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Good day fellas !
This is me, Grand Indochina, but has incarnated into a different form.
Expect me to use this account to do role-playing from now on !
Once again, good day !
Teujira, Antillian, Czabalkia, Not Xav, Kartnan, Schnozzel, New Raines, Hindia Timur Raya, Faronea
[list][list]BATTLE OF DIEN BIEN PHU - FRANCE RUSHES TO GIVE VIETNAM INDEPENDENCE
18 June 1950 - Hue, Thua Thien Province, Imperial State of Vietnam[/list][/list]
| Heavy fighting by beleaguered French forces in Dien Bien Phu, a city in Vietnam's remote northwest, culminated with the capture and slaughter of nearly 14,000 French colonial soldiers and French Foreign Legion troops after months of being besieged by the Viet Minh. However, in spite of the horrific losses in Dien Bien Phu, President Daladier has ignored Annamese Emperor Bao Dai's requests to delay Vietnamese independence, with one source close to the President reporting the President to have said that France will no longer support "that pretty-boy Prince and decadent ambitions". With animosity between France and the local government in Vietnam reaching a fever pitch, France has all but forced Vietnamese independence as a result of the defeat at Dien Bien Phu, signing unilaterally Vietnamese independence under the Imperial State of Vietnam and beginning the withdrawal of almost all military and administrative personnel from the former protectorates of Tonkin and Annam. |
| The Battle of Dien Bien Phu had captivated national attention as the Northern Corps of the Army of the Upper Mekong had become besieged in the city by an estimated 41,000 Viet Minh insurrectionists. Armed with Soviet artillery and anti-air guns smuggled across the Chinese border, the primarily Algerian, Moroccan, and Gabonese troops resisted Viet Minh advances for three months before ultimately collapsing, even after reinforcements had arrived. The military effort to resupply the city via air had been a major success, however with the situation in Vietnam rapidly deteriorating, ultimate reinforcement proved impossible to achieve and the position fell after months of brutal and desperate fighting. Of the 14,000 soldiers who partook in the battle under the French flag, between 2,310 and 3,464 died with almost all the rest being captured but only after inflicting untold casualties on the Viet Minh. |
| The French and Annamese governments had long been at an impasse over the circumstances of independence, with Annamese Emperor Bao Dai refusing to sign independence until France provided him with a decisive, tangible victory over the Viet Minh insurgency. After the massive success in the Battle of the Da River, independence was agreed upon, however after an order for French forces to continue the advance was given by General Charles Chanson, the disaster at Dien Bien Phu occurred. Following the defeat two weeks ago, General Chanson was immediately reassigned from his position as the Commander of the Army of the Upper Mekong to Commander-General of the Tchan-Tung Regimental Defense Garrison. A 6,000-man garrison of primarily Chinese soldiers, the General's appointment to this station has essentially moved him from being one of France's primary commanders in the field to the leader of a far-off, remote, irrelevant fighting force as a sign of unofficial demotion for his strategic failures. Upon the reassignment and the assurance of defeat at Dien Bien Phu, President Daladier unilaterally signed off on Vietnamese independence without the consultation, approval, or signature of Bao Dai or a representative of his government, knowing Bao Dai would certainly use the defeat of France at Dien Bien Phu to once again delay Vietnamese independence and continue to use France to fight Vietnam's battles. |
| Signed in Hue on 18 June, the Vietnamese Unification and Independence Treaty officiates the unification of the former French protectorates of Tonkin(north Vietnam) and Annam(central Vietnam) into a single, unified, monarchic state, the Imperial State of Vietnam. Under Bao Dai's Nguyen Dynasty, the Imperial State is recognized as being a fully independent and sovereign, separate from France. Importantly, the independence does not extend to Cochinchina, France's oldest and still profitable colony in the southern tip of Indochina. Unlike Tonkin and Annam, Cochinchina has as of yet avoided the mass insurgency campaign undertaken by the Viet Minh, being designated a "green zone" by Paris safe for continued governance and occupation. Bao Dai, as emperor of Vietnam, holds no claim or title over Cochinchina. A separate treaty, the Franco-Vietnamese Accords, agrees that Vietnam and France will collaborate in defense, foreign policy, economic matters, and other issues. However, unlike with Laos and Cambodia, France does not hold claim to any military bases in Vietnam, with military leadership addressing the risk as "too great" to warrant the upkeep. Instead, all French military personnel inside the new Vietnamese state will be moved back to Cochinchina and, from there, either kept on-base in that protectorate, sent to reinforce other French garrisons in Asia and the Pacific, stationed on-base as extra personnel in Laos and Cambodia, or sent home entirely. French Foreign Legion personnel in Vietnam will additionally be escorted out of Vietnam. Full military withdrawal is expected to occur by January 1951. |
| With the independence of Vietnam, the French government has declared that it will fold the Army of the Upper Mekong and the Army of the Lower Mekong. Unlike the French Ground Army in Europe, which had been modernized during World War II, the Armies of the Mekong had retained their original organization under the model of the Grande Armée as Colonial Armies. Outside of the Army of Africa, which continues to use this model, the Armies of the Mekong were the last two armies to be completely true to the Napoleonic model. Both armies, greatly reduced in scale following the independence of Laos and Cambodia, had in this time only incorporated Vietnamese troops with French officers. With the armies now rendered defunct, the Vietnamese soldiers will be given to the Imperial State of Vietnam to form the Vietnamese Imperial Armed Forces. Roughly 40,000 Vietnamese soldiers from the Armies of the Mekong will be given to the services of their homeland. |
| In Hue, the imperial capital, the declaration of independence has been met with great jubilation by the Vietnamese people. Long tired of French rule and seeking self-rule for years, the long overdue independence of their nation has been cause for celebration on every block and street of the city. Similar celebrations have occured in Hanoi and other cities in Vietnam. |
Val Verde-, Antillian, Otsla, Liberalina, Not Xav, Kartnan, Concorrdia, Schnozzel, New Raines, Faronea
Svea Rike
The Indian Railways
Swedish rail operator SJ AB has received a major contract from the Indian government to operate train lines within the country in return for collecting the revenue earned from running these lines.
The locomotives used shall be Swedish diesel engines adapted to follow 1646mm Indian gauge.
The following routes shall be operated:
Karachi-Delhi
Chennai-Bombay
Delhi-Calcutta
Bombay-Calcutta
Rangoon-Calcutta
The Karachi and Calcutta lines shall be routed through the agricultural heartland of Punjab and Bengal respectively, and shall have 2 stops each in villages along the way, which shall be determined based off of demand. It is expected that there shall be a 85% profit of $150 million (2020) annually.
Arms Sales
To Portugal:
5x Saab 21R
To Nicaragua:
10xSAV m/43
30xPsbl m/39
7000xCarl Gustaf Anti-Tank Rifle
60xM41/d
10kxM/45 submachine gun
20xBofors 40mm
5xSaab 18
9xSaab 21R
Integration of Iceland
With the recent acquisition of the island of Iceland, interests are now concerned as to how it will be integrated following the implementation of the plan decided upon prior to the invasion.
Now that representatives are guaranteed for Iceland within the Thing, preparations are being made across the Rike to prepare for the upcoming elections. Additionally, hospitals and schools have been constructed in Iceland that will eventually bring the standard of living up to the same level as the rest of Scandinavia.
SAAB Nationalisation
Given the important role it plays as the primary supplier to the Scandinavian defence industry, the Department of Defence has resolved that it is prudent for the Rike's government to expand its present 50% stake in SAAB AG to 100% in order to secure Scandinavian defence needs.
European Economic Commission
The nations of Portugal, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, and West Germany are hereby requested to attend a special session in Stockholm under which the heads of state of the aforementioned nations shall be discussing entering into a defensive agreement and potentially more high-level cooperation.
Individuals of Interest
The collapse of the Nazi regime has left many of its contributors unemployed or retired to quiet private life. While it would be prudent to employ them, it would be unwise to sequester the services of the more prominent members of the German scientific community. The only resident of interest is Herr Alexander Lippisch, currently unemployed and in Munich, Germany. He will be offered a lucrative position at SAAB AG and will be escorted effective immediately to Scandinavia to assist with the development of modern aircraft for civilian as well as military purposes. Additionally, rocket scientist Hermann Oberth, currently transient between Switzerland and Bavaria and unemployed (fugitive), is employed for a tenured professorship at the University of Oslo.
Finally, nuclear physicist Max von Laue is employed for the post of co-director of the Nordic Institute of Theoretical Physics, along with Niels Bohr.
This agreement is arrived at with the consent of the government of West Germany.
Val Verde-, Antillian, Liberalina, Not Xav, Schnozzel, Faronea
I've been sort of dead around here lately. My apologies, folks. I catch up with roleplays regularly, but really haven't found any time to post my own.
Do you want to use Masanobu Tsuji as a mercenary and put him in command of the ROC-affiliated troops in Manchuria?
Liberalina, Schnozzel, Faronea
Live from Zürich this is S.N.E.E.Z.E. (Swiss News Early Exact Zürich Eccentrically)
I am Nestor Norwin the Newsman. The year is 1950 and November is feeling nifty!
A pair of Haflinger horses were reported crossing from Austria into Switzerland. The now feral ungulates are thought to have originated from a small village just outside Innsbruck. The horses were last spotted near St Moritz.
In unrelated news a local butcher from St Moritz has announced a limited time discount on his horse meat. This shocking turn of events is out of character for the self-proclaimed Best Butcher in the Canton Graubünden, its almost as if he just discovered the meat outside his house
Antillian, Liberalina, Czabalkia, Faronea
Post self-deleted by Schnozzel.
Greek Post
"Your Reliable Source of News within Greece, since 1949"
Greece Makes Military Purchases and Other Matters
[list]Greece has just purchased military weapons from the USSR. These weapons are being allocated for national defense. 65 MiG-15 aircraft were purchased for use against enemy aircraft and ground targets. 200 Katyusha rocket launchers have also been built as a form of rocket artillery for use by Greece. 200 T-50 light tanks have also been purchased for use in ground-based warfare. These units will be used in training soldiers before they are placed into active combat roles. The Greek government has indicated that this purchase may be the first of many future purchases that would be used to increase the effectiveness of the Greek military. At this time, the Greek military is currently developing Greek-unique munitions for weapons used by the Greek military. Meanwhile, Greek small arms are currently in development. Some Greek citizens have expressed concern that Greece is importing some weapons, but most support the purchase of those weapons. Some in the military have indicated that the specs from the imported MiG-15's will be used to research non-propeller-based aircraft engines. The Greek government has been seeking to expand its military ever since 1949, when the communists won the civil war, freeing the people from the corrupt monarchy. The Greek government knows how important a good military defense is. Greece has been actively taking steps to ensure that the Greek military is prepared for combat against any invaders. The Greek government has also been ramping up its naval presence, as it has stepped up its ship construction. There are rumors that the Greek government is putting money into the development of submarines and anti-submarine destroyers. The Greek government has offered to build naval ships and commercial ships for pro-USSR nations. The Greek government has stated that it will be selling its old Second World War era and prior era weaponry in order to get more funds to purchase new weaponry.[/list]
This is an issue of the Greek Post's news paper, made available internationally by the Academy of Knowledge. Do not redistribute without permission from the Academy of Knowledge.
Antillian, Otsla, Grand Indochina, Liberalina, Not Xav, Faronea
Corriere della Sera
[sub] La vera notizia| Rome, Italy[/sub]
Italy's Accession Into The United Nation, and Joins the Pact of Europe
[13:21]
6th November, 1950
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The Chambers of Deputies have met to discuss the accession of Italy into the United Nations this morning. The Christian Democrats and the ruling government have argued the time for Italy to join the UN is now. A complete 180 from 2 years ago where Prime Minister Bongiovanni stated that Italy wont join the UN until the time is right '', or more specifically when the communist situation in the southern regions are handled. However the situation in some respects continues to be handled by Bongiovannis Government where more and more government programs and job opportunities are made available to the 14% of the workforce that is unemployed, down from 34% two years ago. However, Parliament has voted in favour to ratify the accession of Italy into the United Nations. Some will point to the political pressure from the western nation of France, but the vote nearly passed, with minority parties such as the Italian Socialist Movement, a notable neo-facist party, voting against it claiming that the UN will soon fail Italy as its predecessor once did. Also In todays session, Italy has officially joined the Pact of Europe, along with West Germany, Portugal, The Netherlands, Spain, and Indonesia. Prime Minister Bongiovanni has praised this new alliance, for it can bring Europe closer together in terms of economic growth, and to mediate nationalism by promoting a common defence agreement. Parliament has also ratified Italy joining this alliance not too long ago today.
Cherokee Confederates, Antillian, Grand Indochina, Liberalina, Czabalkia, Not Xav, Teymour, Faronea
THE FIRST NEW YEAR OF LIBERTY IS NEARING!
[sub]December 1950[/sub]
This is just amazing! After all weve gone through, after all weve fought for, we finally liberated ourselves from the Corrupt Grenadine rulers a few months ago! Now new year is nearing, the first new year of our independence, so come on, sit down with your hot chocolate or any other drink you have with yourself, sit down and read the first Orientarian newspaper!
Article 1:
We got independence, what weve longed for, but we didnt plan what was ahead us. Said General Pinilla speaking to his Colonels this morning. So we need to develop our country, resolve all the problems inside it, expand and take the Venezuelan part of Llanos Orientales, our homeland! Thats why we have to advance, become better than the old Republic of New Granada! We have to do this for the president that failed the elections and retired, Perez!
Antillian, Grand Indochina, Czabalkia, Not Xav, Kartnan
[list]The Empire Times[pre]
JUNE EDITION 1950[/pre][/list]
[list][list][pre]Forward with the Empire![/pre][sub][pre]Bringing you news from across the Empire on which the Sun never sets.[/pre][/sub][/list][/list]
[list][list]NEW COLONIAL POLICY ANNOUNCED, LSE DEUTSCHE BÖRSE TO LAUNCH.[/list][/list]
[list]| CALCUTTA Representatives from Prime Minister Prescott Rothschilds new government and the Commonwealth Trade Authority and Commission have concluded in Calcutta. A 20-year-plan starting in December of this year has been announced on the future of Britains Crown Colonies, to be enacted at the behest of the UK Parliament. The Rothschild Ministry terms its new policy: "The London Concordat on Native Self-Rule Abroad."
The policy would create three classes of Crown Colonies: Class A (transitioning toward self-rule.), Class B (soon to transition.), and Class C (Not wishing for self-rule.). Class A Crown Colonies are to be prioritised for self-rule and establish institutions to that effect. These Class A colonies are to include South Africa, Kenya, Malaya, Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Cameroon, Cyprus, the Sudan, The Gambia, the Gold Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somaliland, Tanganyika, Uganda.
Class A territories would be provided with Dominion charters on 1 December 1950. The content of their charters will provide the foundations for bicameral Westminster-style parliaments. The upper house of these Parliaments will be elected on the basis of equal provincial representation, while the lower house will be elected on the basis of popular representation. After 1 December 1950, laws passed in the U.K. will no longer be binding in any Class A territory. The U.K. will still hold influence by maintaining a legislative veto on laws passed by Dominion parliaments. They also will reserve the right to appoint the Dominions head of government, in the form of the High Commissioner. The UK, through their High Commissioners, will promote the development of primary and secondary schools, strong corporate infrastructure, well-funded police forces, and healthy political culture. Each Dominion will mandatorily have 2 or more political parties with equal funding support from the local government. These efforts will be undertaken with the agreement that in 10 years, each Dominion will become a fully self-ruling Commonwealth realm.
Class B territories would include Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Kuwait, Maldives, Mauritius, Oman, Tonga, Aden, and the Trucial States of the Omani Coast, Fiji, Samoa, Trinidad and Tobago. These nations are regarded as politically complex, and will require specialised transitional periods. For example; many Arabic protectorates and colonies have long established tribal systems which play a role in politics. So far the Rothschild Ministry has proposed a House of Lords-style body which maintains a leading role for long established ruling families, and House of Commons-style body which interprets the will of the masses. In other nations other measures will need to be taken to address their political desires. A investigative commission of 20 specialists will be appointed by the Commonwealth Trade Authority to study the these territories between the years of 1950 and 1955. They will propose new government structures for the Class B colonies, with the consent of the governed. From 1955 until 1970, the UK will maintain the right to appoint the Head of Government of and veto the legislation of Class B territories. By 1970 the UK will commit to providing Commonwealth charters to these colonies.
Class C territories would include colonies which have not expressed any previous desire for self-rule. These include Belize,
Qatar-Bahrain, Hong Kong, Anguilla, New Guinea, the British Antarctic Territory, the Falkland Islands, the British Indian Ocean Territory, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Malta, Montserrat, Pitcairn Henderson Ducie and Oeno Islands, Saint Helena Ascension Tristan de Cunha Islands, South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands, the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Poggershire, Turks and Caicos, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey. These territories are those which have expressed no political desire to leave the UK, and hence no provisions for self-rule will be made at this time. Overseas territories of the First Ministrys of Australia, New Zealand, and Canada shall have no provisions made for their governance. However the Bank of Australia had proposed selling the Suez Canal Territory to Sudan or Egypt at the time of the Sudans independence.
The UK Parliament is set to vote on the Prime Ministers proposed concordat in August of this year. The vote is of high importance to the Ministrys foreign policy goals, and the Tory vote is expected to fall in line with the Prime Minister. Ever thankful for his Parliamentary mandate, Rothschild can expect his London Concordat to pass comfortably into law. As with India, all Dominions will be encouraged to see membership in the United Nations upon receiving their Commonwealth status.
COLOGNE Eager to source investment abroad to combat the devastating effects of the Second World War, the Rhineland Mutual Cooperation Zone will soon be home to Europes newest stock market.
Owned by the London Stock Exchange Group, the new stock exchange will offer a plethora of financial services not seen in Germany since the 1930s. Financiers and technical experts from both sides of the North Sea have come together to form Germanys newest stock exchange: LSE Rhineland Börse. Part of the London Stock Exchange Group, the new Rhineland Börse exchange will list shares belonging to a variety of German, French, and British businesses as well as provide other market related services, products. Rhineland Börses services will be catered toward the German-speaking investor. The Rhineland Börse will list all majority French or majority British companies, as well as any other companies in Germany or Austria which wish to raise capital using the exchanges wide range of services. The market will open for trading on 7 July, and can expect a first day market capitalisation of roughly $10 billion USD. This would make it one of the stronger exchanges within the London Stock Exchange Group (which includes London, Johannesburg, Melbourne, Toronto, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Auckland), and among the worlds largest by market capitalisation.
The Rhineland Börse, like all LSE Group exchanges, will be tracked by the Financial Times as the FTSE Rhine Index. The Rhine Index will measure and report the performance of the top 50 companies listed on the Rhineland Börse. The ticker will begin tracking these top 50 firms at 10 points, and will continue to adjust its value based on the performance of these companies, published on a bi-daily basis. The creation of Rhineland Börse, alongside many other Anglo-French investments, is currently driving job and economic growth in the Rhineland Mutual Cooperation Zone. Thanks to the innovations of Anglo-French capital in Free Germany we are beginning to see a rebirth of the German economy which will likely propel the value of companies listed on the Rhineland Börse through the roof. Empire Times is due to begin publishing the monthly highs and lows of the Financial Times FTSE 100, FTSE ASX 100, FTSE TSX Composite, FTSE Straits Times Index, and many other exchanges tracked by the Financial Times. These will begin being published within the next year, as licensing agreements are arranged between the Empire and Financial Times. |[/list]
Brickwall, Antillian, Otsla, Grand Indochina, Kartnan, Autumnberg, Faronea
Brickwall, Antillian, Grand Indochina, Czabalkia, Kartnan, Faronea
General Pinilla congratulates the British empire
The British empire has changed very much since it sent those threats to the Republic of New Granada. It changed for the better, and Im happy it will free at least some of its colonies and I am congratulating Britain for giving them more autonomy and putting them on a track to independence!
-General Pinilla, leader of Orientar.
Not Xav, Kartnan, Teymour
Svea Rike
International Diplomacy
With the formation of a new organisation called the European Pact, the Scandinavian government formally extends an invitation to the concerned nations to discuss how this body shall function and what its powers/abilities shall be, in a summit in Stockholm. These nations are requested to send their heads of state to Sweden where they shall be formally received and negotiations can begin.
[spoiler=tags]Antillian, The Reunified German Reich, The Italiano State, Republic Of Greater Germany, Kartnan[/spoiler]
The Return of Bohr
Niels Bohr has returned to his hometown of Copenhagen after his stint in the UK working on their nuclear weapons programme. He will return to his post as Director of the Nordic Institute of Theoretical Physics and shall work closely with Professor Lise Meitner in Scandinavia's own programme.
Individuals of Interest pt.II
The Scandinavian government has approached the following individuals, who, in addition to the Germans recently hired, are also of interest to the Rike. They are:
Jiro Horikoshi: aerospace engineer, currently in Osaka and fired from his post at Mitsubishi
Yoshio Nishina:retired former head of Japanese nuclear programme, currently in Tokyo
Takeo Yasuda: former head of Japanese military innovation, dismissed for involvement in Unit 731 and currently in Kyoto
Bunsaku Arakatsu: leading nuclear scientist, currently in Tokyo.
All these individuals were rendered unemployed/retired after the collapse of the Japanese war effort, and they shall effective immediately be hired to work in Sweden at 200% of their pre-war stipend and be given liberty and funding to conduct whatever research they wish.
Arcanda, Teujira, Antillian, Not Xav, Kartnan, The Reunified German Reich, Faronea, The Italiano State
[list]NOVEMBER 1950
CAIRO, EGYPT MIDDLE EAST[/list]
[list][list][sub][pre]وطن - عمل - استقلال
The Homeland - Labour - Independence
THE MIXED RESULTS OF THE 'PARTY & NATION REVOLUTION'[/pre][/sub]
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[sub]Rashid Qaddab, first President of the first Egyptian Republic, set out on a radical series of socio economic reforms to modernize the country and entrench the full social and ideological mission of Qaddabs Young Egypt Party, which currently holds a political monopoly. The reforms covered a wide series of topics ranging from the political participation and legal emancipation of Egypts Women, reforms in the agricultural sector which is the backbone of the Egyptian economy and the promotion of education especially in rural areas. This was known as the Party & Nation Revolution. Its effects have left a profound mark on all facets of the Egyptian Republic. The Health Corps (which had swelled to 4,200 trained health groups) had treated up to 10 million cases of common water-borne diseases in Egypt over the course of 3 years, in addition to spreading hygienic knowledge and adequate water treatment infrastructure. The subsequent improvements to hygiene and the public quality of life will translate into a sharp decline in the mortality rate, especially in children, coinciding with a more productive agricultural labour sector. This can be attributed to the vision of Saida and the strong mind in a healthy body rhetoric of the government. The Construction Corps had presided over a widespread urban transformation in Egypt. Largely relating to the development of new educational institutions, libraries, power generators, other public utilities and public spaces. They had worked in conjunction with the Agricultural Corps which had observed the redistribution of land to over 1.5 million families to free themselves from de facto serfdom. Furthermore, agricultural production increased by 80% in tonnage and 53% in value. The Literacy Corps fought illiteracy in Egypts cities and villages, forging a series of didactic reformations to include wider fields of study in order to adapt to the demands of a modern society.
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[sub]Qaddabs program of social reformation had come at a great political cost, however. 50 million USD from the United States in economic assistance had formed the financial capital behind the revolution, in addition to private donations from the politically powerful economic elite and the wealthy diaspora which held sympathies for the Young Egyptians. As a result, this new class of financially powerful individuals, technocrats, and private businesspeople, have entrenched themselves into the government program as indispensable fiscal allies. From a positive perspective, such a class will continue to back social reforms and have common economic interests with Qaddab with regard to pushing for eventual industrialization and furthering international trade. Negatively however, this raises questions regarding the integrity of the state finances in addition to concerns over corruption. Inter-government tensions also have the potential to be inflamed due to these influences. The military especially, bitter over the result of the conflict with Israel, will now need to possibly compete with these technocrats for political favour with the President and Council of Ministers. The very potential of such developments have also shaken the cohesion of the Young Egyptian political monopoly. Underlying discontent with what is perceived to be Qaddabs failure to see the consequences of his program, is certainly fostering in some segments of the party which lean towards more populist or socially conservative political affiliations. The exact fault lines in this political disagreement remain subtle and unclear (yet a looming shadow over the government).
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[sub]It can be argued that Qaddabs political skill actually dictated this outcome. The presence of technocrats in quiet competition with the military for influence could in theory, weaken the extensive influence the latter holds over the Republic and thus increase the power of the Presidency. With regard to land reforms. The traditional class of landowners had supported the Monarchy until its collapse and replacement with the first Republic. Land reforms had, in a calculated strike on behalf of the Young Egyptians who pioneered the anti-Monarchy movement, weakened the economic and political clout of the pro-Monarchist and traditional land owners. This was accomplished while also gaining wide public support from farmers, who make up a majority of the population. However, the most damaging result in this mix of outcomes, was with regard to the Muslim Brotherhood. The revolution had revealed, without question, the first large cracks in the Egyptian Republic. Having been thrown out of their powerful position, the land owners flocked to the Muslim Brotherhood enmasse. The Brotherhood, Egypts second-largest and oldest political movement was fundamentally opposed to Qabbad. Before his Presidency, Qaddab and the Young Egyptians had worked in an uneasy partnership between themselves and the Muslim Brotherhood during the period in which the Monarchy was collapsing under public pressure. However, the manner in which the Republic was established, sidelined the Muslim Brotherhood as per the wishes of the army. Qaddab, who did not share the religious revivalist program of the movement himself, complied happily. Since then, the Brotherhood has been isolated from any shred of political power, but has remained visible through protesting Qaddabs policies, notably in April 1948. Inflamed by the Egyptian failure to defeat Israel (despite pushing for the war), the reformist trends with respect to Womens political rights and the introduction of a modern curriculum, the Islamic-traditionalists of the Brotherhood have become increasingly outspoken and hostile. This has raised fears, especially within the military leadership, that the Young Egyptians could be possibly defeated by the Brotherhood in Egypts elections should Qaddab continue the most extreme of his policies. Behind closed doors, Qaddab is aware of these frustrations, yet has restrained the army from intervening against the Brotherhood for fear of an extended armed conflict that will undo the progress of his socio economic reforms. However, the leash which Qaddab holds around Egypts army is increasingly becoming more strained, as figures in the army ramp up the pressure on the President to respond to the Brotherhood and deal with the negative consequences of his policies.
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Stahlrahm, Otsla, Grand Indochina, Czabalkia, Not Xav, Kiger, Kartnan, New Raines, Faronea, Sinic Asia
First New Year Of independence.
[sub]January 1951[/sub]
OUR FIRST NEW YEAR OF LIBERTY HAS COME! WE ALREADY ALREADY FREE FOR 5 MONTHS FEOM THE GRENADINE RULE! WE CONGRATULATE EVERY VETERAN WORKER, AND ANY OTHER PERSON FOR HELPING US GETTING INDEPENDENCE!
Happy new year and have a good day!
Pinilla losing grip on the nation.
[sub]January 1951[/sub]
Since late December and this early month, Pinilla is losing grip on the nation which wants to be democratic and many protests in the streets say theyre tired of his dictatorial regime. Will this end up ina quick coup, a civil war or a few day revolution? Who knows? Or maybe this rebellion shall be crushed? No one knows. We will just cross our fingers for the best possible to happen.
