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BRITISH PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UNITED NATIONS

[sub]Statement on UN Headquarters.[/sub]

| In the matter of selecting a city to host the United Nations General Assembly, the United Kingdom endorses and urges others nations to endorse Geneva, Switzerland. Switzerland is a neutral nation, with a long history of neutrality, which will prevent the politicisation of this new international body. Geneva itself is among the finest European capitals, and one of the most highly developed cities in the world. |

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Not Xav wrote:BRITISH PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UNITED NATIONS

[sub]Statement on UN Headquarters.[/sub]

| In the matter of selecting a city to host the United Nations General Assembly, the United Kingdom endorses and urges others nations to endorse Geneva, Switzerland. Switzerland is a neutral nation, with a long history of neutrality, which will prevent the politicisation of this new international body. Geneva itself is among the finest European capitals, and one of the most highly developed cities in the world. |

Date: June 1947

To: All member states of the U.N.

From: Switzerland

Switzerland wishes to serve as the United Nation’s Headquarters. Our proposed location is Switzerland, Geneva at 46°13′36″N 6°08′26″E. Construction of the Palace of Nations has already been complete since 1938. As mentioned by the United Kingdom we are a neutral nation, with a long history of neutrality, and we will prevent the politicization of this new international body. It would be an honor to host the United Nations General Assembly Headquarters. Regardless of your vote we cannot wait to devote ourselves to the preservation of world peace and economic development.

Val Verde-, Liberalina, Czabalkia, Not Xav, Entralia

Liberian Delegate to The United Nations

June 1947

The Liberian government has chosen the Westminister Building as the proposed UN headquarters. Monrovia is the wealthiest city in Africa. It is the safest city in Africa and very multi-cultural. It would be an honor to host the UN headquarters in Monrovia. Regardless of the vote we will support the UN and it's objective of world peace.

Val Verde-, Liberalina, Czabalkia, Not Xav, Schnozzel, Entralia

Czabalkia wrote:[list][list]21 avril 1947

LA CONSTITUTION EST APPROUVÉE! VIVE LA FRANCE!

- Élysée Palace, Paris, France -[/list][/list]

| In a nearly unanimous vote, the National Assembly has officially approved and ratified the Constitution of the Fourth Republic of France and has established the first republic within France proper since 1874, when the Third Republic collapsed in the wake of political dysfunction and the eventual Napoleonic Restoration. With former Emperor Charles Napoleon I living in exile in the Kongo, the provisional French government has been left to create a new government completely independent of the Bonaparte dynasty which had existed before the war and, to this effect, have agreed upon the creation of a new republic, completely devoid of any dynastic or monarchic influence, affirming the positions of the French revolution while also establishing a strong, centralized, Presidential government to avoid the mistakes of the failed Third Republic. The goal of the Constitution of 1947 is to "outline the republican values, principles, and policies of the Revolution in a modern way, condemning the radical anarchy of the Republic of 1870" as expressed by General Marie-Pierre Kœnig, one of the Constitution's key authors and a supporter of General Charles De Gaulle, the biggest proponent for a centralized government. |

| Primary support for the Constitution has emerged from center-right members of the National Assembly and leaders of the Provisional Government including Generals de Gaulle, Kœnig, and Catroux as well as civil authorities such as Georges Bidault. While opposition to a strong and centralized government has been expressed, especially by members of the National Assembly's left-wing, the Constitution was approved by the legislature in a 426-96 vote, with many center-left parties agreeing to approve the constitution on the basis of a desire to form a proper governmental structure in the wake of the war. Similarly to the left-wing Sacred Union during the First World War, this coalition of left-wing parties have sided their differences with the center-right in order to defend the national unity of France in a time of crisis. |

| Léon Blum, serving as interim Prime Minister of the Provisional Government, has signed off on the Constitution following its success in the National Assembly and has announced that he shall hold the post of Prime Minister until elections under the new Presidential system occur. Presidential and Legislative elections have been slated to be held throughout France in mid-July, including universal suffrage for all men and women of French citizenship. Ballots will be opened across the country as well as in Metropolitan Algeria, and for French citizens overseas. Candidates from seven major parties have announced their intentions to run: |

[list][*]The Radical-Socialist and Radical Republican Party(Radical Liberalism, Center-Left) - Édouard Daladier

[*]French Section of the Workers' International(Democratic Socialism, Left) - Guy Mollet

[*]French Communist Party(Marxist, Far-Left) - Maurice Thorez

[*]The Popular Republican Movement(Christian Democrat, Center) - Maurice Schumann

[*]The Rally of the French People(Gaullist, Center-Right) - Charles de Gaulle

[*]The Patriotic League(Radical Nationalist, Far-Right) - Alfred-Georges Gressent

[*]Rassemblement National(Nationalist, Center/Far-Right) - Roch-Cyrille Lefrançois

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| Important provisions outlined within the Constitution include the codification of secularism; the separation of Church and State; a ban on any form of monarchy; the abolition of peerage and hereditary titles beyond those granted by the Republic; the decriminalization of homosexuality; the establishment of a national military consisting of the French Army, French Navy, French Air Force, French Marines, and Gendarmerie; equality of all French citizens; protection of freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and other guarantees. |

[list][list]20 juillet 1947

APRÈS L'APPROBATION DU RÉFÉRENDUM CONSTITUTIONNEL, LA COALITION DE GAUCHE REMPORTE LA PRÉSIDENCE ET LE PARLEMENT[/list][/list]

| Since the approval of the Constitution of the Fourth French Republic by the National Assembly on April 21, the people of France voted 82.6% in favor of the constitution with a turnout of nearly 72% of the population, not only establishing the Constitution and the Fourth French Republic, but enabling the Presidential and Legislative elections which had been scheduled to occur the week of July 13-19. The elections, split between eleven candidates for President and dozens of national and local parties, have resulted in a victory for a left wing coalition consisting of the Radical-Socialist and Radical Republican Party, French Section of the Workers' International, the French Communist Party, and various local parties including the Breton People's Assembly, the Algerian Socialist Party, and the varied regional branches of the Workers'-Farmers' Alliance. Additionally, the Presidential elections saw a close victory for Édouard Daladier, the head of the Radical-Socialist and Radical Republican Party. |

| Elections for the National Assembly and the Senate included a first and second round, with the first round for both houses occurring on July 13 and the second round on July 19. The Presidential elections, consisting of three rounds, occurred on July 13, 14, and 16. In the end, the third runoff round of the Presidential election pit Charles de Gaulle, hero of Free France, against Édouard Daladier, President of the Radical-Socialist and Radical Republican Party since long before the War. Ultimately, Charles de Gaulle received 48.5% of the 27,241,368 votes cast nationwide, with 51.3% of the votes being cast for Daladier. Daladier, who had been captured and imprisoned in Nazi Germany for most of the duration of the war, met personally with de Gaulle after the elections for breakfast at a cafe in Paris as a sign of goodwill. |

| In the second round of the Senate elections, the Senate's 285 seats were divided in a fairly less unbalanced manner: 72 seats were won by the PRRRS, 64 were won by the French Communist Party, 54 by the French Section of the Workers' International, 46 by the Rally of the French People, 21 by the Popular Republican Movement, 13 by the Patriotic League, 11 by the Rassemblement National, and an additional 1 by the Algerian Socialist Party. de Gaulle's Rally of the French People won their largest victory by far in the Senatorial elections, carrying the largest number of seats of any right-leaning party in the Senate. |

| The National Assembly elections resulted in a decisive victory, again, for the left coalition known as the "Progressive Coalition": in total, the PRRRS received 181 votes, the French Communist Party 174, the French Section of the Workers' International 102, the Workers'-Farmers' Alliance of Franche-Comté 1, the Workers'-Farmers' Alliance of Lorraine 1, the Algerian Socialist Party 5, and the Breton People's Assembly 1. The other parties, in order of seats, secured the following positions in the National Assembly: 77 for the Popular Republican Movement, 56 for de Gaulle's Rally of the French People, 16 for the Patriotic League, and 13 for the Rassemblement National. |

| Daladier, a moderate liberal noted for his dedication to labor rights, secularism, and moderate stances on Germany, has stated that as President he will work to organize and unite the French political scene to allow for a smoother course of rebuilding in a post-War Europe. Additionally, Daladier has stated somewhat controversially his stance against France's continued colonial holdings in Asia, as Vietnamese insurgents continue to wage war against French presence throughout Indochina and the newly independent India has worked to to unite itself and its disparate people groups. However, in terms of domestic policy, Daladier's goals are clear- unite the political left and right to begin the process of rebuilding France from the destruction which full Axis Occupation brought upon the nation. |

| The President's inauguration, to take place on July 26, shall be presided over by Interim Prime Minister Léon Blum who, taking the place which the Emperor of the French had previously held during inaugural ceremonies, has announced his intention to retire from politics following the inauguration. At a rally for the PRRRS following the victory for the coalition, President-Elect Daladier had the following to say: |

[list]ÉDOUARD DALADIER, President of the French Republic(PRRRS): "...

The first elections of the French Republic have come and gone.

Over twenty million people have voted to make their voice be heard in our new and truly democratic society. Free from the influences of reactionary elements presiding over us, we as a nation have utilized the ideals of the Revolution to pave before us a new path. This path shall not heed to radicalism or reactionary demagoguery but will, instead, allow the people to truly express themselves and elect to offices of local and national importance figures with whom they believe shall follow the mandate of the people.

Over eleven million French men and women have put their trust and their confidence in me to lead France in a world after the War, a world where France must now begin to move on from the chains of history and ascend to a more hopeful tomorrow. I cannot and will not let the people down. They have spoken through their ballots, and now I shall speak for them."[/list]

| President-Elect Daladier has selected Pierre Mendès France, a member of the PRRRS, to serve as Prime Minister of France upon Daladier's inauguration. Pierre Mendès France, as Head of Government-to-be, has been rather quiet since his party's victory in the elections. A known proponent of decolonization and increased autonomy for native peoples in Corsica and Algeria, it is expected Prime Minister France shall, in tandem with President Daladier, pursue a plan for peace and potential decolonization in French Indochina in light of the insurgent campaign there. |

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[list]Shōwa 22

January 1947

[sub]敗北の夜明け[/sub]

Dawn of Defeat[/list]

[sup]東京都、日本[/sup]

TOKYO METROPOLIS, JAPAN

| The first sunrise of twenty-second year of the Shōwa Era rose over a defeated nation. Eight years of incessant bloodshed have just recently concluded, with the firebombing of nearly all major cities, leaving fields of ruins and millions of destitute living in ramshackles and slums. Food shortages have been prevalent in the two years following the war, as they had for the few years preceding the surrender. Small-time criminality, fueled by an expanding black market, has grown rampant. The Empire's infrastructure has been reduced to ashes. With the dismantlement of its overseas holdings, thousands of Japanese subjects have made their way back to the Home Islands, from Chôsen [Korea], Taiwan, the Soviet-occupied Karafuto [South Sakhalin], and Manchukuo. The nation, which once boasted one of the largest and most technologically-advanced Navies, had seen its ships sunk and its men die by the millions on the battlefields across China and the Pacific. Memories of the war laid at the bottom of the oceans, or in rusting plane carcasses in the sun-washed islands of the Pacific that were defended to the last man by famine- and disease-stricken divisions. By war's end, all families had lost at least one member to the carnage, and their memories lived through altars put up and maintained with care in homes. Some in rural areas, and the most wealthy of the elite, had preserved an ersatz of their comfortable pre-war living. But exhaustion was felt everywhere, and the Empire of the Rising Sun, once the touchstone of modernity and refinement in Asia, had been reduced to a mostly-destroyed, occupied nation. |

| The unconditional surrender of Japan, on August 15, 1945, along the lines of the Potsdam Declaration, had been brought to the common people through the Jewel Voice Broadcast, during which Emperor Hirohito, formally referred to as His Imperial Majesty and worshipped as a living deity, spoke to his people for the first time. Since then, wartime mobilization programs had come to their natural end, and for the first time in its history, Japan was occupied by a foreign army. Over 350,000 US troops were dispatched into the country, while political power came to be assumed by General Douglas MacArthur, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers. With the hypermilitaristic, conservative rulers of Japan now standing trial at the International Military Tribunal of the Far East, a set of new elites, long repressed in the post-war era, has come to the forefront, ready to assume the leadership of the new "State of Japan" under the ambitious modernization reforms spearheaded by the occupation authorities. Liberal and communist parties, especially, have enjoyed growing popularity among the common people since the liberation of political prisoners two years ago. Under the foreign occupier's eyes, a new political and social life unfolds, as the scarred nation begins its titanic reconstruction efforts... |

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[list]The Times of India[pre]

15th August — 1947[/pre][/list]

[list][list][pre]LET TRUTH PREVAIL[/pre][/list][/list]

[list][list]India marches to Freedom.[/list][/list]

[list]| New Delhi — The long and perilous road to self rule is finally over. On this day of August 15 of 1947 the Indian nation finally becomes her own master. The provisional leader of the new government Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru made a rousing speech at a joint session of both the houses of the Parliament. The following is from his opening speech made to unite the people of India towards a common goal of a more prosperous future. |[/list]

[list]"Long years ago, we made a tryst with destiny; and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.

A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new -- when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance. It is fitting that at this solemn moment we take the pledge of dedication to the service of India, and her people, and to the still larger cause of humanity.

At the dawn of history, India started on her unending quest, and trackless centuries are filled with her striving and the grandeur of her success and her failures. Through good and ill fortune alike she has never lost sight of that quest or forgotten the ideals which gave her strength. We end today a period of ill fortune and India discovers herself again. The achievement we celebrate today is but a step, an opening of opportunity, to the greater triumphs and achievements that await us. Are we brave enough and wise enough to grasp this opportunity and accept the challenge of the future? Freedom and power bring responsibility. The responsibility rests upon this Assembly, a sovereign body representing the sovereign people of India. Before the birth of freedom, we have endured all the pains of labour and our hearts are heavy with the memory of this sorrow. Some of those pains continue even now. Nevertheless, the past is over and it is the future that beckons to us now.

That future is not one of ease or resting but of incessant striving so that we may fulfil the pledges we have so often taken and the one we shall take today. The service of India means the service of the millions who suffer. It means the ending of poverty and ignorance and disease and inequality of opportunity. The ambition of the greatest man of our generation has been to wipe every tear from every eye. That may be beyond us, but as long as there are tears and suffering, so long our work will not be over. And so we have to labour and to work, and work hard, to give reality to our dreams. Those dreams are for India, but they are also for the world, for all the nations and peoples are too closely knit together today for any one of them to imagine that it can live apart. Peace has been said to be indivisible; so is freedom, so is prosperity now, and so also is a disaster in this one world that can no longer be split into isolated fragments. To the people of India, whose representatives we are, we appeal to join us with faith and confidence in this great adventure. This is no time for petty and destructive criticism, no time for ill will or blaming others. We have to build the noble mansion of free India where all her children may dwell. The appointed day has come - the day appointed by destiny - and India stands forth again, after long slumber and struggle, awake, vital, free and independent. The past clings on to us still in some measure and we have to do much before we redeem the pledges we have so often taken. Yet the turning point is passed, and history begins anew for us, the history which we shall live and act and others will write about.

It is a fateful moment for us in India, for all Asia and the world. A new star rises, the star of freedom in the east, a new hope comes into being, a vision long cherished materialises. May the star never set and that hope never is betrayed! We rejoice in that freedom, even though clouds surround us, and many of our people are sorrow-stricken and difficult problems encompass us. But freedom brings responsibilities and burdens and we have to face them in the spirit of free and disciplined people. On this day our first thoughts go to the architect of this freedom, the father of our nation, who, embodying the old spirit of India, held aloft the torch of freedom and lighted up the darkness that surrounded us. We have often been unworthy followers of his and have strayed from his message, but not only we but succeeding generations will remember this message and bear the imprint in their hearts of this great son of India, magnificent in his faith and strength and courage and humility. We shall never allow that torch of freedom to be blown out, however high the wind or stormy the tempest.

Our next thoughts must be of the unknown volunteers and soldiers of freedom who, without praise or reward, have served India even unto death. We think also of our brothers and sisters who have been cut off from us by political boundaries and who unhappily cannot share at present in the freedom that has come. They are of us and will remain of us whatever may happen, and we shall be sharers in their good and ill fortune alike. The future beckons to us. Whither do we go and what shall be our endeavour? To bring freedom and opportunity to the common man, to the peasants and workers of India; to fight and end poverty and ignorance and disease; to build up a prosperous, democratic and progressive nation, and to create social, economic and political institutions which will ensure justice and fullness of life to every man and woman. We have hard work ahead. There is no resting for anyone of us till we redeem our pledge in full, till we make all the people of India what destiny intended them to be. We are citizens of a great country, on the verge of bold advance, and we have to live up to that high standard. All of us, to whatever religion we may belong, are equally the children of India with equal rights, privileges and obligations. We cannot encourage communalism or narrow-mindedness, for no nation can be great whose people are narrow in thought or action. To the nations and people of the world, we send greetings and pledge ourselves to cooperate with them in furthering peace, freedom and democracy. And to India, our much-loved motherland, the ancient, the eternal and the ever-new, we pay our reverent homage and we bind ourselves afresh to her service.

Jai Hind!"[/list]

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[list][list]1947 július 25

President Blaskó Invites Czechoslovak President Anežka Demogo For Talks In Kolozsvár[/list][/list]

| President Blaskó, in an effort to strengthen the relations between Magyar Carpathia and other nations under Soviet Occupation, has decided to invite Anežka Demogo, President of Czechoslovakia, to the Magyar Carpathian capital of Kolozsvár to discuss bilateral relations regarding the two countries going forward. Czechoslovakia and Magyar Carpathia, both seriously mangled from fascist occupation during the World War, have shared hardships as subjects of both the Austro-Hungarian Empire and now as victims of fascist aggression, with much to work for in common. Much like the Czechoslovak Legion, various Magyar Carpathian soldiers defected and fought for the Allies during the First World War, and both armies fought as partisans and later under the banner of the Soviet Union. Now both happily independent, Magyar Carpathia is looking to make strong allies with a fellow regional partner. |

| After inviting President Demogo to Kolozsvár, serious preparations are made at Gulyás András International Airport to prepare for the arrival of the foreign delegation. The 1st Székely Guards Regiment, one of the three units assigned to guarding Kolozsvár along with the 1st Magyar Carpathian Guards Regiment and the 1st Csángó Guards Detachment, is ordered with establishing a route from the International Airport located towards the western edge of the city to the Presidential Estate while the 1st Csángó Guards Detachment is tasked with protecting the airport and providing direct security for the Czechoslovak President. President Blaskó, arriving at the airport an hour ahead of President Demogo's arrival, awaits with anticipation. |

Okinowa

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The Ethiopian Times

English Publication

(Publications available in Amharic and French)

August 1947

A Modern Ethiopia Is Needed For The Good of Africa

ADDIS ABABA- In 1945 the seeds for student revolution was great. With the establishment of Addis Ababa University and a public education system in the 1920s, the people were more educated. Thus more rebellious. During the year of 1945 thousands of students protested. Police would crack down everytime protesters came out.

