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[list]APRIL 1938

[sub]STAATSKANZLEI — BERLIN, New Provenance[/sub][/list]

[list][list][sub]FALL GRÜN: DER PLAN ZUM ERWERB DES SUDETENLANDES[/sub]

[pre]CASE GREEN: THE PLAN FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THE SUDETENLAND[/pre][/list][/list]

| In late 1937, the Ministry for War (Kriegsministerium) drafted plans for the invasion of the Republic of Czechoslovakia under the pretense of reacquiring the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia, which is almost entirely ethnically German. The plan was last revised in September 1937 and Chancellor Heidler signed a secret order giving the green light to begin preparations for invasion, but after the Allies who stood behind Czechoslovakia expressed no willingness to go to war and was open to a policy of appeasement, Germany postponed the execution of the plan. In January 1938 the Ministry for War prepared to re-brief Chancellor Heidler on Case Green on 27 January 1938, but events in Turkey pushed Germany's focus away from the Czechs and towards Anatolia. It was only on 18 April 1938 that Heidler was finally re-briefed and internal discussion on Case Green and its implementation began. During one Cabinet meeting that covered Fall Grun, as it is called in German, Heidler remarked: |

[list][list][pre]Die Franzosen und Briten scheinen weiterhin auf Beschwichtigung statt auf militärische Auseinandersetzungen zu setzen. Beide Nationen sind politisch nicht darauf vorbereitet, noch einmal in den Krieg zu ziehen, vor allem nicht gegen unsere gut geölte Kriegsmaschinerie. Die Sowjets sind nicht in der Lage, die Tschechoslowakei zu verteidigen, bevor unsere schnellen Panzereinheiten Prag zur Kapitulation zwingen. Das ist unser Wissen. Auf der Grundlage dieser Informationen werden wir stattdessen eine Politik des Kompromisses mit den Alliierten verfolgen, bevor wir auf militärische Gewalt zurückgreifen. Wenn unsere deutschen Brüder und Schwestern im Sudetenland auf friedlichem Wege wieder in den deutschen Staat eingegliedert werden können, so wird dies geschehen, und zwar mit Dringlichkeit.[/pre]

[pre]The French and British appear to be continuing in their interest in appeasement over military conflict. Both nations are politically unprepared to go to war once more, especially against our well-oiled machine of war. The Soviets are in no position to defend Czechoslovakia before our rapid armored units force Prague into capitulation. This is what we know. From these pieces of information, we will instead pursue a policy of achieving compromise with the Allies before resorting to military force. If our German brothers and sisters in the Sudetenland can be re-absorbed into the German Staat peacefully, it shall be done and it shall be done with urgency.[/pre][/list][/list]

| The Cabinet voted unanimously to stand behind the Staatskanzler's proposal to pursue a diplomatic means of securing the Sudetenland, however Clause IV of Case Green, on Psychological Warfare, was implemented to pressure the Allies to the table. By utilizing intimidation and force projection tactics Germany would be able to intimidate Czechoslovakia into submission while warding the Allies away from defending the Czechs militarily. From within, Germany's foreign intelligence services would support the unsettled ethnic German minority in Czechoslovakia, centered almost entirely in the Sudetenland where they compose an overwhelming majority of residents, who would disrupt the Czechs from within. In anticipation of an eventual conference with Britain and France to discuss the fate of Czechoslovakia, Germany began stepping up force deployments along the Czech border and would begin intimidation tactics utilizing the media and radio to do so. |

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April,1938

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SCHOOL CLUBS

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With the desire to boost potential workers who are expert in a specific field of work.School clubs were introduced,these clubs included.

[B]The Soldier Club.A club meant to show the younger generation how the military worked, showing the military training just reduced to not cause any growth disturbances and showing the ranks of the military,secondly there is the Language Club.The language club would be a club for students to succeed the art of conversation and writing in Bahasa Melayu and English.Lastly there is the Medic Club.The Medic Club is meant to teach kids how to tend to the injured and what the equipment they'll be using are and what their purpose is for.

Members of the communist party pointed out that Chinese should be taught in the language clubs as it'll make the people think the government isnt racially biased.However their pleas for it to be added were shot down by everyone else.These school clubs are meant to be mandatory for all schools throughout Maziya and if the government finds a school missing these clubs that school will be forced to pay a fee in compensation for the lack of school clubs.Checks throughout the schools for the club activities will be made every single month to make sure all the schools have the mandatory school clubs and once every school is confirmed to have the mandatory school clubs the checking would be stopped.

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| SOCIAL EDUCATIONAL REFORM OF CONGO |

[sub]2nd of April, 1938[/sub]

| The Queen Dowager has passed the Social Educational Reform of Congo Plan. The S.E.R has been largely created by the Advisory Council to the Queen Dowager, with major contributions from Hugo Aarden ( Education Advisor ), Pierre Illunga ( Tribe Traditions and Customs ) and Christine Umba ( Woman Politics ). Contribution also came from the First Representative of Congo, Maxime Leroy especially in the sphere of justice and from the First Vice-Representative of Congo, Pascal Banza especially in the sphere of education and civil liberties. The S.E.R as mentioned by the Queen Dowager, aims to "...liberalise and educate the people of Congo...it aims to create a foundation of a society that is both consumerist in being, free in nature and highly educated in manner...it aims to create a new societal order within Congo..."

The Social Education Reform entails the following.

[list]SOCIAL EDUCATION REFORM OF CONGO

- Establishment of Secular Primary Education Within Congo ; Children aged 7 to 13 will have mandatory Primary Education ; Mathematics, French ( + Local Language of the Province ), Physical Education, Arts and Basic Science will be taught throughout the six year period.

- Establishment of Secular Secondary Education Within Congo ; Children aged 13 to 16 will have mandatory Secondary Education ; Mathematics, French ( + Two Local Languages of the Province ), Physical Education, Arts, Sciences, Cooking and Family Skills will be taught throughout the three year period.

- Establishment of Career Schooling Within Congo ; Young Adults aged 16 to 20 will have mandatory Career Schooling Within Congo ; Four Different Type of Schools Will be Established ; The Secondary School, the Student and the Parents will choose which school is best suited to the young adult.

[list] - Practical Career School ; Mathematics, Mechanics, Drafting, Auto Mechanics, Metal and Wood Work, Engineering, Gardening, French, Financial Management, Farming and Construction will be taught to push students into Agriculture, Heavy Industries, Auto-Industries, Engineering, Building and Mechanics Industries.

- Intellectual Career School ; Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Global Studies, French, English, Astronomy, Botany, Business Management, Elementary Medicine will be taught to push students into Business, Science, Politics, Medicine, Academia Spheres.

- Expressive Career School ; Mathematics, French, English, Three Local Languages, Poetry, Literature, Theatre, Music, Art, Global Studies, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Religious Studies will be taught to push students into Arts, Teaching, Diplomacy, Politics, Psychology, Philosophy and Translation spheres.

- Physical Career School ; Team Sports, Gymnastics, Outside Physical Education, Survival Skills, Archery, Culinary Arts, Health Studies, Biology, Mathematics, French will be taught to push students into the Army, Sports, Teaching, Cooking, Gymnastics spheres.[/list]

- Establishment of Three Universities of Congo ; The University of Léopoldville ; The University of Stanleyville ; The University of Élisabethville ; Those Aged 20 to 24 can attend Universities to specialise further in their choice of career, should they wish to.

- Specific Career School for those aged 30 to 65 will open to re-educate people into certain professions ; Agriculture, Business Management, Heavy and Light Industries, Education and Healthcare.

- Expansion of the right to vote to educated women that are above the age of 24 ; Women in Education Act which will push women and young girls into education and make women secular education mandatory ; Women in the Workforce which will push women into the workforce ; Independent Women Act which will grant women the right to property ownership, divorce, higher education and an equal status to that of a man within the country.

- Creation of the Social Police Force ; The SPF will oversee that women are not blocked from entering education and the workforce by families, tribes and/or husbands ; The SPF will oversee that children are not blocked from entering secular education institutes ; The SPF will be composed of primarily provincial members that will be overseen by the appointed Chief, appointed by the First Representative of each Province.

- Civil Liberty Act ; Congolese will be granted the right to move around Congo freely ; Congolese will be granted the right to spend their money the way they wish to spend it ; Congolese will be granted the right to dress the way they wish ; The Congolese will be granted the right to speak their minds, whereas it doesn't concern the Queen Dowagers' position and therefore the position of Belgium ; The Congolese will be granted the right to property ownership and vehicle ownership ; The Congolese will be granted the right to small and medium business ownership.

- Universal Housing Reform ; Major Housing Investments and Creation will happen in all major cities of Congo, to expand on housing property and accommodate Congolese by 1940 ; The reform will move onto towns by 1940 and will last until 1942 and then onto villages in 1942 and will last until 1944.

- Creation and Expansion of Radio Infrastructure around Congo.

- Creation of a Consumerist Society Act ; Establishing Congo as a Consumerist Market ; Establishment of Wages for Congolese and their Work in all sectors and industries ; End to Forced Labour ; Creation of Shops, Businesses and Foreign Business in Congo ; Expansion of Belgian clothing upon the Congolese.

- The Congo's Church Act ; Reduction of the Church activity within the sphere of social and political life of Congo, to that of a religious and moral power.

- Creation of the People's High Court, the Provincial Courts of Justice and the Village Courts.

[list] - The People's High Court will be established in Élisabethville ; It will be composed of Four Belgian High Justices, Four Congolese High Justices ( Chosen from Four Major tribes of Congo ) and Four Tribe Chiefs Justices ( Chosen from four minor tribes of Congo on a rotation of five years. )

- The Provincial Courts of Justice will be established in each Province and will take on high civil and crime cases ; Congolese and Belgian Justices.

- The Village Courts will be established in villages and will deal with minor offensives such as thief ; Led by village chiefs.[/list]

- Establishment of the Congo Police Force ; CPF will have the responsibility of upkeeping law and order within cities, towns and villages ; Force Publique will be pushed into becoming a more active military force ; the CPF will be established in each Province, and Congolese will be trained accordingly.

- Recognition of Congolese as Equal Humans to those of White Carnation.[/list]

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[list][list]MARCH 1938

HANSEONG, JOSEON — EAST ASIA[/list]

[list][list]조선, 교육 개혁 정책 수립!

[pre]JOSEON SETS ITS EDUCATION REFORM POLICY ![/pre][/list][/list]

| The young and somewhat pretentious Prime Minister LEE JUN-HO spoke rather brusquely to the Minister of Education, IM CHUL-MOO, who was forced to counter His Excellency’s decision. The white-haired Japanese elders are getting a lot of headaches from the current Prime Minister’s rather rude intentions. A so-called third “Joseon Education Degree” has been on Mr. LEE’s plans since last year, adding a special military training class for high school and college students — a reform focused strictly on benefiting the Japanese army. |

[list][list]i) 고등학생과 대학생은 학교에서 군사 훈련에 참여해야 합니다.

ii) 교육 참여를 거부하는 학생은 구금됩니다.

iii) 한국청소년동맹도 군사훈련 참가 의무화.

[pre]i) High school and university students will be required to participate in military training in schools.

ii) Students who refuse to participate in the training will be detained.

iii) The Korean Youth League will also be required to participate in military training.[/pre][/list][/list]

| Some DEPUTIES in collaboration with Tokyo applauded the new changes in Korean education. Mr. LEE also highlighted that he intends to recruit more soldiers in the adult age group to strengthen the Japanese army stationed on the peninsula. The Japanese army at this point is fully in favor of Prime Minister Lee and his Cabinet for changes that will benefit Joseon and Japan. |

[list][list]우리의 목표는 강하고 단합된 상태를 유지하는 것입니다. 이 반도의 서민을 지켜 행복을 가져오겠습니다!

[pre]Our goal is to remain strong and united. We will bring happiness by protecting the common citizens of this peninsula![/pre][/list][/list]

| Prime Minister Joseon’s words managed to bring a certain air of “joy” to Parliament, but for the people it was not satisfactory, especially for young people. But for the government, this is not a problem, as the Korean Youth League has recruited around 9,000 young people since 1936. |

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The Confederate Prussian Empire wrote:| Franco salutes them back and his eyes notice the somewhat sloppy way that Faulkner did his salute, after dropping his salute he would walk closer to Von Ritter and offering his hand. Clearly wanting to speak with them but formalities had to be observed, Franco gave a nod of appreciation to Von Ritter. Franco knew that he needed the Germans help for sure, as even though his forces were currently winning the war he knew how things always change in combat. He was not a veteran of the Great War as many Germans likely would be, but he has seen combat and knew of its horrors. Many men would die before this civil war would end, he wanted to make sure that their sacrifice would not be in vain attempts or glory. |

[list][ Francisco Franco, Captain-General of the Spanish Army: ] "I appreciate you, your deputies and your men coming to the aid of my nation. I did not expect a response such as this, but it is welcome nevertheless. The honor is all mine, I have heard and read of the professionalism of German soldiers and hopefully my army will be able to follow such examples. They’re good men, general, but many of them are young and do not yet knows the ways of war. That aside, let us look to this day and plan out the events of the future."

| The tips of Faulkner's mouth rose a little, indicating a hint of a smile, at Franco's words. He respected men who understood the ordinary soldier. The man next to Faulkner, Joseph Straus, was himself a Great War veteran. His expression was more stern and expressionless, but in his eyes one could see the acknowledgement of the Spanish commander-in-chief's general. With a nod from Major-General Ritter, the two subordinates would take their seats at one side of the table while Franco and his company would do the same. Ritter picked up a document from the table and turned to Captain-General Franco, smiling. |

[list]| [sub]WILLEM VON RITTER, Major-General[/sub] | "Captain-General. I would like to once again, er, reiterate our thanks for your hosting us here. Our men, my staff and the rest of Germany is enthusiastic to be able to stand by your patriot forces at this level. We are most certainly thankful for the reception you have presented us, our men our as well, I am sure. However, pleasantries aside, let us begin. Germany's Condor Legion is prepared to serve under the command of yourself and any Spanish commander you should select. We will work diligently and intelligently side-by-side with Spanish nationalist forces to defeat the socialist menace. Germany also intends to send direct military aid to Spain, details of which will be released shortly. We stand by you, Captain-General. What will be our first move?" [/list]

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خط الجدار الحازم | AL-HAZZIM LINE

Fortify The North! | !دافع عن الشمال

The ministry of construction in cooperation with the ministry of defense, Will initiate a project to build a fortification wall alongside the entirety of the northern border. This border which is the Turkish-Kurdish border acts as a fine line between the Turkish civil war and Iraq. The decision was made in order to preserve peace and prosperity and prevent any spillover of the war and also act as a deterrent against enemy infiltrations. This will demand the creation of a branch in the military, the "Iraqi Border Guard".

Travel between Iraq and Turkey has been stopped in all forms of land and air, only state officials and diplomats allowed for security reasons. The wall which was dubbed "Al-Hazzim Line" Which means "Resolute" will be built as soon as possible, with expertise being provided from French engineers and architects to provide the best advice for an effective barrier between Turkey and Iraq. The resources that will be used are steel, iron and concrete, heavy border patrols and guards will be stationed alongside the entirety of it, while there will be only one entry gate in the center, guarded by armored vehicles and the British airfield in mosul monitoring any un-authorized aircrafts entering Iraqi sovereign airspace.

AL-HAZZIM LINE

Construction Duration: One year

Objective: Prevent spillover and future security concerns

Head of Security branch: Iraqi Border Guard

Estimated Cost: $100,000,000

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[list][list][list][pre]União-Estado das Nações Portuguesas

THE UNION-STATE OF PORTUGUESE NATIONS[/pre][/list]

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Realism and Rationality in Estado Novo Economics White Paper Released by the Autoridade Bancária e Financeira do Estado Novo

Realismo e Racionalidade na Economia do Estado Novo White Paper Divulgado pela Autoridade Bancária e Financeira do Estado Novo

Viva o Estado Novo!

[sub]Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, Prime Minister of Portugal and President of União-Estado das Nações Portuguesas | LISBON, 1938[/sub][/list]

[sub]| Deus abençoe o novo estado |[/sub]

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1577143

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| QUEEN DOWAGER MANSION |

[sub]Leopoldville, Belgian Congo

2nd of April, 1938[/sub]

| Sitting in the opulent living room of the Queen Dowagers' mansion would be Maxime Leroy ( First Representative ) and Pascal Banza ( First Vice-Representative ). Both men highly ambitious, both men in an alliance with each other and both opposite the Queen Dowager who calmly would look upon them and their reports gathered from around Congo. Standing with tea in the corner would be Gloria Belunga, the 19 year old personal maid to the Queen Dowager. The meeting of the three would be coming to an end, but throughout the whole of the meeting the Queen noticed Pascal eyeing up Gloria and Gloria smirking slightly at Pascal. |

[list][ FIRST REPRESENTATIVE, Maxime Leroy ]: "Like I said Your Majesty, Congo is ready for a social and economic revolution. The mining companies will have to adjust, they cannot go to the British, French or even Italians for that matter. They simply do not possess the resources we have. They will adjust."[/list]

[list][ FIRST VICE REPRESENTATIVE, Pascal Banza ]: "Indeed. And the people of Congo, in my strong view, deserve such revolution. From the reports that we have gathered, it is clear that the Congolese will take on our system. I have been in direct contact with all major tribal chiefs and they can accept the reforms. As long as we keep them happy."[/list]

| The Queen Dowager would look at them and nod slightly. |

[list][ QUEEN DOWAGER, Elisabeth ]: "Well, in that case I believe it is right of us to begin enacting it. Gentlemen, what we are about to do is unprecedented on the scale and in the world's history. We're, in fact, building up a society from the ground up. And you're taking part in it. I hope you're taking pride in that. In making history. Let the reformation begin, as I say."[/list]

| The Queen would get up. The two men would quickly rise and bow. Gloria and Pascal would exchange slight smiles, as Pascal made his way out. As they left, Gloria would rush up to start cleaning as the Queen stared at her for a moment. |

[list][ QUEEN DOWAGER, Elisabeth ]: "Gloria, darling. Take a seat."[/list]

| Gloria would quickly sit down. She would look at the Queen with a slight confusion. The Queen would smirk taking a seat. |

[list][ QUEEN DOWAGER, Elisabeth ]: "You like him, don't you?"[/list]

[list][ MAID, Gloria ]: "Who? Mr Banza? Aw! Your Majesty. No...well...is it obvious?"[/list]

[list][ QUEEN DOWAGER, Elisabeth ]: "As obvious as it can be."[/list]

| The Queen would laugh as she sighed slightly. |

[list][ QUEEN DOWAGER, Elisabeth ]: "He'll need a wife, soon enough. He is a very clever man. He'll take over, one of those days. And he'll need a wife. Someone as clever, as cunning as he is. As charming. You."[/list]

| Gloria would look up shaking her head. |

[list][ MAID, Gloria ]: "Your Majesty, I could never! No."[/list]

[list][ QUEEN DOWAGER, Elisabeth ]: "It's not a choice, my darling. Your people will turn against me one day. Believe me when I say it. They'll turn against Belgium. That's when he'll come in, and he'll need someone by his side that will give the people of Congo hope, beauty and charm. You're a very beautiful woman, Gloria. We just have to get you educated."[/list]

[list][ MAID, Gloria ]: "I can read and write, Your Majesty---"[/list]

[list][ QUEEN DOWAGER, Elisabeth ]: "Don't be silly! I mean a proper education. If you're to be a wife to him, you have to be educated. In politics, in diplomacy, in literature, poetry and art."[/list]

[list][ MAID, Gloria ]: "I am not going to be his, Your Majesty. I am not from his background. From his tribe, his class. He won't want me as a wife."[/list]

[list][ QUEEN DOWAGER, Elisabeth ]: "Oh but he will. The Queen Dowager says so."[/list]

| The Queen would smile and wink at Gloria who would chuckle slightly. |

CUT TO

| THE QUEEN DOWAGERS MANSION |

[sub]Leopoldville, Belgian Congo

17th of May, 1938[/sub]

| The Investors Ball, as it has been called, would be taking place in the Queen Dowagers mansion. Filled with Belgian investors but also American, French, British, Portuguese, South African, Rhodesian and even German dignitaries and business investors. It was a chance to for a mingle, but more importantly it was a chance for the Queen Dowager and her government ministers to attract more foreign investments and support for her Congo. International pressure on the Belgian government was becoming increasingly important for the Queen Dowager and her position. But as the event went on, a figure appeared coming inside the mansion, turning eyes from all around. It was Gloria. Wearing a dignified beautiful golden dress with a long extremely thin tulle attached to the shoulder of the dress. A black woman, in European clothing is how the Belgian newspaper titled it. Soon after, pictures began to be taken as Gloria made her way through the crowd. The Belgian press titled her "...the Black Princess of Africa...".

She found her way to Pascal Banza, who standing solid and handsome would be smile at her softly and kiss her hand as he passed her a glass of champagne. |

[list][ MAID, Gloria ]: "Thank you, Mr Banza."[/list]

[list][ VICE FIRST REPRESENTATIVE, Pascal ]: "Please, call me Pascal."[/list]

| Gloria would smile slightly before taking a sip of her drink. |

[list][ MAID, Gloria ]: "This feels very odd..."[/list]

[list][ VICE FIRST REPRESENTATIVE, Pascal ]: "I know. She's a good woman. The Queen. Allowing us to live like this. Thinking about it, just baffles me. My father lost his hands, so did my mother back in the day...and here I am drinking French champagne, standing head to head with the British and Belgian white men. Talking about politics and business."[/list]

[list][ MAID, Gloria ]: "Yes. Truly. The Queen has sponsored my education. I'm doing lessons on diplomacy and poetry. It's hard to believe."[/list]

[list][ VICE FIRST REPRESENTATIVE, Pascal ]: "What about your parents?"[/list]

[list][ MAID, Gloria ]: "My father perished during the war with the Germans. And my mother...the...she died."[/list]

| Pascal would nod slowly as he stared deep into her eyes. Gloria would smile slightly, blushing. |

[list][ FIRST VICE REPRESENTATIVE, Pascal ]: "Please, do not take this the wrong way. But...you're a very beautiful young woman. Stunningly beautiful."[/list]

| Gloria would smile slightly. The Queen would watch at them with a smile before turning to the orchestra that began to play. She would turn to the Portugese Government Representative, and would take off onto the ballroom floor and begin to dance. Some others would follow suit. Pascal would extend his hand towards Gloria. Smiling at him shly, she would take his hand and they would begin to dance. |

[list][ FIRST VICE REPRESENTATIVE, Pascal ]: "This is a new start for us all, do you know that? A different life awaits us."[/list]

[list][ MAID, Gloria ]: "I believe so. I hope so, Pascal. A life without the tyranny."[/list]

[list][ FIRST VICE REPRESENTATIVE, Pascal ]: "And I want that life to be with you, forever, Gloria."[/list]

| Looking at him with a shock, Gloria would shake her head for a slight moment before going off. Pascal would stand by himself. The Queen would sigh deeply before walking off after her. Finding Gloria outside, smoking a cigarette, the Queen would slowly approach her. |

[list][ QUEEN DOWAGER, Elisabeth ]: "Gloria, my darling. Did he propose?"[/list]

| Gloria would nod, still shaken. |

[list][ QUEEN DOWAGER, Elisabeth ]: "My husband proposed to me after the ball. It was beautiful. He saw me twice, and he already fell in love. It was truly a beautiful moment. One of the best moments a woman can go through in her lifetime. He loves you, Gloria. He'll need a cunning beautiful wife by his side. Someone he can rely on, someone you can rely on."[/list]

| The Queen would take Gloria by her hands. Gloria would look up at her, shocked that the Queen did that. |

[list][ QUEEN DOWAGER, Elisabeth ]: "You're the face of the new Congo. And you will remain such to your very end. Beautiful, intelligent, young. He's a true gem. Take him."[/list]

| Suddenly, Pascal would come out. He would bow at the Queen who would smile slightly at him and leave back inside. |

[list][ FIRST VICE REPRESENTATIVE, Pascal ]: "Gloria, I am so sorry if I have insulted you in any way, I really---"[/list]

| Gloria would suddenly kiss him and slowly move away. |

[list][ MAID, Gloria ]: "Yes. I'll marry you, Pascal. I will."[/list]

| With tears in his eyes, Pascal would kiss her before smiling. Gloria would laugh slightly. Taking her hand, he would kiss it softly before getting back inside with her. |

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Arrival of the Grand Marshal in Leopoldville, Paseo

MAY 1938

While vacationing in Angola along the Cuanza River, Grand Marshal Oscar Carmona, upon hearing the developments in Congo, has decided to take a trip to Leopoldville, Congo to meet directly with Queen Dowager to get better insight on her vision. After having a representative to send a message to Brussels and Leopoldville, Grand Marshal Oscar Carmona would inform his security detail and Office of African Affairs to begin a tour to Leopoldville via ship to travel from Angola to the Congo. Carmona, loving the beautiful scenery of Africa and the South Atlantic, was in no rush to get to Leopoldville; therefore, his voyage to the harbors of Leopoldville would take 5 days. Arriving in Leopoldville at the harbor, Marshal Carmona dressed in a white linen suit with a white fedora with his military medals pinned onto his jacket while smoking a cigar. With his glasses on and his gold pocket watch shining in the sun, Carmona would point at the various development projects he sees as he awaits the Queen.

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Alzarikstan wrote:Arrival of the Grand Marshal in Leopoldville, Paseo

MAY 1938

While vacationing in Angola along the Cuanza River, Grand Marshal Oscar Carmona, upon hearing the developments in Congo, has decided to take a trip to Leopoldville, Congo to meet directly with Queen Dowager to get better insight on her vision. After having a representative to send a message to Brussels and Leopoldville, Grand Marshal Oscar Carmona would inform his security detail and Office of African Affairs to begin a tour to Leopoldville via ship to travel from Angola to the Congo. Carmona, loving the beautiful scenery of Africa and the South Atlantic, was in no rush to get to Leopoldville; therefore, his voyage to the harbors of Leopoldville would take 5 days. Arriving in Leopoldville at the harbor, Marshal Carmona dressed in a white linen suit with a white fedora with his military medals pinned onto his jacket while smoking a cigar. With his glasses on and his gold pocket watch shining in the sun, Carmona would point at the various development projects he sees as he awaits the Queen.

