The Second Great War (1960s AH RP, IC, Open)

[Granadeseret]

To: Utrikesdepartementet of The Most Honorable Kingdom of Sweden, under the Reign of King Storvensky, High King of Scandinavia, Protector of the Baltic, and First of the Brother Peoples

From: The Office of the Sublime Porte, of The Ottoman Empire, in the name of Sultan Osman the 4th, Caliph of All Islam

Your treaty of Peace is most acceptable to us, though I do not recall that we were participating in war. If such has slipped my memory, we are most accepting of a White Peace from one of our most long-standing freinds and allies. Send our greatest reguards to the Court. My peace be with you and your people prosperious.

Off the Bodrum Shipyards

"Hazır, Amaç, Yangın!"

The sounds of cannons fired into the ocean, as the Semi-Annual Imperial Naval Games began. Assembled in the practice were 30 ships of the Imperial Navy, including the pride and joy of the ministery, the Empire's sole Aircraft Carrier Sultan Sulyeman , who's craft were droping anti-ship rounds onto outdated hulks and practice dummies to keep their skills sharp. Granted, this wasen't the entire navy; Pirates still needed to be fought, important ports protected, and refueling and repair work done, but it was an impressive enough display to make an impact. Polished and prepared to the brim, this action was only partially designed to keep the sailors in shape for any eventual conflict; it was to remind the Hellenstics, in no unreal terms, who held the dominate position at sea. Granted, their Alexander Line was impressive... and they'd done a fairly good job at keeping it up-to-snuff with the Thracean Wall opposite it, but with less then a third of the people, no oil wealth, and the fractured taxes and defence priorities that came with both a more extended front and political autonomy for her terriories, that left signficantly less money to invest anywhere else. Not that it particularly mattered offensively; despite the wild dreams of some of the more... eccentric members of the Council, the poor, rowdey territories of The Balkans held no lure to anybody... only Crete and Libya, with their close positioning and large Muslim populations, mattered to them, and they were hardly going to be the one to start a war over such minor territories. However, by making the message clear to the delluided, grandious Greeks, perhaps they could save bloodshed...

Stockhold, Sweden

News traveled quite quickly through Scandinavia now... as it did through the rest of the world, thanks to the ubiqutity of the telegraph, telephone, and radio. As such, as soon as the news of the Murmansk Massacure was reported, the Ottoman embassy in Stockhold was put on high alert... there were always those isolated radicals, just like those crazed Greeks who sometimes tried to bomb Anatolian mosques or odd "Nordic" Germans who tried to shot down Hebrews in the streets. Before panic could grip the streets of Stockholm, the Ottoman ambassador to Sweden made a public adress and report to the Swedish populace.

"The Ottoman government has no knowledge to the identity of the Mumansk shooter, and is saddened that he who claims to follow the great provider of Peace and Mercy should be so brash as to take the lives of innocent civilians. The Russians have thusfar liberated those lands of Islamic people on which they once sat, and so the positon of the Sultan and his nation is that of no ill will towards them. The greatest sympathies of the Ottoman nation go out to the victeams and families of those lost in this attack, and that all rational effort will be made to mitigate the effects of radical Islamic teachings, as as we hope Christians will do the same, and that we all put away such childish notions of rampent Religious Imperialism that belong in the sunrise of this millenium, not its sunset.

[Gibberan]

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To the Governments of the Kingdom of Sweden, the Kingdom of Luxembourg, and the Republic of the Netherland
From the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, Ireland, Belgium

We, the UK, after debate, graciously accept each of your individual offers and proposals, and promise that we will do the utmost in upholding their terms and conditions.

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Signed,
King Edward VIII,
Monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, Ireland, and Belgium

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To the Government of the Ottoman Empire
From the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, Ireland, Belgium

This is quite a difficult situation, but after severe consideration, Parliament has voted that a procedure to secure Ottoman control of the island of Cyprus will be allowed by the UK. However, this will come with the one condition that a small section of land, which will contain the British naval base, will remain under de facto control of the British Empire. Also, we will require a purchase cost of at least 110 million British pounds.

We await your response.

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Signed,
King Edward VIII,
Monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, Ireland, and Belgium

[Aldelxane]

Vienna, Greater Austria

Greater Austria had become a "Danubian State" and Vienna was it's crown jewel. Representatives elected by each region of the nation met in Hohes Haus to discuss matters of state, while automobiles carrying busy commuters home after rush hour drove over newly laid pavement. Buses stopped at intervals throughout the city, and the U-Bahn transported residents underneath the streets. The University of Vienna thrived, and great leaps in studies were made often. People from all corners of the nation arrived on trains to view the capitol of their federation.

Otto von Habsburg paced back and forth within the richly decorated halls of Schönbrunn Palace. Europe seemed placid, but there was no telling what could be afoot in the brains of those leading the foreign powers. On his desk lay a map of the world, labeled in all languages of the nation. German was spoken by 98% of citizens as a means of communication with the other states, however tradition beginning with his father Charles I called for the monarch to understand the major languages of the federation.

For all that however, Otto still thought in German. Die Hellenische Liga könnte ein potenzieller Verbündeter sein und unsere Position festigen. Wir haben abseits von ihnen zu lange geblieben. (Translation: The Hellenic League could be a potential ally and solidify our position. We have remained aloof from them for too long. ), he though, glancing down at the nation marked on the map directly below Greater Austria. Temporarily satisfied, he left for the Hohes Haus to tell Prime Minister Gereben of his plan. An alliance with the league to the south would further solidify Greater Austria as a power in the complex game of international politics.

[Youtabonia]

Ever since Ukraine had gotten independence from Russia it had faced problems, It was a poor, backwards nation with a weak government that was in debt. The first king was weak and was executed by the people, The second, Otto II tried to make changes some of which were successful and he ruled for 30 years.. Then Avgust I came to power, He faced the problem of turning what Otto started into a full fledged reform, while some of Otto's reforms worked some did not and the one's that did stagnated in his absence. Avgust came from a poor family and saw the changes that needed to be made. Under his command the government became strong, their debts were paid off, and the modern technologies of the world were implemented.