On the night of August 29, 1945, The largest demonstration of students, teachers, and educated folks protested. It is estimated 200,000 turned out and marched between the three Imperial Palaces. The protests were met with police armed and ready. The protesters quickly overwhelmed police and stormed the National Jubilee Palace the home of the Emperor. They grabbed him and held him hostage.

The mob demanded democracy, freedoms, and a modern nation state. After 2 days of negotiations the Emperor agreed to the reforms. A provisional government was set up in the Menelik Palace. The provisional government wrote the new modern Constitution.

The new Constitution provides a Constitutional Monarchy. The country is now a Western Democracy which provides freedoms and rights. Women are allowed to vote and participate in politics. Homosexuality is now legalized.

The provisional government established the Electoral Commission which would establish the 1947 election and all future elections. In 1947 two parties were allowed to contest in the elections. The Progressive Party, a center-left political party and the Imperial Party, a center-right political party. The Progressive Party supports the modernization, westernization, and industrialization of Ethiopia. The Imperial Party supports the traditional values of Ethiopia and opposes a quick modernization.

The Progressive Party won the 1947 elections with 55% of the vote. Party leader and now Prime Minister Aman Dula won the election. Prime Minister Aman Dula wants to modernize, industrialize, and westernize the country.

Prime Minister Aman Dula has proposed that the French, British, Americans, and the Kong help with the industrial and modernization process. The hope is that with the establishment of foreign businesses the economy will boom. Economists predict GDP growth per year will be 15% if foreigners start investing. The Ethiopian Empire will enter a new golden age under the Progressive Party and their policies.

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Anglo Channel

Czabalkia

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Northern Federation News Service

"Your Reliable Source of News within the Northern Federation, since 1945"

Jón Einarson Announces the Fifty-Five Year Plan

[list]Jón Einarson, the President of the Senate, and the Spokesperson of the Northern Federation has announced that the Northern Federation has set a series of goal to increase the economic and industrial standing of the Northern Federation. This announcement has come at a time, when some have expressed concern about the lack of any major source of money for the economy. Many have marveled at how well the government has been going along with so little infrastructure or industry to support it. It has even been reported that the over 20,000 people of the Greenland area have no mining at all and rely on hunting and gathering for sustenance. This situation has caused the government to act. The President of the Senate released a statement about the Fifty-Five Plan.[/list]

[list][list]| "It has been two years since the Northern Federation was formed by its Constitution. Since that time, out lack of any industry has become apparent. Today, I reveal the Fifty-Five Plan, a plan to industrialize the Northern Federation by the year 1955. The first step is to begin large-scale land surveying in order to find mineral deposits that could be exploited. The second step is to begin mining those resources, so that they may become available for use by the Northern Federation. The third step is to build a number of factories all across the Northern Federation, so that the new resources can be refined and used to manufacture usable goods for the economy. In addition, while working on achieving those steps, the Northern Federation shall begin working on three goals. The first of these goals is building a number of ports and dry-docks in order to begin building a usable naval force. The second of these goals is to build military industry so that the Northern Federation may build its own arms and munitions. The third of these goals is to build up a large amount of military infrastructure for the defense of the Northern Federation."[/list][/list]

[list]The President had also mentioned some details about the ongoing construction, where he mentioned that the construction of the five Ministries and the Senate building will be completed soon in Raykjavik, Iceland, a city chosen for its status as the largest city in the Northern Federation. The President of the Senate has also stated that the Northern Federation is expressing a desire for foreign-built weapons, including artillery, guns, armored vehicles, ships, and aircraft, that it could purchase so that the Northern Federation could have adequate defensive protection until such a time that it can begin producing it own weapons and defenses. He even mentioned that the Federation is even willing to take old ships and weapons being decommissioned by other countries, just to fulfill the need for weapons.[/list]

This is an issue of the Northern Federation News Service's news paper, made available internationally by the Ministry of Welfare. Do not redistribute without permission from the Ministry of Welfare.

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Saudi Arabia and his Magesty Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Abdulaziz Ibn Saud

To His Magesty George VI of the United Kingdom

Dear King George,

Hello it is King Abdulaziz Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia. Two years have past since the great conflict raged acrossed the world. Even with our history of good relations I propose to you an increase in fellowship. We can provide markets for each other's goods. I can offer you an friend and a continuous foothold in the Middle East, along with special rates on hydrocarbon resources. I wish to collaborate in military and scientific matters as well. Namely is the collaboration of the newest armaments, and the latest in solar, battery, and desalinization technology. I'm also curious if you'd consider giving the lands of Iraq to my Kingdom, therein lies a central location in my region and the potent of agriculture and hydroelectric power in Mesopetamia. If not please know you have my nations full support in whatever decisions you make with your poccesions, and will provide help where needed.

Respectfully,

King Ibn Saud

To the United States

Dear President Truman,

Hello President Truman this is King Abdulaziz Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia. When the fires of WWII raged you where kind enough to extend your hand to my nation. Now in times present I wish for a friendship between my us and your allies. I am greatly interested in the latest in military, solar, battery, and desalinization technology. I can offer our scientists to help with these endeavors.

Respectfully,

King Ibn Saud

Saudi Arabia applies for observer status in the United Nations with the possibility of future membership.

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[list][list]COMMENCE LE PROCESSUS DE DÉCOLONISATION DE L'EST

16 Août 1947 - Pondicherry, French India, French Colonial Empire[/list][/list]

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[list][list][list]𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐄 - 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐅𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐀𝐋 - 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐘 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐉𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐀𝐋 𝐍𝐄𝐇𝐑𝐔 & 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐍 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐀

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𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐄 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 ! !

𝐒𝐄𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐖 . . .

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𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐔𝐒 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐄𝐓, 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐇 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂

𝟏𝟔 𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟕 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐙𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐘 𝐄́𝐃𝐎𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐃𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐑, 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐇 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂[/list][/list][/list]

YOUR EXCELLENCIES,

At the behest of His Excellency Édouard Daladier, President of the French Republic, I have been instructed to request, with the utmost respect and urgency, for the establishment of a meeting between representatives of the French Republic and the State of India, either in the administrative capital of the French Settlements in India of Pondicherry or the capital of the Nation of India of New Delhi regarding the status of French Settlements in India in light of total independence for India.

The recent trends of geopolitics in the Far East Asia region, specifically, the Japanese invasions of much of Asia and the recent conflict in French Indochina has sent a message that, in order for international peace and stability to be assured in our new age, the colonial powers of Europe must begin looking to make peace with the native populations of the areas which have been and currently are under dominion of them. India, as the foremost state which has emerged out of colonialism and the model state for all which shall follow it, therefore is most apt to discuss concessions to be made by France in the interest of stability and international peace. Specifically, to ensure the total unification of India in future, the desire to return French colonies in India to the new government of the Nation of India is the aim of the current incumbent French government. Therefore, we wish to discuss, in person, the terms upon which such a transfer can be agreed upon, and pave a way forward for future Franco-Indian relations.

It is our hope that the current High Commissioner of the French Settlements in India, Mr. Charles François Marie Baron, may meet with an equal or superior representative of the Nation of India to discuss the terms of concession.

We eagerly await your reply, and look forward to continuing discourse between our two nations.

Best Regards,

Marius Moutet, Minister of the Overseas of the French Republic

New Raines

Otsla, Liberalina, Not Xav, New Raines, Batallon De Dignidad

[list][list]Indian Federalisation Process

16 August, 1947 - New Delhi[/list][/list]

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TO THE FRENCH MINISTER OF OVERSEAS,

Yes the Ministry of Interior recognise the France's urgency of setting up a meeting with the Indian representatives regarding the issue of French colonies in India. We do believe that we can arrange a meeting between the Prime Minister, Pt Jawaharlal Nehru and the High Commissioner Mr. Charles François Marie Baron in New Delhi. We can take care of the necessary travel with a special train running from Pondicherry to Madras to Delhi at once when the High Commissioner is ready to arrive.

And yes we do understand the financial state that the French Republic is under, the hours of the second world war and recent unrests in Indo-China are a serious issue and we do hope for a Indo-French operation in the future to combat any future unrests. But I must remind you that we are ardent supporter of democracy and self-rule around the world, any breach of the aforementioned points are conflicting with our foreign policy. But yes, we can of course discuss these issues in person between the PM and the High Commissioner.

We wish the High Commissioner a pleasant travel between Pondicherry and Delhi and hope for a quick resolution to the matter.

Best Regards,

Sardar Patel, Minister of the Interior

Czabalkia

Otsla, Liberalina, Czabalkia, Batallon De Dignidad

New Raines wrote:[list][list]Indian Federalisation Process

16 August, 1947 - New Delhi[/list][/list]

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TO THE FRENCH MINISTER OF OVERSEAS,

Yes the Ministry of Interior recognise the France's urgency of setting up a meeting with the Indian representatives regarding the issue of French colonies in India. We do believe that we can arrange a meeting between the Prime Minister, Pt Jawaharlal Nehru and the High Commissioner Mr. Charles François Marie Baron in New Delhi. We can take care of the necessary travel with a special train running from Pondicherry to Madras to Delhi at once when the High Commissioner is ready to arrive.

And yes we do understand the financial state that the French Republic is under, the hours of the second world war and recent unrests in Indo-China are a serious issue and we do hope for a Indo-French operation in the future to combat any future unrests. But I must remind you that we are ardent supporter of democracy and self-rule around the world, any breach of the aforementioned points are conflicting with our foreign policy. But yes, we can of course discuss these issues in person between the PM and the High Commissioner.

We wish the High Commissioner a pleasant travel between Pondicherry and Delhi and hope for a quick resolution to the matter.

Best Regards,

Sardar Patel, Minister of the Interior

Czabalkia

| Upon the acceptance of the request, High Commissioner Baron quickly departs from Pondicherry for Delhi with a small entourage of translators and other staffers. After a few days' trip from the coast to the northern interior, High Commissioner Baron arrives in the Indian capital, whereupon he is met by a political and military entourage of the Republic of India tasked with meeting and greeting the High Commissioner before escorting him to Panchavati, the residence and office of Prime Minister Nehru. There, High Commissioner Baron is greeted by the Prime Minister on the front steps of the building, their cordial handshake caught on cameras by Indian journalists. The two proceed inside, making light discussion through Baron's translator until they arrive at the negotiating table. |

[list]CHARLES FRANÇOIS BARON, High Commissioner of French Settlements in India: "Again, Mr. Prime Minister, my utmost gratitude for your willingness to meet with me to discuss this important matter of bilateral relations."[/list]

Liberalina, New Raines, Batallon De Dignidad

Czabalkia wrote:| Upon the acceptance of the request, High Commissioner Baron quickly departs from Pondicherry for Delhi with a small entourage of translators and other staffers. After a few days' trip from the coast to the northern interior, High Commissioner Baron arrives in the Indian capital, whereupon he is met by a political and military entourage of the Republic of India tasked with meeting and greeting the High Commissioner before escorting him to Panchavati, the residence and office of Prime Minister Nehru. There, High Commissioner Baron is greeted by the Prime Minister on the front steps of the building, their cordial handshake caught on cameras by Indian journalists. The two proceed inside, making light discussion through Baron's translator until they arrive at the negotiating table. |

[list]CHARLES FRANÇOIS BARON, High Commissioner of French Settlements in India: "Again, Mr. Prime Minister, my utmost gratitude for your willingness to meet with me to discuss this important matter of bilateral relations."[/list]

| PM Jawaharlal Nehru: "Yes of course High Commissioner, I'm also delighted to talk to you about the issue regarding French colonial settlements in the country and perhaps a few more things about the future relations among our nations. So please tell me what would you like to talk about the French colonies."

Nehru looks at Baron and has a small smiles but maintains a sharp and unhindered gaze at him.

Liberalina, Czabalkia, Batallon De Dignidad

New Raines wrote:| PM Jawaharlal Nehru: "Yes of course High Commissioner, I'm also delighted to talk to you about the issue regarding French colonial settlements in the country and perhaps a few more things about the future relations among our nations. So please tell me what would you like to talk about the French colonies."

Nehru looks at Baron and has a small smiles but maintains a sharp and unhindered gaze at him.

[list]CHARLES FRANÇOIS BARON, High Commissioner of French Settlements in India: "At the present, your Excellency, the status of the French Settlements in India is one of obsolesce to the needs of the French nation. Although strategically important, the posturing of the settlements in India are one of economic drain upon the nation which, among with many other far-flung French colonies, is proving to be more economically harmful than helpful. Managing and administrating Pondicherry and the other areas of French India costs more than we make through taxes, and therefore, President Daladier wishes, with the consent of the French legislature, to make an early return of the settlements in return for monetary compensation. The French position in India is one which could allow for immediate military withdraw to our bases in Africa and Indochina, while political control could be relinquished to the Indian Republic once deemed appropriate by India."[/list]

Liberalina, New Raines, Batallon De Dignidad

Czabalkia wrote:[list]CHARLES FRANÇOIS BARON, High Commissioner of French Settlements in India: "At the present, your Excellency, the status of the French Settlements in India is one of obsolesce to the needs of the French nation. Although strategically important, the posturing of the settlements in India are one of economic drain upon the nation which, among with many other far-flung French colonies, is proving to be more economically harmful than helpful. Managing and administrating Pondicherry and the other areas of French India costs more than we make through taxes, and therefore, President Daladier wishes, with the consent of the French legislature, to make an early return of the settlements in return for monetary compensation. The French position in India is one which could allow for immediate military withdraw to our bases in Africa and Indochina, while political control could be relinquished to the Indian Republic once deemed appropriate by India."[/list]

PM Jawaharlal Nehru | "Well I do understand your position with the war in Europe and Asia it must've cost a lot. Well I can accept an acceptable sum of money, if you wish to monetarily exchange your colonies. I do believe we can either make it part of another state, most probably the state of Tamil Nadu since Pondicherry is inhabited by Tamil people or we may make it as a union-territory, on that matter I suppose we will hold a vote for her citizens. So tell me High Commissioner, how much does the French cabinet wants for the colonies?"

Liberalina, Czabalkia, Batallon De Dignidad

LA REPUBLICA DE TRUJILLO

August 1947

[I]Despite the 1935 accord successfully reached between the Haitian and Dominican Republic's long-standing border dispute, tensions remained ever high between the bitter rivals. In 1937, Generalísimo Supremo Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, through the National Guard of the Dominican Republic, orchestrated the massacre of some estimated 15,000-20,000 ethnic Haitian migrants living in the Dominican Republic across a six day period marred into history as "La Matanza de Perejil". The massacre was the result of a new policy which Trujillo called the "Dominicanisation of the frontier". Villages and regional names along the border were changed from Creole and French to Spanish, the practice of Voodoo was outlawed, quotas were imposed on the percentage of foreign workers that companies could hire, and a law was passed preventing Haitian workers from remaining after the seasonal sugar harvest. The United States-backed and bolstered Dominican National Guard swiftly became Trujillo's personal sword against enemies both foreign and domestic of la República Dominicana, as regional militias were disbanded the Guard maintained a virtual monopoly on power.

Not only did Trujillo want to keep Haiti at arm's length but also sought to completely consolidate power through military force, suppressing any and all political opposition to his presidency after returning from a "private life hiatus" from politics, where 'preferential candidates' hand-selected by El Jefe had taken up the reins as the face of the Trujillo Dynasty's regime between 1938 and 1942, with Jacinto Peynado and Manuel de Jesús Troncoso (upon the death of Peynado) serving as puppet dictators during this time. Having already outright suppressed all political opposition to his regime in 1934 upon his reelection and second term as president, by 1942 Trujillo's opposition remained silent upon his return from political hiatus, succeeding in yet another reelection against no other opposing candidates.

Economically, Trujillo and his cadres of family and friends that surrounded him exploited nationalist sentiment to purchase most of the nation's sugar plantations and refineries from U.S. corporations, operated monopolies on salt, rice, milk, cement, tobacco, coffee, and insurance, owned two large banks, several hotels, port facilities, an airline and shipping line, deducted 10% of all public employees' salaries (ostensibly for his party), and received a portion of prostitution revenues. The Second World War brought increased demand for Dominican exports, and the 1940s witnessed economic growth and considerable expansion of the national infrastructure. During this period, the capital city was transformed from merely an administrative center to the national center of shipping and industry.

Throughout the Second World War, the Dominican Republic declared war on all three major Axis nations, Nazi Germany, Japan, and Italy in 1943. Though never having come to combat involvement in the War, the declaration of war considered the Dominican Republic a member of the Allies and thus forth a founding member of the United Nations. However, an additional result of this clause maintained the steady flow of fresh American and Canadian armaments to the Dominican National Guard through the Allied lend-lease program. The supply of arms managed only to increase post-1945, with the delivery of three frigates, five corvettes between 1946-1947 alone, a River, Asheville, and Tacoma-class and five Flower-class corvettes from the United States and Canada respectively to bolster the Armada de la República Dominicana (A.R.D), the naval branch of the Dominican National Guard. Through lend-lease, Trujillo's Armada was steadily growing to become the powerhouse Navy of the Caribbean, outshining all rivals and allies alike in the region and his Army National Guard instilling legitimate fear into the President Dumarsais Estimé across the border in Port Au Prince with a military half that compared to the Dominican Republic in both quantity and quality.