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| CONGO, LEOPOLDVILLE |

[sub]25th of May, 1938[/sub]

| The port would be undergoing a major expansion, many factories and building construction would be seen in the distance. Hundreds of Congolese, well clothed would be working around with many Belgians overseeing the work. Suddenly, a large open car would appear in the distance before getting closer. Within the car would be the Queen Dowager, who smiling softly at the Grand Marshal would get out of the car. The car would be accompanied three additional vehicles carrying soldiers. The Queen would offer her hand for a handshake. The Queen would be wearing a long white dress, with a large white hat. Press would accompany the Queen. |

[list][ QUEEN DOWAGER, Elisabeth ]: "Grand Marshal. What a pleasure to meet you, and what a pleasure to host you in Congo. The rising gem of Africa, the diamond of Belgium."[/list]

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Paseo wrote:| CONGO, LEOPOLDVILLE |

[sub]25th of May, 1938[/sub]

| The port would be undergoing a major expansion, many factories and building construction would be seen in the distance. Hundreds of Congolese, well clothed would be working around with many Belgians overseeing the work. Suddenly, a large open car would appear in the distance before getting closer. Within the car would be the Queen Dowager, who smiling softly at the Grand Marshal would get out of the car. The car would be accompanied three additional vehicles carrying soldiers. The Queen would offer her hand for a handshake. The Queen would be wearing a long white dress, with a large white hat. Press would accompany the Queen. |

[list][ QUEEN DOWAGER, Elisabeth ]: "Grand Marshal. What a pleasure to meet you, and what a pleasure to host you in Congo. The rising gem of Africa, the diamond of Belgium."[/list]

With a warm smile from his aging face, Grand Marshal Carmona would give a nod of acknowledgement as his entourage of security and officials stood behind him.

Grand Marshal Carmona:

[list][sub]"Queen Dowager. It is a pleasure to meet you as well. I have heard little about you and it sparked my interest. It further sparked my interest discovering that you are Portuguese by blood. With that, I knew that I needed to meet the overseer of this African gem as you refer to it. I was in neighboring Angola and figured why not just come and see these developments and policies with my own eyes."[/sub][/list]

Grand Marshal Carmona would hand his cigar to one of his personnel, who would carefully remove the lit portion of the cigar so it can be refired at a later moment.

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[list]MAY 1938

[sub]DEUTSCHES STAATSKANZLEI — BERLIN, New Provenance[/sub][/list]

[list][list][sub]DER STAAT IN AUFRUHR: HEIDLER GIBT HEIMLICH GRÜNES LICHT FÜR DEN BEGINN DER MOBILISIERUNG[/sub]

[pre]THE STAAT UP IN ARMS: HEIDLER GIVES SECRET GREEN LIGHT TO BEGIN MOBILIZATION EFFORTS[/pre][/list][/list]

| On 21 May 1938, the Foreign Ministry released a public memorandum circulated to the governments of Europe reaffirming the German Government's commitment to peace and regional security, reiterating the country's intention to pursue diplomatic solutions to the Sudetenland dispute first. It calmed the Continent, who now thought the worst had been avoided after the 16 May 1938 declaration by Heidler that the Sudeten Germans 'should and will be a part of the German Staat'. However, persistence remained from Prague, who was continually refusing to surrender to German demands. As such, on 28 May 1938, Chancellor Heidler convened a special meeting of the Staatskabinet at the Deutsches Staatskanzlei (German State Chancellery) to discuss Alternative Methods to Securing the Sudetenland Region for the Purposes of Guaranteeing the Rights of the Sudeten German Minority. The meeting included the Minister for Defense, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Staatskabinet and, perhaps crucially, the Minister for the Armed Forces and the Chairman of the General Staff. Addressing the group, Heidler reasserted: |

[list][list][pre]Wir müssen jetzt sofort und schnell handeln, um die Unterwerfung unserer Brüder und Schwestern im Sudetenland zu verhindern. Viel zu lange hat unsere Regierung gezaudert und ihre Missionen zur Rücksicherung des Sudetenlandes von der Tschechoslowakei hinausgezögert, um die Sudetendeutschen vor fremder Unterdrückung, Besetzung und Unterwerfung zu schützen. Jetzt ist es an der Zeit zu handeln, wie unser Minister [für Verteidigung] bekräftigt hat. Ich stehe in diesem Augenblick vor Ihnen, um die sofortige Mobilisierung von Wehrmachtsdivisionen vorzuschlagen, um die Durchführung des "Fall Grün" (Einmarsch in die Tschechoslowakei) bereits im August dieses Jahres vorzubereiten.[/pre]

[pre]It is now necessary for us to take immediate and swift action to prevent the subjugation of our brothers and sisters in the Sudetenland. For far too long our Government has dilly-dallied and delayed its missions to re-secure the Sudetenland region from Czechoslovakia to protect the Sudeten Germans from foreign oppression, occupation and subjugation. Now is the prime time to act, as our Minister [for Defense] has reiterated. I am now standing before you at this moment to propose the immediate mobilization of Wehrmacht divisions to prepare for the execution of Fall Grun (Case Green; invasion of Czechoslovakia) as early as August of this year.[/pre][/list][/list]

| The meeting concluded with the Staatskabinet passing a secret resolution ordering the immediate mobilization of 120,000 troops, divided into 6 Wehrmacht divisions of 20,000 troops each, under the overall command of the German Southern High Command, to the Czech border for, publicly, military exercises, but for in truth for the invasion of Czechoslovakia. Heidler signed the resolution into law at 10:07pm local time on the 28th of May 1938. The General Staff unanimously endorsed the decision and delivered the orders to begin mobilization efforts the next morning, on 29 May. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs made no indication that such events were taking place under the cover of secrecy, and continued to pressure the Prague government to submit to German demands. |

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JUNE 1938

SOFIAGRAD - BULGARIAN SOCIALIST REPUBLIC[/B]

[list]| STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ISSUES A RESOLUTION ON THE FRONTIER REGIONS[/list]

[list]| ПОСТОЯННАТА КОМИСИЯ НА НАРОДНОТО СЪБРАНИЕ ИЗДАВА РЕЗОЛЮЦИЯ ЗА ГРАНИЧНИТЕ РАЙОНИ[/list]

The raging anti-left civil conflict in Turkey and the entrance of Germany and Greece represents a great threat to the Bulgarian Socialist Republic. The threat of infiltration and potential conflict from anti-left forces remains a possibility and has prompted the Central Government to take concrete steps to ensure the security of the state. To prevent the infiltration of anti-left spies from ‘enemy states’ into the southern regions of the Bulgarian Socialist Republic, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly issued a resolution declaring the nation's frontier regions special defence zones. The resolution further lists Greek and Turkish minorities in the southern region as security threats and authorises their state sponsored relocation to Lovech, Montana, Pleven, Vidin and Vratsa Oblasts. The Resolution on the Security of the Frontier Region, was signed by the Chairwoman of the National Assembly Milena Dacheva and the Chairman of the Council of Ministers Georgi Dimitrov. The resolution states :

To prevent the infilitration of anti-left forces into the Bulgarian Socialist Republic the Central Government authorises the undertaking of the following acts:

[LIST]I. Relocation of selected populations will begin January 1, 1939.

II. Relocation of the Greek and Turkish population of the southern regions, in their totality, to the oblasts of Lovech, Montana, Pleven, Vidin and Vratsa.

III. Permit persons of the Greek and Turkish ethnic nationalities to take movable livestock and property

IV. Permit the compensation of immovable property, and movable livestock and property left behind

V. Deploy an additional 1,500 troops of the State Border Service to secure the border in the regions of relocation

VI. Deploy an additional 1,000 Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to the regions of relocation[/LIST]

To assist in the relocation and securing of the border regions, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics has agreed to dispatch 5,000 servicemen to aid the State Border Service and Ministry of Internal Affairs in their operation to secure the southern frontier region.

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Alzarikstan wrote:With a warm smile from his aging face, Grand Marshal Carmona would give a nod of acknowledgement as his entourage of security and officials stood behind him.

Grand Marshal Carmona:

[list][sub]"Queen Dowager. It is a pleasure to meet you as well. I have heard little about you and it sparked my interest. It further sparked my interest discovering that you are Portuguese by blood. With that, I knew that I needed to meet the overseer of this African gem as you refer to it. I was in neighboring Angola and figured why not just come and see these developments and policies with my own eyes."[/sub][/list]

Grand Marshal Carmona would hand his cigar to one of his personnel, who would carefully remove the lit portion of the cigar so it can be refired at a later moment.

| Nodding, the Queen would gesture her vehicle before getting inside. Once the Grand Marshal got in beside her, the vehicle would drive off in assistance of the other vehicles protection. The Queen would look around the streets of the city that were expanding and growing in buildings but also small businesses appearing. What the Grand Marshal would notice is that the small businesses found themselves under the control of the Congolese. |

[list][ QUEEN DOWAGER, Elisabeth ]: "Indeed, my grandfather from my mother side was the King of Portugal for some time. A Portuguese-German, who became the Queen of Belgium and now rules Congo. Isn't that funny?"

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[list]JUNE 1938

[sub]BRANDENBURGER ALLEE-PARADE — BERLIN, New Provenance[/sub][/list]

[list][list][sub]DIE REGIERENDE DEUTSCHE VOLKSPARTEI (DVP) FEIERT IHR FÜNFJÄHRIGES BESTEHEN![/sub]

[pre]RULING DEUTSCHES VOLKSPARTEI (DVP) CELEBRATES FIVE YEARS IN POWER![/pre][/list][/list]

| In March 1933, the 1933 federal elections were held, leading to a landslide parliamentary victory for the emerging right-wing Deutsches Volkspartei (DVP) of then-nationalist Adolph Heidler. The victory shocked the country, and the incumbent government coalition composed of the Greens, the Centre (Zentrum) Party, and the SPD social democratic party. The Centre-SPD coalition, however, retained the popular vote but subsequently lost its majority in the Reichstag, Germany's unicameral legislative body. While the official results did not give the March 1933 election victory to the DVP, Heidler and his party viewed it as 'the election where it all came together', citing the subsequent November 1933 election - where the DVP officially won its majority - as merely a referendum to reaffirm public support for the Heidler government. The Government first laid down plans to celebrate "Five Years of National Solidarity" in January 1938, and set celebrations for March - exactly five years after the election was held - but events at the time and an alleged threat to the celebrations led to its postponement twice. On 5 June 1938, Heidler addressed a crowd of 300,000 Germans on the Brandenburger Allee-Parade (Brandenburger Avenue Parade): |

[list][list][pre]Vor fünf Jahren, im März 1933, hat das deutsche Volk uns, der Deutschen Volkspartei (DVP), sein höchstes und unveräußerliches Vertrauen geschenkt, dieses Land aus der Weltwirtschaftskrise und der von der verräterischen sozialistischen Regierung angezettelten Korruption herauszuführen und den Staat in einen höheren Stand zu erheben. Nach fünf Jahren nationaler Solidarität, nach fünf Jahren Stabilität, nach fünf Jahren beispiellosen Wirtschaftswachstums, steht Germania HÖHER. Germania steht STÄRKER. Und Germania ist MÄCHTIGER. Indem wir das große deutsche Volk hinter einer Regierung, einer Partei, für ein gemeinsames Ziel vereinigt haben, haben wir einen Staat geschaffen, der den der Vereinigten Staaten, Großbritanniens und Frankreichs übertrifft, den Feinden unseres Volkes und Ländern, deren Wachstum zurückbleibt und nur noch Propaganda ist. Indem wir die Regierung in einer starken nationalen Solidarität vereinigt haben, haben wir die Verabschiedung von Gesetzen ermöglicht, die die einfachen Deutschen unterstützen und dem Land helfen, als Einheit zu weiteren Höhen aufzusteigen.[/pre]

[pre]Ich stehe heute als großer Kanzler und Leder dieser Nation vor Ihnen und bin dankbar für die Unterstützung, die Deutschland uns gewährt hat. Heute stehen wir an einem Scheideweg. Einem Scheideweg, an dem sich die Zukunft des Staates und die Zukunft des deutschen Volkes entscheiden wird. Durch den verdammten Vertrag von Versailles wurden viele Millionen Deutsche außerhalb ihrer Heimat zurückgelassen und gezwungen, unter den unterdrückerischen und diktatorischen Bedingungen in Polen, der Tschechoslowakei, Belgien, Frankreich und anderen Ländern zu leben. Unsere Brüder und Schwestern wurden von den sogenannten Befreiern in unterdrückte Staaten gezwungen. Vereint wie Deutschland ist, mächtig wie Deutschland ist, werden wir diesen Verrat nicht länger hinnehmen! Mit der Unterstützung unseres klugen Außenministeriums und mit der Rückendeckung unserer mächtigen Wehrmacht werden wir unser Volk bis zum bitteren Ende verteidigen! Deutschland wird sich nicht länger beugen. Deutschland wird sich nicht mehr unterwerfen. Denn Germania ist aufgestiegen, über die Alliierten und über unsere Feinde![/pre]

[pre]Five years ago, in March of 1933, the people of Germany placed their supreme and inalienable trust in us, the Deutsches Volkspartei (DVP), to lead this country away from the Great Depression, the corruption instigated by the traitorous socialist government, and ascend the Staat into a higher state. After five years of National Solidarity, after five years of stability, after five years of unprecedented economic growth, Germania stands HIGHER. Germania stands STRONGER. And Germania stands MIGHTIER. By uniting the great German people behind one government, one party, for one united purpose, we have created a State that outperforms that of the United States, Britain and France, the enemies of our people and countries whose growth is lagging and is now merely propaganda. By uniting the government into one, in strong National Solidarity, we have allowed for the passage of legislation to support ordinary Germans and help the country ascend as one into farther heights.[/pre]

[pre]Today, I stand before you as the great Chancellor and Leder of this nation, thankful for the support Germany has provided us. Today, we stand at a crossroads. A crossroads wherein the future of the Staat and the future of the German people will be decided. Due to the damned Treaty of Versailles, many millions of Germans were left outside of their homelands, forced to live under the oppressive and dictatorial conditions of Poland, Czechoslovakia, Belgium, France, among others. Our brothers and sisters were forced by the so-called liberators into oppressed states. United as Germany is, mighty as Germany is, we shall no longer stand for this treachery! With the support of our intelligent Foreign Ministry, and with the backing of our mighty Wehrmacht, we will defend our people until the very, very end! Germany will no longer stand down. Germany will no longer submit. For Germania has ascended, above the Allies and above our enemies![/pre][/list][/list]

| Heidler's speech, entitled "The New Dawn", went on for over 40 minutes before a path through the Parade was cleared and the mighty forces of the Wehrmacht, the armored Panzer units and the elite infantry forces dressed in their finest drab grey uniforms, marched down the Parade in goose step fashion, the beat of their march echoing across the country and the world the strength of the New Staat. The Staatskanzler (State Chancellor) and the members of government present, including the members of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, as well as high-ranking members of the Staatskabinet (State Cabinet), saluted as the crowds cheered the marching soldiers by. The 5 June Parade displayed to the country the solidarity of the German people behind Heidler's government, and to the world the renewed strength and determination of the "New Staat", as Foreign Minister Konstantin von Fischer called the German Staat from 1933 onwards. |

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[pre]| JUNE - 1938 |[/pre]

[list][list][list][pre]USSR ★ UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS

Союз Советских Социалистических Республик CCCP |[/pre][/list][/list][/list]

ARTICLE 17 OF THE CONSTITUTION AMENDED:

UNITY IS NOW DEMANDED BY COMRADE STALIN AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE!

В СТАТЬЮ 17 КОНСТИТУЦИИ ВНЕСЕНЫ ИЗМЕНЕНИЯ:

ЕДИНСТВА ТРЕБУЕТ ТЕПЕРЬ ТОВАРИЩ СТАЛИН И ЦК!

[pre] “The unity of the Union must be enshrined into the constitution” would be talked about in the Supreme Soviet as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet Mikhail Kalinin would receive word of changes needed to better the future of the USSR and its territorial integrity through amending Article 17 of the Soviet Constitution: “To every Union Republic is reserved the right freely to secede from the U.S.S.R. - За каждой союзной республикой сохраняется право свободного выхода из состава С.С.С.Р.” Into a new Article 17: “A Union Republic may only have the right to secede from the U.S.S.R with approval of the Supreme Soviet of the U.S.S.R - Союзная республика может иметь право на выход из состава С.С.С.Р только с согласия Верховного Совета С.С.С.Р.” This amendment would pass the Supreme Soviet with vast approval from the delegates of the Supreme Soviet and would be signed into law by Comrade Stalin soon after the vote. Unity in the Union is paramount to the survival of the Union. Many believe these are the stepping stones to the formation of a true Soviet identity and peoples’.[/pre]

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[pre]| JUNE - 1938 |[/pre]

[list][list][list][pre]USSR ★ UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS

Союз Советских Социалистических Республик CCCP |[/pre][/list][/list][/list]

HORRORS FOUND IN EASTERN TURKEY:

SOVIET OFFICIALS ON VISIT TO ARA TERRITORY UNCOVER HORRORS FROM OTTOMAN RULE!

УЖАСЫ, НАШЛИ В ВОСТОЧНОЙ ТУРЦИИ:

СОВЕТСКИЕ ЧИНОВНИКИ ПОСЕЩАЮТ ТЕРРИТОРИЮ АРА, РАСКРЫВАЮТ УЖАСЫ ОСМАНСКОГО ВЛАСТИ!

[pre]As Revolutionaries spread liberation through eastern Turkey the Kars Konsey invited Soviet officials to numerous sites in eastern Turkey formally Western Armenia. Soviet Russians and Soviet Armenian officials were welcomed to explore possible mass graves and former villages linked to the horrors of the disputed Genocide of Ottoman Armenians that the Ankara government has not admitted to as a genocide. Soviet Officials would uncovered the ruins of 15 Armenian villages with signs of “forced deportation” and 10 mass graves filled with Armenian civilians that many Soviet officials described as “The evidence for the horror of Turkish Nationalism that Ankara eagerly follows”.[/pre]

[pre]The news of this uncovering would cause Yerevan to erupt in government sanctioned demonstrations against the Turkish Government. The Armenian people demanded Ankara to recognize the genocide and many contemplated assisting the Turkish Revolution seeing this as a way to gain access to former homeland by having a friendly Turkish government. Soviet Officials would also attempt to disseminate this information to Armenian diaspora in the western world who fled this genocide.[/pre]

[pre]По мере того, как революционеры распространяли освобождение по восточной Турции, Карс Консей приглашал советских чиновников во многие места на востоке Турции, формально именуемые Западной Арменией. Советские русские и советские армянские официальные лица были приглашены для осмотра возможных массовых захоронений и бывших деревень, связанных с ужасами оспариваемого Геноцида османских армян, который правительство Анкары не признало геноцидом. Советские официальные лица обнаружили руины 15 армянских деревень со следами «насильственной депортации» и 10 массовых захоронений, заполненных армянскими мирными жителями, которые многие советские официальные лица назвали «доказательствами ужаса турецкого национализма, за которым Анкара охотно следует».[/pre]

[pre]Известие об этом разоблачении вызовет в Ереване санкционированные правительством демонстрации против правительства Турции. Армянский народ потребовал от Анкары признания геноцида, и многие рассматривали возможность оказания помощи турецкой революции, рассматривая это как способ получить доступ к бывшей родине за счет дружественного турецкого правительства. Советские официальные лица также попытались бы распространить эту информацию среди армянской диаспоры в западном мире, бежавших от геноцида.[/pre]

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[list]June 1938

[sub]Manila Provincial Redistricting[/sub][/list]

[list][list][pre]PRESIDENT MANUEL L. QUEZON ESTABLISHES COMMISSION FOR CAPITAL REDISTRICTING TO REORGANIZE THE MANILA PROVINCE

PANGULONG MANUEL L. QUEZON, NAGTATATAG NG KOMISYON PARA SA PAGBABAGO NG CAPITAL REDISTRICTING UPANG MULING I-AYOS ANG PROBINSYA NG MAYNILA[/pre][/list][/list]

| [sub]With the arrival of the American authorities following the conclusion of the Filipino-American War, the city of Manila and the cities directly around it, including Pasig, Las Pinas, Pasay, and Cavite, among others, were reorganized into the Province of Manila, which encompassed the "Manila Isthmus" and the surrounding areas of Antipolo as far as Tanay, Dasmarinas, and the northern portions of Laguna. The reorganization was viewed generally positively among the Filipino population, who didn't mind being grouped into a singular province named Manila. However, with the establishment of the Commonwealth government to pave the way for independence in ten years came nationalistic and self-conscious sentiment. As such, the various other cities within the Province of Manila slowly but surely developed their own sentiments for autonomy from the national capital, whose influence over provincial-level politics was clearly visible. In 1929, supporters of the idea to separate Manila as a 'special region' and forming a larger 'Capital Region' from the other cities formed the Provincia Faction, of which then-Assemblyman Manuel L. Quezon is a member of.[/sub] |

| [sub]With Quezon's ascendance to the presidency of the Philippine Commonwealth under the Nacionalista Party banner in 1935, he adopted national capital redistricting as an official policy but did not make major steps forward for the first years of his presidency. In October 1937, however, President Quezon met with supporters of national capital redistricting at the Club Filipino, where he reaffirmed his intention to begin capital redistricting within the next year - 1938. Sure enough, Quezon followed up on his promise when he signed an executive order forming the Commission for Capita Redistricting (Komisyon Para sa Pagbabago ng Capital Redistricting, or KOPCAR) to begin preliminary investigative procedures and research into how the Province of Manila should be divided.[/sub] |

| [sub]Quezon's vice president, Sergio Osmena - also of the Nacionalista Party - chaired the new Commission composed of twelve members, divided equally with six seats going to urban planners, engineers and experts on the topic at hand, five seats to members of government including the Secretary for the Interior and Local Development (DILG) and the Secretary for Infrastructure, and one seat to a representative from the United States Government who was invited by the Commonwealth government to observe proceedings. Research operations began on 17 June 1938, and on 22 June the first proposal was delivered to form the "Province of Manila" out of the cities of Manila, Pasay, Navotas, Malabon, Caloocan, and Valenzuela, to form the "Province of Paranaque" out of the cities of Las Pinas, Paranaque, Muntinlupa, and Taguig, and to integrate the remaining cities of Antipolo, Marikina, Pasig, Pateros, Mandaluyong, San Juan, and North Caloocan into the "Province of Antipolo". The plan is set to be put to vote by the Commission on 31 June and, should it pass, will be moved to the Commonwealth Congress to be voted upon.[/sub] |

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[list]JULY 1938

[sub]PANZERFAHRZEUG-ENTWICKLUNGSBEREICH BERLIN — BERLIN OUTSKIRTS, New Provenance[/sub][/list]

[list][list][sub]DIE FRONT DER DEUTSCHEN STURMTRUPPEN: PANZER II AUSF. C GEHT IN PRODUKTION UND PANZER III BEGINNT MIT PROTOTYPENTESTS[/sub]

[pre]THE FRONT OF GERMANY'S ASSAULT FORCES: PANZER II AUSF. C ENTERS PRODUCTION AND PANZER III BEGINS PROTOTYPE TESTING[/pre][/list][/list]

| The Blitzkrieg - or 'lightning war' - doctrine defines the Wehrmacht's combat and arms production strategy, especially concerning logistics, motorized, and armored vehicles. The Blitzkrieg strategy uses armored vehicles as a fast frontal assault force to break through enemy lines with motorized infantry serving as a vanguard force, protecting the flanks and the rear as the Panzer (armored vehicle) forces advance forward at rates that the normal infantry divisions cannot keep up with. It was designed in the mid-1930s and was put to the test in Spain by the Condor Legion, whose involvement in the Spanish Civil War against the communist forces confirmed the eerily powerful potential of the Blitzkrieg. It was adopted as Wehrmacht doctrine alongside a policy of combined arms combat that strengthened the ties between the Heer (Army), the Luftwaffe (Air Force), and the Kriegsmarine (Navy) in order to increase the joint performance of the German war machine. Of the important and strategic link between production of armored and motorized vehicles and the success of the Blitzkrieg strategy on the battlefield, General Werner von Blomberg, Chairman of the High Command, wrote: |

[list][list][pre]Die Bedeutung der Verbindung zwischen der Geschwindigkeit, mit der wir gepanzerte und motorisierte Fahrzeuge produzieren können, um die feindlichen Linien zu durchbrechen und die Rückseite und Flanken unserer Panzertruppen zu schützen, kann nicht unterschätzt werden. Wenn unsere gepanzerten Einheiten die feindlichen Linien durchbrechen und unsere motorisierten Infanterieeinheiten sich ausbreiten, um die Rückseite und die Flanken der sich schnell bewegenden Panzereinheiten zu schützen, müssen wir den Schwung um jeden Preis aufrechterhalten, sonst ist die gesamte Strategie völlig nutzlos. Dies kann nur durch die Aufrechterhaltung einer ständigen Versorgung mit Nachschub und Verstärkung durch die schnelle Produktion von gepanzerten Fahrzeugen, Lastkraftwagen und anderen motorisierten Fahrzeugen, die im Frontalangriff des Blitzkriegs eingesetzt werden, erreicht werden. Wenn es uns gelingt, den Nachschub, die Verstärkung und den Ersatz aufrechtzuerhalten, können wir den Schwung beibehalten und den Sieg erringen.[/pre]

