteemed guests have discussed the Friendship of our People, working together for a prosperous Socialist future and threats coming from the West, but also industrial and infrastructural development of all three brother Nations.
Comrade Tito was especially pleased by his visit in Romania and said that: "Romania has one of the warmest people in the World, and i surely feel like home here. We are happy to collaborate with the Romanian government for a Socialist future of both Nations."
"Hai sa dam mâna cu mâna
Cei cu inima româna,
Sa-nvârtim hora fratiei
Pe pamântul României!."
1st December 1952
Bucharest, Socialist Republic of Romania, Socialist Democratic Republic Romania
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[list][sub]𝙸𝚇.1952[/sub]
[sub]CAVALLINO ROTTO[/sub]
RUNAWAY HORSE
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LAGGIO DI CADORE, FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA, REGNO D'ITALIA
[sub]Senofonte Castle
[nation=flag]Arcanda[/nation][/sub]
[list][pre][ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGIAvk-ezTs ][/pre][/list]
| The guests, twirling and dancing to the accordion sound of the band. The shade of the cypress trees, lined up along the walls of the inner court of the castle belonging to Senofonte Scalzo, providing a much-needed respite from the warmth of the September sun, which still shone bright on this corner of the Venetian mountains. A slight breeze came as Senofonte's majordome whispered to his ear. |
[list][sup]| Ermanno, the Majordome: |[/sup] "Commendatore, the Contessa has arrived and "
[sup]| Countess Apollina di Gervasio: |[/sup] "No need, Ermanno! The Colonel can see me now."[/list]
| Senofonte's wine-infused eyes suddenly lit up, and came across Apollina's steely glare Blue eyes and pale skin, dark blonde hair in the loose and shaggy "French style" that had become popular lately; a new, fashionable dress and a cigarette holder. Senofonte hurriedly brushed the crumbs out of his beard but Alas, too late, the Countess already stood before him. Promptly standing up, he bowed and kissed her gracile hand The one that did not wear her husband's expensive ring. The tall and haughty Apollina simpered: |
[list][sup]| Countess Apollina di Gervasio: |[/sup] "Did you not get rid of those fools yet? Come on Colonel, let us get away from those bores."[/list]
| Senofonte, recovering his senses from the smorgasbord of baked amberjack and Nebbiolo wine, glanced at his guests, then at Apollina. Taking her hand delicately, Senofonte strutted to the paseo. |
[list][sup]| Col. Senofonte Scalzo: |[/sup] "Yes, Contessa. Let us take the horses and something good to enjoy along the way. Ermanno, fetch me a good red one, and make sure our guests are entertained during our absence. Countess, shall we go? And how is the husband?"[/list]
| The music faded away as the two walked through the gate. Senofonte's estate was a small provincial castle compared to others in Italy. Dressed in an elegant white shirt and light gray jacket, he carried his low-gorge, wide-lapeled beige suite over his shoulders with one hand, in the American style. Not long ago, the man once known as "La Donnola" The Weasel had worn a Fascist uniform, until the very last days of the war in 1945. Although many nobles saw fascists as little better than communists, he and the Countess had grown fond of each other. The bearded, 160-tall (5,2 ft) Colonel, although not a noble by birth, had taken care to imitate their lifestyle and such a lifestyle he could easily afford, largely thanks to fruitful investments in rubber and chemicals made a decade ago during the war. |
[list][sup]| Col. Senofonte Scalzo: |[/sup] "Ah, there he is...My Arabian ! And there goes your steed, my dear".[/list]
| As Ermanno the majordome saw them away, the pair embarked on a horse ride on a small mountain path. Below the glowing sunshine of early Autumn, they could see the reddening leaves and a sea of virgin nature amid the mountains. The rivers, the valleys and the peaks offered themselves to their view. Soon, their mounts would be left aside by a small bush, while a jovial Senofonte uncorked a bottle of Ruffino. |
[list][sup]| Countess Apollina di Gervasio: |[/sup] "My Caro...How I wish this minute could be a year."[/list]
[list][sup]| Col. Senofonte Scalzo: |[/sup] "We have so little time, my dear. Let us savor it...[/list]
| He ran his callous, veiny hands against her blonde mane and pale bosom. Their lips came together and but for a moment, all their trouble and worry came to an end by their combined heartbeats suite of thumps and drums. Against the warmth of the afternoon sunshine, Senofonte and Apollina kissed amorously on a warm patch of grass on a hilly side of the mountain; the birds singing their tune and moving in flocks along their seasonal paths of migration, southward to warmer shores, dotting the azure canvas of the sky. But then The Arabian steed neighed and ran away. A nearby noise had frightened the notably moody animal. Senofonte came up; patches of lipstick all over his cheeks and nose, from their embrass, his senses dizzied by the wine. |
[list][sup]| Col. Senofonte Scalzo: |[/sup] "Madonna...The rascal has fled! C-Contessa, wait for me, I have to get him back."
[sup]| Countess Apollina di Gervasio: |[/sup] "Senofonte!"[/list]
| Covering her breasts, she looked on with a lisp as the short colonel, barefoot, shirt unbuttoned and belt unmmade, ran through a bush after the dark Arabian horse. |
| Minutes felt like hours as Senofonte ran after the runaway steed. That horse had cost him a significant amount of money. He had nearly lost track of it when he came out of a clearing and onto a road, leading into a familiar village, seemingly a typical Venetian town. Lost in the maze of inebriation, he did not read the sign, which announced the towns name: |
[list][pre]ZGORNJE ZRE, SLOVENIJA[/pre] [sup][nation=short]Amsterwald[/nation][/sup][/list]
[list][spoiler=[sub]Evviva l'Italia![/sub]]
[nation]Adriatican Islands[/nation]
[nation]Afghanistaan[/nation]
[nation]Alaroth[/nation]
[nation]Amsterwald[/nation]
[nation]Annyeong Korea[/nation]
[nation]Arcanda[/nation]
[nation]Astarina[/nation]
[nation]Bayside[/nation]
[nation]Canovia[/nation]
[nation]Cascadla[/nation]
[nation]Connomia[/nation]
[nation]Finlandee[/nation]
[nation]Great Britain GB[/nation]
[nation]Jersey Republic[/nation]
[nation]Kotakuan II[/nation]
[nation]Metropolitan Francais[/nation]
[nation]Nevbrejnovitz[/nation]
[nation]New Provenance[/nation]
[nation]Nileia[/nation]
[nation]Nosautempopulus[/nation]
[nation]OsivoII[/nation]
[nation]Paramountica[/nation]
[nation]Irelaand[/nation]
[nation]Islahh[/nation]
[nation]Philanialle[/nation]
[nation]Pontianus[/nation]
[nation]Ranponian[/nation]
[nation]Rutannia[/nation]
[nation]Somerania[/nation]
[nation]Teymour[/nation]
[nation]The Confederate Prussian Empire[/nation]
[nation]Tallahan[/nation]
[nation]Vancouver Straits[/nation]
[nation]Peking Zhongguo[/nation]
[nation]Victoria Harbor[/nation][/spoiler][/list]
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[list][list][list][pre]RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
FRENCH BUREAUCRACY
MINISTÈRE DES AFFAIRES ÉTRANGÈRES[/pre][/list]
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FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTRY: PARIS CONDEMNS YUGOSLAVIA FOR SINKING SLOVENIAN FISHING VESSEL
[sub]IVTH FRENCH REPUBLIC | PARIS, DECEMBER 1952 [/sub][/list]
[sub]| HELM OF DIPLOMACY, MINISTÈRE DES AFFAIRES ÉTRANGÈRES - | The recent news of the Yugoslav Navy deliberately sinking a Slovenian fishing vessel has enraged Paris tremendously. President Vincent Auriol has compared Yugoslavia's pitiful strike against Slovenia to "a game of cat and mouse" and has ordered ships from France's Mediterranean fleet to begin patrolling in the Adriatic's international zone. Additionally the French Foreign Ministry will be reaching out to French allies in the region such as Greece (Adriatican Islands) and Slovenia (Amsterwald) itself to assist in shoring up defenses and to cooperatively ensure the safe passage of maritime vessels in international waters. The French Defense Ministry is fully prepared to deploy military assets to both countries to ensure their security. [/sub]
[spoiler=French Navy Ships Deployed to Adriatic Sea International Zone][sub][list][*]FNS Jean Bart (Richelieu-class battleship)
[*]FNS Brennus (Type XXI U-boat)
[*]FNS Vauban (Gladiolus-class minesweeper)
[*]FNS Georges Leygues (La Galissonnière-class cruiser)
[*]FNS Montcalm (La Galissonnière-class cruiser)
[*]FNS Strasbourg (Dunkerque-class fast battleship)[/list][/sub][/spoiler]
[sub]In addition to France's ramped up defenses against the aggressions of the Eastern bloc, a series of sanctions against Eastern bloc products have also been initiated which apart from the military mobilizations, is one of the most drastic steps taken by socialist President Vincent Auriol to date. The French government has issued a warning to other Western governments that if the East is left to mess around as it pleases, then the security of the Western world will be in shambles. Actions such as those taken by Yugoslavia must be stopped dead in their tracks and retaliated against harshly. | [/sub]
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[list][list][pre]VIVE LA RÉPUBLIQUE!
VIVE LA FRANCE!
VIVE LEMPIRE![/pre][/list][/list]
[list][spoiler=[sub]𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐌
𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐈𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐘[/sub]]
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HAPPY NEW YEAR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9TKk1xYalE
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YUGOSLAV ACTIONS SEE A HOLLOW RESCUE AND AN APPROACHING CONFLAGRATION
[list][sup]LAID TO REST ON NOVEMBER WATERS
ADRIATIC SEANOVEMBER 1952[/sup][/list]
In the cool waters of the November Adriatic, captain Vojnomir Maruič clung to sheet metal. Its jagged edges had already sent his blood streaming into the water, but what wrecked wood remained afloat was occupied by his four fellow survivors. There was no dialogue, no reprieve from the silence of the dead and livingcorpses of man and fish rested on the surface of uncaring waters, heaving and falling as they were whipped by salty autumn winds.
But their flare had been seen. There was yet hope for the five survivors of the fourteen-man crew torpedoed by Yugoslav boats, and it soon came upon the resting place of their shattered trawler. Seven miles west of the sunken vessel had been the fellow fishing trawler Morski sokol, the skipper of which had faintly seen the fired distress rocket through the cloudy skies. The sokol took the survivors aboard and saw them warmed. When radioed, the singular coast guard vessel stationed on the nearby island of Ilovik hastened to the site of the sinking to collect the remains of the fallen fishermen. The site of the sinking was pinpointed by the rescue team: approximately twenty kilometers southwest of Ilovik, decidedly in international waters. By the days end, the remains of six meneither on the surface or having later floated to itwere recovered. Five were treated at the clinic on the heavily religious island of Ilovik, home to four hundred villagers. Three were missingpresumed deadand condemned to a grim fate. Whether interned forever or released by Yugoslavia as a diplomatic gesture, they would be subjected to an interrogation that would yield little more than common knowledge: Adriatic fishing and the occasional trivium about the Slovene shipbuilding industry.
Over the coming week, the accounts of the survivors spread throughout Slovenia like wildfire. Radio reports broadcasted the fear and death Yugoslav seamen had inflicted upon innocent Slovenes, and within the week the Slovene Foreign Ministry had officially demanded the return of the three missing Slovenesthough the Slovene coast guard had believed them dragged under with the ships remains, the Foreign Ministry was perfectly willing to bluff that the Yugoslavs had captured them as another example of Eastern barbarism. The funeral of the six deadall from the island of Cressaw attendance from almost the whole of the island. Almost a thousand mourners gathered for the fallen, and though almost all speeches alluded to Yugoslav aggression, one even lamented the lost million idea that suggested that over a million speakers of the Prekmurje dialectKajkavianswere mislabeled as Croats and held hostage by the Yugoslav state. Though no Slovene cabinet official yet made mention of the lost million, the mounting animosity for Yugoslavia was legitimized and strengthened by the voicing of French solidarity soon after the event; Slovenia was not alone in its struggle.
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Happy new year
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[list]December 1952
[sub]Defense of the Bundesrepublik[/sub][/list]
[pre]T H E S H I E L D I S R A I S E D[/pre]
[list][sub][pre]By direction of the former Allied Occupying Powers, the Federal Republic
of Germany was prohibited from wielding its own Armed Forces for any purpose or in any
way or form. The federal government in '49 had quietly accepted that, but events such as
the invasion of Albania to the south and now a serious international incident between Slovenia
and the Soviet-aligned Yugoslavia has triggered the alarm bells within the halls of power in
Germany. Can the country continue to stand on the frontlines of the East-West Fabric,
unable to defend itself from external or internal forces?[/pre][/sub][/list]
THE BUNDESTAG BUILDING, BONN, New Provenance
[sub]THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY[/sub]
| By unwritten agreement, the Allied Occupying Powers had made clear that Germany was not to possess a military force of its own, at least for the foreseeable future. That agreement was confirmed and agreed upon during a time when Europe was not as divided along the 'Iron Curtain' - as Sir Winston Churchill described it - that we see now today. The question of whether or not the Federal Republic should now afford itself the right to establish its own Armed Forces and pool together citizens for the defense of the nation from both external and internal threats to itself and the German people had been raised as early as 1950, when fears that the Korean War could erupt a second time - but this time in an invasion triggered by the Communist German Democratic Republic (GDR), the Federal Republic's alter ego to the East. These fears continued to persist, and were expounded upon when Yugoslavia and Greece invaded Albania. While Greece was Western-oriented, thanks to strong ties with Washington and especially Paris, Yugoslavia was considered a member of the Eastern Bloc led by the opposing ring leader, the Soviet Union. The Titoist regime in Belgrade was not viewed positively by the German Government in Bonn, who much favored the fairly neutral Slovenian state sandwiched between Yugoslavia, Italy and Austria. |
| Twice, the German Bundestag - the de facto center of power in the German Government as the singular legislative body - had debated the controversial issue of reviving a German military. On one side, proponents argued that at any time, a Communist attack from the East could take place, and one of the frontline Western states standing against Communist tyranny could fall. Indeed, protection under the vast and all-encompassing American military umbrella was essentially guaranteed considering the strategic and economic importance of Germany, but possessing its own native military, more accustomed to Germany and its sociopolitical and geographical nature than any Allied and Western army will ever be, would be a significant buoy for the national defense of the country. Opponents, meanwhile, argued that a German military was overstepping the extensive generosity Western Powers had already shown Germany. They argued that attempting to even request for the possibility of the establishment of a German military could compromise relations and turn them frosty at a crucial time, when Germany was growing its export market and thus was not in the business of developing negative feelings with other nations who could be potential customers for the country's various industries. |
| Now, with an especially heated incident between Yugoslavia and Slovenia brewing, and with the French Government under socialist president Vincent Auriol responding with fierceness to the incident, the German Government's debate over its national security was raised once more. The Korean War had, after all, been a distant conflict that did not directly affect the country or its security. The Albanian invasion had been much closer home, on the European continent itself, but Yugoslavia was in no position to strike, not at that time. Now, however, France was reaching out to its regional ally, Greece, and was extending a hand to Slovenia, in what could become a bolstering of solidarity with European nations against the Eastern Bloc. Certain German lawmakers immediately began maneuvering the halls of power, intending to make the most bold move since the Federal Republic's inception: Forming a German military force for self-defense and security. |
| The governing CDU/CSU coalition was fairly pro-West and pro-European Community, at least compared to the opposition Social Democrats (who at this time are still in the process of transitioning to more moderate policy positions). Chancellor Konrad Adenauer was big on supporting German solidarity with the West, with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with the European Community, and with countries like France and the United States. Adenauer believed that Germany had a chance to redeem itself by presenting itself as a genuine, firm partner on the European Continent. Faced with the incident between Slovenia and Yugoslavia, Adenauer convened top policymakers, Bundestag deputies, and perhaps most importantly, foreign diplomats and ambassadors to the United States, the United Kingdom and France, to discuss options. |
| Naturally, the German Foreign Ministry issued a statement offering condolences to the lives lost in the sinking of a Slovenian vessel near Yugoslav territory, and urged all parties involved to 'maneuver this delicate issue in a manner that does not risk the loss of life or especially conflict'. The Ministry's language was soft, but the quiet, underlying movements in the background were not so simple. The German Government covertly offered its support to the Slovenian Government, and pledged diplomatic support should 'any further complications arise', and Bonn reached out to the Auriol government in Paris in an affirmation of solidarity, as well. However, that was only the first of the two parts - and arguably the less important of the two. |
| The matter of German remilitarization and the revival of its military had been discussed often, but usually in quiet. It had never been officially proposed to the Bundestag, but the influential deputies discussed the possibility amongst themselves. Before, not many gave sufficient credit to the idea, considering it to be ludicrous. Even if the German Government itself was onboard, there was no guarantee the Western Powers would be, as well. And acting without first indicating to them that the German state was reviving its military forces would likely not go over well with their governments. Now, however, things were different. Perhaps the December atmosphere was just that little bit colder than in the months prior, or perhaps the presence of diplomats mobilized by the Adenauer government was subconsciously indicating that things were different this time. As key deputies met in secrecy and discussed the possibilities, the German Government readied itself for the chief possibility. Chancellor Adenauer quietly directed for his chief advisors to begin drafting memorandums to issue to London, Paris and Washington, and launch a covert inquiry into the necessities and prerequisites for the establishment of a German Armed Forces - or Bundeswehr. |
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DECEMBER,1952
Soldiers Found Dead
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During the afternoon,it was discovered by a couple who were taking a walk through a jungle near Kampung Hutan Tersembunyi.Two dead soldiers,both been killed by what's been identified as a cut on the neck.Considering the fact that their uniforms have cuts in them suggest there have been a struggle.When this information arrived to the press and eventually the public,it caused multiple theories to pop up about who will do this.The two major leading theories are either a native of Borneo murdered the two soldiers in the jungle or the [URL=https://www.nationstates.net/page=rmb/postid=49356515]M.C.A[/URL] were involved and murdered the two soldiers in perhaps a more violent form of protest,considering the fact that the bodies were found in a jungle nearby Kampung Hutan Tersembunyi.
[U]M.C.A speculations
Some people began speculating that the M.C.A are creating a guerilla rebellion force,to overthrow the current government.With these speculations only lead is that in the [URL=https://www.nationstates.net/page=rmb/postid=49781533]third riot[/URL] in Kampung Hutan Tersembunyi,there were some people spotted wearing a military style uniform taking part in the riot which were speculated to be members of a early form of the M.C.A possible guerilla force.
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The Former United States And The Enclave
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YUGOSLAV FOREIGN MINISTRY ACCUSES SLOVENE REBELS OF SABRE RATTLING
[list]DECEMBER 13th 1952[/list]
In response to the baseless accusations made towards the Yugoslav Navy by representatives of the Slovene secessionist movement Yugoslav Foreign Minister Sergej Kraigher has stated that Yugoslav Naval Vessels were neither in the area of the supposed attack nor would they have conducted such an operation within International waters. Further, Kraigher stated that both he and his Government believed it to have been a stray mine from the second world war that caused the sinking of the Fishing Vessel, quoting multiple occasions within the past 2 years alone where Yugoslav Civilian Vessels were damaged by stray mines as of yet uncleared (which the Government estimates at over 10,000 remaining). Accusing the west of using a naval accident as a pretense for encroaching upon Yugoslav waters Kraigher vowed that Yugoslavia and its allies would remain vigilant and protect their national boundaries.
He particularly criticized the idea that Yugoslavia would attack its own peoples, a point it made due to the continued non-recognition regime against the Slovene Rebels which it believes are still part and parcel of the Yugoslav Federal Republic. As a result of this the language of the statement was understandably hard to implement, as recognizing that the Slovene Rebel Movement possesses its own fishing fleet might be construed as some to imply a proper state at works. As an attempt at causing a favorable outcome however, Foreign minister Kraigher ended his statement by suggesting that if foreign Agents were to continue making the false accusations that Yugoslavia was responsible for this boat sinking, then the Soviet Union should serve as a third party observer to investigate the occurrence.
The Yugoslav Navy, already on vigilant watch of its operational zones would not require a nationwide mobilization, though no doubt sailors would be more watchful as the news of the accusations spread throughout the Nation.
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
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[list][sub]𝙸𝚇.1952[/sub]
[sub]APRIRE LE SABBIE[/sub]
OPENING UP THE SANDS[/list]
ROMA, REGNO D'ITALIA
[sub][nation=flag]Arcanda[/nation][/sub]
| The Kingdoms first forays in non-European diplomacy following the wat, embodied by the negotiations held on October 3rd and October 4th between high-level representatives of Italy and Egypt [sup][nation=short]Kotakuan II[/nation][/sup] have been deemed a success. The "Egyptian Group", which coordinated negotiations from Rome, is made up of Prime Minister De Gasperi acting as Foreign Minister as well, Minister of Public Education Antonio Segni, Minister of Industry & Commerce Pietro Campilli and Minister of Foreign Trade Alfredo Covelli. Several agreements were reached in terms of educational and industrial cooperation, which Italy now stands ready to undertake after its successful recovery from the war. In education, Italy will provide Egyptian universities with state-of-the-art calculators the Divisumma and the Lettera 22. Engineering students from Egypt will also be integrated in various Italian industrial companies, such as Ansaldo, OTO Melara and FIAT. In terms of armament, Italy will provide the Beretta M1934 pistol as the main firearm for the Egyptian Army, while also putting up for export the new, yet-to-be-produced OTO Melara artillery gun, which is currently in developmental stages. |
| Meanwhile, after a summer of negotiations, ENI has reached its first foreign partnership with Egypt. With a brand new business formula, ENI shall be granted the rights to exploration and exploitation of Egyptian and Libyan oil on a 50%-50% basis, wherein profits will be equally split between the government of Egypt and ENI, and a joint venture will be set up between both countries to that effect. Oil exploration shall take place in the Western Desert and Qattara Depression in Egypt, as well as the Sirte, Murzuq, Ghadames and Al Kufrah basins in Libya, anticipated to be very wealthy in oil. The construction of the much-needed infrastructure Pipelines, docks and refineries at home has been planned along a detailed schedule, to be functional by 1955 and fully completed by 1960. |
[list]"The partnership signed with the Egyptians today is a great step forward for ENI, and indeed, Italy [ ] as we will continuously seek to provide for our industry and citizens a steady and cost-effective supply in oil. However, this developement also heralds a new start in bilateral relations. This brand-new agreement has pioneered the 50-50 measure, which profits to both the producer and the supplier. My dearest goal is to ensure the fruits of this venture are shared equally between two hard-working, independent and creative peoples, the Italian and the Egyptian peoples. The future, as we see it, belongs to individuals and nations equal in rights, and to the past we leave the ruthless quasi-colonial exploitation that has prevailed until now in the oil business."
