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GeneralTacticus
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of Melbourne, Australia
Dec 2001
time: 15:35
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Official Statement to the government of Frankychanland
Your request for the immediate return of all refugees has been officially denied. As long as they are on Centralian soil, they have the right to apply for asylum, and unless they either violate our laws or have committed recognised, verifiable crimes in their country of origin, they have the right to stay. If you have proof that individual refugees are guilty of espionage against the Frankychanland government, then show it to us; if we are satisfied, we will hand them over.
Note, too, that if your security services attempt to retrieve Frankychanlandian refugees by force, or in any other way violate the sovereignty of the Republic, there will be drastic repercussions.
- Leopold von Mordenhein, President
- Ricardo Micola, Minister for International Affairs
- Alexander Rosenburg, Minister for Defence
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ceroomaster
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Casnewydd, Cymru
Aug 2002
time: 05:35
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Aboard 3rd Fleet Command Vessel, INS Fable
Commodore Ross scanned the horizon, the Guardinian fleet was steaming ahead, the fleets' formation had become slightly skewed because of this.
Standing orders were to stay in formation until they reached destination.
Under no circumstances was any Cerooan vessel to approach any civilian vessel on the high seas, and other military forces were to be avoided, engagement only allowed should a Cerooan or allied ship be attacked.
Ross ordered the fleet to keep pace with Guardinians, and then contacted Admiral Evans, to see what the rush was...
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Mr. President
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The leaves that are green turn to brown
Jul 2001
time: 15:35
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CSK-NV Alang Laweh
12 miles north of Adailton
It was almost four years since digital teletext had replaced the telegraph for Karakasian naval communications. It was still slow, though, even in the Capitalist States' home waters near their major commercial port. Rumor had it that the Kyralians had a jamming system which hindered transmissions, but Naval Intelligence refused to confirm or deny that.
The message currently coming through concerned refugees. The government, it said, had received a bulk request to return Frankychanland refugees to their nation of origin.
An officer handed Captain Martinez the printout. Scanning it, he saw nothing to change his standing orders. Karakas already refused to take refugees, and the navy was its first line of defence, intercepting any vessels entering its waters without authorization. Sometimes with deadly force.
Martinez put the message aside. He didn't expect refugees in Deepwater Black anyway: between Karakas' destroyers and missiles, and Kyralia's aging but lethal artillery and gunboats, only the brave or stupid would blunder their way in.
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Guardian
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Bergen, Norway
Feb 2001
time: 06:35
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[OOC: Oh dear... I see some potential for serious trouble here... Anyway, the actual location of Frankychanland has not yet been clarified to my satisfaction. However, I have stated that Guardinian naval forces are approaching the borders of FCL waters. If FCL is indeed our neighbour, then the Guardinian Fleet is in their own home waters, and it's only natural that they'd be in the area. If, on the other hand, we end up playing with FCL being on the other side of the ocean (the island with the numbers 73 and 74 on the map), then I am assuming some Guardinian ships just happened to be conducting "routine exercises" not too far from there and they are now being sent in closer to FCL waters, officially to monitor the situation and assist any refugees they find...]
On board the GNS Indiscriminate Justice
"My apologies, Commodore Ross. I assumed you were receiving the same orders I was. Effective immediately, and for as long as we stay together, I will share all my orders with you unless specifially ordered not to." Admiral Evans paused for a moment, then proceeded to share his first orders; "At the moment, my orders are to proceed at best speed to map reference Alpha Echo Two Seven and await further orders."
[OOC: The big question nobody's answered yet is: Where in the world is this joint fleet going? We have said that it's going somewhere and we have said that it's not currently heading for FCL waters...
However, note that although Guardinia has publicly stated that this joint fleet is not heading for FCL waters, no such statements have been made regarding other Guardinian naval forces...]
Last edited by Guardian on 19-04-2004 at 02:12
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Guardian
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Bergen, Norway
Feb 2001
time: 06:35
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Official announcement by the Guardinian Department of Foreign Affairs
All Guardinian citizens, including all diplomats and other embassy staff, have now been evacuated from Frankychanland and returned to Guardinia. We regret that our embassy in Frankychanland Capital Ali'i City had to be closed at such a time, as we believe diplomatic contact between governments to be especially important during times of crisis. To that end, we have chosen not to expel FCL diplomatic personnel from Guardinia at this time.