Antillian, Grand Indochina, Czabalkia, Not Xav, Kartnan, New Raines, Teymour, Sinic Asia
[list][list]Greek Public Radio
December 15th, 1950, 17:00[/list][/list]
[list]"Hello, fellow people of Greece! It is 17:00, and time to start your evening radio news. It is a beautiful evening, with not a cloud in the sky, here in Athens. First, the national jobs report for the year has just been released, showing a massive decrease in unemployment, due to the many job programs and construction efforts across the nations. Next, the construction of the Acropolis is well on it way, once a religious monument to an ancient religion, now the center of government to the Greek government. The Greek government has gained widespread support and praise by the citizens, due to all the new policies and the fact that everyone is not equal. Everything is good in this paradise of a country. We have about five years before reconstruction is completed. In other news, violent crime is down to record lows, as recent reforms and communist laws both cracked down on crime and made life easier and more care-free for its people. In other news, unlike the corrupt and unequal capitalist nations, Greece has shown that the only way for true equality is through communism. Spread the word and the glory of communism to all your relatives and friends outside of Greece. In other news, Greece has just opened its borders to those communists who are escaping from persecution and human rights violations in other countries. The Greek government has decided to do this in order to increase its workforce. In other news, Greece has commissioned travelling theater groups, so that citizens of Greece may experience theatrical entertainment after work. Greek playwrights have been writing plays for these performances. In other news, the Greek government has created a may to entertain kids. Each child will be given trading cards featuring famous Greek landmarks, locations, people, and historical events. These trading cards can be collected or exchanged for valuable prizes. Finally, President Nikos has announced that Greece will soon begin construction on the Greek Great Gallery. This gallery will house Greek historical records, art, knowledge, and literature. The 'Gallery' will be built for the sole purpose of ensuring free public access to information, history, culture, and the arts. The President has stated that the project was devised by him, as to promote a new golden age of Greece under the new communist government of the people....That is all for today's news. Next up is the Greek History Hour, your hour of public history lesson, on the radio."[/list]
Otsla, Grand Indochina, Kartnan, Socialista Romina, New Raines, Teymour, Faronea
[list][list]WEAPONS AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT REPORT - JANUARY 1951[/list][/list]
[list]French Aeroindustrial(FAI)[/list]
FAI Pétain I; New Models Introduced
| The brainchild of aeronautical developer Kurt Tank, the FAI Pétain I had been a large milestone for French Aeroindustrial: not only FAI's first in-house design since the merger of the companies which now constitute it, but also France's first entirely domestically-designed jet aircraft, beating out the Dassault MD.450 Ouragan by only mere months. Despite the Ouragan's more complex design, the FAI Pétain I had proven itself to be a very efficient trainer and light fighter jet, and particularly good as a high-speed long-range recon vehicle. To better equip the Pétain I to serve in this role, FAI has decided to refit 48 FAI Pétain Is, removing its capability to hold rockets and lessening the amount of ammunition for its 20mm cannons in order to allow the jets to hold and spend more fuel efficiently. The FAI Pétain IR, as it has been designated by the company, is set to have 48 versions produced within two months' time, the speed mostly thanks to the large stockpile of Pétain Is available for a swift refitting. |
FAI P.142 Twin Jet Fighter
| Development has continued on the P.142, a twin-jet fighter aircraft far more advanced than the Pétain I. given the in-house development name Senones from the Gallic tribe which defeated Rome in 387 BC, the FAI P.142 has been in development since late 1949. The Senones design team, headed by Kurt Tank and Ludwig Bölkow, has received substantial funding for its development by the company as the company seeks to move past the FAI Pétain I, very much a proof of concept for the company, and develop its own wholly-original aircraft. Equipped with two Derwent Mk.V turbojets providing a thrust of 10.7kN each, the Senones will be one of the fastest jets available once manufactured while carrying enough fuel to allow flights of up to 1,825 miles when additional drop tanks are present, and nearly 600 miles when flying with standard fuel capabilities. |
| The P.142, still in development, is expected to undergo test flights beginning in 1954 with an expected production date of 1956. The P.142 will also be the first aircraft to carry the AA.20 air-to-air missile, currently also in development by FAI's SFECMAS's division in Chantillon. |
FAI P.155 Flying Wing
| Since the acquisition of various German aeronautical engineers under Operation Firm Hand during the last year, the state-owned French Aeroindustrial had begun employing their talents in a variety of projects. While Kurt Tank and, later, Ludwig Bölkow had been appointed to work on the P.142 fighter, the rest of the aeronautical specialists taken through the operation and hired by FAI had been assigned to the P.155 project, an extremely ambitious and equally secretive project to develop a bomber designed in the revolutionary flying wing style. The designs chiefs of the project, Reimar and Walter Horten, had become infamous within the air ministry of Nazi Germany for their advanced flying wing designs and, upon their involvement in Operation Firm Hand, had been selected to create a scaled-up version of their Horten H.XVIII "Amerikabomber" model, a flying-wing design capable of transatlantic flights. |
| While the company had begun looking into the flying-wing model upon the hiring of Reimar Horten in 1948, only the acquisition of some six top aeronautical designers from Germany including Walter Horten in February 1950 allowed design insights to turn into a full-blown project authorized by FAI President Léonard Appell for development and production. Since March 1950, work has diligently begun into scaling up the H.XVIII in size, range, and armament. The P.155, therefore, has been required to have six turbofans capable of 30kN of trust each and enough fuel to be able to fly from Paris to Moscow and back without stopping to refuel - roughly 45,000kg worth of fuel. To fulfill the needs of a 30kN engine, FAI has contracted Hispano-Suiza, a French-owned aviation engine and components manufacturer. |
| Once put into production, the P.155 will be capable of delivering somewhere around 10,000-15,000lbs of munitions- particularly, unguided bombs. Additionally, the French government has asked that the FAI attempt to manufacture the P.155 to be capable of holding 4 to 5 glider bombs, ordinance which can be guided to its target by an operator within the aircraft. Currently, such ordinance does not exist in an operational form within French service- therefore, it is expected the French government will subcontract a French or Rhinelander company to begin development into a glide bomb type. |
[list]DASSAULT AVIATION[/list]
Mystère Series Developments
| Dassault Aviation has continued work on its advanced Mystère Series of aircraft- a trio of fighter-bombers consisting of the Dassault MD.452 Mystère, the Dassault MD.454 Mystère IV, and the Dassault Super Mystère. The MD.452, the planned successor to the MD.450 Ouragan, is the closest model to entering completion, only an expected year away. Armed with 2x30mm cannons and capable of operating both SNEB rockets and a small payload of unguided ordinance, the French Air Force has already placed an order for nearly 100 Dassault Mystères to be put into service upon the beginning of the production run. As for the MD.454 and the Super Mystère, information is largely sparse, but these upgraded models are expected to both enter production before 1954. |
Future Aircraft, Investigation Into The Delta-Wing Design
| Marcel Dassault, following the hiring of Herman Berhbomm as a chief design leader, has begun to use his company to investigate the feasibility of delta wing aircraft as the future for aerial combat vehicle design. With Berhbomm at the helm, a specific wing of Dassault has begun development into an aircraft known as the Mirage. A delta-wing design, early models of the Mirage have envisioned it as a top-of-the-line, all-weather interceptor. |
| Other early design teams led by French design leaders have begun looking into designing a modern fighter aircraft with a more conventional design. Known as the Mystère XXII, early design sketches of this aircraft bear little resemblance to the other Mystère designs. |
[list]SOCIÉTÉ AÉRONAUTIQUE FRANÇAISE(AVIONS DEWOITINE)[/list]
DEWOITINE-POTEZ ACQUISITION
| Dewoitine, one of France's preeminent aeronautical companies, has recently announced its intentions to merge with the French Company Société des Avions et Moteurs Henry Potez. Formerly one of France's leading companies in the field, Potez suffered greatly due to nationalizations of various plants immediately before World War II and, since, has struggled to achieve success. Dewoitine, formerly France's biggest aeronautical manufacturer and creator of the Dewoitine D.520 fighter plane has likewise struggled to recapture its post-War successes and, although participating in the Carrier Jet Fighter Program competition, has been unable to keep up with competitors Dassault and French Aeroindustrial. Dewoitine has now announced that Potez, nearing bankruptcy and with no new designs being produced, has been purchased by the company for an unspecified amount of money, to be brought into the Dewoitine fold. |
| Within six months, Potez's plant at Argenteuil, along the Seine in northern France, will be merged into Dewoitine where it will produce civilian aircraft under the Dewoitine brand. Potez's founder, Henry Potez, will become a prominent figure within the Dewoitine company. |
[list]FRENCH NAVY[/list]
Carrier Jet Fighter Program(CJFP) Well Underway
| As part of the navy's plans to modernize its small carrier fleet, the Navy and the Ministry of National Defense authorized a multi-step program to turn France's small carrier armada into the most effective carrier force in the World through use of advanced, cutting-edge technology and deployment of advanced carrier-based fighters more than capable of downing enemy land-based aircraft. The latter part of the program, the Carrier Jet Fighter Program competition, has pit three French and two German companies against one another to develop, by August 1952, a capable carrier-based all-weather fighter. With slightly over a year and a half left in the competition, internal reports by the French Navy have stated that Messerschmitt P.1113 is the most capable and solid contender thus far developed by the competing companies, representing a wholly unique idea based upon the tailless Messerschmitt P.1112 design. A small, sleek fighter which has been developed specifically for the carrier-based role rather than modified to fit it, it is expected that the P.1113 holds the most promise to win the competition to become France's main carrier-based fighter. |
Cherokee Confederates, Antillian, Otsla, Kartnan, New Raines, Teymour, Republic Of Greater Germany, Faronea
[list][list]COMMUNIST PARTY PUSHES FOR FRENCH ENTRY INTO PACT OF EUROPE -
DALADIER CALLS PACT 'DANGEROUS TO EUROPEAN STABILITY'[/list][/list]
[list][list]1 December 1950 - Paris, France[/list]
| The creation of the 'Pact of Europe' by West Germany, Scandinavia, Italy, Portugal, the Netherlands, Spain, and Indonesia has caused a great stir in the political circuits of France with opinions strongly divided on the matter. After the involved nations signed entry into the Pact, France and Britain have been left as the only European nations outside the Iron Curtain not to join the organization, with both the United Kingdom and the French Republic withholding signing the Pact. President Daladier, typically on the side of European integration, has called the pact a 'dangerous threat to European stability' and has stated that, despite pushes from the French left to join the organization, his administration will not be joining the Pact to avoid aiding a 'decentralized, unorganized political organization whose aims can only be assumed and whose commitments to French values and the values of the United Nations have not been guaranteed'. This refusal to join has left to a serious applause from the French right, however has led to many in Daladier's left-wing camp including the Communist Party to distance themselves from the President, whom in increasing years has earned the nickname "Fraise Edouard", a metaphor to his red exterior but his less-than-revolutionary interior. |
| Minister of National Defense Charles de Gaulle, a rather uncouth supporter of French nationalism and Euroskepticism, was largely responsible for the eruption of controversy when, at a speech delivered at a French military base in Regensbourg on 21 November, he decried 'the formation of any Pacts, knowing full well what misery and suffering the last Pact, that of Steel, brought to all Europe'. Given to primarily French and West German soldiers, the speech was quickly reported on by West German press and, although subject to suppression at the hands of French and British censors, was soon reported upon by the medias of other European nations including France and Britain. Although the speech was met with applause from the right and other Euroskeptic groups in France, it has stirred a national debate on whether or not France should join the Pact of Europe. However, as of now, the answer is a resounding no. |
| To prevent the unmitigated remilitarization of Europe without allied oversight, President Daladier has ordered the suspension of all arms deals to the following nations: West Germany, Portugal, the Netherlands, Italy, and Spain. This has included the transfer of military technology to the West German Federal Police, the sale of the Normandie-class aircraft carrier FS Normandie to Spain and, most importantly, the cessation of training of Italian troops and any negotiations pertaining to a sale of French to Italy as part of Italy's joining the United Nations. The Daladier government has stated that it 'will not support or in any ways arm a potentially aggressive alliance' and has stated that it will only reopen arms sales with these nations once they have opted out of signing the Pact of Europe. Perhaps most damning has been France's policy towards West Germany's signing into the Pact of Europe- under Allied High Commissioner Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi, the Rhineland Mutual Cooperation Zone has been barred from any sort of entry into the Pact of Europe, essentially relegating only the less prosperous eastern half of West Germany to the Pact. Fully aware of the potential for the Federal Republic of Germany to use the Pact as a means to rearm and once again bring about war, France and the United Kingdom have entered negotiations to discuss a potential secession of the Rhineland from West Germany entirely creating a new, independent state on the left bank of the Rhine. While these negotiations remain just that - negotiations - the threat towards continued German internal organization remains real so long as Republic Of Greater Germany remains in the Pact. |
| It is unknown at this time if Britain will fully collaborate with France in preventing the full implementation of the Pact of Europe, however given Britain's similar proclivities towards combating fascism and militarism in the post-war age, it is highly probable. For now, France may stand alone in taking direct action against the Pact of Europe, and Daladier may stand alone on the French left in his rejection of the Pact, however British involvement against the Pact would signify a serious threat to its existence. |
[spoiler=Mentions]
Brickwall[/spoiler]
Cherokee Confederates, Teujira, Antillian, Otsla, Grand Indochina, Not Xav, Kartnan, New Raines, Teymour, Republic Of Greater Germany, Faronea, Pacifica Occidentalis
The new allaince
[sub]1950 December | before parliament [/sub]
The President wanted to do a speech before the Parliament and hold a speech with about this new allaince the masses hold various political posters some thinking this will lead to another war others encouraging him.
He waits until it gets quiet and star speaking
Before everything we don't want war I made this allaince and planned it to prevent war by bringing the nations of Europe togheter
I will now tell you what I think this allaince is for. I myself see it as a allaince that will stabilise Europe and bring peace if the people of France and Britain fear that Germany might rearm then I cannot blame you for that fear.
So I would propose that we could make a deal were we limit German forces of course not as bad as the Versailles treaty and maybe even only allow them to rearm in a differnt year. Of course to negotiate something like that may not be in the netherlands hands but if these governments are willing to co operate and the greater Germans state is fine with it too. We could maybe do it. And I will guarantee that we will never again wage war I see Europeans as brothers and now fighting between us when Greece has fallen to the communists. Would be not just idiotic but plain dumb
My dear people with the lowering of trade bars and maybe one European currency I think we will go out in a new world in the 60. Now i have been called to Scandinavia to discuss this new allaince and I hope that we not only make good decisions for our own nations but for all of Europe
My president officially leaves the netherlands to go to scandinavia
Cherokee Confederates, Antillian, Grand Indochina, Czabalkia, Kartnan, Teymour, Republic Of Greater Germany, Faronea
I think I will borrow Masanobu from you, not as a mercenary but rather a prisoner of the Republic of China.
Due to his expertise in warfare, I guess I can write him as an advisor for the Nationalist Chinese, then return the dude to Japan at the end of the Chinese Civil War.
Anyway, thank mate !
Note : Apologize for let you waiting. Im more active in Discord than NationState.
Arcanda, Cherokee Confederates, Czabalkia, Kartnan, Republic Of Greater Germany, Faronea
[list][list][sub]DECEMBER, 1950[/sub]
𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙌𝙐𝙀𝙎𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉𝙀𝘿 𝙀𝙐𝙍𝙊𝙋𝙀𝘼𝙉 𝙋𝘼𝘾𝙏
[sub]DER GEFRAGTE EUROPÄISCHE PAKT[/sub]
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[list][sub]Frankfurt AFTERNOON[/sub]
[sub]| The Chancellor arrived at the Bundestag from his residence this morning, discussing the European Pact which seems to have started to emerge pros and cons after West Germany officially planned to join it. This is a serious problem in the eyes of the public. On the other hand, West Germany needs additional finance, on the other side, West Germany is eager to try not to interfere in foreign affairs.[/sub]
[sub]Adenauer 1 Cabinet has at least twice considered entering this organization. The Minister of Foreign Affairs himself had predicted that a situation this complex would occur. He (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) had stated that Adenauer's decision to join the European Pact was "too hasty and lacking in consideration". This was exacerbated by public protests. Several conservative groups this morning held a massive demonstration in the city of Bonn, condemning the Chancellor's decision, saying that West Germany had a enough dark times, which such a shame on German people and didn't want it repeats. On the other hand, there are still many people who support the Chancellor's decision.[/sub]
[sub] Other news, such as the Rhineland which would be granted full autonomy, to France which would limit even more from West German military, made German politics also fluctuate, some of which (KPD supporters particularly) even proposed unification with East Germany into a neutral Socialist country just like Yugoslavia. To prevent this, the Chancellor and several other delegates planned to go to Stockholm, Scandinavia, to discuss further whether West Germany remains in the European Pact or is officially not joined. We only hoped the best decision are made for West Germany to once again prevail through democracy. |[/sub][/list]
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[spoiler=MENTIONS]
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Cherokee Confederates, Antillian, Otsla, Grand Indochina, Czabalkia, Kartnan, Teymour, Faronea, Pacifica Occidentalis
[pre]Madrid Gazette[/pre]
[pre]DECEMBER - 1950[/pre]
Franco pushes slight reform
[list]| Madrid -- Generalissimo Franciso Franco had announced today he will be allowing small reforms within Spain, adjacent to his "Less Fascist" policies. These reforms were made to allow Spain to continue foreign relations with other western states, and therefore enhancing the flow of trades into Spain and securing important deals advantageous to Spain's defence interest. This would also allow Spain to stamp out the Republicans, as the said reform would legitimize Franco's rule, making him more "friendly" towards his people and eliminating all allegations against him. In any other case, here are the supposed reform:[/list]
[list][list]
- Western media and broadcast allowed in Spain (minus shows displaying the concept of democracy and liberty)
- "Free and fair" elections (OOC: in your dreams)
- Massive reopening of major and touristic areas around Spain
[/list][/list]
[list]While they may have not been many or major, these reforms would be significant in shaping the new Spanish history, under the guidance of Franco and with the will of the Spanish people[/list]
Cherokee Confederates, Antillian, Grand Indochina, Czabalkia, Republic Of Greater Germany, Faronea
Pinilla asks for Spanish help
[sub]late January 1951[/sub]
With the conflicts, strikes, and even Monor Rebellions for the democratic cause of Orientar, Pinilla asks for Spanish military help to put down the democratic rebellions.
Antillian, Kartnan
Don't worry about it, do whatever you want with him except killing him. I'm glad someone can roleplay that man.
Republic Of Greater Germany, Faronea
As help from Spain didnt arrive yet, the civil war starts.
[sub]February 1951[/sub]
Today the thing we were hoping not to happen happened! We are in a civil war! We still do hope for the best, but those hopes are not as strong as the old ones. We recommend all readers to keep safe, flee to the countryside, or, if you want, choose your side. This newspaper just crosses its fingers for the best side to win. We are not taking sides, so of course we dont know which will be the best side.
General Pinilla gives speech to the soldiers
[sub]February 1951[/sub]
Following the start of the civil war, General Pinilla gave a speech to all his army:
Soldiers, you know your duty to protect the motherland from a long and bloody civil war, so I hope it shall be quick,but I hope, that you, soldiers, shall do your best for us to win and my regime to strengthen. You all know that Im your liberator, who else would have you chosen as leader? WeDo t even know HOW he shall rule this nation, because we have never experienced his rule. Maybe its just going to be a corrupt person, always winning the elections? What will you do then? No, then it shall be too late for me to return. So, soldiers, shall we fight for the motherland and its glory
Soldiers: YES SIR, WE SHALL ALWAYS FIGHT FOR THE MOTHERLAND AND ITS GLORY!
Pinilla: Soldiers, Im happy of you!
Antillian, Grand Indochina, Czabalkia, Republic Of Greater Germany
``Reply To The Greek Government
[sub]24. February 1951| Bucharest [/sub]
The Romanian Government Accepts the Greeks request for closer relations and asks if they would like any Romanian Experts to help rebuild the country, Romania would also like to have a small part of Greece available for Romanian State Owned Tourism Companies to build hotels along the mediterranen and in return, Romania will pass on building expertise and employ greek crews, Romania Would like a joint military agreement to share military knowledge and technology with each other, in return, Romania offers a non aggression pact. Romania will close its borders to those fleeing the Law in Greece and will ask other countries to do the same. ``
Antillian, Grand Indochina, Not Xav, Kartnan, Lux Lumen, Faronea
https://youtu.be/hyh5ZEqPErM
Kartnan, Faronea
[list][list]𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐏𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐎𝐌
𝙳𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚢 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚌𝚊𝚖𝚙 𝚗𝚎𝚊𝚛 𝙿𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚜, 𝟷𝟿𝟺𝟹[/list]
[pre]Before everything went to hell, Drancy was a nice urban community, then, the war happened and now it has become what the Germans call a "Transit camp". A transit camp to where exactly? Hell if I know. All I know is that the French police dragged me here against my will alongside other jews. Not just adults, a great many children were here too. I tried to fish some answers from the guards, however not a single one knew much about anything, or so they claim, either way, the situation was grim and I'm fearful of what they plan to do to us. - Maxy Calmer, Day 01.[/pre]
[I][pre]Today the French gathered us all up in the main courtyard of the prison. We were split into various lines like soldiers and told to stand and be quiet. Some of my fellow jews told me that we were expecting Germans to come and take over the camp. It seems they were right as German soldiers came into the camp, inspecting everything and everyone. The leader that went by the name of 'Alois Brunner' introduced himself as the new camp overseer. At first, I expected a blonde blue-eyed Aryan, described by those famous German propaganda pieces, instead, we had this Jewish looking man come before us. I saw some of my fellow jews give a sigh of relief, but those fools would be proven wrong in a matter of minutes as Alois started laying out new rules and regulations. An hour later I witnessed him personally taking part in a brutal beating of a jew that refused to board the railway cart. I don't bother trying to figure out where those carts go anymore. Where ever the hell they go, I'd rather not find out. - Maxy Calmer, Day 03[/pre]
[I][pre]The days get longer and more miserable in this hell, I can't even sleep, every night I hear screams and the gunshots. They keep bringing in more and more people too, it is getting to the point where space is running out and our food rations keep diminishing, but no one dares complain, especially when that devil is stalking the halls. That's a one-way ticket to getting put up against the firing wall or getting shoved into those carts to god knows where. I need to get out of here....- Maxy Calmer, Day 30.[/pre]
[I][pre]Me and some fellow jews finally hatched a plan to get out of this hell, in a certain section of the courtyard, there is a blind spot that the guard towers can't observer, it's behind the kitchen shed. There we can build a tunnel but were going to need more manpower and whatever tools we can get our hands-on. I will be in charge of getting more men on board and keeping eyes out for security. We need to time all our actions, all it takes for this plan to go to hell is some dam German patrol coming in at the wrong time. Luckily one Jew by the name of Binyamin allowed me to use his grandfather's old watch to time the patrols, I'm very grateful to him and will be sure to take care of this watch. I only hope that we can dig that tunnel and leave this place. - Maxy Calmer, Day 50.[/pre]
[list]{ 𝕬𝖑𝖔𝖎𝖘 𝕭𝖗𝖚𝖓𝖓𝖊𝖗 } [sup]And this is the last diary entry?[/sup]
{ 𝕻𝖗𝖎𝖘𝖔𝖓 𝕲𝖚𝖆𝖗𝖉 } [sup]Yes commandant! We searched every inch of his bed and made sure to question any other potential J*den helping him.[/sup]
{ 𝕬𝖑𝖔𝖎𝖘 𝕭𝖗𝖚𝖓𝖓𝖊𝖗 } [sup]Well then, bring him in...[/sup]
[pre]The Guard nods and steps outside for a moment, a second later he and another guard drag Maxy into the office of Brunner. Maxy is a state of misery, haven been beaten to a bloody pulp by the SS officers, he is missing most of his front teeth, and his index finger cut off. The guard's force Maxy on his knees, Brunner remains seated with arms folded and his signature cold soulless eyes on Maxy.[/pre]
{ 𝕬𝖑𝖔𝖎𝖘 𝕭𝖗𝖚𝖓𝖓𝖊𝖗 } [sup]Maxy Calmer...this journal here incriminates you, it's enough reason for me to just have shot right here honestly. However, I'll show you a bit of mercy if you tell me where the rest of the J*den went. If you tell me I will allow you extra rations and even allow you to work for us.[/sup]
{ 𝕸𝖆𝖝𝖞 𝕮𝖆𝖑𝖒𝖊𝖗 } [sup]I know nothing, sir...[/sup]
[pre]Brunner upon hearing Maxys' response stood from his desk. He walked slowly up to Maxy and proceeded to kick him hard in the face. As Maxy laid on the floor bleeding from the mouth, Brunner began stomping his head into the floor. Calling him a list of slurs and demanding he gives up the location of the escaped jews.[/pre]
{ 𝕬𝖑𝖔𝖎𝖘 𝕭𝖗𝖚𝖓𝖓𝖊𝖗 } [sup]You think your brave little J*den!!! You are but sh*t on my heel!!! Guards hold him up![/sup]
[pre]The guards would drag Maxy back up to his knees, with one holding his head still. Brunner would retrieve a dagger from his desk and walk back to Maxy. He took the dagger and slowly with precision began cutting Maxys' eye out of his socket. Maxy wailed and screamed to the top his lungs, begging for them to stop, only to be mocked and ridiculed by Brunner and his men. Once Brunner was done having his fun, he tossed the eye on the floor. Maxy would collapse on the floor when the guards let go of him.[/pre]
{ 𝕬𝖑𝖔𝖎𝖘 𝕭𝖗𝖚𝖓𝖓𝖊𝖗 } [sup]Take this rat to isolation. Make sure he lives, I will continue the interrogation until he breaks. He'll wish for death when I am done with him...[/sup]
Cherokee Confederates, Grand Indochina, Czabalkia, Kartnan, Republic Of Greater Germany, Faronea
[list][list]Greek Public Radio
March 15th, 1951, 17:00[/list][/list]
[list]"Hello, fellow people of Greece! It is 17:00, and time to start your evening radio news. It is a beautiful evening, with not a cloud in the sky, here in Athens. First, the Academy of Security has released its job numbers.....are these right.....ok, the Academy of Security has reported that it has 400,000 soldiers in training or in active duty. There is no indication how many will be active personnel once training is complete. In other news, Greece has begun developing submarines based off of submarines that it has originating from foreign nations. These submarines are expected to enter service in 1954. In other news, Greece has accepted a proposal from Romania in order to improve the economy and to improve diplomatic relations. In other news, the Greek government has begun making attmpts at diplomacy with the Turkish leader, Adnan Menderes. In other news, the Greek government invites all Greeks who have undergone self-exile in 1949, to return to Greece. The Greek government stated that it shall not hold them responsible for their fleeing, as 'war is a scary time for many' and that those in self-exile will be welcomed back with open arms. In other news, the Greek government has proposed creating a international Greek restaurant chain to generate much needed funds for humanitarian efforts within Greece. In other news, the first post-war textbooks for schools have been written and are being printed for the upcoming school year. In other news, the book 'Fall of Greed', published just last month, is showing massive popularity within Greece. This book details the fall of the corrupt capitalist distopia in Greece and the rise of equality and communism. In other news, the Greek government has announced that the Academy of Knowledge is developing its own televisions and broadcasting equipment, so that Greek media can be advanced to a stage equal to the many powers in Europe who have already done so. A released timeline for the project predicts completion by 1955. In other news, the Greek government has reported that its budget has been maxed out and is offering thirty-year Bonds to its citizens to help pay for further improvements. Some outliers in the population have criticized the Greek government for trying to force through rapid development and reconstruction. In other news, the Greek Merchant Marine, which has been granted a unique status separate from the military, has issued complaints about recent requirements to arm Greek merchant ships with naval guns and anti-aircraft guns...Finally, the Greek government has announced that it expects the Acropolis to be completed by early next year and Athens to be completely rebuilt the year after. Industries in Athens will still need to be expanded and rebuilt; however, the city would be able to resume most of its pre-war economic activity.....That is all for today's news. Next up is the Greek History Hour, your hour of public history lesson, on the radio."[/list]
Grand Indochina, Not Xav, Kartnan, Faronea
Portuguese News Report
The Portuguese government in agreement with the British has purchased 15 British Spitfire aircraft, along with 2 battle class destroyers, and 1 1942 design British light fleet carrier. In order to bolster the Portuguese Navy in order to more easily quell rebellions within Portuguese colonies if they are ever to occur. A mobile air bass will be a integral part of the Portuguese plan to ensure its colonies are safeguarded.
The Pact of Europe
While some find the pact of Europe a threat King Phillips of Portugal has stated that the pact of Europe is a defensive pact not an offensive pact. Its sole purpose is to ensure the mutual defense of all members within the pact, and to lower trade barriers with member nations. Some nations like France whom only care for the power they could lose from this organization are enemys of peace, thats why they would threaten further dividing Europe by separating the Rhineland from Germany. France wants Europe to fall into chaos so that they may feed on whats left. If they do not wish to join that is up to them, however threatening the members of the pact of Europe is a corse of action that cannot be overlooked. If the French are willing to divide Europe even more starting with Germany, imagine what they are willing to do to the rest of Europe I send my best regards to the people of west Germany for there wise choice to join the pact of Europe, and I hope they know that the people of Portugal and the rest of the alliance has there back against the imperialist ambitions of France. Ambitions that threaten the very stability of Europe I call on all members of the pact of Europe to stand against the tyranny of France -King Philips of Portugal.
Grand Indochina, Not Xav, Kartnan, Faronea
[list]THE ROTHSCHILD DOCTRINE[/list]
[pre]FRIDAY, 4 SEPTEMBER 1950 A.D
(Gregorian)
In the 14th Year of the Reign of George VI of Windsor.
(Regnal)
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[list]10 Downing Street, London, England, the United Kingdom[/list]

| The previous 5-years of the Attlee Ministry were seen as a period of Soviet appeasement by many of the Conservatives of 1950. Soviet advancements had been made in regards to securing control of Eastern Europe, the Balkans, China, Northern Korea, they even had insurgents fighting in Malaya. It seemed every corner of the globe was now in peril from the communist menace, and the Labour government had done nothing to put a stop to it.