[list][sub] CHAIRMAN OF ENI, ENRICO MATTEI[/sub][/list][/list]
[list][spoiler=[sub]Evviva l'Italia![/sub]]
[nation]Adriatican Islands[/nation]
[nation]Afghanistaan[/nation]
[nation]Alaroth[/nation]
[nation]Amsterwald[/nation]
[nation]Annyeong Korea[/nation]
[nation]Arcanda[/nation]
[nation]Astarina[/nation]
[nation]Bayside[/nation]
[nation]Canovia[/nation]
[nation]Cascadla[/nation]
[nation]Connomia[/nation]
[nation]Finlandee[/nation]
[nation]Great Britain GB[/nation]
[nation]Jersey Republic[/nation]
[nation]Kotakuan II[/nation]
[nation]Metropolitan Francais[/nation]
[nation]Nevbrejnovitz[/nation]
[nation]New Provenance[/nation]
[nation]Nileia[/nation]
[nation]Nosautempopulus[/nation]
[nation]OsivoII[/nation]
[nation]Paramountica[/nation]
[nation]Irelaand[/nation]
[nation]Islahh[/nation]
[nation]Philanialle[/nation]
[nation]Pontianus[/nation]
[nation]Ranponian[/nation]
[nation]Rutannia[/nation]
[nation]Somerania[/nation]
[nation]Teymour[/nation]
[nation]The Confederate Prussian Empire[/nation]
[nation]Tallahan[/nation]
[nation]Vancouver Straits[/nation]
[nation]Peking Zhongguo[/nation]
[nation]Victoria Harbor[/nation][/spoiler][/list]
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[list][sub]14.𝚇𝙸𝙸.1952[/sub]
[sub]ACQUE TORMENTATE[/sub]
TROUBLED WATERS[/list]
ROMA, REGNO D'ITALIA
[sub][nation=flag]Arcanda[/nation][/sub]
| The ongoing drama unfolding in the Adriatic had, no doubt, made the headlines across the country But amid the agitation, one notable actor remained missing from the stage: Italy. Rome, for much of the duration of the conflict, had been left in the dark, while Bonn[sup][nation=short]New Provenance[/nation][/sup] and Paris[sup][nation=short]Metropolitan Francais[/nation][/sup] had reached out to Athens[sup][nation=short]Adriatican Islands[/nation][/sup]. Many Italian diplomats lamented their country's effacement, which was partly self-willed, and partly imposed by the capitals of Europe. The government and the diplomatic corps sensed that Paris and Athens in particular remained wary of Italian claims on Julian Venetia and, consequently, were not particularly keen on reaching out to Rome during such crises. Prime Minister Alcide De Gasperi's already shaky ground would risk total destabilization should he remain quiet any longer, and should the crisis continue. Faced once again with a dilemma on the subject that had become a constant thorn in his side Slovenia De Gasperi would speak out on the occasion of a Yugoslav[sup][nation=short]Ranponian[/nation][/sup] communiqué on the matter, by way of an interview in the conservative La Stampa. A formal message of condolences and an affirmation of Italy's support in the dispute would also be addressed to Slovenia. |
[list]"The actions undertaken by the Yugoslav state in the Adriatic represent a danger to peace. [...] The central question lays in whether the nations of Europe have learned the lesson from the catastrophic war seven years ago. If they have, then such barbarity will not be repeated. The Communists need to understand that the way to deal with their neighbors is not through the use of force, which carries all the risks of war and none of the rewards of the alternative Peace and discussion. This worldview is shared by friendly nations all around us, and it is with full confidence that I express my support to Slovenia. Only a united front of the democratic order can stand up to barbarity, no cracks can be allowed to form as Mr. Auriol so aptly worded it. The question of Julian Venetia, which Italy has always attempted to pursue in a rational and peaceful manner, is completely foreign to this current affair, and however important it is to us to see that our countrymen are treated fairly, we must never act selfishly when peace is threatened."
[list][sub] PRIME MINISTER ALCIDE DE GASPERI[/sub][/list][/list]
| To the disapproval of some conservatives and some communists, De Gasperi embraced once more a conciliatory stance, but one that was highly paradoxical, as Italy now supported the sovereign rights of a country whose western half it still does not recognize. But while Slovenia elicited some feelings of hate among the population, a much stronger repulsion was held against Yugoslavia, seen as a bearer of much more potent force and of communism, the mortal enemy. |
[list][spoiler=[sub]Evviva l'Italia![/sub]]
[nation]Adriatican Islands[/nation]
[nation]Afghanistaan[/nation]
[nation]Alaroth[/nation]
[nation]Amsterwald[/nation]
[nation]Annyeong Korea[/nation]
[nation]Arcanda[/nation]
[nation]Astarina[/nation]
[nation]Bayside[/nation]
[nation]Canovia[/nation]
[nation]Cascadla[/nation]
[nation]Connomia[/nation]
[nation]Finlandee[/nation]
[nation]Great Britain GB[/nation]
[nation]Jersey Republic[/nation]
[nation]Kotakuan II[/nation]
[nation]Metropolitan Francais[/nation]
[nation]Nevbrejnovitz[/nation]
[nation]New Provenance[/nation]
[nation]Nileia[/nation]
[nation]Nosautempopulus[/nation]
[nation]OsivoII[/nation]
[nation]Paramountica[/nation]
[nation]Irelaand[/nation]
[nation]Islahh[/nation]
[nation]Philanialle[/nation]
[nation]Pontianus[/nation]
[nation]Ranponian[/nation]
[nation]Rutannia[/nation]
[nation]Somerania[/nation]
[nation]Teymour[/nation]
[nation]The Confederate Prussian Empire[/nation]
[nation]Tallahan[/nation]
[nation]Vancouver Straits[/nation]
[nation]Peking Zhongguo[/nation]
[nation]Victoria Harbor[/nation][/spoiler][/list]
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[list][sub][pre]Zgornje Zre was, in many ways, living evidence of a broader history.
The tiny Alpine village had once been called Sauris di Sopra, or Oberzahre
home to speakers of Sauris Bavarianbut the aftermath of the World War saw
several Sloveno-American and Sloveno-Argentinian families largely drive out the
previous inhabitants in a government-sponsored repatriation effort that eventually
brought back over five thousand Slovene families from the New World.[/pre][/sub][/list]
[list][list][sub]SEPTEMBER 1952[/sub][/list][/list]
The thundering of hooves reverberated through late medieval stone walls and Alpine trees as the steed of Senofonte Scalzo galloped decidedly down cesta Zrethe main road of the twin villages of Zgornje Zre and Spodnje Zre. Aproned artisans and their curious children flocked to their doorways to see the immaculate black horse approach from the western slopes of the village before it slowed to a stop between a family home and an inn, its path blocked by a wagon. Even the red carnations in the windowsills seemed to look with incredulity upon the steed, as did the approaching innkeeper clad in bright, traditional embroidered wear.
[list]Whose is this beautiful horse? he spoke quietly as he cautiously drew near.[/list]
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[list][list][list][pre]RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
FRENCH BUREAUCRACY
MINISTÈRE DE LINTÉRIEUR[/pre][/list]
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MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR: PARIS STARTS TO LOOK UP AS DEVELOPMENT OF LA DÉFENSE BUSINESS DISTRICT BEGINS
[sub]IVTH REPUBLIC | PARIS, DECEMBER 1952[/sub][/list]
[sub]| HELM OF LIBERTÉ, MINISTÈRE DE LINTÉRIEUR - | Hardly had France drawn it's breath from the Second Great War before well esteemed architects started to redesign France's crumbling business district in the La Défense. Apart from repairing and rebuilding what buildings could be salvaged, several new designs for what Western nations call 'skyscrapers' had been submitted by a number of France's most revered modern architects to the respective commissions and councils for city planning. Amongst those that had received approval was a tremendously grand design by Jean Prouvé, a French metal worker, self-taught architect and designer.[/sub]
[sub]His design for a towering building which will stand at the center of the La Défense business district would rival every known skyscraper in current existence. Some even say that it will take away from the beauty and prestige of the Eiffel Tower which would be dwarfed by the sheer mass of Prouvé's "Tour Sans Fins" as he calls it, or "Tower Without Ends". The cylindrical structure itself will stand at a whopping 425.6 meters (1,396 ft) which is an architectural feat unmatched anywhere else. The only structure that comes close to matching it is the newly completed Palace of Soviets in Moscow at 416 meters tall.[/sub]
[sub]Prouvé's Tour Sans Fins will take approximately two to three years to complete and will consist of 103 floors constructed using a wide range of materials such as unpolished black granite, anthracite granite, polished mica, polished aluminum, polished stainless-steel, reflective glass, tinted glass, silk-screened glass and finally clear glass. A number of firms and notable companies have already expressed interest in leasing or buying the building with some also investing generously towards its completion. So far $25,000,000.00 USD has been raised by outside investors. The tower itself has an approved projected budget of $258,000,000.00 USD. |[/sub]
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[list][list][pre]VIVE LA RÉPUBLIQUE!
VIVE LA FRANCE!
VIVE LEMPIRE![/pre][/list][/list]
[list][spoiler=[sub]𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐌
𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐈𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐘[/sub]]
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[list][list]The Kingdom of Greece, The 1952 Greek Parliamentary Elections, Alexandros Papagos Emerges as the New Prime Minister!, July 1952
Το Βασίλειο της Ελλάδας, Οι ελληνικές βουλευτικές εκλογές του 1952, ο Αλέξανδρος Παπάγος αναδεικνύεται νέος πρωθυπουργός!, Ιούλιος 1952[/list][/list]
[list][list][list]Adriatican Islands - The Greek Political Parties! - Τα ελληνικά πολιτικά κόμματα! [/list][/list][/list]
[list][list][pre]| THE 1952 ELECTION, GREECE, SOUTHERN BALKANS: | ΟΙ ΕΚΛΟΓΈΣ ΤΟΥ 1952, ΕΛΛΆΔΑ, ΝΌΤΙΑ ΒΑΛΚΆΝΙΑ: |[/pre][/list][/list]
[list]| The political situation in Greece at this point was well, rather tense to say the least. Following the disbandment of the Communist Party's paramilitary group the Democratic Army of Greece, there was certainly some concern that the communists may gain a last-minute upper hand in the Greek elections, and could see a potential rise in popularity due to them now being seen as a peaceful group. Meanwhile, on the other side of the Greek Political Spectrum, a newly formed party is gaining much traction with the Greek populous. This was the Greek Rally, founded by former Field Marshall of the Greek Army, Alexandros Papagos. The Greek Rally was on the right side of the spectrum, the Greek Nationalists, the second Metaxists as some may call them. The Greek Rally in the past months has overrun the now redundant People's Party, and their waning influence in Greek politics following the announcement of the current Greek Prime Minister, Konstantinos Tsaldaris, that he will no longer be running for Prime Minister in the 1952 elections. These two parties, the Greek Communist Party and the Greek Rally were naturally the main rivals of each other, however, a new contender rose to the ranks a few months before the election. This was the National Progressive Center Union, led by former Greek Army Officer Nikolaos Plastiras. The Party (EPEK), was a centrist group that believed in liberal (Venizelist) ideals and was the final major contender to the election. |[/list]
[list]| With these three main parties now fighting head to head with each other, the leaders of these parties and their associates performed massive rallies across the nation, seen especially by Alexandros Papagos' glorious speech in Thessaloniki which proclaimed his will to serve the Greek people and his plans for the nation. As the election day came on the 8th of July, massive poll stations were made all across the nation, with the following parties being on the official voting ballots: |[/list]
[list][list] - The Greek Rally led by Alexandros Papagos, Greek Nationalists, Metaxists, Right. [/list][/list]
[list][list] - The Greek Communist Party led by Nikolaos Zachariadis, Greek Communists, Socialists, and Far-Left. [/list][/list]
[list][list] - The National Progressive Center Union led by Nikolaos Plastiras, Greek Centrists, Venizelists. [/list][/list]
[list][list] - The People's Party led by current Prime Minister Konstantinos Tsaldaris, PM Candidate Alexandros Karathodoros, Greek Nationalists, Right-Center. [/list][/list]
[list][list] - The Various Independents. [/list][/list]
[list]| The candidates were assembled inside the Greek Parliament Building in Athens, where the winners would be announced. A crowd of almost 50,000 Greeks waited outside, a stage was set up at the building's square. Inside, the 300 Parliament Seats were full, waiting anxiously for their future roles. As the announcer started to talk, the candidates wait in excitement, and as the announcer read the names one by one, suspense built up. After five minutes, the Prime Minister's announcement came. The victory was close, but there could only be one winner, and that person was Alexandros Papagos of the Greek Rally. The crowd erupted in applause, some being genuine, others simply out of respect. While not maintaining over 50% of the votes, they obtained 783,541 votes, 94.22% of the votes, and 246 seats in Parliament, the majority party. Behind was Plastiras EPEK, 544,824 votes, 34.23%, and 50 seats in parliament. Behind them, the Greek Communist Party, 152,011 Votes, 9.55%, 1 seat in parliament. Behind that, the Peoples Party, had 16,767 votes, 1.05%, 1 seat in parliament, and then the independents gained 2 seats in parliament. As Papagos walked outside onto the stage victorious, the crowd applauded, with Papagos saying his thank you remarks, the other candidates at the back, shadowed by both the roof of the parliament building and by Papagos victory. |[/list]
[list]| Following his victory, he was invited to the Royal Palace, where HRH King Pavlos I of Greece waited for him. A government was formed in his name, the Papagos Administration had begun. Following a dinner party to celebrate the victory, with even former Prime Minister Tsaldaris in attendance, the next morning, the new Prime Minister was driven to the Parliamentary Building to make his first speech to Parliament as Prime Minister. |[/list]
[list][list][pre] As the new Prime Minister of Greece, I ensure you all that with my term, Greece will thrive. In terms of our national and our allies defense, economic, education, industrialization, and all other forms of nation-building we as Greece and the rest of the world shall watch on as our nation will thrive and flourish like never before. Thank you for this opportunity to improve and for me and my administration to lead our nation. With these further developments, we can all say that we are all proud to be Greeks. [/pre][/list][/list]
[list][list][list][pre]- Greek Prime Minister, Alexandros Papagos[/pre][/list][/list][/list]
[list]| The Greek Rally under Papagos sought to build a democratic term built on the ideals of the late Prime Minister of Greece, Ioannis Metaxas, and his 4th of August Regime, which Greece thrived under, cut short by Italian Invasion of Greece. He sought to build a new version of this regime, however, built on a freer Greece. Greece had naturally thrived under a nationalist Prime Minister, Ioannis Metaxas in 1930, Konstantinos Tsaldaris in 1948, and now the preparations for Alexandros Papagos in 1952. These nationalist beliefs had created a strong will and thought across the general population, developing a strong relationship with the West, and a negative sentiment towards the Communists. However now with Papagos in charge of the Greek Political World, he has great plans for the nation, which will create a regime in Greece that will only be modeled after whats best for the general population, a regime built on Greek ideals, but also to preserve the current state the nation is in, and to finally crush Greeces greatest internal enemies once and for all. |[/list]
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[list][sup]Commonwealth of Australia / Gemenebest van Australië
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AUSTRALIAS PARLIAMENT ~ PARLEMENT VAN AUSTRALIË
[sub]Commonwealth of Australia | 1952
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IT IS IN YOUR HANDS, AUSTRALIA!
In 1949, the Liberal-Country Coalition (formed by the newly created Liberal Party and Country Party), led by Sir Robert Menzies, soared to victory over the Labor Party, marking the beginning of a new period in Australian history. In 1951, Prime Minister Menzies led the Coalition to victory yet again.
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JANUARY 1-10,1953
Project Biru
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[U]January 1st,1953[/U]
With the possibility that members of the M.C.A murdered the [URL=https://www.nationstates.net/page=rmb/postid=50409947]two soldiers[/URL],this was seen as a chance to purge communism out of the country.With this mindset,prime minister Aisy Rayyan,gave a task to the minister of education,minister of national security and minister of defence.To create ways to push communism out of the mindset of the majority.This would be called "Project Biru" .All of these ministers were tasked with a week to create their solutions.
[U]January 8,1953
[B]Solution:Minister of education
"We will target the youth,specifically secondary students as,with them being the middle ground between primary and university students.Making them both easy to alter their mindset to that of anti-communism and once they graduate,they will have the most potential to shape the future of the country."
-minister of education,Muhammad Faizul Shah
[B]Solution:Minister of national security
"With the main source of M.C.A activity being in Kampung Hutan Tersembunyi,most likely case scenario.A majority of the residency in Kampung Hutan Tersembunyi,are communist or socialist.To stop the spread of communism via conversations when people outside of the kampung,visit the kampung.We need to tighten the restrictions of the kampung.Specifically who comes in and comes out,we need to restrict it so only government officials and authorised military personnel can come in and out.Normal civilians of the nation will not be able to legally come in or out,no matter the reason they want to enter or exit.The kampung will receive necessary supplies on a weekly basis,to still keep the people alive.
That was just phase 1 of my plan.Onto phase 2 of my plan,we will need to arrest any suspected or confirmed communist,even if the M.Z.C.P have democratic values now who's to say that after their leader,Fong Wei Yuan passes on and his position is filled in.That the new leader will maintain those democratic values.This does mean that we will have to throw every member of the M.Z.C.P into prison once phase 2 begin."
-minister of national security,Izz Akmal
[B]Solution:Minister of defence
"I recommend we change the equipment of the army,using what we now know on guerilla combat during the time we fought against the Japanese Empire,the Greeks and the Qshairi Revolution.Using what we have learned from those three wars,we could build new weapons to replace or go alongside our current weapons.The EXP-02 which was used by the [URL=https://www.nationstates.net/page=rmb/postid=48511121]People Of Maziya Anti Japanese Army[/URL] did well in its intended purpose of jungle combat,we should give the EXP-02 a official weapons line to be used as more then just a test weapon that saw proper combat."
-minister of defence,Faramir Farhad
All of these solutions would begin to be used as part of Project Biru,building blocks.
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[list][list][list][pre]THE SOLOMONIC STATE OF ETHIOPIA
ሰሎሞናዊው የኢትዮጵያ መንግስት[/pre][/list]
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NATIONAL DELIBERATION COUNCIL APPROVES CONSTRUCTION OF SIX INDUSTRIAL CLUSTER ZONES
[sub]HAILE SALASSIE ADMINISTRATION | ADDIS ABABA, JANUARY 1953[/sub][/list]
Emperor Haile Selassie, the Solomon of Ethiopia, has approved 6 industrial cluster zones to begin construction. An industrial cluster is generally defined as a geographic concentration of interconnected firms in a particular field with links to related institutions. Often included in this category are financial providers, educational institutions, and various levels of government. These entities are linked by externalities and complementarities of different types and are located near each other. Emperor Selassie explains the cluster initiatives are to promote economic development via providing support toward the development community at large. These initiatives are meant to serve as a mechanism for enabling firms to join efforts and resources and work with government toward greater regional, national, and international competitiveness. Per recommendations by key senior economic advisors to the Emperor, the industrial cluster zones intend to highlight four key variables that determine competitiveness in enterprise clusters: market access, labor-market pooling intermediate input effects, and technological spillovers. The National Deliberation Council recognize that clustering industrial zones offers unique opportunities for firms to take advantage of a wide array of domestic links between users and producers and between the economys knowledge sector and its business sector. Such linkages have been determined to garner the potential for stimulating learning and innovation.
With the new approval for industrial development and innovation ingenuity for the production of technology and modernization of Ethiopian industry, four kinds of clusters have been formed to be implemented: Marshallian, Hub and Spoke, Satellite Platform, and State Anchored:
[list]MARSHALLIAN[/list]
[list][list][sub]1. Small and medium-size locally owned firms
2. Substantial inter-firm trade and collaboration
3. Dependent on synergies and economies provided by cluster[/sub][/list][/list]
[list]HUB AND SPOKE[/list]
[list][list][sub]1. One or several large firms with numerous smaller supplier and service firms
2. Cooperation between large firms and smaller suppliers on terms of the large firms (hub firms)
3. Dependent on growth prospects of large firms[/sub][/list][/list]
[list]SATELLITE PLATFORM[/list]
[list][list][sub]1. Medium-size and large branch plants
2. Minimum inter-firm trade and networking
3. Dependent on ability to recruit and retain branch plants[/sub][/list][/list]
[list]STATE ANCHORED[/list]
[list][list][sub]1. Large public or nonprofit entity related supplier and service firms
2. Restricted to purchase-sale relationships between public entity and suppliers
3. Dependent on regions ability to expand political support for public facility[/sub][/list][/list]
While market forces are to be responsible for initially producing industrial clusters, the Addis Ababa government will support and facilitate clusters and Special Economic Zones in various ways, including setting up an industrial park on the basis of an existing cluster. The new policy also includes final clear regulation that Ethiopian SEZs are to operate in more technology- and capital-intensive formal sectors and enjoy greater government support, more foreign direct investment (FDI), and stronger links to the global market while Ethiopian Clusters, in contrastwith the exception of a few emerging and designated clusters connected to strategic industries will operate in the low-technology and labor-intensive sectors with less government support to ensure continual market activities to guide product production and industrial development.