[pre]The importance of the link between the rate at which we can produce armored and motorized vehicles to break through enemy lines and guard the rear and flanks of our Panzer forces cannot be understated. When our armored units break through and our motorized infantry units spread out to protect the rear and flanks of the fast-moving tank units, we must keep the momentum at all costs, or the whole strategy will be completely and utterly useless. This can only be done by maintaining a steady supply of supplies and reinforcements through the rapid production of armored vehicles, trucks and other motorized vehicles utilized in the Blitzkrieg's frontal assault. If we can maintain a steady line of supply and reinforcements and replacements, we can keep the momentum, and we can secure the victory.[/pre][/list][/list]

| The front of Germany's assault forces, thus, must continue to evolve at a rapid and unprecedented pace to prevent the enemy from ever outpacing the Panzer forces of the Wehrmacht. The Panzer II, the newest iteration of armored tank vehicles for the German Army, was introduced last year, in 1937. Even as the Panzer II was undergoing preliminary testing its successor, the Panzer III, was already in development. The third iteration of the Panzer tanks would be revolutionary as it contained the best of its predecessors and solutions to the predicted problems of its successors. It was expected that the Panzer III would serve as a standardized tank for the German Wehrmacht due to its flexibility, its being equipped with a machine gun for eliminating infantry, and its speed and strong armor. In July 1938, the Panzer III began preliminary movement testing at the Panzer Vehicle Development Division, Berlin, just north of the national capital, in parallel with the entering into production of the Panzer II's Ausf. C variant, which included sloped and thus stronger armor. The tracks of the Pz. II Ausf. C were also wider and more durable compared to the Pz. II Ausf. A and Ausf. B. |

| The Pz.Kpfw.II Ausf. C was tested from March to April 1937, and began serial production in Bavaria and Austria in May 1937, ahead of the inauguration of the vehicle into service in June at a ceremony attended by the chief engineers of the Panzerkampfwagen project and the Minister for Defense, as well as the Minister for the Armed Forces. The Pz.Kpfw.III, meanwhile, finished design and development in January 1938 and the first prototype unit was produced in June 1938, ahead of a six-month prototype testing period from July to December 1938. |

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[list][list]UMHLABA WABANTU | IN ZULU

DIE BANTOEWERELD | IN AFRIKAANS

ILIZWE LABANTU | IN XHOSA

THE BANTU WORLD | IN ENGLISH[pre]

May Edition — 1938[/pre]

____________[/list][/list]

[list][pre]Diversity in thought and view Strengthens the People[/pre][sub][pre]Dependable Source of News and Current Events from Across the Dominion[/pre][/sub][/list]

[list][list]____________

[pre] [/pre]

[pre]DEAL WITH THE BELGIAN CONGO SIGNALS TURN IN SOUTH AFRICAN STEEL INDUSTRY;[/pre][pre] [/pre][/list][/list]

[list][sub]| PRETORIA — At the height of the middle ages, the most powerful furnaces for metalworking in the world rested not in Europe, which had found itself in the grip of the Black Plague, but in southeastern Africa. There, access to unique clay deposits and high resting temperature of the atmosphere allowed for native Africans to generate such great heat that the impurities that weakened the weapons and tools of the ancient world simply burned away. This technological advantage lasted for hundreds of years before stagnation in the muslim world exasperated the developmental divide between Eurasia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Since the first settlement of the Cape by Dutch settlers, who themselves were joined by the British and French, the base of South Africa’s economy has been rooted in the extraction and export of raw materials to the industry centers of the Empire. To that end, despite vast access to Iron Ore, no substantial steel industry developed in the Dominion until 1928 with the arrival of two Luxemburgan and German metalworking corporations. Yet, the desire of South African policy makers and capitalists alike have taken note of the great need of a domestic Steel Industry to support the economic independence of Dominion and its industrial growth. Towards that end, the Ministries of the Interior and Commerce announced a government plan to join with metalworking start ups in South Africa to boost domestic capability.[/sub]

[sub]Today, the Office of the Prime Minister announced a new agreement with the Belgian Congo which would see South African mining companies enter the colony to search for and establish extraction operations for rare earth minerals, most notably Niobium, a material known to greatly boost the strength and durability of steel products. Dubbed “South African Steel-Niobium” or simply “SASN”, the establishment of new niobium-infused Steel Making plants, under the auspices of both private and state-owned corporations, was ordered mostly in the Iron rich mountains of Transvaal province. Through an agreement with the Belgian Congo, South Africa would take ownership of a stake in the new Congo mines guaranteeing that some 15% of profits from the mines would go to South African firms over the next 15 years. Thereafter, the Congo committed to provide South Africa with enough rare earth minerals (Niobium in specificity) to meet its needs.[/sub]

[sub]With such an infusion, and private-public investment, the Dominion of South Africa will solidify its position as the industrial heart of the African continent - with plans to produce many thousands of tons of niobium-infused steel products annually from pipes to steel beams, and steel sheets, into the future.[/sub]

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[list][list][list][pre]União-Estado das Nações Portuguesas

THE UNION-STATE OF PORTUGUESE NATIONS[/pre][/list]

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Conselho da Força de Defesa do Grande Estado Novo Approves Naval Expansion Ambitions: 2 New Submarine Projects, 2 New Frigate Projects, 2 New Destroyer Projects, and Maritime Shipping Fleet

Conselho da Força de Defesa do Grande Estado Novo aprova ambições de expansão naval: 2 novos projetos de submarinos, 2 novos projetos de fragatas, 2 novos projetos de contratorpedeiros e frota marítima

Viva o Estado Novo!

[sub]Comissão de Infraestrutura e Meio Ambiente | RIO DE JANEIRO & LISBON, 1938[/sub][/list]

[sub]| Deus abençoe o novo estado |[/sub]

As Grand Marshal Carmona travels in Africa, the Conselho da Força de Defesa do Grande Estado Novo and their underlying Syndicates have pushed forward with the unification of the Departments of Navy for Brazil and Portugal formally with the approval of six naval projects and the beginnings of a Maritime Fleet. As part of the new approach to the Estado Novo maritime presence, it has been found appropriate for the Portuguese to reclaim its stake back into what made Portugal a great empire: Navy.

Through the formation of various Sindicatos and Conselhos da Indústria underneath the Conselho da Força de Defesa do Grande Estado Novo, six new maritime projects have begun in addition to advising both Salazar and Vargas to begin the production of Cargo Ships, Tankers, Container ships, and Bulk carriers; forcing consideration for creation of escort ships to travel with various Estado Novo maritime fleets. Part of this endeavor further comes with a directive to establish 30-40 new shipping companies to be headquartered in Lisbon and Rio de Janeiro with African headquarters in Angola or Mozambique with logistical facilities and new port space on every coastline of the Pluricontinental Union-State but more specifically in the South Atlantic. As the formation of the Maritime Fleet is being handed over to the private sector, the Conselho da Força de Defesa do Grande Estado Novo has approved 6 new naval projects to begin the research and development process:

[list][pre]Rafael-Class Diesel-Electric Submarine[/pre][/list]

[list][list][sub]Propulsion: 4 × diesel engines driving electrical generators; 2 × 120-cell (electrochemical) Lula batteries; 4 × high-speed electric motors with reduction gears

Length: 252 ft

Beam: 22 ft 4 in

Height: 33 ft 8 in

Range: 9,500 nautical miles at 20 mph surfaced; 77 mi at 6.9 mph submerged

Armament: 6 × torpedo tubes; 24 × 22 in torpedoes; 1 × 5 inch naval gun[/sub][/list][/list]

[list][pre]Bartolomeu de Braga-Class Diesel-Electric Submarine[/pre][/list]

[list][list][sub]Propulsion: 4 × diesel engines driving electrical generators; 2 × 120-cell (electrochemical) Lula batteries; 4 × high-speed electric motors with reduction gears

Length: 305 ft

Beam: 25 ft 4 in

Height: 33 ft 8 in

Range: 11,00 nautical miles at 22 mph surfaced; 77 mi at 8.2 mph submerged

Armament:10 × 21-inch torpedo tubes for 24 torpedoes; 1 × 3-inch multi-purpose deck gun; 1 x 40 mm cannon[/sub][/list][/list]

[list][pre]José de Anchieta-Class Frigate

Lindalva Justo de Oliveira-Class Frigate

Pelagio Sauter-Class Destroyer

Luisa Mabalane Mafo-Class Destroyer[/pre][/list]

With the submarine specifications acquired and approved, the Department of the Navy is currently still in the process of getting the specifications completed among necessary syndicates prior to receiving approval by the Comissão de Autorização e Apropriações de Defesa da Assembleia Nacional Suprema. The Rafael-Class is not expected to be ready for production and service between 1940-1941 while the Bartolomeu de Braga-Class Diesel-Electric Submarine is expected for 1942-1943. It is intended for the Frigates and Destroyers to be ready for production and service between 1942-1944.

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Paseo wrote:| Nodding, the Queen would gesture her vehicle before getting inside. Once the Grand Marshal got in beside her, the vehicle would drive off in assistance of the other vehicles protection. The Queen would look around the streets of the city that were expanding and growing in buildings but also small businesses appearing. What the Grand Marshal would notice is that the small businesses found themselves under the control of the Congolese. |

[list][ QUEEN DOWAGER, Elisabeth ]: "Indeed, my grandfather from my mother side was the King of Portugal for some time. A Portuguese-German, who became the Queen of Belgium and now rules Congo. Isn't that funny?"

Grand Marshal Carmona would smile.

Grand Marshal Carmona:

[list][list][sub]"It is a rarity to really hear goods news to come out of Africa with what is going on in the world. The Germans, the Soviets, etc. It is very good to see that there is still a sense of good and morality somewhere in this cruel, callous world. Queen Dowager, I am not going to take much of your time as I understand you are a very busy individual but the fact you are of Portuguese blood surely increases the relationship between the Estado Novo and you....and the Congo by extension. We take pride as Portuguese and we protect those that are Portuguese. We care for the conditions of those that are Portuguese so with that said, I come here now for business and to see your development. I am all ears and my heart is open to any and all recommendations and suggestions regarding our partnerships but your personal connection to Portugal."[/sub][/list]

Nonador, Paramountica, Paseo, Alaroth, Annyeong Korea

British Malaya,JULY 1938

RAKYAT MALAYA MAKES A MOVE[/B]

With Ibrahim Bin Yacoob helping found the creation of the Rakyat Malaya,there have been a few negotiations with the British on a Malayan independence however all the deals fell short of happening.Its been two years since the founding of the party,it has grown considerably in members within Kuala Lumpur,some members even coming from Melaka.However with so many failed diplomatic deals,members of the Rakyat Malaya have been going down an much more hostile route to gain independence and have set up propaganda posters all around Kuala Lumpur and Melaka,portraying the Malays and Indians ethnic groups teaming up to defeat the British,some protracted the British as a weak military country.However these propaganda posters are commonly laughed at in the streets of Kuala Lumpur and Melaka as to the view of the people.The British is a invincible force which nobody can even make it bleed.However so far the most hostile act by a member of the Rakyat Malaya was physically assaulting a random British man in Kuala Lumpur and when the member of the Rakyat Malaya had to fill a apology report to Ibrahim Bin Yacoob on his actions he put in a justification for his actions which go as follows "I just wanted to prove my point that the British people aren't strong if their alone." This cry for more hostile measures for independence has made Ibrahim Bin Yacoob concerned that upon his passing or leaving or forced exit will the Rakyat Malaya go down a more hostile route in seeking independence.

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[list][list]UMHLABA WABANTU | IN ZULU

DIE BANTOEWERELD | IN AFRIKAANS

ILIZWE LABANTU | IN XHOSA

THE BANTU WORLD | IN ENGLISH[pre]

May Edition — 1938[/pre]

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[pre]SOUTH AFRICA-ESTADO NOVO AGREEMENT LAYS FOUNDATION FOR A LONG-LASTING ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CAPE TOWN AND LISBON;[/pre][pre] [/pre][/list][/list]

[list][sub]| OUTAPI — Just 56 miles to the south of the Portuguese Angola-South African border lay the small village of Outapi, home to just 213 people. There in the northern extremes of Ovamboland, one of the newly established Tribal Enclaves, men, women and children wore a mixture of traditional garbs as well as clothing adopted from the mainstream of South African society. A pastoral people whose primary source of income was the harvesting of Millet, citizens of Outapi were on the frontier of a sparsely populated area of Southwest Africa who had received increasing attention from both Cape Town and Estado Novo. Tensions had reportedly been brewing behind diplomatic pleasantries over the last two years as reforms in the Union-State were viewed with suspicion by policy makers in South Africa. The “Pretentious attitude demonstrated by the Portuguese”, as characterized by our Ambassador to Spain, was cause for a chilling of relations as both the Union State and Dominion of South Africa worked deliberately to strengthen their positions in the South Atlantic. Assured was the South African Ministry of Foreign Affairs that South Africa was not a factor in the craft of Lisbon’s ambitions in the global South; yet such declarations were placed in doubt as overtures between they and South Africa’s neighbors presented a feeling that we were being geopolitically isolated.[/sub]

[sub]Through the efforts of the Diplomatic Corps, who in the last 365 days saw a string of successful negotiations between the Dominion and its neighbors, a bilateral agreement was signed between Lisbon and Cape Town fomenting a diplomatic and strategic partnership which will undoubtedly usher in an era of peace and prosperity in Africa and beyond. Of the clauses within agreement, which covered areas of systematic reduction of Tariffs in non-strategic sectors to a commitment to non-aggression and cooperation. However, it was the lucrative nature of the infrastructural agreement which many believe will have the most impact.[/sub]

[sub]Whereas the Cape to Cairo Rail network binds together the trade network of the Empire in Africa, the Estado Novo’s network in Southern Africa facilitates trade and connectivity from the Belgian Congo through Angola, British Rhodesia and Mozambique. Today, South Africa joins that network, with an agreement for the establishment of rail connections into Angola and Mozambique - expanding that network from a Central transcontinental network, to one that full integrates the southern extent of the continent. With such connections, and an ease of trade barriers not just with Estado Novo but with the Belgian Congo, the Dominion of South Africa further embeds itself as a key pillar to the greater African trade and commerce community. In line with efforts for the Cape to Cairo network, Parliament authorized the use of funds to establish these connections over the next half decade bringing high paying construction jobs, and by connecting industry to markets across the continent.[/sub]

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— THE SUNDAY HERALD OF THE UNITED TRIBES —

[list][list].....1 July 1938.....[/list][/list][/list]

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS PASS; DEMOCRACY

AT THREAT?

[sub]TODAY in te Whanganui-a-Tara the Pāremata passed the Savage

government's landmark piece of legislation, the Atairangikaahu Act, this

act is a series of constitutional amendments that effectively push the

very fabric of the United Tribes' democracy into the hands of the Kiingi

and a council of unelected Māori chiefs (Rangatira), which is expected to

play into the government's nationalist goals for years to come. The

amendments increase the constitutional powers of the Kiingi so that he has

veto power over all legislation and can, in times of a national emergency

lead the nation as the sole head of government; these amendments also

dramatically increase the powers of what was formerly a body solely to

elect a new Kiingi upon the vacancy of the crown and serve as an

advisory council to both the Kiingi and the government on Māori affairs,

this council, known as te Whakakitenga (roughly translated as the

Revelation), composed of the chief of all 102 iwi. Te Whakakitenga is

to be transformed into a body that serves as a mix of a high court, an

electoral commission, and an upper house of parliament. The powers of the

council will include being the final court of appeal for all cases, the body

that determines electoral districts and approves of all political

candidates before they may run for election, the council shall also have the

ability to block any of the Pāremata's legislation should it find that it is

"contrary to the interests of the Māori people."[/sub]

[sub]Members of the government and proponents of the amendments stated

that these reforms are necessary to ensure that Māori rights are protected, and

that the United Tribes will be able to focus on its long term goal of expanding its

reach into becoming the central powerhouse of the Polynesian triangle. An

additional part of these has been a massive increase in funding to Aotearoa's

three self-administering territories, those being the Cook Islands, Niue, and

Tokelau, and a change in their status to integral parts of the United Tribes,

becoming territorial authorities with similar powers to other authorities on the

North and South Islands, and each earning the right to return a single member

to the Pāremata. Critics, however, have swiftly and harshly condemned the act

as nothing more than an authoritarian power grab by the government, and a turn

to tyranny by the minority. These critics have included former Pimira Forbes, who

was disgracefully removed from government as a result of the 1935 elections and

the crises that led to it. They characterised the reforms as eroding the very fabric

and functioning of the United Tribes' hard-fought democracy and slowly turning the

nation into a pathetic copycat of the Japanese Empire. They also warned that te

Whakakitenga could very well turn against the government and opposition by only

allowing candidates solely loyal to the Kiingi and this cabal of chieftains to run for

elected office.[/sub]

[sub]The Editorial Board of the Sunday Herald, as an independent newspaper, can

only say with the strongest and clearest of words that this government is trying to

take away our democratic rights as citizens, and that this backslide in rights, that we

have seen far too often in recent decades can only result in one outcome: a fascist

dictatorship that seeks nothing more than its own preservation above all else. All

Aotearoans should be terrified by these events and must stand up and send a strong

message to the Savage government by one method or another.[/sub]

[sub]SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS.[/sub]

[list][list][list][spoiler=[sub]Thus always to tyrants.[/sub]]

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[list]August 1938[list]

[sup]Amsterdam, North Holland[/sup]

Kingdom of the Netherlands[list]

[sup]The New Dutch Waterline[/sup][/list]

| [sub]The Netherlands long had relied on its declaration of neutrality as it’s protection from European threats, however the Dutch government had begun to have doubts over whether this would be enough to keep Volkist Germany at bay. Prime Minister Colijn had privately admitted that the Netherlands would never be able to withstand an attack from a major European power, however his government quietly began increasing military spending with the percentage of national spending going to defence doubling from 2% to 4% between 1935 to 1938.[/sub] |

| [sub]A large portion of the defence spending was being pumped into creating ‘Fortress Holland’ and the New Dutch Waterline. The NDW project involved flooding a large amount of land to the East of Amsterdam and shifting the old Waterline to encompass the city of Utrecht, large numbers of pillboxes are being added to give extra defence after it was determined the Waterline could not withstand a protracted siege. The Fortress Holland project on the other hand involved creating entirely new defences in an attempt to keep any invaders out of the populated province of Holland for long enough that assistance arrived. The new Grebbe and Peel-Raam Lines snaked around the cities of Dordrecht, Utrecht, Haarlem and Amsterdam. Privately the Dutch Government admitted it wouldn’t be enough to withstand a large invasion but neither did they wish to put up zero resistance against any possible invaders.[/sub] |

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[pre]| August - 1938|[/pre]

[list][list][list][pre]USSR ★ UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS

Союз Советских Социалистических Республик CCCP |[/pre][/list][/list][/list]

THE HEROES OF THE UNION :

PRAVDA BEGINS SHOWCASE OF SOVIET HEROES AND ARTISTS!

ГЕРОИ СОЮЗА:

ПРАВДА НАЧИНАЕТ ВЫСТАВКУ СОВЕТСКИХ ГЕРОЕВ И НОВЫХ ХУДОЖНИКОВ!

[pre]Soviet Heroes are what Pravda wanted to create, recent conflicts have provided numerous figures that the Central Committee have requested Editor-in-Chief Ivan Nikitin to begin publishing stories on Soviet War heroes, Writers, Poets, Filmmakers, and civil workers. Nikitin would gather names of these people and would target all communities of the Union to bring all the folds into the Soviet identity.[/pre]

[pre]- Volodymyr Stepanovych Lebid {Владимир Степанович Лебедь} - Bolshevik Soldier who fought in the Battle of Kiev freeing his hometown from White rule.[/pre]

[pre]- Yelagin Ustin Savelievich {Елагин Устин Савельевич} - Bolshevik soldier who fought in the Battle of Petrograd said to have cleared a White controlled on his own.[/pre]

[pre]- Timour Baltabekev {Тимур Балтабекев} - A Kazakh who lead a Romanian squad through the fighting in Bucharest during the Liberation of Dacia.[/pre]

[pre]- Sergey Georgiyevich Lazo {Сергей Георгиевич Лазо} defended against American and Japanese invaders during the Civil War.[/pre]

[pre]- Georgi Nikolayevich Vasilyev {Георгий Николаевич Васильев} - Filmmaker known for his directing of Chapaev.[/pre]

[pre]- Sergei Iosifovich Yutkevich {Серге́й Ио́сифович Ютке́вич} - Director of “Golden Mountains” a silent drama film from 1931.[/pre]

[pre]- Bavasan Dorzhievich Abiduev {Бавасан Доржиевич Абидуев} - Buyrat Poet known for the writing of his poem named “Airplane” at the age of 19.[/pre]

[pre]- Sagit Agish {Сагит Агиш} - A Bashkir writer who started his career in 1930 writing stories.[/pre]

[pre]- Vanoush Nigoghosian {Вануш Нигосян} - A Armenian Firefighter who saved a portion of a border village in Turkey after a explosion during the start of the Turkish Civil War.[/pre]

[pre]- Ukhov Slava Timurovich {Ухов Слава Тимурович} - A Doctor in Vladivostok who saved a local child after a accident in the streets.[/pre]

[pre]The Central Committee hoped to build a desire to be a patriot in the Soviet citizens whether they are Russian, Armenian, Kazakh, Korean, or Buyrati they must first identify as Soviet.[/pre]

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August,1938

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ZHŌNGWÉN XUÉXIÀO

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Loke Bao Yi has been able to acquire a small fortune thanks to the expensive military budget the government has had in its few years of existence.However even with the slight increase of Chinese influence in Maziya,the Chinese are still a minority group and commonly discriminated against in the villages and especially in the capital city,Permata Bersinar.Schools are when it's at the worst for the Chinese as in schools the other children who had been raised by parents who discriminate against the Chinese also follow the same footsteps as their parents and some boys who previously didn't show signs of discrimination against the Chinese has joined the crowd.Recent studies into this has shown that kids who didn't find the Chinese as the lower class are normally treated the same as the Chinese,so that is why their joining the crowd.

Loke Bao Yi who had to also endure the same discrimination has decided to group with the Maziyan Communist Party in creation of a school.A school only for the Chinese so they can avoid being racially discriminated against while they study.Loke Bao Yi would invest a quarter of the budget which was supposed to be invested into the XPE-1 development before it was shut down by the government,into the school.The school would be named "Zhōngwén xuéxiào" which when translated into English would become "Chinese School".The school would be teaching three different Chinese dialect to the students,Cantonese,Hokkien and Mandarin.However Mandarin would be a mandatory learning for the students as to avoid confusion in school by those who speak in the different dialects,the school will include all the mandatory clubs which were dictated by the government however their language club would be modified to include Mandarin alongside English and Malay.

The school would also be teaching.

[List]science

mathematics

geography

history of China.[/list]

However for their history classes the information which were being used was based of information given by the Chinese population.Which was then compiled into text books for the students and teachers to use.Alongside the school only allowing Chinese students,the school would also only allow Chinese teachers as to provide more job opportunities and also to make sure the Chinese being spoken is correct and not a broken mess version.

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Ly0N wrote:Hello my friends!

Hello

Alzarikstan wrote:Grand Marshal Carmona would smile.

Grand Marshal Carmona:

[list][list][sub]"It is a rarity to really hear goods news to come out of Africa with what is going on in the world. The Germans, the Soviets, etc. It is very good to see that there is still a sense of good and morality somewhere in this cruel, callous world. Queen Dowager, I am not going to take much of your time as I understand you are a very busy individual but the fact you are of Portuguese blood surely increases the relationship between the Estado Novo and you....and the Congo by extension. We take pride as Portuguese and we protect those that are Portuguese. We care for the conditions of those that are Portuguese so with that said, I come here now for business and to see your development. I am all ears and my heart is open to any and all recommendations and suggestions regarding our partnerships but your personal connection to Portugal."[/sub][/list]

| Smiling at the Marshal for a moment, the Queen would shake her head slightly. |

[list][ QUEEN DOWAGER, Elisabeth ]: "All of those are very kind words, and my Portuguese blood line directly from the Portuguese monarchy is interesting. I'm aware of your growing policy in regards to protection of all Portugal, it's very interesting. But you see, I've undertaken the effort of modernizing Congo, and pushing it into the 20th century. I am thinking of the next ten, twenty years and Grand Marshall...I believe that in the next ten, twenty years you will not see me in Congo, nor will we see ourselves in Africa. So I am here, to repair the image of Belgium, my homeland before we go off. Between us two...I want to make a historical impact, be remembered as something more than a Queen Dowager of Belgium and Congo gives me a chance."

| She would smile at the Marshall before sighing slightly. |

[list][ QUEEN DOWAGER, Elisabeth ]: "The route of our meeting today is as such. We'll go to the near career school that has began it's operation, then the newest factories site and then the to the upcoming cities business complex. Later on tonight, there's a celebratory ball, to which members of the Congo's government have been invited to meet you."

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[list][list]AUGUST 1938

HANSEONG, JOSEON — EAST ASIA[/list]

[list][list]구체적인 결정을 내리지 않았다!