Avgust knew that even if he had made his country strong on the inside they lacked allies and military power, so with this he sends messages to the world powers in hope that they would help.

To: To the Foreign affair offices of United States of America, Kingdom of England, Ottoman Empire, Germany, and Austria-Hungary.
From: Avgust I of Ukraine
Greetings from the Kingdom of Ukraine, We wish for help in reforming our armies, and peace between our nations. We would like a response as soon as possible.

To: Vladimir I of Russia
From: Avgust I of Ukraine
We would like to have an alliance between our nations, we may be independent but we will always be brothers as Slavs.

To:Socialist Kingdom of Romania
From: Avgust I of Ukraine
We would like to request an alliance between our 2 nations as a sign of peace and prosperity.

[Euloria]

Delhi, The United State of India

India, the once crown jewel of the British Empire, the graveyard of empires, the land of riches and spices. The diverse peoples of India, the Marathi, Sindi, Punjabi and others had all been united under British colonial rule, and resistance against their imperialism was what had unified the once distinct and foreign cultures. When the Empire abandoned India, in order to keep its facade of benevolence and make a land grab in European Belgium, the new government, despite the efforts of the heroic Gandhi, was unstable and unable to deal with the problems associated with the first self-rule for centuries. The economy was, in many areas, incredibly backward. The military was new and inexperienced. The political system was burdened with the caste structure and prone to corruption. Two camps, the Marxists and the Nationalists, had developed plans to eliminate these problems. The Marxists, hoping to establish a dictatorship of the proletariat and abolish private property, had not actually committed revolutionary actions until their livelihoods were threatened. A radical Nationalist, driven too far by rhetoric assassinated a prominent Marxist MP. Fearful of more attempts on their lives by the opposition, the Marxists formed a paramilitary Red Guard. This was, of course, the worst thing to do. The provisional government, fearing a Marxist revolution as had been attempted in other nations, cracked down on Marxist politicians despite the fact they were the only ones keeping the Nationalists in check. The Marxists gathered together their forces, realizing what was happening, and revolted. With the absence of any major opposition party in Parliament, the Nationalists essentially seized control of the legislature and elected Amit Singh as "permanent director"to deal with the unrest. India essentially became a right-wing, and autocratic dictatorship.

The civil war has passed, most of the Marxists have either died or fled the country, with Indian agents in hot pursuit. Amit Singh, despite his emphasis on traditional Indian culture and religion, abolished the reactionary caste system, laying out harsh laws for any employer found utilizing it. This tamed some of the left-leaning moderates, who had only supported the Marxists because they were afraid the elimination of social mobility. That was the only concession to the left, however. While business was restricted primarily to native Indians, the aristocrats and influential capitalists donated large funds to Singh's cause. The new support amongst the people, the party, the military, and the elite all allowed Singh to abolish Parliament and reign as "Head Director of the United Indian State", essentially, a dictator. Still filled with an almost religious following, Singh purged the disloyal military officers in every military branch, eliminating some of the effectiveness but ensuring absolute loyalty. This loyalty allowed a new modernization in the tactics, equipment, and training of the Indian military. While the navy was backwards and small, the army had been reformed to European tactics, and some of his officers, primarily those leading the new armored divisions, advocated what they called "Bijalī yud'dha", or lightning war. The idea was a massive, violent push by armored units would cut through infantry and support lines, with the infantry slowly moving along the main front. The armor would cut off supplies, communication, and destroy organization. Aircraft would focus on eliminating key segments of the enemy military, primarily to support the fast attack of armor units.

Despite how interesting this was, the question lied in where to use it. The remnant of the British Empire still lied in Pakistan, a testament to the decadence and greed of their colonial masters. The British Empire, stretched thin across the world, had put only enough forces in the region to quell unrest and maintain a light border guard. India, numbering more in population than the entirety of the British Empire, would easily be able to overwhelm the light garrison before any reinforcements could arrive.

The problem, of course, lied with the Royal Navy. The Indian fleet, numbering many cruisers and destroyers, but only two battleships and one carrier, wouldn't stand a chance. Aircraft along the coast could wreck enormous damage against the fleet, but the painful effects of blockade would be unstoppable. Therefore, India needed allies. Allies, united int heir opposition tot he old order of British world dominance. Allies that could defeat the entirety of the British Empire and her allies.

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ENCRYPTION LEVEL: VERY HIGH

To the esteemed leaders of Japan, Russia, and the Kingdom of Sweden,

I suggest, as we all benefit from the destruction of the old order in Europe, to band our spirits and arms together in an alliance. Russia, you have been wronged by the Germans, and betrayed by the British.  It is clear to me, that a friendly and benevolent Russia would rule over Eastern Europe with a fair and powerful hand. Your people are strong, and their will will lead them to greatness.

Japan, for centuries you lived in isolation, but now, you stand with one of the greatest empires Asia has ever seen. China, once the tyrant in control of Asia, has been neutered by the great Japanese war machine. European in Indonesia, and remnant of the often-British puppet offers great riches and valuables to your Empire. A great Japanese empire would certainly make the European factions shake in their boots.

Sweden, a nation plagued by the machinations of foreign empires and attempts at subjugation, stands strong and firm as symbol of Scandinavian unity. Despite your disputes with the Russians, the true enemy lies in the Germans. Denmark, once the heart of Scandinavian culture, has been subjugated by the German Empire and repression amongst the people is an insult tow hat could be, the Great Scandinavian Empire.

I implore you to send diplomats, as secretly possible, to plan a grand alliance. One that would, once and for all, threaten the British and German hegemony over Europe and the world at large.

Sincerely, and with great hope,
Amit Singh, Head Director of the United State of India.