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[list][list][list][pre]THE SOLOMONIC STATE OF ETHIOPIA
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ETHIOPIAN ROYAL AIR FORCE AND ARMY BEGINS MOBILIZATION OPERATIONS IN ERITREA AMID FALSE INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION
[sub]HAILE SALASSIE ADMINISTRATION | ADDIS ABABA, JANUARY 1953[/sub][/list]
Two months have passed since the false declaration of independence from Eritrea. From November to January, Emperor Haile Selassie mulled over the possible dangers that may arise if Eritrea was allowed to govern illegally. Furthermore, Haile contemplated on how this could potentially stain the legitimacy of his Empire if he is not able to ensure full compliance. The declaration of Eritrea's independence by the Eritreans and the subsequent Sudanese support was an immediate violation of the African Union brokered agreement that recognized Eritrea as an autonomous region within the Empire of Ethiopia, prompting Addis Ababa to view the move by Asmara as not only a violation of the Ethiopian constitution but also a grave violation of the African Union. Ensuring full legitimacy being in the hands of the Ethiopians via backdoor diplomatic channels and observation of the treaty by both the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Justice, Emperor Haile Selassie has authorized the beginnings for the deployment of personnel into Eritrea via Aksum, where 35,000 personnel and 25 aircraft remained positioned since 1951.
Beginning the invasion of Eritrea toward Asmara, 45 x Kedus Harbe APC (modeled after the IC Rhodesian Greyhound APC and its variants), 10 x Yetbarak Main Battle Tanks, and 10 x Tatadim Tanks crossed from Aksum into Eritrea toward Adilges, Senafe, and Dekemhare while 3 x Ilyushin DB-3 bombers, 6 x Su-2 recon light bombers, and 5 x IL-10 ground-attack aircraft departed an Aksum military airport directly toward Asmara. Major General Buli, who reorganized the Arbegnoch ("Patriots"), which refers to Ethiopian guerrilla personnel in WWII, in 1951 to begin infiltrations into Eritrea to conduct intelligence operations under the guise of civilian clothing with fake work visas to expand their intelligence outposts in Eritrea, headquartered from Sanda and Tio, would receive authorization to activate the intelligence cells to an insurgency operation from Sanda and Tio toward Asmara and the Eritrean coasts to potentially destabilize and shutdown the Eritrean coast in addition to forming a crescent formation of loosely formed militias in eastern Eritrea. With Eritrea connected to Ethiopia via rails, Haile has authorized for personnel to be transported into the heart of Eritrea via rail stations. Moreover, a call has been put out for the preparation of an additional 25,000 personnel to be sent into Eritrea for defensive positioning and to lockdown Asmara.
Major General Buli has further begun to seek the service of the Askaris who pledged their allegiance to the Crown back in 1951 as part of this covert operation in Eritrea. The Askaris have been granted the opportunities to not only receive officer rankings within the Royal Army but also political concession agreements that will allow for Askaris to formulate the new security structure and apparatus of Eritrea upon completion of the operations in Eritrea, partly due to their knowledge of the Eritrean terrain and their knowledge of guerrilla warfare and counterinsurgency/PSYOPs operations, having done so against the Italians. With the launching of the operations, Haile did not want to expand the size of the operations as Asmara is only a 2 hour drive from Aksum; however, Haile has positioned his Defense Staff to take the reigns of the operations to allow for further flexibility in tactics and operations while Haile remains in charge on the strategic level. As Haile's leading Generals were all once former insurgents, militia warlords, guerrilla generals, and rebels against the Italians, he has placed his confidence on the understanding of the terrain. Haile has informed his Generals that Eritrea is to be fully secured and all aggressors are to be dealt with via Justice. With his declaration, the war began and the Ethiopian Royal Armed Forces commenced their invasion of Eritrea.
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Ranponian
CROAT STATE MINISTER VLADIMIR BAKARIC MURDERED BY SLOVENE SECESSIONISTS
January 3rd 1953
Marking one of the saddest days in post war Yugoslav history, Croatian State Minister Vladimir Bakarić was shot while getting into a motorcade leaving the Communist Party Building in Zagreb. Two Slovene Secessionist Sympathizers attacked Minister Bakarić as he was entering his motorcade, one brandishing a pistol and the second with a vintage Sten gun from the second world war (one of many tens of thousands that was dropped into Yugoslavia to assist in guerilla operations). The Pistol wielding Gunman walked along the sidewalk next to the motorcade in a very calm fashion before rapidly grabbing his pistol and attempting to fire into the passenger side window, however it jammed leaving Bakarićs two escorting officers to immediately gun him down with their own sidearms and then rush from the cars to his body. While these two men were exiting the vehicle however a second Slovene armed with the sten on the other side of the road, seeing his comrade fail in his task produced the easily hidden smh from his coat and letting loose a short but deadly hail of bullets into the Ministers car, killing him and his driver almost instantly.
Guards from the Communist Party Building, alerted by the first shot arrived just as the second gunman started firing, and were able to kill this murderer as well. Committed on a busy weekday in Zagreb however with hundreds of onlookers even if the Government wanted to there would be no possibility for a coverup. Instead taking advantage of the ongoing tensions over a supposedly sunk fishing vessel, the Foreign Ministry declared that This was the result of ethnic tensions enflamed by the west and their criminal support of an illegal regime. Croats in particular, already outraged over Slovene secessionist claims over more Croatian territory were now spurred on in their hatred and anger by the killing of their own State Minister. Personal requests for cooperation with the KGB to ascertain the identities and possible accomplices of the two gunmen were made by Marshal Tito to Comrade Stalin over their personal telephone line.
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[list][list]The Kingdom of Greece, Papagos' First Order of Business, Greek Response to Yugoslavian Aggression!, January 1953
Το Βασίλειο της Ελλάδος, Η πρώτη εντολή του Παπάγου, Η ελληνική απάντηση στη γιουγκοσλαβική επιθετικότητα!, Ιανουάριος 1953[/list][/list]
[list][list][list]Adriatican Islands - The Prime Minister and the Greek Foreign Office! - Ο πρωθυπουργός και το ελληνικό υπουργείο Εξωτερικών![/list][/list][/list]
[list][list][pre]| RESPONSE TO YUGOSLAVIAN AGGRESSION, ATHENS, GREECE, SOUTHERN BALKANS: | ΑΠΆΝΤΗΣΗ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΠΙΘΕΤΙΚΌΤΗΤΑ ΤΗΣ ΓΙΟΥΓΚΟΣΛΑΒΊΑΣ, ΑΘΉΝΑ, ΕΛΛΆΔΑ, ΝΌΤΙΑ ΒΑΛΚΆΝΙΑ: | [/pre][/list][/list]
[list]| Not even 6 months had passed by, and as the newly elected Prime Minister of Greece, Alexandros Papagos settles in, he and his administration were hit with a crisis involving their ally, Slovenia. With the sinking of an innocent Slovenian Fishing Vessel and the loss of these innocent Slovenian lives by two Yugoslavian Patrol Boats in the depths of the Adriatic Sea, Slovenia's primary ally in the region, Greece, has yet to give a response to this sudden and dastardly act of aggression by the Yugoslavian government. As the French sent aid to Slovenia via naval dominance in the Adriatic, Greece has yet to respond properly. Prime Minister Papagos and his administration were initially anxious to respond right away, but now according to the Prime Minister, is a comfortable and appropriate time to act on this act of aggression imposed by the communists on a rightful, independent state. |[/list]
[list][list][pre]"We cannot let our guard down in this time of the evil Yugoslavians now imposing their acts of aggression on an ally. The Greek and Slovene people share an indefatigable alliance, and this act of aggression and our response to it, I declare that this is indeed my first order of business as Prime Minister. Peace must be maintained to ensure stability and order in the Balkans, and it's clear that Yugoslavia is having none of it, and we must do what we can to the best of our capacity to contain the communist threat."[/pre][/list][/list]
[list][list][list][pre]- Greek Prime Minister, Alexandros Papagos[/pre][/list][/list][/list]
[list]| Of course a proper and organized response to the sinking would need to be comprised of Greece's best and most renowned assets in terms of defense - her navy. On the 9th of December, just over a month after the official incident, a fleet of Greek navy ships was dispatched to the Adriatic Sea, to link up with the already alert French and Slovenian Navies in the area. The fleet dispatched to the Adriatic included the Greek Battlecruiser RHMS Crete, the Light Cruiser RHMS Elli, two Hunt-Class Destroyers, and one V-Class submarine, with a backup fleet comprising of the Battleship RHMS Aetos, one Gleaves-Class Destroyer, one Hunt-Class Destroyer, two Flower-Class Corvettes, five Motor Launches and one U-Class Submarine stationed on the island of Crete should the need arise for them to be dispatched as well. |[/list]
[list]| Along with this, a force comprising of the 1st Greek Infantry Division, the 1st Greek Infantry Brigade, and the 3rd Tank Brigade was readied for dispatch to the Slovenian mainland was prepared, the total number of troops readied for dispatch now being 18,500. The Royal Hellenic Air Force was also readied, strengthened by the recent obtainment of fifty Dassault M.D.450 Ouragan Fighter Jets from the French. Proposals are also underway for joint Greek, French, and Slovenian Military Exercises in the Aegean and Mediterranean. The act of Yugoslavian aggression was also met with diplomatic fire, with the Greek foreign office issuing a strong-worded statement to the Yugoslavian government following the incident. This was further sealed by Greece accepting the French deals for continued military aid and cooperation for the nation. Should the need now arise, Greece is prepared to defend her Slovenian allies and herself and to do whatever it takes to stop these attacks on innocent Slovenians and possibly to stop future incidents like this from happening again. |[/list]
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[list]January 1953
[sub]Dulles and Adenauer[/sub][/list]
[pre]D U L L E S I N B O N N[/pre]
[list][sub][pre]The German Government celebrated the victory of President
Dwight D. Eisenhower in the United States '52 General Election. Eisenhower was
extremely respected and revered in Germany, where he was viewed as the man
who led the charge to liberate the country from its own Volkist government.
Adenauer had offered his congratulations to Eisenhower after his November
election victory, and had pledged to the growing U.S.-Germany partnership.[/pre][/sub][/list]
COLOGNE BONN AIRPORT, COLOGNE, New Provenance
[sub]THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY[/sub]
| The breezy morning air swept through COLOGNE BONN AIRPORT, built three years ago with Marshall Plan financial support, as a delegation of government officials, security personnel and diplomats stood at the foot of a DOUGLAS DC-6 airliner, marked inconspicuously and allocated for government use. As the chief passenger stepped out into the breeze, revealing himself to be JOHN FOSTER DULLES, U.S. Secretary of State, Chancellor Konrad Adenauer - who also doubled as Minister for Foreign Affairs - stepped forward and shook Dulles's hand as he stepped onto German airport tarmac. The SECRETARY exchanged pleasantries with Adenauer and several other diplomats present at the scene, before proceeding to be escorted into a car to be brought to the MUSEUM KOENIG, the Bundestag Building. |
[list]| [sub]KONRAD ADENAUER, The Chancellor[/sub] | "Thank you for coming out here so soon, Mr. Secretary [...] It's a pleasure to have such a distinguished statesman on German soil."[/list]
| Arriving at the Bundestag building, Dulles was escorted in and sat down with Chancellor Adenauer for an initial face-to-face meeting, before heading off to a state dinner hosted by Bundesprasident Theodor Heuss, the head of state of the Federal Republic. The next day, discussions continued with a meeting between the Secretary and his delegation, and the Chancellor and a delegation of foreign and military policy experts based in Bonn. The U.S. Ambassador to Germany and a U.S. military liaison were also invited to attend, in a gesture of friendship. With the Secretary of State, Adenauer thanked him and his government's 'continued and unwavering support for the Federal Republic, for the German people, and for Europe as a whole', and offered his 'most immense gratitude' for the Marshall Plan funds that helped Germany rebuild financially and socially and economically from the almost-complete devastation caused by the Second World War. Covertly, during a behind-closed-doors meeting not attended by the press, Adenauer privately brought up the question of German rearmament with Secretary Dulles. |
| The conference was concluded a day later after another round of meetings between Dulles with Adenauer's economic and foreign policy delegation, where matters of continued U.S. financial support for the Federal Republic as well as continued defense cooperation by the U.S. Army were discussed, as well as recent events between Yugoslavia and Slovenia, which have caused a stir between various European nations, not limited to France, Greece and Germany itself, the lattermost of whom has already issued a response. Adenauer reported to the media that the meetings had gone 'extremely well', and stated that 'for a new man on the job', Dulles was 'doing extremely, extremely well'. The Chancellor offered his continued commitment to the U.S.-Germany partnership, which at this point would be slowly beginning to blossom, before a delegation waved off the Secretary of State on 30 January, three days after his arrival on the 27th. |
| The meeting was crucial, not only in further establishing legitimacy for the German government's relatively nascent Ministry of Foreign Affairs - formed only in '51 - but in strengthening Bonn's ties with its most important ally, the United States. It was in the hopes of Adenauer and the parliamentarians of the Bundestag that the new American President Eisenhower would be more receptive to German concerns about security, especially with the events taking place in the Balkan Peninsula. |
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[sub]LEAVE NO TRACE: PART I JANUARY 1953[/sub]
| The long-awaited sequel to Hans-Dieter Mundt's investigation! |
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1817514
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[list][pre]January, 1953 | Adi Kuala, Debub Province, The Federation Of Eritrea[/pre]
THE STAND FOR ADI KUALA[/list]
Eritrean intelligence had long confirmed the massive presence of Ethiopian troops stationed on the border of this young nation. And now the Emperors order to mobilize on what he sees as a rebellion within his domains, confirmed to the Eritrean Council and President Awate that the Emperor had long awaited a military operation against their country and its people. However, in anticipation of these impending attacks from Ethiopia, acting commander and chief and President Hamid Awate had spent those first two months of the nation's existence, mobilizing troops and Dismantling and building any infrastructure he deemed necessary to facilitate the easy movement of supplies and troops as well as bogging down any further mobilization.
The long road to Adigles
In November of 1952 Awates first command as the newly named President of the Federation, was ordering the mobilization of 15,000 units of the Eritrean Sovereign Army (ESA) on the borders to defend Eritrea from any anticipated attacks. Armed with SMLE Mk III (1912 & 1916 Patterns) smuggled into Eritrea from the west shortly after independence, the ESA would move quickly to Dismantle the only rail tracks that still serve as a connector between Axum, Ethiopia, and Asmara in Eritrea. Dynamites would be set up all along the support beams for the tracks along with the long winding roads traversing up the hills towards Adi Kuala in the Debub region, 12 miles north of the border at the Mereb river.
The ESA would make its first stand with 9,000 troops set up upon that hill itself, digging up trenches and placing obstacles such as burnt tires, downed trees, dug-up holes, rocks, dead cattle, and other burning debris all along the road towards Adigles and all up and down the hill. Though many of the ESAs commanders thought it would be better to defend at the shores of the mereb river, fighting with the advantage of higher elevation was seen as a much better option. Rocks and rubble would be set up outside the town along the edges of the mountain, as guards keep watch over the Ethiopian advancement up the mountain. Maintaining hold of this road at the mountaintop would prove effective in having the large mechanized Ethiopian columns be bogged down by their attempts to drive up the twists and turns of this lonely highway connecting Axum to Asmara. About five Northover Projector Anti-Tank Gun / Grenade Launchers would also be set up and hidden at various points of these cliffs, manned by three personnel each as they are tasked with taking out any armor in sight.
The mountains outside Sanafe
Further east from Adi Kuala, Ethiopias armored column would undoubtedly have a much better time traveling through the relatively flat plateaus heading towards Sanafe, however heading north of Senafe towards Dekemhare, and then onwards to Asmara would be proven far more difficult for armored vehicles to travel as the roads would begin to traverse through many winding hills. Valleys, and mountains. It is all along those mountains that the remaining 6,000 personnel of the ESA would also make their stand against Ethiopia. Equipped with their understanding of the terrain as well as the ability to move lightly on foot, the ESA units would begin to set up trenches and dugouts within those mountains, setting up places for their BREN Light Machine Guns (LMG), and Ordnance ML 4.2-inch Mortar Heavy Field Mortars, giving them both the advantage of the high ground and the local environment to launch their attack from on top of The Valley and on to the attacking forces driving up the road down The Valley.
Eritrean homeland
While the Emperor attempted to appeal to loyal Eritreans, two different factions would begin to emerge from the Eritrean independence war, Muslim insurrectionists and Tigray Nationalists headed by the countrys Tigray Christian population. As Muslim Eritreans sound the drums of war from the towers of every mosque, calling upon Muslims to take up arms and fight against the tyrant infidel that is Hallie Selassie, with an open declaration of Jihad in the name of Allah and Eritrea against the Solomonic dynasty itself. Those calls for Jihad are hoped to be heard far and wide across the empire, in hopes that it would incite rebellion in the Muslim lands of eastern Eritrea and Somalia. In a similar fashion, Tigray Nationalists around the cores of Asmara would also spread messages of resistance against the tyrant in the Tigray regions of Eritrea, some would go as far as hiding amongst loyalist refugees headed towards Axum in Ethiopia, attempting to reach the largest Tigray city and spread the seeds of rebellion.
Back home, members of the Eritrean Council would begin discussing plans to evacuate the new government and its founders to Massawa as they set up a new center of operation. However President Awate had strongly opposed the idea of abandoning Asmara, as the city might become witness to a series of horrid aerial bombardments on a scale never seen before since the war, Awate felt it was still necessary to stay and fight with the people and the capital, as well as to remind the Christians and Muslims of Eritrea that this war is in the name of their liberties and unity and not their tribes. Preparations are made for the city to brave the storms of bombs raining from above, installing sandbags in sites of cultural significance, setting up trenches with wood covering for civilians to hide in, and planning out potential evacuation routes headed out of the city either north to the coast or west towards Sudan. Awate would attempt to embolden both his troops and country, in efforts to preserve the spirit and ember of rebellion against tyranny, today Eritrea makes its stand against the tyranny of Solomon, and today Eritrea calms upon her sisters in Oromo land, Tigray, Somalia, and many more to take their stand as well.
[list]VICTORY TO THE MASSES!
VICTORY TO ERITREA![/list]
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[list]JANUARY 1953
[sub]SANTA CRUZ DE LA SIERRA BOLIVIAN REPUBLIC [/sub][/list]
[list][list][pre]|LA REVOLUCIÓN NACIONAL: PROGRESO DESDE 1952-1953[/pre][/list][/list]
[LIST][LIST][pre]| NATIONAL REVOLUTION: PROGRESS FROM 1952-1953[/pre][/list][/list]
It had been a year since the national revolution which, after overcoming a coup by the military, had found success with the help of the national police. In that time, President Paz Estenssoro would construct his cabinet out of the coalition of liberals, social democrats and communists who had coalesced to see the victory of the Revolutionary National Movement (NMR) in the revolution. Faced with serious issues, the NMR under Paz Estenssoro would embark on a series of bold reforms promised during the National Revolution, including universal suffrage, education, and health restructuring.
In June of 1952, the revolutionary government implemented universal suffrage expanding the potential voter rolls and enfranchising the largely illiterate populace who represent 60% of citizens. Universal suffrage would further enfranchise the largely indigenous population, who represent 60% of the populace, as well as other minorities such as Afro-Bolivians. Women would also gain the right to vote, a major feat in the expansion of democracy in Latin America. With universal suffrage, the government has embarked on the Great Registration campaign, a mass movement designed to register all eligible voters before the next election in 1956. In 1951, 6% of the voting age were eligible to vote and 5% registered. By the start of the new year 1953 and following universal , 34% of eligible voters had been registered to vote demonstrating the effectiveness of the Great Registration.
Alongside the Great Registration came education reform which was designed to provide mandatory universal education to all Bolivian children. In 1952, 20% of primary school aged citizens were enrolled in educational facilities and 60% of the general population were considered functionally illiterate*. The Committee for Educational Reform would be created to deal with the implementation of the Bolivian Education Code which would enshrine the rights of all Bolivians as well as tackle the issue of educating the general populace and future generations. The Bolivian Education Code would further enshrine the right to universal tertiary education within the newly created National University System, a system of universities under the direct control of the Ministry of Education.
Although not directly impacting the daily lives of the populace, the MNR would further see a large-scale disbandment of the armed forces. The Armed Forces, who had previously attempted to usurp power and crush the National Revolution, would see its size reduced by 75%, its budget reduced by 30%, and the abolition of national conscription. With the diminishing of the armed forces' role, they would be placed under the direct control of the MNR, strengthening the armed wing of the party. As a result the national police and the national militia would come to dominate in internal security and public order usurping the historic role of the armed forces.
The Paz Estenssoro administration would achieve widespread success in its first few years in power and has delivered on many of the promises declared during the National Revolution. The MNR however is not without criticism and has been accused by detractors as being authoritarian. The party has, on many occasions, reaffirmed its commitment to the revolution and its guiding principle of Tridemism and has promised to continue its bold reformation of the state. Boldly the government will embark on agrarian reform, workers rights, the nationalisation of natural resources, and economic development. Critics and detractors will challenge the MNR every step of the way however the party and administration are confident in their ability to deliver on its revolutionary declarations.
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FIRST 4 X FMA IAE 33 PULQUI II ENTER SERVICE IN ETHIOPIAN AIR FORCE & AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE BEGINS
(ooc: Agreements made with Ran when he was La Plata)
Entering service in time for the initial incursions into Eritrea, 4 x FMA IAe 33 Pulqui II, referred to as NEAC Zara Yaqob 33 jet aircraft, have been spotted deploying from Mogadishu toward Aksum. Although mostly used for air-to-air combat and air superiority, the NEAC Zara Yaqob 33 has been authorized to utilize its cannons for air-to-ground strafe operations. The border region between Eritrea and Aksum has further been shut down by not allowing traffic to enter Ethiopia proper but for personnel and traffic from Ethiopia to enter Eritrea. Military and police checkpoints have been approved to be structured immediately. The goal: complete constriction and isolation of Eritrea into an open prison until submission.