PM Rothschild and his Minister of Defence, 5-Star Field Marshal Alexander I of Tunis, begin to forge a foreign policy doctrine which will define Conservative politics for the coming decades. Firstly, to wholly support democratic and/or capitalist forces throughout the world. This had become manifest in the drafting of the Commonwealth Economic Treaty and the London Concordat on Native Self-Rule. In order to counter the attractiveness of ideologies such as Marxism-Leninism, it was necessary to show natives the benefits of the capitalist system. Foreign direct investment into the colonies of the UK was now easier than ever, and economies would be growing at skyrocketing rates as they achieved self-rule. However maintaining stability in government, and protecting the rule of law and property would be paramount to protecting that growth.
The UK, as a nation which spanned all 7 continents, had a commitment to maintaining the international preeminence of the democratic Western world. It currently operated 12 carrier groups, however over the next 10 years Rothschild wished to consolidate the number of active Royal Navy cattier groups down to 7-10. These 7-10 carrier groups would be concentrated into the The British Fleet, The West Indies Fleet, The Australian Fleet, The Canadian Fleet, The East Indies Fleet, the Mediterranean Fleet, and the South Atlantic Fleet. Development of a Queen Victoria-class ~80,000 ton supercarrier capable of carrying 70-90 fighters, and utilizing a CATOBAR launch system. This new Queen Victoria-class supercarrier would assist in maintaining Britains status as a global power, with strike capabilities anywhere on earth. A unified defence policy via the Western Union meant that the UK didnt need to carry the full costs of the defending the Free World, it was sharing those costs with the Americans and the French. That being said, Rothschild would commit to minimum 4.5% of GDP in annual defence spending. On top of that he refused to permit active personnel levels to fall below 400,000, stating that the British Empire must be prepared to fight a Third World War at any moment these days. At least 1 million reserve personnel would be maintained, by conscription or otherwise.
Rothschild wished to make the UK into the backbone of the Free World and for this reason he would covertly launch "Operation Pike" in August 1950. "Operation Pike" would be put into effect by the Ministry of Defence, and more specifically the Directorate of Military Intelligence. It entailed a plan to train, fund, support, and in certain cases create instruments of resistance to socialism and communism. MI5, under the auspice of the Royal Army, would establish several "Foreign Special Warfare School"s. Foreign Special Warfare Schools would serve as essentially anti-communist and guerrilla warfare training camps. The existence of these training facilities, their locations, and the material taught in them would remain top secret. Instructors from the Special Air Service, Special Boat Service, Royal Marines, and Military Intelligence Directorate would provide instruction to foreign trainees on how to ideologically combat communists, orchestrate false flag operations, manufacture and deploy explosives, conduct interdiction operations, scuba diving, torture and interrogate enemy combatants, resist torture and interrogation, and conduct psychological/political warfare in the field. Several Foreign Special Warfare Schools would be opened, in locations chosen to expand the range of environments that trainees would be capable of engaging adequately in. The five Foreign Special Warfare Schools would be located on military bases in the following areas, with space for the training of 550 recruits in each school every 4 months.[list]
⁃ Camp Baker, Belize District, British Honduras
⁃ Camp Victor, Nairobi, Dominion of Kenya
⁃ Camp Fox, Malacca, Federation of Malaya
⁃ Camp Niner, Iqaluit, Canada
⁃ Camp X-ray, Doha, Crown Colony of Qatar
⁃ Camp Charlie, Poggershire, Dominion of Cyprus[/list]
in allied nations like Cyprus and West Germany, now in the frontline areas in the fight against communism, the Military Intelligence Directorate would be establishing stay-behind armies. Stay-behind armies were a euphemism for secretive paramilitary forces which would take on the role of anti-communist resistance in the event of a Soviet invasion and occupation of Western Europe. Currently the Military Intelligence Directorate only had plans to establish stay-behind armies in West Germany and Cyprus, but more stay-behind forces were planned for Italy and Scandinavia. These groups would be modeled after the secretive Auxiliary Units established by the Churchill Ministry in World War 2, secretive and disguised sleeper cells which attracted right-wing patriotic membership. Several groups would be created, intended to appear like sporting or hunting societies to outsiders. The following groups would fall under this program:
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⁃ German Hunting Society / Deutsche Jagdgesellschaften (North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony)
⁃ Éllines Oreivátes (Diethneís) / Hellenic Mountaineers (International) (Cyprus)
⁃ Rhine Shooters and Hunters League / Rheinschützen- und Jägerliga (Rhine Zone)[/list]
Select members of the these organisations, chosen based on perceived political loyalty, would be given training at various Foreign Special Warfare Schools. Unbeknownst to Rothschild, due to his Jewish heritage, a great deal of former Schutzstaffel and Wehrmacht servicemen would find political havens in the halls of these "hunting societies". The same was true in Cyprus, where great numbers of Organisation X members could be found among the ranks of the Hellenic Mountaineers.
The Military Intelligence Directorate wouldnt stop its efforts at backing anti-communists in Europe. It had its sights set on replicating this process in every single Class A and B Crown Colony which was currently on its way to independence. Concerted efforts to create pro-British, pro-Western and right wing political movements and parties are undertaken by the Military Intelligence Directorate and the High Commissioners Office of the Dominions of Kenya, Malaya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Cameroon, Cyprus, the Sudan, The Gambia, the Gold Coast, Sierra Leone, Somaliland, Uganda. Cordial relationships between historical local elites and the drivers of industry are to be forged in the defence of traditional values and capitalism. It is important for the High Commissioners of the various British Dominions work to show the pro-British right wing parties as the guardians of both traditional values and economic growth. Political parties whose domestic agenda coincided with that of the UK would receive funding, and both covert and overt political support from the UK government.
Malaya would become a testing ground for many of the Rothschild Ministrys proposed policies. They had recently appointed General Sir Harold Briggs to serve as High Commissioner of the Malayan Federation in June 1950. Briggs would take a starkly different position from his predecessor, choosing to dramatically increase British presence in the region for a short period, to quell the Communist insurgency. Around 50,000 East African, Australian, New Zealander, Rhodesian, Irish, and British servicemen would be needed to assist the Royal Malayan Constabulary, Royal Malayan Regiments, and Sarawak Rangers as they attempted to suppress the Malayan National Liberation Army. Roughly 200,000 total Malayan personnel were currently engaged in the counterinsurgency operation in Malaya. Three new military developments would come out of the Briggs Plan: the "hearts and minds" strategy, "seek and destroy" operations, and the "new villages" policy. Each would be paramount to re-establishing British rule and a peaceful transition of power in 1960.
"Hearts and minds" described what Military Intelligence called the "military objective of guerrilla warfare", that is the public opinion of the civilian populace. Ending the insurgency in Malaya would rely heavily on Commonwealth forces holding the sympathy of at least the majority of Malayas population. Support for the guerrillas fell on ethnic lines, with the MNLA receiving much of their support and recruits from Malayas sizeable Chinese population. Roughly 25% of the nation was Chinese, and over 60% were peoples of Malay or Bornean. The success of the Peoples Liberation Army in the Chinese Civil War worked to further enhance the ethnic nature to the Malayan insurgency. The ranks of the Malayan Communist Party and Malayan National Liberation Army had become overwhelmingly Chinese by 1950, with over 76% of captured guerrillas being Chinese in ethnicity. As a result, High Commissioner Briggs orders all citizens of Malaya to acquire national identification passbooks which list their name, ethnicity, age, sex, and residence. Anyone walking outside a domicile was expected to have their passbooks on hand for presentation at the request of Royal Constables or military personnel acting in a counterinsurgency role. Anyone found without a passbook would be immediately detained for questioning, and if deemed a threat would be sent to the closest of several "Counterinsurgency Wartime Detention Processing Centres".
Counterinsurgency Wartime Detention Processing Centres consisted of a number of detention facilities at Royal Navy based across the globe. These were essentially wartime prison camps where "irregular enemy combatants" could be indefinitely detained under British law and interrogated/tortured for information related to the insurgency. For now the system would be employed in Malaya, but the Ministry of Defence felt it would become necessary as the decolonisation process continued. The following navy bases have active camps:
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⁃ Sovereign Base Area of Akrotiri (Cyprus)
⁃ HM Naval Support Facility Jufair (Bahrain)
⁃ HM Naval Support Facility Sheba (Aden)
⁃ HM Naval Support Facility Sembawang (Singapore)
⁃ HM Naval Support Facility Tarangau (New Guinea)
⁃ HM Naval Support Facility Bermuda (Bermuda)
⁃ HM Naval Support Facility Simons Town (South Africa)
⁃ HM Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia (Diego Garcia)
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The ethnic Chinese population of Malaya was characterised as having dual allegiance or total allegiance to Communist China and the Chinese Communist Party. Rural Chinese farmers residing in the deep jungles of Malaya were the strongest source of support for the MNLA, as such the Briggs cabinet would embark on a campaign building of "new villages". These "new villages" aimed to defeat the MNLA by isolating from their sources of support amongst the rural Chinese population. Around 500,000 farmers will eventually be interned in "new villages" which function as small communities constructed from prefabricated concrete and corrugated steel and surrounded by barbed wire and sentry posts. All entry and exit points within "new villages" were guarded by Commonwealth or Malayan forces armed with Sterling or STEN SMGs. Due to the ongoing state of emergency there were curfews and essential travel orders imposed. Army escorted caravans brought workers to tin and rubber plantations and brought children to schools, with transit in and out of new villages being restricted to "essential travel". Travel for a personal emergency could be arranged with 12 hours notice and authorisation from the local magistrate. A curfew from 21:00 and 05:00 was imposed within all new villages, and expanded in times of high insurgent activity. The physical separation of the Chinese and Malay communities helped to reinforce the ethnic nature of the conflict, and depoliticised what mightve been a class conflict. Many ethnic Malay and indigenous Bornean come to see themselves as the guardians of a free Malaya, defending their homeland against a Communist and Chinese foreign menace that was attempting to besiege the nation.
"Seek and destroy" operations were the general term for counterinsurgency operations aimed at patrolling large swaths of the Malayan and Bornean forests and hunting MNLA guerrillas in the jungle. Aerial reconnaissance was conducted using English Electric Canberra aircraft, searching endless kilometres of trees in search of guerrilla training and base camps. Crop duster aircraft are heavily employed to spray a mixture of 2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid and 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, which the Royal Army Chemical Corps calls "Agent POG". Agent POG acts as a tactical defoliant which destroys the thousands of trees and crops which would have ordinarily fed and sheltered the MNLA guerrillas. Starvation is to be used as a weapon of war against the guerrillas and so rationing is imposed on the Malayan population at the same time. With no ability to farm openly, and no ability to acquire rations; the MNLA guerrillas were all sure to starve sooner or later. Members of the 21st (British), 22nd (British), 23rd (British), 24th (Canadian), 25th (Australian), and 26th (Rhodesian) Special Air Service Brigades; the Royal Irish Rangers, the Sarawak Rangers, the Kings and East African Rifles, Selous Scouts, and Scottish Guard would all participate in raids against MNLA base camps in the jungle. They would parachute into areas nearby guerrilla camps in the cover of night, seeking their targets out and destroying the camp along with its inhabitants. Prisoners captured would be shipped to Diego Garcia for detention and interrogation, separated from their comrades by the great expanse of the Indian Ocean.
The British Empire was now fully committed to fighting the creeping advance of Communism. It would refuse to let the Soviet Union and their satellites dominate the world, but it would likewise reject any challenges to the Anglo-Franco-American post-war World Order. It was for this reason that the UK would reject any alliance or major trade agreements with the rising "Pact of Europe", viewing it as a act of insolence by a continent that Britain had just saved from destruction twice. |
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Arcanda, Cherokee Confederates, Antillian, Otsla, Grand Indochina, Kartnan, Republic Of Greater Germany, Faronea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Kartnan, Faronea
The civil war update
[sub]April 1951[/sub]
More and more people have been coming to join the democrats, and in our opinion, if the Portuguese help doesnt arrive, and the Spanish wont intervene, we shall become democrat. Less and less people join the militarist army of Orientar, but more join the democrat side. Pinilla doesnt know how he can win this civil war.
Meanwhile in Matancera...
???: Time to start our plan....
???!: Yes indeed.
Meanwhile In the same city a few streets away...:
Pinilla: So thats it, I guess.
Colonel: Maybe, we dont know.
Pinilla: let me think....
...
3 monotone minutes pass.
Pinilla: YES I FOUND THE PLAN, COLONEL!
Colonel: What is it, my general?
Pinilla: We shall only use it if help doesnt arrive but I shall tell you it now.
[TOP SECRET REDACTED.]
Grand Indochina, Not Xav, Kartnan
Portuguese News report
Debate in the department of the army.
The Portuguese military has been undergoing expansion and modernization. However a debate has emerged in the Department of the army as the Head of the department General Luis Carmona has proposed that all soldiers in the field be equipped with proper head gear, helmets to be more exact. As of know only the 1st marine division is equipped with helmets. The rest of the army simply wear the standard cover. General Luis states that helmets would better protect the men on the ground from shrapnel, bullets, and debris. However others in the war department are saying that the weight of the helmets would decrease the speed of the troops on the ground, and that most bullets would go through the helmets anyway. Luckily for General Luis King Phillips stepped in and signed an order to outfit all troops with a standard issued helmet as soon as a design becomes available.
Grand Indochina, Czabalkia, Not Xav, Faronea
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Czabalkia, Kartnan, Faronea
Hey there! Welcome to the RPC :)
Kartnan, Faronea
Looks fairly quiet around here. School time?
Czabalkia, Kartnan, Faronea
Nah, its really active in our Discord. RMB is scantly used for OOC talk. Want a link to our server?
Kartnan, Faronea
It should be listed somewhere above, if I remember correctly.
Czabalkia, Kartnan, Faronea
Yup! In the world factbook entry. Once you join Ill give you immigrant status so you can talk to the mods. I do assume you plan on applying for a spot?
Kartnan, Faronea, Vandreka
I do, at some point.
Czabalkia, Kartnan, Faronea
So what nation are you, newcomer?
And France, can another nation RP as Venezuela for a sec cus I need to invade a part of it.
I haven't really chosen one yet. Vandreka itself is an Eastern European Alpine nation.
Czabalkia, Faronea
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1369270
Some of Austria is unclaimed, you can take that, just submit an applaication to Teujira the cartographer.
Vandreka
Already working on an application, but I haven't sent it in yet nor have I been accepted, so I can't reasonably say that I am a certain country yet. Hence my previous response. I realize how that may have sounded like I hadn't yet decided which spot I wanted.
Faronea
[spoiler=TELEGRAM TO STOCKHOLM]𝟸𝟶 𝚂𝚎𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝟷𝟿𝟻𝟶
[sub]𝙱𝚎𝚒𝚓𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙼𝚞𝚗𝚒𝚌𝚒𝚙𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢, 𝙿𝚎𝚘𝚙𝚕𝚎'𝚜 𝚁𝚎𝚙𝚞𝚋𝚕𝚒𝚌 𝚘𝚏 𝙲𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚊[/sub]
𝙰𝚜 𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚘𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚖𝚊𝚢 𝚊𝚕𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚢 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠𝚗, 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚋𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚛 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙺𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚗 𝙿𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚞𝚕𝚊 𝚜𝚘𝚘𝚗. 𝚆𝚎 𝚍𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚗𝚕𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚠𝚎 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 "𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜" 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚘𝚖𝚋𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚄𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚌𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚎𝚜.
𝙳𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚢, 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚐𝚘𝚝 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙿𝚎𝚘𝚙𝚕𝚎'𝚜 𝚁𝚎𝚙𝚞𝚋𝚕𝚒𝚌 𝚘𝚏 𝙲𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚊 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚍𝚘 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚗 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚌𝚊𝚙𝚊𝚋𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚌𝚝 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝙵𝚎𝚗𝚗𝚘𝚜𝚌𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚗 𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚝𝚛𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚙𝚞𝚕𝚕 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚖𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚠𝚎 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚎.
𝙷𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛, 𝚒𝚗 𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚗... 𝚠𝚎 𝚊𝚜𝚔 𝚘𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚊𝚒𝚍𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚖𝚒𝚎𝚜. 𝚆𝚎 𝚍𝚘 𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚠𝚊𝚛 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚐𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚏𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚢𝚘𝚞, 𝚠𝚊𝚛 𝚒𝚜 𝚊 𝚋𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚊𝚏𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚕𝚕. 𝙱𝚞𝚝 𝚍𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔 𝚒𝚝 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚋𝚎 𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚊𝚠𝚔𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙 𝚒𝚏 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚂𝚘𝚞𝚝𝚑 𝙺𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚗 𝚐𝚘𝚝 𝚂𝚠𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚑-𝚖𝚊𝚍𝚎 𝚐𝚞𝚗𝚜 ?
𝙷𝚞𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚊𝚗 𝚊𝚒𝚍𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚎, 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚕𝚎𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠.
𝙶𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝚍𝚊𝚢 !
𝙼𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚘𝚏 𝙵𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚒𝚐𝚗 𝙰𝚏𝚏𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚜
[sub]𝚉𝚑𝚘𝚞 𝙴𝚗𝚕𝚊𝚒[/sub][/spoiler]
[spoiler=Mentions]
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Antillian, Otsla, Liberalina, Republic Of Greater Germany, Faronea
That sounds like a threat
Grand Indochina, Faronea, Sinic Asia
Regardless the pact of Europe will respond if attacked
Grand Indochina, Faronea, Sinic Asia
[list]JUNE 1950
CAIRO, EGYPT MIDDLE EAST[/list]
[list][list][sub][pre]وطن - عمل - استقلال
The Homeland - Labour - Independence
QADDAB: 'THE CANAL BELONGS TO EGYPT'[/pre][/sub]
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[list][sub]"We have catalogued a national misfortune through a century of humiliations, when the old regime sold our canal and with it our independence and our livelihoods to the foreign occupiers. What right does these occupying countries have to run the affairs of Egyptians?! There is no question in the minds and hearts of our people, we must seize this day to destroy the relics we have declared as the enemies of our Republican Revolution. Many of your fellow citizens are clamouring for the return of the canal. And we hear them! We hear them everyday and we shall deliver to them their rights! The world must acknowledge with our people that the canal belongs to Egypt! "[/sub]
- RASHID QADDAB[/list]
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[sub]The Republican Revolution had ushered in a firmly anti-Colonial government intent on undoing the legacy of Egypts heritage as a colonized country. This program of seeking an end to foreign domination over Egyptian affairs, was crafted and developed over numerous historical events which preceded the first Republic. The Urabi Revolution of 1879 to 1882 sought to depose the British-influenced government of Tewfik Pasha, although it was defeated and Egypt was thus stripped of its sovereignty and forced into the fold of Imperial Britain. The 1919 Revolution was the next large iteration of Egyptian opposition to imperialism, on the basis of forming a modern independent country based on Woodrow Wilson's "Fourteen Points". Britain, under pressure from the Egyptian masses, recognized an independent Egyptian Kingdom, however this new state would prove to be a tyrannical British client-state and failed to fulfill the hopes of the national liberation movements. Furthermore, the lands untouched by the 1919 Revolution, namely the Sudan and the Suez Canal, remained under the thumb of London. This heritage proves that the anti-Imperialist attitude of the government of Rashid Qaddab is firmly rooted in popular conviction as a core principle of the Young Egyptians, but also their political rivals in the Muslim Brotherhood. After 71 years the British have yet to withdraw from the Suez Canal, largely due to the immense strategic value the canal holds. Although the canal's operations are split between the Suez Canal Company, a venture owned jointly by French and British shareholders, the security of the canal is the responsibility of Australia, an associate state of Britain. London has leveraged this fact to have the ultimate say in who can and who cannot use the canal. At the onset of the First World War, Egypts Khedival government announced that the canal would be open to all nations, however this was overruled by the British government, who barred the Central Powers from the Suez. During the Second World War the Italian Duce, Benito Mussolini, lamented that his country was trapped in the Mediterranean and how the chains of his prison were Gibraltar and Suez. For the purposes of creating another colonial empire, the Italians would attempt on numerous occasions to dislodge the British from Egypt and capture the Canal. However, the British would yet again prevail despite Italy using its powerful Nazi ally to intervene in their favour. This perspective view of the history and significance of the Suez Canal is based largely on fixated-European viewpoint. For the Egyptians, the canal became a symbol of their subordination to a foreign country. Out of the 1.5 million Egyptian labourers who endured slave-like conditions to build the canal up to 120,000 died from preventable accidents, disease, heat stroke, malnourishment and abuse from their European contractors.[/sub]
[sub]An additional 1 million Egyptian labourers were conscripted to serve during the Middle Eastern theatre of WW1, with tens of thousands being killed. These events would traumatize, inflame and etch in a profound mark on social and political landscapes within Egypt. Many believed that the partnership between their country and Britain was unequal. Furthermore, what they saw in the casualty counts was the needless sacrifice of Egypts citizens for a White Mans War and for European interests. Thus, the question of if a truly equal partnership could be created, would direct the policies of domestic political parties. Both the Muslim Brotherhood and Young Egyptians desire the end to British control over the Suez, however, unlike the Brotherhood, the Young Egypt Party seeks to rectify the Anglo-Egyptian relationship and build a partnership of diplomatic interest to solidify Londons respect for Egyptian and ultimately Arab sovereignty. Thus the approach of dialogue with the Premiership of Prescott Rothschild was to be pursued under the rhetoric of exporting the ideals of the Republican Revolution to those Egyptian territories still under colonial tutelage. Leading up to such dialogue, Qaddabs rhetoric was harsh and assertive when speaking about the Suez. Rightfully so, its colonial legacy entailed that the Egyptian public would not accept any other framing of the situation aside from a grave and infuriating injustice. For that reason, the President could not afford to soften his language for fear of possible doubts over his sincerity and emotional authenticity regarding the matter. Equally relevant to the Suez Canal was the territory of Sudan. Various historical Islamic dynasties which came to rule Egypt, such as the Mamluks or Ayyubids had exercised varying degrees of control over northern Sudan, usually via tribute from local tribal confederations such as the Banu Kanz. It was only until the ambitious Muhammed Ali Pasha of the Eyalet of Egypt began his conquest of Sudan in 1820 that Egypt came to control a territory roughly approximate to Sudans modern borders. As part of Muhammeds ambition of uniting the Nile valley into a cohesive state, Egypt retained control of Sudan even while falling under the influence of European powers. However, through the chaos of the Urabi Revolution and the later anti-British Mahdi Revolt, Sudan was placed under a joint Anglo-Egyptian Condominium. By the early 1900s the British had asserted Sudanese territorial separation from Egypt and had come to dominate the so-called condominium. The unity of the Nile valley under one state has not escaped the imagination nor ambitions of Egyptian policymakers as well as pro-Independence movements in Sudan, who see the British-drawn boundary between themselves as Egypt as untenable and illegitimate.[/sub]
[sub]Sir Robert Menzies, First Minister of Australia, arrived to negotiate the future of the Suez Canal and Sudan with the Qaddab government in the city of Port Said. His arrival in the city, which shares a coastline of the bustling canal itself, was received with mixed messages. Many within the government and public have placed varying degrees of hope in how negotiations could yield the desired self-determination of the territories in question within the fledgling post-Colonial age. The President and the First Minister, with their necessary aides and translators, met in the former residences of the Khedive adjacent to the headquarters of the Suez Canal Company. As such, this carefully choreographed location would allow for the headquarters to be always in sight during the negotiations. Such a sight was extensively displayed and circulated in international as well as Egyptian newspapers. The decision to hold the talks in such a location illuminated the sensitivity and suspense over the potential implications of the talks and what Menzies was willing to concede. Qaddab pleaded with Menzies, emphasizing the injustices and sacrifices Egypt had endured due to the canal. The President spoke of the audacity that Egypts main economic artery was still dictated by Britain and France, even more so that these countries supposedly held dear the ideals of freedom and self determination. Menzies preceded by intensive questioning of what an Egyptian controlled Suez Canal would look like and how it would be accomplished in a manner acceptable to the involved economic shareholders. This irritated several members of the Egyptian delegation, one of them, Aziz Sedqi, sat in the seat of one of his Australian counterparts. After several minutes, the Australian delegate approached Sedqi and asked him to leave his seat. Sedqi stared at his watch and did not respond, much to the annoyance of the delegate. This sequence of repeating events continued for 71 minutes, after Sedqi left the seat and told the Australian delegate: You could not bear to watch me sit in your seat for 71 minutes, your country has occupied mine for 71 years, isnt it time that you finally withdraw?[/sub]
[sub]Qaddab recommended that Egypt transfer the financial assets necessary to the British and French governments in order for such governments to compensate private shareholders should control of the Suez Canal Company be given to Egypt. Menzies approved of such a recommendation due to being financially realistic and acceptable to private shareholders within a market setting. The French government's representatives among the negotiating team also concurred with Menzies. French stakeholders control around 51% of the Suez Canal with their British counterparts controlling the remaining 49%. Should Egypt fulfill this section of the forming agreement, it would entail full Egyptian control over the company via a mixture of private and public stakeholders. Importantly however is the responsibility of the canals security which is currently directed by the presence of Australian forces. Qaddab demanded that such a military presence, which places into question the independence of his Republic, be removed. The canal's security is conducted within the Suez Canal Zone which stretches from Port Said to the city of Suez and thus separates the Sinai Peninsula from the rest of the country. Subsequently, two of Egypts largest cities fell under the jurisdiction of a foreign army. Menzies acceptance of these demands stems from the possibility that Qaddab could weaponize his political popularity in these cities to undermine the canal zone. It would not be the first time Egyptians violently protested the British occupation from within the zone. Although Qaddab never alluded or threatened to insight such unrest, Egyptians may independently do such should the talks fail to satisfy Egyptian public demands and expectations. It was more important therefore, that Menzies concedes security for security and to persuade his delegation to accept a Suez Canal fully protected by Egypt. These matters were covered from the 2nd of June to June 4th.[/sub]
[sub]By June 5th talks had begun regarding Sudan and the future of its Anglo-Egyptian Condominium. The Arab Muslim population of Sudan was keen on reunification with Egypt and had began political mobilization earlier that year for an British exit out of the colony. Arab political opinion in Sudan was on the side of the non-British faction. Qaddab reiterated such to Menzies acknowledgement, however the Australian delegation insisted that British economic interests be respected within Sudan. The two parties compromised per the understanding that Sudan be open to free trade with the remainder of the British Empire in exchange for its full integration into Egypt. Such an agreement facilitated the potential bedrock for British economical assistance for Egypt as part of a wider free trade organization. The Egyptian delegation knew that such a possibility would benefit their efforts to modernize and economically strengthen the country and that efforts such as the Party & Nation Revolution could only go so far without being combined with enhancing foreign trade. These matters would be solidified into the agreement, alongside details such as placing the public opinion of the Sudanese citizenry as the arbitrator regarding any potential disputes between Egypt and Britain regarding the Sudan, between June 5th to June 9th. On June 9th 1950, Menzies and the foreign delegates departed Egypt. The situation was tense within the country as the exact details of the agreement was not published to the public until June 10th per a rousing speech by Qaddab in Port Said, proclaiming that Egypt had fully completed its independence struggle. The announcement was accompanied by the raising of the Egyptian flag above the Suez Canal Companys headquarters in Port Said and in the city of Suez. Jubilant crowds praised Qaddabs efforts and roared up the streets of many of Egypts major cities, most extensively in Cairo. However, throughout the optimism, Qaddabs government is now tasked with two major tasks. Firstly is the drafting of a new legal document governing the usage of the Suez Canal, which was previously fulfilled by the 1888 Constantinople Convention, a document that Egypt never historically signed. Thus a new legal precedent must be established. The new Constitution of the Suez Canal was prepared prior to the beginning of negotiations, yet it was not published until the full withdrawal of foreign troops from the Suez Canal on June 14th. This constitution shall form the bedrock of Egypts legal control over the Suez, through citing the archived documents of the Port Said negotiations and by stipulating that Egypt cannot regulate the passage of military or non-military vessels through the Suez Canal unless such vessels belong to a state which threatens the fundamental national interests and security of the Republic. What constitutes a fundamental threat and what constitutes national interests and security will be decided per the discretion of the Egyptian government. Local security forces in Sudan have been transferred to Egyptian commanders in a rather haphazard fashion, as the British complete their withdrawal into Kenya and Uganda. Until the Young Egyptian government can formulate new governors for the Sudanese regions, the area is likely to be temporarily under the transitional jurisdiction of the armed forces.[/sub]
Cherokee Confederates, Val Verde-, Antillian, Otsla, Grand Indochina, Liberalina, Czabalkia, Not Xav, Kartnan, The Reunified German Reich, Faronea, Sinic Asia
[list][list]THE DEATH AND FUNERAL OF MARSHAL PETAIN
April to May 1951 - Saint-Tropez, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France[/list][/list]
| Since his dismissal as Minister of National Defense due to rapidly declining health, Marshal Philippe Petain had spent the last years of his long life living in retirement in the French Riviera in a neoclassical estate. His estate in Saint-Tropez, one of France's premier resort town, was the constant site of pilgrimages by French nationalists, former Resistance soldiers, and other admirers of the Old Marshal. In his time in the French Army, beginning in 1874, Petain had seen every one of France's conflicts from the Napoleonic Restoration to the Crisis in Indochina and, through it all, lead troops in France's two most important battles- the Battle of Verdun during the First World War, and the Battle to Liberate France in the Second. After the French government retreated to Algeria upon the treachery of Maurice Gamelin, Charles Napoleon Bonaparte and other left-wing leaders in the government of 1940, it was the Marshal's rallying cry that all Frenchmen take up arms in defiance of Axis aggression that spurred on France's victory in the Second World War. While the fighting was costly, ultimately France was liberated from German aggression. At this point in time, if anyone could have picked up the mantle of King of France or Emperor of the French with popular support, it would have been the Marshal. But, at the age of 89 at the War's end, the Marshal instead chose to establish the Fourth Republic, and allow the French people to determine their new leader through Presidential elections. |
| A believer in a strong, centralized government, Petain and his multiple protege including Charles de Gaulle and Marie-Pierre Knig established the Constitution of the Fourth Republic to reflect this rather than the weak and ineffectual structure which the Third Republic had had. Choosing not to run for President due to his advanced age, Petain instead attempted to retire for good but, following the victory of the Progressive Coalition in 1947, was nominated as Minister of National Defense primarily as a symbolic gesture. Within months, though, the numerous health problems plaguing the Marshal had become apparent and he was dismissed in favor of General de Gaulle. In retirement, the Marshal was able to find peace. Rumors of the Marshal's death had abounded multiple times in the years following his private and quiet exile, however these rumors were dispelled by the media as nothing more than rumors. However, for a man of 94, the Marshal certainly had his fair share of health problems including, most likely, dementia. By April of 1951, Petain's health had collapsed to such a point as to make his bed his deathbed. On 4 April, the last report regarding Petain was released by the media- in a brief moment of lucidity, upon being informed of the Presidential elections, the Old Marshal caused a stir in French politics after being reported to have said that 'only Charles [de Gaulle] is capable enough to lead this country'. After this, news and information in general about the Marshal essentially disappeared until it was confirmed by his estate on 25 April, the day after his birthday, that he had slipped into a coma the week before and did not appear to show signs of recovery. Last rites were given and eventually, on 29 April, the Marshal passed on peacefully in his own estate surrounded by friends and family including his wife Eugénie and other close confidants. |
| Immediately upon the announcement of his death, the State under Edouard Daladier declared a month of mourning for the entire nation and all Frenchmen and women everywhere. The body of the Marshal was embalmed by a special team of French embalmers assembled and provided by the State. At this point the body was placed in a temporary coffin in Saint-Tropez whereupon, after a few days to allow for planning, a massive funeral of an unheard of scale began. A military procession in nature, the convoy comprised of three regiments of French infantrymen and dozens of tanks and armored cars. The coffin was placed on a specially-decorated train upon the Nice-Monaco-Lyon-Paris Railway Line which had been completed during the reign of Napoleon III in the 1860s. Arrangements provided that the train would take a week to complete its journey from Nice to Paris, to allow citizens of France ample time to travel to see it- non-essential workers were allowed to take a day off to see the train on its journey. |
| Upon the arrival of the train in Paris on Saturday, the 12th of May, it was received by a soldier from each regiment which had participated at the Battle of Verdun in front of the New Tuilieries Palace. The coffin, taken from its position in the rear of the train, was placed by the soldiers in New Tuilieries to lie in state for three full days. Between the funeral procession and the three days spent lying in state, an estimated sixteen million of France's forty four million people saw the Marshal's temporary coffin. After lying in state, the coffin was removed from the Tuilieries to a private location whereat the body was removed from the temporary coffin and placed in an elaborate marble casket paid for by the French government through donations made by the citizens of France. Decorated elaborately with chiseled wreaths, French national symbols, and depictions of battle, the new coffin was to be escorted by rail to Verdun, where it would be interred temporarily in a common grave in the French National Cemetery near Douamont while construction was begun on a mausoleum to house the Marshal's grave. Intended to be a small but elegant mausoleum in the traditional neoclassical style, funds would be raised to complete the mausoleum by the French government and veteran's clubs across France. Estimated to cost nearly $1,700,000 to create and six years to build, the Marshal's body is to be interred in a common grave among the other war dead in the cemetery. |
| Another procession from Paris to Douamont, leaving the capital on the morning of the 15th of May, reached the battleground three days later on Friday. Here, at the spot where so many French and German soldiers had fought and died, the last living Commander of French forces from that battle would finally be laid to rest in a massive state funeral. Two eulogies would be delivered at the funeral- an extremely public eulogy to be delivered by Charles de Gaulle, and a more private eulogy later on from the Marshal's wife before the lowering of the casket into the grave. In attendance for the funeral are the likes of President Daladier, foreign dignitaries from various foreign countries and French colonies, veterans of the Battle of Verdun, the Chiefs of Staff of the French Armed Forces, generals of the German Territorial Forces, and dozens of other political and military figures who had grown to know or respect the Old Marshal. |
| At the funeral, a traditional Catholic procession is undertaken, overseen by a Catholic priest. Sitting throughout the cemetery, the various mourners partaken in the traditional funeral with the utmost respect. Only one camera is present, that belonging to the French news agency Le Quotidien. The solemn occasion is documented by the reporters from Le Quotidien who, as Charles de Gaulle takes to the front of the crowd to perform a eulogy, begin to write down his every word. |
[list]CHARLES DE GAULLE, Minister of National Defense: "Not a man who has French blood in his veins has been unaffected by the great loss which our nation has suffered at the passing of our great Marshal. France is without its savior, and I without my friend. If there ever was a Frenchman, let it be known that in his life, Philippe Petain was him, and he exemplified in every way the characteristics which form the time-honored traditions of a Frenchman.