[Alleniana]

To Tsar Vladimir I of Russia,
The Emperor of Nippon welcomes this move towards ignoring the past wrongs and creating new bonds of friendship. Prime Minister Shigeru Suzuki would be most glad to encourage Japanese businessmen to invest in the great, empty but valuable spaces of Siberia, and in addition, would be open to having a mutual cultural, scientific, and in general, commercial and industrial interchange. Indeed, the Japanese government, should the nation of Russia ever request it, would be happy to lend a great deal of moeny at really quite reasonable rates. In any case, we approve of the treaty in a glad way, and hope that an official, mutual declaration of free and open trade would be a good precursor to granting of rights and lowering of tariffs.
From Prime Minister Shigeru Suzuki on behalf of Emperor Hirohito of Japan

To Amit Singh, Head Director of the United State of India,
The Japanese Empire, always looking outwards to advance and rise, is most intrigued by your offer. We have had many enemies, and few friends, and we see this as a good way to get ahead, and establish stable relations. However, we feel such plans are premature; negotiations, we believe, should be continued, but in many more veins. Considering our interest piqued, for Nippon is indeed an enemy of the western conquerors, and hopes that greatness and glory may rise.
From Prime Minister Shigeru Suzuki, on behalf of Emperor Hirohito of Japan

Unnamed Village, Guangdong
The smallish fenced corral, lined with sharp, wooden stakes, was filled with people now. Chatting and jostling in the enclosed space, the soldiers outside had closed the gates to the structure that the occupiers had commanded them to build. Sturdy, firm wooden poles kept the crowd in. Told that there was an announcement to be made, the inhabitants of the village had been gathered in the space, and platforms set up at four points just outside the corral. They looked in at the mass of people, frowning.

After a few minutes, the end began, as a soldier called for silence. It came, pregnant with tension in such a context as oppressors to what were effectively captives, especially as even the mentally ill and invalids were required to come. The event came.

The four men on the platforms reached into their pockets as one and drew out grenades, and then removed the pins and threw them.

The stampede in a bottle crushed many before the explosions came, blowing chunks of flesh everywhere. Survivors tried to push down the sturdy tree trunks, but it was no use. Gore rained. The only slightly shocked soldiers pulled up machine guns from positions previously hidden from the crowd placing them beside them, and deployed them on the platforms, facing into the former crowd. Many were dead, injured, or in shock, all covered in blood and bone and body bits, and most trying to push their way out or bash on the gates in vain. Many remained though, and though it was hard to tell who as maimed and who not, it was no matter as they fired their machine guns indiscriminately.

Bullets quickly dispatched the remaining people, as the blood-speckled recruits shot anything that moved. An officer opened the gate, and walked through the muddy, bloody mush to examine them, pistol on hand, and shooting a few injured, unconscious and faking Chinese. Finally, after a few minutes, and a few more shots fired, they withdrew, using the supplies of oil and lard from the village that they had not eaten or looted to set fire to the stockade and the bodies. These recruits were hardened, and the village was wiped out. Mission accomplished. Though it was a bit messy and time-consuming. Perhaps next time, a pit, or a quarry might do. And perhaps different weapons, or even a delayed killing for large crowds. Efficiency was vital.

It was not quite digging their own grave, but it was close. The Red Massacres had begun. The first incident spread no news, as the army was all already aware and it was all planned, but eventually, the rumours would spread, and them be confirmed. Nevertheless, government policy was working, and the crows would have food.

[Nothing of Nothingness]

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Confidential
To: Amit Singh, The Great and Honorable Ruler of India
From: The Most Honorable King Storvensky, Restorer of the Empire, Protector of the Baltic, and Sign of Peace
We do accept your offer. I hope this will get all of the British and German hegemony away. It scares me, as I am right in the middle. One thing though, we do have Denamark. I got it for Iceland.

Tokyo, Japan; New Delhi, India; Moscow, Russia
"We are pleased to announce that we will start building government buildings in your countries. May God and Allah bless your people and your lands."

Siberia, Russia
"We are happy to announce that the Swedes will make a military base somewhere around here. It will be named after the 20 soldiers that lost their lives during a wilderness survival camp. May we all prosper and the fruits of our labor pay off," says King Storvensky. "We will also establish a lab somewhere around here. Here we will make new weapons and make some rapid improvements in the name of science!"

The crowd roars.
[2014] As long as they allow it. :S [/2014]

[Russianon]

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Confidential
To: Amit Singh, The Great and Honorable Ruler of India
From: The Most Honorable King Storvensky, Restorer of the Empire, Protector of the Baltic, and Sign of Peace
We do accept your offer. I hope this will get all of the British and German hegemony away. It scares me, as I am right in the middle. One thing though, we do have Denamark. I got it for Iceland.

Tokyo, Japan; New Delhi, India; Moscow, Russia
"We are pleased to announce that we will start building government buildings in your countries. May God and Allah bless your people and your lands."

Siberia, Russia
"We are happy to announce that the Swedes will make a military base somewhere around here. It will be named after the 20 soldiers that lost their lives during a wilderness survival camp. May we all prosper and the fruits of our labor pay off," says King Storvensky. "We will also establish a lab somewhere around here. Here we will make new weapons and make some rapid improvements in the name of science!"

The crowd roars.

Don't you need permission from russia ?

[Euloria]

Delhi, The United State of India

Head Director Amit Singh decided, with the industry and military already making leaps and bounds, to begin making more efforts at propaganda. Posters, radio shows, newspapers, and television sets were of course already monopolized with pro-Nationalist rhetoric, but Singh wanted to make even more of an effort to win his people over. He knew that since he gained power through force, and since he wished to use that force outside of the homeland, he would need to instill as much loyalty into the people as possible.

That is why Singh had arranged to give a speech to the public, in Delhi. Delhi, still a symbol of Indian history and tradition, needed to be modernized, but still give the facade of cultural dominance. Singh would make sure to explain to the public exactly how this would be done in his speech.

"My fellow Indians, my brothers and sisters, my comrades. The past era has been a troubled one. The Indian peoples suffered under British imperialism, and even when those chains given to us by the British were cast off we faced a new threat in the Marxists. Wishing to eliminate our culture and traditions just as the British tried, they launched a violent rebellion and almost succeed in eliminating our proud traditions and religion. But the courage and bravery found in the spirits of the Indian peoples kept this from happening. I would like to take just a moment, to thank each and every one of you for the sacrifices, whatever they may be, that have been made to make India as strong as the powers in Europe.