Meanwhile, from Aksum, 3 x Su-2 recon light bombers have been deployed into Eritrea to conduct aerial reconnaissance around Asmara toward the border of Sudan and back around toward the mountainous regions of Eritrea to get an idea of any sense of local mobilizations and movements. The bombers have not been given authorization to begin bombing campaigns but to receive intelligence to be given to the Ethiopian Defense Command and commanding officers in Aksum. Haile did not want to conduct a blanket strategic bombing on Asmara as he is attempting to minimize potential death and to ensure a spiritual victory; however, Addis Ababa is prepared to utilize violent force to ensure law and order is upheld.
With the deployment of the light bombers into mainland Eritrea, Major General Buli has authorized 2 regiments (2,500 personnel per regiment) to enter Eastern Eritrea, where the monarchy had a more favorable acceptance than the dissidents in Asmara, from Mabra and Dayburu, Ethiopia and move in the direction of Tio, Eritrea toward Buya and Foro, Eritrea in a crescent move. The 2 regiments were informed to travel in loose formations with a combination of on foot and armored vehicles as Eastern Eritrea is more flat than mainland. Regarding the 35,000 personnel in Aksum, Haile authorized their entry into Eritrea; however, in the form of loosened waves not through the main road to Asmara (Adigrat and Ham Adey Me'At, Ethiopia to Asmara) but rather from Aksum to Dahro Conaad and Adi Ugri, Eritrea. The initial deployed armored vehicles (45 x Kedus Harbe APC, 10 x Yetbarak Main Battle Tanks, and 10 x Tatadim Tanks) would be sent in a blitzkrieg fashion but via the longer way to give the impression Ethiopia was only sending in ground troops. The 65 vehicles would leave Aksum north to Adi Ugri but then split into two groups:
[list][sub]Group A (35 vehicles) continue North from Adi Ugri to Asmara[/sub][/list]
[list][sub]Group B (30 vehicles) continue West on the high way toward Barentu then Northeast toward Hageza to enter Asmara from the North in a wrap around strategy to enter the city from two positions at two different intervals to provide confusion.[/sub][/list]
With the 35,000 personnel to enter Eritrea toward Dahro Conaad, Major General Buli has authorized the deployment of the prepared 4th Royal Corps (25,000 personnel) intended for reinforcements to enter the Eritrean mountainous terrain to flush out dissidence. There were to be no armored vehicles assigned to the 25,000 personnel to engage within the mountains in order to keep movement quick and agile; however, 30 x Tatadim Tanks have been authorized to be taken from storage in Abala to be sent to Ham, Eritrea to provide support as the tank is designed to provide heavy fire into heavy fortified positions. The 25,000 personnel have been designated to be supported by 7,500 personnel from Major General Buli's Arbegnoch ("Patriots") from Eastern Eritrea to mobilize toward Adi Keyh from Sanda and Tio.
Hearing of tampering on the rails between Axum and Asmara, the Ethiopian Royal Defense Command had a clear pinpoint area where Eritrean dissidence was located. From here, Haile approved for immediate engagement but in the way that lures the dissidence out to further confirm their locations in the area between Asrama and Aksum. Nonetheless, the Joint Chiefs of the General Staff seek to ensure a full encirclement of the area. With the news of rail tampering reaching the Defense Command, 3 x Su-2 recon light bombers have been deployed to the areas between Asmara and Aksum (Adilges, Adi Ugri, Adi Keyh, Ham, and Senafe) to conduct their reconnaissance missions and begin engagement against observed enemy movement around rail networks and mountainous terrain.
4 FRIGATES TO BE DEPLOYED TO CLOSE OFF ERITREAN COASTLINE
(ooc: Agreements made with Ran when he was La Plata)
4 of the 8 Frigates built in La Plata for Ethiopia in 1951, referred to as the Eskender-class Frigate, have been deployed from Berbera to Mitsiwa and Dilemmi to blockade direct coastal entry points into mainland Eritrea in the event foreign actors seek to supply weapons to aid Eritrean dissidents. The remaining four frigates have been placed on standby.
Reinforcing control of Mitsiwa, Haile has motioned for the Armed Force's Department for Logistics and Transportation to open up a supply route for weapons, ammunitions, supplies, and food for the deployed forces. The supply storages have been approved to be located in Mitsiwa, Dilemmi, and Badeda. Furthermore, Haile has prompted for 3,500 personnel to be deployed from Saylac to Mitsiwa to travel to Asmara from the coast. The 3,500 personnel would be accompanied by 45 x T-54 Main Battle Tanks, 20 x Yetbarak Main Battle Tanks, and 30 x Tatadim Tanks. Additionally, Haile would authorize the stocking up of products, including agricultural products at Eritrean docks as a bargaining chip to starve out Eritrean dissidents but to provide the food and products to villages more open and supportive to Addis Ababa.
MINISTRY OF MASS MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS CUT BROADCAST SIGNAL IN ERITREA TO BLOCK MISINFORMATION AND DISINFORMATION
With Eritrea's telecommunication network connected to Ethiopia's broadcast apparatus, the Ministry of Mass Media and Communications cut off broadcast signals, including radio, to reduce the outreach capabilities of Eritrean dissidents and rebels. The Ministry seeks to isolate Eritrea into "communication darkness" while Addis Ababa's radio signals and broadcast have been dramatically increased, especially toward the border region.
Furthermore, leaflets would be thrown out of planes over Eritrea of propaganda to support the Empire and depictions of a united East Africa living in harmony and peaceful existence under the Solomonic Dynasty. New radio broadcast shows and interviews supporting the Addis Ababa regime aired constantly and new propaganda music would be played over the radio and in public squares chanting and singing about the triumph of the King of Kings Haile Selassie, the powerful history of Ethiopia, and the spiritual renaissance that is coming forth through black empowerment. However, from the Jubilee Palace, Haile Selassie has made it clear that he wants the areas of dissidence to be left in the dark and to be completely isolated from all broadcast communication. Furthermore, Haile has further ordered for new measures to be put into place such as increased presence of police and security forces in Eritrea and increased presence of billboards, portraits, and street art depicting the Emperor and the glory of the Solomonic State to ensure dissenting populations understand they are being watched and they will not win this illegal rebellion.
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https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1795483
[sub]Update for the President's factbook![/sub]
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[list]January 1953
[sub]The Power of Heuss[/sub][/list]
[pre]D I E B U N D E S P R A S I D E N T[/pre]
[list][sub][pre]Theodor Heuss was the leader of the Free Democratic Party (FDP)
and the first Federal President of the Bundesrepublik. Possessing a largely ceremonial
role as head of state of the democratic German state, Heuss was considered by many
as the cordial, friendly balancing force to the stern, steel-faced Chancellor Adenauer,
and played a key role in maintaining multipartisanship and camaraderie in the halls of
power in Bonn.[/pre][/sub][/list]
THE OFFICE OF THE BUNDESPRASIDENT, BONN, New Provenance
[sub]THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY[/sub]
| The elder statesman and politician was 69 years old, but he was still going strong. THEODOR HEUSS was a renowned liberal and the President of the Federal Republic of Germany. So far, he was the first and the only person to hold the largely symbolic position, in a country that had not had a President since the Thirties, in the pre-Volkist Era. In the '49 national elections, a Bundestag vote was held to elect a new Federal President, as mandated by the German Basic Law. In a landslide victory, Heuss defeated Social Democratic nominee Kurt Schumacher by a staggering, double-digit margin. He was not a member of the CDU/CSU Christian conservative party, which held a small plurality in the Bundestag, but was rather the leader of the smaller Free Democratic Party, a liberal, market economist party that touted itself as the 'anti-communist' alternative to the SPD. It's leader, however, did not espouse partisan rhetoric like Adenauer of the Christian Democrats or Schumacher of the Social Democrats. Rather, as Bundesprasident and thus a highly important figure in keeping the government working, he focused on bridging the gaps between deputies and securing enough votes for key legislation proposed by both the Government and the Official Opposition. |
| Heuss strongly prided himself on his ability to support multipartisan efforts across the board, from supporting a CDU/CSU-backed resolution to provide tax credit to working Germans, to supporting an SPD-backed resolution to expand healthcare and education funding massively - the latter of which was opposed by the CDU/CSU-FDP-KON government. He was, thus, a controversial figure within his own party, but was highly revered and respected nonetheless. His personality, too, was indicative of his positions on government policy and how the government should work together to get things done. People who had met him described him as genuine, with a kind smile and a soft handshake. Opposition and government deputies alike called him a 'man with decency and character'. It was widely-known knowledge that Heuss was the 'balancing force' to the stern, hard-handed, and steely-faced Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, of the CDU/CSU. Of course, as head of state and head of government respectively, Heuss and Adenauer closely worked together and frequently communicated with one another. They had a positive relationship on the personal and professional level, according to those who were close aides knowledgeable on the regular interactions between Germany's most influential duo. |
| Heuss's influence and power was rarely wielded by the head of state because he considered doing so as a 'controversial intervention into matters that don't concern myself or my responsibility as Federal President', but now he sought to intervene in government affairs by providing his opinion on a controversial matter. Striding into the Bundestag in a rare appearance at the legislature, he shook hands with deputies on both sides of the aisle and adjusted his tan suit as he approached the podium and surveyed the room. It was a regular late January session, and the President had spent most of his day planning for his 70th birthday, and was thus interested in getting his speech done as soon as possible. |
[list]| [sub]THEODOR HEUSS, The Federal President[/sub] | "...It must certainly be a surprise to see me here, before all of you today, addressing a session of our Legislature. I myself have not walked through these halls in quite some time. However, I must personally provide my own opinion on a matter that will inevitably face this Legislature within the year, that being the matter of German rearmament. While I understand the sentiments of those who support it, and while I understand the reasoning for their supporting of the motion to rearm the German state, I must offer my dissent. I understand I do not have the ability to cast my own vote alongside the rest of you, but now, I make my stance clear. I do not believe that now is the time for Germany to acquire for itself weapons of war, lest we risk the building up of reputation we have been so tirelessly working towards for years. Our history is clear. Now is not the time. Perhaps in the future, Germany will afford itself the right to hold its own military power before the eyes of the world, but now, our country has more pressing issues facing it. We must work on reconciliation, rather than confrontation. We must work on reaching out, not handing each man a gun. We cannot any longer stand by as people die at the hands of combat personnel, as this very Legislature once did. I do not cast a vote, nor do I seek to wrongfully influence your decisions, but rather, I only seek now to impart my view ahead of your tackling of such an important matter."[/list]
| The Federal President held significant sway, and was likely to have some effect on the Bundestag's incoming decision on whether or not Germany should be able to afford itself the right to self-defense and border security and integrity. Heuss was ardently opposed; Adenauer and moderate SPD chairman Ollenhauer were in favor. The odds itself were not looking good, but the President was known to be firm even when the numbers were against him. Nonetheless, however, all knew that his speech was merely symbolic - he could not veto legislation from the Bundestag, and was only to ceremoniously sign whatever came to his desk. |
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[list]February 1953
[sub]Quezon's Final March[/sub][/list]
[pre]T H E F I N A L M A R C H H O M E[/pre]
TAFT AVE., JUNE 19 AVENUE, MANILA, PROVINCE OF MANILA, Provenancia
[sub]THE THIRD REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES[/sub]
| The mood was somber at best. PRESIDENT MANUEL ROXAS shook hands with the dignitaries and members of Congress present with a shadow cast on his face, a tight-lipped smile emerging every so often. His vice president, Elpidio Quirino, followed his Commander-in-Chief solemnly, nodding to those in the crowd. There were large crowds, faces downcast and colorful clothing non-existent, surrounding the car that carried the body of what many considered the country's greatest statesman, and its Second President. Manuel Quezon had served as President of the Philippines from its Commonwealth era in 1935, through the Japanese Occupation and his period as President-in-Exile from 1942 to 1944, re-elected in 1946, and choosing to step down from the Presidency due to old age and health concerns before the 1950 election, which saw him replaced by Liberal Party candidate Manuel Roxas. Quezon had come scarily close to death when he was hit with a bout of tuberculosis in 1944, but was saved by intervention from a personal friend, U.S. PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. |
[list]| [sub]MANUEL ROXAS, Former President[/sub] | "My strength may one day leave me, but that does not matter to me at all as long as that strength is passed down to the Filipino People."[/list]
| After leaving office in 1950, Quezon retired to a farm in Rizal Province to be with his wife and his children. He tutored his son, Manuel Quezon Jr., at the time 19, to prepare him to enter college to pursue a degree in Political Science. In 1951 and 1952, the former President was reportedly in and out of hospital. Despite being on opposing party lines, President Roxas and Vice President Quirino reportedly met Quezon in hospital several times throughout 1952. In early February of '53, Quezon suffered a stroke and was rushed to hospital in Manila, where he passed away on 9 February 1953, at the age of 74 years old. With his family by his side, President Roxas announced the passing of his predecessor on 10 February, declaring a two-week state of mourning and a holiday on the next day, Wednesday 11 February. Quezon's passing was received with great sadness across the country. Despite having relative inaction as President in the immediate postwar, he was still widely respected and revered even abroad. His wake was held publicly, and on 25 February 1953, his casket was marched along June 19 Avenue, which had been built under Quezon's tenure as the North and South Circumferential Road to link Navotas and Taft Avenue in Pasay, as crowds watched quietly and waved flowers. Quezon was buried next to Emilio Aguinaldo, who died in 1947 to a heart attack, at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Burial Site of the Heroes), where war veterans from the Second World War were memorialized. |
[list]| [sub]MANUEL ROXAS, Former President[/sub] | "There was never any greater pride for me than to have the opportunity to lead the Filipino People and do my best to make their lives better."[/list]
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[list][list]FEBRUARY 1953
[sub]The Hardest First Two Years[/sub][/list]
[sub][pre] W O R S T A N N I V E R S A R Y ![/pre][/sub]
[list][list][sub][pre]It is the duty of men who militate in all
sectors of public life, in all spheres of
Government, in all party associations,
to dedicate their efforts to the good
of the People.[/pre][/sub][/list][/list]
RIO DE JANEIRO, CATETE PALACE EVENING
[sub]THE UNITED STATES OF Brazil Toucan[/sub]
| Recently, President GETÚLIO VARGAS¹ completed his first two years in power, but the unresolved problems are only piling up: Brazils foreign trade debt reaches $850 million, cost of living increased 30% in twelve months, strikes for salary increases of 40% the 50% is happening across the country. The Communist party was on the rise. The ex-dictator (1930-45) who surprised all Brazilians when he returned to the Catete Palace seemed incapable of solving his problems. Worst Anniversary! commented the conservative newspaper O Estado de São Paulo. After two years, Senhor Getulio Vargas does absolutely nothing. Said Rios Correio da Manhã, The hour is ripe for demagogues. But Brazil will not have anything revolutionary. Political tension will not end in violence; voters who voted for Getulio in the 50 elections still like him. They blame high prices on the men around Vargas. To explain his lack of action over the past two years, they would likely accept the statement he made privately. |
[list]| GETÚLIO VARGAS, [sub]President of the Republic[/sub] | I never imagined that the first two years of my government would be difficult.[/list]
| In October 1952, the policemen went to the home of a retired Brazilian army colonel. That man was OLÍMPIO FERRAZ DE CARVALHO, one of the 22 officers and men in the area suspected of being key agents in Communist infiltration in the Brazilian army. The pro-Communist editor of an army journal, who was later expelled from office, Ferraz de Carvalho was president of the Communist-front Committee for World Peace in Belo Horizonte. In front of the policemen, the ex-colonel said he was going to change his clothes, but he jumped out of the bedroom window and fled. Knowing that the peace movement in Belo Horizonte was planning a meeting to re-elect the colonel as president, police and army men set a trap. When the colonel went to join the five former Communist Party leaders, the policemen arrested the Reds and surrounded the colonel. |
[list]| OLÍMPIO FERRAZ DE CARVALHO, [sub]Retired Colonel[/sub] | Im not getting out of here alive.[/list]
| The policemen were not sure if it was right to arrest a colonel, they also backed down. For three hours they stood guard until the local garrison commander was finally found. |
[list]| RANDOM BRAZILIAN MAN, [sub]Garrison Commander[/sub] | Arrest him by force if necessary![/list]
| In front of a large crowd, infantrymen arrested the colonel and took him to the military prison, where he will be tried and could be sentenced to three years in prison. The army said it would issue communiques to disown the retired officers who collaborated with the Communists. Justice Minister NEGRÃO DE LIMA² ordered the police to ban all peace meetings. |
[list]| NEGRÃO DE LIMA, [sub]Brazilian Justice Minister[/sub] | Evidence shows that communists are found in virtually every peace committee. These peace movements are just an excuse to spread communist propaganda.[/list]
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[sub]¹ GETÚLIO VARGAS, was twice President of Brazil (1930-1945 and 1951-1954).[/sub]
[sub]² NEGRÃO DE LIMA, was Minister of Justice (1951-53) under the Vargas government.[/sub]
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| Senofonte, although energetic, was starting to draw short breath as he entered the village to look for the runaway Arabian. Still not noticing the obvious, he would trot down the main street, seeing that his horse, although still nervous, had been stopped and had drawn out passerbys and locals alike. His face bright red like a ripe fruit, with sweat all over his bare torso, belt unmade, and feet brown from his race after the horse, he'd rest against a wall not far from the gathering and would shout to the croud, in Italian, while catching his breath: |
[list][sup]| Col. Senofonte Scalzo: |[/sup] "Gentlemen! That's...that's my horse! Keep him calm, while I...I...huff. Maledetto animale. Ahia!! E una spina nel piede, adesso?"
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Post self-deleted by Free Islamic State.
|1952 sep 12|City of mosul| Free Islamic State
|Is-Adn Mohammad:| "Dear my brother and sister, U.S.A, U.K, Italy, France, israel, Syria and Iraq have kill and destroyed our new islamic faith!" "BUT NO MORE RUNAWAY, BECAUSE WE WILL FIGHT FOR OUR NEW ISLAMIC STATE, may Allah destroy our enemy!"
The Free Islamic State army pull a trick to Senofonte, to think that the arab people runaway. The Free Islamic State army hide arab child and wife underground. A boy name Al-Farin hear horse footstep and Senofonte taking a low breath. Al-Farin run to signal the Free Islamic State army, Al-Farin say: "Al-Meera!,Al-Meera!,Al-Meera!, A man with his horse coming from down the main street of village shouting in Italian! Al-Meera got signal Al-Farin, She run with message to General Al-Mercaju, the arab and Free Islamic State join to ambush Italian force!
|General Al-Mercaju| "Send the arab horse man and Free Islamic State troops to down the main street of village, he is a spy!
While the arab man distract the Senofonte. The Free Islamic State troops give him signal to detonate.
|Arab man| I was sweaty when this man stop talking I give him death stare and shout "Allah abukar!"
The arab blowing himself, killing his horse and Senofonte leg and hand, he have injured his head and mouth. A loud yell of arab horse man and Free Islamic State troops "la!,la!,Ia!"
The Free Islamic State troops find him in the ground and take him to there Secret undergound base!
|General Al-Mercaju| Send telegram messga to leader of Italy.
Dear Italy, sending your spy troop to my land so you can go and kill our brother and sister, if you send more than we will bomb your ship and Industry! So pull back your troop away from arab and muslim people land!
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The Cyprus Times
Grivas Returns To Nicosia | 1 February 1953
Controversial Greek Cypriot politician and member of the National Front of Cyprus (EMAK), Georgios Grivas, made a surprising public appearance in Nicosia on 30 January during the Feast of The Three Holy Hierarchs. At the invitation of Archbishop Makarios, General Grivas spoke outside St. John's Cathedral, giving a fiery speech in which he demanded the immediate end of British colonial rule in Cyprus and expressed the determination of the National Front of Cyprus to pursue that goal through all means. "The people of Cyprus cry out for freedom. It is my sacred duty, and the duty of all Greek [Cypriot] patriots to fight for this freedom, and we will do so with all our strength. Therefore, with the blessing and support of His Beatitude Archbishop Makarios and of all the Greek Church, we [the EMAK] call upon the British Administration to immediately open negotiations for the swift cessation of British rule on Cyprus. Let Governor Wright and his administration understand this: In order to preserve the peace and security of this island such preparations must be made."
Speaking at the same event, Archbishop Makarios reiterated these sentiments. "In the interest of peace, I pray that the British administration will work towards the autonomy and self determination of all Greek Cypriots."
Governor Wright's office has thus far declined to comment but sources within the colonial administration have privately called the speeches, "positively treasonous." How Her Majesty's Government will respond to these provocative statements remains to be seen.
General Georgios Grivas is a former officer of the Greek Army, who served in the Great War and the Second World War. Since resigning his officers commission in 1946, he entered Greek politics. He is known as a fiery and uncompromising orator and one of the leading advocates for Enosis.
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Hello?
Imma go to Africa
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[sub]EISENHOWER ERA[I]![/I][/sub]
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Hello, I am SUPER happy that I'm in this new region.
But for safety reasons, if I see cussing in this, I am leaving and joining a new region.
Once again, thank you for letting me join.
Welcome! We dont do any of that here, we just RP nations ^^
Please read our Q&A!~
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I'm sorry, I don't do those
Look, I know I have only been here for about 3 minutes, but I have found a new life, somewhere else, but I will always come back if you guys need me, just send me a Telegram, anyway, I will be departing, Bye, for now.
welp
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[sub]Update![/sub]
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| DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF KURDISTAN - KOMARA DEMOKRATA KURDISTANÊ |
The Light of the Newroz Revolution, Part Two
[sub]| Amed Capital District
| June-August, 1952[/sub]
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Kurdistans socialist future takes shape in the shadow of new leadership and a revolutionary new constitution.