Philippe Petain dedicated his entire life to servicing the Nation. A strong man from his youth and a soldier in his very nature, nearly all of his life was spent fighting on and commanding the field of battle wherever France needed him. From Versailles in 1874 to Paris in 1944, Petain provided his services to unflinchingly fight for the survival and development of the nation. Though he may never have been a political leader, he was undoubtedly the greatest French military commander to ever live and, in both life and death, a spiritual example to the French people.
I do not seek to idolize Marshal Petain as a quasi-religious figure for I know that, selfless as he was, he would be disgusted by the very thought. However, as we mourn the passing of this great man, we must naturally accept that the passing of any figure as large and important to the very survival of France and the French people as his will always be looked upon as a guiding figure for our nation. Every nation has their father and as Washington is to the United States and Bolivar is to Latin America, Petain will now be to France.
As a student of the Marshal's philosophies of armored warfare and as a close confidant to him in peace and war, I had the unique and lucky experience to know the Lion of Verdun not only as a teacher, but as a friend. Petain was dedicated, above all else, to the preservation of France's prestige, France's honor, France's integrity and, importantly, the French way of life.
Petain was revolutionary to French military doctrine, rejecting the dogmas of his time regarding the importance of infantry over other arms of the Army. The doctrine of combined arms assault, exemplified in his much repeated quote 'le feu tue', was perhaps the only thing barring the bravery of the soldiers in Verdun which kept the city and, indeed, all of France from falling to Imperial German forces in the First World War. While his genius may unfortunately have not been respected in the interwar period, it was his cunning and revolutionary leadership that again led French forces to victory in the Second World War, even after all seemed lost upon the treachery committed by others in the government and the military. In the defiant spirit which defined him, he rallied the troops, led them to battle, and won us not only our war, but returned to us our freedoms which were denied to us by the Germans.
Petain was a once-in-a-millennia character. Even his enemies had the utmost respect for him. His unique sense of patriotism and devotion to duty, mixed with his intelligence and humor, created a man with whom being a friend was a great sense of pride and honor.
When duty called to defend France from the Germans, Petain answered the call. Now, the very Germans who besieged us twice are our friends rather than our enemies. This is because of one man, Marshal Petain, showing them that France will not be trodden upon as easily as it was in 1870. Petain's France is a strong and independent France whose strength turns enemies into friends. In this post-War World, we have him alone to thank for the amenity that now exists between Anglos, Frenchmen, and Germans.
The life of Marshal Petain is one which must not be forgotten.
It was a life of accomplishment, duty, devotion, and honor.
So rest now, dear Marshal, in that deep rest which follows our lives. Sleep that sleep which all men sleep, dear Marshal, for if any man has earned in life his reward, it is you. You have saved France on two occasions, coming to her aid in her darkest hours and, in spite of any challenges, have always seen it through to the end.
France could not have asked or prayed for a better, more righteous, and more talented man. I simply hope we are able to make you proud as you made us all. France has lost a true hero, however in that loss we now have a guiding light which will lead us throughout the rest of time."[/list]
| At the culmination of the speech, many of the government and military officials pay their respects before leaving to allow the Marshal's personal associates and family members to watch the casket be lowered into the grave at the end of his wife's eulogy. |
Arcanda, Cherokee Confederates, Antillian, Otsla, Grand Indochina, Liberalina, Not Xav, Kartnan, New Raines, Teymour, Republic Of Greater Germany, Faronea
F to Marshal Pétain.
Grand Indochina, Liberalina, Czabalkia, Not Xav, Kartnan, New Raines
The Democrats are pushed back!
[sub]June 1951[/sub]
Two weeks ago, at the battle of the Llanuras(the plains), the Democrats have been pushed back! Pinilla is so happy that he ordered the starting of the building of a city there! Meanwhile, the Democrats were pushed back even more, until the Venezuelan border across which they fled. This makes a war with Venezuela(OOC note: if someone agrees to RP it) definite. But for now victory is celebrated! So go party it, what are you waiting for!
Vexillographer office
[sub]June 1951[/sub]
For the victory occasion, we have made this country a new flag which can be adopted
If you like it!
Response of Pinilla
Hmmm, I like it! You have the authorization to use it!
New flag has been adopted!
[sub]Late June 1951[/sub]
Our nation has adopted a new flag, it is like the old one, but with a few more details! The Vexillograoher office have done a great job!
Meanwhile....
Pinilla: So we didnt have to use THE PLAN, after all.
The Colonel: Yes, Yes, sadly.
Pinilla: For YOU its sad, for me no, that means my career is not finished yet!
The Colnel: Oh, itll soon end, but my career is just at its start...
Meanwhile a few streets away.
???: So? Is the plan ready?
???!: It is! But well have to wait a long time to execute it...
???: Oh, but we hope well make it the shortest possible!
???!: YOU hope, for me its just supplementary work...
???: SHUT UP.
Antillian, Grand Indochina, Liberalina, Czabalkia, Not Xav, Kartnan, New Raines
Непобедимый красный прилив!
[sub]June, 1950 | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics[/sub]
The following day after the Korean People's Army stormed across the 38° Parallel, Premier of the Soviet Union, Andrei Antonovich Grechko, issued the order for general mobilization across the entire Soviet Armed Forces in support of the Korean People's Army objective to secure the entire peninsula and liquidate the standing Republic of Korea puppet-government so as to abolish all framework, institutions, and ministries associated and replaced by those of the Korean People's Republic. Without any guarantees of assistance from the People's Republic of China following the victory of Chairman Mao Zedong and his People's Liberation Army against the reactionary Nationalists, Premier Grechko moved in full, aggressive support of the fledgling North Korea anyway.
A forthright General and an aggressive strategist, Andrei Grechko preferred all-out direct conventional warfare opposed to clandestine operations, even moreover with the most recent successful nuclear detonation test, supported in full the use of nuclear deterrents against foreign nations and to a lesser extent, upon the battlefield in full-scale conflict. However, until this level of warfare becomes a reality for Grechko, the Soviet Armed Forces will act as a secondary force in support of the bulk of the Korean People's Army, with the mutual objective to capture Seoul and unite the Korean Peninsula into a singular sovereign nation under the Korean People's Republic.
In support of the Korean People's Army incursion, the Far Eastern Military District was mobilized in it's near-entirety in anticipation of crossing the 11 mile border into Korea from their headquarters in Khabarovsk. However, this task forced the Soviet Military to accept two conditions, 1) Army personnel would have to be railed into North Korea, undoubtedly. 2) A temporary wooden bridge would have to be constructed across the Tumen River upon arrival at Khasan Station, where the 190km route part of the Trans-Siberian Railway from Baranovsky Junction to Kraskino and the 238km extension from Kraskino to Khasan ends. The feat will go down in history as the first train crossing from the Soviet Union to North Korea, only in rushed support of Korean people's revolutionary struggle. The insurgency of South Korean Marxists harassing the ROKA before the invasion of the Korean People's Army, shows the clear desire of a majority of the Korean people to live under a Soviet-inspired system, with only a small reactionary minority opposition that the Western powers have propped up in Seoul. This justification enough for a Soviet-backed Korean People's Army liberation of the reactionary "southron" pseudo-state, however possible.
The initial phases of Soviet mobilization across the Armed Forces are as follows:[/I]
Sovetskaya Sukhoputnye Voyska (VSS)
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[><] - 5th Red Banner Army -- General Igor Rodionov
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[><] - °17th Guards Rifle Division
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[><] - °81st Guards Rifle Division
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[><] - °135th Motor Rifle Division
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[⬭] - °2nd Tank Division
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[ E ] - °58th Engineer Regiment
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[〽️]- °86th Signal Regiment[/list]
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[><] 35th Army -- General Nikanor Zakhvatayev
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[><] -°29th Guards Mechanised Division
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[><] - °46th Rifle Division
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[><] -°270th Motor Rifle Division
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[ E ] - °37th Engineer Regiment
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[〽️] - °54th Signal Regiment[/list]
[U]Voyenno-Vozdushnye Sily (VVS)
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[▻◅] 64th Fighter Aviation Corps -- Major General Ivan Belov
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[▻◅] - °28th Guards Fighter Aviation Division -- Dzyomgi Air Base
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[▻◅] - °50th Guards Fighter Aviation Division -- Dzyomgi Air Base
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[▻◅] - °151st Guards Fighter Aviation Division -- Artem Air Base (Vladivostok Airport)[/list]
Voyenno-Morskoi Flot (VMF)
[B]Ekspeditsionnyy Flot Koreya (ЭФК) -- Admiral Nikolai Basistiy
Chapayev-class Cruiser
[List]°[I]Zheleznyakov (Железняков)[/I]
°[I]Chapayev (Чапаев)[/I]
°[I]Kuybyshev (Куйбышев)[/I][/list]
Sverdlov-class Cruiser
[List]°[I]Sverdlov (Свердлов)[/I]
°[I]Zhdanov (Жданов)[/I]
°[I]Admiral Ushakov (Адмирал Ушаков)[/I][/list]
Uragan-class guard ship
[List]°[I]Uragan (Ураган)
°[I]Taifun (Тайфун)[/I]
°[I]Smerch (Смерч)[/I]
°[I]Tsiklon (Циклон)[/I]
°[I]Vikhr' (Вихрь)[/I][/list]
Yastreb-class guard ship
[List]°[I]Yastreb (Ястреб)[/I]
°[I]Orel (Орел)[/I]
°[I]Korshun (Коршун)[/I]
°[I]Zorkii (Зоркий)[/I]
°[I]Burevestnik (Буревестник)[/I][/list]
Whiskey-class Submarine (Project 613/Whiskey-II)
[List]°[I]S-220[/I]
°[I]S-576[/I]
°[I]S-303[/I]
°[I]S-149[/I]
°[I]S-288[/I][/list]
[I]To maximize logistical efficiency for the sheer density of troops traveling to Korea, major locomotives were called into military service from various stations around Siberia, deemed an essential act in support of the Soviet Union, locomotives from any one of 365 railway stations along the Far Eastern Railway were selected by class-types recommended by Soviet Army logisticians. All locomotives called from these stations had their class number read aloud by the station manager and ordered to report to Khabarovsk station, as instructed by the assigned People's Commissariat. Their civil conductors were deputized into service of the Soviet Army as they were expected to transport the bulk of Soviet ground forces across the border and perform unwavering in that service.
At the helm of the Soviet Navy Expeditionary Fleet - Korea, the prowess on the sea that is long-serving, well-decorated across the First and Second World Wars and the Russian Civil War, Nikolai Efremovich Basistiy, currently Admiral of the Black Sea Fleet though hand-selected to command the temporary formation of expeditionary fleet. Admiral Basistiy is tasked with securing the territorial waters around South Korea and employ superior firepower from the sea against enemy army formations on land, doubly ensuring fleet safety with the vigilance of Whiskey-II patrol submarines beneath the waves and a swathe of smaller, agile guard ships for surface safety. Phase I mobilization is estimated to last between 1-2 month(s), though variables are dependant on ever changing factors in conflict.[/I]
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Otsla, Grand Indochina, Waclia, Czabalkia, Not Xav, Kartnan, New Raines, Teymour, Republic Of Greater Germany, Faronea
[list][list]~ 𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐒 𝐁𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐌 ~
𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙿𝙰𝚂𝚃 𝚆𝙸𝙻𝙻 𝙰𝙻𝚆𝙰𝚈𝚂 𝙷𝙰𝚄𝙽𝚃 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙵𝚄𝚃𝚄𝚁𝙴[/list][/list]
[sup]Born in Aleppo on the 12th of February, 1892, Kamal was the second oldest son to Faiqa Kanan and Syed Al-Hadwashi. The al-Hadwashi family was a relatively well off family, Syed being a large landowner made his living off the cotton trade. All three lived comfortable lives and both boys received an Islamic education. Kamal especially took an interest in education at an early age and told his father he wanted to be a teacher, to which his father approved so long as he was to become an Imam. While studying in a Medrese, Kamal would become exposed to foreign literacy, specifically works from the French philosopher Auguste Comte. Spending much of his free time reading his works along with others, he would lose interest in pursuing a religious education. Kamal attempted to convince his father to allow him to study in a new secular school know as the 'Rüşdiye' schools. These types of schools were western-style schools and only found in the big cities of the Empire. Syed initially opposed Kamal attending, as he saw them as degenerate and un-Islamic. Kamal's brother would sway their father's opinion, and Kamal would enroll in a Rüşdiye. In 1910 at the age of 18, Kamal would graduate and earn his baccalauréat in medicine and public administration. He would move back to Aleppo to live with his family for a short period. In 1911 he would move to Damascus and become a Teacher at the University of Damascus. During his time there, he would meet Shukri al-Quwatli a public administrator. The two would form a close friendship and through Quwatli, Kamal would be introduced into the world of politics.[/sup]
[sup]On the 29th of October 1914, the Ottoman Empire would officially join the first World War. Kamal would avoid conscription thanks to his profession as a university teacher, but his brother would be conscripted into the Ottoman Army. Witha would be sent to participate in the Caucasus campaign where he would die in the Battle of Sarikamish. Upon learning of his brother's demise, Kamal vowed to avenge his death and the many other Arabs who would be sent to die for the sake of Ottoman hubris. Kamal since his teenage years looked down on the Ottoman Empire, seeing it as oppressive to non-Turks, with his opinion only reinforced when the Young Turks came into power and the recent death of his brother. In 1914 when Jamal Pasha, the governor of Syria at the time, visited Damascus, Kamal and a group of students protested his arrival which caused Kamal to be arrested and thrown in jail. His father would bail him out, but Kamal lost his employment in the University and was left penniless. The growing hardships in the country during the early years of World War I would lead to Kamal being invited by his friend Quwatli into the secret society of Al-Fatat. Al-Fatat was an underground organization established in Paris in 1911 by Arab nationalists with the aim of gaining independence and unity of the various Arab territories in the Ottoman Empire. In 1913, the society established its main branch in Damascus and was successful in attracting the Syrian elite into its ranks. When Kamal entered Al-Fatat, co-founder, Nasib al-Bakri would give Kamal his first task of espionage within the Ottoman Imperial Army. Jamal's rampage would further push Arab Nationalist sentiment and in 1916, the Great Arab Revolt began. Initially, Kamal was ordered to continue his undercover role as a medic in the Ottoman Army but Kamal feared that he had been found out and defected to the Hashemite guerrillas in the cover of night. In the Army of Hejaz, Kamal would treat wounded troops and give limited medical training to others. At the end of the war, Kamal was reunited with Al-Fatat and his friend Quwatli on the 4th of October 1918. The jubilation would be short-lived, as Faisal would soon be made aware of the Sykes-Picot agreement that granted France control over Syria and Lebanon.[/sup]
[sup]At the end of the war, Kamal was reunited with Al-Fatat and his friend Quwatli on the 4th of October 1918. The jubilation would be short-lived, as Faisal would soon be made aware of the Sykes-Picot agreement that granted France control over Syria and Lebanon. At the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, the European powers decided what would become of the Ottoman territories, Faisal pushed for Arab independence. The French and British however had different plans for the middle east. In May 1919, the French and British Prime Ministers met in Quai dOrsay to decide between them their respective claims to territories or spheres of influence in the Middle East. The meeting decided that in return for a British guarantee of French control in Syria, the British would be given a mandate over Mosul and Palestine. These events in Europe led Al-Fatat to make preparations for a national congress. Kamal during this time would be called back into the Al-Fatat where he would join the newly created Syrian National Congress and serve as its speaker. On 2 July the Syrian National Congress in Damascus passed a number of resolutions calling for a completely independent constitutional monarchy with Faisal as king, asking for assistance from the United States, and rejecting any rights claimed by the French. Any hope that Faisal may have had that either the British or Americans would come to his aid and counter French moves quickly faded. Especially after the Anglo-French Agreement for the withdrawal of British troops from Syria and the end of the British military government in Syria.[/sup]
[sup]With no other options left, Faisal on January 1920, made an agreement with France which stipulated that France would uphold the existence of the Syrian state and would not station troops in Syria as long as the French government remained the only government supplying advisers, counselors, and technical experts. News of this compromise did not bode well with Faisal's vehemently anti-French and independence-minded Al-Fatat who immediately pressured Faisal to reverse his commitment, which he did. In the aftermath of this reversal, violent attacks against French forces took place and the Syrian Congress assembled in March 1920 to declare Faisal the king of Syria as well as to officially set up the Arab Kingdom of Syria with Hashim al-Atassi as Prime Minister and Yusuf al-'Azma as Minister of War and Chief of Staff. This unilateral action was immediately repudiated by the British and French and the San Remo Conference was called by the Allied Powers in April 1920 to finalize the allocation of League of Nations mandates in the Middle East. This was in turn repudiated by Faisal and his supporters. After months of instability and failure to make good on the promises to the French, the commander of French forces General Henri Gouraud gave an ultimatum to King Faisal on 14 July 1920 declaring he surrender or fight. Worried about the results of a long bloody fight with the French, King Faisal surrendered. However, Yusuf al-'Azma, the defense minister, ignored the King's order and led a small army to confront the French advance into Syria. Kamal would voluntarily step down from his position as speaker of the congress and lend his medical expertise to al-Azma. This army depended mainly on individual weapons and was no match to the French artillery. At the Battle of Maysalun, the Syrian army was easily defeated by the French, with General al-'Azma being killed during the battle. The loss led to the siege and capture of Damascus on 25 July 1920 and the French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon was put into effect thereafter.[/sup]
OC: This will be part one, this series is meant to give much-needed context for Kamal and the Levant so when the Downfall of Kamal happens people won't be confused.
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[list][list]Greek Public Radio
June 15th, 1951, 17:00[/list][/list]
[list]"Hello, fellow people of Greece! It is 17:00, and time to start your evening radio news. First up, the five designated open-pit mines have begun operation. Due to staffing shortages caused by the reconstruction, the mines, will not be at full capacity for some years. These mines are built for both prison labor and non-prison related paid work, will be fully operational by 1955, when the Reconstruction is officially over. Next, we have confirmation from the government, that the Greek Air government has received a petition signed by thousands of people to amend the Constitution to allow for a Direct Democracy, one that more closely aligns with ancient Greek democracy. This petition is currently being considered by the government, though official deliberations and voting on it may not occur for a while. In other news. the Greek government has Passed the Aegean Fishing Law, banning non-Greek commercial fishing ships from fishing in the Aegean, with the exception of those in Turkish waters. This new law was passed in order to remove foreign fishing in the Greek-owned Aegean. Turkish fishers have been largely exempted from the law, for some areas of the Aegean, as to not provoke Turkey. In other news, Greece has reaffirmed its stance on equality, as a man was convicted today for discrimination against a woman on the basis of gender. The man, arrested three weeks ago was seen making sexist remarks and advances towards a women, whose name is redacted for privacy reasons, and for refusing to hire her after rejecting those advances, was convicted and now is service a prison term of ten years. In other news, the Greek government has begun offering a new financial tool for Greece. This tool, referred to as a 'Fish Permit' by many, is a new financial tool being offered to any foreign fishing vessel wishing to freely fish in Greek waters, especially the Aegean. For 10,000 Drachma, a fishing vessel may spend a full week of unlimited fishing in Greek waters, regardless of location or crew. It has been revealed that any ship that uses that permit and then gives ten percent of the fish to the Greek government, can get 8,000 Drachma of the costs of the permit returned to them. This permit also allows any ship, otherwise prohibited from Greek waters by any Greek law, to enter Greek waters for the purpose of fishing. One notable exception is near or around naval ports or other military facilities, which would be specifically listed in the paperwork for the permit. In other news, Greece has authorized citizens on islands in Greece to own guns and stock up on ammunition, in order to remove the need of placing official military units on every Greek island. This move was made to both secure those islands from harm and to prevent the military from over-exerting its logistical capacity to support every island. Such islands include but are not limited to Rhodes, Kos, Samos, Chios, Lesvos, Limnos, and Samothrace. Finally, Greece has opened up its schools to any foreign students wishing to get a quality education in Greece. Such education would be free to all involved students and the students will get free housing arrangements and food during the course of his or her education.....That is all for today's news. Next up is the Greek History Hour, your hour of public history lesson, on the radio."[/list]
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Post self-deleted by New Raines.
Portuguese News Report
Colonial Migration
Fallowing the new policys set in place by King Philip the Portuguese migration to the colonies has increased, while the migration to other European nations have decreased. The Government sees this as a win, as more citizens are staying within the empire rather than leaving. Many in government suspect that the business subsidies provided by the government has given people a reason to stay as there more invested into Portugal. While new businesses have been popping up or expanding, its mainly in areas such as small shops, farms, or Infrastructure companies. Not that these arent good things, however the heavy industry that the government was hoping to attract has yet to really expand or grow anymore than it did before. However it has only been a few months since subsidies have been given out, so only time will tell if more heavy industry expands in Portugal.
Korea
The conflict in Korea is a concerning one for the Portuguese government, as more communist influence in Asia is not good for the Portuguese and other European colonial holdings in Asia. Its safe to assume Portugal will be willing to send troops and supplies to western forces in Korea.
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LA DINASTÍA DORADA: ¡LA BODA DEL SIGLO![/B]
[sub]December 5, 1950 | Managua, La República de Nicaragua[/sub]
[Spoiler=PLAY ME]https://youtu.be/GfFwPMKZq-Y[/spoiler]
[I]The 25th birthday of Anastasio Somoza DeBayle "Tachito", second son of Presidente Anastasio Somoza García, marked also his deliverance into holy matrimony with Señora Hope Portocarrero DeBayle, also the first cousin of Tachito, daughter of wealthy Gynecologist, Dr. Néstor Portocarrero Gross and his wife Señora Blanca DeBayle Sacasa. Anastasio Somoza García had known of the interest between the two cousins for some time. Within the intimacy of the family, the story is told that Hope had fallen in love with her cousin since she had met him at the age of six, when he and his brother Luis spent a season at the Portocarrero home in Florida. Both cousins went their separate ways while they were students, her to Europe and Georgetown University (her father's alma mater) and him to US Army Academy West Point. While Hope was in college, her aunt and uncle were captivated by her elegance and refinement. Somoza García never tired of saying that "Hope had class" and Blanca's sister, First Lady Salvadora DeBayle Somoza, was delighted with the idea that her niece would become her daughter-in-law. Dr. Portocarrero initially did not agree with his daughter marrying her cousin as there was some concern about the future offspring between Tachito and Hope due to their close kinship, however in the end Somoza García's wishes were imposed, as with anything else. When asked how they first met, Hope Portocarrero explained, "I met him when I was six years old and I was terribly impressed. He was ten and he told me he would always protect me."
The two were wedded at a private family ceremony at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Apostle Santiago in Managua, where the marriage of Somoza García's eldest daughter Lilian Somoza DeBayle to her cousin Guillermo Sevilla Sacasa in 1943 and Lilian Somoza was crowned Queen of the National Guard a year earlier. After the wedding, the procession moved to la Palacio de Comunicaciones where a lavish reception was prepared on the roof for the newlyweds and their some 4,000 guests, including foreign diplomats and aristocrats as the lavish arrangement summoned the Nicaraguan and foreign bourgeoisie alike, as well as making international news. Hundreds of Nicaraguans gathered in the vicinity of the wedding reception and were served abundant food and champagne. To date this marriage has been the most impressive in the history of the country, the one called by Nicaraguans: The Wedding of the Century.