It is because of those sacrifices that I ave decided to rename Delhi. The city, in honor of the sacrifices made to protect it, shall be renamed "Great Delhi" to forever immortalize the souls that allowed us to get as far as we did. Monuments shall be erected across the city to forever remembers the veterans who fought the Communists and the British. These monuments shall be honored for as long as the Indian people remain strong and vigilant against the foreign threats in Europe and elsewhere."

Singh stepped down from the podium to cheering applause. The Indian people, those not sympathetic to the Marxists, were filled with a new energy now that India has reached levels close to that of the Europeans. Much of the country still remained backwards, but wages were rising, the arts and sciences increased, and India was becoming a monuments to resistance against European Imperialism, despite the fact that India had reached a point of no return. Invasion and expansion were now inevitable.

To Prime Minister Shigeru Suzuki,

We understand that such strong diplomatic ties may be very forward, but we are excited to hear that the Japanese Empire is willing to listen to our offers. We look forward to greeting your diplomat and servant of the Emperor in Great Delhi.
Sincerely,
Head Director of the United State of India, Amit Singh.

To The Most Honorable King Storvensky,

We are thrilled to hear of your acceptance. You may build an embassy in Great Delhi, and we recommend that you send a diplomat to discuss strategy and diplomacy here.

Sincerely,
Head Director of the United State of India, Amit Singh.

[Alleniana]

Imperial Oceanic Gardens, Tokyo
The Prime Minister, pondering the figures he had received, walked about. The park was private, and sealed off, but close enough to the shore to be able to see much of the city, and be within it integrally, and yet detached, and peaceful. He used the solitude, punctuated by laughs, clangs, barking and other sounds from outside.

The first week of the exterminations had yielded hundreds of thousands of dead, he had been told, and he knew that yet more would be continuing at that moment. The experiment had been successful, it seemed. Few to no riots and revolts had revolted from the programme, even as word of it spread like wildfire, while a few boycotting Chinese workers in other lands were shot, and the rest continuing to work laboriously. Selfish, foolish bastards, they were. Still, the killing went on.

He didn't dwell on it as he considered further the thousands of workers and others who were being deported to work in Japan's other lands, mainly developing the wilds of Manchuria and Kamchatka with railways and public buildings. They were effectively slaves, and would be worked to death, while the more unlucky and unskilled masses would simply be wiped out. Either way, more needed to die, so that Japan could free up forces used for occupying. Working them to death was a great way to do it, providing massive profits.

He wondered what would happen when the systematic killings and discriminations would end, and China was crippled and a land fit for Japan to say it had exploited and left dry, but that was for another time. For now, the goal was to earn money and unbind troops from the occupied areas, so that more prosperous lands could be taken by their militaristic empire. His mind moved onto other things, as his shoes quietly moved along the gravelled path, bordered by dainty little grasses.

Though taxes had taken a drop, he was not concerned. A new type of heavy artillery had been developed, while the Kyodaina carrier to be fitted with them was well on its way. Large forts built often mainly of earthwork, concrete, brick and stone were coming up in the lands Japan planned to keep for itself (as in, not China), in addition, by slave labour, and other development programs went on to, including one that was rapidly making Japan a large investor in Siberia, though the corporations made Japanese the most prominent, and the beneficiaries of the development, nay, exploitation of Russia's Siberia. There were many things to oversee, but the empire was running smoothly.

He had begun wondering about the oil rigs springing up and extra training that troops and pilots of the considerable air force were undergoing when his thoughts were interrupted by a young man, looking about nervously and walking in. He bore official insignia.

"Excuse me, f-foreign minister?"
"Yes, that's me."
"Your ship is ready-"
Cutting him off, he strode towards the fast, sleek vessel that would take him to India, on the mission at hand. It was not his place to try and take in the Prime Minister's job, and though he could help, he didn't have the manage the whole of Nippon and its people. Snapping out of his reverie and ceasing his semi-soliloquy, the minister paced out of the gardens, past the new Swedish embassy, to board the transport.

[Russianon]

The Romanian King has made a speech in Bucharest in front of half a million people, broadcasted to millions on national television and radio:

"My fellow Romanians, as you can see, the Ottomans have been living in the Middle East for too long. The Middle East isn't even their rightful land! They are people from Central Asia and they came here and destroyed Arabic and Eastern European civilisations! Th British are no better! The era of imperialism should be over! Hopefully an alliance consisting of the Socialist Kingdom of Romania, the Hellenic League, the Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Ukraine would be formed so once war breaks out, the Ottoman Sultanate will have no match to the alliance and its ally the British Empire will be busy fighting Japan and India."

The Romanian people cheered their leader with clenched fists.

[The New Lowlands]

Departement d'Oasis, Region d'Algiers, République Française

The vast, empty expanse of the Sahara is a beauteous sight when observed in the early morning, with the hot sun, not quite risen over the horizon, beaming down light onto the sands of the endless waste, sands rendered cold by nightfall. The lonely earth lacked the tearlike dewdrops of early morning in other climes, or the slowly waving greenery that promised a slightly windy day. It was one of the world's few true wastelands; empty, lonely, deadly.

Trois, the tinny voice called out over the bunkered observation post, as soldiers and crew looked on through blackened goggles and tinted glass.

Deux.

Un.

The earth shook with a thunderous road, and slowly it seemed a dune was on the ascendant, a rising hill of furious sand growing in the far distance. Like a bubble, it burst, breaking into a flash of light, then a cloud of ash and red-hot sand and death rising like an ominous fungus into the morning sky, turning the ground below itself into glass, roaring as if it tore at the foundations of heaven.

"Behold," the Minister of Defence spoke, turned to observe the President's expression. "The atomic bomb."

"How many of them do we have?"

"Many," the Minister of Defence replied. "We have about four hundred intercontinental ballistic missiles, one hundred and twenty-eight submarine-launched missiles ready to launch at any time, as well as a plethora of warheads for bombs and air-launched rockets."

"I see," the President muttered thoughtfully. "And this is public knowledge?"