[pre]YOUTH MOVEMENT AGAINST ON PRIME MINISTERIAL DECISIONS![/pre][/list][/list]

| Premier Lee Jun-ho had some intense headaches last week, but nothing stopped him from fulfilling his duties. He was told that his education reform did not please young people so much, which led to a youth movement. A Cabinet meeting brought together the young ministers and the grumpy old man with gray hair, Minister of Public Security, Hong Sa-ik, presented the Premier with a measure that will silence young people once and for all. Mr. Hong told Prime Minister Lee to make all schools stricter, putting only (Japanese) military personnel who can be teachers, that way we will enforce respect and order in schools and young people will not rebel. These demands, addressed to the Premier, were discussed with the remaining members of the Cabinet, where everyone endorsed the plan, including the Minister of Education. Prime Minister Lee then decided to craft another educational reform that will be called the fourth “Joseon Education Degree”, which will aim to turn current schools into military institutions in favor of the government and Tokyo. |

| The first steps to convert young Koreans are being taken, normally the Premier always has to inform Emperor Jeong of any changes, but when it comes to the security of the peninsula, the Head of Government can act if he consults the monarch. The Premie’s intention is not to attack the rebels with weapons, but with the power of books through the education system, it is quite clear that the local police and Japanese soldiers are on standby when it comes to terrorism, but the current government will use the schools to convert young people. With the recent youth movement that took place last week, Premier Lee agreed to more radical measures. With his plan approved by the Cabinet, Hong Sa-ik also advised the Premier to remilitarize the entire Hanseong, but His Excellency refused and stated that he would have the police, Japanese soldiers and the education system in the fight against the rebels. |

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[list][list][list][pre]RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE

FRENCH BUREAUCRACY

MINISTÈRE DES COLONIES[/pre][/list]

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MINISTRY OF THE COLONIES: FRANCE SENDING INDIANS TO HELP BUILD AFRICAN RAILROADS

[sub]3RD REPUBLIC | PARIS, AUGUST 1938 [/sub][/list]

[sub]| HELM OF L’EMPIRE, MINISTÈRE DES COLONIES, TROISIÈME RÉPUBLIQUE - | When construction of the Trans-Saharan Railroad began over 6 years ago, the Transportation Ministry estimated that at least 50,000 workers would be needed in the first year alone. At over 6 years into the project and the Central African Railroad beginning construction in 1935, overall the railroads are 70% completed, and an estimated 560,000 workers toil away everyday to shape the future of transportation in the French colonies of Africa.[/sub]

[sub]The workers are vastly African by descent, coming from the various villages and tribes in the West and Central African colonies. A few minorities include those few Frenchmen from mainland France which hold management and planning positions as either chief engineers or contracted architects. There is also the occasional Arab from the Levant region. Each worker is granted a full square meal everyday, proper bedding, a full paycheck of 300 francs each month.[/sub]

[sub]As time closes in on the government's expected project deadline, a call out has been ordered for another 100,000 workers to speed up construction efforts. This request for workers was extended to French cities in India which includes Pondichéry and Karikal on the Coramandel coast, Yanaon and Machilipatnam on the coast of Orissa, Mahé and Calicut on the Malabar coast, Chandernagor and it's territory; the five loges of Cassimbazar, Jugdia, Dacca, Balasore and Patna. In the territory of Gujarat, Surat factory. Subsequently over 80,000 Indians signed up for employment on the railroad and began boarding ships bound for the Ivory coast of Africa.[/sub]

[sub]All that remains is linking Casablanca to Nouakchott to complete the Trans-Saharan Railroad and linking Niamey to N'Djamena to complete the connection of the Central African Railroad. The last two cities to reach for the completion of the Central African Railroad is Bangui in the central African colony of Ubangi-Shari and N'Djamena in Tchad. The Ministry of Transportation fully expects the projects to be completed by May of 1940. | [/sub]

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[list][list][pre]VIVE LA RÉPUBLIQUE!

VIVE LA FRANCE!

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New Provenance wrote:| The tips of Faulkner's mouth rose a little, indicating a hint of a smile, at Franco's words. He respected men who understood the ordinary soldier. The man next to Faulkner, Joseph Straus, was himself a Great War veteran. His expression was more stern and expressionless, but in his eyes one could see the acknowledgement of the Spanish commander-in-chief's general. With a nod from Major-General Ritter, the two subordinates would take their seats at one side of the table while Franco and his company would do the same. Ritter picked up a document from the table and turned to Captain-General Franco, smiling. |

[list]| [sub]WILLEM VON RITTER, Major-General[/sub] | "Captain-General. I would like to once again, er, reiterate our thanks for your hosting us here. Our men, my staff and the rest of Germany is enthusiastic to be able to stand by your patriot forces at this level. We are most certainly thankful for the reception you have presented us, our men our as well, I am sure. However, pleasantries aside, let us begin. Germany's Condor Legion is prepared to serve under the command of yourself and any Spanish commander you should select. We will work diligently and intelligently side-by-side with Spanish nationalist forces to defeat the socialist menace. Germany also intends to send direct military aid to Spain, details of which will be released shortly. We stand by you, Captain-General. What will be our first move?" [/list]

[list]Francisco Fraco: "Our first move will be in an enlarged encirclement of Madrid. Most of the anarchist and communist forces are concentrating their, I have colonel’s Varela and Yagüe pushing to the north. Varela should take Toledo within a fortnight, that is part of the encirclement. My forces and I will move along the coast before moving towards Madrid, burning out any forces in hiding. What I need from you and your men, general, is to split your forces. Send a portion to Toledo and link up with Varela, then a portion to Yagüe as I have tasked him with controlling the north and Basque regions. I do not wish to do this, but I will need Madrid bombed, heavily. I hope all of that is doable, general, after all you are guests in my country."[/list]

Franco would explain and layout a plan to Ritter before looking at the document, reading over it while the general thought of the proposed plan. He knew that most plans never survived first engagement with the enemy, but he knew that encircling Madrid would allow them to bombard the city and hopefully the enemy will surrender before things get out of hand. A grin came to Franco's face as he read over the document, as this was exactly what Spain needed to get on the right track. He hoped that once the war ended, Spain would be able to be fruitful and prosperous once again. The actions of the anarchists and communist brought about this war, he would be damn sure to see an end to it as swiftly as possible.

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[list]SEPTEMBER 1938

[sub]OLBERNHAU TOWN HALL — OLBERNHAU, 3KM NORTH OF THE CZECH BORDER, New Provenance[/sub][/list]

[list][list][sub]DIE RÜCKEROBERUNG BEGINNT: DIE SUDETENDEUTSCHE LEGION WIRD ZUR VERTEIDIGUNG DER SUDETENDEUTSCHEN GEGRÜNDET![/sub]

[pre]THE RECLAMATION BEGINS: SUDETENDEUTSCHE LEGION ESTABLISHED TO DEFEND THE SUDETEN GERMANS![/pre][/list][/list]

| The past few weeks have seen steadily rising tensions between the German Staat and the Czechoslovak Republic, with Germany stationing larger and larger military forces along the border and German intelligence agencies stepping up its psychological war against Czechoslovakia, using psychological tactics to pressure the enemy into surrender. The British and French governments have so far stood idle, pledging to support Czechoslovakia in a war but showing no legitimate will to do so. With these in mind, and the risk of a French and British declaration of war still fairly low, Chancellor Heidler approved on 17 September by direct executive command the establishment of the SUDETENDEUTSCHE LEGION (Sudeten-German Legion), to be based out of the village of Olbernhau, 3.5 kilometers north of the German-Czech border. The Sudetendeutsche Legion, or the SDL, would be tasked with cross-border 'intelligence and security operations' dedicated to defending Sudeten Germans, gathering intelligence on 'forces working to eliminate the Sudeten German population', and will in effect serve as an insurgency unit to prepare the border regions ahead of a German occupation. Konrad Heinlich, the formal commander of the SDL, remarked at its establishment: |

[list][list][pre]Brüder und Schwestern, die Zeit der Rückeroberung ist gekommen! Im Auftrag des Staatskanzlers und mit der Unterstützung des großen deutschen Staates werden wir den Prozess der Aufnahme unserer Brüder im Sudetenland nach den vielen Jahren der illegalen und brutalen Besetzung durch die tschechoslowakische Regierung beginnen. Durch Operationen zur Sicherung unserer sudetendeutschen Brüder und Schwestern und durch Missionen, die sicherstellen sollen, dass das Sudetenland für die unvermeidliche Ankunft der deutschen Wehrmacht als Friedenstruppe bereit und vorbereitet ist, werden wir den Erfolg der Operationen zum Schutz unserer sudetendeutschen Brüder und Schwestern garantieren. Verzweifelte Zeiten werden Maßnahmen erfordern, die abwegig erscheinen, aber aus der Sicht von uns, den Patrioten unserer Heimat, sind es unvermeidliche Aktionen, die getan werden müssen, um sicherzustellen, dass alle ethnischen Deutschen verteidigt werden, egal was die Ursache ist. Das ist das Versprechen, das wir dem Staatskanzler und dem deutschen Volk geben.[/pre]

[pre]Brothers and sisters, the time for the reclamation has come! By the mandate of the Staatskanzler and with the backing of the great German Staat, we will begin the process of welcoming in our brethren in the Sudetenland after their many years of illegal and brutal occupation by the Czechoslovak government. Through operations to secure our Sudeten German brothers and sisters and missions to ensure that the Sudetenland region is ready and prepared for the inevitable arrival of the German Wehrmacht as peacekeeping forces, we will guarantee the success of the operations to protect our Sudeten brothers and sisters. Desperate times will call for measures that seem outlandish, but from the perspective of ourselves, patriots of our homeland, they are inevitable actions that must be done to ensure that all ethnic Germans are defended no matter the cause. That is the pledge we make to the Staatskanzler, and to the people of Germany.[/pre][/list][/list]

| On the evening of 17 September 1938, the Sudetendeutsche Legion (SDL) flag was raised for the first time above the village of Olbernhau, marking its establishment with the ceremonial firing of a dummy shell out of an anti-tank artillery gun by the Minister for the Armed Forces, the Minister for Defense, and the formal commander of the Legion. Later that evening, the first armed 'security officers' of the Legion entered Czechoslovakia with the express orders to disrupt anti-German operations and ensure the security of all Sudeten Germans through whatever means necessary. A military observer discreetly remarked to a colleague, 'This here is the start of something bigger than all of us, something we won't be able to stop'. |

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| CONGO GAINS SELF-GOVERNANCE STATUS |

[sub]2nd of September, 1938[/sub]

| On 2nd of September, the Queen Dowager of Belgium, King of Belgium, Prime Minister of Belgium, and the First Representative and the First Vice-Representative of Congo, have made their way into Brussels to officially sign the Self-Governance Act of Congo. The Act, created from the directive of the Prime Minister and the Queen Dowager is aimed at making Congo a self-governed colony of Congo, instead of a direct colony of Congo. The Act was proposed to the Belgian Parliament on 18th of August, but it was rejected. It was then proposed again on the 24th of August but rejected once again. However, after the Kings swift intervention, the Catholic Center votes made it possible for the act to be passed on the 29th of August. On the 2nd of September, it was officially signed.

The Act, revolutionary as it is, has been formed on the basis of three principles. Firstly, the Principle of Direct Influence of Belgium within Congo still remaining active. The influence being the Queen Dowager, who has been granted the official title of The Queen of Congo by her son, King Leopold the III. In such right, the Queen is by default the extension of the monarchy on Congo's soil, and Congo remains within the spheres of Belgium. Secondly, the Principle of Business within Congo. In short summary, Belgian companies and businesses will have special treatment within Congo, with rights reserved for themselves. Thirdly, the Principle of Stability within Congo, meaning that Belgium reserves a right to intervene within Congo at any given moment should it see fit, if the stability of it's colony is endangered.

The act is causing major controversy, however, over the fact that Congolese government will now not be forced into paying duties and taxes to Belgium. Instead, it will have to pay 12% of it's yearly revenues to the Belgian government as a sign of good will and protection. In such way, Congo will now have a great majority of the profits remain within its borders, profits which over the past year have drastically increased.

Prime Minister Paul-Henri Spaak, stated that Congo is showing major signs of civilizational development, economical development, social and political development and that it can be trusted with running it's daily business by its own government without the need of Belgian agreement at all times. It is speculated that the act has been passed mainly due to the major reformations within Congo by the Queen Dowager, reforms that in a space of a year have already transformed the country dramatically. The profits that Congo is gaining have increased by nearly 20% since this time last year, whilst it's education rate has increased dramatically for those aged 25 to 55. An increase in industrial education has been noted at over 60%, in services and technological education by 54%, in agricultural and mining education by 44% and within the spheres of healthcare and education by nearly 50%. In addition, around 5,000 Congolese have now managed to graduate the Business Operation and Management Courses, with nearly 3,000 managing to start their own small businesses around the country.

Many in Belgium blame Pascal Banza and Gloria Banza and their direct influence on the Queen Dowager and the Prime Minister. The Congolese pair, who have now been dubbed as the Royal Couple of Africa, are said to pay an increasingly large part in the politics of Congo. Both are becoming very popular, Pascal Banza within Congo and Gloria Banza internationally. Their influence on the Queen is unknown, but it is said that Gloria Banza has a very high reputation among the Queen.

The Self-Governance Act of Congo has caused a major political problem within Belgium. Many are suggesting that Paul-Henri Spaak will not last in his position of the Prime Minister till the end of this year. Many conservative politicians are calling upon an early snap elections. However, the political situation within Congo is also looking very interesting. Pascal Banza and Gloria Banza have been making many tours around Congo. Many suggest that the tours are in a bid to create an image of themselves. The newly created Congolese press such as Radio Congo, the Leopoldville Times, Southern Congo News, is aiding in the creation of their image as it would seem, media that is still in majority controlled by white Belgians.

The Queen of Congo, Elisabeth, has not stated what her new role will look like within Congo, but like always she had bid herself to give space to the growing Congolese elite to rule and direct the country. Despite this, there are growing smear campaigns with Belgium against the Queen. The conservatives have titled Her Majesty as The Bolshevik Queen of Africa...the Traitor of Belgium... whilst the leftists have titled Her Majesty as A Volkist Dressed as a Belgian...True Volkist German nature coming out.... The Queen's popularity within Belgium has been effectively swayed, but Belgian economists are stating that "...Congo is moving too fast for Belgium now, it's industries are picking up, Congolese are getting paid, they are having an industrial economy forming...the Belgian government in the next five years would not be able to afford upkeeping it directly, therefore self-governance is a very wise move..." Whatever be the case, the Self-Governance Act of Congo will go down in history, and a new political and diplomatic chapter has opened up for Belgium and the Belgian Congo. |

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1st of September, 1938, Utrennya Urga (Urga Daily)

Ten Years Plan results

Joint efforts of Northern and Eastern regional governments have just opened new horizons for mighty White Mongolia. For the sake of the rapid re-industrialization en years ago, on 1st September of 1928, the Baron and General decided to turn their armies into builders of the new world and now no one can argue with the brightest results of this Ten Years Plan, also known as 15 Paragraphs plan. Let us remind the careless or young reader about its contents:

1. Urbanization efforts: enlarge cities population by 60 percent.

2. Sanitation efforts: provide basic universal healthcare to all Russian and Chinese citizens.

3. Develop steel mills, coal mines, and weapon factories, capable of supporting 1.000.000 troops.

4. Build an aero fleet capable of reconnaissance deep into enemy states.

5. Forge a new nation by enforcing mixed marriages.

6. Defeat banditry in the rural regions.

7. Create 20 kilometers deep defensive line along the borders.

8. Join the League of Nations.

9. Develop an indoctrination program, capable of solving conflicts between all legally accepted ideologies.

10. Rebuild the irrigation system and achieve food independence.

11. Reorganise the government system and execute corrupt officials.

12. Enlarge poppy production to provide a subsistent source of income for the government.

13. Raise literacy level by 70%.

14. Eradicate Korean nationalists, Tsarists, and followers of the Bon religion.

15. Enforce peace in the rural areas.

As hard as it was, the industrious nation of belomongols was hardened in the endless wars just to be ready to accomplish this task, brought to us by glorious leadership. Sacrifices were made, blood was spilled and sweat flowed like a river, but not in vain. Our nation is ready to face challenges of the modern era and shall never again be defeated.

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Oh my...the Mongolians

[list][list][list][pre]السعيد سلطنة عمان

معقل الاباضية

السلطان سعيد بن تيمور[/pre][/list]

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NATIONAL PARLIAMENT OF OMAN PASSES ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN TO CONNECT MUSCAT TO SALALAH

[sub]13TH SULTANATE OF OMAN | MUSCAT, SEPTEMBER 1938 [/sub][/list]

[sub]| البرلمان الوطني العماني ، مسقط ، سلطنة عمان - | Upon the closure of the first held elections for the National Parliament of Oman, the government was now predominantly in the hands of a combination of tribal elders, warlords, and members of a very small educated elite. Presiding over the government session, Sultain Said bin Taimur made it clear that Omanis have to determine their future for themselves and make better current conditions. Although a majority of tribal elders made it clear that they are skeptical of major industrialization that could otherwise prompt a corrosion of the historical lineage and customs of Omanis. The elected warlords would slightly agree with the tribal elders; however, stressed importance of implemented modernization but in stages so that it can be controlled. Moreover, the warlords stressed the need for development that can bring growth to security of the nation. The educated representatives also agreed with both the warlords and tribal elders; however, wanted to prioritize expanded education as the start for development instead of keeping education as a privilege to a small percentage of the population.[/sub]

[sub]Heated debates and renegotiations prompted for the appointed representatives for Sultan Said bin Taimur would implement a royal motion to force government sessions to commence in Muscat that would not end until an initial resolution was agreed upon. After two weeks of debate and contemplation, the NPO agreed to infrastructure initiatives to spur the transition of the economy from a primary to secondary. While agriculture and fishing is still significant for the traditionalist society of Oman, the NPO came to agree on implementing new road infrastructure to be inspected and modernized every two years per mandate; however, repairs, inspections, and modernization can be ordered at any moment. The first major stretch of road infrastructure will connect Muscat to Salalah, Ash Shuwaymiyyah, and Duqm. Additionally, NPO has incorporated road infrastructure for Gwadar to be included in this endeavor.[/sub]

[sub]Meanwhile, the NPO further attached an education initiative to the road infrastructure to acquire some funding to begin the formation of formalized education for all Omanis. As 15% of the population is literate, the Sultan provided a personal seal of approval for the 15% of the population to coordinate among themselves and the Supreme Council for Islamic Accordance and Guidance to organize both religious and secular academic framework and institutions.[/sub] |

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[list][list][pre]SULTANATE OF OMAN!

PRAISE BE TO MOHAMMAD, PEACE BE UPON HIM!

THE BASTION OF IBADISM![/pre][/list][/list]

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Salve! Hello!

Islahh

[list]September 1938

[sub]Club de Oficiales[/sub][/list]

Santa María de la Santísima Trinidad, Cundinamarca Department, Triestado de las Granadinas

[sub]Military strongman General Diego Adielo Di María would form an alternative party to the Conservative and Liberal Parties, hoping to take the reigns before the rapidly deteriorating reputation of the Conservative party, caused by inadequate response to Peruvian aggression during the Leticia Incident, could lead to an uncontested Liberal takeover, threatening to end three decades of conservative rule over Granada. Fearing that the Liberals would reinstate diplomatic relations with Peru and ratify the Rio De Janeiro Protocol. General Di María and his associates General Alberto Enríquez Gallo, General Eleazar López Contreras and Lieutenant Colonel Gustavo Rojas Pinilla would found the Partido Nacionalista Granadina (PNG) or Granadine Nationalist Party made up of military officials or those with links to the military apparatus such as defence contractors, championing catholic conservative values, Granadine nationalism and irredentism. The PNG would become well known for its make up of the officer class, gaining it the nickname of the “Club de Oficiales” or “Officers Club”[/sub]

[sub]The Granadine Nationalist Party and the Granadine Conservative Party would form the Movimiento Granada Unida (MGU) or United Granada Movement, an electoral alliance with General Di María as their candidate for the June 1938 election to ensure the defeat of the Granadine Liberal Party. By stoking the flames of a century of anti-Peruvian sentiment fresh in the minds of the populace following the Peruvian invasion of Leticia in 1932 and continued territorial disputes between the two countries the MGU would overshadow the GCP’s unpopular handling of the Peruvian invasion by accusing the GLP of cowardice and the willingness to allow Peru to get away with not just their past but their future provocations, emphasising the Liberal Party’s suggestion to repair relations with Peru instead of seeking retribution.[/sub]

[sub]General Di María Ecuadorian heritage and promise to incorporate Peru’s Amazon territories into the state of Ecuador would sway the usually Liberal leaning state to his party’s favour. Swept in regional polling in even their most loyal departments and facing almost guaranteed defeat the Liberal party would not contest the election, calling for cancelling of the vote to save money however the MGU would object citing the rights of the independent parties to run and the right of the people to elect their officials.[/sub]

[sub]As expected the MGU would win the election on the 1st of June with a supermajority without contest from the Liberal Party. On the morning of the 2nd, President elect Di María would comanche a victory lap from his hometown of San Pedro de Riobamba in the Ecuadorian Highlands through the tri-states to the Venezuelan state capital of Caracas. While incumbent Conservative Party leader Laureano Gómez would on paper be the president for his remaining three months he would be pressured by his colleagues to concede decision making to the Nacionalistas who had disproportionate political leverage and military backing, hoping to keep the MGU alliance together so as to not lose all power to their allies. During this period President Gómez would accept all demands from the Nationalistas, including the promotion of General Di María to “Generalísimo de las Granadinas”, the highest rank at the time amongst all three branches of the Granadine Armed Forces and the creation of the six star rank “Generalísimo y Comandante Supremo de las Fuerzas Armadas” to be bestowed upon Granada’s forefather Simón Bolívar.[/sub]

[sub]On the 8th of September Generalissimo Di María would enter the Granadine capital of Santísima Trinidad, Bogotá prior to 1831, as part of a cavalcade of hundreds of horsemen, mostly military officers of all ranks, atop his sabino white Paso Fino mare “Venganza”. He would sport the traditional miliary uniform and a white WW1 era M16 stahlhelm with five 6 pointed pale blue stars on the front, the color scheme of the first and second national flags of Ecuador before it joined the union, adopting the colors and the flags as his personal standards to show his birth ties to the state. He would be inaugurated at the Plaza de Bolívar in front of the Primatial Cathedral of Santísima Trinidad by Archbishop Ismael Perdomo Borrero per his request. President Di María would choose the area to emphasise his platform of Catholic conservatism and cooperation with the Episcopal Conference of Granada, the supreme religious authority of the Granadines.

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(Kuomintang) Republic of China / (國民黨)中華民國

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JAPAN’s UNJUST WAR OF AGGRESSION TURNS TOWARDS WARTIME CAPITAL

日 本 不 義 的 侵 略 戰 爭 轉 向 中 國 的 戰 時 首 都

[sub]September of 1938 | 1938 年 9 月 一 Early Autumn

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WUCHANG, HANKOU, AND HANYANG | 武昌、漢口、漢陽:[/sub]

[sub]Japan's plan to capture China's present wartime capital, Hankou, depends firstly on the strategic goal to block all communications to the city, situated on the low and flat terrain surrounding the confluence of the Han River and Yangtze Rivers. This would be followed by a slow-moving, heavy-firepower siege of the city, one of the “Three Towns of Wuhan”. As of the last week, Japanese forces pulled their nets around the de facto wartime capital and captured the strategically important Huangchwan region north of the Yangtze River. Another column captured one of a series of river barriers at Usue, a hundred miles downstream from Hankow. Meanwhile, Japanese pilots continued a bombing campaign of their primary target, the Canton-Hankou Railway. [/sub]

[sub]Since the start of the fourteenth month war, the front has been bombed at over thirteen-hundred locations. Prompt repairs have minimized service disruptions and trains have continued to run their routes, albeit irregularly, over the past week. An incredibly striking proof of China's wartime ingenuity is that of the six-hundred-eighty-mile run from Guangzhou to Hankou, which has been reduced from a forty-five hour route to merely thirty-six hours. Moreover, despite the war, the vast amounts of munitions transported have made the route profitable. Net revenue for the last fiscal year was $4,000,000. [/sub]

[sub]The Guangzhou-Hankou Railway is not only a major transportation route for munitions, but also an economic lifeline of China as a means for exporting tea. Only recently have Japanese troops approached tea plantations in China. Hankou has become the center of China's tea trade, and as railways have continued to operate despite the Japanese onslaught, Hong Kong has replaced Shanghai as China's primary tea-exporting port. Last year, China's tea exports increased by four-percent compared to 1936, reaching 406,572 cents (89,632,863 pounds) in excess of $30,000,000. Additionally this year, the Soviet Union signed a $15 million purchasing contract. Hunan and Hube's 975,000 pounds of brick tea have already been shipped from Hankou to Hong Kong this year, which is about half of last year's total inventory. [/sub]

[sub]Last week, China's Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek maintained his composure as foreign-language radio program “Voice of China” revealed his confidence in Chinese weapons. He further urged the Chinese Manchukuo to make the Japanese-controlled country a “Japanese graveyard”. Meanwhile in the Wuhan region, about forty-five-hundred junk, including sailboats, tugs and sampan carrying eighty-thousand tons of cargo and sixteen-thousand boatmen, each earning thirty cents a day, have been directed to complete a largescale evacuation of Wuhan's three cities, Wuchang, Hankou, and Hanyang, which now sit at the frontlines of Japan's appalling war on China.

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October,1938

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FOOD SHORTAGE

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One thing which has been avoided to a massive degree in the nation is the increase of malnourished children after the events of the civil war.The civil war had devastated the farm lands and with some of the old farm lands being replaced with new residential zones meant that food was beginning to get low,this has gone on for too long and the number has increased drastically meant that the government had to finally step in.The original mindset was that eventually the farmers will get everything back to normal so there was so need to step in however although progress has been made it has been very minor progress,prime minister,Juaidi decided to get the parliament to handle the situation and if it continues even after the parliament intervention then he will begin making plans to get international help with the food problem.

The parliament held a meeting which lasted from morning to noon as all members had no idea on how to handle the food shortage without getting help from other countries then Fong Wei Yuan raised his hand and began to explain his idea.

[List]FONG WEI YUAN:What about we enlist the army to help the farmers in the planting and harvesting of crops.With the army being there that practically doubles the work force for farming which should in theory lead to more crops being produced and harvested at a faster rate.[/list]

With no other ideas coming in the entire parliament voted to agree with the plan and soon this plan was made public and small groups of soldiers were being sent to each farm to assist in the growing and harvesting of crops.

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October 1938

White Mongolia Artillery Colonel wrote: -Faster! - I barked a command, watching my men reloading the field gun again. It was the 27th repetition of the same action during the last 30 minutes, but only the 5th I was OK with. - Faster, or you will perish in vain, grebanye monkeys.