As the Cold War began to intensify around split Berlin and elsewhere across the globe, Trujillo maintained close ties to the United States, declared himself the world's "Number One Anticommunist" and became the first Latin American President to sign a Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement with the United States, post-lend lease. With this, El Jefe expressed his whole disdain for the Gran Republica, claiming it as an "inherently Marxist apparatus that threatens the institutions already in place across the Latin American and Caribbean regions." In early 1947, Trujillo constructed an arms factory at San Cristóbal. It made hand grenades, gunpowder, dynamite, revolvers, automatic rifles, carbines, submachine guns, light machine guns, antitank guns, and munitions, with some quantities of mortars, aerial bombs and light artillery rebuilt. With a near-monopoly on the national economy and a power monopoly with the well-trained and supplied National Guard, Trujillo rose to the wealthiest man in the Dominican Republic.[/I]

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New Raines wrote:PM Jawaharlal Nehru | "Well I do understand your position with the war in Europe and Asia it must've cost a lot. Well I can accept an acceptable sum of money, if you wish to monetarily exchange your colonies. I do believe we can either make it part of another state, most probably the state of Tamil Nadu since Pondicherry is inhabited by Tamil people or we may make it as a union-territory, on that matter I suppose we will hold a vote for her citizens. So tell me High Commissioner, how much does the French cabinet wants for the colonies?"

[list] CHARLES FRANÇOIS BARON, High Commissioner of French Settlements in India: “My government, based on projections of the cost of the withdrawal of military and administrative presence from the Settlements on top of the calculated natural and artificial wealth of the territory, has come to a value of $430m. Should an agreement be finalized, this could be paid upfront or over time with a 1.4% interest rate. Regardless of payment method, once the agreements are made, control would be immediately relinquished to India.”[/list]

Liberalina, New Raines

Shamalistan wrote:[list] CHARLES FRANÇOIS BARON, High Commissioner of French Settlements in India: “My government, based on projections of the cost of the withdrawal of military and administrative presence from the Settlements on top of the calculated natural and artificial wealth of the territory, has come to a value of $430m. Should an agreement be finalized, this could be paid upfront or over time with a 1.4% interest rate. Regardless of payment method, once the agreements are made, control would be immediately relinquished to India.”[/list]

[list]PM Jawaharlal Nehru | "$430m is a dear sum for the Indian natiom to pay to a foreign government in a single go. I do think we can instead pay the sum over a period of 3 years instead. If that's settled then I would also like to propose the visa-free travel of French citizens in Pondicherry, beyond which of course normal Indian immigration laws would apply. In lieu we ask the French government to allow for preferential treatment of Indian goods exported to France. Also of course we would love to see French companies investing in the Indian markets too."[list]

Czabalkia

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Not Xav, Kartnan, New Raines

New Raines wrote:[list]PM Jawaharlal Nehru | "$430m is a dear sum for the Indian natiom to pay to a foreign government in a single go. I do think we can instead pay the sum over a period of 3 years instead. If that's settled then I would also like to propose the visa-free travel of French citizens in Pondicherry, beyond which of course normal Indian immigration laws would apply. In lieu we ask the French government to allow for preferential treatment of Indian goods exported to France. Also of course we would love to see French comoanies investing in the Indian markets too."[list]

[list]CHARLES FRANÇOIS BARON, High Commissioner of French Settlements in India: “I do believe payment over three years could be arranged. Administrative control can be handed over to the Indian government as soon as the first payment is made, and the last French official shall leave once the last payment is made. As for further proposals- the establishment of a localized free travel agreement as well as preferential treatment is something which His Excellency President Daladier would, according to his orders to me, approve of, provided the Indian government show the same hospitality. While investments are out of my hands, as a representative of the government, I can ask the Senate and the National Assembly to put increased pressure on private entities to increase their presence abroad, particularly in India. However, the French economy is still extremely weakened as a result of the occupation and the war- therefore, I would not expect investments of a substantial amount for some time, until the home economy is properly redeveloped.”[/list]

New Raines

Czabalkia wrote:[list]CHARLES FRANÇOIS BARON, High Commissioner of French Settlements in India: “I do believe payment over three years could be arranged. Administrative control can be handed over to the Indian government as soon as the first payment is made, and the last French official shall leave once the last payment is made. As for further proposals- the establishment of a localized free travel agreement as well as preferential treatment is something which His Excellency President Daladier would, according to his orders to me, approve of, provided the Indian government show the same hospitality. While investments are out of my hands, as a representative of the government, I can ask the Senate and the National Assembly to put increased pressure on private entities to increase their presence abroad, particularly in India. However, the French economy is still extremely weakened as a result of the occupation and the war- therefore, I would not expect investments of a substantial amount for some time, until the home economy is properly redeveloped.”[/list]

PM Jawaharlal Nehru | "Yes I do believe we could work out a reduction on tariffs and trade between France and India. I do foresee several trade opportunities between our nations and even cooperation on a higher level in places around the world. I do hope for prosperous and peaceful relations among our nations. Now I do believe we can make the first payments within a few months, and well for those French citizens living in Pondicherry and other French colonies, We can provide them with Indian citizenship if they wish to remain in the country."

Czabalkia, Entralia

New Raines wrote:PM Jawaharlal Nehru | "Yes I do believe we could work out a reduction on tariffs and trade between France and India. I do foresee several trade opportunities between our nations and even cooperation on a higher level in places around the world. I do hope for prosperous and peaceful relations among our nations. Now I do believe we can make the first payments within a few months, and well for those French citizens living in Pondicherry and other French colonies, We can provide them with Indian citizenship if they wish to remain in the country."

[list]CHARLES FRANÇOIS BARON, High Commissioner of French Settlements in India: "I don't believe Indian citizenship would be necessary, your Excellency, but I do believe that simple freedom of movement and respect for the few French citizens who choose to remain in the French Settlements in India will be plenty enough to satisfy the agreement."[/list]

New Raines

Czabalkia wrote:[list]CHARLES FRANÇOIS BARON, High Commissioner of French Settlements in India: "I don't believe Indian citizenship would be necessary, your Excellency, but I do believe that simple freedom of movement and respect for the few French citizens who choose to remain in the French Settlements in India will be plenty enough to satisfy the agreement."[/list]

PM Jawaharlal Nehru | "That sounds good to me and well the offer of French citizenship is still open if anyone would wish to take up so. Well, then a sum of $430 million in 3 years, ease of travel and increasing trade with each other. So would that be all High Commissioner or do you have anything else in your mind to discuss?"

Czabalkia

New Raines wrote:PM Jawaharlal Nehru | "That sounds good to me and well the offer of French citizenship is still open if anyone would wish to take up so. Well, then a sum of $430 million in 3 years, ease of travel and increasing trade with each other. So would that be all High Commissioner or do you have anything else in your mind to discuss?"

[list]CHARLES FRANÇOIS BARON, High Commissioner of French Settlements in India: "What we have discussed is all which my government has tasked me with overseeing. Therefore I believe all is settled here, however, I have no doubt that my government will continue to pursue amicable relations with the new Indian Republic."[/list]

| As his translator finishes speaking, he smiles. |

Kartnan, New Raines

Czabalkia wrote:[list]CHARLES FRANÇOIS BARON, High Commissioner of French Settlements in India: "What we have discussed is all which my government has tasked me with overseeing. Therefore I believe all is settled here, however, I have no doubt that my government will continue to pursue amicable relations with the new Indian Republic."[/list]

| As his translator finishes speaking, he smiles. |

PM Jawaharlal Nehru | "That sounds amazing to me! Bon Voyage High commissioner."

|The PM gets up and shakes the High Commissioner's hand before bidding him farewell.|

Czabalkia

New Raines wrote:PM Jawaharlal Nehru | "That sounds amazing to me! Bon Voyage High commissioner."

|The PM gets up and shakes the High Commissioner's hand before bidding him farewell.|

| High Commissioner Baron stands as well, shaking Mr. Nehru's hand with a smile on his face, leaning across the table as he does so. |

[list]CHARLES FRANÇOIS BARON, High Commissioner of French Settlements in India: "I am so glad we have been able to come to an agreement, your Excellency. I shall inform Mr. Daladier of the terms of the agreements we have come to at once, and motion for the agreement to be passed through the legislature immediately. Once this is done and the French government agrees, payments can begin to be made. Your Excellency, I wish peace and prosperity for you, your family, your co-patriots and the whole Indian nation. Alvida, your Excellency."[/list]

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[list][list]FORGER DE NOUVELLES RELATIONS À IBERIA

4 septembre 1947 - French Embassy in Catalonia, Barcelona, Kingdom of Catalonia[/list][/list]

| Following the establishment of a French embassy in Catalonia, the newly-elected French government of President Daladier has made it a point to reach out to the equally newly established Catalan Royal Government. Forged after a long-running bid for independence by the people of Catalonia from Spain, the establishment of a new government on the Iberian Peninsula right in the aftermath of the Second World War(and importantly, right on France's border) has given the French government great hope of establishing a new ally in the region. |

| King Lopez I, the first King of Catalonia, has established himself as a figure supportive of democracy, liberty, freedom, and the values which France and the United Nations represent- therefore, establishing strong ties with the new leader has been President Daladier's biggest policy aim as of recently in terms of Europe west of the Rhine. Signing off on it personally, President Daladier issues a letter to be sent to the Catalan King through the French embassy in Barcelona, inviting King Lopez I to a meeting in Andorra, the small country nestled between France and Catalonia which is ruled, jointly alongside the Bishop of Urgell, by President Daladier as Co-Prince of Andorra. The letter is sent with haste to the Royal Palace by Ambassador François Mitterrand, sending a cordial invitation to the King to come to Andorra to meet with President Daladier. |

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FORJANDO NUEVAS RELACIONES CON IBERIA

4 septiembre 1947 - French Embassy in Catalonia, Barcelona, Kingdom of Catalonia

| King Lopez the 1st arrives at the Embassy, Looking forward to his Meeting with the French President and the Bishop of Urgell, and as such must make sure this Runs smoothly. Spain was easy to break away from under a backdrop of weak stability and mildly absurd kings, but without a proper alliance, the Catalonians could loose their freedom. Its would also put them into the world stage and into a new depth of politics, which the King would happily plunge into.|

| The Catalonian King Walks into the room, Giving a warm greeting to the French president and the Bishop of Andorra. "well then, gentlemen" says King Lopez I, "I believe we should get to business. I would first like to say, it is wonderful to finally meet the both of you, and let me say, this Embassy is truly wonderful! Thank you for having me, and i hope that we get to work together in the future very soon!" he states, a large smile beaming on his face.|

Otsla, Czabalkia

El Grenitadia wrote:FORJANDO NUEVAS RELACIONES CON IBERIA

4 septiembre 1947 - Andorra la Vella, Principality of Andorra

| King Lopez the 1st arrives at the Palace, Looking forward to his Meeting with the French President and the Bishop of Urgell, and as such must make sure this Runs smoothly. Spain was easy to break away from under a backdrop of weak stability and mildly absurd kings, but without a proper alliance, the Catalonians could loose their freedom. Its would also put them into the world stage and into a new depth of politics, which the King would happily plunge into.|

| The Catalonian King Walks into the room, Giving a warm greeting to the French president and the Bishop of Andorra. "well then, gentlemen" says King Lopez I, "I believe we should get to business. I would first like to say, it is wonderful to finally meet the both of you, and let me say, this Embassy is truly wonderful! Thank you for having me, and i hope that we get to work together in the future very soon!" he states, a large smile beaming on his face.|

| After exchanging a handshake with King Lopez I, President Daladier sits down. He offers the King a glass of water, taking a sip from his own. |

[list]ÉDOUARD DALADIER, President of the French Republic: "Your Majesty, I am very generous for your acceptance of my invitation. The creation of a new state on the French border has garnered much attention and it is important to regional policy that close ties be developed between France and Catalonia."[/list]

El Grenitadia

The Ethiopian Times

English Publication

(Publications available in Amharic and French)

September 1947

Massive Investment of Major Export Sectors and Education

Prime Minister Aman Dula has signed the Ecport Act which was passed by his party, the Progressive Party majority Parliament. The five major export sectors of the Ethiopian economy are Coffee and Tea, Gold, Flowers, leather, and meat. The government has invested up to £50 million or 500 million Ethiopian Birr into the 5 export sectors. The government has also announced £10 million or 100 million Ethiopian Birr investment into transportation, such as a new nationwide rail system, a paved nationwide road system, and upgrading the existing red sea ports.

The Ethiopian Parliament passed another law that established central planning to the economy which will managed by the Ministry of Commerce. Parliament also passed a law that establishes the Ethiopia will be neutral in world affairs and will be non aligned in the Cold War.

In other news the Parliament has has passed the University of Ethiopia Act. Which establishes 15 campuses of the University of Ethiopia a national public University system. It's main campus will be in Addis Ababa and the 14 other campuses will be speard out across the nation.

Finally, Parliament passed the The Addis Ababa Act which establishes Addis Ababa as an Imperial City similar to a federal district. Addis Ababa has been expanded it's land area by 5 times. The Addis Ababa Act establishes an 8 step plan to success.

Step 1: Expand the city limits by 5x the current area

Step 2: Provide public housing for the poor

Step 3: invest in industry, jobs, and education

Step: 4: Establish a living, minimum wage

Step 5: Creation of public transportation

Step 6: Creation of a massive downtown area

Step 7: beautify the city by establishing parks and gardens across the city, establish Imperial Park which will be 10 square miles in size

Step 8: Establish housing for the middle class and rich

Otsla, Czabalkia

[list][list]LA PRÉSENCE FRANÇAISE EN INDE S'ARRÊTE LENTEMENT

13 Septiembre 1947 - Pondicherry, French India, French Colonial Empire[/list][/list]

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| After receiving approval in both the Senate and the National Assembly, President Daladier ratified a set of agreements drafted between the French and Indian Republics during a meeting between Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and High Commissioner of the French Settlements in India, Charles Baron, in New Delhi. The agreements, known as the Franco-Indian Accords, expresses a unilateral French recognition of the independence of the Commonwealth of India and has, most importantly, established the pretext of withdrawal of France from the Indian Subcontinent via the transfer of the French Settlements in India to the Commonwealth for a sum of money equivalent to $430m USD at 1.4% interest rate, to be paid over the course of 3 years from the ratification of the Accords by both the French and Indian governments. The first payment, scheduled to be made before month's end, will be sent directly to the French government, at which point the withdrawal of French Army personnel from the territories will begin. |

| The costs are a combination of figures estimated to cover the cost of withdrawing military, administrative, and municipal personnel and property from the settlements as well as the cost of the natural and man-made wealth of the areas. The Commonwealth's government, having happily agreed to the sum, will oversee the transition of the territories from French administration to Indian administration in conjunction with the French government. High Commissioner Baron, on appointment of President Daladier, will serve in this role alongside the newly created "Administrator of Transitional Oversight of the French Settlements in India", a position allowing him to directly collaborate with local and national Indian officials as France withdraws and India enters. In this post, Baron will remain as one of the last French officials in India until after full control is relinquished to India. |

| Additionally laid out in the agreements beyond "the complete recognition as the French Settlements in India as the rightful territory of the Commonwealth of India to be returned at the end of payments" are more nuanced details regarding Franco-Indian relations following the exit of France from the region. India shall provide preferential treatment to French economic assets in the territories to inspire increased trade and investment in the Commonwealth economy by French economies, while free movement agreements have also been agreed upon. Ultimately, a proposal by P.M. Nehru of India to offer Indian citizenship to white Frenchmen living in the territories was rejected by the Senate, the National Assembly, and Prime Minister Nehru, but all French Indians have been provided Indian citizenship as of the ratification of the agreements. |

| Full military withdrawal is expected to occur before the spring of 1948, while the Settlements will not be fully politically relinquished in terms of administration until winter of 1950. Until then, administration will be left to the French Ministry of the Overseas, with the Indian government given a unique status allowing it to provide policy consultation on administration of the territories. |

Teujira, Otsla

Czabalkia wrote:| After exchanging a handshake with King Lopez I, President Daladier sits down. He offers the King a glass of water, taking a sip from his own. |

[list]ÉDOUARD DALADIER, President of the French Republic: "Your Majesty, I am very generous for your acceptance of my invitation. The creation of a new state on the French border has garnered much attention and it is important to regional policy that close ties be developed between France and Catalonia."[/list]

REY LOPEZ, King of the Kingdom of Catalonia: "the pleasure is all mine!" he accepts the drink, taking a big swig before continuing. "Now, i do agree that moving closer diplomatically would be wise. the more allies the better. and i am honored to hear that you recognize us as a nation! I've heard some nations are still on the fence about it. it would be an honor to work with you and the U.N in the future!" he stands and raises his glass, before promptly sitting back down and taking another sip.

Czabalkia

Prime Minister Aman Dula Calls The Governor of French Somaliland to Addis Ababa

Prime Minister Aman Dula, head of Progressive Party has called the Governor of French Somaliland to Addis Ababa. The recent reforms economically and educational call for industrialization on a massive scale. The government's focus is on industrialization and lifting millions out of poverty. The Democratically elected government is in need to help it's people.

[Spoiler=Tags] Czabalkia[/Spoiler]

Czabalkia

[list][sup]SEPTEMBER 1947[/sup]

SOCIALISM IN COLOMBIA[/list]

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[sup]Colombia[/sup]

A summarized history of socialism and marxism in Colombia

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| Socialism, was not new to Colombia. The new president, Gabriel Turbay might be the first socialist to take office in Colombia, but socialism has been around in the nation for some time. First penetrating Colombian society in the 1920s, it had its main followers in the youth of the new generation, belonging to left-wing liberalism. One of these Liberals, but at the same time socialists was Gabriel Turbay, son to Lebanese-Arab immigrants. Not uncommon was this synthesis of liberalism and socialism in Colombia. As socialism grew in popularity in Colombia it began to take on a latin american character of its own, mixing the ideals of Bolivar with socialism. Specifically adopting the ideas of university reform, social improvement, national defense, effective nationalization of oil, preservation of the integrity of the Colombian identity and encouragement to strengthen the bonds of of Latin American peoples both native and otherwise. However due to its mixing with Liberalism it wasn't as extreme as its European or Asian counterparts, not believing in the idea of spreading socialism to other nations by force, not believing in restricting democracy or full removal of private enterprise. |

| However with Turbay the differences lie in the details, for he is the first President of Colombia to put the focus on socialism, rather than Liberalism, focusing on making all of Colombia literate, making education more accessible to more people and making Colombia fully self sufficient. Time would tell if that would be a stroke of genius, or ultimately, the beginning of his own demise. As the standard of living increased from the 1920s onwards to the 1940s more and more was class consciousness increased, and by the 1940s Colombia is prime for revolt. There is not one single unified socialist organization in Colombia, instead there are half a dozen small parties that could put up a decent threat to the government, if they weren't bickering amongst themselves over what the right form of marxism for Colombia is. If a man or a few men took the reigns and unified the ideas of these small groups then the path Colombia is on politically could be changed forever. However a man like that has yet to appear, and socialism has yet to be disentangled from liberalism within Colombia. |

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[sup]LIBERTAD Y ORDEN[/sup]

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Otsla, Liberalina, Czabalkia, Autumnberg

El Grenitadia wrote:REY LOPEZ, King of the Kingdom of Catalonia: "the pleasure is all mine!" he accepts the drink, taking a big swig before continuing. "Now, i do agree that moving closer diplomatically would be wise. the more allies the better. and i am honored to hear that you recognize us as a nation! I've heard some nations are still on the fence about it. it would be an honor to work with you and the U.N in the future!" he stands and raises his glass, before promptly sitting back down and taking another sip.

| President Daladier smiles at the almost childlike and totally innocent excitement of the King. |

[list]ÉDOUARD DALADIER, President of the French Republic: "Well, your Majesty, France will certainly push for Catalan acceptance into the United Nations. The recognition of Catalonia as an independent Kingdom, I believe, is a proper step in the right direction for the acceptance of self-determination in Europe and across the globe, which is a key issue of mine."[/list]

Entralia, El Grenitadia

Autumnberg wrote:Prime Minister Aman Dula Calls The Governor of French Somaliland to Addis Ababa

Prime Minister Aman Dula, head of Progressive Party has called the Governor of French Somaliland to Addis Ababa. The recent reforms economically and educational call for industrialization on a massive scale. The government's focus is on industrialization and lifting millions out of poverty. The Democratically elected government is in need to help it's people.