"Strictly speaking, no," the Minister announced. "The project's been classified since its' beginning in the thirties. But we've released some test footage in the past."

The President glanced at the Minister. "Why would we do that?"

"Deterrence," the Minister replied. "The Japs know we have them. The Germans know we have them. So long as that's the case, neither of them'll take a single step towards hitting us."

"And they have their own programs?"

"Presumably," the Minister replied. "None of them had Bertrand Goldschmidt, however."

[Russianon]

The Romanian King is glad that the Hellenic League has joined the alliance (OOC by TG). He just needs Russia and Ukraine to join.

To Russian Empire, Kingdom of Ukraine
From Socialist Kingdom of Romania

The Hellenic League and us have formed an alliance as we have common interests. Would you like to join? Because if you do we will be unstoppable if we face an ennemy.
The alliance shall be called Eastern Brotherhood (we can change the name if you do not like it).

OOC: Come on someone start a war!

[Aldelxane]

Hohes Haus, Vienna
"Und das, meine Herren, ist, warum wir eine Allianz mit der Hellenischen Liga zu verfolgen." (And that, gentlemen, is why we should pursue an alliance with the Hellenic League.), finished Prime Minister Albert Gereben addressing the Parliament. After this, several minutes of chatter ensued as the delegates discussed their stances. The general opinion was that their was no good reason not to pursue an alliance with the Hellenic League. "Achtung! Wir werden nun über die geplante Allianz mit der Hellenischen Liga zu stimmen! Alle, die dafür," (Attention! We will now vote on the proposed alliance with the Hellenic League! All in favor, ") Three hundred and fifty five out of three hundred and sixty made clear their assent, while the radical five members out of the forty from the state of Croatia attempted to say their piece, amidst eye-rolls from those sitting beside them. "Nein, sind wir nicht mit den Emporkömmlinge in den Süden zu verbünden." (No, we shall not ally with the upstarts to the south.), stated Darijo Broz, controversial member of the unpopular Partei der Conquerors. However, with no proof to condemn the alliance the five party members were quickly out talked, and the vote went through 345 to 360. (Broz had managed to convince ten of the less experienced representatives who were easily swung by the last opinion stated.)

Letter to the Government of the Hellenic League:

Deutsch:

Um wen es in der Regierung der Griechischen Liga betreffen ,
die Vereinigten Staaten von Groß- Österreich in den Norden der Ansicht, dass ein Bündnis mit der hellenischen Liga wäre sehr vorteilhaft für beide Parteien. Diese Allianz würde nicht nur die Beziehungen zwischen unseren beiden Nationen zu verbessern, sondern verringern die Chance auf eine Invasion der Liga von einem anderen der Befugnisse , die größer Österreich fordert Freund . Wir haben ein Dokument unterzeichnet würde , dass, wenn unsere beiden Nationen eine Allianz zu bringen eingezogen. Hier sind die Begriffe :

1 . Wenn die Hellenische Liga eingedrungen , werden größere Österreich nutzen es diplomatische Verbindungen zu helfen, Frieden zu bringen, und umgekehrt.
2 . Wenn Diplomatie scheitert , sind beide Nationen verpflichtet, sich im Falle einer Invasion der Heimat eine der Nationen zu unterstützen.
3 . Weder Nation ist verpflichtet, die andere in der Verteidigung einer Kolonie beitreten
4 . Die Tarife für die Waren aus dem Hellenic League wird in Greater Österreich verringert werden , und umgekehrt.

Wir warten auf Ihre Antwort. Wenn die Allianz unterzeichnet ist, wird ein Treffen der beiden Regierungen , um die aktuellen internationalen Beziehungen unserer jeweiligen Nationen diskutieren beraten.

Ελληνική:

Σε ποιους μπορεί να αφορούν στην κυβέρνηση της Ελληνικής Ένωσης ,
οι Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες της Μείζονος Αυστρίας στα βόρεια θεωρεί ότι μια συμμαχία με την Ελληνική Ένωση θα είναι ιδιαίτερα επωφελής για τα δύο μέρη . Αυτή η συμμαχία δεν θα βελτιώσει μόνο τις σχέσεις μεταξύ των δύο χωρών μας, αλλά και να μειώσει την πιθανότητα μιας εισβολής του Συνδέσμου από ένα άλλο των εξουσιών που Μεγαλύτερη η Αυστρία ζητά φίλο. Έχουμε συντάξει ένα έγγραφο ότι όταν υπογραφεί θα φέρει δύο εθνών μας σε μια συμμαχία . Εδώ είναι οι όροι :

1 . Αν η Ελληνική Ένωση είναι εισέβαλε , Greater Αυστρία θα χρησιμοποιήσετε είναι διπλωματικές συνδέσεις για να βοηθήσει να φέρει την ειρήνη , και το αντίστροφο .
2 . Αν αποτύχει η διπλωματία , οι δύο έθνη είναι υποχρεωμένοι να βοηθήσουν ο ένας τον άλλον σε περίπτωση εισβολής της πατρίδας του ένα από τα έθνη .
3 . Ούτε έθνος είναι υποχρεωμένος να συμμετάσχει με τα άλλα στην άμυνα της αποικίας
4 . Τα τιμολόγια για τα αγαθά από την Ελληνική Ένωση θα μειωθεί στην ευρύτερη περιοχή της Αυστρίας , και το αντίστροφο .

Περιμένουμε την απάντησή σας . Αν η συμμαχία έχει υπογραφεί, συνιστάται μια συνάντηση των δύο κυβερνήσεων να συζητήσουν τις τρέχουσες διεθνείς σχέσεις των εθνών μας .

(English Translation for OOC Reading)

(To whom it may concern in the government of the Hellenic League,
the United States of Greater Austria to the north feels that an alliance with the Hellenic League would be highly beneficial for both parties. This alliance would not only improve relations between our two nations but lessen the chance of an invasion of the League by another of the powers that Greater Austria calls friend. We have drafted a document that when signed would bring our two nations into an alliance. Here are the terms:

1. If The Hellenic League is invaded, Greater Austria will use it's diplomatic connections to help bring peace, and vice versa.
2. If diplomacy fails, both nations are obliged to aid each other in the event of an invasion of the homeland of one of the nations.
3. Neither nation is obliged to join the other in defense of a colony
4. Tariffs for goods from the Hellenic League will be lessened in Greater Austria, and vice versa.