Another shell landed within 20 meters radius of the target, accompanied by an ugly and sarcastic howl. 300 meters in front of the battery, machine guns started their song, spitting bullets like an insult to the potential enemy. That song was pretty familiar to everyone in the field, as the machinegun was definitely capable of throat singing his mantra - get off the field, bury yourself in the ground, hide, idiot-ta-ta-ta-ta. Officer's whistles got on the top of the cacophony, signaling the troops to put the gas masks on.

The field trembled with thousands of boots marching forward in straight lines into the greenish-yellow clouds of gas, dispersed by my crewmen and I saw a General Zhan on the top of his armored car, observing us from the distance. We did a good job today, may I tell you! I can swear I saw an explosion during the target practice, so I think we've finally got brand new explosives-filled targets.

||Army drills "The end of Bogd Khan"||

After the railroad construction was done and the Urga arsenal was expanded to streamline the production of the 88mm field cannons, Glorious Marshals ordered the troops to conduct a general military drill, involving both air and land units. 1st Mixed brigade, 2nd Guardian brigade as well as OMO (Osobiy Manchurskiy Otryad, Special Manchurian Unit) were leading the spearhead assault on the potential enemy during three weeks of drills while 3rd, 4th and 5th armies were practicing in deep defense. Aviation performance was found as not satisfying, while the land units proved themselves almost as hardy and capable, as they were before they had been transferred to the railroad building and factory duties. Glorious Marshals expressed hope that conducting such drills on the regular basis would allow White Mongolia to survive the darkest times to come.

Unfortunately, the armored train of Baron Ungern exploded. Did it happen due to being caught in the crossfire or was it an enemy diversion? All those responsible will be executed, the execution attendance is mandatory for the citizens of Urga unless they obtain special permission signed by province Magistrate.

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[list][list][list][pre]GRANDE ESTADO NOVO

A UNIÃO-ESTADO PLURICONTINENTAL DAS NAÇÕES PORTUGUESAS

GLÓRIA A DEUS, GLÓRIA A SALAZAR, GLÓRIA A VARGAS[/pre][/list]

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COUNCIL ON INDUSTRY & TECHNOLOGY AND COUNCIL ON CIVIC DEFENSE CONFIRMS ROCKETRY RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT PROJECT LOCATIONS

[sub]1ST GREATER ESTADO NOVO ADMINISTRATION | LISBON & RIO DE JANEIRO, OCTOBER 1938 [/sub][/list]

[sub]| Operação Enoque, Sindicato de Experimentação Teórica em Aplicação de Tecnologia de Foguetes, Rio de Janeiro e Lisboa, Grande Estado Novo - | Silently approved by both Vargas and Salazar, the Council on Industry & Technology and the Council on Civic Defense received approval to begin the research and development regarding rockets and liquid fuel propellant for both commercial and military purposes. Under the name "Operação Enoque", a new entity named the Sindicato de Experimentação Teórica em Aplicação de Tecnologia de Foguetes was formed as a liaison organization between the two main councils to enhance coordination and exchanging of knowledge and resources.[/sub]

[sub]As a classified project, the Grande Estado Novo did not want to commit its teaching in Europe as it would draw too much attention, especially from the Germans. Therefore, it was suggested that the administrative offices be located in Lisbon in addition to scientific research centers to be placed in Portugal while facilities and sites for testing will be located in Brazil, East Timor, and Portuguese Africa. Giving their blessings for the project, Salazar and Vargas emphasized the establishment of a dual usage technology regarding liquid fuel propellants and better understanding of rocketry technology. Labeled as highly crucial to the state of national security for the Grande Estado Novo, only a select individuals have been informed of the new endeavor.[/sub]

[sub]The areas approved for scientific research, development, and testing are as follows:[/sub]

[list][pre]Alcântara, Maranhão, Brazil

Lubango, Angola

Cuemba, Angola

Tete, Mozambique

Molumbo, Mozambique

Ainaro, East Timor

Mansaba, Guinea-Bissau

Danto, Guinea-Bissau

Arari, Brazil

Castelo, Brazil

Angra do Heroismo, Portugal

Izeda, Portugal[/pre][/list]

[sub]The new Syndicate would be comprised of military scientists, military officials, and elite National Union Party officials in addition to intellectuals and industrialists with a background in physics, aerodynamics, propulsion, chemistry, structures, and navigation/guidance/control. Individuals approved to work on the project would undergo extensive background investigations and evaluations of political alignment to ensure reduction of potential sabotage, espionage, and leaking to the public the new project.[/sub] |

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[list][list][pre]UNION-STATE OF PORTUGUESE NATIONS!

GLORY TO GOD!

THE BASTION OF CATHOLICISM![/pre][/list][/list]

[list][spoiler=[sub]EMBRACE GOD AND

THE ESTADO NOVO[/sub]]

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[pre]| OCTOBER - 1938|[/pre]

[list][list][list][pre]USSR ★ UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS

Союз Советских Социалистических Республик CCCP |[/pre][/list][/list][/list]

KOSYGIN VOTED INTO AS FIRST SECRETARY OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF NOVOROSSIYA

КОСЫГИН БЫЛ ИЗБРАН ПЕРВЫМ СЕКРЕТАРЕМ КОММУНИСТИЧЕСКОЙ ПАРТИИ НОВОРОССИИ

[pre]По мере того как Хрущев руководил Малороссийской ССР, Алексей Косыгин, пробиравшийся вверх по ступеням Ленинградского Совета и советской иерархии, занял хорошее положение у товарища Сталина и постоянно стремился к все более и более высоким должностям в советском правительстве. Это завершилось бы выборами, чтобы поставить его на должность первого секретаря Коммунистической партии Новороссии. Косыгин продолжит советизацию культуры в Новороссии, продвигая русский язык как общий язык и продвигая единую всеобъемлющую советскую культуру. Высокая плотность промышленности в Новороссии укрепит позиции Косыгина в советском правительстве, что приведет к соперничеству между Косыгиным и Хрущевым, при этом Косыгин получит похвалу от Политбюро за его успехи в советизации культуры в Новороссии по сравнению с прогрессом Хрущева в этом вопросе. Алексей также будет введен в качестве действительного члена Политбюро по приказу товарища Сталина.[/pre]

[pre]As Khrushchev lead the Malorussian SSR, Alexei Kosygin who has been working his way up through the Leningrad Soviet and through the Soviet Hierarchy would come into a good position with comrade Stalin and would continually seek higher and higher positions in Soviet Government. This would culminate in the election to put him into the position of First Secretary of The Communist Party of Novorossiya. Kosygin would continue the progress of Sovietization of the culture in Novorossiya promoting Russian language as a common language and the promotion of a singular encompassing Soviet culture. The high density of industry in Novorossiya would boost Kosygin’s position in the Soviet government leading to a rivalry between Kosygin and Khrushchev with Kosygin gaining praise by the Politburo for his success in the Sovietization of culture in Novorossiya over Khrushchev’s progress in this matter. Alexei would also be brought in as a full member of the Politburo under orders from Comrade Stalin.[/pre]

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[list]June 12, 1937

[sub]Finland accelerates militarization and further improving the Defense Line after the Soviet Invasion of Turkey.[/sub][/list]

[sub]For years, after gaining independence, Finland has been carefully shaping itself into a living fortress with increase militarization due to being next to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). With the Invasion of Turkey by the Soviet in attempt to overthrow the Turkish Government, HM King Väinö I and the recently new centre-left government decided to accelerate the already militarization of the nation and the Finnish parliament hastily approved emergency funding for an immense overhaul and extension of the line. This defense line is the "Mannerheim Line" which was stretch through Karelia, built of a combination of volunteer and paid labor and comprising flexible, natural defenses. It had been under construction since the early 1920s: over a hundred small bunkers had already been strategically placed and camouflaged along the Soviet border. Now with the threat of Soviet aggression becoming more real than ever, with the weather conditions being favorable and with Parliament approval for defense spending, the defense of the Mannerheim Line will be improve by having old bunkers to be expanded, renovated, and fortified; the command post system among the line was to be reformed; huge lines of dragon's teeth were to be embedded in the earth; communities would form task forces to create simple, natural barriers like fallen trees and stones using an official guidebook issued by Finland's Defense Council; Finnish hunting clubs were to train in human-centric marksmanship; decoy trees were to be readied for hanging over strategic roads through the forest to obscure sighting by enemy watchtowers and planes; and trenches and barbed wire were to form more chronic problems for Soviet tanks. General Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, the hero of the Finnish Civil War, will be in charge of this project.[/sub]

[sub]Finland has been increasing its diplomatic ties with other nations in Europe, gaining allies, increasing friendships with other nations and even begin making arms deals with different nations to improve its military. Despite the immense strengthening from Finns and their international allies, the old line was to have one firm commonality with the expanding one: flexible defense was the absolute priority. Larger, static bunkers, such as those found on the Maginot Line, were susceptible to sappers, difficult to camouflage and harder to fund—they also provided obvious strategic targets. The Mannerheim Line, in contrast, was to remain always covert, always in small but overwhelming increments, and absolutely impregnable by organized attacks by vehicles. Finnish volunteers would eventually turn out in the tens of thousands alongside their foreign allies to help put these fortifications in place, with the Illegal Communist Party members prohibited from participation to prevent any leak in intelligence. Mannerheim himself would visit the construction areas, laying barbed wire and digging trenches, placing dragon's teeth, speaking with volunteers, rallying the locals and checking on supply chains. In addition to widespread anti-air and anti-sea artillery, a new "Salpa Line"—his next great project, which would span from Karelia to Petsamo—was rumored in abundance, much to the reassurance of the Finnish populace. The specialized taxes levied on businesses and citizens to fund the line in addition to the plentiful donations from Finland and abroad were to draw almost no complaints: Finland had fully determined that it would not be the next country to fall to foreign aggression.[/sub]

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Grand Cooping wrote:I have new flag

I can see that

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[list][list]OCTOBER 1938

TOKYO, JAPAN — EAST ASIA[/list]

[list][list]在米日本大使の任命!

[pre]APPOINTMENT OF AMBASSADOR OF JAPAN TO THE U.S.![/pre][/list][/list]

| Japan’s Ambassador to the US, Mr. Hiroshi Saito, 51, a grumpy middle-aged man who has an endearing way of pleasing American correspondents, where he spends his time playing poker with White House Secretary Marvin McIntyre and takes pride in his American slang. Saito approves of a Japanese-controlled China, but is not in favor of the methods the army has been using to achieve this goal. Its difficult task since the beginning of the war in China was precisely to reach an agreement between the Japanese Empire and the U.S. sympathetic to China. These duties, such as formal apologies and appearances, left Ambassador Saito so tired that even his weight dropped by 92 lbs., and four months ago he was forced to take long days off in Hot Springs, Virginia. Upon returning to Washington, Ambassador Saito was notified by his wife of an urgent telegram from Tokyo. Premier Konoye, totally desperate to find a new Foreign Minister like General Kazushige Ugaki, resigned two weeks ago. Hiroshi Saito was invited to take the post. General Ugaki. long on the outs with a group of military men determined to add all China to Japan’s control, re-signed when complete charge of the China policy was taken from his office, put in the hands of an army-sponsored China Control Board. Ambassador Saito, considered a liberal man, politely declined for health reasons. Premier Konoye, extremely furious, took Saito's word for it, saying, “If you're too sick for the Foreign Ministry, you’re certainly too sick to stay in Washington, then go back to Tokyo.” |

| The Premier then decided to assume the post of Foreign Minister and appointed the new Ambassador to the U.S. and his Vice Minister, Kensuke Horinouchi, 52, a diplomat with 27 years of experience. Not a complete stranger to America, Horinouchi served as counselor to the embassy in Washington in 1930 and as consul general in New York (1931-1934). |

| The great duty of an Ambassador of Japan is to assuage incidents considered trivial that could damage relations with a nation that is on the other side of the Pacific. Before traveling to the U.S., the new ambassador came across this last week. Some feminists delegates from the International Women’s League in Tokyo protested and denounced to the police authorities when they were notified that 30 women who had come from Hollywood to play softball in Japan were walking around the fields in tight shorts. Police have decreed that the shorts must be long enough to reach the knee. Japan and America strayed when it came to tradition compared to modernistic values. A symbol of the growing divide between the Samurai and the Eagle! |

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[list][list]NOVEMBER 1938

HANSEONG, JOSEON — EAST ASIA[/list]

[list][list]정치 무대의 황제

[pre]EMPEROR ON THE POLITICAL STAGE[/pre][/list][/list]

| His Majesty the Emperor Jeong, a young monarch who turned 26, spent hours in his private office last week. Tokyo demanded that His Majesty take a stand on terrorism issues. The Emperor held a scroll in his hands and presented a rather radical decree. Being a decree of the monarch, the Imperial seal was then used to officiate a change to reform all military and police institutions on the peninsula. Although the Emperor addressed this to the councilors, ministers and the Premier present at the audience, he really did not need to do so as this is an Imperial decree, His Majesty only presented his decree. This decree was so difficult to write that the Emperor spent about 3 days straight in the palace library, not even the Imperial Family could bother him, only the court ladies could enter and the Emperor’s guards stayed at the door. |

[list][list]i) 군사 기관은 이제 일본인 요원만 모집해야 합니다.

ii) 어린이와 청소년을 위한 학교는 매일 순찰하는 군인들과 함께 고도로 군사화될 것입니다.

iii) 법 집행 기관은 보안 서비스를 수행하기 위해 민간인이 아닌 군인만 고용해야 합니다.

iv) 테러리스트의 위치를 ​​쉽게 파악하기 위해 비밀 경찰이 만들어집니다.

[pre]i) Military institutions will now be required to hire only Japanese personnel.

ii) Schools for children and youth will be highly militarized with soldiers on daily patrol.

iii) Law enforcement institutions must only employ military personnel, not civilians, to carry out security services.

iv) Secret police are created to easily locate terrorists.[/pre][/list][/list]

| For the Japanese Empire, the young monarch is more than capable of taking over some important matters, after the failure of Former Premier Choi, who was considered a dictator. During these 6 years of the 1st reign, Yi U was benevolent, strong and neutral in decision making, as well as being promoted to captain in the Japanese army on 1st March 1938. |

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[list][list]UMHLABA WABANTU | IN ZULU

DIE BANTOEWERELD | IN AFRIKAANS

ILIZWE LABANTU | IN XHOSA

THE BANTU WORLD | IN ENGLISH[pre]

November Edition — 1938[/pre]

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[list][pre]Diversity in thought and view Strengthens the People[/pre][sub][pre]Dependable Source of News and Current Events from Across the Dominion[/pre][/sub][/list]

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[pre]VACANCY IN PARLIAMENT LEADS TO FIRST NATIVE SOUTH AFRICAN IN THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY;[/pre][pre] [/pre][/list][/list]

[list][sub]| CAPE TOWN — Just over a month ago, the nation mourned the death of long-time member of the Assembly and pro-integration politician, Wilkus Le Roux. Since 1911, Mister Le Roux was an outspoken member, whose loud bellicose voice could be heard in heated exchange with right-wingers; especially on topics of race and labor rights. On most issues, he stood on the right side of history, supporting legislation which opened the door for Unionization for mine workers, helped repeal the ban on interracial labor organizing, and resisted efforts to see the ‘Cape Franchise’ isolated and eroded. Such was the cause of near universal praise for the elder statesman, whose death of old age presented to Union Party officials an opportunity to encapsulate his legacy.[/sub]

[sub]Passage of the 1937 Peerage Act presented a Constitutional change to the national government of South Africa. Strengthened by the Dominion’s position as a “Kingdom in her own right”, the Act set the foundation for a systematic reorganization of Parliament, which will soon see the Senate conclude its final session next fall, and a new ‘House of Lords’ take it’s place in January of 1940. Even with the recent publishing of letters of patent for South Africa’s growing “first citizenry”, the major change in pace in the Pro-Union v Republican debate paled in comparison to the final provisions of the Act. In 1909, non-Europeans (especially natives) were prohibited from sitting in the Parliament of South Africa by Westminster. In 1937, however, that prohibition was lifted through the designation of new “Integrated Clans”, and extension of citizenship to their inhabitants. In the course of one year, the number of native citizens rose from just 321,000 to nearly 1 Million — mostly of the Xhosa and Zulu peoples in eastern South Africa. For the Union Party, the political implications alluded to an immediate boost in electoral support for Prime Minister Smut’s Party. Yet, in the same breath, the UP was slow to see natives join their number in Parliament.[/sub]

[sub]Despite intense outrage from the National Party and it’s base of support, who viewed the efforts of the UP as ”handing our destiny over to savages”, the vacancy presented by Mr. Le Roux’s death afforded to Prime Minister Smuts an opportunity to remedy this situation.[/sub]

[sub]While there are many leaders in native communities, especially those trained in the western tradition, none other compared to the first licensed native doctor in British Southern Africa — Dr. A.B. Xuma. A well known activist for native rights throughout South Africa, and member of the moderate pro-integration African National Congress (ANC), Dr. Xuma was hailed as the embodiment of the modern native South African. Educated at the Northwestern University in Chicago, USA and the University of Edinburgh, in Scotland. Opening up a medical practice in his place of birth, Sophiatown for native South Africans who faced discrimination there in 1928. In the decade since returning to South Africa, Dr. Xuma rejoined the fledgling ANC and worked to reinvigorate the Party whose support had been waining by that point. Taking part in and testifying before various national Boards and Commissions such as the Native Economic Commission, Liquor Commission, and Commission on African Education — Xuma gained respect of whites and native South Africans alike, as a voice of reason in rooms oft crowded by more radical African Nationalist elements.Thus, the invitation to sit in Parliement received from the Prime Minister was not a shock to most, but an inevitable outcome of a career of public service for even the “least of these”.[/sub]

[sub]In an agreement with Union Party Officials, Dr. Xuma was given the ability to sit in Parliament not as a member of the UP, but as a member of his party — the African National Congress. Through such an agreement, Dr. Xuma will be in a coalition with the UP, in support of their majority, while likewise being able to represent the interest of his constituents and native South Africans at-large. Today marks the beginning of a new era in South Africa.[/sub]

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| BANZA MANSION |

[sub]3rd of November, 1938

Leopoldville, Congo[/sub]

| The maids would be rushing about, finishing packing the suitcases of Gloria Banza. We would see the large mansion, that was still having work done to it. The past year has been extremely lucrative to the Banza's, due to their new positions and achievements. Beautifully decorated, and filled with warmth, the Banza Mansion was growing alongside its residents who have by now become active and powerful members of the new Congolese elite, an elite that is growing in rapid speed. With maids rushing about, a commotion all around, Gloria would find herself isolated amidst all this. The idea to go on a tour was that of her husband and the Queen. Her press in Belgium has grown very well, and both Pascal and the Queen viewed Gloria as a chance to gain even larger press internationally.

Standing in the large, almost ceremonial grand entrance of the mansion, Gloria would look at the maids with a slight confused smile. Only a year prior, she was the maid. Wearing a white long dress, with white high heels, her hair beautifully done up, and a white large hat in her hand, Gloria would sigh slightly as suddenly Pascal would appear. Embracing her for a moment, he would give her a kiss. Being twenty-three years old than her, the couple had their generational differences, but nonetheless the affection was still there. |

[list][ Pascal ]: "You will be great. I have no doubt."[/list]

[list][ Gloria ]: "I do, Pascal. You're sending me out to a land that looks upon the likes of us from above."[/list]

| Pascal would look at her for a moment, before dismissing the maids around and taking a seat with her on the large staircase. |

[list][ Pascal ]: "Darling, we cannot look back now. We cannot afford to look back, to look upon our pride. We have been given the cards that we have, and we need to play them. They liked you in Belgium. They will like you elsewhere."[/list]

[list][ Gloria ]: "I was a sensation to them. An exotic Princess, is how they referred to me as. They've never seen a black woman up-close, so it was just a sensation."[/list]

[list][ Pascal ]: "And that's all I want from you during this tour. Be that sensation. Show them your charm, your beauty, intelligence, class."[/list]

| Gloria would look at him doubtfully before looking down. |

[list][ Pascal ]: "You're not just representing the people of Congo, Gloria. You're representing the people of Africa. The continent of Africa. The idea of Africa. By God, may they see you and understand that we are just like them...that is your biggest mission, Gloria. Damn be the culture of their lands, when you're being the idea of Africa, of the people of Africa that they couldn't comprehend before. I believe in you, Gloria."[/list]

| Gloria would look up at him for a moment. She would slowly smile, before kissing him on the lips. Suddenly, the driver would come in. |

[list][ Driver ]: "Mrs Banza, the vehicle is ready."[/list]

| Nodding she would get up, followed by Pascal. Looking at him one more time, she would smile slightly before placing her hat on her head. Taking her handbag, she would breath deeply before walking off with the servants carrying the bags behind her. Pascal would smile proudly, as she walked off. |

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| QUEEN DOWAGER YACHT |

[sub]The Atlantic Ocean

6th of November, 1938[/sub]

| Sitting in her luxurious cabin, Gloria would be reading through the newspapers. Newspapers that came from France, Britain, Estado Novo, United States and Belgium. She wanted to know exactly what is happening in Europe right now. She wanted to know everything. For the past two days, she has been studying extensively on the countries she is bound to visit. The last thing she would want, is to make a fool out of herself. During this period, she is also keeping up her diary. She only has a day or two left of her journey, till she reaches her first destination. LISBON. As she places her newspaper down, two knocks would come through before a figure appeared in the doorway.

Standing tall and pale, with a long green dress, it was Christina De Mutte. Christina is a forty-two year old etiquette and French teacher, who during her life in Belgium was a lady-in-waiting to the Queen Dowager. Now, she has become Gloria's personal advisor on this tour. Gloria looking at her, would glimpse a smile that was not returned. Christina would close the door carefully before standing by Gloria.

[list][ Christina ]: "Mrs Banza. I am Christina De Mutte. Your advisor during this tour. The Queen Dowager has personally asked me to aid you, in preparation and in during of this crucial tour."[/list]

[list][ Gloria ]: "Aw, well, thank you. Mrs De Mutte. I am rather nervous."[/list]

[list][ Christina ]: "As you should be. You're the first black...you're the first woman of Congo to tour Europe. It is an honour."[/list]

[list][ Gloria ]: "Without a doubt, it is."[/list]

[list][ Christina ]: "I'm glad we're on the same page about that."[/list]

| Christina would look at Gloria coldly, before passing her a document. |

[list][ Christina ]: "I have taken the liberty of making a list of each person that you shall meet with in Lisbon. Their personality traits, their likes and dislikes, careers and professions."[/list]

| Gloria would start looking through it, as Christina would slightly sigh. |

[list][ Christina ]: "We shall be in each place for a maximum of two days. Lisbon is first, followed by London, Paris, Amsterdam, Warsaw and then Brussels. After that, we take off for New York City. Is that understood?"[/list]

| Gloria would nod slowly. Just before Christina was about to leave, Gloria would speak up. |

[list][ Gloria ]: "Tell me, Mrs De Mutte. Is it true? What they write in the press?"[/list]

[list][ Christina ]: "About?"[/list]

[list][ Gloria ]: "The Volkists...the fascists..."[/list]

[list][ Christina ]: "What are you asking me, Mrs Banza?"[/list]

| Gloria would look at her, with a serious note on her face. Her body slightly tensed. |

[list][ Gloria ]: "What I am asking is...am I in danger?"[/list]

| Christina would look at her for a moment before raising her head slightly. |

[list][ Christina ]: "Mrs Banza. I believe that the whole of Europe is in danger, not just you. And what the press are saying about the Volkists is nothing compared to that to what my relatives in Germany are saying. I believe that in that regard, you and Europe have much in common."[/list]

| Looking coldly at Gloria, Christina would leave. Gloria would breathe heavily as she looked out of her cabin window. She knew that she was only a day away from the mainland Europe, and that soon enough she will experience Europe as it truly might be. But determination was set in her eyes. With words of Pascal in her mind, she really believes that she is representing the whole of Africa through this tour, and that the image of Congo, the image of Africa for years to come is resting on her shoulders. |

[spoiler="...the idea that I am to be Africa's main representative in Europe for the tour is astonishingly stupid to me...how can I represent so many people all at once? And yet, I have to. Christina is a rough one to get by but her words about Europe, about Volkists, about all of this do worry me. Am I entering a beehive dressed in honey? Or am I really doing Africans a favour?" - Gloria Banza Diary Entry]

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[list]LA NACION[pre]

NOVEMBER EDITION — 1938[/pre][/list]

[list][list][pre]Un mundo de noticias en pocas palabras![/pre][sub][pre]A world of news in few words![/pre][/sub][/list][/list]

[list][list]COUP D’ÉTAT IN BUENOS AIRES[/list][/list]

[list]| BUENOS AIRES — Argentina continues reeling from a violent military uprising in Buenos Aires on October 3rd, in which national-syndicalist officers led by Major General Pedro Ramirez Menchaca took control of the Casa Rosada and Ministries of Defence, Economy, and Justice. President Agustin Justo Rolón resigned shortly after Argentine Army officers stormed the presidential palace at dawn, facing little resistance from dissident Navy officers and support from the Air Force. Ramirez swore himself in as President of Argentina later that same day, subsequently suspending the Argentine Constitution of 1898 and the National Congress. Later decreeing martial law via radio broadcast, Ramirez has expressed open Integralist, Fascist, and National-Syndicalist sympathies. Calling his government an "Interim Junta", Ramirez has blamed the state of Argentina’s economy and political corruption on bourgeois reactionaries, communist and anarchist agitators, liberal atheists, and the failure of the Argentine Constitution. He has openly stated inspiration from of the German State, Kingdom of Italy, Estado Novo, and the recent election of Catholic reactionaries in Granada.