[Spoiler=Tags] Czabalkia[/Spoiler]

| Governor Paul Henri Siriex, upon the request of the Abyssinian government, has been authorized by President Daladier to travel to Addis Ababa to meet with the Abyssinian Prime Minister. Ostensibly on a goodwill mission, the President's true motives are to establish strong ties with Abyssinia, one of the few truly independent nations in Africa besides Liberia and the Kongo, particularly in matters of trade and foreign affairs. A key trading partner of France due to the geographic and economic relationship between the Abyssinian Empire and French Somaliland, securing a comprehensive relationship with the new Francophile government is key to cementing France's good posturing in Africa. |

| After arriving in the capital and being escorted to the Guenete Leul Palace, Governor Siriex and French Ambassador to Abyssinia Gérald Grosjean meet and shake hands with Prime Minister Dula. A translator accompanies them, should Dula not speak French. |

[list]PAUL HENRI SIRIEX, Governor of French Somaliland: "My finest greetings, your Excellency. I thank you for the personal invitation- not often is a colonial governor such as myself requested for a foreign meeting. Nonetheless, I am glad to represent the French nation and people before Abyssinia today."[/list]

Entralia, Autumnberg

Czabalkia wrote:| Governor Paul Henri Siriex, upon the request of the Abyssinian government, has been authorized by President Daladier to travel to Addis Ababa to meet with the Abyssinian Prime Minister. Ostensibly on a goodwill mission, the President's true motives are to establish strong ties with Abyssinia, one of the few truly independent nations in Africa besides Liberia and the Kongo, particularly in matters of trade and foreign affairs. A key trading partner of France due to the geographic and economic relationship between the Abyssinian Empire and French Somaliland, securing a comprehensive relationship with the new Francophile government is key to cementing France's good posturing in Africa. |

| After arriving in the capital and being escorted to the Guenete Leul Palace, Governor Siriex and French Ambassador to Abyssinia Gérald Grosjean meet and shake hands with Prime Minister Dula. A translator accompanies them, should Dula not speak French. |

[list]PAUL HENRI SIRIEX, Governor of French Somaliland: "My finest greetings, your Excellency. I thank you for the personal invitation- not often is a colonial governor such as myself requested for a foreign meeting. Nonetheless, I am glad to represent the French nation and people before Abyssinia today."[/list]

Prime Minister Aman Dula of the Ethiopian Empire:

"Finest greetings to you, honorable Governor. We changed our name at the request of our Emperor Haile Selassie back in the 1930s. It is probably apparent to you and the French Government that Ethiopia has recently elected a democratic government and Parliament. My party, which won, the Progressive Party is need of foreign backers. We are in need to rebuild our army and our nation state. Many in Parliament has requested that a foreign backer help with industrial and modernization process. However, it is in need that we establish trade relations with the French government and it's colonies in the region. "

Czabalkia, Entralia

Autumnberg wrote:Prime Minister Aman Dula of the Ethiopian Empire:

"Finest greetings to you, honorable Governor. We changed our name at the request of our Emperor Haile Selassie back in the 1930s. It is probably apparent to you and the French Government that Ethiopia has recently elected a democratic government and Parliament. My party, which won, the Progressive Party is need of foreign backers. We are in need to rebuild our army and our nation state. Many in Parliament has requested that a foreign backer help with industrial and modernization process. However, it is in need that we establish trade relations with the French government and it's colonies in the region. "

[list]PAUL HENRI SIRIEX, Governor of French Somaliland: "But of course, your Excellency ... the current stance of France towards the new government in Abyssinia has been one of optimistic speculation. Such a new and untested system of government for this region has caused many doubts, but I believe your interest in securing foreign backing shows strength and confidence, something I am willing to return. Indeed, the relationship between the new Abyssinian government and all things French has seriously boosted the popularity and legitimacy of your government both in Paris and throughout France, and as such, President Daladier has made it a point to secure close ties especially economically and politically with Abyssinia."[/list]

Entralia, Autumnberg

Czabalkia wrote:[list]PAUL HENRI SIRIEX, Governor of French Somaliland: "But of course, your Excellency ... the current stance of France towards the new government in Abyssinia has been one of optimistic speculation. Such a new and untested system of government for this region has caused many doubts, but I believe your interest in securing foreign backing shows strength and confidence, something I am willing to return. Indeed, the relationship between the new Abyssinian government and all things French has seriously boosted the popularity and legitimacy of your government both in Paris and throughout France, and as such, President Daladier has made it a point to secure close ties especially economically and politically with Abyssinia."[/list]

Prime Minister Aman Dula of the Ethiopian Empire: "In fact we modeled our government model and constitution off of the United Kingdom. My cabinet has made it clear to Parliament and myself that there there is a need to establish ties with the French Empire both politically and economically. As I've said MPs of the Progressive Party want to industrialize and modernize the country. Thus we can manufacture products domestically and sell them to France and other powers in Europe."

Czabalkia, Entralia

Autumnberg wrote:Prime Minister Aman Dula of the Ethiopian Empire: "In fact we modeled our government model and constitution off of the United Kingdom. My cabinet has made it clear to Parliament and myself that there there is a need to establish ties with the French Empire both politically and economically. As I've said MPs of the Progressive Party want to industrialize and modernize the country. Thus we can manufacture products domestically and sell them to France and other powers in Europe."

[list]PAUL HENRI SIRIEX, Governor of French Somaliland: "I see. Well, you must realize, that industrializing is no easy task, especially in the wake of such a brutal war as the one which the world has endured just these past few years. Industrializing Abyssinia will certainly require foreign involvement to some capacity, and France is certainly willing to provide these needs for Abyssinia. In order to establish proper industry, proper infrastructure is needed- therefore, I believe a good place to begin with French involvement in Abyssinia would be investing in transportation and industry. The establishment of major roadways throughout the Empire is certainly something France could promise its backing for, primarily through the creation of a joint company responsible for building and maintaining Abyssinian roadways. Such a company could be split equally by the French and Abyssinian governments, and better connect the disparate parts of Abyssinia."[/list]

Entralia, Autumnberg

Czabalkia wrote:[list]PAUL HENRI SIRIEX, Governor of French Somaliland: "I see. Well, you must realize, that industrializing is no easy task, especially in the wake of such a brutal war as the one which the world has endured just these past few years. Industrializing Abyssinia will certainly require foreign involvement to some capacity, and France is certainly willing to provide these needs for Abyssinia. In order to establish proper industry, proper infrastructure is needed- therefore, I believe a good place to begin with French involvement in Abyssinia would be investing in transportation and industry. The establishment of major roadways throughout the Empire is certainly something France could promise its backing for, primarily through the creation of a joint company responsible for building and maintaining Abyssinian roadways. Such a company could be split equally by the French and Abyssinian governments, and better connect the disparate parts of Abyssinia."[/list]

Prime Minister Aman Dula of the Ethiopian Empire: "Thank you, honorable Governor. The Ethiopian Government has already established a plan to construct a national paved roadway network and rail network to connect all areas of the country. The establishment of a Ethiopian-French infrastructure company will be greatly appreciated. It will create jobs and living wages for those involved. This company will definitely help establish the industry later."

Czabalkia, Entralia

Autumnberg wrote:Prime Minister Aman Dula of the Ethiopian Empire: "Thank you, honorable Governor. The Ethiopian Government has already established a plan to construct a national paved roadway network and rail network to connect all areas of the country. The establishment of a Ethiopian-French infrastructure company will be greatly appreciated. It will create jobs and living wages for those involved. This company will definitely help establish the industry later."

[list]PAUL HENRI SIRIEX, Governor of French Somaliland: "I have no doubt that President Daladier will approve of the establishment of such a corporation, so long as the majority of the stocks are vested in an equal share of both the Abyssinian and French governments. Additionally, the President will more than likely desire to see labor rights respected for Abyssinian workers."[/list]

Autumnberg

Czabalkia wrote:[list]PAUL HENRI SIRIEX, Governor of French Somaliland: "I have no doubt that President Daladier will approve of the establishment of such a corporation, so long as the majority of the stocks are vested in an equal share of both the Abyssinian and French governments. Additionally, the President will more than likely desire to see labor rights respected for Abyssinian workers."[/list]

Prime Minister Aman Dula of the Ethiopian Empire:

"The government sees labor rights as important to all workers involved. Equal shares of stocks to both the Ethiopian and French governments are preferable. I certainly approve of such a Corporation, honorable Governor."

Czabalkia

Autumnberg wrote:Prime Minister Aman Dula of the Ethiopian Empire:

"The government sees labor rights as important to all workers involved. Equal shares of stocks to both the Ethiopian and French governments are preferable. I certainly approve of such a Corporation, honorable Governor."

[list]PAUL HENRI SIRIEX, Governor of French Somaliland: "I believe, your Excellency, that cooperation on infrastructure is essential to allow Abyssinia to build up an industrial base. Therefore, your agreement to this is a massive step in the right direction towards preparing Abyssinia for industrialization, and I commend your reasonable approach to the matter. Other companies can also be established between France and Abyssinia to join the Franco-Abyssinian Roadways corporation, such as a company for the establishment of electric and telephone grids, power plants, and other necessary modern facilities. The creation of a Franco-Abyssinian Electric Company and a Franco-Abyssinian Telecommunications Company would truly begin to lay down the foundations for an Abyssinia prepared to industrialize."[/list]

Autumnberg

Czabalkia wrote:[list]PAUL HENRI SIRIEX, Governor of French Somaliland: "I believe, your Excellency, that cooperation on infrastructure is essential to allow Abyssinia to build up an industrial base. Therefore, your agreement to this is a massive step in the right direction towards preparing Abyssinia for industrialization, and I commend your reasonable approach to the matter. Other companies can also be established between France and Abyssinia to join the Franco-Abyssinian Roadways corporation, such as a company for the establishment of electric and telephone grids, power plants, and other necessary modern facilities. The creation of a Franco-Abyssinian Electric Company and a Franco-Abyssinian Telecommunications Company would truly begin to lay down the foundations for an Abyssinia prepared to industrialize."[/list]

Prime Minister Aman Dula of the Ethiopian Empire: " We can certainly agree to an establishment of a Franco-Abyssinian Electric Company and a Franco-Abyssinian Telecommunications Company immediately. We have excellent hydro-electric opportunities such as many lakes, rivers and streams. Of course you could use Oil Power Plants and Coal Power Plants as well to diversify the power grid. Some Ethiopians have been to the west and envision Ethiopia with electricity, clean running water, a nice Victorian or Beaux-Arts architecture style house, telephone and other first world amenities. My goal is to connect all cities, towns, villages and hamlets with these technologies and soon industry."

Czabalkia, Entralia

| today the romanian presidium has chosen a new leader of the RPR, General Secretary Gheorghe Gheorghiu, a long time member of the communist party and a firm beliver in a all encompassing socialist state for all Romanians and its minorities, hes already unveiled plans for new 5 year plans to increase agriculture and industrial capacity, and has expressed a willingness to work with the our fraternal brothers in the Soviet Union, and has reintrduced high defensive spending and consciption to make romania into a regional powerhouse. |Worker’s Pavda|

Teujira, Val Verde-, Czabalkia, Entralia

Wilhelm Miklas

5 September 1947, Austrian Army Headquarters

The southern German border with Austria has been closely guarded by the Österreich police. recent agressive moves by small groups in Salzburg have killed two soldiers and injured three. The Österreich Government begs the German government to do something, so that further lives will not be at stake.

Val Verde-, Czabalkia, Entralia

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Czabalkia wrote:| President Daladier smiles at the almost childlike and totally innocent excitement of the King. |

[list]ÉDOUARD DALADIER, President of the French Republic: "Well, your Majesty, France will certainly push for Catalan acceptance into the United Nations. The recognition of Catalonia as an independent Kingdom, I believe, is a proper step in the right direction for the acceptance of self-determination in Europe and across the globe, which is a key issue of mine."[/list]

REY LOPEZ I, King of Catalonia: "seems to me," the king states, " that you would like to see the world as a place filled free libertarian movements and democratic nations. I would be happy to back that ideal in Catalonia. I would like to know if i may draft a letter to the U.N. i would be humbly honored to join and commit to the wonderful thing that is Democracy. Our people have already begun re-drafting our constitution, which would, if their actions successes, which they probably will, turn Catalonia from a Kingdom into a Republic, and me their President" the king sips his drink " But i must say, you do have quite the number of colonies, which in my opinion, undermines the need for freedom. You have no reason or need to listen to me, but if i had any sort of colony, i would only keep it if it was ABSOLUTELY essential, resource or location-wise... i do realize i went a bit off topic there" the king gives an awkward smile, scratching the back of his head, and chuckles.

Val Verde-, Czabalkia, Kartnan, Autumnberg

Northern Federation News Service

"Your Reliable Source of News within the Northern Federation, since 1945"

Ministry of Order Issues New Directives

[list]The Ministry of Order has announced new guidelines regarding law enforcement and procedures. These directives are being provided in order to make the public safer and to ensure that criminals know the expected procedure when said criminals are arrested. These directives come in the form of Directives 1947.12, 1945.13, and 1945.14, published yesterday afternoon. As a reminder, all Ministry of Order Directives must be followed to the letter. If any person has any questions about the directives, please come to the Ministry of Order for a free guide or consult your local police officers. Compliance with these new directives are expected immediately.[/list]

[list][list]| Ministry of Order Directive 1947.12: “Due to the recent reports of persons taking extra servings of food, the Ministry of Plenty has directed the Ministry of Order to enforce the legally recognized serving quantities directed by the Ministry of Plenty. As a result of this, any person caught stealing extra servings shall be arrested for theft and sent to rehabilitation. This order shall apply to all persons, regardless of rank, status, or affiliation. Food Security is integral to State Security.”[/list][/list]

[list][list]| Ministry of Order Directive 1947.13: “Due to some criminals being unaware of the proper compliance procedure, Directive 1947.13 henceforth clarifies the procedures. As of these procedures, all persons being questioned must show a calm and compliant demeanor. In addition, when being arrested, one must lay face-down on the ground, with both arms behind the head. As a reminder, police do not need permission to search ones property, when on duty."[/list][/list]

[list][list]| Ministry of Order Directive 1947.14: “Due to the development of the nation’s industry, a question of working hours has been asked. The Ministry of Order has agreed to enforce the recommendation of the Ministry of Plenty, that workers work a maximum of 8 hour per day, 40 hours a week, and 1,800 hours per year. These limits have been put into place in order to ensure the maximum productivity, while also caring for the health and safety of workers.”[/list][/list]

[list]These directives have also been approved by the Senate by unanimous agreement. Temporary Rehabilitation facilities have already seen a large number of patients due to the confusion that was present prior to the publishing of these directives. Please remember that these directives are in force immediately as of the publishing of these directives. Any non-compliance shall result in a visit to rehabilitation facilities. Remember, "Be Happy, be Healthy".[/list]

This is an issue of the Northern Federation News Service's news paper, made available internationally by the Ministry of Welfare. Do not redistribute without permission from the Ministry of Welfare.

Val Verde-, Otsla, Liberalina, Czabalkia, Zanbala Prz, Autumnberg

El Grenitadia wrote:REY LOPEZ I, King of Catalonia: "seems to me," the king states, " that you would like to see the world as a place filled free libertarian movements and democratic nations. I would be happy to back that ideal in Catalonia. I would like to know if i may draft a letter to the U.N. i would be humbly honored to join and commit to the wonderful thing that is Democracy. Our people have already begun re-drafting our constitution, which would, if their actions successes, which they probably will, turn Catalonia from a Kingdom into a Republic, and me their President" the king sips his drink " But i must say, you do have quite the number of colonies, which in my opinion, undermines the need for freedom. You have no reason or need to listen to me, but if i had any sort of colony, i would only keep it if it was ABSOLUTELY essential, resource or location-wise... i do realize i went a bit off topic there" the king gives an awkward smile, scratching the back of his head, and chuckles.

[list]ÉDOUARD DALADIER, President of the French Republic: "The revolution of Catalonia from a Kingdom to a Republic, I believe, would truly help to ensure all the nations of the world recognize the legitimacy of the Catalan nation- however, I still believe that if you applied for membership in the United Nations at the present moment, you would be accepted. These are truly revolutionary and unprecedented times, one where self determination is more respected than ever. Therefore, I believe the self determination of the Catalan peoples would also be respected. Catalonia has my support and the support of the whole French Republic."[/list]

Val Verde-, El Grenitadia

Autumnberg wrote:Prime Minister Aman Dula of the Ethiopian Empire: " We can certainly agree to an establishment of a Franco-Abyssinian Electric Company and a Franco-Abyssinian Telecommunications Company immediately. We have excellent hydro-electric opportunities such as many lakes, rivers and streams. Of course you could use Oil Power Plants and Coal Power Plants as well to diversify the power grid. Some Ethiopians have been to the west and envision Ethiopia with electricity, clean running water, a nice Victorian or Beaux-Arts architecture style house, telephone and other first world amenities. My goal is to connect all cities, towns, villages and hamlets with these technologies and soon industry."