We await your reply. If the alliance is signed, a meeting of the two governments to discuss the current international relations of our respective nations is advised.)

[Granadeseret]

OOC: (Britain, this is by no means to insult you, just writing legally as government documents demand. De-Juro, the island is leased out to you indefinitely, not strictly owned)

To: The Ministry of Foreign and Colonial Affairs of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Belgium, under the rule of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, and Empresses of Her Colonies
From: The Office of the Sublime Porte, of The Ottoman Empire, in the name of Sultan Osman the 4th, Caliph of All Islam

After deliberation with the Caliph's Council, we have come to the conclusion that 130 million British pounds worth of currency and trade goods would be appropriate in order to buy you out of your lease on our island. Rest assured, so long as a state of peace exists between our two empires, the sovereignty over the two major naval bases at Akrotiri and Dhekelia will be guaranteed, as will your continued protection over the Sheikdom of Kuwait and continued private share in the Suez Canal. It will take a week or two to appropriate the proper funds and write up all the documentation, but once it is done we shall meet with the British embassy in Istanbul to finalize the agreement and transfer of governance. It warms our hearts that there are still rational people in the world, prepared to solve issues like civilized gentlemen, in the spirit of The Consort of Europe established after Napoleon's Fall. So long as the British Empire lives up to her high standards of civility and justice, then the Caliph deems you more then worthy of your continued leadership over the scattered members of The Faithful.

To: The Foreign Ministry of The Kingdom of The Ukraine, Under the Reigh of Avgust I, King of the Ukraine and the Cossacks.
From: The Office of the Sublime Porte, of The Ottoman Empire, in the name of Sultan Osman the 4th, Caliph of All Islam

The Ottoman People understand your blight; with the greater tension in the world, and the Muscovite revachism sweeping over the frozen landscapes of Russia, you must be worried for your security. Rest assured, however, that the German, Austrian, and Ottoman powers which freed you from your Russian yolk will not leave you defenseless in these harsh times. Military advisers, to instruct your officers on the latest tactical theories, engineers to instruct your engineering corpse on fortifications and logistics, and models and prints of more modern weapons will be sent to Kiev as soon as possible. May your harvests be ever-bountiful and your people healthy, and may peace forever stand between our lands

Istanbul, Ankara, Jerusalem, Baghdad, Cairo, and other Major Cities of The Empire

As news leaked out that the British government was willing to return the island of Cyprus back to Ottoman governance, after a century of semi-official rule, the various noble houses of The Empire, as well as the rich merchant families and their charitable foundations, went abuzz with such a wonderful opportunity; while establishing public kitchens for the poor, construction roads and rails to make hubs for poor areas, and providing funding for the poor to take their Hajj were all good works that could earn them much PR, there was nothing quite like liberating a territory with Muslim inhabitants back to the honest fold; an expansion of the Abode via peace was certainly the talk of the upper circles and religious communities. As such, like when the Ottoman navy had needed modernizing prior to The Russo-German war, public charity houses across the nation shifted their mission and focus, sending out the message that any who wished might contribute to a fund to reunite the Turks of Cyprus with their brothers; presses running overtime during the night to print new fliers and posters, displaying the beautiful Troodos Mountains during their snow-peaked heights of winter, and the large cities with Ottoman flags waving and the sun shining high. Though it would certainly not be enough to cover the whole purchase cost, a privately-raised donation fund was starting to build in various foundations across the country, supplemented by donations from wealthy foreign visitors to Mecca from India, Central Asia, and the Dutch East Indies, to help offset the cost of buying out the lease on the island.


Thracian Wall

Following certain statements by the Romanian government, the forces along the Thracian wall were put on Level 2 alert, signifying that the garrison should keep a close eye on activity on the opposite side of the border, and rear-echelon reserves moved in to man a few of the less-important strong-points and anti-air defenses. The commanding Ferik did not quite understand what that minor power was rambling on about; none of the noticeable ethnicities of Europe were anything close to native to their area, other then the Spainish Basque, and how little it had to do with anything, but it seemed the Hellenic League's insanity was contagious, and the proper measures had to be taken to keep the Domains of Osman secured from foreign threats. In addition, naval stockpiles of mines were taken inventory of around the straits, and mine-layers in the area refitted and put through safety and efficiency checks; in the event of a war, the Straits could be made neigh impenetrable, but it was better to be safe then sorry...

[Russianon]

OOC: (Britain, this is by no means to insult you, just writing legally as government documents demand. De-Juro, the island is leased out to you indefinitely, not strictly owned)

To: The Ministry of Foreign and Colonial Affairs of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Belgium, under the rule of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, and Empresses of Her Colonies
From: The Office of the Sublime Porte, of The Ottoman Empire, in the name of Sultan Osman the 4th, Caliph of All Islam

After deliberation with the Caliph's Council, we have come to the conclusion that 130 million British pounds worth of currency and trade goods would be appropriate in order to buy you out of your lease on our island. Rest assured, so long as a state of peace exists between our two empires, the sovereignty over the two major naval bases at Akrotiri and Dhekelia will be guaranteed, as will your continued protection over the Sheikdom of Kuwait and continued private share in the Suez Canal. It will take a week or two to appropriate the proper funds and write up all the documentation, but once it is done we shall meet with the British embassy in Istanbul to finalize the agreement and transfer of governance. It warms our hearts that there are still rational people in the world, prepared to solve issues like civilized gentlemen, in the spirit of The Consort of Europe established after Napoleon's Fall. So long as the British Empire lives up to her high standards of civility and justice, then the Caliph deems you more then worthy of your continued leadership over the scattered members of The Faithful.