Curfews have been imposed between 9pm and 7am with exceptions for workers who may obtain police permits. The nation’s universities will be closed for a period of four weeks, while the military government sorts through suspected left-wing radicals and so-called “dissident agitational propaganda” in the form of books and periodicals kept on campus. Hundreds of activists, intellectuals, politicians, and other agitators have been jailed indefinitely. The Interim Junta states that these measures are part of a National Reorganisation Process, which will see Argentina organised along nationalist, syndicalist, and traditionalist lines. A new constitution is due to be promulgated in exactly one-year, at which point the current state of emergency will be suspended. Ramirez has promised to conquer poverty, expand industry, and return Buenos Aires to its global prominence in trade and prosperity. The Interim Junta has reached out to the governments of the United States, Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, Finland, United Kingdom, Spain, Estado Novo, Germany, and Italy in pursuit of opening freer trade arrangements, expanding mutual investment, and maintaining an favourable migratory policy for skilled labor. The incoming military government has embraced a pro-labour but anti-communist stance, with Labor and Welfare Minister Lt. Gen. Juan Peron promising to increase wages, unionise every industry, establish national health and education programs, and provide state-subsidised vacation vouchers to Argentine workers. Simultaneously, the military government has provided special tax exemptions for foreign investors establish new factories with government-affiliated union workers.

Aiming to make use of the fertile lands in the Argentine Pampas region, and in the face of mass bankruptcy of small-scale farmers, the Interim Junta has begun acquiring tracts of land from bankrupt farmers to establish industrial farms in combination with foreign and domestic capital. The regime has announced a departure from the import substitution developmental policy of President Rolón’s Presidency, opting for an export-based developmental policy. The regime will target agricultural, mining, and consumer manufacturing exports, utilising Argentina’s fertile lands, plentiful natural resources, and skilled workforce to its best ability. The central bank will come under the strict control of the military government, who have openly expressed a desire to pursue a low-interest and liberal monetary regime to incentivise spending. In a stark departure from prior policy, many hope that this new regime will be able to tackle the economic challenges felt since the 1929 Market Crash. |[/list]

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December,1938

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FOOD SHORTAGE NOT GOING AWAY

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It has been a couple of months since the plan for the army to send a small group of soldiers into every farm has been made and the progress looked like it was improving during October but it slowly started stagnating during the middle of November with it now completely stagnated and people still suffering from lack of food.The parliament came up with another idea and that was to encourage the farmers to double the production of agricultural gains through subsidisation.However prime minister,Juaidi has begun making plans to talk to some countries if they will be interested in sending foreign aid to the country,but the parliament is still going ahead with their plan with the idea by paying the farmers 2% more then their usual fee they gain from selling food in markets based of financial reports from markets in exchange for doubling their work load to increase food production.

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[B]UNIONS, LEAGUES, AND AGITATORS!

[sub]1931-1938 | Freetown, Western Area, British Sierra Leone[/sub]

Some seven years after the attempted jihad of Haidara Kontorfili, the event that sent shockwaves throughout the colony and the protectorate beyond, Sierra Leone was slowly changing. Riots spurred in the Southern Provincial capital of Pujehun shortly after the death Kontorfili exacerbated the situation that Spring 1931, with local government dispatching several Constables of the Sierra Leone Frontier Police to quell the matter. Colonial era homes were burnt to the ground by unchecked dissidents as Frontier Police fought to control both fires and pockets of rioters. Deadly force had not been authorized against the rioters at Pujehun, which soon became a community effort to fight the growing blaze engulfing parts of the rural city and threatening the countryside beyond.

In 1934, just three years later, another riot strikes the city of Kenema in the bordering Eastern Province. This one, however, vastly more organized than as witnessed in Pujehun formed from outrage and unorganized anarchy. Workers gathered in strike of their labor conditions in the local diamond mines that drove much of the province's economy, many of them, overwhelmingly, with wage grievances. The Sierra Leone Frontier Forces stationed there did well to route the dissenters, harshly lashing their countrymen with hunting crops. This incident, among countless others, giving way for the inception of the West African Youth League by Isaac Theophilus Akunna Wallace-Johnson, an editor of the Negro Worker who attended the International Labor Defence Conference in Moscow and thereafter remained to pursue studies at the People's University of the East.

By June 1936, Wallace-Johnson was arrested and tried before an Assize Court in London to appeal a sedition case. Convicted by early the next month and fined £50 by the court, the trial inadvertently flustered publicity for the WAYL with over a thousand new memberships pouring in from across the globe. Having already established just under 20 West African Youth League branches throughout the British Gold Coast, he aspired toward his eventual return to Sierra Leone backed by this vehicle of reform, though lacked the necessary funds for travel. Spending the next two years lobbying on behalf of the struggles of West African peoples and bringing awareness to the British general public, I.T.A. Wallace-Johnson finally made his envisioned return to Sierra Leone as the situation became increasingly disparate in London, reaching Freetown Harbor in April 1938.

Upon return, Wallace-Johnson attempted to establish his name in Sierra Leone's political scene, though was only met with scorn, viewed as an outsider by the established Krio political elite in the colony. Perhaps the large opposition newspapers and their editors praised his work in Accra, but in Freetowon, he had nothing and no name, little more than an outcast claiming titulary within the high echelons, though truly had no place in Sierra Leonean politics. Despite these rocky beginnings, including the confiscation of some 2,000 copies of The African Sentinel by colonial customs officials upon arrival, Wallace-Johnson formed Sierra Leone's first WAYL branch, and the League soon became a widespread success, organizing local town meetings, founding The African Standard newspaper, founded eight unions, and even contested local elections. The League branch in Freetown held it's meetings at the Wilberforce Memorial Hall, adjacent to the Frontier Police Headquarters as both sit upon the grounds encompassed in general as the Wilberforce Military Barracks. Bi-weekly meetings fueled by Wallace-Johnson's eccentric oratory drew in crowds from varying parts of the Colony and even as far out as the Protectorate, booking long train rides in from the interior.

The League's platform embodied, overall, the unity and equality of all peoples and tribes, improving women's rights, and promotion of cooperation between the Colony and the Protectorate, respectively. These stances proved widely popular among the disenfranchised, so much so that the League claimed as many as 25,000 members in the Colony, considered to be Freetown and the surrounding coastal areas, alongside some 17,000 in the Protectorate, perceived as the rest of Sierra Leone, otherwise referred to as the "interior". Once considered a complete stranger to the political atmosphere of Sierra Leone, I.T.A. Wallace-Johnson was rapidly became a face of fresh, proactive leadership and a people's champion, publicly declaring his equity with working-class Creoles. While the lowly supported his efforts and launched him into political relevance, he publicly chastised not only the upper class Creole elites, but even politicians within the Colonial Government without reprise, utilizing his ties within Parliament to give himself credence, yet immunity when publishing lengthy harangues in the African Standard against colonial officials whom most average Sierra Leoneans regarded with fear.

With this perceived immunity, the WAYL became involved with local elections. Four candidates representing the League were successfully elected to office, despite suffrage reserved only for the upper class Creole elite and their families. Standing proudly among them, Constance Cummings-John the first woman elected to public office in British West Africa, doing well to show the strides being made by the League. The electoral results left the colonial authorities scathing, and it wouldn't be long until the Governor's office was scrambling for reasons to yet again arrest Isaac Theophilus Akunna Wallace-Johnson.

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[sub]STOP, STRIKE, UNIONIZE![/sub]]

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The New Delhi Tribune/नई दिल्ली ट्रिब्यून [sub]December 1938[/sub]

[sub]Volume 14, Issue 1 /खंड 13, अंक 1 [/sub]

[sup]Mahatma Gandhi Addresses Crowds In New Delhi After Being Missing For Weeks! Announces Bombay Trip![/sup]

[sup]In what has been an eventful year in politics for Congress here in New Delhi, India. The National Congress had approved and enacted four major pieces of legislation that would according to proponents of the bill would greatly benefit Indians and other groups across the Indian subcontienent. Bills which were approved such as the "Good Conduct Prisoners' Probational Release Act." Which provide for the release of good conduct prisoners on conditions imposed by the State Government. The "Insurance Act of 1938," which aimed to regulate the insurance sector. It provided the broad legal framework within which the industry operates. Including the passing of the Maneuvers, Field Firing and Artillery Practice Act and the Cutchi Memons Act. All of which had gotten the attention of many civil rights and reform leaders, including Mahatma Gandhi.[/sup]

[sup]Mahatma Gandhi who according to close friends and associates had confirmed that civil rights leader Gandhi was recovering from a recent event that involved 6 days of fasting, all of which included the participation of tens of thousands of people. Had arrived with a crowd of over one hundred thousand people outside of the National Congress building in New Delhi. Addressing the crowds after the morning prayers had finished up.[/sup]

[sup]The civil rights leader today had detailed a series of events that will transpire within the following year, with demands being listed with according to many include the autocracy, in which Gandhi has planned on protesting in Bombay as early as March or April of the following year. In has shocked many in the crowds, Gandhi who had admitted during his speech that despite his initial publishing and remarks in regards to the Caste system in the past. Gandhi in a speech to hundreds of thousands of people regarding the Caste system, with origins dating back over two thousand years of Indian history has formally criticized its standing legitimacy, including the legitimacy of the British autocracy on the Indian subcontinent.[/sup]

[sup]Gandhi saying in his speech; the caste system provides equality and rationality providing "ideal nationhood”, inherited personal qualities and needs for moral purification...however for any moral values to be protected, will require the absolute will of the people. This can only happen with India further adopting democracy and democratic ideals, as based on political representation, citizenship and human rights. The Caste system though it has brought many great kingdoms for thousands of years, a new system based on the equal protection and power for the people and those that they represent will further carry the people in a new chapter of the future of freedom from the chains of autocratic supremacy among the Indian subcontinent.[/sup]

[sup]The speech drawing mixed opinions with many supporting his move to cast aside his support for the caste system, with other criticizing his new stance on the caste system. Mahatma Gandhi has added further plans on meeting with civil rights leaders across the Raj for his planned major demonstration in Bombay, with additional protest being planned in later dates.[/sup]

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January,1939

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BRITISH AID

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Prime minister,Juaidi Asyrafil ventured to the United Kingdom on the 12th of December 1938 to hold talks with Neville Chamberlain the prime minister of the United Kingdom about if the UK would be willing to provide foreign aid in food to the nation of Maziya.After weeks of negotiations,Juaidi Asyrafil and Neville Chamberlain agreed on a deal which results in Maziya being given food but only from the nearby colony which include Sarawak and British Malaya however British Malaya isn't a confirmed part of the foreign aid deal.

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January 1939

Monthly journal "Military affairs"

After the death of Baron Ungern, Glorious Generals decided that this act of Japanese aggression couldn't be tolerated. Since the troops were already mobilized for the drill, Generals agreed that momentum should be used to attack the flank of the Japanese Imperial army. The bulk of the 800.000 boots already crossed the border to the Japanese-occupied Chinese provinces and engaged enemy in a series of skirmishes, although a general battle is yet to happen. Heavy usage of the chemical weapon already proved to be an advantage for the White Mongolia army, but the effectiveness of plague-infected insects in cluster bombs is not clear yet. Japanese army proved to be a harder enemy than initially supposed and its air superiority lead to total destruction of the aero fleet built during Ten Years Plan. The First Ambassador to the Republic of China was shot while moving by plane over the Japanese positions, so the latest directives are not available to the embassy. Our nation was happy to follow the call of the Chiang Kai-shek to make a region "Japanese graveyard", but with a current balance of power ensuring coordination with the southern front remains the highest priority for Glorious Generals. General Feng already issued an open letter in which he urges Chiang to unite efforts to overcome Japanese invaders in exchange for the amnesty and posts for him and Zuoling. Chiang answer is expected with a sense of hope here in Urga. Death to Japan! Death to traitors! No mercy!

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| LA VERDAD DE MEXICO |

[sub]| JANUARY 1939 - VOLUME 1, ISSUE I[/I] |[/sub]

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| CELEBRATING A YEAR OF MEXICAN OIL NATIONALISATION

[list][sub]In one of the most progressive and liberating times in Mexican history since the Mexican Revolution and the coming of peace in 1920, President Cárdenas visited various oil extraction sites along the Caribbean coast of Mexico. Since the various strikes and industrial disputes that plagued the nation in the turn of the new decade, Cárdenas and the Partido Nacional Revolucionario have made scores of nationalisation acquisitions across many industries, such as agriculture, manufacturing and rail services, but the most notable and most beloved by all Mexicans was the nationalisation of Mexican oil in March 1938.[/sub][/list]

[list][sub]Forever opposing the excesses of industrial capitalism, Cárdenas and the PNR have never stopped in their efforts to create a free and fair homeland for all.[/sub][/list]

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Peace at the Borders

After several months of negotiations, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia have concluded the enactment of several deals with it neighbours in order to pacify it borders.

In the north, Yugoslav and German governments have signed a Non-Aggression Pact, as also a recognition of it current territorial integrity. Recently the both countries have improved their diplomatic relations following the Yugoslav policy of neutrality and stabilization of the Balkan region. While this in East, after talks with Soviet diplomats, Yugoslavia have signed a Non-Aggression Pact with the Black Sea Pact, which Soviet aligned Balkanic countries such as Bulgaria and Romania are members.

The conclusion of those agreements with bigger powers of the region, as also, the maintenance of good relations with Greece, Italy and Hungary, has virtually ceased any future threat to the Yugoslav independence and sovereignity. Prince-Regent Paul has declared that the pursue of the Yugoslav government for neutral foreign policy is the main reason for the successful maintenance of peace at it borders.

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| TWO YEARS ON - HOW BELGIAN CONGO IS TRANSFORMING |

[sub]February, 1939[/sub]

| Two years have went by since the Queen of Congo, the Queen Dowager of Belgium Elisbeth, took over the governing of the Belgian Congo. The two years have been marked by immense progress, as experts suggest, progress within the social, political and economical life of the Congo and it's people. The two years have been filled with active, sometimes daring and controversial reforms that have led to progress that has been dubbed by the Belgian press as "...revolutionary in it's nature, and outstanding in it's course...". The two years of reformation can be broken down into three factors, the Politics, the Economics and the Society.

THE POLITICS

The reformation of the political system, or more the creation of a political system within the Belgian Congo has led to the downfall of the Belgian Prime Minister, a major stir within the Belgian government and Parliament but more importantly into a creation of a system that sees Congolese take part in politics of their land. Out of the 120 members of the established National Congress of Congo, 34 are native Congolese, and two leaders of political factions within the Congress are native Congolese ; a historic moment of the Belgian Congo, but also for Africa as whole, marking the most active group of native Africans taking part in their politics within a colonial structure. The First Vice-Representative of Congo, is a native Congolese, giving the native black man the third most important position within the country.

The same year since the establishment of the Congress, the Belgian Congo has managed to gain the status of Self-Governance with the Queen Dowager becoming the Queen of Congo, officially, and with Congo officially gaining far more rights and responsibilities of running it's own state. Remarkably, the status of self-governance along with the establishment of the National Congress, and the establishment of the Queen Dowager as the Queen of Congo, marks Congo with a growing political scene, which will become more adequate in answering the issues of the Congolese. The active political revolution and reformation of Congo is leading to an unprecedented moment within the history of Congo, Belgium and Africa as a whole. With elections to the National Congress happening in 1940, as they happen on a two year basis, it is bound to bring upon a new dawn within Congo.

THE ECONOMICS

The economics of the Belgian Congo for the past two years have been dominated by the Ten Point Economic Plan. The Plan is based upon the increase of rapid industrialisation and modernisation, in mixture with open door policy for foreign investments and companies. The effect, as stated by Belgian economists despite their reservations, has been astoundingly good so far. The heavy industries within Congo have expanded by around 30%, in comparison to 2% in 1937. The expansion of light industries has expanded by around 40%, in comparison to 8% in 1937. The expansion of major infrastructure, including a major Congolese national railway, has increased by 60%, in comparison to 20% in 1937. Major cities have now been all connected through at least one way of transport, and around 60% of the country is now connected to each other, with expectation being that the rest of Congo will be connected by 1941. The increase in Belgian investments has been increased by over 120%. The Belgian companies have now more actively taken an interest into the Congolese market, due to major educational and working strives. Importantly so, 70% of the tax collected in Congo now remains within Congo's hands, within the government of Congo.

The open door policy has also substantially helped. Major deals with the United States of America, United Kingdom, Estado Novo, France, South Africa, Rhodesia and Germany have brought an influx of trade, and the benefits that have came with it. Major employment opportunities, growing foreign investments ( that have risen by 100% since 1937 ). The investments and the trade, is paying off for the Belgian Congo, with Belgian economists noting that the economic processes currently being noticed in Congo are those that are ultimately leading to a creation of a large consumerist market. "...the economic activity within Congo right now, will create a flourishing middle class and a strong working class that will need to spend their money...by mid 1940s I expect that Congo will have it's own consumerist market..."

The economy of Congo that has been primarily linked to Belgium, is now establishing itself, in rapid speed, as it's own economy. With the major growth of Congo to continue, as countries around the world such as USA, Britain and Germany are in need of resources, Congo is set on becoming an economic giant within the next couple of decades. It's a process that has already been motioned, two years ago and won't be stopped so easily anymore. In that, it's clear that the Belgian government has decided to support it, rather than hinder it.

THE SOCIETY

The social reforms of Congo have set revolutionary tone within the colonial Africa. The establishment of the Congolese Work Effort Act has put an end to free labour and child labour. It brought a steady wages law for workers and safety regulations into place within heavy and light industries. The formation of a major education system, that is now mandatory for all children and young adults, ranging from Primary Education, Secondary Education and Career Schools. The education reform has established three major universities within Congo, and has created Career Schools to which uneducated Congolese have now actively been enrolled to on a mass scale, giving them specific schooling for different professions and jobs, creating a never-seen before mass scale education program. The program over the past two years have created over 60,000 skilled working graduates that are now active part of the employment force within business, agriculture, industries, education and healthcare. The reform brought upon a secular education system, and has pushed Congolese women into equality within education, status and work.

The revolutionary work of the reforms only continues, with the Civil Liberty Act giving Congolese the right to land ownership, freedom of speech to a certain degree, the right to small and medium business ownership and the right to property ownership. It has given a chance for Congolese to start their own businesses, which the National Business Management suggests that around 300 new businesses have appeared since within Congo, 99% of those owned by Congolese natives. It is expected that 1939/40 will see that number increase to at least 2,000.

The creation and expansion of radio infrastructure and industry within Congo, along with establishment of a new press industry is gathering momentum, with Congolese starting to turn towards new media and finding pleasure in it. The expansion has been linked to the Consumerist Society Act that aims to turn Congo into a major consumerist society within Africa, with the establishment of wages, establishment and creation of shops and businesses ( both local and foreign ), expansion of Belgian fashion onto Congo and creation of a prosperous people.

Most importantly, and most controversially, recognition of Congolese as equal humans to those of white carnation. The act has caused a major debate within Belgium, and has created a controversy that has tarnished the reputation of the Queen Dowager within Belgium. Nonetheless, it has brought a new sense of pride within Congo amongst the growing black political elite, and has began the creation of a new, educated, prosperous Congolese society.

The two years of active, rapid and revolutionary reformation is bringing through desired effects. It is bringing Congo into a new era of Africa, an era in which Congo is becoming a prime example of how a colony can effectively change around in a short amount of time. However, many Belgian politicians and experts are raising major alarms, that if the reformation doesn't stop, Congo will become a major political problem for Belgium, and what's worse it will become too expensive for Belgium to upkeep, economically, diplomatically, socially and politically. The Church is also starting to attack the reforms within Congo, as it's role within the colony is starting to fall, and the Queen Dowager, in their words, is actively trying to push the Church away from it's potential within Congo. The growth of Pascal Banza, the First Vice-Representative of Congo, and his wife Gloria Banza, is also starting to worry Belgians within Congo and within Belgium. "...the rapid rise in popularity of Pascal and Gloria Banza within Congo should be a big red flag not only to Congo, but also to other colonial powers...the couple are given a chance to become the face of African liberty and freedom...they're becoming a danger to Belgium, the Queen Dowager ( who actively supports them ) and the status of colonial powers within Africa..."

Is Congo bound to become a consumerist society by the mid 1940s? Are the reforms really turning Congo into a future economic giant of Africa? And are Pascal and Gloria Banza a threat to the status of Belgium and other colonial powers within Africa? |

[spoiler="The reformation of Congo is a vital step to upkeeping Congo with Belgium, but also in a creation of a modern, educated, cultured society within Africa...an example that will lead on for decades." - Queen of Congo, Queen Dowager of Belgium Elisbeth]

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[list]JANUARY 1939

[sub]OFFICE OF THE ABWEHR — BERLIN, New Provenance[/sub][/list]

[list][list][sub]DIE SCHLUSSHANDLUNG: KONTERADMIRAL WILHELM CANARIS LÄSST FALSCHE INFORMATIONEN ÜBER DEUTSCHE PLÄNE GEGEN DIE NIEDERLANDE DURCHSICKERN, DIE U.K.[/sub]

[pre]THE FINAL ACT: REAR ADMIRAL WILHELM CANARIS LEAKS MISINFORMATION OF GERMAN DESIGNS AGAINST THE NETHERLANDS, THE U.K.[/pre][/list][/list]

| In September of 1938, only a little over five years into Adolph Heidler's term as Chancellor of the German Staat, several high-ranking officers across the three branches of the massive German Wehrmacht - the Staat's massive, million-man armed force dedicated to defending the country and its interests near and far - gathered in clandestine locations to plan a coup against the Chancellor to establish a transitionary military government when many of them began viewing the Chancellor as highly delusional, perhaps even insane. The planning of the coup continued throughout early September but failed to materialize after the planners got cold feet. However, one officer in particular refused to back down. In December 1938, after the plotters' last clandestine meeting in Munich, Rear Admiral Wilhelm Canaris wrote in his diary: |

[list][list][pre]Die Feiglinge, die behauptet haben, für Deutschlands Freiheit und Einheit eintreten zu wollen, haben einen Rückzieher gemacht, aber ich werde es nicht tun. Meine Partner in dieser Operation zum Sturz des Kanzlers haben kalte Füße bekommen, aber ich nicht. Um allein vorgehen zu können, kann ich nicht allein als Konteradmiral der Marine einen Militärputsch gegen die Regierung inszenieren. Ich werde Heidler stattdessen mit anderen Mitteln sabotieren. Deutschland bereitet sich auf den Krieg vor, und ich muss die westlichen Nationen zur Mobilisierung bewegen, wenn sie sich rechtzeitig verteidigen wollen. Die Welt steht, so glaube ich, am Rande von etwas, das sich niemand von uns vorstellen kann, und es liegt an mir, zu versuchen, was ich tun kann, um es aufzuhalten, bevor es zu spät ist. Vielleicht ist es schon so weit. Vielleicht ist es bereits in Gang gesetzt worden. Nur Gott kann das jetzt sagen.[/pre]

[pre]The cowards who claimed to be willing to stand up for Germany's freedom and unity have backed down, but I will not. My partners in this operation to overthrow the Chancellor have gotten cold feet, but I have not. In order to proceed alone, I cannot by myself as a navy rear-admiral orchestrate a military coup against the government. I shall instead sabotage Heidler through other means. Germany is readying itself for war, and I must stun the Western nations into mobilization if they are to defend themselves in time. The world is, I believe, on the brink of something none of us can imagine, and it is up to me to attempt to do what I can to halt it before it is too late. Perhaps it already is. Perhaps it has already been set into motion. Only God can tell now.[/pre][/list][/list]

| Rear Admiral Canaris was unable to orchestrate a coup against the German Government of Adolph Heidler, not without the support of other Wehrmacht commanders, all of whom had already gotten cold feet and had decided to withdraw from the attempt. However, he could do the one thing that could serve as just enough to prevent Heidler from conquering all Europe 'and bringing upon the German people many deaths and hardships in the course of such a possible conflict': forcing the Allies into preparation. In early January 1939, Canaris, with connections within the Abwehr, the German intelligence service, would leak false German military designs on the Netherlands as a stepping stone before attacking the United Kingdom to, allegedly, 'establish German hegemony over the North Sea in a swift attack on London and other cities'. Canaris transmitted the false information to Western newspapers in a last-ditch attempt to force the Allies to realize the inevitable. His disillusionment with the Heidler government had pushed him to such insanity, a friend wrote down in a diary. Thankfully, however, none suspected him of being behind the leak that would prompt the Allies to become incredibly wary of the German Staat's true designs for Europe. |

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[list][list]UMHLABA WABANTU | IN ZULU

DIE BANTOEWERELD | IN AFRIKAANS

ILIZWE LABANTU | IN XHOSA

THE BANTU WORLD | IN ENGLISH[pre]

January Edition — 1939[/pre]

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[list][pre]Diversity in thought and view Strengthens the People[/pre][sub][pre]Dependable Source of News and Current Events from Across the Dominion[/pre][/sub][/list]

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[pre]SOUTH AFRICA’s SILENT PARTNER – THE GERMAN REICH;[/pre][pre] [/pre][/list][/list]

[list][sub]| JOHANNESBURG — In recent years, official partnerships were established between South Africa and a number of foreign states from Estado Novo to the Belgian Congo, and a strengthening of ties within the Empire. Yet, one of the least publicized relationships of late, are that between South Africa and Volkist Germany. Since last spring, private sector industrialists have entered into agreements with the Reich - especially in the realm of aircraft purchases (for example, 80 Fw-200 Condors for civil air companies, last year). Today, however, the University of Witwatersrand announced that it would be reinstituting a student exchange program with Universities in Germany. [/sub]

[sub]A Public Research institution, UW was founded in 1896 as the South African School of Mines, it was reorganized into the University of Witwatersrand in 1922. With it’s reorganization, the University’s mandate was expanded from a school focused primarily on resource extraction, to one of Technology. Specializing in Industrial and Agricultural technology in particular, the announcement of the exchange program represents a major advancement in the offerings at the University, whose students will have the opportunity to be trained by leading experts in the field of agricultural and automotive sciences.[/sub]

[sub]Diversity concerns we’re expressed by Dr. AB Xuma (MP), who noted that the language barrier presented by the program all but excluded South Africa’s native population who would benefit from the program. Yet, especially from the Afrikaner-dominated, National Party leaders expressed intense support. The lack of a barrier for Afrikaner scholars makes them poised to benefit the most from the exchange, however, University officials assured the government that no student would be prohibited from joining the program on account of ethnicity, race, or tribal affiliation.[/sub]

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[list]February 1939

[sub]Fulgencio Batista installs himself as Generalísimo of Cuba[/sub][/list]

[pre]U N I Ó N D E C U B A [/pre]

CONGRESO DE CUBA

[sub]HAVANA, Bescania — MIDDAY[/sub]

| During Midday of February 9th 1939, Colonel Fulgencio Batista stormed the Cámara de Representantes, arresting several members of the Cuban Communist Party with the support of the Cuban military. Since the 1933 Cuban Revolution, there has been a growing presence communist ideology within the Cuban political sphere. Colonel Batista saw this as an immediate threat to both the Catholic and Cuban way of life, with the Communist ideologues promoting heresy and decadence. Batista has sought to preserve Cuba through the only means necessary he saw fit, a military coup that would install him as Generalísimo of Cuba and its armed forces. President Dr. Federico Laredo Brú, of the National Union, has been placed under house arrest until further notice. It is not Generalísimo Batista’s aim to repress the Cuban people but provide enlightenment and prosperity through the promotion of Catholic culture and religion, through the promotion of Catholic Distributist Economics based on the teachings of Pope Leo XIII in his encyclical Rerum novarum and Pope Pius XI in Quadragesimo anno. Distributism considers both laissez-faire capitalism and state socialism as equally flawed and exploitative, opting economic mechanisms such as cooperatives and member-owned mutual organisations, as well as small and medium-sized businesses, and large-scale competition law reform such as antitrust regulations. |

| Generalísimo Batista has taken great inspiration from Cuba’s fellow Latin American brothers in Argentina and how they have begun to preserve the one true faith and Catholic way of life, and has been empowered through the creation of the Catholic League which provides the Catholic world with great collective power. It is unsure where Cuba’s place in international and American relations will be following such a seismic development, but Generalísimo Batista has a poignant vision for the future of Cuba as Grandes Antillas |

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[list]January 1939[list]

[sup]Amsterdam, South Holland[/sup]

Kingdom of the Netherlands[list]

[sup]A Gradual Mobilisation[/sup][/list]

| [sub]Following the alleged leaks about Germany’s plans to assert dominance in the North Sea by moving through the Netherlands to launch an invasion of the United Kingdom, the Dutch Government has begun a gradual mobilisation of its forces. Reluctant to spook the German’s into a conflict the slow mobilisation will be done in phases with an emphasis on the defensive purposes of the exercise.[/sub] |

| [sub]Privately the Dutch Government was making preparations to evacuate the Royal Family to allied nations; the provisional list included the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States. Plans to establish a government in exile were already underway in case of a German invasion. The Dutch Government already knew in their heads and hearts that any invasion by Heilder’s government would be over quickly, however that did not stop them from looking to cause logistical chaos.[/sub] |

| [sub]The military had begun the process of identifying key bridges and railways that could be destroyed in a retreat or surrender that would pile additional pressure on the German war machine. Prime Minister Colijn seemed reluctant to authorise such plans believing the Germans would honour Dutch neutrality however he was eventually overruled after his cabinet threatened to resign en masse. Colijn’s initial resistance has led some to privately question his allegiances.[/sub] |

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Loke Bao Yi has decided after hosting a meeting with each head of departments in the weapon company Loke Senjata,that they will look back at one of their first weapons ever built the automatic handgun,MH-1.It had performed relatively well according to its intended purposes but the main issue was that the gun was constantly jam and struggled with ammo consumption during the Maziyan Civil War.So a new model was to be built being focused to not evolve the product into a entirely new spec but instead just give minor changes to the current spec in a attempt to fix the core problems.The team in charge of the MH-A1 development was given until May 1939 to finish their design and have a test model ready to be tested.