Among the foreigners in attendance, Her Elegance Crown Princess, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary of Windsor, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, Prime Minister Prescott Rothschild of Great Britain, Presidente y Gran Benefactor de la República Dominicana, Rafael Trujillo, President of El Salvador and Army Major, Óscar Osorio Hernández, Foreign Affairs Minister of the State of Israel, Moshe Sharett, Indian Ambassador to Nicaragua, Mohammad Ali Borga, Egyptian Ambassador to Nicaragua, Hossam Al-Badri, Swedish Businessman and Diplomat, Raoul Wallenberg, 18th US Army Chief of Staff, General James Lawton Collins, Lieutenant-Colonel of the Dominican National Guard, Elías Wessin y Wessin, Emissary of the French Fourth Republic, François Mitterrand, Former President and ex-Chief of the Armed Forces of Cuba, Fulgencio Batista, Former Lieutenant General of the Royal Hellenic II Army Corps, Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos, Former Lieutenant General of the Royal Hellenic First Army, Dimitrios Giatzis, and Former Royal Hellenic Foreign Minister and Banker, Dimitrios Maximos.[/I]
[B]LA DINASTÍA DORADA: HIPÓDROMO DE CORTE ANASTASIO SOMOZA DEBAYLE
[sub]January, 1951| Managua, La República de Nicaragua[/sub]
[I]To celebrate the culmination of the alliance between the most prestigious and ancestral families in the country, Anastasio Somoza García unveiled the country's first horse and greyhound racetrack in Managua, Hipódromo de Corte Anastasio Somoza DeBayle (Anastasio Somoza DeBayle Court Racetrack, or just Somoza Court Racetrack). The racetrack's grand unveiling laid another stake in the ground for the Somoza family dynasty and their monopoly upon the Nicaraguan economy, from vital economic sectors to gambling, the Somoza family maintains it's royalties.
Anastasio Somoza García purchased a thoroughbred Stallion, naming him "Tachito" in homage to his second son's family nickname, declaring the Stallion as Corte Somoza's home-track favorite, receiving race stall #1 with an elegant plaque of his name above in accordance. The Stallion and racetrack were given to Somoza DeBayle by his father to own and manage as wedding gift to his recently-wedded son.[/I]
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[list]ASSOCIATED BRITISH PATHÉ NEWS[pre]
1 FEBRUARY 1951[/pre][/list]
[list][list][pre]A Charles Pathé Production.[/pre]
[sub][pre]Bringing the Real News in Real Time![/pre][/sub][/list][/list]
[list][list]LIFE IN AUSTRALIA SERIES: SYDNEY[/list][/list]
[sub]The Life in Australia film series are a series of short documentaries made by British Pathé on a contract for the Home Government of Australia. The films are intended to encourage immigration to Australia from a war torn Europe, and would be marketed to British, Italian, Balkan, Spanish, and Scandinavian audiences, promising them a better life in the Land Down Under. The films are narrated by Errol Flynn, the internationally renowned Australian actor. They are shot in newly released colour film, hoping to capitalise heavily on Australias aesthetic properties.[/sub]
[list]| The 'Sydney' film opens to a title card reading 'Life in Australia: Sydney', before fading to black. The shot reopens with an aerial view of downtown Sydney. Cheery 1950s easy listening plays at low volume in the background as viewers are treated to a pleasant view of the shimmering azure waters of the Port Jackson and downtown Sydney. The view above the city continues, shifting from various locations of prominence (Hyde Park, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Inner West, Northern Suburbs, Sydney Station, Hills District, etc.). The narrators voice is heard for the first of many occasion. |
ERROL FLYNN: "[sub]Sydney, capital of New South Wales. Founded in 1788, its Australias oldest city. For the population well into the third million, its the largest too. 670 square miles of city and every work morning the tide of people flows into the centre from the suburbs.[/sub]"
| The shot cuts to a husband and wife stood on the front step of a typical home in Sydneys Western Suburbs. Its not too large, and not too small. Perfect for child rearing, compliments of the three to four bedroom standard and ample lawn and backyard space for playing. Each home is complete with a visible garage, often with a new Holden, MG, or Leyland sedan shining just outside its open door. Our couple is a typical Australian couple of the day, handsome and healthy due to the benefits of the National Health Service. The husband is lightly tanned, black haired and moustached; he wears his hair short and parted and wears a plain charcoal suit with a cerulean blue tie. The wife is pale and strawberry blonde; she wears her hair in a bouffant-style typical of the day along with a shortsleeved baby blue blouse and pleated grey skirt. The husband might be about 37, but the wife is far younger at maybe 27. The husband kisses his wife goodbye and walks to his eggshell white 4-door Morris Oxford saloon, before entering the car and driving off. |
ERROL FLYNN: [sub]"The families split up Mrs. Hughes kisses her husband Edward goodbye. It will be the last time they see each other until that evening, when Edward and many of the other husbands in the neighbourhood return home."[/sub]
| Mrs. Hughes closes the door to the garage as Edward departs. Returning to the front door just as two children, an older girl (9) and younger boy (7), emerge. They both wear Anglican school uniforms, complete with school logos on Imperial Red blazers. Where the boy wheres black trousers, the girl wears a pleated skirt in a Scottish plaid pattern. The children are both lightly tanned with perfectly white smiles, and both dirty blonde to show enforce resemblance on the audience. Mrs Hughes kisses both children on the top of their heads before they walk across the lawn and out of frame.
ERROL FLYNN: [sub]"Joan and Michael Hughes will make their own way to school, theres a school bus that arrives only just at the corner for the familys convenience."[/sub]
| The camera cuts to another scene. We now see a busy train platform in the Western Suburbs, a brand new and bright red locomotive sits on the tracks. The train reads 'Sydney Trains' in white block letters. The platform is filled with mostly men in business suits, waiting on their chance to board and be on their merry way. The camera briefly cuts to the inside of the train station, showing dozens of men rushing down stairwells to make the next train. The men all load into the many empty train cars, before the train sets off toward Sydneys Central Business District. After the train leaves the station, the camera cuts inside. We see the new leather seating, and clean train cars provided by the Sydney public transport system. Edward Hughes, the husband from earlier, takes a seat at an empty booth and begins reading the 'Sydney Herald'. |
ERROL FLYNN: [sub]"The rush is on as 250,000 people board the new electric trains. Most suburbanites take one of Sydneys many train lines into the city. Edward here takes the Richmond Line from 'Kingswood' to 'Sydney Station' to and from work each day. But Sydney is a harbour city, where the ferries are as busy as the trains and the roads."[/sub]
| The shot cuts to scenes of transport from across Sydney. We see ferries taking ships filled with passengers across the harbour. We see public school busses loading up with uniformed children at a school bus stop. We see highways filled with sedans and saloons, and coupe-utility trucks making their way into Sydney from the suburbs and the bush. We see a busy bus stop in downtown Sydney, where a number of young men and women are waiting to take the next bus. The streets of Sydney are full of elegantly dressed people and brand new cars, perfectly complimenting the the rising metropolis. We get a few seconds of footage of the Sydney Harbour bridge, at a standstill in the middle of gridlock early morning traffic. Finally we see the Edwards train come to a stop at 'Sydney Station', where he disembarks and heads up a set of escalators alongside thousands of other businessmen. They all wear various shades of grey, brown, blue, and black two-button suits. We cut to the streets of the Central Business District, which is mostly free of cars and filled to the brim with pedestrians. The clattering of shoes could be heard throughout the CBD.
Finally we cut to a shot of Edward stood among many other men around his age. Theyre all white men, mostly in their 20s and 30s, and they all dress almost exactly the same. The only truly noticeable difference between them was the colour of their belts and neckties. They stand around massive vacuum-tube computers and and integrators, giant cabinets of electronics which occasionally had a circular tube screen for interface. |
ERROL FLYNN: "[sub]Edward is an electronics man. He helps to design and produce 'computers' and other forms of new technology, these industries are cutting edge and growing in Australia. Many scientists say machines like these will revolutionise the way we do business, making logistics and other business duties far easier. Lets see what other jobs Australians work.[/sub]"
| The camera cuts to another scene at Edwards job, showing the floor where different electronic instruments are testing for quality control. Next we cut to a scene in one of Australias famous textile factories, endless rows of young women sit at sewing machines. They have baskets filled with rolls of thread above their heads which they interchange based on the pattern being sewn, one women cuts a roll of bright red thread in order to begin sewing in a new colour. A factory supervisor walks behind the rows of women, inspecting their work and making sure theyre staying on task. We cut to the factory floor of a Holden factory, where men in blue uniforms perform highly specialised tasks on an assembly line. On the assembly line are various 'Holden 48-215' 4-door sedans in various states of assembly, some without their doors or bonnets or windshields and so on. We briefly run through essentially the entire assembly line, showing small segments of footage of each stage in the cars creation process. |
ERROL FLYNN: [sub]"Behind the technologists and engineers, there are tradesmen and apprentices. Young men like those seen here man 15,000 Australian factories."[/sub]
| We cut to a splendid suburban shopping center in Northern Sydney. Were now in Whitfords Shopping Centre, the largest in New South Wales, at one of the many kiosks selling niche consumer goods. At this kiosk we see a young women of maybe 18 or 20 years of age. Shes fair skinned, brunette, and blue eyed with a nearly perfect smile. She smiles at a client and the camera pans down to a piece of paper where her well manicured hands test a bright pink lipstick on a piece of paper. The camera pans out again where we can see a woman across from the sales attendant paying for the lipstick. Then we can see the plethora of stores in the Whitford shopping centre, which is well lit and decorated with faux plants and mass produced decorative art work. |
ERROL FLYNN: [sub]"Many young women like her work in shopping centres and other stores until they marry, thousands more spend their working lives serving the needs of over a million shoppers."[/sub]
| We pan up an escalator and up the second floor into a major department store. The camera cuts to from the entrance to the mens', 'womens', 'boys', and 'girls' clothing sections. The shops are filled with the most marvellous clothes made from nearly any colour or pattern imaginable. The latest fashions from London or Paris, found right there in the shops of Sydneys Whitford. The camera then cuts to a private boys school just outside Sydney, a parade of boys walks past a an Imperial-style 19th century school building and chapel. The camera then cuts again to a co-educational state school, designed in a modern cubic 1950s architectural-style. We see children filing out of schools busses and into the school building. |
ERROL FLYNN: [sub]"Sydney is home to private schools, some of the best in the Commonwealth. Michael and Joan, like half a million other school children, attend Australian state schools like one."[/sub]
| We see students in uniforms like to those wed seen on Joan and Michael. School children from ages 6-13 sit in classrooms. We see third year students sat before their school teacher as she traces out cursive script on a chalkboard, we scan briefly over the papers of rows of students mimicking her writing. Next we move on to a science class full of eighth year students, sat at black tables in pairs of two. The students sit on either side of a lit Bunsen burner while following along to a teachers instructions, the girls tie their hair back and all of them sport safety goggles. Next we see slightly younger seventh year boys operated various sorts of machinery in wood shop class. One boy uses a sander to smooth out the leg to a wooden chair hes been making, before inserting the leg of the chair into the seat. Next we cut to a scene of school children at the Sydney Museum of the Fine Arts. They walk among some of the finest works of art from across the world, including some aboriginal pieces. Next we see a group of prospective students and parents walking in the lush greenery of University of New South Wales' Sydney campus. |
ERROL FLYNN: [sub]"It is a wide education. The arts have their own place in the curriculum. Students can compete for scholarships and bursaries to one of Sydneys two highly ranked universities, and a third is on the way.[/sub]
| The camera cuts between shots of students on the University of New South Wales campus. We see students in the library studying, including one East and one South Asian student among the many pale Anglo-Celtic faces. We see students eating their lunches on the grass, and laying in the sun on blankets. Young men and women wearing trendier clothes than had been seen before hand can be seen on camera, almost all between the ages of 18-22. We were seeing the future leaders of Australia, and maybe even the UK on screen.
We then cut to a playground, full of Caucasian young children playing on brand new swing sets and jungle gyms. Mothers push strollers with one hand and lead their children with the other as they walk through Australias exotic flora into colourful suburban playgrounds. The camera cuts to a couple of baby kangaroos hopping along the side of the playground, peacefully minding their own business along the tree line. |
ERROL FLYNN: [sub]"With the schoolchildren and workers away, the suburbs belong to the mothers and the small children. Often the preschool children are placed in the care of kindergartens, supervised by the Department of Child Welfare. Then the mothers are free to do their shopping."[/sub]
| We cut to a scene of a packed parking lot outside another smaller suburban shopping center. A woman is seen holding the hands of her small child as she crosses the parking lot on a bright sunny day in suburban Sydney. We cut to another scene of three women carrying 3 large shopping bags almost overflowing with new consumer goods. They dress in the latest fashions, and sport bright colours to stay cool in the hot Australian sun. We cut to the inside of a grocery store, where flocks of suburban mothers push steel wire carriages through isles of full shelves. The shelves are stocked with pastel coloured boxes and cans, large advertisements filled with superlatives were written on nearly every label. This was a nation that was truly bountiful, truly prosperous. Due to the labour shortage in heavy industry, women staff almost all service sector jobs. The grocery store, apart from the stockers and some baggers who were teenage boys, was staffed by young women.
The scene cuts to the outside of a large and newly constructed general hospital. Then to a newborn baby held in the arms of a young, petite, blonde and blue eyed woman. Next to her stands her also blonde and blue eyed husband, who signs off the birth certificate while smiling at his newborn and his wife. He takes a drag on his cigarette before exhaling and kissing the baby on the head. Next we see a construction crew working on a new suburban housing expansion outside urban Sydney. |
ERROL FLYNN: "[sub]Aussie families like to own their own homes, and all over Sydney homes are going up at an astounding rate.[/sub]"
| We cut to a scene that shows a row of suburban street in the Western Suburbs. The homes are all very similar on this street, but theyre done in stucco with red shingle roofing for a bit of Mediterranean flair. The lawns are all perfectly manicured. Next we see a welder straddling a large horizontal steel beam at 250 feet, hard at work building a new skyscraper. The camera pans over to two construction workers laying more horizontal beams on the skyscrapers skeleton. |
ERROL FLYNN: [sub]"The face of Sydney is constantly changing. In the commercial centres as well as in the suburbs. Soon to overlook the boat harbour is the Sydney Opera House, a new addition to Sydney planned to begin construction in 1955."[/sub]
| We pan over Port Jackson once more, showing the endless shipping crates being loaded and unloaded onto massive shipping vessels. Goods came in from every corner of the globe. Thousands of longshoremen work at unloading crates and shipping containers, placing their goods on flatbed trucks to ship all over Sydney and even all over Australia. We cut between a number of ships which are indicated by their visible naval ensign: UK, France, India, USA, Greece, Norway, Japan, even the Taiwan. |
ERROL FLYNN: [sub]"The harbours 15 miles of wharves receive ships from every nation."[/sub]
| The camera cuts to a scene of factory workers exiting a Holden factory at the end of the day, they laugh and pat each other on the back as they walk to the parking lot to their saloons and sedans. Its important to notice that white collar and blue collar workers are seen fraternising. Next we see a packed Australian-style pub, full of smiling faces and friends drinking pint glasses with flowed endlessly with golden ale. A young black haired Caucasian man strides through the crowd toward the bar, hes handsome and dressed in a black business suit with a thin crimson necktie. He orders a pint of clearly marked Victoria Bitter beer, the bar runs on past him and we can see groups of businessmen gathered at the bar together. Everyones smiling as friends chat with friends and guys chat up gals. a splendid occasion. Next we see a barmaid bringing a tray filled with lightly coloured pints of beer to a bunch of blue uniformed factory workers who welcome her warmly. |
ERROL FLYNN: [sub]"Friday is the start of the industrial and commercial weekend."[/sub]
| Next we see Michael and Edward Hughes walking into one of Sydneys numerous youth soccer fields. Michael dresses in a green collared athletic shirt and grey athletic shorts with cleats. Edward wears a brown tweed blazer and blue flannel shirt, with tan slacks. He pats his son on the back one time as the boy runs onto the field with his teammates. One green team and one red team play a friendly game of soccer on the field, laughing and showing exemplary sportsmanship. The camera cuts between the boys playing and laughing, and the fathers and some mothers light heartedly cheering for their children. Next the camera cuts to a public swimming pool and we see dozens of Aussie children diving into swimming pools. The children swims laps under the supervision of life guards and their parents. |
ERROL FLYNN: [sub]"Michael does his homework on Friday night and leaves the weekend free for sport and other activities. Edward enjoys a morning with the juniors, alongside the other fathers in the neighbourhood. They recall their own days playing football as youths. Every weekend thousands of boys and girls, men and women turn out to play or watch competitive and social sporting events like this one. Whatever the season, the sports are there."[/sub]
| We cut to a cricket club in central Sydney, young and old Australians walk along the endless flat grass cricket fields. They almost uniformly wear white short-sleeved polo shirts and beige linen slacks. The men and women are sport light tans, typical of the sunny Australian lifestyle. Next a group of women in white tennis skirts and white polo shirts of their own play matches of tennis in an expanse of green tennis courts. Next we see a few shots of the Sydney Eagles and Royal Melbourne Football Clubs playing a game at a stadium in Sydney. One of Sydneys strikers scores a goal and the home crowd goes wild, cheering loudly for several moments.
The camera then cuts to a water sprinkler spraying water onto the well manicured lawn of the Hughes house. We see Edward and Mrs. Hughes, in more comfortable attire for tending to the yard. Edward wears a white t-shirt which he tucks into a pair of lightly washed denim pants. Mrs. Hughes wears her hair tucked behind her ears, held back with a white headband. She wears a lavender coloured linen blouse and pastel yellow capri pants. They both wear gardening gloves, and look happily at each other as they tend to and plant new plants in their backyard garden. We further reinforce the idea that this is a happy marriage and a perfect home. They stand back to admire their garden and Edward lights two clearly marked Dunhill cigarettes for each of them, starting of course with his wifes. Children run and play in the yard next door to the Hughes, and the neighbours wave at them. |
ERROL FLYNN: [sub]"Home is the other weekend attraction. For the Australians pride in his house is based on doing it yourself."[/sub]
| The camera cuts to a shot of the El Alamein Water Fountain in Kings Cross, sprinkling water in a hemisphere shape in the nighttime. The camera pans out, showing the busy streets of Kings Cross at night. This part of inner Sydney is known for its nightlife. It has theatres, bars, pubs, dancehalls, fine-dining, and the best of the best of shopping. We cut to shot showing the length of Darlinghurst Road. Fine Italian fashion houses with mannequins in the windows, next to Olde English-style pubs, next to swinging jazz bars, for on and on. The film plays a smooth jazz track, changing starkly from the typical 1950s easy listening. There are flashing neon signs everywhere, and the bright lights stick out in the urban darkness. This was the glitz and glamour of capitalism that the Soviets claimed would erode your soul. We cut to shots of different establishments on Darlinghurst: The Raging Fenian pub, Salvatores Lounge, Event Cinemas, Lee Choos Cantonese Dining. Next we see groups of young people, and happy couples striding up and down sides of the street. |
ERROL FLYNN: [sub]"Saturday night and Sydney offers the full range of entertainment of a capital city. Edward and Anne Hughes find time now and again to dine out and see a show."[/sub]
| We see several older couples dressed to the nines in a plush music hall in Kings Cross. A maître dhôtel stands at the entrance of the music hall, checking tickets and taking coats for the couples who walk in the door. The walls are done in a Venetian red velvet, very much in with the times. The men all dress in sharp dark coloured suits with thin ties, and the women wear brilliantly coloured dresses. For the audience these films were directed at, it showed an ability for the everyday person to live like the rich in Australia. We see Edward and Anne among the crowd, Edward wearing a black suit and Anne wearing a lavender dress. Next we cut to the stage. It is fashioned to look like an old western saloon, and a women dressed like an old western barmaid comes onstage through a set of faux swinging doors. She strides over to a barkeep and they begin doing a song and dance routine for several minutes. |
ERROL FLYNN: [sub]"Tonight the music hall laughs at the old west."[/sub]
| The camera cuts to several young men and women dancing in a crowded jazz bar, dripping sweat and dancing wildly. The men dress in zoot suits, and the women wear more provocative dresses. In some way this was meant to attract the young male labourer, or entice the older foreign man who might still dream of snagging a fast western woman. The actors and actresses selected for this scene were chosen for their beauty, specifically to encourage younger foreigners to desire to immigrate to Australia. The camera cuts between the smiling faces of handsome young men and women, some smoking Dunhill or Double Happiness brand cigarettes and drinking Victoria Bitters beers. Next we see a shot of dozens of couples walking out on the sidewalk after the jazz bar as closed, even at night the streets are safe to walk in Australia. We cut to another shot of the Harbour Bridge at night, its radiant in the pitch darkness.
The sound of church bells rolling brings the scene of the Harbour Bridge to a close, and fades into a shot of a small Anglican Church in the Western Suburbs on Sunday morning. A husband and wife enter the church, and the we see the Hughes exiting their Morris Oxford. The family dresses in their most formal wear, Edward and Michael wear black and navy blue two-button suits while Anne and Joan wear modest pastel blue dresses. |
ERROL FLYNN: [sub]"On Sundays people go to their own church. After that the open air offers a variety of activities."[/sub]
| We see hundreds of families on one of Sydneys world famous beaches. Next we see a shot of the boot of the Hughes Morris Oxford wide open as the family prepares to go swimming. Anne wears a t-shirt and Capri pants, Edward is shirtless in a set of swimming shorts, and Joan and Michael tear off towards the sand and sea in their dark blue swimsuits. They all wear black framed wayfarer sunglasses. Edward sets up a beach umbrella while Anne sets up some towels and food from home for the family. The camera cuts to Joan and Michael as they paddle out to sea on surfboard, splashing each other and laughing. |
ERROL FLYNN: [sub]"The Hughes like every family in Sydney look forward to the summer. Spring comes in September and October and the Pacific Ocean is warm until May."[/sub]
| The camera cuts to a shot of Edward Hughes laying on a reclining couch in the den of the Hughes home. The couches are all an orange-reddish shade, and the furniture is all very modern will not hard edges. There is a coffee table in the room made from oak, and the walls are decorated with various replication floral paintings. Edward sits reading a monthly edition of the Empire Times, wearing a smoking jacket and lounge pants. Anne sits next to them reading a gossip tabloid, Audrey Hepburn poses on the cover. Michael sits on his front side while he plays with model cars and Joan sits near by playing with a doll house. Its dimly lit in the living room, and Edward and Anne look over at each other and smile. Its a happy marriage, one that could belong to anyone who watched this film if they believed hard enough. Or at least that was what the Foreign Office of the Australia wanted people to believe. |
ERROL FLYNN: [sub]"Sunday night finds the Hughes family relaxing at home, enjoying time together before the start of a new week. Australian families enjoy quality time together. Its time spent together like this that will prepare them for work and school tomorrow. The pattern of the new week for the Hughes and the thousands of other families that make up the City of Sydney."[/sub]
| The voice of Errol Flynn fades out to the tune of smooth jazz music. The camera cuts to a moving shot across the Sydney skyline as the sun begins to set. A title card reads 'Produced by the Home Government of Australia, which fades out after a few moments and the tape stops. |

Teujira, Val Verde-, Antillian, Otsla, Grand Indochina, Waclia, Kartnan, Republic Of Greater Germany, Faronea
[list][list]홈 프론트를 지켜라!
DEFEND THE HOMELAND!
우리는 전쟁 중입니다!
WE ARE AT WAR!
26 June 1951 - 38 Parallel, Korean Peninsula[/list][/list]
| At dawn on the 25th of June, the Republic of Korea was shaken to its core as the long-feared invasion of the South by the Soviet-backed North turned into a horrifying reality. Aided directly by the Soviet Union, the Korean People's Army began at dawn a sudden and massive assault on all fronts into South Korea supported by a massive barrage of artillery. Since dawn on that day, the Republic of Korea Army has continued to resist the invasion to the best of its capabilities however across the entire 38th Parallel jarring weaknesses in the South Korean fighting capability have become apparent as the KPA seizes key regions including various border crossings, the Ongjin Peninsula, and along the Hangang River. Fearing the complete overwhelm of his troops by the KPA, Korean President Syngman Rhee orders a general withdrawal of his forces from the 38th Parallel to behind the Hangang River to allow the Republic of Korea Army to regroup, dig in their defenses, and properly defend against the Communists. |
| Of the Republic of Korea Army's 98,000 soldiers, 24,000 are killed, wounded, or taken prisoner within the first three days of the invasion, the majority being captured during the general retreat. However, the retreat is soon followed by the destruction of many bridges over the Hangang River, essentially blocking the North Korean Army, and many South Koreans still north of the river, from entering the South. Amidst the general retreat, President Rhee and the vast majority of his government and military commanders evacuate Seoul by train, moving to the port city of Pusan in the peninsula's far south. The remaining forces of the ROKA, lightly equipped and supported by no armor and only 10 duel combat/trainer aircraft, attempt to defend the capital city of Seoul but, on the 28th of June the city collapses, falling into North Korean hands. With the collapse of the city and the subsequent oath of allegiance made by 48 Korean congressman to the North, President Rhee orders a mass execution of communists and communist sympathizers in the south. Military policemen oversee the execution of nearly 60,000 people in the Bodo League Executions, beginning on the same day as the Fall of Seoul to continue as long as deemed appropriate. |
| With the situation in Korea growing dire, and the immediate threat of a Soviet push to Pusan growing by the day with the announcement of mobilization, the United Nations Security Council quickly passes two resolutions concerning the matter: S/RES/82 and S/RES/83. Pushed for primarily by France, the United Kingdom, and the United States, the two resolutions condemn North Korea for breaching peace due to the invasion and then, perhaps most importantly, recommends U.N. members provide South Korea assistance in the Korean War to restore peace and security. With the Soviet Union having begun a boycott of the United Nations in support of the establishment of the People's Republic of China in October 1949, the Security Council resolutions are passed by the majority pro-Western Council. The news is met with great celebration in Syngman Rhee's government headquarters in Pusan. |
| By the beginning of July, the situation is extremely dire for the South Korean Army. Whittled down to about 25,000 soldiers, only the promise of the arrival of U.N. troops awaits to keep the South Korean morale up. |
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Orientar hesitates to choose sides in the war.
[sub]August 1951[/sub]
This month, General Pinilla has decided to choose a side but eventually didnt! He doesnt know which side in a such far war would benefit him the most, and the maximum that our country could do in this war would be send supplies by air and a few paratroopers on planes with a stop at some island if they agree. Still, Pinilla WANTS to choose a side. This war is going to predict what happens in the future, and we do want to be part of the future, dont we? He asked his colonels at the monthly council.
After all, Pinilla has decided for each country to present what we would get of the war, and then Orientar will choose sides.