[list]PAUL HENRI SIRIEX, Governor of French Somaliland: "So long as Abyssinia remains a steadfast geopolitical and economic ally of France, cooperation can and will be pursued to allow for the Empire to come into the modern fold in twenty, maybe thirty years. As I have stated, I truly do believe the success of the Abyssinian nation relies upon building up its infrastructure."[/list]

Val Verde-, Autumnberg

Czabalkia wrote:[list]PAUL HENRI SIRIEX, Governor of French Somaliland: "So long as Abyssinia remains a steadfast geopolitical and economic ally of France, cooperation can and will be pursued to allow for the Empire to come into the modern fold in twenty, maybe thirty years. As I have stated, I truly do believe the success of the Abyssinian nation relies upon building up its infrastructure."[/list]

Prime Minister Aman Dula of the Ethiopian Empire: "Of course that is what the government desires. The allyship of the French will be beneficial to the nation and it's people. A strong and modern Ethiopia will be beneficial to Africa as a whole. I thank you kindly, honorable Governor."

Val Verde-, Czabalkia

Autumnberg wrote:Prime Minister Aman Dula of the Ethiopian Empire: "Of course that is what the government desires. The allyship of the French will be beneficial to the nation and it's people. A strong and modern Ethiopia will be beneficial to Africa as a whole. I thank you kindly, honorable Governor."

[list]PAUL HENRI SIRIEX, Governor of French Somaliland: "The pleasure is all mine, your Excellency. Is there anything else which Abyssinia desires of France?"[/list]

Val Verde-

Czabalkia wrote:[list]PAUL HENRI SIRIEX, Governor of French Somaliland: "The pleasure is all mine, your Excellency. Is there anything else which Abyssinia desires of France?"[/list]

Prime Minister Aman Dula of the Ethiopian Empire: "My country is in need of a reliable agriculture base. Ethiopia is in desperate need of such a base because the threat of famine. Hopefully France could help with that. And the Ethiopian Government is in need acutal buildings to operate in. We currently operating out of this Palace we are currently sitting in. And the very small middle class and upper class prefers the arts such as the opera, theaters, and art galleries."

Val Verde-, Czabalkia

** Pondělí 3. srpna**

| Oficial document from the czech government|

Dear conriade Waclia, we care much for our eastern european brothes, we, indeed, should be all a union strenghter than our soviet ties, a shame that our contryes that suffered the hardships of past westerners crazy leaders who got seduced by this so-called "3rd way", we agree to you, though, that these sudeten traitors shall already learnt their lesson.

After much reviewing your most heartily invitation to kolozsvár, we, the people and mostly our glorious and benevolent leader

Anežka demogo, long may she live, accepted your kind invitation, in the act of delivery of this oficial letter she is making the preparations for the long trip, we altough, prefer to maintain such talks in secret as westerners might be interested in our topics of discussion.

* upon emiting and sending this oficial letter through poštu lidí, our national courier service, Anežka decided to teavel by carriage to kolozsvár to enjoy more the view and forget a bit about the whole slovakian crisis.*

Teujira, Liberalina, Waclia, Czabalkia, Zanbala Prz, Autumnberg

Invitation to Addis Ababa

Foreign Affairs Minister Abel Mekonnen has officially announced that his has invited British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Ernest Bevin to Addis Ababa. He is invited to the Guenete Leul Palace where the Minstry of Foreign Affairs is located. The topics in question are Agriculture production and stability. And diplomatic relationship with Britain.

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Not Xav

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Explodusa wrote:Wilhelm Miklas

5 September 1947, Austrian Army Headquarters

The southern German border with Austria has been closely guarded by the Österreich police. recent agressive moves by small groups in Salzburg have killed two soldiers and injured three. The Österreich Government begs the German government to do something, so that further lives will not be at stake.

| The French government has responded to the recent terror attacks in American-occupied Austria by expressing disappointment in the failure of American occupational forces to pacify militant groups in America’s occupied regions. High Commissioner for France in Austria Béthouart has requested that the United States immediately investigate the matter and serve justice to those responsible. |

| The request by Wilhelm Miklas for German assistance in solving the matter, as opposed to that of the occupying allied powers, has offended the leadership of France and called into question the successes of denazification in Austria and Germany proper. The French government has therefore asked to investigate the matter with the United Kingdom and the United States and determine whether denazification efforts should be stepped up. |

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Anglo Channel

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Entralia[/spoiler]

Not Xav, Hindia Timur Raya

The Reunified German Reich wrote:The netherlands want to help

[sub] 3. 9.1947 I The newspaper the telegraaf[/sub]

The king of the netherlands Franz the IV announced today that he would like to co-operate with the modernising of the country and helping with the food shortages. The king is offering the Ethiopian government helping programs like those of France and even asked more western powers to help with reforming Ethiopia. When asked why he wanted to help Ethiopia the King answered "I want to help Ethiopia not only because of moral but also to gain an allie and try to unify Europe more under one cause"

If the King really means all of that is very likely but the king didnt just talk about Ethiopia alone but also over the British and French occupaid parts of afrika and as afrika as a whole not giving a answer but hinting that he sees that these colonies will break away one day.

Also there have been rumors of the King leaving his Palace late at night but were not sure if these rumours are true since non of the stage confirmed them

R written by Jakob lind

Invitation to Franz IV of The Netherlands

Speaker of Parliament Caleb Frew has called upon King Fraz IV to Addis Ababa. Frew has called the King to Ethiopia to establish economic, trade, and diplomatic relations with the Netherlands.

[Spoiler=Tags]The Reunified German Reich[/Spoiler]

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The Reunified German Reich wrote:The King Franz the IV will gladly accept this invite

Guenete Leul Palace, Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Empire

Speaker of Parliament, Caleb Frew:"Good day, Imperial majesty. I welcome you to Ethiopia and Addis Ababa. Ethiopia is in need of allies and economic development. But, first we need to establish an agriculture plan. Ethiopia has in the past dealt with famine. We need to develop a stable agricultural sector that is capable feeding the populace and excess."

[list][sup]SEPTEMBER, 1947[/sup]

[sup]ДАВАЙТЕ НАС РЕБИТЬ.[/sup]

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A MEETING WITH THE NORTHERNERS!

[sub]USSR, MOSCOW — MORNING[/sub]

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[/list]

| General Secretary Georgy Zhukov wanted to reach out to the various socialist nations in the world that arose from the ashes following the most devastating war in history. Some of the new socialist nations included Poland, Czechoslovakia, and a peculiar nation called the Northern Federation, a union between Greenland and Iceland, a Nordic nation with Nordic culture, gone socialist. Zhukov wanted to begin a series of meetings with the Socialist World, form stronger ties with them, and encourage them to adopt his 3 "rebuilds" policies which aimed to rebuild the nation, improve the economy, rapidly build infrastructure and industry as well as things like housing and healthcare while knocking down corruption, criminals and more. Zhukov also wanted to eventually create an organization between Socialist nations, this thought had been especially emboldened with the idea that western nations were to form their own alliance, and refuse Soviet membership. Thus, Zhukov needed to begin to build relationships with his fellow socialist nations and begin a degree of cooperation. He decided to begin this series of meetings with the Northern Federation, Zhukov invited a delegation from the nation to Moscow for a meeting. The delegation would arrive weeks later and they were led through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building till they reached an outdoor area where chairs, tea, and snacks were set up. The General Secretary arrived a few minutes later and shook the hands of each of the delegation. |

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Lux Lumen

Teujira, Val Verde-, Zanbala Prz, Autumnberg

The Ethiopian Times

English Publication

(Publications available in Amharic and French)

October 1947

Massive Investment of Mining and Agriculture Sectors

AIDDIS ABABA- The Kongo gifted the Mining and Agriculture with a $35 million investment. The Mining Sector has been struggling with the lack of exporting. The Agriculture Sector has been struggling with lack of reliable harvest for the populace to feed itself. With these investments the Ethiopian economy is expected to grow for the first time since 1935. With food security in the coming years Ethiopia will be in it's prime for industrialization. The government Hope's that the added money from exports can help boost the economy.

Liberalina, Zanbala Prz

The Ethiopian Times

English Publication

(Publications available in Amharic and French)

October 1947

Central Bank of Ethiopia Incresses Interest Rate

The Central Bank of Ethiopia meet today to discuss an array of topics. The main topics included the interest rate and foreign direct investment. Those two go hand in hand. The Central Bank of Ethiopia increased the interest rate from 2% to 8.5%. This is to help spur economic development in the country.

Addis Ababa-Khartoum Railway Begin Construction

ADDIS ABABA- The Ministry of Transportation launched the Addis Ababa-Khartoum Railway which will stretch from Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Empire to Khartoum, British Sudan. The project just broke ground in Addis Ababa and will be completed by 1949. The project will cost £73 million or 730 million Ethiopian Birr. The project is expected to boost the economy in tje short term and the long term. 100,000 workers have been hired to construct the Railway on £1 per day or 10 Ethiopian Birr per day.

Zanbala Prz

[list][list]RÉUNION DES MINISTÈRES ET CHEFS DU PERSONNEL SUR LA CRISE EN INDOCHINE

21 Octobre 1947 - Élysée Palace, Paris, French Republic[/list][/list]

| As the ongoing insurgency in Indochina continues to escalate, the rather anti-imperialist government of President Daladier has begun to shift its attention away from occupied Germany and towards the colonial situation forming in Asia- as anti-French violence continues to escalate not only in Tonkin and Annam but also in Laos and Cambodia, only Cochinchina truly remains as a stable and peaceful bastion of French rule in the Indochinese region. With the sale of the French Settlements in India to the Commonwealth of India now underway, and plans to return French China to the Chinese Republican government becoming increasingly clearer, the current administration has grown rather anxious to find a solution to the Indochina Crisis - either politically or militarily. For the latter, President Daladier has requested, immediately, a meeting of the Ministers of National Defense and the Overseas as well as the Chiefs of Staff of the French Armed Forces to discuss military policy to be undertaken either before pursuing a political solution, or failing to attain it. |

| Sitting in one of the Presidential Palace's many conference rooms, President Daladier and the various ministers and chiefs of staffs have already been through countless documents outlining the situation in Indochina as of the present, along with predictions regarding both the potential for an escalation or a deescalation of the insurgency. |

[list]ÉDOUARD DALADIER, President of the French Republic: " ... All this taken into consideration, gentlemen, and I believe that the situation in Indochina might just be permanently untenable. Now do I think we are destined to lose to the insurgents? No, I do not. However, do I think we can continue to hold onto Indochina in perpetuity? Most definitely not. That said, allowing the insurgents to gain ground militarily against our soldiers in the colonies might discredit our efforts there and make us seem weak. Therefore, I believe we must put serious pressure on the insurgent groups, while we look into a peaceful retreat from Indochina entirely."

PHILIPPE PÉTAIN, Minister of National Defense: "Mr. Daladier, the Crisis in.... in..."[/list]

| The Old Marshal's words fail him, leaving him scrambling for a conclusion to his statement. |

[list]MARIUS MOUTET, Minister of the Overseas: "Indochina, Marshal Pétain."

PHILIPPE PÉTAIN, Minister of National Defense: " ... Mr. Daladier, the Crisis in Indochina is most certainly a conflict which the Grande Armée can win. Hundreds of times before the various subjects of the colonies have risen up against France and hundreds of times they have been put down. Indochina will be no different."

ÉDOUARD DALADIER, President of the French Republic: "While I'm inclined to agree with you, Marshal Pétain, we have to recognize the difference of colonial revolts in the past compared to the intensity of the insurgency in Indochina. The insurgents here are highly militarized, well-armed, and have spent years fighting against the Japanese. They are well-ingrained in the jungles of Indochina and in order to get them out will require us to expend resources that we do not have."[/list]

| General de Gaulle, Chief of Staff of the Ground Army, puts his left elbow on the table, rests his head in his hand, and leans towards President Daladier. |

[list]CHARLES DE GAULLE, Chief of Staff of the Ground Army: "Mr. President, the current colonial garrisons in Indochina - particularly, the Army of the Upper Mekong and the Army of the Tonkin, are seriously weakened in their capacity to fight due to the Japanese Occupation. The colonial garrisons are simply not equipped for this unconventional style of war which the Viet-Minh has been presenting us with. I fear that if we try to engage in a large scale, our armies in Indochina will be completely destroyed."

ÉDOUARD DALADIER, President of the French Republic: "Hmmmm... A grave situation indeed. I think-"[/list]

| In the middle of this sentence, Marshal Pétain rises from his chair without a word and slowly makes his way out of the room without explanation. Some of the men in the room shake their heads, others roll their eyes. President Daladier, thinking to himself, simply accepts the Marshal's old age and recognizes the time to dismiss him is fast approaching. |

[list]ÉDOUARD DALADIER, President of the French Republic: "I think what must be done is keeping the Indochinese rebels pinned in this jungle while our government negotiates with local non-violent independence movements to secure a swift and peaceful withdrawal from Indochina. Mr. d'Argenlieu, are there any major non-Viet Minh groups within Indochina with whom peace could be secured to prevent the collapse of Indochina and oversee a peaceful transfer of power?"

GEORGES THIERRY D'ARGENLIEU, High Commissioner of French Indochina: "The main figure of non-communist autonomy in Indochina, at least, in the provinces of Viet-nam, is Bảo Đại, the Emperor of Annam. If we are to give Bảo Đại increased autonomy, and perhaps introduce Viet-nam as a union state of France, then we might be able to orchestrate a military withdrawal from Indochina, perhaps even as early as 1950 or 1951. However, Bảo Đại's control over Viet-nam, should we not combat the Viet-Minh would be entirely limited to areas of control in the south - much of the north, as you well know, is essentially contested territory. So therefore, in order to establish a Vietnamese state under Bảo Đại which could serve as a basis for French military withdrawal from Indochina as a whole, the Ground Army must absolutely beat ensure the safety of all major settlements north of, at least, the 17th Parallel."

ÉDOUARD DALADIER, President of the French Republic: "Do you think that even if the provinces in Viet-nam are abandoned, the territories in Cambodia and Laos will remain as part of France?"[/list]

| The High Commissioner scratches his head, tilting it slightly to the left as he does so. |

[list]GEORGES THIERRY D'ARGENLIEU, High Commissioner of French Indochina: "That is hard to say, Mr. President. The Khmer Issarak are currently known to be active in Cambodia, and in Laos, the Lao Issara has presented itself as a political threat to French rule. I don't wish to say the position is hopeless, but..."

ÉDOUARD DALADIER, President of the French Republic: "The best option here might simply be to pull out of Indochina entirely. I refuse, I refuse, I absolutely refuse to dedicate resources and lives to an unwinnable conflict overseas when we are still engaged in an occupation of Germany and Austria. However, we cannot pull out without a fight. The English have got us beat, with their damned withdrawal from India being as smooth as it was. We need to make sure that that happens here. But first I'll need congressional approval for a peace treaty with the Viet Minh and the Lao Issara and the establishment of talks regarding the establishment of a creation of French-friendly autonomous governments."

MARIUS MOUTET, Minister of the Overseas: "With due respect, Mr. President, I think pulling out of Indochina so soon after abandoning our settlements in India may be making the French position look weak. It might be unpopular and weaken the reputation of the administration."

ÉDOUARD DALADIER, President of the French Republic: "Mr. Moutet, the French position is weak. We cannot afford to make it any weaker by getting held down defending a colonial vestige which will drain us of what strength we do have. Mr. De Gaulle?"[/list]

| De Gaulle looks up, having been slowly losing his gaze to the ground, at the President. His arms are crossed tightly, almost as if in disinterest. |

[list]CHARLES DE GAULLE, Chief of Staff of the Ground Army: "Yes, Mr. President?"

ÉDOUARD DALADIER, President of the French Republic: "How many troops do we have stationed in Indochina?"

CHARLES DE GAULLE, Chief of Staff of the Ground Army: "Roughly 17,000 not counting colonial troops and the Foreign Legion."

ÉDOUARD DALADIER, President of the French Republic: "Mr. De Gaulle, I want you to begin directly preparing for a defense against the Viet Minh and the Khmer Issarak. Wherever the insurgents pop up, I want you to immediately destroy them, but do not press the advantage. In the meantime, I will begin at once discussing with various pro-French independence leaders to see if I can orchestrate the establishment of talks regarding the establishment of states which will not be hostile to French interests in Southeast Asia. Hopefully, in due time, we can find an end to this crisis. Oh, and Mr. De Gaulle? Anticipate a promotion in the near future."[/list]

[spoiler=Tags]

Not Xav

Liberalina

Anglo Channel

Arcanda

New Raines[/spoiler]

Val Verde-, Liberalina, Not Xav, Zanbala Prz

[list][sup]SEPTEMBER, 1947[/sup]

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A MEETING WITH THE NORTHERNERS!

[sub]USSR, MOSCOW — MORNING[/sub]

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[/list]

| The Ministry of Peace was intrigued by the invitation from the USSR. For the first time in the Northern Federation's short history, a nation, with ideals so similar to its own, invited the Northern Federation to a meeting. The Northern Federation's Ministry of Peace sent General Gunnar Einarson and his three staff members to meet with the representatives of the USSR. The general was impressed with the USSR, viewing what looked like a grand metropolis to the general. He wore what was clearly a black military-style uniform, showing that he was a member of the Northern Federation's Inner Party and a member of the military. On the right side of his uniform, resting atop where his heart would be, resides an emblem showing a black shield with black-outlined Nordic blade being shown vertically, blade down, in front of the shield. The words "Northern Federation - Ministry of Peace, encircling the emblem. On the left side of his uniform, he wore a wore a medal, made of aluminum, showing a Triquetra, a symbol used by the Northern Federation to represent the Party. When the USSR's General Secretary arrived in the meeting room, the general shook hands and introduced himself, "Greetings, I am Gunnar Einarson, ranking general in the Ministry of Peace, and the leading diplomat for the Northern Federation today. It is a pleasure to meet you. Moscow really is a beautiful city. It is great to see a nation, so much like my own. This great nation of yours is wonderful. It really shows the strength of its philosophy." |

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Liberalina

Val Verde-, Liberalina, Czabalkia

Lux Lumen wrote:[list][sup]SEPTEMBER, 1947[/sup]

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A MEETING WITH THE NORTHERNERS!