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[sub]The policy of this Council shall be nothing short of a complete reorganization of the state order and structure. All efforts of the state must be directed toward the national defense, the development of socialism, and the protection of popular interest. The whole of the body politic must be vigorously deployed to this end, undertaking any necessary sacrifice. All sovereign political authority shall belong to the people but must be expressed through the twin vanguard of the party and military.[/sub]
[sub]- GENERAL MAZAR REMMAN in a memo to fellow members of the National Revolutionary Council[/sub][/B]
By the beginning of June 1952, Kurdistan was politically unrecognizable compared to just six months before. IN that time, President Mustafa Barzani, Father of the Nation, had been steadily expropriated by the Kurdish Army and the rising tide of Kurdish leftism. In truth, these forces had been steadily eroding Barzanis personalist control of the KNP for years and forcing him to adopt increasingly leftist stances to maintain peace in the party. Whilst still President and Chairman of the National Revolutionary Council, and therefore ostensibly dictator, by now he held no actual power. Shortly following the May 23rd executive order which established the Council he was taken from the city to an illustrious compound on Lake Wan, where he remained under house arrest by the Republican Guard. Other senior members of the Barzani clan, including Mustafas brother General Ahmed Barzani, were exiled to their tribal hometown of Barzan in southern Kurdistan under military supervision. In early June the military dispensed with some formalities of their rule and publicly arrested several key government figures, including Prime Minister Celadet Bedirxan and 4 other ministers known to be loyal to Barzani. Notably, the former Speaker of the National Assembly, Kamuran Ali Bedirxan, was spared and was seen with General Remman at a leftist rally just days after his brothers arrest.
With the last major vestiges of opposition out of the way, Remman took his next steps. On June 12th, the Revolutionary Council officially convened its so-called Revolutionary Peoples Congress. In the building formerly occupied by the National Assembly, hundreds of delegates gathered. The event included over 400 cadres and officials from the Kurdish National Party, Revolutionary Party, and Workers Party. Not unlike previous congresses of the KNP, much of the event's outcome had been determined beforehand by senior leadership. Officially they convened as a constituent assembly representing the whole of Kurdish society and were responsible for drafting a new constitution for Kurdistan. But before that, an important political development was necessary.
With the ideologized pomp and circumstance one would expect, the three parties announced their official dissolution and merger into the Revolutionary National Labor Front (Kurdish acronym: EKNS). In a document labeled The Newroz Declaration, the party declared itself to be the vanguard of the Kurdish people and nation. It defined its main tenets as socialism, democracy, and the defense of Kurdistan. The party called for the radical redistribution of wealth and economic power, the creation of a democratic and nationalist peoples state, the strengthening of the military, and the expulsion of foreign imperialist influence both from Kurdistan and the Middle East at large. The document identified the revolutionary efforts of Egypt, Syria, the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and China as its models and called for their emulation. Additionally, the declaration emphasized the key role of the Kurdish Armed Forces, the Peshmerga, in the nation and party, identifying them as the defenders of and driving force behind the Kurdish people and national interest. A 260 member National Congress elected a 45-member Central Committee and from it a 12-member Political Bureau. General Mazar Remman has been declared First Secretary of the EKNS and Chairman of the Politburo, with Ibrahim Ehmed and General Ardan Reswan both elected Deputy Secretaries. The Politburo contained 5 military members and 4 civilians, with a similar ratio in the Central Committee. In this new party structure, the dominant role of General Remman was made overt and the increasingly powerless President Barzani was afforded no role.
A week later, the EKNS unveiled a new constitution, offering it to the public to be approved by plebiscite. The constitution identifies the nation as the Democratic Republic of Kurdistan and defines it as a unitary socialist republic, built on the principles of democracy, socialism, nationalism, and popular sovereignty. The EKNS is established to be the sole legal political party in Kurdistan, defined as the sole instrument of popular will, holding the leading role in Kurdish politics and government. The constitution is officially secular and states that Islamic jurisprudence is not the primary source of legislation. Despite this, the document states Islam is the dominant belief of the Kurdish people and stipulates that all elected officials be of the Islamic faith. It also defines the construction of a socialist and egalitarian economy as the primary economic goal of the government.
The central organ of the new government is the Peoples Assembly, a 212-seat unicameral legislature. The Peoples Assembly will originate all legislation and state policy, including approving or denying all nominations for Ministers, Governors, Judges, and senior military leadership. Its members will be elected to 4-year terms in multi-seat districts that correspond to the provinces. It also approves treaties and international agreements, judges the proposed annual budget, and holds authority to amend the constitution with a 2/3rds majority. Opposite the Peoples Assembly is the office of President of the Republic. The President is the head of state and of government, defined as chief of the Kurdish nation, sole executive of the government, and sole commander of the Armed Forces. The President is responsible for nominating all Ministers, Governors, Judges, and senior military leadership for Assembly approval. The President is nominated by the Peoples Assembly itself to serve a 6 year term without limits.
Ancillary to the Presidency and Assembly is the 12-person Peoples Court, meant to act as a constitutional and supreme court. Additionally, the constitution includes rights guarantees both for all Kurds and specifically for ethnic minorities in Kurdistan. Notably, this includes linguistic and cultural rights for the country's Arab, Assyrian, and Jewish minorities, as well as allocations within the Peoples Assembly. 10 seats are guaranteed for Arabs, 5 for Assyrians, and 5 for Jews. Finally, the constitution would entail a changing of the national flag, abandoning the Iranian-style red-white-green tricolor. The new flag would be a yellow-red-green tricolor with the 21-point Roj at its center, and a 5-point red star within that.
With the country still under martial law and Kurdish troops overseeing the proceedings, the Kurdish people voted in a meticulously organized referendum over the new constitution. Public approval was genuine and high in many of Kurdistans cities, where fears over foreign threats and rising support for socialist and revolutionary ideals culminated in considerable support for the Army and its plans. In Kurdistans many rural villages, however, feelings were less amenable. But as has become a tradition with Kurdish elections, public opinion has little bearing on the outcome. The EKNS found absolute victory and reported 92% approval for the new constitution. A decree of the National Revolutionary Council officially brought the new constitution into effect, founding the Democratic Republic of Kurdistan on June 25th, 1952. It was just days after this that it was announced that Barzani would be stepping down as Chairman of the NRC, to be replaced by Remman. Still on a secretive house arrest and having not been seen publicly in months, the once-dictator had rapidly slipped from the dominant force in Kurdish political life to imprisoned and powerless.
On August 12th, after the formality of parliamentary elections, the Peoples Assembly of Kurdistan convened for the first time in Amed. Kamuran Ali Bedirxan, having escaped the purges and now integrated into the EKNS, was restored to his post of Speaker of the Peoples Assembly. As was a given at this point, [B]General Mazar Remman was unanimously elected as President of Kurdistan by all 212 members of the assembly. In his first acts, President Remman lifted martial law and formally dissolved the National Revolutionary Council. The Peoples Assembly approved a slate of ministers and governors stacked with Remmans personal allies and many other influential figures in the Army and EKNS at large. Ardan Reswan remains as Minister of Defense and was concurrently named Minister of Internal Affairs. Mariwan Saleem, former ambassador to the Soviet Union and ally of Ibrahim Ehmed, has been named Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Delivering his inaugural address, President Remman decreed the nationalization of key sectors of the economy, including all factories, major production facilities, and all national infrastructure. He vowed that land reform was also imminent and that small Kurdish farmers would remain empowered and independent as a critical sector of the economy. The general also stated that the national defense must become a focus of the state and that all areas of society must be prepared to contribute to maintaining Kurdistans sovereignty. Years in the making and months in execution, the Newroz Revolution was complete in Kurdistan.
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THE NSI, THE JURIJ VEHA INSTITUTE AND THE ADVENT OF SLOVENE COMPUTING
[list][sup]THE HIGHWAY TO THE INFORMATION AGE
SLOVENIAMARCH 1953[/sup][/list]
The Universities of Ljubljana and Gradec had immediately taken a renewed interest in computing in the summer of 1948. The Small-Scale Experimental Machine, or SSEM, of the University of Manchester had debuted that June, entering the world stage as the first electronic stored-program computer through its use of Williams tubes. The mathematics faculties of the universities soon undertook an unofficial but nevertheless fierce competition: who could build the first domestic model employing a set of Williams tubes. A University grant purchased hundreds from the British patent-holders, and by the autumn the race was underway. Several prototypes emerged but were lackluster, and the United States debuted BINAC in 1949 before any genuine progress could be made. Some years later, howeverin early 1953it truly materialized. The University of Ljubljana, with a team spearheaded by France Krianič, Franc Galič and Lucija alamun under the mentorship of statistician Ivo Lah and groundbreaking mathematician Josip Plemelj, had done it. The Naprava za statistične izračune (NSI, Statistical Computations Device) successfully performed a series of calculations before a panel of Slovene Academy scientists in March 1953, eliciting such excitement that newspapers immediately latched onto the moment; public demonstrations of the machine were attended by hundreds, and it seemed that Josip Plemeljs 1954 Preeren Award had been doubly sealed. The team¹ was destined for academic celebrity.
Soon after the demonstrations, the Academy at last seemed to acknowledge the potential for a Slovenian computing sphere, and later that month the Jurij Veha Institute was officially inaugurated under the auspices of SAZU. Named for the eighteenth-century Slovene mathematicianwho authored several keystone papers and correctly calculated the first 126 digits of pi, then a world recordthe Institute was to be a publicly funded engine of computer development, making its work available to the Slovene academic and corporate world and drawing talent from across the country, even from the embittered faculty of the University of Gradec. Electronics manufacturer Iskra seemed especially interested in the Institute and its corporate leadership was present at its inauguration; that summer, Iskra officially opened a računalnitvo (computronics) division with a high-paid staff in Kranj that selectively sought out superbly performing students from the Universities of Ljubljana, Gradec, Trst, and Maadan. The NSI tests may well have been a turning point in the econo-scientific history of the Republic, with the Academy itself now driving forward computronic research.
[list][sub]¹ France Krianič and Franc Galič, both real distinguished mathematicians, were destined in our timeline to pursue careers in education. This universe drew them to computers. Lucija alamun is a fictional mathematics student from this timelines Istrian city of Kidriče; she matriculated to the University of Ljubljana in just 1951, but fast became absorbed in its computing race.[/sub][/list]
[list][sub]IN OTHER NEWS: The Slovene Foreign Ministry dismissed the alleged damaging of a Yugoslav (Ranponian) naval vessel by a German mine as a falsification, with Minister Leonid Pitamic calling it all too obvious; the ship was named Triglav, an important symbol of Slovenias national heritage, which Pitamic described as evidencing the intentional nature of the event.[/sub][/list]
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|1952 Aug 13|City of mosul, KURDISTAN | Free Islamic State
The leader of Free Islamic State, Is-Adn Mohammad have agree Kurdish revolutionary new constitution. But people of Free Islamic State want Kurdish to add new islamic faith into the revolutionary new constitution! The new islamic faith constitution have 15 islamic chairman. The new islamic faith constitution is the under Free Islamic State people, a state may declare an official religion, provided that basic rights including the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion or belief are respected for all without discrimination. This means that the existence of a state religion can be a basis for discriminating against or impairing any non-rights of adherents of other religions or non-believers or their communities.
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All heads turned to the Colonel as realizations set in. A few hushed whispers could be heard in doorways, and the mood of the rough dozen looking on seemed to change at once. The innkeepera somewhat plump, red-cheeked, aging man who was Franc to those who knew himtried laying a hand on the steed's shoulder as he looked to the Colonel. A long pause passed. Now, he no longer spoke in Slovene.
[list]Yours? the graying man managed in Italian through a thick provincial accentwhatever Italian he knew was clearly an understudied relic of a bygone era. Still, his tone unmistakably held an air of challenge.[/list]
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[pre]| MARCH МАРТ 1953 |[/pre]
[list][list][list][pre]USSR ★ UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS
Союз Советских Социалистических Республик CCCP |[/pre][/list][/list][/list]
THE DEATH OF STALIN:
THE MAN OF STEEL, DEFENDER OF THE PROLETARIAT FALLS ILL AND PASSES!
СМЕРТЬ СТАЛИНА:
ЧЕЛОВЕК ИЗ СТАЛИ, ЗАЩИТНИК ПРОЛЕТАРИАТА ЗАБОЛЕЛ И УМЕР!
[sub]The heart of Lenins comrade-in-arms and the inspired continuer of Lenins cause, the wise leader and teacher of the Communist Party and the Soviet people, Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, has stopped beating. ~ Pravda[/sub]
[pre]| Heavy was the room as Khrushchev, Beria, Molotov, Kaganovich, Mikoyan, Bulganin, and Malenkov as they looked upon the lifeless body of the once most feared man in the world, now only a corpse in a stuffy bedroom. The knowledge of the coming struggle would grow in the room as doctors confirmed to the Central Committee and Stalins Kin that the General-Secretary of the Communist Party of The Soviet Union Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin / Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili was dead caused by a Cerebral Hemorrhage which occurred during the night. |[/pre]
[pre]| The news was soon made public of the Iron Mans passing leading to a State of Mourning to be declared for 4 days across the Soviet Union and her Republics. Hundreds of Thousands stormed Moscow to pay their respects to the passed Leader alongside many foreign dignitaries from all Communist nations and the party heads of most communist parties. Speeches would be conducted by Khrushchev, Malenkov, Molotov, and Beria preceded by a moment of Silence across the Union. A military parade was held in his honor by the Moscow Garrison. |[/pre]
[pre]| For 9 Days Malenkov would be seen as the successor to Stalin acting as Premier and Head of the Central Committee. The Presidium protested this, causing Malenkov to relinquish head of the Central Committee but keeping his Premiership. This tense power vacuum would lead to alliances forming in the Central Committee to put a new leader of the Soviet Union in a fight of Reformers and Stalinists. The fate of the Soviet Union would be chosen in the halls of the Kremlin unbenounced to the Soviet Public. The Premier and Chairman of the Presidium would act publicly as co-leaders of the Union till Central Committee can name a true successor. |[/pre]
[list][list][pre]WORKERS OF THE WORLD UNITE![/pre][/list][/list]
[list][list][pre]ТРУДЯЩИЕСЯ МИРА ОБЪЕДИНЯЙТЕСЬ![/pre][/list][/list]
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[list]La Vanguardia
[pre]
MARZO 1953
MARCH 1953[/pre][/list]
[list][list]FORMAL REQUEST TO JOIN EEC; ASAMBLEA NACIONAL APROVES DESPITE OPPOSITION CONCERNS[/list][/list]
| MADRID Prime Minister Sebastián Ruiz has touted the line of progressive proposals in his Estado del país or State of the Country Address in the Asamblea Nacional. To increase and promote investment opportunities in industrial sectors of the economy, his party [PSOC] has proposed that the country join the European Economic Community. To fulfill the agenda for the country, it remains adamant that Spain joins its European partners in European harmonious development and trade, which serves as a turning point from the past of both world wars as well as the civil war that has encompassed both Europe and Spain.
As part of the ongoing efforts to charge those responsible and to honor those who died on the side of the republic, the ruling government has maintained a precedent for the reconstruction of Castilian society. Thus far the government has invested nearly 20 million pesetas into reconstructing social services and programs while subsidising commercial industrial services. The people's confidence in the government remains strong as an ABC poll indicates 81% of Spaniards favours Ruiz and his governments approach towards a free market economy for Spain, and government structures that will aid in educational and social development in a post-civil war Spain.
As a result of the continuity between the PSOC and the Opposition (PRC/Conservative Republican Party), the people have shown a preference for liberal spending ideals which boost social stability. However, Miguel Maura has labeled the recent push to include Spain in the European Economic Community a dangerous endeavor. However, his views were dismissed by many after Prime Minister Ruiz rebutted Mauras claim saying securing the future of our children should remain paramount. A formal request to join the EEC was submitted to the institutional seat in Brussels after all of the PSOC and 20 members from the opposition in the Asamblea Nacional voted in favour of the request. |[/list]
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[list][list][sub]March, 1953[/sub]
[sub]American Marshall Plan Helps Jumpstart the Turkish Economy![/sub][/list][/list]
[list][sub]Economic Overview[/sub]
[list][list][sub]How happy is the one who says I am a Turk! - National Motto[/sub][/list][/list]
| After the release of the latest economic survey of Turkey's economy with the beginning of 1953, it was excitedly reported that Turkey's economy saw it's first significant economic growth since 1935, almost over eighteen years of slow growth or outright stagnation finally overturned. Since the end of the second world war, the United States under the Marshall Plan heavily invested in the Turkish economy, pouring over four-hundred million dollars over the course of eight years. With the heavy guidance of American Mutual Security officials ensuring the Turkish government wisely invested the money into the economy, having to persuade on many occasions Turkish officials from spending the money on the military, the Turkish government successfully manage to triple it's gross national production over the course of eight years with the diligent efforts of American economic advisors. The economic boom from the successful investment into the Turkish economy resulted in a hundred million dollar surplus in income, a seventeen percent increase from the previous year. The sudden economic boom appears to be causing a domino effect in the Turkish economy as local economists report of a continued increase in economic growth and expect financial wealth for many Turks to rapidly rise in the incoming years. Turkey's economic boom combined with its industrialization efforts is seeing more militant members of parliament expressing a further increase in it's military budget as the nation's new yearly income is now capable of expanding their previous budget by around forty percent.
With the growing economy caused by industrialization, Turkey is importing around a thousand tractors monthly to fulfill it's needs while importing over two million tons of cereal, a sharp increase from the 1949 level of a hundred and twenty thousand tons of cereal. Compared to the previous year, Turkey overtakes Argentina as the world's fourth largest producer of wheat outside of the iron curtain. Appearing to be taking the initiative to help further give the economy a boost, the Ministry of Economy and Commerce under Minister Ata repealed several regulations that the president deemed to be restrictive and holding back business from thriving. Along with reducing the corporate tax rate to twenty five percent from its previous thirty percent. The ministry released a new program of subsidizing any struggling business that applied for government help. |[/list]
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Hello, I'm back, the other one I was in was SUPER quiet, so I didn't enjoy it, anyway, sorry I left.
I hope this is a good road to take.
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Question, How do you do that?
Ranponian
| Senofonte would stagger, limping, towards the horse, silent as he haphazardly tried to button up. He, too, was beginning to understand, although that realization remained hazy and slow due to to his inebriation. He would laugh as he replied: |
[list][sup]| Col. Senofonte Scalzo: |[/sup] "Yes! Mine... Thank you... Colonel Senofonte Scalzo, at your service... You're not from here, are you?"[/list]
| He would then look around, turning to the crowd with a jovial look. |
[list][sup]| Col. Senofonte Scalzo: |[/sup] "Now...Erm...Where can I get a glass of wine in this town before I head back up?"
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[list]JANUARY 1953
[sub]EL SUSTO ROJO: UNA HERVIDOR DE CÓNDORES [/sub][/list]
Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Gran República de la Nueva Granada
[sub]For the first year of the current presidency their remained public good will held between the military and the civilian liberal party due to their cooperation in the 1949 elections, which saw the ascension of Jorge Gaitán and the defeat of Laureano Gómez, a sympathiser of the dictatorial and totalitarian Axis powers and blatant admirer and open supporter of Francisco Franco before his defeat during the Spanish Civil War. The military had withdrawn their candidate Carlos Chalbaud from the election for a second consecutive time and mobilised security forces to guarantee the safety of all voters, preventing the dissuasion of liberal voters within the conservative majority central cities. This was despite concerns of liberal frontrunner Gaitáns links to communist elements who seemingly idolised him, alleged by both the conservative party and offhandedly by the National Security Directorate (DSN). [/sub]
[sub]However the informal alliance between the military and the liberals would be put into question the rapid deterioration of opposition leader Gómezs health, having suffered a massive heart attack in early 1951 leaving him permanently partially paralysed he would announce an indefinite retirement leaving his political rival and progressive counterpart former president Mariano Pérez to become the opposition leader for the conservative party. The military had always preferred Pérez to continue his presidency if they themselves could not win through their own candidate but Gómezs rise to conservative frontrunner before the 49 election had made this an impossibility forcing them to refocus on ensuring Gómezs defeat in spite of their reservations about Gaitán. [/sub]
[sub]With Gómez out of the picture the only person hindering reconciliation between the left and right wing that started under Pérezs former administration was President Gaitán who himself contributed to the backseating of Darío Echandía who had made strides within the liberal party to form a bipartisan alliance with Pérezs conservative government. Priorities had now shifted to dismantling Gaitán and his large extremist base, facilitating either a victory for Pérez, a reinvigorated Echandía or for the militarys own Chalbaud to usher in a power sharing system amongst the three parties. [/sub]
[sub]The military remained split for some time between then Army Section Chief Centre Rojas Pinilla and his commanding officers Marcos Jiménez and Chalbaud. Pinilla initially expressed support for continued civilian rule under Pérez while his superiors wanted to finally nominate Chalbaud for the 1953 elections. He would reenter the fold following Chalbauds assassination in Caracas on June 13th 1951 and his own promotion to Chief of the Army Staff after Jiménez had replaced Chalbaud as General Commander of the Armed Forces. Chalbauds death at the hands of alleged communist actors would be the nexus around which Jiménez would solidify the officers unity around himself. [/sub]
[sub]As the architect of the DSN, Jiménez would bring prior reports of President Gaitáns connections to communist and subversive leftist elements, most leading back to before his presidency, to the forefront of discussion among the military staff. The DSN alleged that Gaitán had been in contact Rómulo Betancourt, a prominent Granadine exile and former communist militant leader in Costa Rica, who offered to supply him with arms and money to launch a violent revolution against Pérez and colluded with Gaitán to support the 1948 Pan-American Students Conference a leftist opposition to the 1948 Pan-American Conference held in Bogota. It was also alleged that Betancourt supported the armed uprising in Bogota, commonly referred to as the Bogotazo in response to Gaitáns attempted assassination, leaving thousands dead and kicking off La Violencia. The DSN alleged that if Gaitán had lost to Gómez in 1949 that he and Betancourt wouldve attempted a communist overthrow of the country.[/sub]
[sub]For nearly two years the DSN would be tasked with investigating any possible, present or prior, links between Gaitán and communism or communist sympathies. His boycotting of the 1948 Pan-Am Conference and his subsequent refusal to cut relations with the Soviet Union, seen as a walking back of Granadas promise to fight communism, his association and welcoming back of Rómulo Betancourt from exile, his desire to establish diplomatic relations with the illegitimate Peoples Republic of China upon their victory up until June of 1950 and his hesitancy to engage in the defence of United Nations forces in the Korean Conflict, a potential connection with the communist guerillas responsible for the assassination of Carlos Chalbaud, his administrations cordial relationships with the socialist states of Spain, Peru, Yugoslavia and Kurdistan were all brought before the officers and the Chiefs of Staff. However there would be consensus that a formal impeachment would likely fail to pass and even if, is equally unlikely to result in his removal. Drastic measures would be brought to the table, including forceful removal. [/sub]
[sub]Jiménez and the chiefs of staff would wait until the transition of power between United States Presidents Harry Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower before exchanging the DSNs findings to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The communication would highlight Gaitáns overtures to the Granadine Navy and his deployment of noted socialist Wolfgang Larrazábal as the Naval Attaché to the United States claiming that Gaitán sought to sway the Granadine Navy into his personal security guarantors, making any peaceful transition of power away from him difficult and the possibility that he would again boycott the planned 1954 Pan-Am Conference, stressing the urgency of his removal and requesting US assistance in the event of a prolonged civil conflict, hoping to gain and/or maintain legitimacy through American backing.[/sub]
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The Former United States And The Enclave
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[list][pre]March, 1953 | Massawa, Red Sea Region, The Federation Of Eritrea[/pre]
THE BATTLE FOR MASSAWA AND ADIGLES[/list]
For the last two months the skies over western Eritrea, would be rather quiet except for the occasional roars of Ethiopias Su-2 recon light bombers echoing through the region, just flying above but not dropping their bombs. The Eritrean leadership was quick to recognize this as recon missions by the Ethiopian Air Force to scout out potential separatist movements and activities that had been reminiscent of the allied recon missions over Italian East Africa about a decade ago. The Ethiopian recons would successfully manage to catch what seemed like the movement of about 500 or so people through the desert from town to town. As the planes flew over Barentu, Gulch, and Teseney in western Eritrea, appeared ripe with revolutionary sentiment, almost every town was filled with young men training in the towns open square, it isnt clear what their numbers are or their objectives of training.