To: The Foreign Ministry of The Kingdom of The Ukraine, Under the Reigh of Avgust I, King of the Ukraine and the Cossacks.
From: The Office of the Sublime Porte, of The Ottoman Empire, in the name of Sultan Osman the 4th, Caliph of All Islam

The Ottoman People understand your blight; with the greater tension in the world, and the Muscovite revachism sweeping over the frozen landscapes of Russia, you must be worried for your security. Rest assured, however, that the German, Austrian, and Ottoman powers which freed you from your Russian yolk will not leave you defenseless in these harsh times. Military advisers, to instruct your officers on the latest tactical theories, engineers to instruct your engineering corpse on fortifications and logistics, and models and prints of more modern weapons will be sent to Kiev as soon as possible. May your harvests be ever-bountiful and your people healthy, and may peace forever stand between our lands

(TBC... time crunch)

wait, the central powers liberated ukraine?

[Alleniana]

(no more OOC in IC!)
Canton, Guangdong
The jostling crowd was considerably more jovial than its counterparts elsewhere in China. Smells of food wafted up from the many vendors taking advantage of the holdup at the checkpoint, while others wandered about, interested with the turbulent commotion. And above all, Cantonese was the language of the masses here.

The directive issued had been almost immediately carried out, with all Cantonese speakers or those who could prove that they were natives of Guangdong becoming immediately superior to their Han relatives. Though only on the level of a conquered people to the central government in Tokyo, they were no longer being massacred, though plans had gone out beforehand ensuring that few Cantonese had been massacred anyway. This province and its people were elevated, their culture split from the main Chinese one, and a totally new, promoted ethnicity pulled out of oblivion, effectively created from scratch.

The racial segregation and superiority claimed by Cantonese was working its effects. Seeing more and more themsleves as less Chinese, they also saw Japan as more of an ally and a friend, though still not quite one they were close, or even distant with. This plan to bring them into the fold of loyalty to Japan, as had worked in Korea, Taiwan and more places by normalizing subjugation and putting down overly political behaviour was carried out zealously. Even the media was restricted to put out only what was needed to be broadcast, though still, a few newspapers hinted at the massacres which were still unsourced though widely rumoured and mostly believed to be true.

Indeed, on the international stage, the genocide was not totally sure to be occurring by all, but killing was definitely going on. Here, however, perhaps it might remedy it a little. In any case, it wasn't as if anyone would invade Japan for the purpose of stopping the killing, except China, a weak, disorganized country. The central government's orders were being carried out, and it seemed they would fulfil their purpose, even if just for now.

More Mandarins were shoved into a large enclosure to be trucked or shipped away and sent to work, though they being residents of Canton would still have more rights than their brethren being worked to death. Outside, people peered but said little. Human nature, with its selfishness, was being taken advantage of here, and in any case, it was just hard labour, not death as so many others endured.

Segregation was a useful tool.

[Youtabonia]

Kiev, Ukraine

King Avgust was pacing around his manor, he was thinking on weather to join the Burachest Pact or help the Ottomans. At first when he could not decide, so he tried to let the Senate vote, they had a 49/49/2 vote with the 2 percent voting for neither. So with this it was left to Avgust to decide, he knew the Pros and Cons of both but it was still a hard decision. In the end he made up his mind...

To: The Socialist Kingdom of Romania
From: King Avgust, King of Ukraine
We are sorry but we must decline the offer to join the Burachest Pact, but we still hope to be at peace.\ with you.

To: The Ottoman Empire
From: King Avgust
We accept your military aid and we hope for an alliance with you and we also hope that you will allow us to expand into the western Caucasus kaghanate.

"Attention!" Yells a General to the Ukrainian trainees." Using the latest technology we will turn you into a fighting force that can be feared!" the man says "These are your new weapons they are Gewehr 1958's. You WILL treat them with respect. You will use the, care for them, and treat them like you would a person! Now for your first exercise run 200 laps around the field with your guns in tow. Now Start!" and the trainees take off. An Ottoman officer walks over to the general and asks him. "What do you think about the recruits" and the general replies "If they don't work the other groups might." "You don't sound very optimistic." they officer says. "Optimism doesn't defend nations."

[Tuva SSR]

Canton,Guangdong
Chinese Troops lined up IJA Soldiers along an alley wall.They had liberated Guangdong after a two week long battle.The only remaining Japanese presence in China was Fuzhou,which was under siege.Soon,all China would be under Chinese control.Suddenly,a Soldier shook the executioner.The General yells "Fire for Chiang!",and 11 IJA Soldiers fall down dead.Guangdong was now somewhat of a graveyard,for men from both sides were being dragged off the streets.The fallen Chinese were honored.......while the Japanese were spit on and thrown into the harbor (other than the ones being executed or the ones being put into labor.Also,the Chinese Government wrote a letter to Hirohito-

From:Chiang Kai-Shek
To:Emperor Hirohito
Encryption:Very High
Dear Emperor,
We here in China want these atrocities to stop,and we ask for a treaty.If the War continues,the Government will pass a bill stating that for every Chinese killed,one hundred Japanese are killed.Just remember,we can be just as brutal as you.

[Russianon]

The Romanian Socialist King is very disappointed of King Avgust's decision, so he tries one more time to convince him to join his alliance:

To Kingdom of Ukraine
From Socialist Kingdom of Romania

I respect your choice, but i request you double-check. Don't forget that the Ottomans are originally a people from Central Asia so the idea of them settling where they are now is against any type on nationalism, except fascism.
I could give you Bessarabia (for free of course) if you agree to join my alliance.

[Mifan]

Kennedy sat in his office and looked at a map of the world. He saw that the conflict between China and Japan was on going. He knew that the amount of damage there must be causing millions of deaths. While he thought he turned his eyes to Europe where he saw an alliance growing. It wasn't as important to him since it was in Europe. He knew that more of Congress would support the US to get involved in the world, but the people were still against it. The government started to provide subsidies to more industries in the US as the economy continued to grow.

[The New Lowlands]

Official Communiqué
of the
Ministry of Union & Foreign Affairs - Republic of France
to the
Foreign & Commonwealth Office - United Kingdom

Dear Sir(s),

The Republic of France extends her kindest and most cordial greetings to you. On behalf of the people of France and the French Union, the Ministry of Union & Foreign Affairs is pleased to announce that the Republic of France is prepared to extend an offer of formal and public alliance to the United Kingdom as an extension to the existing Entente Cordiale.

