United Empire Forces East Asia General Headquarters
Vice Admiral Mei Ling reread the orders from the UEF East Asia GHQ North American Contingent commander, and sighed. Force 26 of the Royal North American Navy is to be sent to the Sea of Japan to monitor the situation and hopefully the presence of the United Empire, particularly the most powerful of His Majesty the King Emperor's Dominions, the Union of North American Provinces, aka British North America (BNA), would force everyone to go to the table for negotiations and tea. The United Empire's interests in East Asia is dependent on a peaceful region to keep trade and commodities flowing and Jeoguk's actions threaten to suffer those lucrative trade routes. Now, this Anime Army is threatening to push this to full out war and stop any hopes for peace through diplomacy.
Per the United Empire Charter, any aggressive actions by any UE member maybe taken without forcing the other Dominions or Protectorates into that conflict, the corollary to the idea of collective security. But the United Empire Foreign and Security Policy Committee, and His Majesty's North American Government feel that the use of North American might be enough to make both sides to come to an arrangement. Obviously, Jeoguk will have to cease its cultural cleansing of its idol fandom and popular music. The Anime Army and Indostina will stand down, and the syndicalist Pan-Asian States will be checked in East Asia along with this strange totalist Hwangyuk, and trade will resume.
"The concoction of pragmatism and idealism is always the UE's foreign policy to the rest of the world. It makes us look like shrewd diplomats but also opportunists wading into conflicts to get the best deal for itself." Mei said to herself, thinking of the Imperial Dismantlement Front that will surely have relatively small protests around BNA's major cities while everyone else pays little mind. She was unsure herself, but she was to take her Force and achieve Phase I of the UE and UBNA's plan to bring peace back. No doubt there will be some protests in the UE Council over this intervention, but the NAF (North American Forces) has not fully intervened, at least not yet.
The two aircraft carriers, the Kestrel and the Guy Carleton, will sail close to the capital of Jeoguk, and the rest of the Force consisting of mostly Athabasca-class and Dominion-class guided missile vessels, the former a stealth-based class, will ensure enemy subs and surface vessels won't attack them. Finally, a couple of New Liverpool-class attack subs will monitor the situation below the ocean surface. Britannia will rule the waves of the Sea of Japan and will mean business. Mei didn't feel so sure about how this will turn out.
She gave the orders to the Force's second-in-command, Rear Admiral George Kasler, and the fleet was mobilizing, due to arrive in 12 hours. While in transit, His Majesty's North American Government moves to promote a ceasefire and offers Force 26 to be peacekeepers and enforcer of the ceasefire.
His Majesty's North American Government
All-Union Ministry of Foreign and United Empire Affairs
Attention to all engaged in this conflict,
We are not pleased with the recent developments in the Republic of Jeoguk towards its own citizens and thus creating a crisis in the region that threatens the friends and neighbors of East Asia, the United Empire, and His Majesty's Union of North American Provinces. We demand that these actions taken by the Government of Jeoguk cease and that peace, order, and good government return to the Republic, and peace of mind return to her neighbors through negotiation. We also demand that other belligerents in or near Jeoguk cease their actions and move towards a peaceful situation through negotiation. His Majesty's North American Government realizes that Jeoguk is responsible for this state of affairs, but it also requests cooperation by the other belligerents in this conflict. No aggressive or defensive actions should be taken, against or for Jeoguk, and no material, financial, or military aid be given to Jeoguk or to the other belligerents. A ceasefire should be reached by all sides and negotiations should begin to end this conflict.
Peace must be our goal, and His Majesty's North American Navy shall be instructed to be keepers of the peace that is agreed upon by all sides.
Signed,
Octavia Peel, MP
All-Union Minister of Foreign and United Empire Affairs