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Grand Indochina, Czabalkia, Kartnan
[list][list]2 July 1951 - South Korean Territorial Waters, Korea Bay, East Asia
FRANCE DEDICATES FULL SUPPORT TO REPUBLIC OF KOREA
NAVAL, LAND FORCES SENT TO KOREA[/list][/list]
| With the Korean Peninsula is engulfed in a vicious and fast-moving conflict, the government of the French Republic watches with focus and intent as the conflict escalates. As a member of the United Nations Security Council, France quickly works with the US and UK to pass two Resolutions, S/RES/82 and S/RES/83, to make clear the Allied Position in the Korean Peninsula and to begin allowing for the organized use of measured force to defend South Korea from the Soviet Union and the Soviet satellite state in North Korea. From the French Settlements in Tchan-Tung, government and military officials are able to monitor the military situation with precision, accuracy, and haste. Constant reports of developments are sent from Tchan-Tung's administrative capital, Tché-Fow, to the national capital in Paris to allow President Daladier to follow closely with the events in Korea. |
| Edouard Daladier, who had led his party to victory in a coalition with the French Communist Party and other far-left parties, had proven himself to be distinct from the Soviet-sympathetic far left. A prisoner of war under the tyranny of the Nazi Occupation, Daladier had broken from his coalition to take a stance against the Soviet Union which, as described in a speech, represents 'the single greatest threat to the working class on this planet at the moment'. More in-line with the radical liberals of the Third Republic than the Communists in his coalition, Daladier has in his time as president pursued a strong foreign policy in defiance of the Soviet Union while continuing to pass socialist legislation through his own country. Once again, in a break with the FCP, Daladier would side with France's wartime allies of Britain and the US to take a stance against the Soviet Empire. This time, however, French soldiers would be authorized for deployment in support of South Korea. |
| After the passing of the 27 June Resolution recommending support be given to South Korea, Daladier authorizes the creation of an emergency force consisting of ships from the French Far East Asia Fleet and soldiers from the Tchan-Tung Regimental Defense Garrison. Dubbed the French Rapid Response Force for Korea, and abbreviated as FRRF-K, the force consists of a naval wing and a ground wing, the Emergency Police Action Force. |
[spoiler=Organization of the French Rapid Response Force for Korea]
[list][*] French Rapid Response Fleet
[list][*] FS Béarn - Aircraft Carrier
[list][*]12x Grumman TBF Avenger Torpedo Bomber
[*]16x Dewoitine D.250
[*]4x Gourdou-Leseurre GL.2[/list]
[*] FS Iris
[*] FS Pallas
[*] FS Casabianca
[*] FS Gloire
[*] FS Duguay-Trouin
[*] FS Aigle
[*] FS Verdun
[*] FS Valmy[/list]
[*] French Emergency Police Action Force
[list][*] 1st Oriental Infantry Battalion
[list][*] 215 Infantrymen
[*] 45 Signal Troops
[*] 25 Officers
[*] 15 Logistics Personnel[/list]
[*] 3rd Oriental Artillery Troop
[list][*] 85 Artillery Men
[*] 16 Artillery Officers
[*] 8 Signal Troops
[*]35 Logistics Personnel
[*] 4x Canon de 105 mle 1913 Schneider
[*] 2x Canon de 155mm GPF[/list][/list][/list][/spoiler]
| The French Far East Asia Fleet, which had always taken second importance to the European and Atlantic Fleets of Metropolitan France, is extremely ill-equipped to deal with the modern naval vessels of the Soviet Navy with which the ships of the FRRF-K are to compete with- nonetheless, the order is given by Vice Admiral Remy Peltier to prepare the fleet for immediate deployment to the Korea Bay. From their harbor at Port de Plancy, the ships designated for service in the French Rapid Response Fleet are quickly launched into the bay on the morning of 2 July, while the soldiers of the French Emergency Police Action Force embark upon civilian transport ships repurposed to serve as ferries across the bay from the Port to the coastal Korean city of Gunsan. The artillery attached to the 3rd Oriental Artillery Troop is kept in Port de Plancy for an additional two days while the appropriate transports are assembled to ferry them across the Bay to the Peninsula. |
| In Port de Plancy and Tché-Fow, fear and anxiety begins to set in for both the French and Chinese citizens of the Settlements. Surrounded on three sides by the Communist Chinese and to the other by the Sea, if the Crisis in Korea truly escalates into a large-scale conflict, surely the People's Republic of China could and certainly would move to seize the city and slaughter the entire population. The Tchang-Tung Regimental Defense Garrison's soldiers, under the command of General Charles de Chanson, are all that would separate an invading communist force from the people of the French Settlements and, despite being well equipped, the 9,000 strong garrison could only hold out for a few days at best against an invading force. Additionally, with over 300 men and six artillery guns of the garrison being sent to aid the Republic of Korea, the defensive capabilities of the RDG would be even less effective. |
| Upon arrival at Gunsan on 4 July, the Sino-French soldiers are greeted by a very desperate situation from the get-go. Major Lu Hanying, the 32-year-old officer in charge of the 1st Oriental Infantry Battalion and its artillery compliment, is ordered by General Charles Chanson to establish a position along the front to 'aggressively resist the Communist advance'. With Seoul in enemy hands and the Republic of Korea Army faltering, the French Emergency Police Action Force begins to mobilize northward, joining a freight train of South Korean soldiers passing through Gunsan on their way to the front line south of Seoul. Without any artillery support and armed with only rifles, squad machine guns and a few heavy machine guns, the 1st Oriental takes the train one day north to Hwaeseong, from which they advance on foot to the front line at Suwon. |
Antillian, Otsla, Kartnan, Faronea
How much does it take to build a city? Cus the building of Llanura started in June 1951, and now is August. Pls tell me.
Kartnan, New Raines
Are you referring to time, money, or both?
Faronea
Both.
Well it took Brasilia 41 months and a buttload of money. I can try to find the exact amount. To be fair, that was on the low side of time and costs. The location Brasilia was founded on had been surveyed for decades as a potential location for a new capital.
Faronea
Central American Times
War on the horizon!
Upon discussion with France and the South Korean governments, Portugal has agreed to commit to sending the 1st Marine division. Along with a few warships. King Philip has decreed that the threat that the communist nations of Asia presents to global peace and Portuguese territory is an issue that must be responded to with force. The 1st marine division will be sent to Busan korea and await there for further orders
Whats being sent
1st marine division-currently located in Cape Verde en route to Busan Korea.
3,000 marines-500 Men combat engineer battalion.
2,000 FBP SMGs
1,500 FN Model 24 Bolt action rifles
3,000 Fabrique Nationale Browning Hi-Power Pistols
6,000 MK2 Pineapple Grenades
30 Panhard 178 APCs
5 PT-1 3inch towed artillery piece
-Special warfare training in amphibious, and survival techniques.
Navel ships
Destroyers
-2 Battle class destroyers-250 sailors per ship
Light aircraft carriers
-1 1942 Design Light Fleet Carrier-1050 sailors per ship
10 spitfire fighters assigned to ship
Submarines
2 Foca-class submarines-17 sailors per ship
Transports
6 passenger ships and 2 cargo ships
Val Verde-, Grand Indochina, Czabalkia, Kartnan, Republic Of Greater Germany, Faronea
[pre]Madrid Gazette[/pre]
[pre]August 1951 [/pre]
Naval Program of 1951 Announced
[list]| Madrid - The Defense Ministry today has allocated several budget funds for the up and coming Naval Program of 1951. The program, which was orchestrated by Francisco Franco himself, would focus on Spain's dwindling navy, which has been declining since the Spanish-American War. The project is adjacent to the commissioning of FS Normandie, an aircraft carrier which previously belonged to the Marine Nationale or the French Navy. The carrier is small in size, but it would give Spain the necessary knowledge to operate aircraft carriers in the future. The Espana-class cruisers, a proposed heavy cruiser for the Spanish Navy, is being planned for construction, which would enhanced Spain's naval ability
Some of the ships and equipments to be build under this new program, include:[/list]
[list][list]- FS Normandie, renamed to SPS Valencia
- Construction of 8 new Valiente-class submarines
- Construction of 2 España-class heavy cruiser
- New naval base to be build in Barcelona
- Construction of 10 new Catalonia-class destroyers
[/list][/list]
[list]In grand total, the project would be the largest naval project in modern Spanish history, and reintroducing Spain as a major naval power in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean[/list]
Teujira, Val Verde-, Antillian, Grand Indochina, Czabalkia, Republic Of Greater Germany, Faronea
Portuguese Navel expansion
The Portuguese Government Has acquired from Spain the licensing to build the Churruca-class destroyer. The Portuguese navy has requested that 15 be built in total over the next few years. The need for more ships in the navy has come from the Portugal desire to Ensure its colonial holdings are secured from foreign or domestic threats, and a strong navy is required for that task. The ships will be built in shipyards in Lisbon, and Albufeira. Its estimated that it may take up to 4-5 years to complete all of the ships needed.
Val Verde-, Grand Indochina, Kartnan, Faronea
[list]THE TIMES OF INDIA[pre]
18 May 1951[/pre][/list]
[list][list][pre]LET TRUTH PREVAIL[/pre][/list][/list]
[list][list]THE INDIAN VISION[/list][/list]
[list]| DELHI With a sunny day in Dehi, nearly 50 Representatives from the Lok Sabha and cabinet members and hundreds of civil servants were gathered together at the South Block. Being built by the British after moving the capital from Calcutta to Delhi, it was a majestic sight to behold. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, Lutyens Delhi was the peak expression of Indo Saracenic architecture. However, in the room, things were near motionless, as the Minister of External Affairs V. K. Krishna Menon was giving a speech to all the representatives. It was on the basic characteristics of the nation and it would decide the future geopolitics actions of India. Following was his speech at the General Assembly
[pre]
Gentlemen, the future of our nation is uncertain, it has been more than 200 years since we had an independent foreign policy and outlook. But we must look to the past and learn from it, for our country has had a history ancient and much more tumultuous than we've lived in. One of our greatest vulnerabilities lies in the North-West gentlemen. It is not just the Mughal who invaded from the Hindu Kush, it was even Alexander the Great meeting great Porus, even the ancient proto-Aryans who arrived from the region. Now for the time being I do not believe that we need to worry about Hindu-Kush, the Afghans are close allies and our gesture of reuniting the Pashtun lands has only strengthened that bond. But the massive Soviet Army can always cause trouble from there, hence we must dedicate a sizeable portion of our resources to keep the Soviet threat at bay. In the east, honourable gentlemen the areas of Bengal and North East are much more protected than the North West but the massive territory of Burma is vulnerable from Chinese influences, we must not only secure the region but also the heart and minds of the people. We must keep Burma as integrated to the rest of the nation as possible to maintain the security and prosperity of our Burmese provinces. Moving on to the North, the kingdoms of Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan are strategically important allies and we must adjust our infrastructure policies a few times to better integrate them with our economy and to keep China at bay. Now as we all know, they have our military security but to truly create an everlasting peace, we must integrate these nations with us completely, we much achieve this by trade, energy, and security, really any means disposable to us, for to India project power even in our ocean we must first secure our borders.
But we must also recognise the great tragedy of geography that our nation suffers from. Our great nation has 3 major river systems, the Indus, the Ganges and Ayeyarwady-Chindwin river basin. These 3 rivers provide us with extremely fertile and usable soil that are second to none, as everyone here knows great civilisations such as the Indus valley civilisation, the Pala Empire, the Mauryan Empire, the Mughal Empire, and several great Burmese kingdoms have risen and fallen beside these rivers. This just goes on to demonstrate the capital generation capabilities of these rivers. Not only do they bless us with fertile soil and food, they provided our regions with extreme capital resources, but gone have the days of ancient and medieval days where ships were small and dynamic enough to manoeuver upstream on these rivers. In this modern-day of gargantuan commercial ships, these rivers have lost those capabilities for upstream navigation and only a handful of cities can be connected to the wider world. The cities of Calcutta, Mandalay, Dhaka are the only major inland cities that can be serviced through these rivers and even then mild dredging operations are necessary on the Ganges. This tragedy prohibits our inland cities to be directly connected to the seas hence our infrastructure programme is necessary to connect them to the seas, this will not only help to secure the prosperity of our inland cities but to better integrate the nations with them.[/pre]|[/list]
[list]| CALCUTTA With the session at South Block convened the Cabinet and the Government rallied by Patel has kick-started a process of rapid military armament to not only secure India's strategic interests but for the nation to project power across the seas and secure her well-being. The first of these measures has been to strengthen the Air Force and the Army to maintain an overwhelming superiority in the region. The Air Force on vigorously testing several British, French and American aircraft has placed an order for the following planes:
150 Gloster Javelin
300 Grumman F9F Panther
200 F-86 Sabres
50 Handley Page Hastings
Further, the Royal Indian Airforce has applied for a license to build the F-86 Sabres domestically to the US gov. And the RIAF has also requested HMs MoD for joint Anglo-Indian development of the rumoured Hawker Hunter.
The Royal Indian Navy has also embarked on a rapid modernisation program. The first of which has been to acquire a capable Aircraft Carrier, sufficient to project naval power across the Indian Ocean. The Navy has sought to purchase one of the Malta-class carriers from the Royal Navy and one of the Majestic-class carriers. However, these are intended only to be stopgap for the Navy as it has announced plans to develop the next generation of Aircraft Carrier. The Navy has also sought to form a formidable Carrier Strike Group around these ships to protect these ships from becoming sitting ducks. For these measures, additional ships have also been ordered 10 Daring-class destroyers from the UK, 1 Nitro-class tanker from the United States and 10 Amphion class submarines from the UK. The RIN has also requested to jointly build 5 of the Daring class destroyers in GRSE, Calcutta. In the Army the Ordnance Factory Board has bee give tenders to build Arms and Ammunitions for the Indian Army, the OFB has requested for the licensing of the FN FAL from the government of the low nations, the Centurion tanks from the UK and M18 Hellcat from the United States. |[/list]
[list]| Furthermore looking at domestic issues the Patel Cabinet has decided on implementing the National Healthcare Bill. The proposal would mandate all Federal States and Union Territories to implement a universal healthcare system in their respective states. This will stipulate an unprecedented level of public-private partnership seen for the first time in the nation. All states are mandated to register their citizens in public Social Health Insurance Funds, run and managed by the states. The funds are to have a common rate for all their members and are to be financed through joint employer-employee contributions, where the employer is to pay half of the contribution, and the employee paying the rest of the amount. For self-employed workers and those who are unemployed without benefits must pay the entire contribution themselves. Provider payment is to be negotiated in complex corporatist social bargaining among specified self-governed bodies (e.g. physicians' associations) at the level of federal states. The sickness funds are mandated to provide a unique and broad benefit package and cannot refuse membership or otherwise discriminate on an actuarial basis. Social welfare beneficiaries are also enrolled in statutory health insurance, and municipalities pay contributions on behalf of them. Individuals cannot opt-out of the public system entirely but can change their insurance to a low-cost fund to migrate to any Private Health Insurances.
With this, however, there will be several restriction and regulations on the funds and the industry as a whole. To avoid inter-state disparities the funds are to form a national-level consortium to negotiate prices for drugs, medical procedures and doctor's wages. There are strict limits on the funds to advertise on mass media systems with no more than 1% of their income going to advertising. Salaries of top-level executives to doctors are capped at 400% of the national average wage, the annual copayments from patients will also be capped at 7% of their annual salaries. |[/list]
[list]| BOMBAY With these policies in place, the Patel Cabinet has turned its attention towards the economy. With the National Infrastructure plan underway, the Cabinet has sought to find friendly foreign markets to trade with. With India being an eminent member of the Commonwealth Trade Alliance, it has access to the markets and products of one of the largest trading blocks of the world. But the Patel cabinet has further sought for a greater trade alliance with other nations, particularly theUnited States, Japan, France and the Netherlands. Internally, the government has focused on industrialising the nation, with the aforementioned lack of capital generation ability, the government has focused on promoting a high rate of savings among households and the hyper-efficient allocation of this scarce capital for public projects and government expenditure. With the government realising that the best allocation of capital funds and resources is done through private individuals and organisations, the government instead of forming more public sector undertakings has looked to allocate resources to private companies through the banking sector. The government has allocated over $1b of money to be invested into Indian companies through these banks. The government has allocated the money stressing on both Medium and Small-sized Enterprises but also on large scale industrial operations that can achieve high economies of scale. The government has also realised the need for an industrialised agricultural sector to not only achieve food security but to export these products to foreign markets. Few measures taken for these are the formation of government-backed cooperatives, while no official subsidies are provided to these cooperatives, the government has taken up the task to actively encourage the implementation of new technologies and methods of agricultural production. The Ministry of Energy, with the Department of Atomic Energy, has also proposed plans to build indigenously developed Nuclear plants to provide cheap and stable electricity to the new nation, the DAE has also singled out the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) in Bombay as one of the premier organisations of nuclear research in India has designated an area named as Trombay as the site for Indias first nuclear power plant. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Steel has also announced the creation of SAIL as one of the latest PSUs meant to specialise in Steel and Aluminium production in India. The new company has contacted her counterparts in the UK, France, West Germany, and the United States about joint development of Steel and Aluminium processing plants in India designed with the most cutting edge technologies available. With this, the Ministry of Transport has also promoted heavy industries in India, one the largest being the support to shipbuilding industries in Bengal and Bombay. The MoT has guaranteed low interests loans and favourable regulations for innovation and work to take place in these regions, the TATA Group, with the Birla and L&T Groups have been provided substantial amounts of low interests loans to produce container ships in India, however, with these high barriers to entry the government has set up the Indian Competition Commission to breakup any price-fixing or market distortion attempts. But the true success of private industries has been seen in the Indian watch industry and the automotive industry, though not significant against European or American companies over the past few years these companies have been noticeably growing their sales and quality in the Indian markets and are hoped to become key players in the global markets. |[/list]
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[spoiler=TOURISM ADVERT]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPzz58DZPt0[/spoiler]
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[list]Sesshō-ki 3
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July 1950
[sub]貴族の再会[/sub]
A Reunion of Lords[/list]
[sup]東京都、日本[/sup]
TOKYO METROPOLIS, STATE OF JAPAN
| The now officially-sovereign State of Japan had pulled itself out of destruction and desperation. Close to five years after the war, and a hard-earned "independence" through drastic social and economic changes, the Land of the Rising Sun had achieved a meteoric reconstruction. Cities that had been razed by incessant showers of firebombs, sometimes at 80% of their total surface, were now brimming with life again. Signs, many of them now adorned with colorful neons replicating the antique big red adverts for shops, had been erected in city centers. Horse-drawn carriages were still there, but more frequently, Japanese and American automobiles were seen on paved roads. Street stalls, children running about barefoot and bare torso, made it a lively sight in the heat of summer. While the economy had not yet recovered to its pre-war levels, and life was still harsh for many in the working class, optimism and prosperity had swept back up the shattered morale of the Japanese. Progress in industry, agriculture, fishing, was quick. Youngsters in the city took part in a new life filled with American movies and music, and intellectuals from all political sides relished their unprecedented freedom of speech. |
| On June 28, Japan had become once again a nominally independent nation, as it signed the Treaty of San Francisco which withdrew the primacy of America's Occupation forces. Although troops were to remain, the nation was once again sovereign. The Second Tokyo Tribunal, where the silent and disgraced Emperor Hirohito faced judges after abdicating, had concluded one year ago. The Emperor nor his immediate family was found not guilty; only one of his family members, Prince Chichibu, was charged with one minor accusation. However, several members of the high nobility, somewhat related to the Emperor, were charged and sentenced to prison for up to six years. Now, the "war generation" of nobles was supposed to retire silently, not having one ounce of responsibility in the new, pacifist country. Of course, such was far from the case. And there remained the networks of those who were not low enough in rank to simply be given orders, and not high enough to be trialed. Several hundred mid-ranking officers from the former Imperial Army and their many affiliates in business, most of which had returned to normal life. One such man had been wanted by the US, but now had come back to Japan as the occupation had ended: Masanobu Tsuji, the Lord of War. He, and Nobusuke Kishi, the Manchurian Devil, who was now fast-progressing within Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida's centrist Liberal Party, in power for several years now, were set to meet with an association of such veterans. On an estate located on the outskirts of the city, as the afternoon cicadas produced their distinctive melody, several Toyota AA and SAs were parked on the gravel parking lot. The estate belonged to a wealthy business acquaintance of Tsuji. Several pavillions in Japanese style were laid out, with many small gardens, ponds and streams. Lush greenery and the sound of water, heard through the paper walls, surrounded the senses with serenity. |
| In the tatami-floored main room of the estate were a dozen of men, disparately dressed in modern business suits or old-style kimonos. Their traits were tan and rough; many had served prison sentences or had fled abroad, which had taken a toll on their health. Such as Tsuji, who was prestigious enough to sit on the far end of the low table. The men knelt and sat on the ground, all the while talking and exchanging their thoughts, for the first time not through letters or the telephone. They had not met since 1945, when the Occupation meant that they either had to hide, serve prison time, or remain under acute surveillance. |
[list][sup]| Masanobu Tsuji : |[/sup] "Dear friends... It has been long and difficult years for all of us. I cannot state to which great extent I am blessed and joyful to be back in my homeland. After aiding the Chinese Republicans against the Red Scourge... I am back here with you, and it is an immense honor. But for now, a toast."[/list]
| Indeed, there was much to celebrate: Tsuji had started writing books about his wartime experience, advocating a return to high militarism. He was also eligible to run for a seat in his local district. Of course, none of the men in the room had made Tsuji their leader; nor did he himself consider the boss of this cabal - The Japanese tradition of collegial decision-making among leaders, here as well as in many other areas, remained strong. |
[list][sup]| Assembly of Men : |[/sup] "To our freedom. To our nation. KANPAI!"[/list]
| Short glasses filled with chilled sake clinked together at the center of the table and the men sipped on the refreshing alcohol. Chit-chat ensued around drinks and snacks, until all were comfortable enough to start talking about political matters... Kishi, a dry and somewhat plain bureaucrat on the outside, but known as a playboy and a cruel handler of Manchukuo during the pre-war era, was the first to speak. |
[list][sup]| Nobusuke Kishi : |[/sup] "Comrades, I sense now the time has come to discuss the future of the Japanese nation. As we have seen, the war has yielded disastrous results for us. However, it makes no doubt the Japanese spirit is what allowed us to avoid internal strife, and that the spirit that carried our men to sacrifice bravely their livese for the Emperor is without a doubt still alive. If it were not for the untimely death of our mightiest admiral, Yamamoto, in 1942, and the countless mistakes brought by the cowardice of bureaucrats during the War, the result would no doubt have been different. But let bygones be bygones. A new decade has opened, during which it is essential to recapture the Japanese soul and evict from public life the communistic and socialistic figures who have seeped back in. These "men" do not believe in Japan, are anti-monarchist at their core, and have brought to public education and family mores an unsanitary degree of Western carelesness. Disrespect is wide in our society because of their nefarious actions. Politically, they are our number one enemies."[/list]
| The men nodded around the table. Kishi, not an overt extremist within the Liberal Party, mostly owed his position to his influential brother, Eisaku Sato, who escaped prison and became a high-ranking party cadre close to PM Yoshida. The men around the table, also comprised of mob boss and former Gen'yôsha [Black Ocean Society, a pre-war Pan-Asianist group] activist Yoshio Kodama, and Takushiro Hattori, former Hideki Tojo protégé. Akin to a mafia family, all the men, who were loosely interconnected, possessed their own groups and cliques of veterans in informal or official associations. All had the same goal, but not all had the same priorities. To Kishi's allocution, Hattori objected. |
[list][sup]| Takushiro Hattori : |[/sup] "Kishi-san. You are right. However, I see the influence of centrists like this Yoshida to be a much more negative influence to our nation. It is due to pacifists like Yoshida that communists earned so much power. It is also thanks to him that we no longer have a standing Army, which even the Americans are now starting to regret. Re-arming is of the highest priority, and the international context only favors such a change. We must re-arm to counter communism; the only person stopping it is Yoshida."
[sup]| Yoshio Kodama : |[/sup] "Hattori-san is right. If the United States can back reactionary governments elsewhere, it can certainly do such in Japan. Our prime goal is the restoration of power, and we must do so counting with the foes of the past that now serve as our allies."[/list]
| Despite their views, they all knew cooperation with the United States was key to success in any endeavour. Although it was France and not the United States that first heavily deployed in Korea, Japan could not avoid dealing primarily even with an isolationist American government. |
[list][sup]| Masanobu Tsuji : |[/sup] "Indeed we agree. But I would not put Yoshida as a primary target of our designs. What our group should aim to do is solidify our presence and consolidate the strength and reactivity of our associates and members. There are more pressing issues ahead which will necessitate our unity. China has fallen; tomorrow if Korea falls, the burden of defending Asia will fall on the shoulders of Japan once again. The old threat was Western colonialism, and the new one is Bolshevik communism. There are certainly opportunities to be taken in this process to strengthen Japan's standing and restore its dignity. Destiny has once again placed Japan at the crossroads. Let us seize the moment."[/list]
| No comment had been made on the subject of the Crown Prince, Akihito, set to ascend to the throne in two years. The young prince was widely respected among the far-right, but Hirohito was still revered as the wartime leader of the nation. No matter their opinion on the subject, all nationalists now agreed that re-instating the Army was a priority, as well as leading the struggle against communists both inside and outside Japan. To this end, Tsuji and the veterans created that same day the White Mountain Club, or 白い山クラブ (Shiroyama Club), in reference to the famed battle led by disenfrenchised samurais in 1877 against their newly-established regime. Japan's far-right after the War had been plagued by division and a lack of organization, and despite having an equal support base than the communists, its influence had declined. |
Cherokee Confederates, Teujira, Val Verde-, Antillian, Otsla, Grand Indochina, Czabalkia, Kartnan, New Raines, Anglo Channel, Faronea
Weapons sale
The Indian government has requested to purchase 10,000 FN Grand Browning pistols from FN-hertsal a Portuguese Co owned company. At 31$ a pistols in 1950s money. The price has been dropped as India is seen as a friendly state that is willing to cooperate with Portuguese companies, and is seen as a valid trading partner.
Grand Indochina, Czabalkia, Kartnan, New Raines, Faronea
ORIENTAR WISHES TO BUY WEAPONS FROM PORTUGAL
[sub]September 1951[/sub]
Orientar wishes to purchase 8 000 FN Brownings for their army officers and their police.
Antillian, Not Xav, Kartnan, New Raines
FN Herstal
Our company can also sell you these weapons, at 37$ A pistol in 1950s money.
Kartnan, New Raines, Faronea
Post by Panmonia suppressed by Shamalistan.
Sealander Confed.
House Blaque was pulling themselves up by their bootstraps, though they were supported by Escalliasian Argentina, they still had alot of struggle. Alot of choices to make.
Naturally, it was to continue splitting themselves from their neighbor, the British (Not Xav). One idea the royals had was making-up an entirely-new dialect, and/or accent for Sealanders. Jacie did not hate the English, she just was very angry and disappointed with the hierarchy and things were set-up. Jacie just sat around and/or slept, while the other royals acted as their own ambassadors, travelling to other countries and trying to inform others about the Confederacy and Sealand's brand of Liberalism. Sealand and Argentina were very similar, yet distinct in that Sealand was a proud Monarchy that tried its best to make itself different from others.
Argentinians still built and constructed, trying to make the "Iron Island" more homely for the Royals, especially making an actual palace for Jacie and her family. This also showed that Argentina wasn't reluctant to intervene in European Affairs, though they were still angered about the Greek Civil War and its outcome. |
| Argentinian-British Relations were starting to get even more strained, especially as Avery was still resting, which meant Norma still "led," for now.
Sealand continued to be "neutral" for now, not really caring about "Western" or "Eastern." England continued to be active and "boss around" Europe, to Queen Stuart's dismay. The "British Empire" still remained, and things appeared to never change at all.
News would start to travel to Sealand about the Korean War, but Korea (and Asia itself) were so far away they didn't matter. |
| Regionalists seemed like a good party to support, in England, because of Cornwall and the Isle-of-Mann being "in the Union" and parts of the Empire for a long time.
Sealand had broken off, but "Britain" continued her hegemony in the North Sea and it seemed pointless to even try anything, which is why Sealand essentially placed all her eggs in one basket and worked closely with Argentina.
Faronea
Surely! We buy them!
Antillian, Kartnan, New Raines
Post self-deleted by Anglo Channel.