Guardinian naval forces currently approaching the borders of FCL national waters are there mainly to observe and report, but they will assist and protect anyone in need of assistance or protection. Our naval forces have orders to remain in international waters at all times.
At this point, we advice all nations that any attack on civillian shipping or allied naval forces will be treated as an attack on Guardinia's own navy, and our forces will respond accordingly. Also, be adviced that any unarmed vessels escaping FCL national waters will be considered civillian shipping, and as such, will be under the protection of the Guardinian Navy as soon as they reach international waters.
On the matter of refugees, Guardinia will protect any and all individuals that reach our custody until further notice, and we will not return anyone unless they can be proven guilty of such crimes as the FCL authorities have indicated. We would need to see proof of this on an individual basis, not just a general accusation, which is all that has been presented to us thus far.
We respect the people of Frankychanland's right to choose their own form of government and will not interfere in their internal matters at this point. However, we maintain our basic point that no government has the right to violate the basic human rights of its' citizens, and we will continue to monitor the situation in Frankychanland.
Meanwhile, we wow to keep international sea lanes open and secure safe passage for any innocent vessel.
Destroyer GNS Excalibur, in international waters off the east coast of Frankychanland
The newest orders left little doubt in anyone's mind: They were to push right up to the edge of FCL national waters and take up positions just half a mile outside. This was an interesting turn of events for the Excalibur and the ASW-group she was part of. (ASW=Anti-Submarine Warfare.) If there were FCL subs in the area, this group was going to find them. -And then they would have something else to worry about for a while...
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Guardian
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Bergen, Norway
Feb 2001
time: 06:35
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Wellington Air Force Base, 10 miles east of Port Blacksand, on the Central Guardinian West Coast
News of the Auldoninan mobilisation and offers of military aid to Frankychanland did not sit well with Guardinian authorities. Although nobody said so in public, this was considered a threat to Guardinia and steps were being taken to counter it. Even now, maritime surveillance was being stepped up.
At Wellington AFB, all available long range maritime surveillance aircraft were being prepared for action.
Destroyer GNS Excalibur, off the east coast of Frankychanland
"Sir! Radar reports a new surface contact, bearing 2-8-7."
Someone's here already, eh? Captain Allistair French examined the situation map on the main screen. The new contact was shown as an unidentified surface object. The dull colour of the marker indicated that he did not yet have a "full fix" on the contact's position. A dull red line marked the boundaries of the area within which the computer believed the unidentified vessel to be. As he watched, the contact turned brighter and the outlined area of uncertainty shrunk a bit, but then suddenly grew again. Then the contact faded and disappeared completely. "Surface contact lost, sir." The captain frowned. A couple of minutes passed. Then the mysterious unidentified surface contact reappeared. It faded in and out three more times during the next 15 minutes.
The captain turned to his XO. "Have our helos go check him out." "Aye, aye, sir."
Minutes later, two Guardinian helicopters were heading off towards the last reported position of the mystery contact...
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GeneralTacticus
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of Melbourne, Australia
Dec 2001
time: 15:35
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SRC Argus, Centralis survelliance vesel off the eastern coast of Frankychanland
"Captain Hyram, I think we've been spotted. The Excalibur just released two helicopters heading in our general direction, and they're scanning like mad."
Hyram swore.
"Very well, Ensign. Begin evasive action. Our instructions are to let no-one know of our presence, and I mean to follow them. Shut down all active scanning, black the ship out, and ready the jammers and chaff launchers. Meanwhile, Helm, I want you to set us a course away from our last heading and away from those Guardinian helos."
A chorus of "Aye aye, sir" filled the bridge, before he turned to his communications officer.
"Now, get me a satellite uplink to Fort Ajax. I want to know what to do next."
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GeneralTacticus
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of Melbourne, Australia
Dec 2001
time: 15:35
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SRC Argus
"They're still looking, Captain, but they seem to have lost us."
"Good. Hopefully, we'll be able to slip out of the area without them noticing. Comms, do we have that uplink yet?"