[sub]USSR, MOSCOW — MORNING[/sub]

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[/list]

| The Ministry of Peace was intrigued by the invitation from the USSR. For the first time in the Northern Federation's short history, a nation, with ideals so similar to its own, invited the Northern Federation to a meeting. The Northern Federation's Ministry of Peace sent General Gunnar Einarson and his three staff members to meet with the representatives of the USSR. The general was impressed with the USSR, viewing what looked like a grand metropolis to the general. He wore what was clearly a black military-style uniform, showing that he was a member of the Northern Federation's Inner Party and a member of the military. On the right side of his uniform, resting atop where his heart would be, resides an emblem showing a black shield with black-outlined Nordic blade being shown vertically, blade down, in front of the shield. The words "Northern Federation - Ministry of Peace, encircling the emblem. On the left side of his uniform, he wore a wore a medal, made of aluminum, showing a Triquetra, a symbol used by the Northern Federation to represent the Party. When the USSR's General Secretary arrived in the meeting room, the general shook hands and introduced himself, "Greetings, I am Gunnar Einarson, ranking general in the Ministry of Peace, and the leading diplomat for the Northern Federation today. It is a pleasure to meet you. Moscow really is a beautiful city. It is great to see a nation, so much like my own. This great nation of yours is wonderful. It really shows the strength of its philosophy." |

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Liberalina

[list]

[sup]| GENERAL SECRETARY GEORGY ZHUKOV: |[/sup][sup] "Welcome, Welcome. Thank you for coming, we have much to discuss. I'd like to first ask what is the current status of your nation, in terms of economics, and so on."[/sup]

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Val Verde-, Czabalkia, Kartnan, The Republic Of Choline

[list][sup]| GENERAL GUNNAR EINARSON: |[/sup][sup] "Due to the Ministry of Plenty, we do get by in terms of agriculture, but we are lacking in industry. We currently have something called the 55-Year Plan. The plan is to industrialize the nation by 1955. It is difficult to do so, however, because outside of what we can salvage from the basaltic rock around the volcanoes and our rather large aluminum deposits, we are rather lacking in known mineral deposits. We have been using a universal basic income and out tight control of our economy to prevent a downturn and to prevent internal inflation, but without a lot of imports of materials we lack, exports of our aluminum, and technological knowledge, it would be difficult to keep to the desired deadline of 1955. One of our Party members have actually suggested digging an aqueduct for lava so that we can collect lava from our active volcanoes, but that costs time and resources that are already tied up in other projects."[/sup]

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Liberalina

Val Verde-, Liberalina

Lux Lumen wrote:[list][sup]| GENERAL GUNNAR EINARSON: |[/sup][sup] "Due to the Ministry of Plenty, we do get by in terms of agriculture, but we are lacking in industry. We currently have something called the 55-Year Plan. The plan is to industrialize the nation by 1955. It is difficult to do so, however, because outside of what we can salvage from the basaltic rock around the volcanoes and our rather large aluminum deposits, we are rather lacking in known mineral deposits. We have been using a universal basic income and out tight control of our economy to prevent a downturn and to prevent internal inflation, but without a lot of imports of materials we lack, exports of our aluminum, and technological knowledge, it would be difficult to keep to the desired deadline of 1955. One of our Party members have actually suggested digging an aqueduct for lava so that we can collect lava from our active volcanoes, but that costs time and resources that are already tied up in other projects."[/sup]

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Liberalina

[list]

[sup]| GENERAL SECRETARY GEORGY ZHUKOV: |[/sup][sup] "I see, I see. It is within my opinion that your nation focuses on the knowledge economy rather then Industry or Agriculture. You see, your population is small, and your economy is small, and while mining is most certainly something to focus on, the knowledge economy to me at least seems to be your best focus point. Educate your populous, open up universities, invite international students, fund research and so on. Mining can fund this, and perhaps if you find oil, oil as well."[/sup]

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Val Verde-, The Republic Of Choline

Liberalina wrote:[list]

[sup]| GENERAL SECRETARY GEORGY ZHUKOV: |[/sup][sup] "I see, I see. It is within my opinion that your nation focuses on the knowledge economy rather then Industry or Agriculture. You see, your population is small, and your economy is small, and while mining is most certainly something to focus on, the knowledge economy to me at least seems to be your best focus point. Educate your populous, open up universities, invite international students, fund research and so on. Mining can fund this, and perhaps if you find oil, oil as well."[/sup]

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[sup]| GENERAL GUNNAR EINARSON: |[/sup][sup] "That may be a bit of an issue. The Ministry of Welfare itself deals with censorship against anything that threatens the Party. Opening up like you suggest might cause issues. Another issue is that the Ministry of Advancement uses a different system than the University System. At the Age of 15, all persons take what is called the Federal Aptitude Test. The test allows someone to go into a field, after which it, persons learn on-the-job. The Federation really has no need for a University. While the Ministry of Advancement would likely agree that funding research is important, the Northern Federation lacks much of the resources needed to make new technologies. We may take your suggestion in 1955, after the 55-Year Plan, but right now, our first priority is building up the nation, for which we need a lot of industry and equipment...Some older tech would also be a good thing to obtain to make the 55-Year Plan a success."[/sup]

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Teujira, Val Verde-

Anglo Channel wrote:[list][list][pre]1947[/pre][/list][/list]

[list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][pre]U S

THE WALLACE PLAN[/pre][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list]

[list][list][pre][/pre]

[sup]WALLACE AID TO EUROPE[/sup][/list][/list]

[list][list]James Byrnes, American secretary of state has announced the passage of the Wallace Plan, named after the president and officially known as the European economic recovery plan. Nearly 20 billion dollars will be given to the countries of Europe to rebuild after the war, with most of it diverting to French and British governments, President Wallace will mince no words about it, the victors of the world war will also be the victors of the world after the war. The goals of the United States were to rebuild war-torn regions, remove trade barriers, modernize industry, improve European prosperity, and prevent the spread of Communism. The Wallace Plan requires a reduction of interstate barriers, a dropping of many regulations, and encouraged an increase in productivity, as well as the adoption of modern business procedures. The largest recipient of Marshall Plan money was the United Kingdom (receiving about 35% of the total), followed by France (25%) and West Germany (7%). Some eighteen European countries received Plan benefits.[/list][/list]

| President Blaskó, as part of his plan to re-develop Magyar Carpathia after the Hungarian and Romanian occupation, has officially sent a letter to the American embassy in Kolozsvár requesting financial aid under the Wallace Plan. Blaskó, committed to developing Magyar Carpathia through any means possible, has already taken Soviet financial and technical aid but, in a move not taken by any other Eastern European nation, has also reached the hand west towards the United States. |

Teujira, Val Verde-, Kartnan

Okinowa wrote:** Pondělí 3. srpna**

| Oficial document from the czech government|

Dear conriade Waclia, we care much for our eastern european brothes, we, indeed, should be all a union strenghter than our soviet ties, a shame that our contryes that suffered the hardships of past westerners crazy leaders who got seduced by this so-called "3rd way", we agree to you, though, that these sudeten traitors shall already learnt their lesson.

After much reviewing your most heartily invitation to kolozsvár, we, the people and mostly our glorious and benevolent leader

Anežka demogo, long may she live, accepted your kind invitation, in the act of delivery of this oficial letter she is making the preparations for the long trip, we altough, prefer to maintain such talks in secret as westerners might be interested in our topics of discussion.

* upon emiting and sending this oficial letter through poštu lidí, our national courier service, Anežka decided to teavel by carriage to kolozsvár to enjoy more the view and forget a bit about the whole slovakian crisis.*

| After arriving in Kolozsvár, President Demogo is met by the elite guard units detached to oversee her arrival, before being taken to the Presidential Palace. Here, she is met by President Blaskó, who greets her with a warm handshake. A translator and several policemen stand in the room as well. |

[list]BÉLA BLASKÓ, President of Magyar Carpathia: "Good morning, your Excellency. I give you my kindest gratitude for accepting my invitation and coming to the capital. This sign of good faith cannot be overstated. Please, make yourself at home."[/list]

Teujira, Kartnan

Autumnberg wrote:Prime Minister Aman Dula of the Ethiopian Empire: "My country is in need of a reliable agriculture base. Ethiopia is in desperate need of such a base because the threat of famine. Hopefully France could help with that. And the Ethiopian Government is in need acutal buildings to operate in. We currently operating out of this Palace we are currently sitting in. And the very small middle class and upper class prefers the arts such as the opera, theaters, and art galleries."

[list]PAUL HENRI SIRIEX, Governor of French Somaliland: "I could oversee a potential trade deal regarding the sale of agricultural materials to Abyssinia to help with agriculture. As for the construction of architecture in Abyssinia, that is simply beyond my ability to look into. Much of France is still in ruins from the War at this point in time."[/list]

Teujira, Val Verde-, Autumnberg

Czabalkia wrote:[list]PAUL HENRI SIRIEX, Governor of French Somaliland: "I could oversee a potential trade deal regarding the sale of agricultural materials to Abyssinia to help with agriculture. As for the construction of architecture in Abyssinia, that is simply beyond my ability to look into. Much of France is still in ruins from the War at this point in time."[/list]

Prime Minister Aman Dula of the Ethiopian Empire: "A trade deal would do wonders for the agriculture industry in Ethiopia. I will certainly sign such a deal which will benefit both of our countries. I thank you honorable Governor. I'm sorry about the state of France at this time. I wish France the very best of luck."

Teujira, Val Verde-, Czabalkia

[list][sub]SEPTEMBER, 1947[/sub]

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𝙃𝙄𝙉𝘿𝙄𝘼 𝙏𝙄𝙈𝙐𝙍𝘼𝙉 𝙎𝙏𝘼𝙏𝙀 𝙀𝙎𝙏𝘼𝘽𝙇𝙄𝙎𝙃𝙀𝘿!

[sub]Negara Hindia Timur Didirikan![/sub]

[sub]DJAKARTA, JAVA – MORNING[/sub]

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[pre]| On a sunny day in Djakarta, 50 people were seen on Pegangsaan Street, home of Soekarno, head of the Hindia Timuran Independence Movement. Declaration of "Independence" is declared. For more than 3 centuries the Hindia Timur had been in colonial rule and the Dutch Dominion, and this time, Hindia Timur finally gets it's full autonomy, while technically most of Hindia Timuran archipelago de facto under Dutch rule.

Soekarno, accompanied by Hatta and General Soedirman, led the declaration. Initially, the declaration would be carried out jointly with the Dutch East Indies military officials but, they refused to attend. As a result, the Dutch colonial government considered that the independence of the Hindia Timur was not yet legal. Soekarno took a piece of paper from the pocket and opened it in front of the people who were waiting. Soekarno raised his head and began reading the Text of the Proclamation, here was what it said:|[/pre]

[list][sup]DEKLARASI PENDIRIAN

Kami bangsa Hindia Timoer dengan ini menjatakan mendirikan negara Hindia Timoer.

Hal-hal jang mengenai pemindahan kekoeasaan dan lain lain, diselenggarakan dengan tjara saksama dan dalam tempoh jang sesingkat-singkatnja.

–

Djakarta, 19 September 1947

Wakil-wakil bangsa Hindia Timoer, Soekarno, Hatta[/sup][/list]

[pre]| Or for the English translation:|[/pre]

[list][sup]STATE ESTABLISHMENT

We, the Hindia Timuran, hereby declare the establishment of Hindia Timuran State.

Matters concerning the transfer of power, etc., are carried out in a very thorough manner and in the shortest possible time.

–

Djakarta, 19th September, 1947

Representative of Hindia Timuran Peoples, Soekarno, Hatta

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[pre]|In the meantime, the Hindia Timuran State was established with the agreement of several Dutch parties. However, the Hindia Timur will negotiate further with the Dutch regarding the return of Borneo and also the acquisition of Bangka Belitung and Lesser Sunda Islands.

The Dutch themselves had not yet recognized the independence of the Hindia Timur, but they recognized the sovereignty of the Hindia Timur by giving them a kind of special autonomy which according to them, Hindia Timur were still in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Soekarno himself stated that the Hindia Timur were not part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and wanted full autonomy, which meant that the Hindia Timur carried out political and domestic policies independently and without Dutch interference.|[/pre]

[spoiler=Mentions]

The Reunified German Reich

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[list][list][list]____[/list][/list][/list]

[spoiler=OOC]

Noted that 19th of September 1947 is Revolution Day, Independence Day is in August, 17th, 1947.

Also all situations that occurring in Hindia Timur is just a fiction that relates to IOTL history.

Oh yeah, I decided to rename Indonesia to Hindia Timur.

[/spoiler]

Teujira, Val Verde-, Otsla, Liberalina, Czabalkia, Kartnan

Post self-deleted by The Reunified German Reich.

Anglo Channel wrote:[list][list][pre]1947[/pre][/list][/list]

[list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][pre]U S

SECOND TOKYO TRIBUNAL[/pre][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list]

[list][list][pre][/pre]

[sup]SAVE JAPANESE DEMOCRACY[/sup][/list][/list]

[list][list]American forces occupying the now defunt Empire of Japan have been ordered, by the military commander and Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (SCAP), Douglas MacArthur to arrest all members of the Japanese nobility to reassess their parts in the war. This includes the Japanese emperor who will be allowed to come willingly, and the list extends to all members of Japan's former shogun military classes, that have not been imprisoned yet. Much as the allied forces knew Prussia was the key root of German aggression, the American occupation is taking steps to give Japan a real chance at democracy and that starts with investigating and inquiring into this ancient land's deep ties to religious militarism and the emperor. President Wallace has given orders, Japan will be made safe for democracy, and part of that safety is considering the abolishment of the Japanese monarchy.

Above the political and economic control SCAP has following Japan's surrender, SCAP also had strict control over all of the Japanese media, under the formation of the Civil Censorship Detachment (CCD) of SCAP. The CCD eventually banned a total of 31 topics from all forms of media. These topics included:

Criticism of SCAP (individuals and the organization).

All Allied countries.

Criticism of Allied policy pre- and post-war.

Any form of imperial propaganda.

Defense of war criminals.

Praise of "undemocratic" forms of government, though praise of SCAP itself was permitted.

The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Black market activities.

Open discussion of allied diplomatic relations. [/list][/list]

[list][sub]皇帝の試練![/sub]

The Emperor's Trial![/list]

| Coming as a surprise to the near-entirety of the political class, Emperor Hirohito has been summoned to a "Second Tokyo Tribunal". An official declaration of Prime Minister Tetsu Katayama's cabinet has announced the government will comply with the order. However it asked, in private, that for reasons of "political decency", the Emperor be allowed to return to the Imperial Palace at night, even under armed guard if need be, and not be forced to sleep in a jail cell. However, within and without the cabinet, politicians have privately expressed their fears that such a trial could etch a long-lasting mark in the Emperor's spiritual place in the heart of the Japanese. |

| Following the announcement, Kijuro Shidehara, Prime Minister for a year between 1945 and 1946 and noted as a liberal and pacifist diplomat, whose career began more than three decades ago, penned a letter to General Douglas MacArthur. A political independent and respected politician, Shidehara has also convened with Prime Minister Katayama on the issue. |

[list][sup]Your Excellency, General of the Army and Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, Douglas MacArthur:[/sup]

[sub]In all due respect, I write to you after having convened with the Prime Minister, Mr. Katayama. It is the private opinion of myself, as well as many within the government, that a public trial of the Emperor of Japan, Hirohito, will bear negative consequences upon the well-being and morale of Japanese citizens. It is a decision that runs contrary to your wise and conciliatory approach, adopted since the end of the war. Therefore, it is of pressing need to ask; why the change of heart? And, if you permit it, I would like to begin formal talks with your administration and yourself on the status of the Emperor, if you wish to see it changed. Under the new Constitution, the Emperor is designed as "the symbol of the State and of the unity of the people". He holds no official powers, not even that of head of state. Indeed, his role is already set to be one of a figurehead, with no official power supporting him but the power of tradition and rites that have long been part of our core cultural foundation. Dragging the Emperor through a trial, or worse, will undeniably leave a scar on this cultural core embodied by the Emperor. Moreover, it makes for a potent motivator in the resurgence of right-wing terrorism, something which we must recognize as a threat, given many rightists still consider the Emperor as paramount to Japan. I, myself a fierce liberal at heart, do not think the Emperor's bloodline should be officially revered. However, in a spirit of conciliation and moderation, I am open to the idea of keeping the Emperor within the country's cultural, not political, life. The current heir of the Emperor, for example, has never even received military education, on orders from his father. Please consider granting myself and my aides a short meeting with you over this subject, and not treat Japan in the same way Germany was treated during the infamous Versailles Treaty.

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Furthermore, I must point out the difficulty of applying your second orders. The former nobility of Japan, of which I myself was part as Baron, is estimated to number around 2% to 3% of the country's population. How can you bear to arrest innocent people and their children, wives, and extended families? Many nobles did not take part in the war effort. I, myself, as Baron Kijuro Shidehara, forcefully argued for conciliation and peace, and then took it to heart to accept a newfound US-Japan relation after 1945. Naturally, the nobility does not exist anymore - These titles will be made obsolete under the new Constitution. Hence, why should people indiscriminately pay the price, on the sole marker that they are part of bloodlines that have been peered sometimes during the last century?

I must protest at this idea. The wise decisions taken so forth - To investigate each person based on what they may or may not have done based on concrete actions and responsibilities they took during the war - Is much fairer and sensical than arresting such a huge amount of people on no other basis than titles.

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Lastly, concerning the "shogun class", I must point out the uselessness of such measure. Again, innocents would pay the price for deeds they did not commit. Take, for example, the current descendent of the Tokugawa Shoguns, who have not ruled since 1868 and who have not borne since then any kind of political or military responsibilities owed to their class. Mr. Tsuneo Matsudaira, the current descendent in question, is a man of integrity who has always been a fierce militant for peace. He is even the current president of the House of Councillors. And what to say if your orders concern the arrest of all descendents of the Samurai, who number roughly 10% of today's population? The position of samurai no longer exists either, and such persecution would be akin to that of the Jews under pre-war Germany.

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Respectfully yours,

Kijuro Shidehara.