[list]JUNE 1950
CAIRO, EGYPT MIDDLE EAST[/list]
[list][list][sub][pre]وطن - عمل - استقلال
The Homeland - Labour - Independence
A SUDANESE CONSEQUENCE[/pre][/sub]
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[sub]Britains agreement to reunify Sudan with Egypt was the climax of a long standing series of socio political development and evolution in both countries. Prior to the Port Said negotiations, Sudans largest pro-Independence party, the Democratic Union Party, otherwise known as the Ittihadists, had campaigned on the platform of uniting the Nile river valley. From the perspective of the Young Egyptians, Sudan is an integral part of their country on the basis that both states had historically been subject to the Eyalet of Egypt, which was the first iteration of the defunct Kingdom. It was this common heritage in combination to close cultural ties between the Arab-Muslim majority in Sudan and in Egypt that predetermined unity. Now this unity is a reality. As Qaddab welcomed the political elites of the Ittihadists into the fledgling provincnial institutions of Sudan, through visits to Khartoum in which he stated no power can undo our unity to a crowd of jubilant city citizens on July 1st, the complexities of Sudans politics has become apparent.[/sub]
[sub]Sudans demographics, split between an Arab-Muslim north and the most Animist-Christain non-Arab south had been a thorne in the side of Sudanese stability even prior to unification. The former-Colonial master of the region, Britain, had seen these differences as justification to separate the southern territories of Sudan into a separate entity or merge such territories with Kenya or Uganda. Despite the respective Dinka, Nuer and Acholi tribes of the south sharing a more common cultural commitment and identity to their counterparts in Kenya and Uganda, this plan was ultimately abandoned. Now, Qaddabs government inherents the question of the south. Although being a pluralistic party campaigning for civic fraternity, the Ittihadists largely represented the Arabs of Sudan. The movement iself had roots in the Khatamiyyah Sufi Order, of which Sudans cultural conversion to Islam and the Arabic language can be accredited to. This heritage had ultimately led to the party being painted in sectarian terms from the perspective of non-Arabs. Therefore, they had organized their own parallel political structures and organizations to carry the cause of southern self-determination, manifesting in the Sudan Liberation Front (SLF). The SLF, with its powerbase in the regions of Bahr Al-Ghazal and Bilad Al-Akhdar was firm in its rejection of the political mandate of the Ittihadists and subsequently opposed unification with Egypt. The manner of the British withdrawal and the Egyptian entry can be rightly critiqued as shortsighted and detrimental to Sudanese stability. Despite meeting with delegates from the major tribes of the south in Khartoum, Qaddab was unable or unwilling to integrate their desires in Sudans governing framework. Thus, the leadership of the south was completely excluded from positions in the local administration. Nonetheless Qaddab urged for a political compromise to the matter, promising the non-Arabs of Sudan equality under Egyptian rule. As the inevitable continued to approach the Egyptian government, riots erupted in Juba in opposition to the Arabized renaming of local population centres. Egypts military establishment sought for violent reprisal, however the civilian government, holding out for shreds of respite, restrained the armys hand. Military officials opposed this decision heavily. Behind closed doors in Cairo, Ayash Al-Adel, the Agency of Executive of FATA, lashed out at Qaddabs insistence to wait by shouting these rioters can march into the centre of Cairo and you will still not let us raise our rifles! [/sub]
[sub]Respite would not come. The Sudanese Defence Force (SDF), which had formerly served in protecting Britains interests in Sudan, had been handed over to Egypt as part of the Port Said agreement. The SDF was split along Sudans demographical lines, with some non-Arab soldiers being supportive of the SLF platform. There was no true political avenue for such a platform to be heard, thus, violent resistance became a looming course of action over the southern Sudanese. The SDFs Equatorial Corps, stationed in Qabata (Kapoeta) mutinied on June 19th, cutting communications to the urban outpost. The event, despite involving 300 men, sent shockwaves through Cairo. The civilian government's strategy of patience had plainly failed to all in government. Qaddabs credibility and judgement in the eyes of the army had been severely damaged, now he had no choice but to respond with force.[/sub]
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[list][list][sub][pre]EGYPT ON KOREA: "WE ARE READY TO FULFILL OUR RESPONSIBILITY"[/pre][/sub][/list][/list]
[sub]In Cairos newspapers, caricatures of Grechko the Petit Czar dreaming of a Soviet-controlled Korea reflect a nervous joke in the minds of many Egyptians. The Communist aggression in Korea has been acutely defined in Resolution 83 of the Security Council of the United Nations, of which Egypts delegation supported. Such a stance originated from the emerging anti-Communist trajectory of the Young Egyptians and the Egyptian military and economic establishments, who view Communist inroads in the Mediterranian as undermining security commitments to the United States, France and United Kingdom. With the USSR establishing a warm-water presence in Greece, the question has been raised regarding the implications of such a development. The cities of Alexandria and Damietta have already welcomed thousands of Greek refugees, mainly wealthy business people and entrepreneurs usurped by the collectivist ethos of the Communists. Furthermore, the willingness of Moscow to use unilateral force to support its aggressive allies has alarmed fears of a future Soviet willingness to replicate its Korean strategy in the Middle East and Mediterranean. On the diplomatic front, UN representative Abbas Sohliyeh went as far as to demand that the Soviet Union be expelled from the organization. We are ready to fulfill our responsibility said Sohliyeh, in the official Egyptian response to the United Nations. While in Geneva, he was also asked by reporters regarding Egypts stance on Korea in relation to the Suez Canal, replying we will not permit any traffic belonging to a nation which currently supports the aggression or is the aggressor himself. The Foreign Ministry reiterated a dual commitment to the Republic of Korea in rejecting that aggressor nations can use the canal and in preparing to fulfill our security commitments per the UN resolution. Praises naturally came from London and Paris, hailing Egypts actions as a solidifying physical testament to its commitment to global security and the mandate of the Security Council.[/sub]
Cherokee Confederates, Antillian, Czabalkia, Not Xav, Kartnan, Republic Of Greater Germany, Faronea
[B]바다를 만날 때까지 남쪽으로 밀어!바다를 만날 때까지 남쪽으로 밀어! PUSH SOUTH UNTIL WE MEET THE SEA!
[sub]30 June, 1951 | Korean People's Army[/sub]
[I]The mighty and triumphant Korean People's Army storms across South Korea in a blitz on Seoul, forcing the government administration of standing puppet president of the pseudo-southron state, Syngman Rhee, to the far south, Pusan by the sea. At Seoul, the Korean People's Army reorganizes itself and assesses it's overall position against the battered ROKA. At the initial invasion, the KPA boasted an impressive 266,000 through the courses of battle leading to the speedy capture of Seoul in just under four days following the crossing of the 38° Parallel. However, the number is recounted to 237,000 with well over 29,000 killed, wounded, or missing. From Seoul, Korean People's Army forces began the approach to Daejeon, forcing the fall of Seongnam, Anson, Suwon, Osan, Hwaesong, Pyeongtaek, and Cheonan along the way with minimal resistance, mostly by poor trained and under-equipped civilian militias, absolutely no ROKA forces within miles to halt the North Korean advance. As the ROKA reorganize in Pusan, the Korean People's Army stops to reorganize and evaluate it's position in Cheonan, the last stop before reaching Sejong, resting on the northern shore of the Geum River, adjacent to Daejeon.
At Cheonan, the Korean People's Army order of battle preceding the advance on
Daejeon was reported as follows:[/I]
Advance from Seoul to Daejeon (Gwangju Front)
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[><] -- I Corps [I]Chungjang[/I] Yun Il-Gwan
[list]
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[><] -- °Guards 1st Infantry Division
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[><] -- °Guards Seoul 3rd Infantry Division
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[><] -- °Guards Seoul Kim Chaek 4th Infantry Division
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[><] -- °6th Infantry Division
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[><] -- °13th Infantry Division [/list]
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[><] -- II Corps [I]Chungjang[/I] Kim Kwang-hyop
[List]
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[><] -- °Guards Kang Kon 2nd Infantry Divisionl
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[ ⦻ ] -- °13th Mechanized Division
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[><] -- °27th Infantry Division[/list]
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[><] -- V Corps (2 of 4 total Divisions dedicated to Gwangju Front) [I]Chungjang[/I] Kim Jong-su
[list]
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[><] -- °Antong Choe Chun Guk 12th Infantry Division
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[><] -- °19th Infantry Division[/list]
[U]Split and advance from Cheonan to Daegu (Pusan Front)
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[><] -- V Corps (Remaining 2 of 4 total Divisions dedicated to Pusan Front) [I]Chungjang[/I] Pak Thong-il
[List]
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[⬭] -- °105th Armoured Division
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[><] -- °15th Infantry Division[/list]
III Corps [I]Chungjang[/I] Yu Kyong-su
[List]
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[ ▹I◃ ] -- °10th Motorized Infantry Division
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[><] -- °13th Infantry Division
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[><] -- °16th Infantry Division[/list]
[U]Reserve
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[><] -- XII Corps [I]Chungjang[/I] Ri Myong-song
[List]
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[ ⦻ ] -- °206th Mechanized Infantry
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[><]-- °20th Infantry Division[/list]
[I]Resulting from acts of sabotage by retreating ROKA forces, the Gongju bridge connecting from the sparsely populated Sejong region to the sprawling city center of Daejeon, was subsequently destroyed, hampering the blitz of the Korean People's Army there at the metropolis once the advance is made from Cheonan and then, the KPA would only be able to take 75% of the city of which lies on the northern shore of the Geum River, the remaining quarter of the city lying on the southern shore, and completely cut off from the rest of the city. A careful articulation of how to proceed next was in order and Lieutenant General Yun Il-Gwan of the I Corps suggested constructing a pontoon bridge to transport troops, equipment, and armored vehicles across the 3,827 square mile river basin. Though significantly more time consuming, viable alternatives swiftly became few and far between and thus the idea of such a lengthy floating bridge was agreed upon in haste at the expense of buying valuable time for ROKA defenses at Pusan to recover and fortify.
Meanwhile, the III Corps and the remaining two divisions of the V Corps began their split from the Field Army, advancing southeast from Cheonan-si toward Daegu to begin a coastal push. The KPA employed a pincer advance around the Sobaek Mountains, avoiding the treacherous mountain terrain as a result. The objective is for I, II Corps and half of the V Corps, to end it's western coast offensive at Gwangju and for the III and remaining V Corps to end their eastern coast offensive at Daegu. From these two points, the KPA will effectively pincer the last of the ROKA forces against the sea at Pusan.[/I]
Antillian, Otsla, Grand Indochina, Czabalkia, Not Xav, Kartnan, Teymour, Faronea
Portuguese Marines arrive in Pusan Korea.
The Portuguese Marines have finally arrived to Korea. There mission? To do whatever is necessary to defend the city of Pusan. The Portuguese high command believe Pusan will be the final objective of the communist forces. So in order to ensure that the city wont simply be steamrolled over the Portuguese government has ordered that the men of the 1st marine division Portugals most effective and highly trained force to secure the city of Pusan this means, that the men will: Dig trenches. Lay mines, build sandbox emplacements, and prepare the artillery to fire on any incoming forces. The Portuguese navy, and navel aviation will soon begin operations to attempt and slow the enemy advance on the city.
Orders-General Jose Jon to-battalion commanders
-Men from the Combat engineer battalion of 500 men will begin the placement of pillboxes and trenches on all roads leading to the city. Along with sporadic mine laying placements around areas were foot troops may attempt attacking through.
-to the 100 men of the artillery battalion, your immediate goal is to find a suitable place to set up the 5 artillery pieces that was brought with us.
-to the battalion commanders of the remaining 2,900 marines, your orders are to dig trenches On the outskirts of the city, and establish supply routes to and from the port of Pusan to ensure the easy flow of construction material and supplies loaded on the ships that brought us here.
-to all battalion commanders, note our orders are clear from king Phillips himself no matter what do not surrender. Even if you do there is no where to go and the communists take non alive. Do what you must fight to the last man of necessary. Your are the defenders of our very existence if you fall the world could fall.
Cherokee Confederates, Grand Indochina, Czabalkia, Not Xav, Kartnan, New Raines, Faronea
[list][list]4 July 1951 - Pusan, Republic of Korea
ILS NE PASSERONT PAS!
WE WILL FIGHT THE ENEMY - NO MATTER WHERE![/list][/list]
| The quick collapse of the ROKA on the 38th Parallel had resulted in North Korean forces being able to easily overrun most of South Korea with limited fighting. With the ROKA essentially non-existent due to combat losses, the UN had quickly passed a resolution passing off command of the ROKA to a joint UN Peacekeeping Command Force headed by the United States, France, and the United Kingdom. With France having deployed 300 troops and a sizable naval force to the Korean Bay, France had taken charge in defending Korean democracy against Soviet aggression and, with American and British troops beginning to arrive in sufficient quantities, would begin to mobilize and deploy its own troops with haste. |
| Pusan, the de facto capital of South Korea after the collapse of Seoul, would have to be defended at all costs to ensure the survival of South Korea as an independent state. To secure Pusan, the French Rapid Response Fleet under Vice Admiral Remy Peltier is moved from open waters in the Korean Bay to the Port of Pusan, from which it will defend shipments of troops and supplies from throughout Asia into the city and continue to launch aerial strikes against the North Korean Army. On the ground, the 1st Oriental Infantry Battalion and 3rd Oriental Artillery Troop are positioned to counter the Korean advance around the Sobaek Mountains alongside the ROKA and recently-arrived United Nations troops. Since arriving to counter the Communist advance at Suwon, the Sino-French soldiers had performed exceptionally well, losing only three soldiers to combat and a single 105mm cannon. |
| Realizing the need to protect a national redoubt for South Korea, General Charles Chanson and the other Allied Commanders work to establish the Pusan Perimeter. Stretching for 140 miles, United Nations forces are tasked with establishing a massive defensive network from which Pusan will be defended until more troops arrive to allow an effective counterattack against Communist forces. United Nations and South Korean forces form the bulwark of the defensive positions, with French and British troops from throughout Asia soon to arrive to reinforce them in the coming two weeks. |
[list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list] . . . M E A N W H I L E . . . [/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list]
[list][list]2 July 1951 - Paris, French Republic[/list][/list]
| President Daladier, Prime Minister Edgar Faure, Minister de Gaulle, Foreign Minister Delbos, Overseas Minister François Mitterrand, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Director of German Defense Knig and Vice Director Philippe Leclerc, Tchan-Tung High Commissioner Silvain Beaumont, Foreign Legion Inspector Jean Olié, and Charles Chanson's representative in Paris, his Aide-De-Camp Lambert Boucher, sit gathered around a desk within one of the President's offices in the Élysée Palace. The men all look extremely tired and distraught, dressed in wrinkled suits, many holding coffee mugs clearly stained with two day's worth of caffeine. |
[list]JEAN OLIÉ, Inspector of the Foreign Legion: " . . . and with the ongoing situation in Cochinchina, High Commissioner Salan has said that if any aspects of the Foreign Legion currently in Cochinchina are moved to Korea, it is likely the situation will deteriorate to such a degree that the Viet Minh seize Saigon."
FRANÇOIS MITTERRAND, Overseas Minister: "Mr. Olié, what units of the Legion are currently not stationed in Cochinchina that could be deployed with ease to Korea? Are there any in Tchan-Tung?"
JEAN OLIÉ, Inspector of the Foreign Legion: "The 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment was moved from Indochina to Tchan-Tung after independence, but we were forced to bring it back to Algeria due to budget issues. Otherwise, the Tchan-Tung Regimental Defense Garrison are the only forces we have in Tchan-Tung."[/list]
| Mitterrand reaches over and whispers something to Boucher, to which he nods, as Olié looks towards the Chiefs of Staff and the German Defense Directors. |
[list]JEAN OLIÉ, Inspector of the Foreign Legion: "The situation in Cochinchina is still developing, anyway. We have no idea to what extent the insurgency has escalated, if it has at all. Now, if we are truly this adamant about not sending the French Army to fight in Korea, our only option is the Foreign Legion. There are two regiments in Algeria which could be deployed through the Suez Canal to Korea within a month's time. If their mobilization is authorized today, we can have twenty companies of Foreign Legionaries in Korea this time next month."
ÉDOUARD DALADIER, President of the French Republic: "Mr. Olié, I want whatever forces you have available to be sent to Korea with haste. I will not tolerate Soviet aggression against the free and democratic nations of the world, Jean. You have my authorization to deploy two regiments to Korea with haste. Send your best men. The Soviets will be sending theirs. Now, Mr. Knig, as the Director of the German Territorial Forces, I need to know ... what is the status of your organization?"[/list]
| Knig looks at the President, puts his arms behind his head, and stretches back in his chair. |
[list]MARIE-PIERRE KNIG, Director of German Defense: "Well, Mr. President, as you no doubt know, the German Territorial Forces are well on their way to being a competent fighting force. We've all but superseded the necessity to man the German border with French troops, keeping our boys out of harm's way. We've completely stockpiled all of the Wehrmacht's infantry equipment including Mausers, all types of machine guns and infantry mortars, pistols, essentially anything made by Germany for use in the War. Essentially, the GTF is a German-speaking branch of the French Army at this point. They're armed with French weapons, dressed in French uniforms, and fighting for France's interests."
ÉDOUARD DALADIER, President of the French Republic: "Good ... good. Well, Mr. Knig, I am very happy to hear that. It must be understood, certainly, that in the eyes of the world, the German Territorial Forces are the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. Therefore, as a United Nations Policing Act, it is the responsibility of the members of the United Nations to provide support, military or otherwise, to the Republic of Korea. Mr. Knig, as the Director of the German Territorial Forces, tell me... would the Forces operate sufficiently in a combat environment outside of German borders?"[/list]
| Knig's easy-going nature tenses as he puts his arms on the desk and leans in. |
[list]MARIE-PIERRE KNIG, Director of German Defense: "Mr. President, many of the men in the German Territorial Forces are, indeed, former veterans of the Second World War who have experience fighting, especially, Soviet and Soviet-style armies on the ground. They have been trained in the French style and rehabilitated, but they know how to find success on the battleground. I believe that if sent and supported properly to a foreign battleground, one like Korea, the German Territorial Forces would prove to be a welcome asset and more than capable of putting up a fight. Do you intend to authorize their deployment?"
ÉDOUARD DALADIER, President of the French Republic: "Minister de Gaulle, what do you think?"
CHARLES DE GAULLE, Minister of National Defense: "Mr. President, I believe that a joint Franco-German force in Korea would perform exceptionally well and manage to not only save the Republic of Korea, but beat back the North Koreans past the 38th Parallel, if that is an objective which is given to them. I have no doubt that there are many Germans looking to quench a thirst for Soviet blood given the high number of former Wehrmacht veterans in the German Territorial Forces. Quite frankly, Mr. President, I have full faith in the abilities of both the French Armed Forces and the German Territorial Forces to do what must be done."[/list]
| The President leans back. |
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[list][list]4 July 1951 - French Naval Base Toulon, Toulon, French Republic[/list][/list]
| Tens of thousands of German soldiers stand along the large naval docks of Toulon, teeming with French sailors making final preparations. In total, over two nights, over 21,000 German soldiers had been quickly transported by air and rail from their native bases in their home country to the city of Toulon which, practically instantaneously, had become the largest hub of troops in France since World War II. Alongside a variety of tanks and armored cars which had been shipped to Toulon alongside the German soldiers, the infantrymen and their officers prepare to board dozens of French military cargo ships and transport freighters which, as part of France's effort to defend the Republic of Korea, have been set on a course through the Suez Canal to French Tchan-Tun, and from there to Pusan. The German soldiers, a motley crew of ex-Wehrmacht soldiers and freshly-graduated German teenagers, are loaded onto twelve freighters alongside ammunition, rifles, and other supplies and equipment needed for a prolonged campaign in Korea. |
| Representing nearly the full might of the 1st Army of the German Territorial Army, and almost a quarter of the Army's total strength, the departing army represents only half of the joint Franco-German mission authorized by the French government to leave for Korea. The French half, consisting of aspects of the Algerian-based 4th Army, are across the Mediterranean in Mers-el-Kebir, preparing themselves to leave for the Suez Canal and, from there, Tchan-Tung and ultimately Korea as well. The huge fleet, one of the largest of its kind assembled in history, is to be supported by a variety of French warships including six submarines, the battleship FS Dunkerque, smaller cruisers, destroyers, and minesweepers. While most of the fleet, for its part, is to solely escort the Franco-German troops to Korea, the FS Dunkerque will remain in Korea to provide offshore fire support for U.N. troops after the arrival of the massive Franco-German force. |
| Dubbed the Franco-German Emergency Police Action Force, the whole of the forces are set to arrive in Korea in mid-to-late August. Until then, Foreign Legion detachments en route to Korea from Cochinchina and other U.N. forces will continue to battle the Soviet Forces as further U.S., French, British, and German forces leave from Europe and America to join the fight. |
[spoiler=ORGANIZATION OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN EMERGENCY POLICE ACTION FORCE]
[list][*] 1st Army(GER)
[list][*] 2nd Infantry Division
[list][*] 8th Mechanized Infantry Regiment
[list][*] 4,300 Men
[*] 42 Panhard 178
[*] 12 Panhard EBR[/list]
[*] 5th Infantry Regiment
[list][*] 4,300 Men[/list]
[*] 6th Infantry Regiment
[list][*] 4,300 Men[/list]
[*] 7th Infantry Regiment
[list][*] 4,300 Men[/list]
[*] 3rd Artillery Support Battalion(105mm)
[list][*] 3,000 Men
[*]124 1936 Schneider[/list]
[*] 1st Field Signal Battalion
[list][*] 1,100 Men[/list][/list][/list][/list]
[list][*] 4th Army(FRA)
[list][*] 8th Algerian Infantry Division
[list][*] 23rd Algerian Infantry Regiment
[list][*] 4,500 Men[/list]
[*] 25th Algerian Infantry Regiment
[list][*] 4,500 Men[/list]
[*] 11th Field Signal Regiment
[list][*] 1,200 Men[/list][/list]
[*]5th Armored Division
[list][*] 9th Shock Armor Regiment
[list][*] 4,700 Men
[*] 13 ARL 44M
[*] 42 Char B1
[*] 12 M4 Sherman[/list][/list]
[list][*] 9th Armor Regiment
[list][*] 4,200 Men
[*] 42 M4A1 Sherman
[*] 42 AMC 35
[*] 12 Char B1[/list][/list]
[*]7th Mechanized Infantry Division
[list][*] 16th Mechanized Infantry Regiment
[list][*] 4,500 Men
[*] 48 M8 Greyhound
[*] 42 Panhard 178
[*] 42 Panhard EBR
[*] 8 M4A1 Sherman[/list]
[*] 18th Mechanized Infantry Regiment
[list][*] 4,300 Men
[*] 48 M8 Greyhound
[*] 42 Panhard 178
[*] 42 Panhard EBR
[*] 8 M4A1 Sherman[/list][/list][/list][/list]
[list][*] 4th Air Force(FRA)
[list][*] 189th Fighter Wing
[list][*] 4 x Petain IM
[*] 4 x Petain IM
[*] 4 x Petain IM
[*] 4 x Petain I
[*] 4 x Petain I[/list]
[*] 108th Fighter Wing
[list][*] 4 x Petain IM
[*] 4 x Petain I
[*] 4 x Petain I
[*] 4 x Petain I
[*] 4x Petain I[/list]
[*] 89th Reconnaissance Wing
[list][*] 5 x Petain IR
[*]5 x Petain IR[/list]
[*] 152nd Fighter Wing
[list][*] 4 x MD 450B Ouragan
[*] 4 x MD 450B Ouragan
[*] 4 x MD 450B Ouragan
[*] 4 x MD 450B Ouragan[/list][/list][/list][/spoiler]
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[pre]Madrid Gazette[/pre]
[list]SEPTEMBER 1951[/list]
Spanish detachment departs Barcelona to Korea
[list]| Barcelona - A flotilla of 9 destroyers, 2 cruiser (for reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condottieri-class_cruiser *), 3 submarines and SPS Valencia, departs the glooming lights of Barcelona's busy port and heads east towards the war-torn Korean Peninsula. An air detachment, based on the former French aircraft carrier Normandie, now SPS Valencia, will also be following this naval detachment as part of Operation Águila, a codename for Spanish involvement in the Korean War. A marine contingent would also be transported alongside the air detachment, a group of men numbering 8,180 departs Barcelona and waves goodbyes to their family and friends, on a one way trip to hell.
This subsequently would become the first international deployment of the Spanish military in years, and would prove crucial in providing Spain the necessary skills to fight a modern-global combat. Furthermore, SPS Valencia's capability would be put into the test, and Spanish pilots boarding, most of them are civil war veterans would experience whats it like fighting on foreign soil. Nevertheless we can only hope for the best to our soldiers on the ground, fighting for liberty in the Korean Peninsula.[/list]
[spoiler=*]
For reference, the cruisers were built in 1934 as part of a small naval program to boost Spain's war capability and was one the only and major ship to be build in Spanish dockyards in the 20th century. The ship's design were based of the Condottieri-class cruisers hence why it has a similar appearance to said cruiser[/spoiler]
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[list]Sesshō-ki 4
―
1 May 1951
[sub]「民主主義の最後の要塞」[/sub]
"Last Redoubt of Democracy"[/list]
[sup]東京都、日本[/sup]
TOKYO METROPOLIS, STATE OF JAPAN
| As the Korean War unfurls, crowds of Communist sympathizers and union workers have begun to throng the streets of Tokyo in celebration of May Day - The first such parade to be held since Japan re-acquired its nominal sovereignty from the United States, on June 26, 1950; also the most significant since the San Francisco Treaty, guaranteeing a military Japan-US Alliance, was signed. They were to be the most abrasive and violent protests since the end of war and the hunger- and -poverty-related riots that followed in its immediate aftermath. At midday, redflag-waving protesters fill the streets to listen to impassioned anti-American and anti-European speeches that praise the figures of Mao and Stalin, and calls for the destruction of Imperialist forces currently fighting in Korea. Soon thereafter, the excited crowd deviates from its main route and marches to the Imperial Palace, where Crown Prince Akihito will officially be enthroned next year. Masses of JCP militants clad in black and waving flags emblazoned with leader figures and anti-American slogans are soon blocked by cohorts of helmeted policemen, who use tear and smoke gases to keep them away from the Palace. As protesters flow back and forth and begin throwing bricks and debris at the police, the situation rapidly escalates. Soon, flags are detached from their poles and their poles used as spears against the ill-equipped riot police; bamboo poles from construction sites and other items serve as the protester's main weapons as additional molotov cocktails are thrown, cars overturned and set on fire. As the smoke rises through the cloudless sky, the police's final orders are given; they are to lead a charge and disperse the crowds. In the open battlefield that are the large avenues of Tokyo leading to the Kōkyo, brawls and man-to-man combat ensues, leaving countless injured and two dead. But the Communists haven't said their last word yet; relentlessly and fueled by the opposition, they fight back. Sirens, smoke and fires soon turn the neighborhood into a warzone, with several American buildings thrashed or set on fire with molotov cocktails. It would take until the early evening for calm to be restored. |
[list][pre][ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Op1kSWOCCs ][/pre] [sup] British Pathé News.[/sup][/list]
[list]5 July 1951[/list]
| As the Korean War escalates with the brutal onslaught of Northern troops and the recent deployment of a large number of Franco-German soldiers, Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida's cabinet has made its first overture to Europe since the end of World War II, opening its ports to vessels from the French Republic and all UN nations for resupply and rest. While Japan is as of present home to numerous American bases, it is seen fit to also accomodate other allies. However, rules will apply to non-American forces, which will not be permitted to house troops on a permanent basis in Japan. Barracks will be authorized for short-term logistics and rear-base supply or medical purposes. Should non-American military jets desire to use airfields, they will be redirected to those located within the American bases. In order to palliate the eventual need of food, ammunition, and medical supplies, the Japanese government has also offered its assistance, as there exist numerous middle- and large-scale factories in Japan able to produce such items for UN troops on the battlefield. |
| Meanwhile, the Shiroyama Club has secretly reached out to the CIA and the MI5 to ask for support and training in preparing a "potential anti-communist warfare" in Japan. The organization has cited Japan's position as the last safe redoubt of capitalism in Asia; the growing presence of communism within Japan and particularly inside the bureaucracy and news media - Although this affirmation is only alleged - ; and finally its own network of "over 500,000 staunchly patriotic citizens ranging from veterans to policemen and bureaucrats", which, according to the Shiroyama Club's secret communication, are all ready to take up the torch of anti-communism should the need arise in Japan. The telegram concluded by: "In the the absence of an adequate Army to defend Japan, and relentless opposition from within Japan's own government to fund one, the Shiroyama Club and its members represent the largest and most potent organization capable of staving off further assaults onto the last redoubt of democracy in Asia". Light research on the Shiroyama Club would provide any capable secret service the following intelligence: 1) It is headed by capable, experienced and influential members, including but not restricted to former war criminals and war heroes such as M. Tsuji and N. Kishi; 2) While sharing the same goal, all of its members are known for having their own networks and reasons to be in the Club; 3) While not a secret society, the Shiroyama Club is not a political party (N. Kishi is a member of Mr. Yoshida's Liberal Party); 4) Its network of 500,000 members is not an official roster, given that the actual membership of the Club is down to fifty-six members only. They may be an overestimation, or a genuine hidden pool of potential conspirators, given that the organization and maintenance of veterans' associations is very strong in Japan and a very large number of citizens have an ambiguous outlook on th War. |
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Svea Rike
Acquisition of Territories in Eastern China
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The Rike has formally acquired the oilfields under exploitation by Equinor and the cities of Daqing, Siping and Panjin are now under Scandinavian control until 2027 A.D. (a period of 79 years). All current residents of these territories shall immediately be repatriated as Scandinavian citizens with the rights and freedoms that that guarantees.
On that note, the port city of Panjin will have its infrastructure greatly expanded to handle the shipments of barrels of oil out of Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces where they are taking place under the auspices of Equinor Inc.
The affluence of these regions, which with Scandinavian investment are likely to boom in prosperity and in affluence, should soon exceed the regions surrounding them, and the objective of this shall be to attract immigration from Inner Mongolia, the Korean Peninsula and so on. At the current estimate the approximate population of this area is 500,000 and it is hoped that it will increase dramatically as a consequence of the introduction of modern healthcare and agricultural facilities.
Iceland
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The island of Iceland has long been the story of many Norse legends, and now that it is once again welcomed into the fold of the united Nordic nations, it is seen fit to bring it fully within it, as an equal member. Iceland's volcanoes and fjords have long called evocatively to the people of the mainland, and it is only natural that this isle of the Northern Lights should captivate those who are strangers to Scandinavian culture. The Scandinavian government therefore announces limited and sustainable tourism to Iceland, catered towards wealthy and adventurous Europeans and Americans. Under the Department of Tourism, each travel group will be assigned a personal guide who will show them the wonder and beauty of Iceland in a manner that is both respectful of local populaces and safe environmentally.