"Trying, sir... ah, here we go. We have our uplink. I'd advise that you be quick though, or they may pick it up."
"Thank you, Comms. Mr. President, this is Captain hyram of the SRC Argus. We currently have two Guardinian helicopters inbound looking for us, though they seem to have lost our signal. We are currently attempting to leave the area, but what shall we do if we're discovered?"
There was some muffled conversation at the other end of the line before the President spoke.
"If you're discovered, there's no way you can pretend to be anything other than you are; the sheer quantity of sensors on your ship will give you away. Instead, refer them to us; we can explain matters to the Guardinian government, and they may be grateful for some assistance. If possible, however, you are to remain undetected. And under no circumstances are you to allow the Frankychanland government to suspect you're there."
"Understood, Mr. President. Argus out."
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Guardian
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Bergen, Norway
Feb 2001
time: 06:35
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GNS Excalibur
The two helicopters spent the better part of an hour examining the designated search area, but the area was too big for two helicopters to see everything and they failed to relocate the mystery vessel. At one point, they thought they had him, but upon closer inspection, that contact turned out to be a decoy bouy which could have been placed in the water several hours ago. When activated, it transmitted mock signals and successfully diverted the attention of the Guardinians for almost 15 minutes before they realized they were being spoofed.
Captain French checked his watch. Almost an hour and a half had passed since first contact. He cursed softly. That damned thing could be miles away by now.
He turned to his comm officer.
"Get on the horn with Navy Command", he said. "Tell them we've got some sort of stealth ship snooping around out here and that we need some air support to help track him down."
"Aye aye, sir!"
Slipping away from two helicopters was one thing.
A long range maritime surveillance aircraft was a totally different story...
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Rasputin
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Brisbane
May 1999
time: 15:35
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Due to the ongoing wars in neighboring countries, a recent rash of illegal immigrants have been caught at the borders of Auldoninna, prompting many citizens to call for tighter immigration laws.
The Government response ,,,,,,,,,
"Hold on there, hold on people!" says Prudence Dodinas of the Auldoninna Broadcasting company, "We don't have to take either extreme, all we have to do is make a TV game show out of it! We put deadly obstacles on the border and monitor it with television cameras! Those that make it across win freedom and citizenship, and those who don't, well, lets just say that our buzzards won't starve. We could call it 'Who Wants to be an Immigrant?'!"
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ceroomaster
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Casnewydd, Cymru
Aug 2002
time: 05:35
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INS Fable, international waters, east of Frankychanland
"Well, Frankchanland said that they had submarines, and we are close enough now, maybe it's one of them, sir".
Commodore Ross smiled wryly, "this could get interesting, we thought that was a hollow threat- who have they bought these subs off?"
"The Excalibur said they couldn't detect anything, it's like there was nothing there".
"Shame this fleet hasn't got a few subs with it, or an aircraft carrier," Ross joked, "Lieutenant, signal the other ships- I want everyone carrying depth charges to prepare them- just in case"
"Yes sir".
"Contact the INC [Ceroo's Naval Command] on a secure channel and put it through to the briefing room, I want to speak with the Vice Admiral".
Cerooan Open Transmission, FAO: President Frankychan, From: Cerooan Foreign Affairs
Sir,
It appears even nations friendly to yours, specifically Auldoninna, are not treating refugees, or as you would put it dissidents, humanely (re: Who Wants to be an Immigrant on the Auldoninna Broadcasting company's channel)- which concerns us greatly.
We propose that the Frankychanland navy allow any who wish to leave by sea to do so, and Ceroo will assist them in reaching civilised nations who are willing to accept them. Nations such as San Antonio Bay are in desperate need of workers, and we consider such an agreement to be mutally beneficial.
We await your response...
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Basus
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Nijmegen
Apr 2004
time: 05:35
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"Basus's national military advisor Peter van Schilfgaarde has instructed the joined admirality of Basus to assemble a small defensive escort for the to hospital vessels the "antonie van leeuwenhoek" and the "Freule van westerloo" . "
Within the Basus's goverment the call for a court of arbitrage or a regional defence organisation grows.