[/sub][/list]

| Concerning black market activities, which have grown rampant and which have been more or less tolerated for the sake of palliating to the ailing economy, the nation's multiple municipal police services and National Rural Police, recently de-centralized and re-formed, will start applying the new guidelines - However, many know that their numbers, funds and organization are too weak to concretely put an end to the scourge of traffickers. |

[spoiler=OOC Note]

Wikipedia links to the people I mentioned:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kij%C5%ABr%C5%8D_Shidehara

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsuneo_Matsudaira

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Japan

Keep in mind that Japan is not yet a sovereign nation.[/spoiler]

Teujira, Val Verde-, Otsla, Liberalina, Waclia, Czabalkia, Anglo Channel

Waclia wrote:

| President Blaskó, in an effort to strengthen the relations between Magyar Carpathia and other nations under Soviet Occupation, has decided to invite Anežka Demogo, President of Czechoslovakia, to the Magyar Carpathian capital of Kolozsvár to discuss bilateral relations regarding the two countries going forward. Czechoslovakia and Magyar Carpathia, both seriously mangled from fascist occupation during the World War, have shared hardships as subjects of both the Austro-Hungarian Empire and now as victims of fascist aggression, with much to work for in common. Much like the Czechoslovak Legion, various Magyar Carpathian soldiers defected and fought for the Allies during the First World War, and both armies fought as partisans and later under the banner of the Soviet Union. Now both happily independent, Magyar Carpathia is looking to make strong allies with a fellow regional partner. |

| After inviting President Demogo to Kolozsvár, serious preparations are made at Gulyás András International Airport to prepare for the arrival of the foreign delegation. The 1st Székely Guards Regiment, one of the three units assigned to guarding Kolozsvár along with the 1st Magyar Carpathian Guards Regiment and the 1st Csángó Guards Detachment, is ordered with establishing a route from the International Airport located towards the western edge of the city to the Presidential Estate while the 1st Csángó Guards Detachment is tasked with protecting the airport and providing direct security for the Czechoslovak President. President Blaskó, arriving at the airport an hour ahead of President Demogo's arrival, awaits with anticipation. |

Okinowa

Waclia wrote:| After arriving in Kolozsvár, President Demogo is met by the elite guard units detached to oversee her arrival, before being taken to the Presidential Palace. Here, she is met by President Blaskó, who greets her with a warm handshake. A translator and several policemen stand in the room as well. |

[list]BÉLA BLASKÓ, President of Magyar Carpathia: "Good morning, your Excellency. I give you my kindest gratitude for accepting my invitation and coming to the capital. This sign of good faith cannot be overstated. Please, make yourself at home."[/list]

As demogo gets down her carriage, having her thrusted guard help her to not fall of anything, she turns her head towards Béla, with a smile in her face.

Demogo: "ahoj, conrade, it is a pleasure to be welcomed by such a wonderful"

As she agrees to hamdshake you, she looks up to the mearby buildings and point at your translator

"I see you really did everything to make me feel welcome, and indeed, i believe this will be a very fruitful conversation, shall we discuss this over some beer? Or perhaps some tea?"

Teujira, Waclia, Kartnan

Овај дан: Београд, Титове коморе

Tito sat in his chair smoking a cigar, long trails of smoke wafting from the end as he toked on his Cuban. Looking around the room he saw Croatians, Bosnians, Slovenes, Montenegrins, Bulgarians & Serbians. All party members & military veteran officers or generals. It was time to decide where Jugoslavia stood these days. To most, Jugoslavia stood independent & while Tito also held this belief he also knew that Soviet support was what allowed them to integrate Bulgaria into the Socialist Republic. Sighing, Tito stubbed the cigar out into a nearby tray. Braćo, danas započinje novi dan. Dan ako je promjena i napredak za Jugoslaviju. Kažem da je krajnje vrijeme da konačno ostavimo svoje razlike i u potpunosti se prihvatimo kao braća. Zapad možda nije ljubazan prema nama, a Sovjeti su nam saveznici, ali ako dođe opasnost možda ćemo morati učiniti ono što trebamo kako bismo podržali kolege socijaliste.

[Spoiler=Translation:](Brothers, today begins a new day. A day of change and betterment for Yugoslavia. I say it's high time we finally put our differences aside and fully embrace each other as brothers. The West may not be kind to us & the Soviets may be allies but if danger comes we may need to do what we need to to support fellow socialist comrades.)[/spoiler]

Toto was wel known to be a major diplomat & skilled in maintianing the balance of power between the nationalities. However, hisnprimary fear had always been the dichotomy between Croatians & Serbians, but with Bulgaria now apart of the federation it allowed a strong counterbalance to Serbian & Croatian voices. Thus it was decided that new moves would be made to establish a strong image of Yugoslav statehood & socialism.

Југославенска војска

The Yugoslav military remains one of the strongest in the Balkans & sits as a preeminent power. Often referred to as the Russia of the South. It's therefore imperative for Jugoslavia to establish a robust & adaptable military-industry. Therefore, after discussions with the council, Tito emacted multiple military reforms for both beginning the creation of a military industry & standardizing the military itself.

[I]Војна индустрија: Various industries have began to be constructed and established the largest being;

1. SOKO of Mostar, for Aircraft

2. Zastava Arms for firearms and artillery

3. Utva in Serbia for a mix of various equipment

4. Arsenal AD, Bulgaria for largest machine-building company in the Bulgarian Republic; produces firearms, grenade launchers, mortars, air-defense systems, anti-tank weapons, ammunition for small arms, artillery rounds, bombs, anti-tank weapons ammunition, unguided rockets and others;

5. TEREM, Bulgaria, mostly ammunition and spares;

6.VMZ Sopot, Bulgaria, anti-tank guided and unguided missiles, aviation unguided missiles and artillery ammunition;

7. Samel 90, Bulgaria, ommunication equipment, surface-to-air missiles and others;

The Yugoslav military–industrial complex will aim to produce high quality tanks, armored vehicles, various artillery pieces (mortars, multiple rocket launchers, howitzers), anti-aircraft weapons, as well as various types of infantry weapons and other equipment.

Војна обнова и реформа

Jugoslavia has also began enacting a series of military reforms infrastructurally & in regards to training & doctrine;

1: Establishing many air bases including underground shelters and command and control centers in many locations throughout the country including several mountains. The biggest known installation being the Željava Air Base, also known as the Bihać Underground Integrated Radar Control and Surveillance Centre and Air Base, in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

2. Reforming the doctrine basing itself upon the total war concept of "Total People's Defence" which draws upon Jugoslavia's successful partisan history during the Jugoslav People's Liberation War during the Second World War. The "Total National Defence" concept will give JNA the role of defending borders against aggressors with the intention of delaying an invader long enough for Territorial Defence Forces to enter the field and start wearing the invader down with partisan tactics. The entire Yugoslav population will be engaged in armed resistance, armaments production, and civil defence under this concept. It's believed by the Yugoslav planners to be the best method by which a smaller nation can properly defend itself against a much stronger invader, specifically, NATO or other large alliances.

3. Under constitution and laws of SFR Yugoslavia, Yugoslav People's Army is part of armed forces together with Territorial Defense (Jugoslavia) as joint armed forces of all people and minority and all working people and citizens of Yugoslavia.

4. Main task Jugoslav People's Army is that with Territorial Defense (Jugoslavia) as part of armed forces protect independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and social organization of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

5. Presidency of Yugoslavia is supreme commander of armed forces and in command of Jugoslav People's Army. Some task from presidency can be given through secretary of defense.

6. Secretary of defense is officer with highest military rank that can command armed forces of Jugoslavia including Jugoslav People's Army and Territorial Defense. While President of Jugoslavia is in function he is under constitution supreme commander of armed forces that includes YPA and TO and he can also pass some of his duties as supreme commander to secretary of defense.

7. They have a power to give highest military ranks such as general or admiral and to promote or relive of duty highest military officers. Secretary of defense is in charge of Jugoslav People's Army. Chief of Staff of Jugoslav People's Army in case that Secretary of defense is prevented or absent to do his function is formally his deputy that can take command of armed forces

Економска реформа

For a brief period, the Yugoslav economy will be organised along very similar lines as the Soviet Union. It will be based on centralised planning, state ownership of enterprises brought about through nationalisation and expropriation of private property, state monopoly over the most important spheres of the economy (investment, banking, foreign trade) and administrative control of most prices. The system will ensure full control of the federal political authorities over the economy. During this period, the efforts will be directed “especially towards levelling out the market inequalities existing in the distribution of national income under the pre-war system and preventing individuals from appropriating the fruits of others’ labour”

The nationalisation of productive resources and of large economic establishments is to be carried out in several stages. Beginning with the confiscation of enemy property after the war and is expected to be completed by the nationalisation laws in 1946 that apply to all large industrial enterprises, transport, wholesale trade, banks and insurance companies; and by 1948 nationalise undertakings of lesser importance such as small electric power stations, small mines, brick works, mills, hospitals, hotels, cinemas. The land reform in 1945 eliminated the large landowners and the surviving features of the feudal system and limited holdings to a maximum of 75 – 87 acres (expected to be lowered further to 25 acres by 1953). There are also limits on private property in real estate and a proportional tax on personal incomes will be introduced.

All the economic assets expropriated and nationalised come under public ownership, as well as a small fraction of the land, though the greater part is allotted to poor peasants in the form of private holdings. In this way, the state sector holds a dominant position in the economy. The 1946–51 Five Year Plan ensures the construction of many important factories in various branches of industry, particularly heavy industry. The principle of a planned economy was adopted in order to ensure the maximum utilisation of available economic resources, intensify economic development and expand the country’s productive resources as rapidly as possible. Public ownership is to be the foundation for planned economic development.

However, the creation of a publicly owned sector raises the question of the administration and utilisation of public property. During the first phase the problem was solved by entrusting it to the state, as the entity most qualified to represent the interests of society at large, best placed to reconcile the interests of different social groups and classes and of present and future generations, and most likely to achieve rapid development of the forces of production through national economic planning. A powerful state-operated economy was created, centralised in the hands of the state as the representative of the whole nation.

The system of planned administration was developed to the smallest details, and is extended down from the federal plan through the plans of the federal republics and districts, to plans in enterprises and co-operative farms. Though attempts are made to have the draft plans publicly discussed by trade unions and specialised organisations, final decisions were taken by the Planning Commission and the appropriate Ministries. The state is responsible for the allocation of raw materials and fuel, done in accordance with production plans, and also for the distribution of finished products. The plans set permissible production costs, but prices for goods and services are fixed by specialised institutions.

[Spoiler=Future Economic Plans For Reform:]

There is growing awareness that a centrally planned economy has a number of flaws. The system requires a highly developed administrative machinery: in addition to the federal, republic, town and district planning commissions, each Ministry has its own planning department. Enterprises in the same industry are united within each republic under a central directorate at the federal level. The main objective of enterprises is to maximise production regardless of costs: “State officials replace the former owners and capitalists and their employees who run the undertaking. It seems to the workers as if no essential change has occurred… There is even conflict between undertakings and the higher state authorities as regards the fulfilment of the plans… In these circumstances assignments are often fulfilled at the expense of quality and variety” -Uvalić

By the eaely 1950s, the Jugoslav government aims to implement a series of economic reforms that gradually decentralise the economy, introduce elements of the market mechanism and develop workers’ self-management. Each decade in post-war Jugoslavia will bring a new set of systemic reforms designed to transform the traditional centrally planned economy into a more market-oriented and decentralised system.

The end plan for this system will be structured so that. All large companies will be state owned, and for the larger part of Jugoslavia existance of the private owned business is to be forbidden. Smaller businesses, such as small produce shops, farms and similar will almost always function as a part of larger construct.

Corporate and social changes in socialist Yugoslavia between 1949 and 1953 is expected to be different. Tito's rule is currently much harder and only after the country is reorganized internally will the business practices change in any signifcant way allowing people more private owned shops and small busniess. The whole industrial sector will remain, however, in the hands of state, and there is no way of any international stake in the state-owned companies.

The workers are also to be directly involved in the company/enterprise being organized in Radnički savjet (Worker's counsil) whose representatives inform the management of the workers opinions. Management propagate the idea further to the top. Workers are to get all of their reasonable demands fulfilled.

Employment is to be guaranteed.

Because the companies are owned the apartments which they "give" to their employees, which directly influence people's standards, it is not only money and profit that will drive people. As money alone does not neccesarily increase living standard, the motivation is also in these "perks" that promoted and valued workers get (better appartments, company car, more paid vacation, etc).

There is to be a lot of free time for workers to maintain their private affairs (having private farms for non-commercial use) or do some work "on the side". (e.g. A workers in company for painting steel also paint peoples appartments and houses on the side, without taxation of that income, or reporting it in any way). This is not something that will be frowned upon, unless it directly uses company's resources for that.

Patriotism will be one of the larger factors in worker motivation.

Jugoslavia will be one of the few socialist countries where western goods can be attained through domestic companies. Which will be the only ones that are able to import strictly controlled quantities for strictly controlled shops. Although you can't buy things domestically, nothing will stop Yugoslav citizens from travelling and bringing stuff with them. Which will allow a large gray market with western products. Jeans, western music and such will not be prohibitted.

The state itself is to still control everything. The state may take profits of one company and uses it for payment of workers in other companies. Self management is to be emphasized in the long run.

Titos' rule up to the '70s into be much harder, and opponents will be removed swiftly, often even brutally. Once the system starts functioning full swing, people will gain more freedoms and general opposition will be quite lowered.

Standards of food production, material production, work safety and other are to br maintained at a high, and oftentimes simply copied from Swedish SIS or German DIN standards, to result in high quality products and work environment.[/spoiler]

Liberalina

Teujira, Otsla, Liberalina, Kartnan, New Raines

The Reunified German Reich wrote:Franz the IV King of the netherlands

"Yes that seems good.

question do you have any idea how the plan will look our if you already have a part planned out. Ofcourse we will help you with the plan. but remember that we still don't have our colonies under full control so help will come slow."

Speaker of Parliament, Caleb Frew:" MPs in Parliament have proposed the plan. This plan would increase investment into the agriculture industry, build farms on a massive scale, and increase exports of agricultural products to Europe. This will increase agricultural output in Ethiopia. A stable agricultural sector will lead to a more stable nation and a an industrial one at best."

Teujira

Post self-deleted by The Reunified German Reich.

Czabalkia wrote:[list]ÉDOUARD DALADIER, President of the French Republic: "The revolution of Catalonia from a Kingdom to a Republic, I believe, would truly help to ensure all the nations of the world recognize the legitimacy of the Catalan nation- however, I still believe that if you applied for membership in the United Nations at the present moment, you would be accepted. These are truly revolutionary and unprecedented times, one where self determination is more respected than ever. Therefore, I believe the self determination of the Catalan peoples would also be respected. Catalonia has my support and the support of the whole French Republic."[/list]

"and for that, we thank you." remarks the king, "I hope that I may work with many other great Nations of democracy in the future, including you!" he sips the last bit of his drink, setting the cup down on the table. " I was wondering if i may ask you something. Historically, Barcelona and the Nation of Catalonia has been a large trading center, what with us being quite close to the Atlantic and the Mediterranean sea, and i was wondering if you would like to be the first to re-invigorate that trade. our nation has a lack of resources, what with us just declaring independence, and not having any colonies to help extract resources, and we would love to start a small trade of Steel, Tungsten and Coal. what do you think of this offer?"

Teujira, Autumnberg

Okinowa wrote:As demogo gets down her carriage, having her thrusted guard help her to not fall of anything, she turns her head towards Béla, with a smile in her face.

Demogo: "ahoj, conrade, it is a pleasure to be welcomed by such a wonderful"

As she agrees to hamdshake you, she looks up to the mearby buildings and point at your translator

"I see you really did everything to make me feel welcome, and indeed, i believe this will be a very fruitful conversation, shall we discuss this over some beer? Or perhaps some tea?"

[list]BÉLA BLASKÓ, President of Magyar Carpathia: "Yes, let's go to one of the Palace's conference halls- accompaniments have been set up for you and your team."[/list]

| The two leaders and their entourages proceed into the Presidential Palace, the former city municipal building before the establishment of Magyar Carpathia. They enter a conference room, where drinks and food have been laid out. After getting food and eating, they enter negotiations. |

[list]BÉLA BLASKÓ, President of Magyar Carpathia: "Our two nations have been rattled by this past war. Therefore, in the spirit of international solidarity in a post-fascist world, I am interested in overseeing the beginning of bilateral negotiations between our two nations."[/list]

Teujira, Val Verde-

[list]Elisavetgradski Vestnik | The Elisavetgrad Herald[pre]

4 August — 1947[/pre][/list]

[list][list][pre]Novosti iz Kongo i Mira![/pre][sub][pre]News from the Kongo and the Globe![/pre][/sub][/list][/list]

[list][list]NEW CONSTITUTION TO BE DRAFTED! “WE’RE NOT IN RUSSIA ANYMORE” SAYS YUSUPOV. KONGOLESE MAGNETS EXPAND FOREIGN ASSETS.[/list][/list]

[list]| STENLIGRAD — We are now five months into the NNP’s new government and the nation has seen dramatic changes in national policy. State President Felix Yusupov has recently announced that the State Duma has intentioned to draft a new constitution for the Republic of the Kongo by years end. In his announcement to the Kongo Broadcasting Service he stated:

[list]"The Constitution of 1896 is a monumental document in the history of the Rus’ people. It codified the guiding light of Pyotr Otetsvseslav’s ideals that brought democracy and justice to our people after centuries of tyranny. It abolished a system which had held back our great nation for centuries, and allowed us to reach a new zenith. However, we cannot continue to expect that the Bolshevik regime in Moscow will collapse anytime soon. We’re not in Russia anymore. Many veterans returning from the European Theater say that their homeland is the Kongo now, not Russia. We must all begin to see the Kongo as our home, the white people of this nation are all ‘otstoyniki’. It is high time that we draft and ratify a new constitution, written by ‘Stoiniki’ and for ‘Stoiniki’. By years end my cabinet and I will work with both parties in the State Duma, and we will draft a new constitution for the Republic of the Kongo. One that without question asserts the domination of this bountiful land by the White Man."[/list]

The Constitutional Democrats, led in the Duma by Alexei Sharlemen, are expected to heavily resist efforts by the NNP to drive the constitutional dialogue in a more conservative direction. They are expected to block a number of clauses from receiving their 2/3rds majority. Sharlemen has expressed opposition to Yusupov’s recent efforts to prioritize economic support for the Kongo’s white population over it’s natives. The Constitutional Democrats as a whole showed some division on the NNP’s agenda and experienced a number of defections on popular bills like the Employment Act of 1947 and the Land Allocation Act of 1947. They may vote similarly on racially charged propositions, which tend to poll favorably among the electorate. Approximately 40% of the white population are veterans, and this draws an incredible right wing and nationalistic sentiment from an electorate which is nearly 70% male.