Under the terms of the future agreement- to be negotiated, of course- France and Britain will set aside their differences in the interests of common security, and establish jointly a supranational European Treaty Organisation to oversee the development of our alliance, with the understanding that it will lead to greater levels of co-operation in the fields of weapons development, arms commonality, doctrinal development and international affairs. Additionally, the Republic recommends that we extend membership in the ETO to other states which we have a vested interest in securing continued co-operation with, e.g. the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and the Hellenic Union, and perhaps even Iberia.

The ETO would oversee the maintenance of peace between member states, and also ensure our mutual defence against the more undesirable elements of the European sphere and international stage, i.e. Germany. We ask that our British counterparts consider this proposal and reply with their suggestions.

Kind Regards,

Office of the Minister of Union & Foreign Affairs,

Philippe Richelieu

Official Communiqué
of the
Ministry of Union & Foreign Affairs - Republic of France
to the
Department of State - United States of America

Dear Sir(s),

The Republic of France extends her kindest and most cordial greetings to you. On behalf of the people of France and the French Union, the Ministry of Union & Foreign Affairs is pleased to announce that the Republic of France is prepared to extend an offer of formal and public alliance to the United States as an extension to the existing Entente Cordiale.

France and the Union would like to secure agreements on such matter as international co-operation and free trade with the United States, agreements which France believes will be conducive to our mutual prosperity. Additionally, we would like to sign a military pact of mutual defence with the United States of America, in the understanding that our joint interests in international affairs will keep such a pact from clashing with our mutual intentions.

We ask our American counterparts to consider the preceding and reply with their thoughts.

Kind Regards,

Office of the Minister of Union & Foreign Affairs,

Philippe Richelieu.

[Granadeseret]

Kiev, Kingdom of Ukraine

Besides direct assistance in the military barracks, a great number of other staff arrived with the Ottoman delegation, who after landing in Crimea had taken the quickest route to the capital possible by train. Besides field-trained officers from the Asakir-i Mansure-i, military engineers and strategists, the later ranging from cavalry specialists who trained the Auxiliary Bedouin divisions in Arabia, to mountain fighters from the Georgian Revolt of 1943, to commanders of Ottoman volunteer divisions who had fought for the Nationalists in the Indian Civil War and learned at least some of their new school of Bijalī yud'dha, were sent to Ukrainian staff collages and as guest speakers for the Ukrainian Brass, seeking to update them on the newest and most efficient ways of organizing and commanding their troops on both the tactical and strategic level. The Engineers were deployed to Ukrainian armaments factories, carrying with them blueprints and samples of higher-end weaponry, working with local industry to start retooling the Ukrainian factories to turn out more powerful and versatile arms. While it would take some time for the training to sink into the troops and for the heavy machinery necessary to build the new weapons built or imported from Germany or Austria, the new tactical information would stick very quickly, and the Ukrainian army was well on to being reformed into a modern fighting force.

Bucharest, Romania: Ottoman Embassy

Following the increase in rhetoric from the Romanian government and the subsequent rise in Anti-Turkish sentiment, tensions had flared between the nation's Turkish minority and the Romanian majority, with the former being subject to public mockery and several cases of hate-crimes being levied against them. Similar efforts, preformed by the most zelious of those holding to the now-official position of the Romanian government, had befallen the Ottoman embassy in the nation, its outer walls and fences defaced with graffiti, garbage, and hurtful words. Despite the efforts of the Turkish security staff on-site, warnings and the occasional deterrent shot were not proving sufficient to keep the vandals away, particularly after Turkish and Tartar residents of the capital and surrounding suburbs had sought protection on embassy grounds, to avoid Anti-Turkish gangs and so-called "True Romanians" in the city. Concerned with the state of affairs, the Ottoman Ambassador, Emre Totah, filled and offical complaint with the government and the police department, written thusly.

The radical anti-Turkish stance taken by the Romanian government at this time is highly toxic to the relations between our two nations, and the sentiment seems to have been encouraging illegal and violent behavior to both ethnic Turks within your nation, and to our position in the Ottoman embassy. For the purposes of upholding the law and basic diplomatic protocol, we would request that Bucharest police forces would investigate and curtail the activity of the groups or individuals defacing our building and harassing our brothers. This is also a reminder that, should this escalate into violence against the Embassy by Romanian citizens, our security staff is authorized under international law to use force to defend sovereign Ottoman property.

Emre Totah, Ambassador to The Socialist Kingdom of Romania from the Sublime Ottoman Empire

[Mifan]

"Kennedy. We all know we need an alliance. We always been close with France and fought side by side with them in history."
"I now but we don't want to get involved in a foreign war if it comes to that."
"And what if America was attacked. We need them to be on our side to back us up in the situation."
"Who would want to attack us? Nobody in their right mind would."
"Congress would support it. We need to support them."
"And what about the people. How do you think they will respond when we send our boys to fight because France was invaded. I don't mind an alliance, but if the threat isn't directed to the US itself then there is no point."

[align=]To the Foreign Offices of France
From the Government of the United States[/align]

We have received your proposal on a military and thought on it. Whilst we agree with the idea of free trade between our nations and cooperation between us that will benefit both of our nations, the idea if a mutual defense alliance we do not support one hundred percent. We do not wish to have the nation be dragged into a war that it isn't ready for. Maybe in the future, we may fight side by side on the battlefield, but we can't at this moment.

[Epraria]

O Império do Brasil

The Empire of Brazil was a proud nation. Standing as the largest south american power both in size and population Brazil was a rising force in the Americas with only La Plata being a real rival and threat to Brazil when it came to south american nations. This didn't equal to Brazil being a great power though as compared to the old Empires of Europe, The powerful US and Japan, Brazil was only a regional power.

Thus far Brazil had been able to keep itself out of the great powers web of alliances and their conflicts but as a new year arises and the world gets more ready to blow up, Brazil might have to align itself with one of the great powers but which one has to be seen.