Margreet Kats journalist for the Daily Courant :
quote:
Basus's officials are increasingly concerned about the Frankychanland conflict that threatens to distabilise Apolyton. The High chancellor has ordered the safety advisor to assemble a active medical taskforce under a flag of truce. That can be dispatched to the conflict zone in a matter of hours. |
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Guardian
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Bergen, Norway
Feb 2001
time: 06:35
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[OOC: Oops... okay, I see where and how the misunderstanding happened. I also confirm the last known position of the joint fleet. Perhaps the N3 news aren't so far off after all.  Of course, the joint fleet's orders must have been changed several days ago in order for it to have gotten this far north by now, and no statements denying any linkage between the joint naval exercise and the FCL crisis would have been made since that time. The cat is out of the bag, so to speak...]
GNN Headline News
Confirmed sightings now place the joint Cerooan-Guardinian fleet approaching the northernmost edge of Frankychanland, where it will probably turn west to circle the northern edge and then head back south along the west coast. Other Guardinian naval forces are moving in to cover the east coast and southern approaches. Tonight it appears as though the 1st Fleet is in the process of being fully mobilised and deployed.
Naval surveillance has been stepped up considerably during the past 48 hours, following the news of Auldoninna's mobilisation and offers of military aid to Frankychanland, which is now officially seen as a threat to Guardinia. Intelligence sources report that Auldoninna military advisors have already arrived in Frankychanland. While this is in itself relatively unproblematic, it is suspected that weapons shipments will commence shortly, and this could prove much more problematic. The worst case scenario is that the combined forces of Frankychanland and Auldoninna begin the deployment of weapons of mass destruction capable of striking Guardinian cities, in which case Guardinia would be forced to respond...
GNS Indiscriminate Justice, approaching northern edge of Frankychanland
Activity was being stepped up. The fighter air patrols were going right up to the edge of FCL airspace. Helicopters were darting around like angry wasps on ASW patrol while larger surveillance aircraft were busy taking in the bigger picture. The fleet's own aircraft were being supplemented by land based Guardinian aircraft. There were rumours of a limited mobilisation of the Guardinian Air Force...
GNS Excalibur, further south along the FCL east coast
Captain French was informed that a maritime surveillance aircraft had located an unidentified ship about 60 miles northeast of where his unidentified contact had been. Fighters were closing in to investigate...
Edit: Corrected the position of the Excalibur.
(FCL east coast, not west.)
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North of FOPOG
Jan 2003
time: 21:35
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JPS Revolution, en route to Jonchastan
Merrill Stubing was annoyed. He didn't like being Captain. He hadn't even wanted to accept the nomination before they left port, but to decline would have been poor form--superstition and all that. Besides, it was just a diplomatic mission, right? Show the flag around the region, make some speeches, be nice to ruling classes in the ports-of-call. Admittedly, all stuff he was good at. It didn't mean he had to like it. His new uniform didn't even fit right.
And now he had this damn mission to deal with. The "passengers", as the command staff liked to call them, had come on board shortly before they left Jonchastani waters. For most of the trip--all of it until Saturday morning, fact--they really were just passengers. Then came the activation order from the Committee for Public Defence. And the unscheduled stop off Frankychanland. And these four new passengers that it was his duty, as democratically elected captain, to deal with.
The "fishermen" that the Revolution had taken on earlier in the day weren't fishers by any stretch of the imagination. In fact, only one of them, trade union leader Glenn Miyashiro, had ever worked a day on a boat in his life. The others--Frankychanland Communist Party leader Dr. Kaulana Emeliano, editor of the FCP newspaper Edwin Garcia, and TV news personality Pamela Leung--looked distinctly out of place in their yellow rain jackets and over-sized rubber boots. They also looked very, very relieved.
"Welcome aboard, comrades."
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17-04-2004 05:16
Good stuff. Looks like from the official map I'm on the the other side. If Rasputin )
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Now, for the joint Cerooan/Guardinian fleet and the issue of whether or not it approaches FCL waters, I am now making the following assumptions: The joint fleet will be sent closer to Frankychanland, officially for reasons which will be explained in the following post. However, given the location of Frankychanland, I think it would make more sense to have the joint fleet move into position somewhere along the FCL west coast, seeing as how Guardinia would already have the east coast pretty well covered. 
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