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[list]LA NACION[pre]

JANUARY ENGLISH EDITION — 1939[/pre][/list]

[list][list][pre]Un mundo de noticias en pocas palabras![/pre][sub][pre]A world of news in fewer words![/pre][/sub][/list][/list]

[list][list]MILITARY GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES CIVILIAN PARTY, SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS GO ABROAD[/list][/list]

[list]| BUENOS AIRES — In an effort to legitimise it’s rule, the military government led by Major General Pedro Pablo Ramirez Machaca has formed a political party to contest general elections set for 1943. Termed the Rioplatense Front for Social Justice, the party officially aims to create a Rioplatense nationalist, anti-parliamentary, Catholic integralist, militarist, corporatist society. The party’s National Chief is none other than Lt. Gen. Juan Peron, who’s leadership over the Ministry of Labor and Welfare has enabled him torque influence and support within the military government. Many have noted that Vice President Maj. Gen. Edelmiro Julian Farrell was skipped over the for the position, believing it indicative that Peron is the President’s favorite. The party will seek members who are workers, soldiers, and professionals of strong Catholic faith and high patriotic standards. Membership in the party has been decreed necessary to hold public office, and all officers in the nation’s armed forces have been compelled to join the party’s ranks. The party advocates a fully mobilised society, overcoming class divisions to develop the nation in all spheres: economic, military, and spiritual.

The Catholic Church’s preeminence in Argentine affairs is to be defended, the party totally rejects the secularisation of society. The country’s healthcare, education, public housing, and poverty insurance schemes would be handled as joint-ventures between the Argentine government and the Primacy of Buenos Aires. The party promises to resist the rising tide of secularisation, women’s suffrage, and homosexuality which many of which occurred outside Argentina in some of Europe’s capitals. The party promises to provide “a job to every Rioplatense father, a home for every Rioplatense mother, and food to every Rioplatense child.” Rioplatense ultranationalism is a major point of the party’s platform. The unification of Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, and Paraguay into a single nation represents one of the party’s almost important promises. It defines Rioplatense people as the Spanish-speaking descendants of Italian, Spanish, and German Catholic immigrants who populated the Pampas provinces during the 19th century. National Chief Juan Peron has promoted the creation of detachment parties in Uruguay, Paraguay, and Chile to promote reunification with Argentina: the Rioplatense Catholic Labor Party in Chile, the Rioplatense Federal Party in Paraguay, and Rioplatense National Distributist Front in Uruguay. The nationalist militia founded by President Ramirez, the Guardia Nacionalista, shall serve as the official paramilitary of the the party. The party, its associated organisations, and its paramilitaries will all be funded by the Argentine state. |

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| MUNICH — The government of Maj. Gen. Ramirez has recently enacted a student exchange program, whereby 5,000 Argentine scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and government theorists will study abroad in the German State. The students will spend the next year at one of five Bavarian universities: University of Munich, Technical University of Munich, University of Paßau, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, and University of Augsburg. In exchange, the government of Argentina had pledged to provide oil and agricultural products to the German State, both of which the German nation views as critical in these turbulent times. President Ramirez has previously described the German State and Volkist movement as “an ideal that Argentina can strive towards and improve on." Many of these students will seek to study the structure of the German State, to bring those ideas homes and implement them in this South American nation. |[/list]

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[list]February 15, 1939

[sub]THE KINGDOM OF IRELAND JOIN THE NEWLY FORMED CATHOLIC LEAGUE.[/sub][/list]

[list][sub]DUBLIN, IRELAND[/sub][/list]

[sub]A year ago, the Kingdom of Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland signed the historic Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1938, which ended the economic and trade war between Ireland and UK, return of the Treaty Ports back to Ireland, and the UK recognized Ireland as a fully sovereign nation and not a self-governing dominion of the British Empire. Now Ireland made another historic moment in the nation's history. On February 15, 1939, the Kingdom of Ireland officially joined the newly formed Catholic League as its new member after the other members of the League unanimously approved Ireland's membership request, and the Oireachtas voted to join the League. The Catholic League is a military alliance of nations that is not only dedicated to safeguarding each other and their traditional ideals but also defending and promoting the one Holy Catholic Apostolic and Roman Church. Thus, it is only logical for Ireland to join the Catholic League as most Irish people are Catholic and have been keeping and defending their true faith while under the English/British Protestant occupation. On behalf of the government, HM High King Brian II signed the treaty that effectively made Ireland a member state of the League in the Presence of the representative of the Catholic League, Getúlio Dornelles Vargas. High King Brian II will travel to the Union-State of Portuguese Nations and other members of the catholic leagues and meet each of the heads of state of that nation.[/sub]

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[list][list]UMHLABA WABANTU | IN ZULU

DIE BANTOEWERELD | IN AFRIKAANS

ILIZWE LABANTU | IN XHOSA

THE BANTU WORLD | IN ENGLISH[pre]

January Edition — 1939[/pre]

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[list][pre]Diversity in thought and view Strengthens the People[/pre][sub][pre]Dependable Source of News and Current Events from Across the Dominion[/pre][/sub][/list]

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[pre] [/pre]

[pre]ROYAL SOUTH AFRICAN NAVY RECEIVES BOOST FROM LONDON — DOMESTIC CARRIER PROGRAM SUPPLEMENTED BY BRITISH SHIPBUILDING;[/pre][pre] [/pre][/list][/list]

[list][sub]| SIMON’S TOWN — With the passage of the South Africa Defense Act of 1937 last year, the Dominion made great strides towards expanding its capability as a viable pillar of the Empire’s strategic apparatus. From reforms to the Army’s regimental structure, to expansion of the Air Force, and acquisition of new Cruisers and Destroyers from Britain — South Africa took a new defensive posture amidst growing tensions abroad. Resources we’re not to be drained from the Empire at-large in defense of the Cape and Southern Seas, instead, a well-equipped and trained South Africa would stand sentry at this frontier. Following a year of negotiations with the British Admiralty, an agreement was finally made for South Africa to initiate construction of a fleet of modern aircraft carriers.[/sub]

[sub]Designed to the modified specifications of the British Illustrious-class carriers, the South African Ocean-class aircraft carrier represent the culmination and pinnacle of South African naval power. Designed with operations in the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans in mind, the three sister ships of the class adopts the British ‘armored carrier’ doctrine, and will feature a substantial air group of some 48-aircraft, similar to another modified Illustrious carrier, HMS Indomitable currently under construction. This departure in aircraft complement in comparison to other Illustrious-class ships is due to the Ocean’s having two hangers instead of one. A main hanger with a clearance of 16 feet, and a secondary upper hanger with clearance of 14 feet. Such, members of the National Defense Council contended, would be essential for operations far away from land-based air support such as in the Southern Seas and Pacific. To be equipped with experimental early warning so-called “radar”, the carriers will be capable of not only directing aircraft in combat operations at greater distances, but serve as early warning assets for potential strikes against the South African mainland.[/sub]

[sub]The three vessels, named HMSAS Atlantic, Agulhas, and Zanj will be constructed jointly by British and South African shipyards. Atlantic and Zanj are to be built in Great Britain whilst Agulhas will be constructed in South Africa. Through expedient measures, and the lending of expertise, all three ships are poised to enter service by 1942 when they will begin their service as a visible and capable embodiment of the Empire’s intention of remaining the dominant force in the world’s oceans.[/sub]

[list][spoiler=Ocean-class Fleet Carrier Specifications]

Length: ………. 754.7 Feet

Beam: ………. 95.10 Feet

Draught: ………. 28.10 Feet

Displacement: ………. 23,000 Long Tons (Standard)

Speed: ………. 30.5 Knots

Propulsion: ………. Six Admiralty 3-drum boilers powering steam turbines for Three screwed propeller shafts

Range: ………. 11,000 NMiles at 14 Knots

Compliment: ………. 1,400

Aircraft Carried: ………. 48 Aircraft

Armament:

— 16 × 4.5-inch AA guns

— 48 × 2-pounder AA guns

— 10 × 20 mm AA guns

Sensor Suite: ………. Type 79 Early Warning Radar

Armor:

— Waterline belt: 4.5 in

— Flight deck: 3 in

— Bulkheads: 4.5 in

— Hangar sides: 4.5 in

— Magazines: 3–4.5 in

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[list][list][list][pre]RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE

FRENCH BUREAUCRACY

MINISTÈRE DE LA GUERRE[/pre][/list]

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MINISTRY OF WAR: FRENCH ARMED FORCES BEGINS OPERATING NEW SYSTEMS AND FAZING OUT OLDER VARIANTS

[sub]3RD REPUBLIC | PARIS, FEBRUARY 1939 [/sub][/list]

[sub]| HELM OF WARFARE, TROISIÈME RÉPUBLIQUE - | As the Republic of France grows evermore weary of the true intent of the German Staat, the French Army has began to fully operate the Renault AMC-35 light cavalry tank as well as the FCM 36 medium tank and FCM F1 super heavy tank. The AMC-35 is set to replace the aging units of FT-17 light tanks while the FCM 36 will dominate the battlefield alongside the Hotchkiss H39 fast reconnaissance tank. Less units of the FCM F1 super heavy tank will be built as it is not intended for direct combat but rather pummeling enemy defenses, thus creating opening points for lighter tanks however a handful of elite units will receive them. The FCM F1 with it's 90mm DCA main gun and secondary armament being the 47mm SA37 gun and six machine guns Anti-Aircraft twin 20mm Bofors; it also has 100mm plated armour which can currently withstand any anti-tank weapons to date. Units operating the new super heavy tanks will be stationed at bases in cities like Paris, Strasbourg, Lyon, and Nice. Meanwhile the French Marine Nationale has finally launched it's largest battleship to date, the FNS Richelieu of the Richelieu class. A sister ship is set to be launched in just 3 months named the FNS Jean Bart, after the iconic French naval commander and privateer. An additional 2 more ships of the Richelieu are set to be launched by 1940 creating a total of 4 floating fortresses armed with 8 x 380mm guns each. However they may be quickly overshadowed by an upcoming class of battleship dubbed the Alsace class which is set for launching in late 1940. | [/sub]

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[list][list][pre]VIVE LA RÉPUBLIQUE!

VIVE LA FRANCE!

VIVE L’EMPIRE![/pre][/list][/list]

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| A POLITLICAL MARRIAGE OF LOVE - The Start |

| BANZA MANSION, LEOPOLDVILLE |

[sub]February 1939[/sub]

| Yet again, the Banza mansion expanded. The beauty and the grandness of the growing mansion made Jean Borremans slightly uncomfortable. Borremans was an active and well-known member of the Communist Party of Belgium, and his stay within Congo had much to do with the Belgian communists gaining contact with Pascal Banza. Coming over from Brussels, Borremans is determined to to find a way to capture the mind of Pascal Banza, the man that is being looked upon as the potential future leader of Congo. With a glass of whiskey in his hand, Borremans would be sitting in the hot living room, opposite to Banza.

Banza himself was growing in interest in regards to other ideologies. His alliance with Maxime Leroy and the fondness that the Queen Dowager towards him, made him feel rather safe and secure in his secret searches of politics and ideologies. But Banza was clever. The Queen Dowager was winning strives for Congo and it's semi-like-independence, and Banza waited patiently, for the right moment to pounce. That moment, however, is not yet. Sitting across to Borremans, his stature would seem imposing. |

[list][ BANZA ]: "So what you're telling me is that your whole idea is based upon the working masses? The ordinary people?"[/list]

[list][ BORREMANS ]: "Exactly! Those that are the most oppressed. Communism doesn't seek to colonise, it doesn't seek to keep colonies such as Congo. We both believe that Congo should be a free state, and the people of Congo should be too."[/list]

[list][ BANZA ]: "But the idea of the masses ruling...how?"[/list]

| Borremans would smirk, as he placed his whiskey down. |

CUT TO

| QUEEN DOWAGER MANSION, LEOPOLDVILLE |

[sub]February, 1939[/sub]

| Sitting at the balcony of the beautiful mansion, Gloria Banza would be carefully listening to the Queen. Banza's tour in Europe was very successful, marking her knowledge of Europe and it's politics as fairly high, and her ambitions are starting to rise, it would seem. This once maid to the Queen, over the course of a year has grown into becoming one of the figures of the new Congo, and many in Belgium are starting to associate Gloria Banza with Africa.

Opposite to Gloria, is the Queen who is fighting for historic significance. Her personal ambitions are to be remembered by history. After her husbands death, she was side-lined but not for long. Her ambition is to change the world, as big and profound as it sounds. The Queen sees herself as a historic figure, being recited in history books in later decades. Her biggest goal? Make Congo independent. However, she distrusts Maxime Leroy, the Belgian Politicians and even Pascal Banza. She's terrified that once she reaches her goal, those men, will remove her from the pages of history and Gloria is the way out of that fear. |

[list][ GLORIA ]: "Europe is truly magnificent, Your Majesty. The people are great, I thought I'd be in bigger danger but the politics of it all...just seem so...aggressive to me."[/list]

[list][ ELISABETH ]: "Europe is vast darling. It's always been the battleground of ideologies, ideas and tribes. Tribes destroying each other, tribes adopting ideologies suited to their nature. The Germans have Volkists, because they're programmed to be led by a strong hand, a ruthless hand but a hand that gives them hope. Whereas the Russians, they have Communists, why you may ask? Because they don't have the choice. They never did."[/list]

[list][ GLORIA ]: "It seems to me as if Europeans can't handle themselves, as much as they wished to imply that we Africans can't."[/list]

[list][ ELISABETH ]: "That's the truth of the nature, Gloria. That's why we cannot allow that to spread to Congo. We must keep it safe, we must keep Congo safe from the politics of ideologies. We must not let tribes turn against each other. And you're instrumental in that."[/list]

| Gloria would look up at her, confused. |

CUT TO

| BANZA MANSION, LEOPODIVILLE |

| Staring directly at Borremans, Pascal would shake his head slightly laughing. |

[list][ BANZA ]: "You want a Black man to be a communist within a colonial Africa? That is madness."[/list]

[list][ BORREMANS ]: "Mr Banza, your people have suffered a lot under the Belgian rule. The people of Africa have suffered a lot, under the European rule. And you're telling me that the way to go about it, is to serve the Belgian Queen, who has titled herself as the Queen of Congo? Who's the mad one here?"[/list]

[list][ BANZA ]: "She's doing a lot of good so far."[/list]

[list][ BORREMANS ]: "They always do at the start. But then what? What will happen when your people want something more? True freedom? Are you just willingly going to sit around and wait? Wait for the fascists, the volkists, the technocrats, imperialists to take over your country? Communism is the future of the world, Communism is the new world. Maybe it's time for you to join the cause, and be the future of Congo and Africa, the future that is already in the making?"[/list]

| Pascal would look directly at Borremans, as thoughts ran through his face. |

CUT TO

| QUEEN DOWAGER MANSION, LEOPOLDVILLE |

| Gloria would be looking away, completely shocked by the words of the Queen who at that point would get up and look out into the distance. |

[list][ ELISABETH ]: "All of this one day will be yours. This mansion, this city, this country."[/list]

[list][ GLORIA ]: "With all due respect, Your Majesty. I was a maid a year ago. Then a wife to my husband. Then educated by the best Belgians, and now a Councillor in a government position. I...this...all of this is a bit fast, all of this is like a dream and I highly doubt that I have the capacity to rule, I do not wish to rule."[/list]

[list][ ELISABETH ]: "What do you wish to do?"[/list]

[list][ GLORIA ]: "Be a wife, a good one. Have a family, have children. I want---"[/list]

[list][ ELISABETH ]: "You want a normal life. But, that is not your destiny."[/list]

[list][ GLORIA ]: "Who said what is my destiny?"[/list]

[list][ ELISABETH ]: "God. I had a vision, Gloria. You were in it, you were the leading figure of Congo, of Africa. I will not let you destroy your destiny because of your own selfish needs!"[/list]

| Gloria would look at the Queen, shaking her head in disbelief. |

[list][ GLORIA ]: "I do not believe in God, Your Majesty. If your God, your Christian God was real he would not let my parents go the way they did, he would not let my family go the way they did."[/list]

[list][ ELISABETH ]: "You don't have to believe in him, as he's there. And a plan is ready for you."[/list]

| Gloria, stuck in her chair would look at the Queen, with complete shock. |

CUT TO

| BANZA MANSION, LEOPOLDVILLE |

| Pascal would be pouring himself more whiskey as Borremans would go after him. |

[list][ BORREMANS ]: "Do you not see your potential? Do you not agree with the masses having a say?"[/list]

[list][ BANZA ]: "Of course I do. I want my people to mould their own future."[/list]

[list][ BORREMANS ]: "Then there is only one way for you to do it. Through Communism. The only way to freedom, the only way to spread that freedom."[/list]

| Pascal would remain silent. Borremans would sigh slightly before placing two books down on the table. |

[list][ BORREMANS ]: "I think you ought to read them. You'll get a real perspective on this. I'm in Congo for the next couple of days, let me know your thoughts before I leave. Thank you, Mr Banza."[/list]

| Borremans would nod slightly before leaving off. Pascal would turn around and look at the books for a moment before downing his whiskey. |

CUT TO

| BANZA MANSION, LEOPOLDVILLE |

[sub]Late Evening[/sub]

| Sitting in the living room, Pascal would have his glasses on as he read on one of the books, a whiskey glass on the table. Suddenly, Gloria would come in from the outside. Smiling softly at Pascal from behind, she would take her sunglasses off before making her way towards the sofa. Noticing the cover of the book, she would stop herself slightly. Shaking her head slightly, she would speak up, startling Pascal slightly. |

[list][ GLORIA ]: "Why are you reading that?"[/list]

[list][ PASCAL ]: "Oh! Honey, you startled me! And I was just intrigued..."[/list]

[list][ GLORIA ]: "Intrigued? In this? Communism?"[/list]

[list][ PASCAL ]: "Do you know what they say in here is not all that stupid, actually."[/list]

[list][ GLORIA ]: "The Queen doesn't trust communism."[/list]

| Pascal would change his attituded, and look directly at Gloria. |

[list][ PASCAL ]: "I'm a free man and I can do what I like. If I want to read about communism, I shall. And the Queen has nothing to it. Are we clear?"[/list]

[list][ GLORIA ]: "I just think that it's a very sick ideology. Just like Volkists. I've been to Europe and I read quite a bit about them. They're not nice people, Pascal."[/list]

[list][ PASCAL ]: "Honey, you want to Europe to smile and wave, not analyse the politics of Europe. That is quite beyond you."

| Taken aback, Gloria would shake her head in disbelief. |

[list][ GLORIA ]: "I beg you pardon?"[/list]

| Getting frustrated, Pascal would rise up, imposing his stature above her. |

[list][ PASCAL ]: "I think all of this is getting too much to you. Do not forget that you're my wife. My, wife. You belong to me. Not the Queen, not the government, not the state. So I will say this one more time. If I want to read about communism, I shall. If I want to become one, I shall. Stick your nose out of politics, honey. Because a beautiful girl like you...wouldn't want to get hurt by the dirty politics, would she?"[/list]

| Seeing Pascal like that for the first time in their marriage, Gloria would nod slightly. Pascal would kiss her before taking a seat back down. Breathing heavily, Gloria's stare would suddenly change. Looking at the portrait of the Queen hanging on the wall, she would slightly raise her head before putting her sunglasses back on and storming off. The Banza's have began their drift. |

[spoiler="I do not like to mix myself with politics. I much rather focus on bettering the lives of the people of Congo. My husband, takes care of politics." - Gloria Banza for Belgian Times.]

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[list]January 21, 1939

[sub]|Independence Day|[/sub][/list]

VARIOUS LOCATIONS, VARIOUS AREAS, IRELAND — DAY

[sub]Today is the 20th anniversary of the Irish War of Independence. People everywhere celebrate the day that Ireland became an independent nation again by holding parades, waving the national flag, having drinks at the bars, painting themselves in the Irish tricolor of orange, green and white, etc. In the capital city of Dublin, the people gathered at the Royal Palace to listen to High King Brian II’s speech.[/sub]

[list][B]HIGH KING BRIAN II, Monarch:[/B] [sub]”On this day we recall the truce which came into effect 20 years ago. In particular we remember those who died in the War of Independence and subsequent conflict on this island. These men and women given up everything they hold dear in order for our nation to regain its freedom, its independence from the occupy power of England/Great Britain. We are here to remember their sacrifices they made for this country and its future. While we fulfil the dream of an Independent Ireland, the dream of a United Ireland is still yet to be fulfil. I hope that one day Northern Ireland, which is still part of Great Britain, will come back and rejoin the Kingdom of Ireland so that Ireland will truly be united at last.”[/sub][/list]

[sub] Ireland’s future seems bright, but there will always be surprises in stores for any nations. The future awaits.[/sub]

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

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[list][list][list][pre]GRANDE ESTADO NOVO

A UNIÃO-ESTADO PLURICONTINENTAL DAS NAÇÕES PORTUGUESAS

GLÓRIA A DEUS, GLÓRIA A SALAZAR, GLÓRIA A VARGAS[/pre][/list]

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COVERT AGREEMENT: GREATER ESTADO NOVO AND SOUTH AFRICA TO COMMENCE JOINT ROCKET RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM; ESTADO NOVO-BELGIUM/CONGO SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE BEGINS

[sub]1ST GREATER ESTADO NOVO ADMINISTRATION | LISBON & RIO DE JANEIRO, FEBRUARY 1939 [/sub][/list]

[sub]| Via conversations and negotiations over the past two months between the Greater Estado Novo and Nonador covertly, Lisbon agreed to forming a covert partnership with South Africa regarding bringing the nation into the Estado Novo's rocketry development program as a lucrative partner. As relations between the two nations gradually improve, South Africa and the Estado Novo have come to mutual understanding for the maintaining of peace and freedom of navigation in the Southern Atlantic and Southern Indian Ocean. Furthermore, with the new agreement, South African scientists and engineers will be welcomed onto the testing sites and research facilities to begin contribution and coordination for this project. Finalized agreements would be formed indicating that the technology developed and advanced through this partnership will solely remain within the ownership and usage of the Estado Novo and South Africa with the intention of insuring said technology does not get in the hands of other nations unless otherwise jointly agreed upon by both South Africa and Estado Novo.[/sub]

[sub]Additionally, new agreements between Portugal and Paseo have been approved that will coordinate military development, training, and cooperation in science and engineering. The new agreement includes not just Belgium proper but the Congo as well via education agreements and increasing partnerships and collaboration between scientists and engineers. Estado Novo universities and research facilities have been prompted to establish partnerships with Belgian universities and facilities while creating new programs directed toward the Congo as a means to foster technological advancements regarding dual use technology for military and civilian purposes. This partnership in addition to the new agreements with South Africa appear to be in direct alignment with Grand Marshal Carmona's desires to expand the capabilities of the Estado Novo and further legitimize the returning prestige of Lisbon. Coordination with the Congo will mostly occur through Rio de Janeiro, Angola, and Mozambique while Portugal will coordinate more with Belgium proper for new projects.[/sub]

[sub]The new Syndicates formed through this initiative have promptly been formalized in Lisbon and Rio de Janeiro: The Syndicate for Munitions and Small Arms (Sindicato de Munições e Armas Pequenas) in addition to the Syndicate for Military Preparation, Logistics, and Operations (Sindicato para Preparação Militar, Logística e Operações). The two Syndicates will also further cooperate with Sindicato de Física, Aerodinâmica, Propulsão e Navegação and the Estado Novo's Council on Civic Defense.[/sub] |

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[list][list][pre]UNION-STATE OF PORTUGUESE NATIONS!