The announcement is viewed as a political victory for many hardliner Stoinik politicians in the NNP who wish to permanently codify their domination over the Kongo. They wish to replace a number of hold overs from the Russian Republican era, including the national anthem and motto of the country. Others aim to formally identify ‘African Stoinik Russian’ as the national language of the Kongo. The Stoiniks (generally descended from Russian, Ukrainian, Armenian, and Finnish settlers) are particularly concerned with distinguishing their ethnic group from Russians in the Soviet Union.

New developments regarding the constitution will likely come during the next several months. Speaker of the State Duma, Radomir Aleksevich Tolsoi, has made it publicly known that he aims to “complete the new Constitution before the end of December, and ratify it by Christmas (7 January).” So we’ll expect State Duma deputies to be working extremely hard over the coming months.

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ADDIS ADABA - Many were shocked when the Progressive Party took power in the ancient lands of Ethiopia. It was shocking to a see these liberal radicals taking political power from the age old Solomonic dynasty, reducing the Emperor Haile Selassie to a merely constitutional monarch. So far two Kongolese business magnets have taken an interest in the country: Vladimir Yurievich Orlov and Milomir Ivanovich Potyomkin have chosen to begin operations in Ethiopia.

Seeking to commercialize Ethiopias coffea arabica, Vladimir Orlov has incorporated the Orlov Coffee Co. (Orlov Kofenaia Kompania) in the capital of Addis Ababa. The company will operate about open 10 coffee farms in the country. 3 farms will be built in West Wellega, 2 in East Wellega and 1 Kelem Wellega, and 4 in Harar. Coffea Arabica fruit will be harvested in mass in the Ethiopian highlands, known for their exceptional coffee growing environment, and shipped on the Cairo-Cape Town to the Kongo for processing. Harvesting will be heavily mechanized and utilize agricultural engineers, agronomists, chemists, land surveyors and other skilled laborers from the Kongo. Coffee products will be sold on the open market from Kongolese ports.

The Potyomkin Food Company and Woroncow Mining Company will open subsidiaries in Ethiopia this year. The Potyomkin Food Company will focus on raising and exporting maize, oilseeds, various legumes, sugar cane, khat, wheat, barley, teff, and other staples of Ethiopian cuisine. These products would be similarly transported to the Kongo for packaging and export. Crews of pest controllers from the Kongo will be brought in by the Potyomkin family to spray diethyltoluamide, picaridin, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, and kerosine oil in the surrounding areas of all Potyomkin farms. Workers on Potyomkin farms will mandatorily be given quinine and chloroquine for malaria prevention. 6 farms will be constructed by the Potyomkin Food Company over the next 2 years. The Woroncow Mining Group has announced plans to survey the Lega Dembi and Sakaro areas in pursuit of gold, citing other gold mines which have historically found success in the area.

Private investment into Ethiopia over the next 3 years will total K₽25 million ($75 million). The State Bank of the Kongo and Bank of England have also approved a joint loan to the Ethiopian government for $100 million for the funding of several new construction projects in Addis Ababa. Due to the financial situation of Ethiopia the projects themselves will be used as collateral, with the two national banks taking control of any assets built if Ethiopia were to default on their debts. The loans themselves will have annual interest rate of 10%. Altogether this represents a total of $175 million USD, a massively large investment for the recently liberated nation of Ethiopia. |[/list]

Teujira, Val Verde-, Otsla, Liberalina, Czabalkia, Autumnberg

Northern Federation News Service

"Your Reliable Source of News within the Northern Federation, since 1945"

Ministry of Welfare and the Ministry of Plenty Enact the Growth Protocol

[list]The Ministry of Plenty and the Ministry of Welfare have come together to enact the Joint-Ministry Directive, called the Growth Protocol. This protocol has three key parts, geared at growing the economy and the well-being of the people. This protocol is denoted as Joint-Directive 1. Those within the Party have praised the motion. The general consensus is that the new directives are a great direction for the Northern Federation. The Ministries and the Senate have expressed their support of these directives, calling them, "A brilliant move for a bright future."[/list]

[list][list]| Directive 1(A) "Directive on the Birth Rate": “In order to promote a growth rate that is conductive to an increase in population, no less than twenty percent of all females, between the ages of 25 and 54,are to procreate, become pregnant, and give birth every year. This directive shall produce an estimated ideal growth rate of 3.6%. This directive is aimed solely at increasing the birth rate of the people within the Northern Federation. Those who are pregnant shall be given white uniforms to wear that have their party status color indicated on their shoulder straps. Those in the Ministry of Plenty have stated that the population growth that is expected by the new directive shall lead to a boost in the economy, once they enter the work force."[/list][/list]

[list][list]| Directive 1(B) "Directive on Resource Extraction": “Due to the lack of mineral resources capable of being extracted normally, facilities construction and extraction research shall be performed in order to conduct non-standard resource extraction methods. In articular, extracting resources from lava and seawater must be investigated. Channels to direct lava flows into facilities to separate and refine the mineral resources. In addition, facilities must be built in order to research the extraction of minerals from seawater. Both methods are currently experimental, but in order to obtain an independent industrial market, these avenues of resource extraction must be explored."[/list][/list]

[list][list]| Directive 1(C) "Directive on Power Generation": “In order to become energy independent of foreign nations, hydroelectric and geothermal power shall become the only source of electricity within the Northern Federation within the time period of the 55-Year Plan. Each municipality shall possess no less than one power station. This directive shall also have a purpose of eliminating any need for fossil fuels within the Northern Federation. Once the 55-Year Plan is completed, all fossil fuels will be immediately phased out as a part of this directive and as a part of existing law”[/list][/list]

[list]These directives have been rated as very beneficial by the focus groups probed by the Ministry of Welfare. These directives, are expected to reach fruition by 1955. Overall, the Ministries responsible for the directives have expressed optimism that the directives would lead to a successful and prosperous economy by 1955. The Ministry of Plenty is currently in a discussion with the Ministry of Welfare over the exact locations that shall be reserved for the new and expected facilities.[/list]

This is an issue of the Northern Federation News Service's news paper, made available internationally by the Ministry of Welfare. Do not redistribute without permission from the Ministry of Welfare.

Xaverium, Teujira, Val Verde-, Otsla, Liberalina, Autumnberg

Post by The Final Sith Order suppressed by Liberalina.

The Final Sith Order

Hi! I don’t know if I should be Italy or Egypt.

Kartnan

The Ethiopian Times

English Publication

(Publications available in Amharic and French)

November 1947

Construction of Ethiopian Government Buildings, Cultural and Art Centers

ADDIS ABABA-After the Bank of the Kongo and the Bank of England gave a loan of £100 million the Ethiopian Government plans to put it to good use. The Ethiopian Government has announced that Construction on the Parliament, Supreme Court, Prime Minister's Palace and Government Ministry Buildings. The Construction Project will cost £50 million.

The Government also commissioned the construction of opera houses, art galleries, and theaters nationwide. The government hopes it it will spread culture nationwide. This project will cost £10 million.

The Government also commissioned the largest Hospital in the country and Africa. The Addis Ababa General Hospital. It will host 5,000 beds and will cost £20 million to construct. Addis Ababa General Hospital will also be a teaching hospital for Addis Ababa University medical students.

Educate the Children and End Tribalism

The Minstry of Education and the Minstry of Defense have teamed up to provide education to the poor and rural areas. The Ethiopian Military will be sent to rural areas all across the country to teach children. Students that graduated from high school will be encouraged to go teaching college at Addis Ababa University. Schools will be constructed across the nation. It will cost £10 million to construct schools across the country and pay new teachers.

Meanwhile the Ethiopian government has set up boarding houses on farms to help incentivize work and increase agricultural production. These boarding houses will house tribal members and provide three hot meals per day. The boarding houses residents will work on ranches and farms for pay.

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[list][sub]Le Quotidien Républicain[/sub][/list]

[list][sub]La République Française[/sub][/list]

[list][sub]Édition Novembre 1947[/sub][/list]

En Europe

MARSHAL PÉTAIN SACKED - DE GAULLE APPOINTED MINISTER OF DEFENSE

[sup]Paris, France | The French Republic[/sup]

[list][sup]First Reported 16 November 1947[/sup][/list]

| Citing "advanced age and concerns regarding [his] health", President Daladier has officially dismissed the aging Marshal Philippe Pétain as Minister of National Defense, replacing him with Charles de Gaulle, who had at this point been serving as Chief of Staff of the Ground Army. Marshal Pétain, the Lion of Verdun and a veteran of both World Wars, had been appointed by President Daladier as Minister of National Defense earlier this year upon the creation of the French Fourth Republic as a recognition of the Marshal's dedication to the defense of France and her people during both World Wars. Pétain, now 91, has been reported by anonymous sources within the government to have been suffering from severe health issues over the past year including incontinence, forgetfulness, and even supposed hallucinations; the dismissal of the Marshal from the Ministry seems to be in line with those claims. |

| The Marshal, now retired, will be given a generous but undisclosed pension by the State for his military service and will be allowed to live out the rest of his years in a peaceful retirement. Now-Minister de Gaulle, the hero of Free France in the Second World War, has been placed in charge of the oversight of the entire French Armed Forces including the Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie, Marines, and Colonial Troops. As Chief of Staff, de Gaulle ordered the escalation of troops to Indochina from French African holdings within the past two months to "combat subversive insurgent elements". At a ceremony attended by both Marshal Pétain and Minister de Gaulle, the two shook hands in front of the Élysée Palace before heading their separate ways. |

DENAZIFICATION CONTINUES IN THE SAAR PROTECTORATE

[sup]Sarrebruck, Saar Protectorate | Europe[/sup]

[list][sup]First Reported 21 November 1947[/sup][/list]

| Gilbert Grandval, Military Governor of the Saar Protectorate, has released an End-Of-Year report regarding French Denazification efforts in the region which has asserted that "the administration of President Daladier has diligently and unflinchingly continued to scrub all remnants of Nazism from the Saar and its people", and has reported that nearly 40,000 Frenchmen have immigrated to the Saar since 1945 seeking economic opportunities in the industry-rich region. This has coincided with the imprisonment of an estimated 3,000 people in the Saar by Saar and French officials for suspected ties to the National Socialist German Worker's Party and, in the case of at least 13 men, the SS and Waffen-SS. |

| Unlike the districts of Germany occupied directly by France, the Saar's status as a direct protectorate of France with all affairs managed solely by the French Fourth Republic has allowed the current administration to more vigorously and thoroughly pursue Denazification. Daladier, who had been imprisoned during the war, has already made his harsh stance on Nazism in the Saar clear, however the newly released report by Governor Grandval has definitively backed up Daladier's harsh remarks and harsher promises, showing a clear trend of German emigration out of the Saar(in a number of Germans having fled to Occupied Germany numbering around roughly 13,000), French immigration into the Saar, and the continued arrests of former Nazi Party members and current Nazi Party sympathizers. |

| France's "Plan de dénazification du protectorat de la Sarre d'ici 1950", approved by the French Senate and National Assembly earlier in April, has established the official policy in the Saar until 1950 as one solely aimed at completely scrubbing anything even remotely related to post-1935 Germany from the Saar including infrastructure such as signs, railways, and roads built by the Nazi Party. To this end, French companies shall be tasked with the destruction and replacement of references to Nazi Germany and the Nazi Party. Industry developed by the Nazis will be permitted to stay, but will be purchased "for cheap" by French companies according to an anonymous industrialist in the Saar. This policy, known as "industrial dearmament", will also be pursued to its fullest extent going into 1950. |

| Currently, the French government has given very few details regarding the duration of the Protectorate in the Saar, and whether or not it shall be returned to a post-occupation Germany. |

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FRENCH GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE AUTONOMY TO INDOCHINA AS WITHDRAWAL BECOMES SLOW REALITY

[sup]Huế, Annam | The French Overseas Empire[/sup]

[list][sup]First Reported 21 November 1947[/sup][/list]

| Despite the arrival of an additional 3,000 troops to Indochina in the past four months from French Africa, the Ministry of the Overseas has stated that the French government has begun proper negotiations with various local independence movements throughout French Indochina, working towards an eventual end of French rule in Indochina "to be overseen within the next five to ten years". The decision to leave French Indochina comes after two years of escalation between the French colonial presence and nationalist, often communist insurgent groups who have been stepping up attacks against the French military and colonial governments especially in past months. |

| The decision to begin the process of decolonization in Indochina has come in response to the increase of attacks by rebel groups such as the Viet Minh and the Khmer Issarak, prompting the left-wing administration of President Daladier to seek what Overseas Minister Marius Moutet described as a "favorable withdrawal". Part of the withdrawal strategy has authorized the deployment of a further 3,000 troops to Indochina to combat civil insurrection in the region and directly pursue the rebels on an offensive campaign while the Overseas Ministry and President Daladier seek negotiations with various local leaders, primarily Bảo Đại, the Emperor of Annam; Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia; and Sisavang Vong, King of Laos. |

| "The intention of the further deployment of troops to Indochina is not to prolong the war but, rather, permit amicable and warm discussions between the French government and the leaders of the local protectorates in the Indochinese Federation," Moutet said, further elaborating that "[the] Indochina Crisis will not be resolved through guns and bombs but through mutual respect and honest dialogue." |

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`` Romanian Communist Truth News paper

December 1947

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Today, the General Secretary has pledged to secure Romanians back to Romania, using all means possible, After this speech, a Military parade showed off the new technology of the armed forces in celebration of his appointment as General Secretary. Reports indicate that RPA is preparing to deal with pro unification marches near the carpathian border, and a march is planes in Bucharest to support the General Secretaries Words, Uniting all sides of the Communist party in its crusade.

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[list]The Times of India[pre]

October 20 — 1947[/pre][/list]

[list][pre]Let Truth Prevail[/pre][/list]

[list][list]THE NEW INDIAN ECONOMIC POLICY.[/list][/list]

[list]| Bombay — With Independence secured, PM Nehru and his cabinet have started working on India's new economic future. A nation shattered under 200 years of British economic mismanagement must rebuild herself to new heights and secure the prosperity of her citizens. With this goal, PM Nehru has embarked on rapid industrialisation in all the sectors of the economy. PM Nehru has stressed the needs for Agricultural modernisation to increase capital wealth at the lowest levels of society, he has argued that this resultant economic drive would increase consumption, generating demand for the secondary sectors and producing a virtuous cycle. |[/list]

[list]| But the policy of whether economic prosperity can be secured with a system of top to down economic management or a bottom-up approach has been thoroughly debated in the Parliament. Proponents to this bottom-down approach have been a B.R. Shenoy and P.C. Mahalanobis both of them being respectable academics specialising in Economics and Applied Statistics respectively, have argued that a bottom-up approach would lead to greater prosperity as the collective decision of millions of individuals will be better suited to rapid development and that a top down system will be detrimental to the infant democracy and would lead to totalitarianism. Whereas opponents to this plan such as Mr Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy and Mr B. G. Kher, have vehemently opposed the plan because it would lead to heightened inequality and poverty for the common citizenry. After much debate, the plan by the academicians was accepted, alienating a lot of socialist and even a few communist members of the parliament. |[/list]

[list]| Sir C. D. Deshmukh, the governor of the Reserve Bank of India has been tasked with stabilising the Indian Rupee against the Pound Sterling and the US Dollar to allow for expansion of trade. The RBI has been given increased autonomy in Calcutta and Bombay and has been ordered to open up regional branches in Madras, Delhi, Rangoon and Karachi to maintain and strengthen the banking systems in these cities. It also has been given complete autonomy on printing and regulation of the Indian Rupee and laws are being drafted to insulate it from the Government of India to prevent short-sighted economic manipulations from elected officials for political gains. The RBI has also started out the process of creating a Gulf Rupee to be used by nations in the Arabian Gulf that as of now use the Indian Rupee as their official currency. A Gulf Rupee has been created for the nations in the middle east that use the Indian Ruppe as their official currency as of December 1947. It has been pegged to the Indian Rupee at a 1:1 ratio and the RBI has opened up a branch in Doha to regualte the currency with the nations using them. |[/list]

[list]| Kshitish Chandra Neogy, the new Minister of Finance has announced plans to introduce hard monetary policies with the new Government of India, to maintain demand for the currency and avoid high inflation rates. The minister has also urged to end the anti-business rhetoric in the country, he has urged the parliament to lower taxes, ease business laws and to modernise the Indian Businesses Act to allow for the easier establishment of companies both big and small, and to allow foreign companies to operate without increased regulations. While he has supported trade unions in the past, the minister warns of too much union power, as it can diminish business activity and efficiency and must be applied in a way such as to allow for unions to be a part of the decision-making process of companies, but not dominate all course of actions. The minister also has stressed the need for Public Sector Undertakings (PSU) to invest in crictial sectors of the economy but has urged collaborations with the private sector to allow for higher efficinecy in the project designs. |[/list]

[list][list]STATES REORGANISATION AND THE NORTHWEST FRONTIER.[/list][/list]

[list]| Calcutta — In the drawing of borders, PM Nehru has won a remarkable victory after buying of the possession of French India from the French government. Now, the Minister of Interior Sardar Vallabhai Patel has been tasked with uniting India and her numerous people with each having different ethnicities and language. The first order of work has been to abolish all internal monarchies and their possessions, all princely states in India were given a mandate to either join the new nation and to keep their title and capital wealth for the current generation or to forfeit all possessions and to face the might of the Indian Army. Within a period of 120 hours all princely states had declared themselves to be a part of the new nation and had applied for formal declaration of union. But the case of the North-West frontier remained, a Pashtun dominated land separated from Afghanistan by the Durant line had been holding peaceful marches for weeks, to join the nation of Afghanistan, whom they see as their own. Inspite of being protested by the popular freedom fighter Abdul Gaffar Khan, fondly known as Frontier Gandhi, the decision to hold a referendum for the people had been upheld. For a whole week in December 1947, a statewide referendum was held to determine the future of the region. The results: 63% voted for a union with Afghanistan while 37% voted to stay with the union of India. Thereby, respecting the democratic decision of the people, Sardar Patel has drawn up legislation to transfer the land formally to the Republic of Afghanistan and for a full military retreat by September of 1948. Patel has also divided the country into smaller states based on their languages and ethnicities but in a rousing speech in the parliament has reminded everyone about all of us being Indian first and our respective ethnicity second. Nevertheless being proud of his work, the people of India have started calling him the "Iron Man of India”, for his superb handling of the nearly 565 princely-states and for persuading them into joining the Union. |[/list]

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Written by Refuge Isle.