From time to time the Eritrean mobilizations would attempt to confuse the recon planes by appearing to look back whenever their approach is being heard echoing through The Valley, in attempts to confuse them about the directions they are heading. During a flight near the Sudanese border, the Ethiopian recons would also spot a train traveling eastbound, likely towards the town of Teseney, a mere 13 miles east of the Sudanese border, or no more than a 25-minute train ride from the border. It is unknown what this train coming in almost daily from Sudan is carrying, massive crowds of people would amass at Teseney specifically to unload the contents aboard that train before it rushes back to the safety of the Sudanese border.
Foro, The Eritrean East (February March)
The Ethiopians would face almost no resistance in the east as much of eastern Eritrea maintained loyalty to the emperor and therefore was part of Ethiopia's core lands. The southern regions of Eritreas Red Sea district would fall quickly to Ethiopian advancement however it is not known how the Ethiopians would maintain a clear line of supply and communication through the rigid arid mountain terrains leading to Buya, which was within itself nothing short of a tiny settlement amidst the mountain. However, Foro would prove more vital as it provided easy access through Eritreas coastal route directly into Masawa. As the Eritreans mobilized north from Tio, the people of Foro and the nearby villages of Zula and Afta had almost been oblivious to Ethiopia approaching, it wasnt until a messenger traveling by car from Massawa had warned the locals of the Ethiopian incision upon the sighting of their frigates off the coast. The people of the three villages were determined to resist whichever Ethiopian troops were headed their way, whether by land or sea. They however wouldnt be effectively equipped, with only about 5 of them armed with rifles, the rest are armed mostly with spears, stones, and bricks. Their largest asset however was the molotovs theyd craft against the invading troops. The women and children of all three villages would all be sent to the Zula mosque in the center of Zula village, while the young men of Afta and Zula would congregate in Foro to defend the road to Massawa. They would set up their uncovered positions mostly behind or inside the buildings that sit directly around the main road going through towards the port city.
The Battle of Adi Kuala (January February)
The earlier aerial strafes taken by the Ethiopian Air Force against the Eritrean position along the road between Daro Konat and Adi Kuala would prove to be ineffective, the Eritreans posted upon the cliffs of the Daro Konat roadway south of the main encampment would effectively be hidden and entrenched well into their environment. However, the northern encampment situated on the road at the entrance of Adi Kuala would suffer some casualties, with the death of at least three combatants caught in the line of fire. Soon after the attack, the encampment consisting of the largest military units would be ordered to desperate across the plateau, in groups of 1,000 troops each,3,000 units sent to protect the western, central, and eastern parts of the Dahro Connad village much further south at the end of the plateau, and another 3,000 other units would be withdrawn to four different defensive positions at the village of Adi Kuala. With the 500 Eritrean troops already entrenched at the road hills along the only road leading up this mountain, the remaining 2,500 units would be pulled back much further north to the town of Adigles, anticipating a possible pushback by the Ethiopians.
Upon setting up their positions in Dahro Connad and resupplying with help from the villagers, their time of waiting would come, and a young Eritrean boy came running into where the troops were stationed. The boy had been exploring the little trail that leads from their village down the mountain towards the Cudombasica ranch, upon seeing the movement of men in uniform heading up the trail, he knew they were the enemy and he had to go warn the villagers. Upon alerting the soldiers and the village, the women and children quickly evacuated to the nearby village of Adi Finii. The remaining soldiers and young men would quickly enter into hiding positions to give the Ethiopians a surprise attack. One soldier however would run to the outskirts of a village and begin to assemble all the dead grass and straws he could find to start a fire that would be his way of alerting the other troops that the Ethiopians have arrived.
As the small yet noticeable black smoke floated off into the clear Eritrean skies that morning, the sounds of gunfire would immediately ring out from across the region. It had now been clear that the battle for Adi Kuala had begun, from there 500 troops from the 3000, positioned in Adi Kuala would be sent to aid their comrades fighting the Ethiopians in Dahro Connad. Across the region, the civilians in Adi Finii, Adi Kuala, and Damba would also be crafting up weaponry and road obstacles from wood, glass tires and many more to try and stall the Ethiopian advancement through the mountains.
Meanwhile, on the main road, the 500 Eritreans hiding in the cliffs tasked with slowing down the Ethiopian armor would come face to face with the 45 armored cars and 20 tanks attempting to employ blitzkrieg tactics upon the rather mountainous and difficult terrain of Eritrea (there is only one way up that Hill/mountain, the road). As the vehicles are slowed down by the winding turns and twists of the Daro Konat road, the Eritrean units armed with five Northover Projector Anti-Tank Gun / Grenade Launchers would immediately engage with the lead of the convoy in attempts to stall them. However, due to the numerical and firepower advantage of the Ethiopian armor, the Daro Konat defense line would fall quickly with an Eritrean retreat as the Ethiopian tanks punched straight through and entered the village of Adi Kuala within the first weeks of February, only to be caught up in an urban battle within the village. Coming under the attack of grenades, molotovs, and obstacles such as burnt tires, boulders, cars, and trenches.
By the eve of March, the remaining 3,200 units caught up in the village of Dahro Connad would manage to retreat to Adi Kuala just in time to stall the Ethiopian armor there further before theyd move on towards Adigles. It is here that for the first weeks of March that a total of 5,200 units would put up a fight to contain the Ethiopian attacks. News reached the Adi Kuala entrenchment of the arrival of 2,000 additional recruits (who simply were taught how to duck, shoot, and cover) to Adi Ugri from Asmara, Dekemhare, and Barentu. It is after receiving this news that the Eritrean Sovereign Army would be given its orders to abandon Adi Kuala and withdraw back to Adigles, where the remaining 2,500 units from the original 9,000 had set up additional defenses. In Adigles, the troops would split up again. 4,000 would remain in Adigles to defend it while the remaining 3,700 would travel back up to Adi Ugri and quickly join the new army amassed there. The Eritrean Sovereign Army estimated that about 300 to 400 soldiers would be killed in the battle of Adi Kuala, which now falls to Ethiopian control.
The Senafe Pass, The Fall of Adi Keyh(February March)
While the war went rather slowly in the west, given its proximity to Asmara, the Ethiopian advancement would go rather quickly in the east. With the Eritreans entrenched in the mountains outside Senafe, the town itself would fall quickly to the Ethiopians, with only minor signs of resistance such as disgruntled locals who refused to aid or help the soldiers. As the Ethiopians set out towards Adi Keyh, they would finally meet heavily armed fires by the Eritrean Sovereign Army and other local militias, who proceeded to use Ordnance ML 4.2-inch Mortar Heavy Field Mortars to rain down bombs upon the road down The Valley and attempt to stop the armored convoys. However, due to being pursued by the Ethiopians through the mountains, the use of mortars would not yield greater results other than only slowing down the Ethiopians, in which the militias and Eritreans would quickly swoop in from The Valley in a series of raids from time to time. This process of striking and running would accompany the entirety of the conflict between the Ethiopians and Eritreans to Adi Keyh.
However once they had arrived in Adi Keyh, the Eritreans would take positions on the outskirts of the town while the Ethiopians took over the town. While planning an attack on the town to retake it in the name of Eritrea, a cooperative village woman would come in from town to report the arrival of additional troops to the village, to which she said they had come from Tio in eastern Eritrea. Upon receiving this information, the command had decided to abort the mission and fall back along the main road to Mandafar. From there the group of around 5,960 would split into two between 2,500 and 3,460 units. The smaller of the two heading north along a rural road to Halay across The Valley, while the larger one would head to Segheneyti. All across the trip from Mandafara to Segheneyti the Eritrean Sovereign Army would attempt to get the locals to help them with supplies and food, as well as recruits to help their cause. The ESA would manage to add a total of 500 new men to their ranks, putting their numbers at 6,460 units from each of the villages, as well as stock up on supplies from the different locations. In total 40 fighters would die during the constant raids between the Sanafe Adi Keyh road.
The Battle of Massawa (February March)
The Ethiopian navy had now installed a blockade on Eritreas only standing naval port, effectively cutting its access to the international world, its trade of goods, aid, and relations. Shortly after the Ethiopians would attempt to take the coast by amphibious landing in three regions of the Eritrean coast. The first, Badeda which is but a tiny sparsely populated fishing village is located well within the territories loyal to the emperor, Badeda itself isnt even recognized by Asmara as being a part of the Eritrean Federation. The second location is Dilemmi, where the Ethiopians would have a harder time there, not because of a spiteful population but because of a lack of population. Dilemmi is but a barren coastal desert land that is a part of the larger Dahlak peninsula, a land unusable for a storage warehouse This land is empty with the nearest town to Dilemmi being Massawa itself which sits across the bay, the third location.
Within the early weeks of February upon the arrival of the Ethiopian ships outside Massawa, an amphibious assault mission into the Eritrean coast would begin. The Dahlak islands then quickly fell into Ethiopian hands. By the later weeks of February, the Ethiopian amphibious missions successfully took Massawas harbor and brought the citys prominent assets under their control. By early March the Ethiopians would find themselves locked into a guerilla urban warfare with the Eritreans still using the very same weapons left to them by the Italians and British. Estimated Eritrean resistance cells in Massawa are about exactly 4,000 troops, and many more are training in the mainland.
And finally, as they are now in the midst of the march, the Ethiopians took control over the Massawan island, home to the citys only port. With the islands gone, the Massawa resistance had withdrawn west of the only bridge connecting the two land masses and destroyed it by setting it ablaze, effectively severing Ethiopian troops in Massawa from the mainland. From there the Eritreans would implement the use of Ordnance ML 4.2-inch Mortar Heavy Field Mortars upon enemy positions in Ethiopia, specifically its harbor which is hoped to destroy the warehouse and fueling tanks left on the port. As the Eritreans maintain control of the mainland, it would be a matter of time before Ethiopian troops would press Massawa. The citys population had already either gone into hiding or escaped the smoldering smoke billowing from the portal city. The initial Eritrean forces in Massawa numbered around 5,000, however, many would be under-equipped using rifles from the colonial era and ones predating the first Great War. About 120 Eritrean soldiers have been reported dead from the first weeks of the battle in the island port.
The Soul of Eritrea, Battling Propaganda (February March)
As various towns, villages, and cities come under Ethiopian occupation, morale would start to diminish amongst the Christian and Tigray populations, as the war would affect them the most given their majority in these currently occupied regions of Eritrea. Though in the favor of the Ethiopians, not much would be done in resistance against the emperor, many Christians were hopeful that the return of Solomon's rule to Eritrea would put them back in more positions of power but many would begin to realize Ethiopia is surely going to install its absolute rule over Eritrea, making nothing more than a province.
While the barrage of leaflets from Ethiopian planes rain down upon Eritrea, the Christians would begin to install doubt and fear in Asmara and amongst the ranks of the council, which was put in charge of governing that it s nation. The lack of spirit in the capital itself had become a worry to president Hamid Awate, who had secretly conspired with other Muslim members of the council to withdraw the governments center of operation to Nakfa.
While eastern Eritrea suffered the full being of the war coupled with complete silence of their conditions under the occupation, the resistance would still maintain a clear line of communication between Eritrean strongholds thanks to the telegram systems preserved from the colonial occupation. Ethiopian planes would also begin to notice numerous movements throughout the western regions. Cities like Teseney, Gulch, Akordet, and Barentu would be bustling with activity and movement. On reconnaissance missions flying over NakFa, massive piles of sand would be found at various parts of the village and what looked like holes. A week later in early March, the planes would catch similar events happening at the feet of the Sebderat mountains, right on the border with Sudan.
While the Ethiopian withheld food from Eritreans on the coast in attempts to turn them over to their side, Central Eritrea would still manage to live on the farms it has within its territory, however, the movement of these products and supplies took longer with the difficulty of terrains. In western Eritrea where the Ethiopians lack control, the line of communication and the movement of food, supplies, and goods with the outside world would be entirely uninterrupted, likely due to the proximity these cities are to the Sudanese border and therefore Sudanese aid. While the Sudanese Government officially maintains a stance of disinvolvement in the conflict, the actions of Sudanese aid workers and volunteers are only to be the doing of their own. While Eritrea is being silenced to the other regions of the Ethiopian empire, its messages would still be caught by the telegrams and communication assets it has had with Sudan during the years of allied occupation. From there Eritrean officials would attempt to spread the news of the conflict through various media agencies in Khartoum, Port Sudan, and any other international hubs of trade and communication. Eritrea refuses to go out silently and shall make its voice heard while it fights its ferocious battles.
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[list][list]APRIL 1952
[sub]The Aldermaston Experiment[/sub][/list]
[sup]A Singular¹[/sup][sub][pre] C O U R T S O F E N G L A N D [/pre][/sub]
[pre] A L D E R M A S T O N [/pre]
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King George VI
From Canada to the Australia,
from Singapore to Nigeria, from
the Caribbean to East Africa
H.R.H. reigns united an Empire,
Commonwealth, & Postwar Effort.[/pre][/sub][/list][/list]
HIGH EXPLOSIVE RESEARCH, ALDERMASTON MORNING
[sub]BERKSHIRE, ENGLAND, Great Britain Gb[/sub]
| The British atomic weapons program had been established in 1950 under the Ministry of Supply's High Explosive Research program a name designed to deceive. The Ministry of Supply was the U.K. government agency responsible for coordinating supply and production between the three branches of the British Armed Forces, and had generally been neglected in the Postwar, with its use dwindling as Peacetime Efforts and appetite for austerity grew significantly with the re-election of SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL into No. 10. The High Explosive Research Program was later in 50 renamed to the ATOMIC WEAPONS RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT AWRE and was transferred to the former RAF Air Base, Aldermaston. The history of Britains quest for nuclear capabilities, however, extend further back into time. |
| At HARWELL, August of 1947, the first British nuclear reactor, known as the Graphite Low Energy Experimental Pile (GLEEP) went critical. This was undertaken by Britains ATOMIC ENERGY ESTABLISHMENT (AEE), which had been directed in early 47 by the Cabinet Sub-Committee to begin preparing a programme for Britain to secure its own Nuclear Potential, as fears of American Isolationism began growing, coupled with increased worries over the unilateral withdrawal by Washington from the 1943 Quebec Agreement which pledged Washington to sharing nuclear technology with London. At the Montreal Laboratory, British scientists developed BEPO, a larger reactor that went critical on 5 JULY 1948. The success of BEPO secured for the AEE the sufficient reports needed to be officially recognized by the House of Commons, who voted to drastically increase the programs funding after over two years operating in secrecy. CHRISTOPHER HINTON, Baron Hinton of Bankside, operated these reactors from a former Royal Ordnance Factory in Risley, Lancashire. They through GLEEP, BEPO and other, larger reactors were responsible for providing valuable insight and technical and mechanical experience and expertise that could be used on both even larger reactors, and the HER that would come shortly thereafter. Through this time, alongside HINTON, the British nuclear development programme was also overseen by CHARLES PORTAL, who served as CONTROLLER OF PRODUCTION (ATOMIC ENERGY) from the Ministry of Supply.|
| After the opening of the ATOMIC WEAPONS RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT (AWRE) in 50, WILLIAM PENNEY took over the reins of the program and re-directed its primary focus to the design and development of nuclear weapons from RAF Base Halstead then to Aldermaston in 1951. Development proceeded fairly rapidly thereafter, and by the same time next year, it was projected that nuclear testing would be able to take place shortly. |
|The next key struggle of the programme would be locating a sufficient place to test the experimental device. To British Intelligence, only two other nations had previously tested a nuclear weapon prior the UNITED STATES and the SOVIET UNION. Initially, the Ministry of Supply offered the Australian Outback as a potential candidate, but other parts of the Government responsible for Commonwealth Affairs turned the proposal down. A remote Pacific island of which London had jurisdiction over many was also proposed, but more remote ones, those further out into the Pacific, were ruled out due to geographic complications of delivering the device to the island. Eventually, with directive from the Prime Minister's Cabinet, the MONTEBELLO ISLANDS, off the coast of Western Australia, was finally selected. As critical moments in the development of Britains nuclear weapons continued to approach and provide key milestones for the team at ALDERMASTON London prepared to become THIRD IN THE WORLD. |
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[list][list]MARCH 1953
[sub]Death of Stalin[/sub][/list]
[pre] A P A S S I N G [/pre][sup]A Series¹[/sup]
[list][list][sub][pre]The evil men do lives on after them.[/pre][/sub][/list][/list]
[list][sub]Susan Eisenhower said there was considerable debate in her grandfather's administration on how he should respond to Stalin's death. He stated the administration's commitment to peaceful policy in his first speech to the American people, titled "Chance for Peace. It very clearly laid out the basic principles of the free world . . . and it told the Soviets what they could do to indicate that a new era had begun," she said. "The speech made it clear the United States would not attack the Soviet Union during its period of high vulnerability."[/sub][/list]
INT. CULTER RESIDENCE, H STREET NW NIGHT
[sub] WASHINGTON D.C., Paramountica[/sub]
| Townhouses in Washington, DC, built for the city's elite, who tend to be diplomats and government employees. A grumpy old man with a white hair overcomb and glasses descends the stairway at the home of ROBERT CUTLER while dressed just in his robe and pajamas. The man coming down the stairs is National Security Advisor Mr. CULTER, whom Eisenhower appointed. The National Security Advisor is the highest-ranking staff member in the West Wing of the White House who advises the President of the United States directly on matters of national security. Because the phone in the downstairs living room won't stop ringing, he had to come down there to answer it. The interior of the house is tasteful without being ostentatious; it has oak paneled walls, polished wooden flooring, and the most up-to-date European furniture for the tables and sofas. He reaches for the desk and grabs the black phone with the rotary dial. It's 2:00 in the morning, and this line is restricted to legitimate government agencies only. |
[list]| ROBERT CUTLER, [sub]National Security Advisor[/sub] | Cutler speaking.
| ALLEN DULLES, [sub]Director of the C.I.A.[/sub] | Robert, This is Dulles.
| ROBERT CUTLER, [sub]National Security Advisor[/sub] | Well good morning, Director.
| ALLEN DULLES, [sub]Director of the C.I.A.[/sub] | Uncle Joe has had a stroke and is either dead or dying . . . Do you think I should wake the boss up?[/list]
| CUTLER ponders for a moment. |
[list]| ROBERT CUTLER, [sub]National Security Advisor[/sub] | . . . No, Allen, I wouldnt. He gets up at six . . . Why not wait until then. When you call him, why don't you say we will be waiting in his office at 7:30?[/list]
INT. OVAL OFFICE, WEST WING, THE WHITE HOUSE MORNING
[sub]WASHINGTON D.C., Paramountica[/sub]
| President DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER enters the Oval Office. The PRESIDENT, this morning a plaid Brown suit, tan brown tie, dark polished brown shoes and a clean white collared shirt. Before entering, he passes and smiles towards his secretary, ANN WHITMAN to her, whenever IKE wears brown, it means it will be a rather difficult day. Entering the Office at 7:30 A.M., Nat.Sec. Advisor CULTER and Director DULLES were already there along withJAMES GAGERTY, White House Press Secretary and presidential assistant Mr. C.D. JACKSON, who used to be one of Madison Avenue's most skilled worship and former publisher of Fortune magazine. All men rise as the PRESIDENT enters, who proceeds to ask them to sit down. After a while of explaining the situation at hand, The PRESIDENT is deep in thought towards the situation at hand. |
[list]| DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, [sub]The President[/sub] | What do you think we can do about this?
| ROBERT CUTLER, [sub]National Security Advisor[/sub] | . . . Mr. President, neither the State Department or the Defense Department have contingency plans for a matter like this, it is impossible to truly calculate how Moscow shall react...but Mr. Jackson and I have both drafted up statements for you.[/list]
| Pleased with the fact that at least statements were already drafted, for the next two hours they worked to combine the two statement drafts into one, afterward the agenda resumed normally with a regularly scheduled meeting of the NSC Shortly before Noon, The PRESIDENTs statement concerning STALINs state of health was released to the press: It was rightfully so, carefully crafted, The Soviet dictator was neither praised nor vilified, but the sympathy of the American People were noted, even if the statement didnt even mention STALINs name at all. |
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[sub]𝐖 𝐀 𝐒 𝐇 𝐈 𝐍 𝐆 𝐓 𝐎 𝐍[/sub][/list][/list][/list][/list]
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[pre]MARCH 4th At this moment in history when multitudes of Russians are anxiously concerned about the illness of the Soviet ruler, the thoughts of America go out to all the people of the U.S.S.R . . . Regardless of the identity of government personalities, the prayer of us Americans continues to be the Almighty will watch over the people of that vast country and bring them, in His wisdom, opportunity to live their lives in a world where all men and women and children dwell in peace and comradeship."[/pre][/list][/list]
| It was a document designed to reflect as The PRESIDENT desired, to extend a friendly gesture, an overture for peace without directly doing so. The Cold War rhetoric was kept to a low minimum, and the reference to God was designed as much for the Paramerican consumption as for the Soviets. The message was unmistakable no doubt, to the Kremlin. A day later, on March 5th 1953, Soviet dictator Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin passed away, the official American response was rather straight and formal. The PRESIDENT made no personal statements about the matter, awaiting to see what the newly appointed Georgy Malenkov would do . |
[list][list][list][list][sup]𝐔𝐒 𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐘[/sup]
[sub]𝐌 𝐎 𝐒 𝐂 𝐎 𝐖[/sub][/list][/list][/list][/list]
[list][list][sub][pre]FROM: STATE DEPARTMENT, U.S.