GLORY TO GOD!

THE BASTION OF CATHOLICISM![/pre][/list][/list]

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TWO RHODESIAN MECHANIZED DIVISIONS DECLARED ACTIVE TO WESTMINSTER, STATE OF THE FEDERAL ARMED FORCES

January 1939

https://youtu.be/NYTE8iq3YKE

What began in 1932 as a large scale re-armament program due to increased independence sympathies around Rhodesia and later due to threats facing the Empire as a whole, has now bore significant fruit as two whole Rhodesian Mechanized Divisions were declared active for service. These two divisions are without a doubt one of the most formidable domestically born Forces within Africa, and are unique among most of Africa due to its focus on mechanized and therefore mobility warfare. This need for mobility was naturally formed out of the vast nature of Rhodesia's frontier to its neighbors, and thus requirement for a force that can quickly relocate to multiple positions along said frontier without the historic limitations of mobility (During WW1 quick mobility was associated with light armor and weaponry). Now with not only these two Divisions completed but the wider Army as a whole almost entirely re-armed, Rhodesia can state with certainty and safety that it can aid the Motherland in defense of her Colonies and Prestige on the world stage.

State of the Rhodesian Army & strength of each formation :

TOTAL ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL : 109,550 (60,700 in peacetime)

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TOTAL ARMY PERSONNEL : 104,150 (48,850 of which inactive in peacetime)

[spoiler=Mechanized Divisions, 2 Active Divisions (Salisbury Mounted Fusiliers & 1st Mechanized Division)]

9,950 Total Personnel

20 Anti-Aircraft Guns (QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun)

24 Anti-Tank Guns (License built 45 mm anti-tank gun M1937)

24 Artillery Guns (QF 18-pounder gun + BL 6-inch 26 cwt howitzer)

12 Light Mortar Carrier (3 inch Mortar Carrier)

12 Medium Mortar Carrier (4.2 inch Mortar Carrier)

345 Mechanized Vehicles (Rhodesian made Universal Carrier)

3 Command Tanks (Cruiser Mk III Command Variant)

100 Cruiser Tanks (Cruiser Mk III)

50 Infantry Tanks (Matilda II)

12 Tank Destroyers (Carro Veloce L3/35 R 45 / Carrier TD)

100 Armored Cars (Rhodesian made Guy armoured car)

48 Artillery Trucks

60 Light Vehicles

100 General Purpose Trucks

69 Radios

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[spoiler=Infantry Divisions, 3 Active Divisions (1st, 2nd & 3rd Infantry Divisions)]

11,800 Total Personnel

24 Anti-Aircraft Guns (QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun)

24 Anti-Tank Guns (License built 45 mm anti-tank gun M1937)

24 Artillery Guns (QF 18-pounder gun + BL 6-inch 26 cwt howitzer)

12 Light Mortar Carrier (3 inch Mortar Carrier)

12 Medium Mortar Carrier (4.2 inch Mortar Carrier)

35 Mechanized Vehicles (Rhodesian made Universal Carrier)

12 Tank Destroyers (Carro Veloce L3/35 R 45 / Carrier TD)

84 Artillery Trucks

30 Light Vehicles

100 General Purpose Trucks

42 Radios

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[spoiler=Light Divisions, 3 Reserve (Half strength in Peacetime) (Rhodesian African Rifles, Bulawayo Rifles, Mashonaland Cadets)]

8,950 Total Personnel

24 Anti-Aircraft Guns (QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun)

12 Anti-Tank Guns (License built 45 mm anti-tank gun M1937)

24 Artillery Guns (QF 18-pounder gun + BL 6-inch 26 cwt howitzer)

72 Artillery Trucks

28 Light Tanks (Rhodesian Built 7TP)

12 Tank Destroyers (Carro Veloce L3/35 R 45 / Carrier TD)

10 Light Vehicles

24 Radios

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[spoiler=Garison Regiments, 8 Reserve (Half strength in Peacetime) Divisions (1st, 2nd & 3rd Infantry Divisions)]

2,750 Total Personnel

12 Anti-Aircraft Guns (QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun)

12 Anti-Tank Guns (License built 45 mm anti-tank gun M1937)

24 Artillery Guns (QF 18-pounder gun + BL 6-inch 26 cwt howitzer)

24 Artillery Trucks

12 Reserve Tanks (AMR 33R / Renault R35R / Carro Veloce L3/35 R )

10 Light Vehicles

6 Radios

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TOTAL AIR FORCE PERSONNEL : 3,600

Fighters

12 - Bristol Bulldog

12 - Loire 46

82 - PZL P.24A Fighter

Attack Aircraft

4 - Hawker Hart

Medium Bombers

48 - PZL.37B II

Transport Planes

32 - Douglas DC-3

12 - Caudron C.440 Goéland

8 - Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow

4 - Dewoitine D.338

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TOTAL NAVY PERSONNEL : 1,800

Destroyers

1 - Tribal-class destroyer (Salisbury, Flagship)

Sloops

2 - Bittern-class sloop

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[list]FEBRUARY 1939

[sub]OFFICES OF THE ABWEHR — BERLIN, New Provenance[/sub][/list]

[list][list][sub]DAS GESPENST DEUTSCHLANDS: DIE NACHRICHTENDIENSTE DER ABWEHR UND IHRE ROLLE IN DER TSCHECHOSLOWAKEI UND IN POLEN[/sub]

[pre]GERMANY'S SPECTRE: THE ABWEHR INTELLIGENCE SERVICES AND THEIR ROLE IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA AND POLAND[/pre][/list][/list]

| Every nation requires a group of shadowy men working in the dark either for the purposes of sabotage, foreign infiltration, and international espionage, or for the purposes of guaranteeing national security from within and eliminating threats abroad before they even arise. The intelligence services of the world work for the benefit for the nation, whether that means being of service to or detrimental to global peace. Since 1844, Germany's intelligence service has been known as the Abwehr, the central military-intelligence unit of (previously) the Staatswehr and now the Wehrmacht. Established to guarantee the security of Germany's interests foreign and domestic and formed to conduct surveillance and streamline the German intelligence apparatus, the Abwehr has seen many iterations over the years, living through the German Empire and the time of the Kaiser and now into the German Staat of Adolph Heidler. Of the importance of the Abwehr to Germany's long-term goals, Chancellor Heidler stated in private: |

[list][list][pre]In der modernen Welt kann nicht unterschätzt werden, wie wichtig und entscheidend ausländische Nachrichtendienste und Spionage für den Erfolg der langfristigen militärischen Operationen einer Nation und die Bewegungen ihrer Streitkräfte vor Ort sind. Der Einsatz von Nachrichtendiensten kann dazu beitragen, Konflikte durch Attentate und dergleichen zu verhindern, er kann aber auch einen schnellen Sieg garantieren, indem er verborgene Schattentruppen hinter den Frontlinien einsetzt, um die feindliche Kommunikation zu stören. In den kommenden Jahrzehnten werden die Bedeutung, die Stärke und der Einfluss der Abwehr nur noch zunehmen, zumal die Welt beginnt, unseren großen Staat mit Besorgnis und Angst zu betrachten. Mit einer angemessenen Koordinierung zwischen unseren nachrichtendienstlichen und militärischen Kräften können wir den Erfolg sicherstellen, unabhängig davon, wie die nächsten Jahre verlaufen werden.[/pre]

[pre]In the modern world it cannot be understated how important and vital foreign intelligence and espionage is important to the success of a nation's long-term military operations and its movements of its forces on the ground. The use of intelligence services can help prevent conflict through assassinations and such, but it can also help guarantee a swift victory through the movement of hidden shadow forces behind frontlines to disrupt enemy communications. In the coming decades the importance, strength and influence of the Abwehr will only grow in magnitude, especially as the world begins to look at our great Staat with apprehension and anxiety. With proper coordination between our intelligence and military forces, we can ensure success regardless of how the next several years play out.[/pre][/list][/list]

| The Abwehr's foreign activities has increased exponentially since Heidler and the DVP took office in 1933. Germany's surveillance and observation of neighboring states like Poland, the Netherlands, France, Czechoslovakia and the United Kingdom have surged alongside the apprehension of these countries towards Germany as its strength and influence began to grow post-1933. In Czechoslovakia, in the autumn of 1938, the Abwehr partook in operations in the Czechoslovak Sudetenland ahead of the deployment of the Sudetendeutsche Legion (SDL) into the Sudetenland. Undercover and secret operations and intelligence-gathering missions have also increased in Poland since 1933, but in the past several months these operations have been scaled back to prevent exposure. The strength of the Abwehr is frightening, for in Czechoslovakia they orchestrate tensions and begin laying down the carpet for the arrival of German forces, while in Poland they operate to deliver information in missions resembling those held prior to an invasion of a country. |

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[list]February 1939

[sub]The Nalundasan Affair[/sub][/list]

[list][list][pre]FERDINAND MARCOS, QUIRINO LIZARDO GUILTY VERDICT CARRIED TO THE SUPREME COURT IN ESCALATION OF THE NALUNDASAN CASE[/pre][/list][/list]

[list][list][pre]FERDINAND MARCOS, QUIRINO LIZARDO GUILTY VERDICT DINALA SA SUPREME COURT SA PAGDAMI NG KASO NALUNDASAN[/pre][/list][/list]

| [sub]Julio Nalundasan, a newly-elected member of the National Assembly, was assassinated on September 21, 1935, one day after he defeated political newcomer and rival Mariano Marcos, of Ilocos Norte. The case went nationwide with newspapers carrying the notorious assassination across the country as the first prominent politically-motivated murder case in the country's history. The 5-month-long police investigation brought no news of a culprit or any evidence leading to one to the Nalundasan family, who pointed fingers at the family of Mariano Marcos. The case was closed in March 1936, but in June 1938 authorities reopened the case after new evidence came to light linking Mariano Marcos's brothers and his son, Ferdinand Marcos, to the death of Julio Nalundsasan. Two witnesses in August testified against the Marcoses, alleging that Mariano Marcos, his son Ferdinand, and his brothers Quirino Lizardo and Pio Marcos, plotted and carried out the assassination of Julio Nalundasan in a politically-motivated murder.[/sub] |

| [sub]The evidence against the young Ferdinand Marcos was mounting rapidly. He was a member of the University of the Philippines rifle team and was a national rifle champion. The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) linked the rifle commonly used by Ferdinand Marcos - stored in the U.P. university armory - to the death of Julio Nalundasan. Among the four accused of the murder, only the Marcos son had access to the armory. With the evidence mounted against him and Quirino Lizardo, who was accused of being the mastermind behind the assassination, Ferdinand Marcos and Mr. Lizardo were on December 1, 1938 sentenced to the death penalty for premeditated murder. His father, Mariano Marcos, and his uncle, Pio Marcos, were sentenced to ten years in prison each.[/sub] |

| [sub]On 20 December 1938, the Marcos family filed an appeal against the sentencing with the Supreme Court of the Philippines (Korte Suprema ng Pilipinas), demanding that a supreme court justice make the final decision on whether to sentence Ferdinand Marcos and Quirino Lizardo to death or not. Media coverage over the Nalundasan Affair surged again, and many now took pity for the young Ferdinand Marcos, who supporters claimed was influenced and forced by Pio Marcos and Quirino Lizardo to carry out the assassination for them. The Supreme Court held off on tackling the case in January, instead opting to consult law and Penal Code experts, ahead of the March decision by a select supreme court justice on the case, that will be final and executory.[/sub] |

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| BANZA CULTURAL REFORM |

[sub]29th of March, 1939[/sub]

| Mr Borremans, I have read through the books that you have handed me. I have made a decision that I would like your aid on. I would like to meet with a representative of the Soviet Union. I would like to find out, what communism really is and how it really operates the country. I believe, that soon enough Belgium will not be able to afford the upkeeping of Congo, and I do not intend to allow the Queen to rule my country forever. I believe that maybe, and I stress that, maybe, the Soviet Union could aid me in my understanding of what Communism is and what it represents in the wider spectrum of ruling a country.

I want my people to have a say in their own land, and I want them to prosper. From my understanding, in theory, that is what Communism offers. But I'd like to know, how it looks in practice, how it operates in practice and what it actually achieves for the people that live in such a system. Mr Borremans, I have no doubt in your ability to orchestrate such a meeting. A meeting, which will have to take place under the highest of secrecy. If the Queen, or the Belgian government is to find out about such actions, our cause within Belgium will be destroyed, very quickly. I trust in you, therefore, to do this for me, for Congo and for the ideology that you so loudly and proudly stand behind.

First Vice-Representative of Congo,

Pascal Banza |

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[sub]19th of April, 1939[/sub]

| The National Congress of Congo and the Queen Dowager have passed the Cultural Reformation Act of Congo, which has been created by the Councillor of Culture, Gloria Banza and the Advisor to the Queen on Congolese Traditions and Customs Pierre Illunga. The National Congress of Congo, passed the act 67 to 55. The members of the Belgian Congo Democratic Party of People ( 29 Seats ) and the Liberal Belgian Congo Party ( 38 Seats ), voted in favour of the act. However, the Conservative Movement of Belgian Congo ( 20 Seats ) and the Christian-Centrist Party of Belgian Congo ( 18 Seats ), voted against the act. The leader of the Christian Centrist, Pastor Martin Nuzuzi, stated that "...the reform actively strikes against the Church's position within Congo, and it actively seeks to bring through secular, may I dare say, Communistic like reforms on the culture and lifestyle of the country..." It is the first time in the history of the National Congress so far, that there has been a split in the vote. The past reforms have been accepted by all, and this particular act is stirring political controversy within Congo, first of it's kind. However, the act has nonetheless passed and entails major changes to Congo's cultural life and the lifestyle of people.

The Cultural Reformation Act of Congo consists of major changes within the sphere of social and cultural life of the country.

[list] - Establishment of the Congo National Arts and Music Institute ; Operated by the Councillor of Culture ; Funding, Commissioning and Censorship Centre of Culture Activity within Congo

- Establishment of the National Congo Radio Broadcast ; Director appointed by the Councillor of Culture ; Expansion of Radio Infrastructure Within Congo

- Establishment of Culture Laws which allow ; Creation of Music Business/Foreign Music Business in Congo ; Creation of Theatre and Cinema/Foreign Theatre and Cinema Business in Congo ; Establishment of Arts being a Profession ; Establishment of Music/Arts/Acting Schools within Congo ; Establishment of Permission for Foreign Music, Artistry and Cinema to enter Congo ; Establishment of Recording Studios

- Establishment of the National Congo Arts Centre ; Director Appointed by the Councillor of Culture ; Creation of Art Centres, Museums and Art Galleries around Congo

- Establishment of the Belgian-Congo Cultural Exchange ; Belgian Artists will teach a new generation of Congo's artists

- Establishment and Creation of the National Congo Music Festival ; Provinces will compete against each other in a Music Festival each year

- Establishment of twenty theatres, forty cinemas, four recording studios, three operas, four museums, ten art galleries within the next three years.

- Permission Granted to play native and foreign music on radios within Congo.

- Creation of Twelve Tourist Resorts by 1941 around Congo.

- Establishment of the National Tourist Agency of Congo.

- Establishment of the Secular Congo Cultural Act ; Imposing of any faith within the spheres or through the spheres of culture is forbidden.

- Foreign Fashion granted permission to enter Congo ; Congolese Clothing Act ; Push for Congolese men and women to dress liberally and secularly ; European/Native Attire Mix

- Creation of the Freedom of Culture Act ; Granting Freedoms and Permissions for Record Labels, Theatres, Production Companies, Cinema Companies, Art Companies to be formed by natives and foreigners within Congo[/list]

Councillor of Culture, Gloria Banza, stated "...I believe that the reformation act will bring upon a new dawn for Congo's cultural life. We are no longer a colony without a say or identity, instead we are forming our new identity right now...it is with my experience in Europe, and with love of my people that I have managed to help and create such an act...an act which places Congo on route of becoming Africa's cultural centre..." The rise in demand for radio has grown by nearly 100% since 1937, and it is expected to only grow as time goes on. The Councillor of Culture has been granted a high budget, which will be allocated towards the establishment of cinemas, theatres and such. Belgian artists are making their way to Congo, to team up with Congolese counterparts in establishment of Congo's music, theatre, film and arts industries. Despite the cultural reform bringing upon a new dawn of cultural life within Congo, it also brings a growing split of politics between the more conservative right and the more secular left, a split which will see it's effects in the 1940 elections. |

[spoiler="I am very proud of my wife for her work in the cultural spheres of Congo. Not many can say that their wife is doing such a great job at public office. Gloria is pushing the society of Congo in the right direction of secularism and love for the country." - First Vice-Representative of Congo, Pascal Banza]

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[list]March 1939

[sub]The Man With A Vision — Generalísimo Fulgencio Batista begins the Catholic Distributist economic development of Cuba[/sub][/list]

[pre]U N I Ó N D E C U B A [/pre]

CONGRESO DE CUBA

[sub]HAVANA, Bescania — MIDDAY[/sub]

| The Capitalist system, by its very nature, places the preponderance of wealth in the hands of a small minority. This monopoly on the money supply by banking and financial concerns, becomes more absolute as the capital-needing consumer must go to the banks to borrow money. Usury, now called "interest," insures that those who first possesses the money for loan, will end up with a greater portion of the money supply than they possessed before the loan was issued. As wages stagnate and interest payments become increasingly impossible to make, massive numbers of defaults will inevitably produce a crisis for the entire financial system. When entire nations default on loans, there will be a crisis throughout the entire international financial system. This was seen in the great market crash of the late 1920s and the depression that followed. |

| Batista has set out a economic plan which includes an extensive network of social programs, schools, colleges, training institutes and research facilities. In addition, the kickstarting of the creation of an impressive number of successful employee owned businesses within Cuba, in particular the idea of a employee stock ownership plan. Wealth disparity is a negative force in society, therefore must be alleviated through the transition to a distributist economic society — this is the only humane, moral and pious future for humanity. Most workers are excluded from ownership and prosperity within a capitalist society, as they can only rely on their paychecks and have no way to acquire capital; and with technological advances, capital will continue to become more productive, labor will find itself at an ever-greater disadvantage, and inequality will continually increase. Pope Leo XIII in Rerum Novarum viewed the just wage as the means of spreading ownership but Batista has reversed this notion by calculating that wider ownership is to be the means of achieving the just wage. |

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NEW ENGINE PLAN

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Automotive company Kereta Nowfi has decided to spend its own money without any form of government support in its creation of a new engine meant to be a more reliable and powerful package then the original one they had used.The current engine plans shows a 4-cylinder,4.5 litre engine capable of in theory having at most 39 horsepower at 1500rpm.During a talk between Nowfi and commander,Airyl Haffiy there was some talks on the prospect of the engine being capable of being used for the military however Nowfi completely turned down the chance to have the new engine see usage in the military unless the government is willing to buy the rights to own the engine for production and military usage.Nowfi publicly revealed this information along with the plans for this new engine and that plan was to place it into a one seater car.

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[list][list]MARCH 1939

[sub]The Arrival in Eire[/sub][/list]

[pre] P L A N W [/pre]

ALDERGROVE/RAF STATION, COUNTY ANTRIM — MORNING

[sub]NORTHERN IRELAND, Great Britain Gb[/sub]

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| A lone de Havilland DH.91 Albatross, before dawn, makes a quite landing at Aldergove. Its rotary slows to a standstill and after taxing from her runway, its passengers begin to disembark. Aldergrove served as both a civilian and RAF station, but as of the recent weeks, civilian travel had been curtailed and amid growing concern in the rest of the country over the sense of impending conflict on the European continent, another concern was dawning in Northern Ireland. |

[list]| AIDE-DE-CAMP, [sub]MAJ-GEN. Pollock’s Command[/sub] | "Over here. That’s a good lad.”[/list]

| A voice from from the aircraft, a AIDE-DE-CAMP of its principle passenger spoke as two troops helped lower the doorway of the aircraft. Irish-born Major-General ROBERT POLLOCK, who had been appointed as General Officer Commanding (GOC) last year, 1938, has arrived by flight from London. POLLOCK said very little, as transportation took them to Victoria Barracks, Belfast. |

NORTHERN IRELAND DISTRICT

[sub]EXECUTIVE SUMMARY of the REPORT/

HIS MAJESTY’s STANDING ARMY IN SAID/SO[/sub]

[pre]His Majesty’s standing army in the Northern Ireland District stands as follows, comprised of the following areas of Belfast, Northern Area, and Southern Area and proceeds of the following Regular Troops AND Territorial Army Units in the District;[/pre]

[list][pre]░▒ 2nd Bn. The South Wales Borderers

░▒ 1st Bn. The East Lancashire Regiment

░▒ 2nd Bn. The Northamptonshire Regiment

░▒ 2nd Bn. The Royal Sussex Regiment

░▒ 3rd (Ulster) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery

(H.Q., 9th, 10th, 11th & 12th Searchlight Batteries, Royal Artillery)

░▒ 8th (Belfast) Anti-Aircraft Regiment

(H.Q., 21st, 22nd & 23rd Anti-Aircraft Batteries, and 5th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery)

░▒ 9th (Londonderry) Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery

(H.Q., 24th, 25th & 26th Anti-Aircraft Batteries and 6th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery)[/pre][/list]

[pre]His Majesty’s Government commands by her H.R.H. War Office and in coordination with the H.R.H. Admiralty the mobilization of the following;[/pre]

[list] ░▒ 8 x Armored Regiments

░▒ 16 x Infantry Regiments in coordination w/ the RAF

of his Majesty's Standing Army to deploy and forty the Northern Ireland District’s Northern & Southern Areas.[/list]

RESPONSE FROM BELFAST, N. IRELAND

[sub]STORMONT CASTLE, E. BELFAST[/sub]

| LORD CRAIGAVON, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, declared that ‘the whole of the resources’ of the province would be placed at the disposal of the imperial parliament at Westminister. |

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[list]March, 1939

[sub]Irish News: The Irish Government lease the Treaty Ports to Great Britain.[/sub][/list]

[sub] Today, Taoiseach Éamon de Valera announced the Government will lease the three Treaty Ports to Great Britain as per the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1938. The Ports will be in used by the British Military in their war efforts against their enemies until their war is over . in which case the Treaty Ports will be returned back to Ireland.[/sub]

[sub]Taoiseach Éamon de Valera called on the British Government to stop their mobilization on the border and stand down as Ireland accept the terms of the 1938 treaty.[/sub]

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March, 1939

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the government of the kingdom of the kingdom of british franco union greetings to all nations and looks forward to peaceful and peaceful coexistence with tops

Ass: Bernard lll

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Nonador

[list][list][list][pre]RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE

FRENCH BUREAUCRACY

MINISTÈRE DES COLONIES[/pre][/list]

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MINISTRY OF THE COLONIES: CONQUERING THE BOULEVARDS OF FRENCH ALGÉRIE

[sub]3RD REPUBLIC | PARIS, MARCH 1939 [/sub][/list]

[sub]| HELM OF L’EMPIRE, MINISTÈRE DES COLONIES, TROISIÈME RÉPUBLIQUE - | Some people might say that the French colony of Algeria is in fact just as French or even more so than that of Metropolitan France itself. With cities and streets bearing French names and signs transcribed in nothing but the French language, the aroma of cafés which can be found strategically located on nearly every street corner in Algiers serves only to back up such claims. However, some of the roadways in Algeria remain neglected which has triggered much debate amongst parliamentarians and colonial diplomats.[/sub]

[sub]A council recently convened in Algiers in support of expanding thoroughfares and repaving older boulevards in and around major cities in order to bring them up to code just as the ones in Metropolitan France are. While many French citizens and officials view Algeria not as a simple colony, but rather an integral part of Metropolitan France itself, it is extremely important to government officials that the constant luxuries and way of life many enjoy in mainland France can also be enjoyed by patrons and taxpayers alike in Algeria. This means maintaining the roadways and expanding infrastructure in general.[/sub]

[sub]With the end result of the roadway council's convention being an approved budget of 12,000,000 francs to repair and build new roadways, many Algerian residents have cheered the government's quick action to solving an issue that most colonial overlords would ignore. As one French diplomat put it, "the future of Algeria is in fact the future of France itself". The expansion of roadways and roadway maintenance in general will serve to increase the smooth transportation of goods to and from markets and shipping centers while allowing for future infrastructure projects to take shape. [/sub]

[sub]Perhaps the fastest growing sector in the Algerian market and the one which stands to gain the most from ease of access and shipping along freshly paved roads is the Algerian crude oil sector. The planned construction of a new national highway named Route Nationale 1 which will begin in Algiers and stretch all the way to the Illizi-Ghadames Oil Basin is predicted to increase Algeria's oil market output by nearly 40% as more barrels will be able to be shipped out to market. | [/sub]

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VIVE LA FRANCE!

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