Green Power
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With the completion of the first phase of hydroelectric and geothermal power plants, Scandinavia is well on the way to being sustainably powered. It is hoped that the rest of the world will soon follow suit.
Atoms for "Peace", issue 4
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The completion of the uranium enrichment process has yielded 120 kg of weapons-grade plutonium, sufficient for 24 functional warheads. Hermann Oberth and his team of rocket scientists are currently working in Stockholm to design a suitable delivery platform, and it is expected that this will be completed by March 1952. Meanwhile the design phase of the warhead having been completed, it is hoped that by January 1952, Scandinavia will be prepared to conduct underground as well as surface testing of these warheads. Using cobalt extracted from Greenland, they shall be made into
A special facility is being constructed for this purpose off Cape Farewell, Greenland, where a small island of area ~20 km^2 is devoted to the purpose. This island shall henceforth be christened Atomislet in honour of its proscribed purpose.
Lise Meitner's work on nuclear fusion is also of interest to the Scandinavian government, and her current residence in Sweden is beneficial as it enables the government to conduct research into using this technology for both defence and civilian purposes. It is hoped to set up an experimental fusion reactor in Oslo by 1953 and to explore using it as a supplement for hydel power, as well as to explore how it can be employed for defence purposes.
Maersk SE
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The union of Scandinavian shipping concerns under a dynamic new private firm called Maersk has seen the birth of what will potentially grow to become one of the world's largest shipping companies. Controlling in excess of 10 million tonnes of commercial shipping, this is a massive firm with proportionate wherewithal. It has embarked on construction of a colossal shipyard off of Copenhagen harbour that will be the source of new ships that it uses. In addition to this, it has signed a contract with the Scandinavian government for the rapid modernisation of Scandinavian ports receiving over 100 ships per year, expanding portside offloading and onloading capacities, promoting Scandinavia as a hub for trade, and providing a massive stimulus to the economy in the form of FDI.
It also seeks to enter into negotiations with the UK regarding shipping rights on British vessels and freedom of navigation agreements.
What will become of this burgeoning firm no one knows as yet, however one can only expect big things.
Korean War
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The Rike has dispatched 14 medical companies and 12 field hospital units to assist both sides in the conflict in the Korean Peninsula. It is not known what will become of those displaced by the war; to that end, the Scandinavian Armed Forces also will establish 3 major refugee camps to accept and care for those whose homes have been destroyed by the war. These shall be off Panmunjom, near Pusan, and at Andong. They shall make provisions to feed, treat the wounds, and provide emotional and tangible support to those in need of it. In addition, the troop transport ships SV Vårat, Vicka, and Västergotland shall be repurposed into a refugee vessel sailing under diplomatic pennant, which shall carry such refugees as it can away from the conflict zone and either to the city of Panjin or to Scandinavia. It is hoped that with their combined carrying capacity of 10000 a significant amount of people can be evacuated from the warzone.
In addition, Scandinavian volunteer corps consisting of scouts, intelligence personnel, and other non-combatants, shall be sent to observe Soviet and Western tactics for training and research purposes.
3 submarines (SV, 2 minesweepers (SV Tromso, SV Nils,) and 7 destroyers (SV Halland, Gotland, Godspur, Fallera, Folkhemmet, Framtid, Astrid) shall also be sent to Panjin in order to safeguard any concerns that may arise to these newly acquired concessions.
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[list][list]Greek Public Radio
November 15, 1951, 17:00[/list][/list]
[list]"Hello, fellow people of Greece! It is 17:00, and time to start your evening radio news. First, it has been announced that the Greek government will be hosting a celebration in the Garden District of Athens this Christmas, as construction of the Acropolis and reconstruction of Athens will be completed shortly before Christmas. The government has stated that the workers originally working on the construction of Athens can now be allocated to aid in the reconstruction of other areas and for the resumption of industry in Athens. Meanwhile small arms research is almost complete. Construction of new rifles is expected to begin early next year on upgraded rifle designs, based on earlier Greek rifles. At the same time, with Athens industries capable of being restarted, new armored vehicles are also well on their way through development, though it is not expected to yield a viable product for another year or so, as advances in armor are being researched. In other news, this January, a Constitutional Convention is being held on ways to improve the Constitution in line with Communist and Greek ideals. International media and foreign diplomats have been invited to the Constitutional Convention that shall run from January 6 to January 12, the first full week in January in 1952. In other news, there are rumors that the Government may reorganize so that each District is served by a single Academy, instead of a number of Academies serving the entirety of Greece. This move was proposed as a way to save money on logistics, outside of food distribution. In other news, the Greek government has declared that no foreign aircraft may fly into or out of Greek airspace without the approval of the Academy of Transportation or the Academy of Security. In other news, many of the smaller towns and villages have finished their reconstruction, and now economic production is being focused on in those areas, so that those still in areas being rebuild may benefit from the completion of construction elsewhere. Finally, the approval rating of the government has reached 95%, as economic production is beginning to recover in some areas. The majority of Greece is still undergoing reconstruction, as those areas that have finished reconstruction were only the lesser populated areas that were not hit as hard during the wars, compared to the cities that were devastated by the wars.....That is all for today's news. Next up is the Greek History Hour, your hour of public history lesson, on the radio."[/list]
Otsla, Grand Indochina, Not Xav, Kartnan, New Raines, Faronea, Errortia
Portuguese Korean news
Portuguese Korean Corp
An agreement between the Portuguese government and the South Korean government, the Portuguese Marine division currently fortifying Pusan will be in charge of training, arming, and outfitting 2,000 Korean troops. 150 Portuguese NCOs and officers will be charged with this task. There goal? To make an effective fighting force that will temporarily merge with the ranks of the Portuguese 1st marine division. The Portuguese have a very limited time frame however, as the enemy encloses on there position. The Portuguese will teach these Korean troops, basic marching drill, rifle drills, weapons practice, and basic entrenchment. Along with physical training. It is hoped that these men will ensure that Pusan wont fall so easily to the enemy or at the very least wont fall as quickly as the rest of the country.
Fortification efforts
In other news the Portuguese effort to fortify Pusan is coming along nicely, dozens of trenches, fox holes, pillbox emplacements, and barbed wire emplacements have been built or dug all over the main entrances to the city and along its outskirts. As well as some small mine fields.
Czabalkia, Not Xav, Kartnan, New Raines, Autumnberg, Faronea, Pacifica Occidentalis
Nelson Mandela Elected as Prime Minister
In Cape Town, the Democratic Alliance (DA) celebrated their election victory A happy ball took place at the DA headquarters in downtown Cape Town. Nelson Mandela the DA leader was proclaimed Prime Minister with a lead of +10% over the National Party.
Nelson Mandela meet with the Governor General to be approved as Prime Minister. He was sworn in front of the media and politicians from both parties. Mandela already has a high popularity rating of 63% among the public.
The 33 year old Nelson Mandela is married to Evelyn Mase. Nelson Mandela announced his plans of his administration. His first plan to encourage industry to move to the Dominion of Western Cape and continue the industrial rise of the country. His second plan is lift height restrictions in Cape Town and cities nationwide. And to incentivize construction companies and businesses to build up instead of out. His third plan is to build the first freeways in Africa. Largely focused around Cape Town and other cities around the country. And build a first world transportation network of roads bridges, railways, ports and harbors. His fourth plan is welfare reform. He plans expand the welfare, social security, employment search programs. The fifth plan is to decriminalize homosexuality. The Government plans to decriminalize homosexuality and protect the rights of women and all races.
Plan 1 has been approved by Parliament. Industry and foreign business are encouraged to set up shop in Western Cape. The government plans to incentivize companies, industries and investors with low taxes and tax credits. Plan 2 and Plan 3 have been approved by Parliament.
Antillian, Grand Indochina, Czabalkia, Not Xav, Kartnan, New Raines, Republic Of Greater Germany, Faronea, Pacifica Occidentalis
???: Are you ready?
???!: YES
???: then lets go!!!
THE ASSASINATION OF GENERAL PINILLA
[sub]December the 31st, 1951[/sub]
Today, at about 4 am, when everybody was sleeping, two men crept inside the room of Pinilla. They were armed with pistols. They came near his bed, and without aiming, both shot him in the head. Our loved liberator General Pinilla is dead! How can that just be! At first, nobody believed what happened, then the truth opened their eyes. The two men, still anonymous, have been arrested and will be shot tomorrow without a court process. You may ask, what without a court process? And we will answer yes, because they were found, armed with pistols in Pinillas room, about two minutes after the assasination, and they confessed it was them. So tomorrow, on January the 1st(I shall repeat), they shall face the firing squad.
Czabalkia, Kartnan, New Raines
The netherlands Against communism
[sub]November 1951 | The new radio station. Of the Telegraaf[/sub]
Welcome everybody to our new radio station we will now reach you with our latest news every day on 16:00 o'clock
To the first news we hace our brave soldiers going to the shores of Korea to save the Republik there and defend democracy against the communist threat we wish them luck and hope for them to come back save and secure to their homeland. after that the project of electrifying the national railway system were only one year away from making it free for everybody. And we have happy news the newly formed allaince with Portugal got expanded rapidly with West germany joining. For the ones that do now know who in this new allaince is. We will now go down the list of country's in this pact
Netherlands
Portugal
Italy
Sweden
W. Germany
And those are all
As this is a new Programm that got rushed we do not have anymore news for you but next time we will have some interviews with the ambassador for the east indies that we haven't heard from for a long time. And that's it for today see you next time and don't forget we're here every day of the week at 16 o'clock.
Antillian, Czabalkia, Not Xav, Kartnan, Faronea
Portuguese Korean News
Korean winter
The usual high spirits of the Portuguese 1st marine division has been replaced with a somber mood. Portuguese soldiers are bored, theyve been doing nothing but dig, and build defenses since there arrival, and the cold is something that most Portuguese troops arent used to, most of there training happened in Africa. Many of the men have become rowdy, some even getting into fights at bars and with each other. Luckily The Pusan area gets the least amount of snow in South Korea. Outside of the current moral the defensive construction efforts have been coming along quite well. Even more trenches have been dug, and more fortified positions have been constructed. Portuguese commanders feel like if they were attacked that theyd be ready.
Portuguese Korean Core
So far the Training Portuguese Korean core has been coming along quite nicely. The disciplined Portuguese NCOs were able to whip them into shape, however there have been some communication issues as translators are required for almost every order, as Portuguese NCOs and officers struggle to learn the language. But for the most part its expected that the Portuguese Korean Corp will be ready to fight within a week or two more of training, marksmanship, and military discipline still needs work.
Grand Indochina, Czabalkia, Not Xav, Kartnan, Faronea
[pre]Madrid Gazette[/pre]
[list]DECEMBER 1951[/list]
Spanish forces arrival on Pusan
[list]| SPS Valencia - Through the darkness outside Pusan's port, bustling with Allied warships docking, the Spanish flotilla, which had departed Barcelona several months ago had made its long-awaited arrival in support of Allied operations in Korea. The force, now known as the 'Spanish Korean Battalion' will be conducting several short but consequential trainings for future Spanish operations. The force would supposedly made its debut supporting Allied operations in the eastern section of the Pusan Zone. As mentioned before, the air detachment would conduct bombing and reconnaissance operations and will be conducted through the aircraft carrier SPS Valencia.
The Spanish Korean Battalion is organized into the following order:
[/list]
[list][list]1st Army (Land), total 760 men[/list][/list]
[list][list][list]- 2nd Infantry Platoon, 60 men
- 21st Mechanized Company, 100 men
- 4th Cavalry Squadron, (mainly from Africa), 200 men
- 5th Infantry Platoon, 100 men
- 90th Cavalry Squadron, 300 men[/list][/list][/list]
[list][list]2nd Army, total 1,200 men (including an air squadron)[/list][/list]
[list][list][list]- 1st Infantry Battalion, 500 men
- FARE 25th Squadron (air detachment), total 50 men
- 55th Cavalry Battalion, total 300 men
- 1st Special Forces Unit, total 50 men
- 69th Infantry Battalion, total 100 men
- 42nd Cavalry Regiment, total 200 men[/list][/list][/list]
[list][list]3rd Army, total 2,000 men (Land)[/list][/list]
[list][list][list]- 71st, Rif African Forces Battalion, total 400 men
- 54th Infantry Regiment, total 1,000 men
- 66th Mechanized Infantry Battalion, total 200 men
- 1st 'Fast Attack' Mobile Foot Infantry Battalion, total 400 men[/list][/list][/list]
[list][list]4th Army, total 2,000 men[/list][/list]
[list][list][list]- 3rd Infantry Regiment, total 1,000 men
-4th Infantry Regiment, total 1,000 men[/list][/list][/list]
[list][list]5th Army, total 3,000 men[/list][/list]
[list][list][list]- 1st Infantry Regiment, total 1,000 men
- 30th Cavalry Regiment (forces from the Canaries) 1,000 men
- 9th Guinea Battalion, total 200 men
- 51st Artillery Battalion, total 800 men[/list][/list][/list]
[list]All five armies will be stationed on five corresponding military regions encompassing much of the Pusan Zone[/list]
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[list][list]21 July 1951 - Saigon, Cochinchina, French Indochina
INSURGENT ATTACKS ON THE RISE -
SAIGON THREATENED BY TERROR ATTACKS -
FRENCH FORCES DEPLOYED ACROSS COCHINCHINA[/list][/list]
'Tất cả các Lực lượng phải bắt đầu hoạt động cùng một lúc.'
| The word is quickly spread throughout insurgent cells buried deep in the heart of the last vestige of French Indochina. Issued directly by General Giap and Ho Chi Minh, the orders reach the ears of nearly 16,000 Viet Minh sympathizers and soldiers who, since the French withdrawal from northern Vietnam, had been stationed throughout Cochinchina in preparation for the commencement of this very operation. Word is spread by mouth, through letters, and over discrete radio waves. Throughout the week leading up to July 21st, these hidden operatives begin to prepare their stockpiles of weapons and organize in their various cities, towns, and farms. |
| Throughout the 21st of July, starting before dawn, the French military's command headquarters in Saigon explodes with activity as report after report comes in of attacks by armed militants throughout Cochinchina. Bands of fighters engage police units and maraud through farms and villages, causing as much destruction as possible. Most of the attacks, along the French-Vietnamese border in the north and especially concentrated near the Cambodian border, are focused on hit-and-run attacks against anything of use to the French state including farms, roads, telegraph networks, and other infrastructure and industry. Even in Saigon, shootings begin to occur sporadically, often targeting French owned businesses, however with the intense presence of the French Foreign Legion in the city, the chaos is eventually calmed down there. |
| General Raoul Salan, the High Commissioner of French Cochinchina, orders for the establishment of martial law in Cochinchina at twilight on the 21st, effective indefinitely in the colony to allow the French military and police to crack down on the insurrection. Foreign Paratroops in Saigon are ordered to begin enacting a strict curfew, arresting any who are caught out past dark. As the night progresses, Salan continues to oversee the deterioration of the situation in Cochinchina. The abrupt interruption of the peace which had become standard in Cochinchina, seemingly far-removed from the Viet Minh insurgency in Tonkin and northern Annam during the independence process, quickly rattles the entire French military leadership base in the colony as a response is prepared. Throughout the night, gunfire can be heard all across Cochinchina along with the rumbling of French armored vehicles and troop transports bringing Foreign Legionaries to battle against militants. The police and military are so overwhelmed with calls for support by local civilians that, eventually, all telephone lines in Saigon's military HQ not connected to other official lines are severed to prevent the phone lines from blowing out. |
| Throughout the early morning hours, the official death count is tallied to stand somewhere around 500 throughout the colony including all military, police, and civilian personnel killed by insurgents. With the colony in a state of martial law and gunfights and terror attacks still occurring across Cochinchina, General Salan takes to the radio in the morning to issue an assurance of safety and a call to action for the people of the colony. Calling for white Frenchmen and loyal Vietnamese to pick up arms and fight the Viet Minh, the General's calls are met by a drastic increase in sales at gun stores across Saigon as local whites arm themselves to defend themselves from the Viet Minh. Largely a result of hysteria, thousands of white colonists across the capital begin to form bands of armed paramilitary forces with the support of the French military who, by and large, ignore these bands to deal with the larger threat at hand. |
| Outside of Saigon, the fighting becomes markedly more intense as the crisis escalates. The Viet Minh, emboldened by tactical successes against the Foreign Legion, begin a direct assault on a French air-land base at Phước Long, on the border between Cochinchina and the Empire of Vietnam. Home to two regiments of French Army paratroopers and a fighter wing, the rather weakly defended base is besieged by over a thousand Viet Minh fighters armed with Soviet artillery and T-34s smuggled through the Ho Chi Minh trail to Cochinchina. The paratroopers are able to repulse the first wave of infantry assault, but are quickly forced on the backfoot by a combined armor-infantry assault. Expending all of their ammunition, the base is captured by nightfall with 41 French Paras dead and the rest captured. Three D.250 fighters are destroyed in the climactic fighting but the rest of the bases aircraft including five more D.250s and eight Petain Is are flown safely out of the base before its capture to airbases across Indochina. In the wake of the defeat, the Viet Minh summarily execute 25 prisoners in a massacre of French troops, taking photographs with their bodies before burning them in a mass grave. |
| Receiving constant reports about the battle and ultimate defeat at Phước Long, Salan makes a direct request to President Daladier for a deployment of troops to Cochinchina to aid in the insurgency. With much of the French Army on their way to participate in the U.N.'s campaign to defend South Korea, Daladier authorizes a deployment of an additional division of infantry from the French Foreign Legion to Cochinchina. |
Arcanda, Val Verde-, Antillian, Otsla, Grand Indochina, Not Xav, Kartnan, Teymour, Faronea
COLONEL FERNANDEZ TAKES POWER
[sub]January 1952[/sub]
After Pinillas asssasination, disorder reigned in our country for a few days, until the 22 year old Colonel Fernandez, one of the friends of General Pinilla, took power and named himself General and President Of Orientar. All of the supporters of the old regime greeted him with happiness, but some of them started to support another general- General Jiménez. We dont know what all of this will lead too, but as we did in the independence war and the civil war, we will now just hope for the best. Even secret revolutionary parties have been formed to oppose the militarists! But they are soon to be found by Fernandez, and he will send them to the firing squad.
Anyways happy new year and see you next month!
Czabalkia, Kartnan
Post self-deleted by Anglo Channel.
[list][list]Greek Public Radio
January 15, 1952, 17:00[/list][/list]
[list]"Hello, fellow people of Greece! It is 17:00, and time to start your evening radio news. First off, lets start with an amazing announcement. This month's constitutional convention, a number of amendments were made. First off, the elected Senate has been replaced by a new legislative body. Who is in this legislative body? This new legislative body will consist of YOU! That is right, everyone of voting age shall have a direct impact on the legislative body, as the new body is a direct democracy-style legislature. In addition to this, more rights have been given to the people. These rights include a prohibition of torture, among many other things. The movement towards a more people-centric government was proposed as a way to prevent an authoritarian dictatorship from forming in the future. In other news, the naval constructions and arms development projects are well on their way. Development of new rifles has been completed and manufacturing of those designs are expected to begin next month. In other news, the Greek government has announced that the Greek government has developed two new political parties, the Democratic Party, which desires more rights for the citizens of Greece, and the Alexander Party, which desires for Greece to focus on ensuring national defense against invasions and occupations. One advantage for the new Greek government is that political party contributions are banned. In other News, the Greek government has approved a measure to spread word of the glories of Democratic communism throughout the Mediterranean. This measure shall involve many ships from the Greek Merchant Marine broadcasting pro-communist messages. In other news, the Greek government has announced that it will be looking to purchase large quantities of foreign currency so that it could spend more money on projects to further develop the Greek economy. The government has not indicated how it will pay for the currencies nor how it will conduct the business to get those currencies. For the last news story of the night, the Greek Academy of Knowledge has announced that it will be willing to pay any person who is willing to sell technology to Greece. For the final story of the night, the Greek government has officially declared that all Greek people and all those of Greek ancestry shall be welcomed if any decide to return to Greece.....That is all for today's news. Next up is the Greek History Hour, your hour of public history lesson, on the radio."[/list]
Otsla, Grand Indochina, Czabalkia, Kartnan, Faronea
[list][list]22 August 1951 - Ateliers et Chantiers de Saint-Nazaire Penhoët, Saint-Nazaire, French Republic
JOFFRE - FIERTÉ DE LA FLOTTE
JOFFRE - PRIDE OF THE FLEET[/list][/list]
| Anchored in the port where she had been constructed just over a decade ago, the massive Joffre dominates the horizon. Surrounded by cranes on land and tugboats in the water, her near 800 foot length puts all around her to awe. Stripped of everything but her core structure, the FS Joffre had been the first of France's three primary aircraft carriers to undergo refitting to make her jet-capable. Already expanded by two dozen feet to allow for easier takeoff and landing by prospective jet aircraft, her four 5-inch dual purpose guns had also been removed and placed on heavy-load freighters destined for Tchan-Tung, the guns being intended to help shore up the defenses of the colonies there. Besides this, however, her refitting in the drydock had grinded to a slowdown due to a variety of issues regarding the task of refitting the Joffre, Brittany, and Brest. |
| As the flagship of the French fleet as a whole, the Joffre's time spent sitting in her drydock has caused a number of issues for the French Navy regarding financial issues and the structure of command. The refitting had been initiated back in July of 1951, and beyond the aforementioned stripping of old parts, very little of the planned new technologies and armament had been added. Running behind schedule, and with the carrier refittings to occur one at a time, the Joffre's holdup due to political and financial issues has also seriously damaged the speed at which the Carrier Refit Program will be completed. Originally intended to have all three carriers seaworthy by 1954, analysts now expect a completion date of 1955 or even 1956. Production delays on the part of the German company Heinkel, responsible for developing and manufacturing the carriers' catapult systems, have caused even further for the mayhem. |
| The Design Chief overseeing the Joffre Refit Program, Naval Attaché Matthieu Cecile, had overseen the process even amid the issues, nearly losing his job twice during the process due to delays. However, through personal perseverance, Cecile has maintained his position trying his hardest to ensure the project is completed under his watch. As such, when the Chief of Staff of the French Navy informs Cecile of his intention to visit the drydock a day in advance, Cecile kicks into emergency mode making his own office look tidy and ensuring that every employee working on the project is present that day, even if just for show. |
| André Lemonnier, an Admiral in the French Navy and the Chief of Staff for that branch, arrives around 10 in the morning in a green military jeep from the south. The jeep enters the dockyard and swerves through crates and people before arriving at the massive drydock within which the Joffre is held. As the jeep pulls to a stop at the Joffre's starboard side, Matthieu gives a quick wave to the Admiral signifying his presence. |
[list]MATTHIEU CELICE, Chief of the Joffre Refit Program: "Good morning, Sir."
ANDRÉ LEMONNIER, Chief of Staff of the French Navy: "And to you, Mr. Celice. It is a pleasure to see you."
MATTHIEU CELICE, Chief of the Joffre Refit Program: "And you as well."[/list]
| Stepping out of his jeep onto the cement next to the drydock, he walks to Matthieu's left as both men turn to face the carrier. Admiral Lemonnier folds his hands behind his back, breathing in a deep breath and cocking his head back in pride. |
[list]ANDRÉ LEMONNIER, Chief of Staff of the French Navy: "Truly the pride of the fleet, no?"
MATTHIEU CELICE, Chief of the Joffre Refit Program: "Absolutely, Sir."[/list]
| Matthieu waits as André admires the vessel, glazing his eyes over its entire length from end to end. After nearly half a minute of admiring, he turns right and begins to walk towards the middle of the drydock, away from the sea. Celice walks alongside him as the Admiral hustles at a steady pace. |
[list]MATTHIEU CELICE, Chief of the Joffre Refit Program: "I received your memo over telegraph yesterday, Sir. I'd like to inform you that in spite of the setbacks we are making strides towards finishing the project. With the production delay over at Heinkel for the catapults, we've been stuck somewhat between a rock and a hard place, but in terms of getting rid of the old armament we've been pretty successful. Catapults and budget issues aside, uh..."
ANDRÉ LEMONNIER, Chief of Staff of the French Navy: "Yes, the Heinkel delay has surely hurt the speed of the program, however we have been given a notice by Heinkel that the catapults are complete and will be finishing production within the coming months. Other than this, I see the deck expansions have come along nicely."
MATTHIEU CELICE, Chief of the Joffre Refit Program: "Yes, we were able to add sixteen feet to the aft and twelve to the stern. It was a bit costly and took some serious experimentation but we believe flight tests will prove it to have been a solid design choice."[/list]
| As they reach the end of the drydock and start to turn left to head across the dock towards the main office, the Admiral lowers his voice as if ready to discuss a private matter. |
[list]ANDRÉ LEMONNIER, Chief of Staff of the French Navy: "Mr. Celice, I do want to bring to your attention that I have begun lobbying the legislature to approve, with haste, some budget changes in the coming months. I truly believe we are spending too much money on operating as many older ships as we do, and we both know that this is why the Joffe's refitting has been underfunded. But the Joffre is desperately needed in Korea. My staff and I are convinced that if the Béarn is put head to head with a modern Soviet submarine or cruiser in the Korean conflict, it will be sunk in minutes. The planes it flies are too outdated and its defense systems far behind what is necessary to stop an attack by modern systems. I want the Joffre to be in Korea within the next eight months, but that can only happen- will only happen, if we really put our full effort into this thing and get it done. Now, I am trying my hardest to do what needs to be done on the administrative side to get the Joffre sea-capable as soon as possible. What can you do to assure me you can have her ready by this time in February?"[/list]
| The two men enter the office. Saluted by various dockyard workers, the Admiral salutes back meekly as they enter Cecile's office. Cecile sits down behind his desk, the Admiral remaining standing until being motioned to to sit. |
[list]MATTHIEU CECILE, Chief of the Joffre Refit Program: "To be honest, Sir, I don't have any hard evidence to show to you that we could once the catapults are provided. I will say that we still need to put on her new armament uh, HS.404s, Oerlikon 20mms, 127mm guns, and the like we've held off on that until the catapults are provided to ensure we can properly line up the guns to avoid striking any aircraft in the takeoff process. However once we get the catapults on, and we install the new armament, I truly believe that we can have her ready for tests by December, and totally seaworthy by February, give or take a month or two. We here on the Program are all very dedicated and committed to seeing this through, believe me, and if you want her in Korea, we will get her seaworthy for operations there as soon as possible."
ANDRÉ LEMONNIER, Chief of Staff of the French Navy: "Mr. Cecile, you will have to get it done. I'm paying close attention to this project here. Don't let me down."[/list]
Cherokee Confederates, Antillian, Otsla, Grand Indochina, Kartnan, New Raines, Faronea, Errortia
[list][list]14 February 1952 - Calcutta, West Bengal, Commonwealth of India
INVESTISSEMENTS VERS L'INDE
INVESTMENTS POUR INTO INDIA[/list][/list]
| As France seeks to broaden its economic influence onto a global scale, knowing full well the increasing globalization of world markets, various French companies have started the process of investing in the Commonwealth of India, one of the United Kingdom's most populace and profitable colonies and the nation most at the forefront of the developing world. With India and France already on good terms following various arms agreements and past trade relations, the two most recent business ventures in India have represented a further step towards economic cooperation between the two countries. |
| The first business venture, in the field of shipbuilding, was the acquisition of stakes in the Indian Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers company by two French titans, Ateliers et Chantiers de Saint-Nazaire Penhoët and Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire. As two of France's largest shipyards, the two companies have agreed to purchase 15% shares each in Garden Reach Shipbuilders, representing a total 30% of the company's stakes. In a deal costing nearly 75 million USD$, both ACSNP and ACL have begun the process of investing in Garden Reach Shipbuilders. These investments will come in the form of direct financial investments as well as cooperation between the two French shipbuilders and Garden Reach. |
| The second business venture has been launched by state-owned Alsthom, a French railroad company. Alsthom, in conjunction with the state-owned Acier et rail en Asie de l'Est(East Asia Steel and Rail, formerly Company for the Production of Rail and Steel of China), has received permission from the Indian government to begin the construction and rebuilding of railway lines connecting many of India's major cities. At the request of the Indian government, Alsthom and ARAE will begin building rails connecting major lines between Calcutta and Dhaka, Calcutta and Durgapur, Calcutta and Kharagpur, Ludhiana and Lahore, Ludhiana and Patiala, Ludhiana to New Delhi, and Bombay to Nashik. While operation of these rails will ultimately be left up to the Indian government, all construction regarding these railway lines will be between Alsthom, ARAE and other regional partners. The French government has not released the full details of the deal but has said it is in excess of 300 Million USD$. |
Cherokee Confederates, Antillian, Otsla, Grand Indochina, Kartnan, New Raines, Faronea
Post self-deleted by Faronea.
Czabalkiai mean.
Czabalkia
Yes
Faronea
Assembled with Dot's Region Saver.
Written by Refuge Isle.