AMERICAN EMBASSY IN MOSCOW, U.S.S.R.
TOWARDS: SOVIET FOREIGN OFFICE IN MOSCOW, U.S.S.R.[/pre][/sub][pre]The Government of the United States of America tenders its official condolences to the Government of the U.S.S.R. on the death of Generalissimo Joseph Stalin, Prime Minister of the Soviet Union.[/pre]
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S.S.U.R conduct experiment that went wrong!
|Aug 13 1953 5:03am| Erdő Háza Ökoturisztikai Látogatóközpont és Vadaspark
At 5:03am, a loud Shake wake the people in hungary and austria border. The Shake last for 6-5 hour, 604 house was destroyed. 35 people was injured and 2 death. A broadcast emergency has sent a emergency message.
|S.S.U.R|
The people of hungary and austria, do to experiment that went wrong! A top secret machine call Type-0, Have made to cause a huge shake by vibrate ground of the earth. The machine Type-0 have not be destroyed but open a nuw diumeison dour.
Warning!
No people are not allow to go Erdő Háza Ökoturisztikai Látogatóközpont és Vadaspark, peolp who goes there will be killed!
S.S.U.R
Socialist.Sopron.Union.Research
| DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF KURDISTAN - KOMARA DEMOKRATA KURDISTANÊ |
Peoples Assembly Passes Major Land Reform
[sub]| Amed Capital District
| March, 1953[/sub]
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Land and power shifts to Kurdistans poorest farmers in one of President Remmans first major programs.
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[sub]Agriculture is a crucial part of the Kurdish economy. If we are to eliminate economic oppression and injustice to achieve socialism, it must be the place we start. The bounty of our land is produced not by the landowner but by the worker and thus by all reason it should belong to the worker.[/sub]
[sub]- General Mazar Remman, President of Kurdistan[/sub]
While President Remman and the EKNS have been in power in Kurdistan for just over 6 months, much of this early period has been preoccupied with matters outside national policymaking. In his haste to take power, Remman had alienated a fair number of supporters who felt either left behind or unrewarded for their support. Thus the intervening months have been spent by President Remman and the Politburo divvying up the spoils of the revolution, awarding governorships and important bureaucratic positions. With his position secure and his underlings satisfied, Remman turned his attention to the nation.
The Peoples Assembly signed into force the General Articles on Land Ownership, nationalizing all agriculturally productive land in Kurdistan as well as all agriculture-related companies and businesses. This ends the rule of aristocratic tribal landholders who hold the vast majority of arable land, often leased to or worked by poor tenant farmers. The primary purpose of the law would be to directly redistribute that land back to farm workers, often the very same who worked the land previously. Land ownership has been capped at 300 acres, with an additional 50 acres allocated per child in a family, beginning with the 3rd child. Those who would lose land under these would be compensated at the wholesale value of the land as well as with a 20-year bond equal to three times that value. Land previously owned rather than leased was immediately returned to its owners under perpetual lease at a nominal rent.
The law also establishes several new state-owned companies to interact with the agricultural industry, some under the management of the Ministry of Agriculture and some under the Ministry of Commerce. Additionally, farmers with less than 20 acres would be eligible to fold their land into cooperatives owned and operated by the farmers with ownership proportional to the amount of land held. This allows farmers to attain cheaper prices from state-owned companies and guarantee better access to credit, especially from a new agriculture-oriented credit union sponsored by the state. Lastly, the bill establishes a system of grain sale to the government at between 1.5 and 2 times the market price, ensuring solvency and increased income for farmers.
The immediate effect of the law is that over a hundred thousand Kurds have suddenly acquired ownership over the land they work and the rights to its output. It represents a major step toward what the government has described as major goals in the socialization of Kurdistan's economy: the alleviation of rural poverty and the advancement of agriculture, which is a major employer in the nation.
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[list][list]DECEMBER 1952
[sub]Eve of Hanukkah, 5713[/sub][/list]
[pre] S P I E L B E R G [/pre][sup]A Series¹[/sup]
[list][list][sub][pre]I don't dream at night, I dream at day, I dream all day; I'm dreaming for a living.[/pre][/sub][/list][/list]
[list][sub]The Greatest Show on Earth is a 1952 American drama film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille, shot in Technicolor and released by Paramount Pictures Set in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, the film stars Betty Hutton and Cornel Wilde as trapeze artists competing for the center ring and Charlton Heston as the circus manager. James Stewart also stars as a mysterious clown who never removes his makeup, and Dorothy Lamour and Gloria Grahame also play supporting roles.[/sub][/list]
EXT. THE FOX THEATER, PHILADELPHIA NIGHT
[sub]PENNSYLVANIA, Paramountica[/sub]
| They had driven into Philadelphia from New Jersey, and now, in the Winter of 1952, were standing in a line that wrapped around the red brick walls of the theater. The air was freezing, as STEVEN SPIELBERG, age 6, stands there alongside parents, ARNOLD & LEAH. His eyes are wide, he looks incredibly petrified, on the verge of tears even. |
[list]| ARNOLD SPIELBERG, [sub]Computronics Engineer[/sub] | Awwh dont be scared!
| STEVEN SPIELBERG, [sub]Kid[/sub] | Itll be dark in there, you said that! . . . I dont wanna go in![/list]
| ARNOLD SPIELBERG, 37, a computronics engineer for RCA, one of the best in America; kneels down, wearing a fedora and round glasses, a sports jacket and bowtie, looking at STEVEN. |
[list]| ARNOLD SPIELBERG, [sub]Computronics Engineer[/sub] | But itll be fun! All WEEK youve been so excited, your first movie ever! Itll be
| STEVEN SPIELBERG, [sub]Kid[/sub] | But the people are GIGANTIC!
| ARNOLD SPIELBERG, [sub]Computronics Engineer[/sub] | What people?
| STEVEN SPIELBERG, [sub]Kid[/sub] | Y-You said the people in the movie are gigantic.
| ARNOLD SPIELBERG, [sub]Computronics Engineer[/sub] | No haha, no, see because of the big screen theyre on, but theyre not really gigantic, right?[/list]
| ARNOLD turns to look at LEAH SPIELBERG, 33, short blonde hair, her own quirky sense of style and inventive. |
[list]| LEAH SPIELBERG, [sub]Inventive Mother[/sub] | Theyre like dreams
| STEVEN SPIELBERG, [sub]Kid[/sub] | Dreams are scary!
| LEAH SPIELBERG, [sub]Inventive Mother[/sub] | Some dreams are, but this gonna be a nice one, about a circus, and clowns and acrobats and
| ARNOLD SPIELBERG, [sub]Computronics Engineer[/sub] | You wanna know how it works? Theres a big machine called a projector, inside theres a massive light and it projects photographs of what your mother said, of clowns and acrobats
| LEAH SPIELBERG, [sub]Inventive Mother[/sub] | And elephants! And . . . um, happy things!
| ARNOLD SPIELBERG, [sub]Computronics Engineer[/sub] | Projecting means it sends them out, like light from a HUGE flashlight . . . These photographs move past the light REALLY fast, at 24 pictures per second! Now in your brain each picture stays for about a 15th of a second Thats called the persistence of vision. These pictures move past faster than your brain can let go of them, and thats how the movie projector tricks us into believing that MOTIONLESS pictures are moving . . . a moving picture![/list]
| STEVEN remains baffled however, as LEAH kneels down to STEVENs level, and places a gloved hand to his face with a soft smile. |
[list]| LEAH SPIELBERG, [sub]Inventive Mother[/sub] | Movies are dreams, dolly . . . that you never forget. Just wait and see, when its over, youll have the biggest sloppiest smile on your face.[/list]
| STEVENs anxiety starts to give way. ARNOLD pleased by this, whenever LEAH is able to talk STEVEN to settle, as the line starts to move finally |
[list]| ARNOLD SPIELBERG, [sub]Computronics Engineer[/sub] | Theyre letting us in, come on, lets go![/list]
| The line keeps moving, closer towards the entrance of the Greatest Show on Earth, directed by Cecil B. DeMille. |
EXT. SPIELBERG AUTOMOBILE NIGHT
[sub]HADDON HEIGHTS, NEW JERSEY, Paramountica[/sub]
| The flicker pr a projectors color beams crossed and danced in the thick, cigarette-smoke-filled air, the beams of color merged and projected the film onto the big screen and now the colors of Christmas lights illuminated every house basically on every street. STEVENs parents drove the turquoise colored-sedan as STEVEN sat in-between them. |
[list]| LEAH SPIELBERG, [sub]Inventive Mother[/sub] | So . . . What was your favorite part?[/list]
| STEVEN, still shaken by the entire experience the moving train that ploughs into the stalled train, and sheer, visceral terror like 2001s star gate sequence. |
[list]| LEAH SPIELBERG, [sub]Inventive Mother[/sub] | . . . Steven! What do you want for Hanukkah?[/list]
| Still, no answer, LEAH turns to ARNOLD concerned, deeply concerned the way a mother would. |
[list]| ARNOLD SPIELBERG, [sub]Computronics Engineer[/sub] | I told you this wasnt a good idea . . . not with all of his a-n-x-i-e-t-i-e-s . . .
| LEAH SPIELBERG, [sub]Inventive Mother[/sub] | Kids his age have big i-m-a-g-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-s!
| STEVEN SPIELBERG, [sub]Kid[/sub] | No fair, spelling out the long words![/list]
| STEVEN pouts in return, as ARNOLD turns the American-manufactured sedan automobile onto Crystal Terrance Avenue, decked every house with Christmas lights as far as ARNOLD could see. |
[list]| ARNOLD SPIELBERG, [sub]Computronics Engineer[/sub] | The lights change how everything looks! Its hard to find our house, wow.
| STEVEN SPIELBERG, [sub]Kid[/sub] | Ours is the dark one with no lights . . . thats what I want for Hanukkah.
| LEAH SPIELBERG, [sub]Inventive Mother[/sub] | What?
| STEVEN SPIELBERG, [sub]Kid[/sub] | Christmas lights.[/list]
| SPIELBERGs parents just laugh as they pull onto the driveway. |
[list]| LEAH SPIELBERG, [sub]Inventive Mother[/sub] | Sorry Dolly, Jews dont get Christmas lights.
| ARNOLD SPIELBERG, [sub]Computronics Engineer[/sub] | That's right, we get Eight nights of candlelight![/list]
| ARNOLD parks the car, as LEAH opens the door. |
[list]| LEAH SPIELBERG, [sub]Inventive Mother[/sub] | Come on Dolly, think of something else and lets get inside before your father starts singing Al HaNissim.[/list]
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[sub]¹ SPIELBERG: being a continuous RP series about the life and times of Steven A. Spielberg; director of Jaws, Indiana Jones, E.T., Jurassic Park & Co.[/sub]
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[list][list]APRIL 1953
[sub]Jânio Quadros for Mayor![/sub][/list]
[sub][pre] S Ã O P A U L O N E E D S C H A N G E [/pre][/sub]
[list][list][sub][pre]It is the duty of men who militate in all
sectors of public life, in all spheres of
Government, in all party associations,
to dedicate their efforts to the good
of the People.[/pre][/sub][/list][/list]
SÃO PAULO, STATE OF SÃO PAULO MORNINGTIME
[sub]THE UNITED STATES OF Brazil Toucan[/sub]
| The people of São Paulo are fed up with rising food prices, wage cuts and government corruption and now they want change. In a municipal election where they were supposed to choose a new mayor, they voted 2-to-1 for a rank outsider. Then came a wave of strikes that threatened to paralyze the entire city. What bothered the clerks and workers alike was the unbearable pressure of ten years of rising prices. Despite the promises the government made to the people, food costs was 27% higher than a year ago; the price of rice almost doubled because the neighboring state of Rio Grande do Sul put an embargo on shipments to avoid shortages in the state itself. Electricity rationing caused by the drought reduced the factorys working hours and therefore reduced wages. FRANCISCO CARDOSO, the official candidate, had the support of PRESIDENT GETÚLIO VARGAS¹ and ADHEMAR DE BARROS². But that didnt help at all. Former teacher JÂNIO QUADROS³ said: |
[list]| JÂNIO QUADROS, [sub]Mayoral Candidate[/sub] | Shall we drive out the thieves?[/list]
| Quadros gave grounds for further escalating the wave of protests, saying the government had paved streets in new real-estate developments for its speculator friends at a cost of $4,480,000 a mile, of which $4,000,000 was in bribes. |
[list]| ADHEMAR DE BARROS, [sub]Mayoral Candidate[/sub] | The people wanted a change . . . A lamppost could have been elected.[/list]
| The wave of strikes that chose Jânio to be the next mayor showed signs of increasing even more. Angered by the high cost of living, 200,000 textile workers went on strike, 40 major factories were closed. Their demand: 60% more pay. Along with them came some 35,000 steelworkers, carpenters, and cabinetmakers, demanding a raise of $40 a month. The communists turned some of the strike meetings into demonstrations and demanded an immediate 46% reduction in the price of rice and beans. While the streets of the factory were filled with strikers, there were rumors that an all-night wave of looting was about to break out. To prevent this unrest from turning into a full-scale general strike, President Vargas summoned Mayor-elect Jânio to a meeting. |
[list][pre]The election result: Jânio won the municipal elections, took office immediately instead of waiting until April 29 as scheduled.[/pre][/list]
| In the last São Paulos municipal elections, voters went to vote in an atmosphere of tension. They voted against the governments candidate for mayor, knowing that the government had failed to control inflation; they also humiliated the communist candidate, giving him only 4.3% of the vote. The Reds began to rebuild their prestige. Their tactic: taking control of strikes started by non-Communists who were angry about inflation. The situation favored the reds: throughout Brazil, workers, angered by price rises, rioted. On Rios waterfront, dock workers left the government-controlled union to join an independent militant group; they refused to do any overtime work until the government started paying promised bonuses. Merchant marine officers threatened to strike to put pressure on the government. Even doctors working in government institutions in Rio went on strike for one day. But in São Paulo it was worse, almost a tenth of the citys population was unemployed because the strikes closed textile factories, breweries, machine shops and the building trades. It was then that the Communists acted. |
| The Reds created a front called The Committee Against the High Cost of Living, and called on the workers to gather in Praça da Sé, for a March of the Empty Pots. Policemen with loudspeakers told the strikers to stop the strike. But to no avail, the crowd grew. The firefighters pointed their hoses at the strikers, but they laughed at the firefighters until men with rubber clubs appeared. Horse-mounted cops attacked the crowd. Policemen also threw tear gas canisters at the strikers. The next day, the Reds called a hunger march, but the police stopped the Reds with tear gas and arrested 31 Communists. They could even have been arrested, but the strikes did not stop. A pay raise deal seemed likely which could increase inflation and Reds prestige. |
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[sub]¹ GETÚLIO VARGAS, was twice President of Brazil (1930-1945 and 1951-1954).[/sub]
[sub]² ADHEMAR DE BARROS, was mayor of São Paulo (1957-1961) and governor of São Paulo (1947-1951 and 1963-1966).[/sub]
[sub]³ JÂNIO QUADROS, was mayor and governor of São Paulo in the 1950s. Later, in the 1960 presidential elections, he was elected the 22nd president of Brazil, but resigned in 1961.[/sub]
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[list][list]13th April 1953
[sub]Nasser Survives![/sub][/list]
TAHIR SQUARE, CAIRO DOWNTOWN, (Kotakuan Ii) MORNING
| The beginning of 1953 had marked the beginning of landmark land reforms that attempted to solve the injustices that plagued Egypt during the days of aristocracy and kingdom. The Liberation Rally, which was a political party embodiment of the Revolutionary Command Council, were very notably not as socially conservative as the Farouk government. Moreover, such liberal and secular attitudes to contentious issues such as the hijab had caused controversy amongst the Muslim Brotherhood. |
| During a speech by Nasser in Tahir Square celebrating his land reform program, Muslim Brotherhood member Mahmoud Abdel-Latif attempted to assassinate Nasser the gunman was 25 feet away from the President and fired eight shots, but all missed Nasser. The large audience that had gathered for the speech in Downtown Cairo started panicking, but Nasser kept his composure and pleaded for calm while raising his voice. He cried out with great emotion, saying:
[sub]My countrymen, my blood spills for you and for Egypt. I will live for your sake and die for the sake of your freedom and honor. Let them kill me; it does not concern me so long as I have instilled pride, honor, and freedom in you. If Gamal Abdel Nasser should die, each of you shall be Gamal Abdel Nasser ... Gamal Abdel Nasser is of you and from you and he is willing to sacrifice his life for the nation.[/sub]
| The crowd in Tahir square roared in overwhelming approval, the passion of Nasser in the face of assassination electrifying the crowd around him. Upon arrival back to Heliopolis Place, Nasser began to order the largest political crackdown in Egypts history targeting the Muslim Brotherhood. The crackdown encompassed the arrests of thousands of dissenters, mostly members of the Brotherhood, but also communists, and the dismissal of 140 officers loyal to Naguib. Moreover, Nasser sentenced eight leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood to be executed whilst their leader Sayyid Qutb was given 15 years imprisonment. The assassination attempt, coupled with the removal of Naguib, had effectively removed all opposition and made the President the undisputed leader of Egypt. |
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[list]1953년 04월 | 1953 April
[list][sup]Seoul | 한성[/sup]
Republic of Korea[list]
[sup]The End of Korean War Part One[/sup][/list]
| War had been waged on the Korean Peninsula for three long years; cities and homes had been destroyed, countless families torn apart by loss. Following a strong push north and the capture of Pyongyang by Republic of Korea forces, discipline in the DPRK had begun to rapidly break-down. Along the Chinese and Soviet borders many of those who had been loyal supporters or officials in the regime had begun to flee, large crowds had begun to form attempting to cross over into the friendly communist countries as the RoK forces approached. |
| The chaotic withdrawal and breakdown of order in the DPRK was further induced by the radio silence of Premier Kang who had all but seemed to disappear following the capture of his top officials when Pyongyang surrendered. The capture of Kim Il-sung was also a massive blow to the KPA who rallied around him as many commanding officers had fought alongside him during the war against Japan. |
| However despite the enemy falling into chaos, the Republic of Korea was met with a strategic nightmare, pockets of resistance from KPA soldiers and locals existed all over the northern half of the peninsula and have been successful in taking out soldiers and other officials during the occupation. Firefights had erupted in both urban and rural settings as the resistance fighters take revenge for the string of defeats the DPRK had been dealt. These resistance groups are causing an incredible headache for the RoK as they hide amongst the local population and often strike during busy periods in order to create mass havoc and confusion. |
| South of the former DMZ negotiations between President Rhee, General Secretary Kim and Chairman Kim Tu-bong were ongoing, Tu-bong in accordance with the constitution of the DPRK was the next in line following the perceived disappearance of Premier Kang, Tu-bong was known as a fierce negotiator, and planned to lean heavily into Rhees treatment of communists and trade unionists. Providing amnesty would be key to his own survival, but the looming threat of the Chinese and Soviets despite US protections would weigh heavily on the mind of those in the south allowing the surviving DPRK establishment to push for more in the treaty. The two Kims and Rhee were joined by thirteen others on a peace committee, eight from either side of the war as well as two US officials. The negotiations would hope to thrash out a peace treaty that could reunify Korea politically, as well as socially. Korean society was more divided than ever, the politics had become bitterly divided between capitalists and socialists, those that advocated for the third-way had become smaller and smaller as the war progressed on. |
| Koreans across the peninsula are unaware of the ongoing negotiations being thrashed in Seoul, for many the war will leave a scar, a period of time where Koreans fought against each other in the name of ideology. As the war appears to be coming to its conclusion, many now ask how Korea can recover from it, and thrive in this new global world. |
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ICELANDIC REFERENDUM
>1953 APRIL
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1820266
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[list][list]April 1953
[sub]Adenauer in Washington[/sub][/list]
[pre]S H O R I N G U P A L L I E S[/pre]
ADENAUER's UNITED STATES VISIT, FROM New Provenance TO Paramountica
[sub]THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA[/sub]
| From the first in the line, Otto von Bismarck, to the current and 22nd Chancellor, Angela Merkel, no German chancellor has ever visited the United States, nor has he been invited. Last week, on a sunny spring day, West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer departed for Le Havre, France, carrying a bouquet of damp, limp jonquils and violets as a farewell gift. From that port, he set sail for New York on the United States liner. As he put it, "our Vaterland, Europe, and the free world" would all gain from his visit. Lotte, his 27-year-old daughter and a teacher, accompanied him. There were also 50 bottles of 1949 Bernkasteler Doktor (a dry Moselle wine) for President Eisenhower and a small press corp along. |
| Adenauer's official objective in Washington is to express German appreciation to the victorious United States for the tremendous moral and financial aid (more than $4 billion) offered to the defeated German people. German national pride is also at play here; local media in Bonn reported with delight that he would be staying at Blair House and meeting with Eisenhower. Saar, resettling 10 million East German refugees, offshore procurement, and the Russian peace offensive were all potential topics of conversation between Ike and Adenauer. |
| Motion Efficiency. Before taking office 3.5 years ago, Adenauer declared, "I want to be... both a good German and a good European," and later added, "We need the cooperation of the best Europeans of all... the Americans." The approval of the Allied contractual agreement to terminate the occupation, a signed and sealed reparations treaty with Israel, and the backing of the European Defense Community by the Bundestag were all in Adenauer's luggage as he arrived this week as evidence of his success. Chancellor Adenauer has established himself as a model European, despite the fact that Germany continues to provoke animosity among her unwilling neighbors. |
| German Chancellor Adenauer, the oldest foreign head of state ever to visit the United States, plays down his 77 years. His countenance is as expressionless and resolute as a statue hewn from South Dakota's Black Hills. He works like a maniac, yet with the efficiency of a sage. Aside from leading the Christian Democratic Union and serving as Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, his interests include Catholicism, horticulture in the garden of his Rhine bluff-top home, and the study of Dutch masters (he is an authority on the subject). |
| Wants of a Tourist. Adenauer personally planned his hectic 12-day journey, which included three days in Washington, a fly (on Ike's Constellation, Columbine) to San Francisco and the Monterey Peninsula to see the Pacific for the first time, visits to Chicago and Boston, and a final stop in Ottawa. His advisors warned him against taking the grand tour, arguing that it would be too taxing and make him look like a tourist. "I want to see it all," Konrad Adenauer famously exclaimed. |[/list]
| On the TIMES, the following Article was quoted by the Chancellor, who happily posed with it in a photo with the press corp. |
[list][pre]THE NEW YORK TIMES ADENAUER IN AMERICA German Chancellor, Konrad Adenauer, 77, arrives in the United States for a 12-day state visit that will cross the United States. Adenauer leads his delegation from an Up-and-Coming American Ally in Bonn, and arrived today in New York Port from Le Havre, in France. In Bonn, local media echoes reports that the Chancellor will be, for the first time, meeting with President Eisenhower and top U.S. officials.[/pre][/list]
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[list]April 1953
[sub]Avelino v. The Church[/sub][/list]
[pre]T H E G E N T L E M A N F R O M S A M A R[/pre]
THE SENATE BUILDING, MANILA, PROVINCE OF MANILA, Provenancia
[sub]THE THIRD REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES[/sub]
| He was regularly referred to in the Press Corps and by his fellow Senators as the Gentleman from Samar. He was regularly seen with his party chief, Sen. VICENTE SOTTO, and frequented the Congressional Library down the road. He was nationally-recognized as a former presidential candidate from three years ago, and was serving his duties quietly and dutifully in the Philippine Senate. His name was JOSE AVELINO, and he was the chair of the Liberal Democratic Party of the Philippines. AVELINO was an extremely sophisticated person, as those close to him described his personality. He was fairly young, extremely charismatic, and extremely focused on policies that mattered heavily to himself, to his constituents in Samar, and to his party. Previously, he had been a member of the Liberal Party, and had from 1946 to 1947 served as President of the Senate. He, however, resigned that post and joined the Modernist Party after Hilario Moncado left, allowing Avelino to ascend to take the reins. He renamed it, and expanded appeal to more centrist voters and Independents who would've otherwise voted for the Liberal Party. In the Senate, Avelino was a hardliner on his policies. He was a feverent member of the opposition to the Liberal majority of Mariano Jesus Cuenco (LP), the Senate President, and had formed a strong working relationship with Eulogio Rodriguez, the minority leader from the Nacionalista Party. |
| On various issues, he was unbashedly progressive. He supported minimum wage and pro-worker laws, and backed the establishment of a Commission for Labor Affairs to deal with unions and strikes. On the other hand, however, he backed lower taxes on businesses and supported deregulation of the economy. He was also an Atheist, a rarity in a country that was overwhelmingly Catholic and overwhelmingly religiously conservative, at least on select social issues. Some attributed this fact to his failure to garner more than 15% of the vote in the 1950 presidential elections, but it was also recognized that this allowed him to stand out - a lot. In particular, he was ready to pick a fight with the Church. |
| The CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE PHILIPPINES held tremendous sway over ordinary voters across the nation, and also had considerable political influence. Its official policy was to remain out of politics, but on the local levels, priests touted for or against certain policies to their congregations, and several pastors had run for political office, for better or for worse. It was clear that the Church had significant influence over politics, and Avelino in the Senate sought to change that. Citing fraud and election malpractice, he introduced the Church and State Act in 1952, which sought to regulate the influence of religion over government. It pushed for clarification by the Supreme Court on the matter of whether the Constitution affirmed the separation of church and state, and established greater scrutiny of possible candidates for public office. The bill was backed by Luis Taruc's Philippine Progressive Party, and certain members of the Nacionalista opposition bloc. The Liberal Party, however, was reluctant to put it to the floor, and thus a massive, months-long debate ensued over the role of religion in government. |
| In the end, the bill was defeated 17-7 by the Liberal Party senators and two Nacionalista senators who voted against it. The four other NP senators, the two Liberal Democrats, and the sole Progressive voted in favor of it. Avelino protested the defeat, but conceded. In the end, however, he gained national notoriety for the 'War Against the Church', and the Media jokingly called the debacle 'Avelino v. The Church'. |
| There was a certain appeal to him, as some radio commentators said, that allured centrists and Filipinos who weren't as religious as the rest of the country. Yes, an overwhelming majority adhered to Catholic values and thus was fairly conservative as a voter base. However, there was a substantial number of people who would not exactly rule out Avelino as a possible candidate. He had already proven himself to be a skilled legislative negotiator, indicating that he could get things done even if his party did not have the majorities in the Senate and the House - which they were certainly extremely unlikely to possess at any point in the near future. The duopoly between the Liberal Party and the Nacionalista Party was already well-established. Even that point was used by Avelino and his third-style party as a method of garnering additional support. In the 1950 campaign, Avelino appealed to those who wanted a change from the Liberals and Nacionalistas arguing back and forth, as they had done for the four years from '46 to '50 under President Quezon. While the tactic did not garner him enough appeal to place anywhere close to the runner-up position, he had still clearly made a dent in politics. |
| While, indeed, the duopoly between the LP and the NP was not exactly solidified yet, it was certainly already forming. In recent elections, the share of the pie belonging to parties that weren't the Liberals or Nacionalistas were starting to shrink slowly but surely. Yes, they still remained a solid force, but their influence was very visibly waning. This was of great concern to some Independent and nonpartisan-minded voters, who worried that the Philippines would quickly morph to become like the United States's two-party democracy between the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. Avelino appealed to them, and to the middle class as well who supported his tax cuts, but was viewed with skepticism by those in the Nacionalista Party who saw him as a vote spoiler for the right. |
| Despite the controversies surrounding the '52 debate, however, the charismatic centrist senator was quickly emerging as another 'Presidentiable' for a second time in a row. For the Nacionalistas, Defense Secretary Ramon Magsaysay was emerging as a top contender, while the Nacionalistas remained conflicted after the death of their former No. 1, former president and war hero Manuel L. Quezon. Nonetheless, the shaping of the 1954 field has already indeed begun. |
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THE AVSENIK BROTHERS CROWN A REVIVAL OF UPPER CARNIOLAN FOLK MUSIC AS NATIONAL SYMBOLS EMERGE
[list][sup]THE GOLDEN AGE OF A FREED NATION
APRIL 1953[/sup][/list]
By the spring of 1953, the radios of Upper Carniola oft sounded with the cheery tunes of Alpine orchestras, illuminating the landscape with the upbeat traditional music of the evergreen mountains. Indeed, the independence era of the Slovene Republic welcomed the return of customary hallmarks of the national culture. Leading the charge in the music of Upper Carniola was the Ansambel bratov Avsenikthe Avsenik Brothers Ensemblewho were key in breathing life into the modern Alpine orchestra. Led by twenty-four-year-old arranger Vilko Avsenik and twenty-three-year-old songwriter Slavko Avsenik, the Ensemble was a musical expression of a newborn nation: experimental in its approach to folk music, the Ansambel bratov Avsenik combined traditional sounds from the Slovene countryside and the city into a fresh and distinct sound for the hundreds of thousands of Upper Carniolan listeners. Their popularity was truly set alight, however, when in April of that year Radio Slovenija brought their music to the whole of the nation. After several performances at Upper Carniolan and Ljubljanan events, President Vida Tomič herself commended the Avsenik brothers in person for invaluable cultural contributions to the Republicthough they did not yet know it, they were due to receive a Znak Davorina Jenka (Order of Davorin Jenko¹) award in 1955 and accede to the Častni znak svobode (Order of Freedom) in 1958.
The Avseniks joined the tide of emerging national symbols on the newfound Republicthe music of nineteenth-century composers, local Slovene traditions, the national movement of 1848, Slovene poetry, and other historic facets of the national culture were once more at the forefront of academic discussion and popular attention. In one example of the trend, discussions permeated the national legislature on the exact nature of the Slovene national flag. Countless variations had emerged since independence featuring the white crescent moon and three golden stars of the Counts of Celjehowever, the arrangement, size and exact hue of these had never been codified. With enlarged vexillological symbols to improve visibility from afar, the flags new shape was ultimately codified on the 12th of April, 1953: precisely forty years since Ivan Cankar delivered a Ljubljana speech warning against Slovene cultural unification with other Yugoslav groups.
[list][sub]¹ The father of Slovenian national romantic music (18351914) and composer of Naprej, zastava slave, the anthem of the Slovenian Armed Forces in our regions timeline and in real life since 1995.[/sub][/list]
[list][sub]IN OTHER NEWS: Reactions to the death of Soviet (Osivoii) dictator Joseph Stalin betrayed the bitter anti-communist resentment endemic in Slovenia. Restaurants offered free drinks, communities put on dances and, in some places, the ringing of bells resounded. The mood was, in a word, celebratorysome hope glimmered that the death of the 74-year-old Stalin, who was largely lambasted by the Slovene press and reviled by the public, signaled the end of authoritarianism in Eastern Europe. The nation would soon be disabused of that hope, but for now, it rejoiced.[/sub][/list]
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The faint noise of an Alpine orchestra coming through a radio abruptly ceases. One father standing in a nearby doorway shepherds his two children inside and shuts the door.
[list]This is not your place, Franc manages, drawing himself up to his full height. His red, dimpled face was not especially formidable, but he wanted not for confidence. Go, now. Niente vino, he gets out again, his informal Italian swollen with disrespect.
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| Senofonte's face turned from jovial to aghast, as reality now dawned upon him that he was in a foreign land. A man of small size in comparison to the Slovene, and even much of the town's population, he was however energetic and turbulent, especially now that he had caught his breath. Hanging onto the horse's saddle, he'd say to the man: |
[list][sup]| Col. Senofonte Scalzo: |[/sup] "Not my place? N-not my place? Go back to your country, youyou Serb! This is Sauris di Sopra! Since when is it not my place? This isn't Yugoslavia. This is Italy! Italy! And I, as a colonel of the Italian Army, in the name of the Italian people, order you OUT of this town!"[/list]
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Scalzo's remarks were enough to incense the rustic Slovene, and he at once aimed to pry the colonel away from the horse. It was difficult to gauge what had set the rotund man offwhether Scalzo insisted Zgornje Zre was Italian, or whether a village of people who had just decades ago read the poem Srbe na vrbe (Hang the Serbs from the willow trees) in their newspapers had just been called Serbs. Either way, the colonel had been masterful at making the red-faced Franc even redder.
[list]You little Franc began in his native tongue as the townsfolk around began clamoring toward the scuffling two.[/list]
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| Senofonte, for a moment caught off-guard by the hulking Slovene, would quickly try to get the man off of him. Trying to put as much distance between him and his adversary, he'd throw a wine-fueled right punch to his face while his left hand grabbed the man's embroidered dress. |
[list][sup]| Col. Senofonte Scalzo: |[/sup] "Ngh. Ahia! I'll show you, you Serb. I was in Abyssinia! Ouch."[/list]
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[sub]THE DEATH OF STALIN APRIL 1953[/sub]
| Walter Ulbricht mourns a great loss and Wilhelm Zaisser makes a conspiratorial trip |
[sub]RELEVANT PING: Osivoii[/sub]
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GEN. GREGORIČ CALLS FOR WARTHE JURJEVO SPEECH RATTLES THE NATION
[list][sup]KNIVES HELD ALOFT AND SPIRITS FLAMING IN HATRED
APRIL 1953[/sup][/list]
The Slovenian governments Independence Banquet fell each year on the 23rd of AprilJurjevo, or St. Georges Day, on which the nation was declaredand saw a magnificent feast at Brdo Castle near Kranj. Under candles glow, tables ached and groaned under the weight of traditional Slovenian dishes, among them cevapčiči, a grilled dish of seasoned minced meat; truklji, a rolled pastry with various fillings; and potica, a walnut-flavored sweet bread. Toasts of beer and wine, as well as traditional songs, were shared among the guests, and the evening concluded with a lavish fireworks display. So it had gone for seven years, anticipating the eighth on the 23rd of April, 1953. Those seven years had passed, however, in relative peaceon this Jurjevo, moments of solemnity haunted the banquet for a few fleeting moments. Six months prior, Slovenias Yugoslav (Ranponian) neighbor state torpedoed a boat of innocent fishermen, slaying several and instilling concerns about an increasingly bold Josip Broz Tito. The banquet had opened with a minute of silence for the victims, the looming tension feeding the somber atmosphere. Still, the banquet had proceeded with at least some of its usual gaietythat was, until General Stojan Gregorič, a chief organizer of the Slovene Rising, took to the lectern for his speech.
Brothers and sisters of Slovenia, he began, we are living in an endangered nation. From the east and west, our enemies gather around us, knives held aloft and spirits flaming with hatred. Gregoričs darkening tone shifted from a toast of slivovica to a rousing call to arms, aimed directly at Josip Broz Tito. It falls to us, and us alone, to stand for Slovenia! he continued, his tone ever more fiery. We can no longer stand idly by as the mangled corpses of our countrymen adorn the Adriatic. It is time for us to face the armies which conspire to assail usor else let our souls be damned! A stunned silence stilled the crowd, moments passing in a deathly hush. Spontaneously, guests erupted in an uproar of cheers and toasting, the hall filled with a pandemonium of gratitude and emotion. By some stroke of luck, the speech, which would usually have been dismissed as overly nationalistic or distastefully bellicose, had managed to strike the audience with the precise amount of fervor andmelding with the convenient inebriation of its audienceleft a profound effect on the Slovenian upper class and government spheres in attendance.
The Jurjevo speech fast rippled through the nation and reverberated in all its cornersbeyond the banquet hall, however, its reception was more ambiguous. The Slovene Foreign Ministry, much to Gregoričs regret, offered a neutral statement the following day that the nation aimed to pursue civil resolutions to Yugoslav belligerence. However, the effect it had on Slovene political life was deeply felt. It would be formative to expansions of the Slovene military budget the following year and would continue to fuel the national self-perception as an endangered people tasked with the pursuit of their defense at any cost.
[list][sub]IN OTHER NEWS: The Slovene Foreign Ministry initially reacted little to the invasion of Eritrea (Nileya) by Ethiopia (Alzarikstan). However, as the violence escalated, Minister Pitamic questioned Ethiopian intentions in the region; civilian charities for Eritrean causes subsequently saw heightened interest in the urban public.[/sub][/list]
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[sub]THE APRIL REVOLUTION APRIL 1953[/sub]
| Abd al-Karim Qasim and Abdul Salam Arif execute their surprise attack. |
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[list]April - Abril 1953
[sub]Prime Minister Ruiz's Reelection Threatened By Opposition[/sub][/list]
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Manuel Maura Threatens Reelection of Prime Minister Ruiz "Our Defense Remains Just as Important!"
[sub]Madrid, Community of Madrid Spainard EVENING[/sub]
| At the forefront of change, Prime Minister Sebastián Ruiz signed and certified the Spanish accession into the European Economic Community passed by the Asamblea Nacional. Accordingly, the government has acted to boost infrastructure spending and invest commercially and economically. Proposed by the PSOE/C as the Conectando España project, this multi-million peseta package aims to put people to work to better connect the metropolitan cities throughout the country via rail and road. |
| [I]The road towards a better and more inclusive Spain remains adamant for the current government however the Opposition has grown weary of the lack of military and arms development spending. Opposition Leader Miguel Marua has declared that the government must without any doubt put forth a plan to spend more on the countrys defense capabilities, and arms manufacturing industry.| [/I]
[list]| [sub]Manuel Maura, Leader of the Opposition and The Conservative Republican Party[/sub] | In the New World, Spain competed with England and France, and it is destined for her military to be revitalized once again. My heart bleeds at the lack of concern for safeguarding our young and embryonic democracy against the patient evil that awaits. Remaining idle and unenthusiastic will only harm our democracy, and I vow to uphold and safeguard our robust and youthful institution." | [/list]
| Although Prime Minister Ruiz's plans strictly focus on the betterment of the life of everyday citizens promoting economic and social growth is paramount to the betterment of Spanish society. The rebuttal from Prime Minister Ruiz has shown the country he has put too much faith into the security of his European and American partners for security, therefore has left many worried and confused if the country should begin to prioritize defense.|
| For the past 5 years, the country has implemented policies that sought to continue efforts to reconstruct the country after years of civil war, and thus far under Ruiz, it has been successful and it will continue to be successful thanks to received aid from the Americans via Marshalls Plan. However, the end of Prime Minister Ruizs term comes to an end on the 10th of December, which also means all seats in the Asamblea Nacional will be up for reelection. The Opposition, Manuel Maura of the Partido Republicano Conservador (PRC) intends to run for head of government while Alejandro Vasquez Álvarez of the Peoples Party of Catalonia plans to vote his name for nomination as well. |
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[list]May 1953
[sub]Europe Stands United[/sub][/list]
[pre]A E U R O P E U N I T E D[/pre]
GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICE, BONN, New Provenance
[sub]THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY[/sub]
| Adenauer's APRIL U.S. VISIT had inspired greater confidence within the halls of power in Bonn that the Federal Republic of Germany was finally receiving the recognition it was desiring for. Thanks to the divided state of Germany, and of course recent world events that was still extremely firmly within the memory of most if not all people across the world, the government in Bonn had been shaky foreign relations-wise, due to skepticism especially on mainland Europe with regards to what Germany was meant to be in the Postwar Era. The extreme threat of Eastern Soviet Communism, however, had generated a different sentiment. It was clear that Moscow was the greater threat, and Adenauer had fought tirelessly post-'49 to affirm that the Bonn government had the best of intentions. With Germany enthusiastically supporting European integration through the European Economic Community project, which Adenauer and many Germans were eager to support, as it further strengthened Germany's stance on the world stage and affirmed the country's commitment to unity with the rest of a Democratic Europe, the country had welcomed the Paris agreements and other talks on the matter of integration with great joy. |
| Within the Bundestag, the pro-European sympathies were starting to spread and more accurately reflect the views of the German public on the matter. Prior, the CDU/CSU had been the sole party that was openly supportive of European integration through the EEC project. The SPD under the late Kurt Schumacher had been unbashedly opposed to European integration, and the Opposition Leader had remained committed to his party's line of denouncing Adenauer and the governing Christian Democrats as 'Western capitalistic sellouts'. This rhetoric had dragged the Social Democrats down considerably as the public began to experience the economic rewards of the new system that Adenauer and his Finance Minister, Ludwig Erhard, had pushed from 1950 onwards, and was eventually replaced with the arrival of the moderate Ollenhauer to the helms of the party. He was more moderate on the issue, and was 'generally supportive' towards the idea of greater European integration, but had reservations about 'handing over German land to foreigners'. The Free Democratic Party (FDP), one of the junior coalition partners of the CDU/CSU and the party of the symbolic Bundesprasident, Theodor Heuss, was somewhat opposed to integration, despite being a coalition partner of the party that openly supported it. Heuss believed that the European Community Project was 'too much, too soon', but reiterated that he was not completely shuttered to the possibility of re-opening the possibility of German participation in the future. He had in a recent speech denounced German militarization, and had done the same with regards to German participation in the EEC. The Konservatives fur Deutschland (KfD, or the KON), was quietly opposed to the economic community project, but its opposition was token opposition at best, considering its weakness to prevent policies it opposed from being passed. |
| Generally, however, the public consensus was clear: European integration, and German participation in that project, was an extremely good thing, and Adenauer was enthusiastic to espouse his support for it. Speaking before a crowd of diplomats and ambassadors in Bonn, Adenauer affirmed that he and his government was 'completely and utterly committed to the concept of a European Community of Nations, one that gathers together and strengthens the bonds of the European Fabric and encourages supranational unity in a way that will keep our Continent at peace and in a period of unfettered prosperity for years, and hopefully decades to come'. The incoming August 1953 federal elections were entering high gear at this point, and it was clear that the CDU/CSU was poised to sweep the polls and secure a parliamentary majority. Their unbashed support for European integration and the European Community Project was a key factor with this, of course, not excluding the fact that the German economy was growing at a pace not seen before since the rise of the Kaiser and the German Empire. |
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