KK Wiener Zeitung 4Q1904

Borys · March 25, 2007, 04:17:49 AM

entire Austrian press, early October 1904

CONSCRIPTION IS OVER!

With the thaw in relations with France, the long rumoured reform of the army, the Heer was finally announced and carried out. Universal conscription, although still on the books, is not to be used unless in dire straits. From now on the army is to be of three tiers:
1 - Heimwehr, the Hearth Guard. Volunteer weekend soldiers, commanded by elected NCOs and Junior Officers. Training supervised by Regular Officers of Kapitan or higher rank. Are under no obligation to serve "Overseas". Are on partial pay and pay lower tax.
2 - Landwehr, the National Army. Raised in frontier areas and or from warlike populations. A thowback to the Militaer Graenze arrangment of olden times. After serving 6 months with the colours the men are sent home, and called up like the Heimwehr for refreshment training. Can be mobilized for Overseas duty, but the very locations of these corps preclude such employment.* Also extended to cavalry formations, due to need for more basic training.
3 - Reichswehr, the State army. All men are 6 year volunteers aspiring for Citizenship. During their Service they are expected to serve wherever needed. This also includes any and all foreign mercenaries.

* - Tirol, Isonso Valley and Bosnia, Voyvodina, Malta

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Posted: Feb 5 2007, 07:41 PM

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serious titles, October 1904

The switch to volunteer service in the Kaiserich-Koeniglisch Kriegsmarine got much less publicity than that of the Heer. Understandable, due to different sizes of the services. To bring down costs and ease manning problems, the navy sold for scrapping the two oldest armoured cruisers, as well as two quite new - yet of obsolete design - small cruisers. One for one replacements were obtained abroad - two small batleships from the CSA, and four small cruisers from the EKA. Even though not so young, all had just undergone rebuilds and are "good to serve" for the next dozen years or so. For similar capability the fleet needs almost a thousand matrosen less. There are rumours that two other small cruiers may get the axe this quarter.

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Posted: Feb 6 2007, 04:58 AM

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Malta, mid October 1904

Der Malteser Beobachter

The rumours have been confirmed. The oversight of the previous overlords of the island is to be finally overcome. The Maddox Bay in the south east of the island and the approaches to La Valetta will now be covered by heavy batteries, each with a dozen guns of 9,4" calibr. The guns have been donated by the SMS Pola and SMS Wien Large Cruisers just paid off and scrapped in UKA ports. With the time needed to transport the guns and assorted equipment to Malta, to move them across the island and to install them in their positions (which need to be built as well), the whole project was to take abut one year.

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Posted: Feb 6 2007, 02:51 PM

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Ballplats, Wednesday morning 5th October 1904

Imre Nagy was going through despatches from the more important caitals of the world. This morning there was thicker than usualy envelope of cables from Paris. And Paris was always important.
PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFT ... flew the cofee across the room.

GOTT IN HIMMEL LOOK WHAT FERNSEHER GOT FOR US!!!
Nagy shoved a fistfull of papers at von Zamoyski's face. Zamoyski looked askance at the papers, at Nagy, then at the papers again.
- What's this? - he pointed to something on the first page.
- Ermm, coffee - said his vice-minister, caliming down a bit. - "I've got a plan which we could carry out before we must tell the Kaiser about this. I have a cousin at the Trade Ministry ... it is legal here, it is medicine ... "

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Posted: Feb 9 2007, 07:41 AM

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Schoenbrum Palace, Wien, early October 1904

- "Zamoyski, Nagy - you are both dismissed from your posts. And will not be invited to the Court anytime soon. The Foreign ministry is not the place for market fixing! And the Bangkok Gambit - like the shit in silk tights* said - this is worse than a crime, it is failure!"
Stefan banged his fist on his desk.
- "Zamoyski, you can retire to your estates - your days of State Service are finished. Nagy - you are young enough to redeem yourself with sword and pistol - will you?"

* Talleyrand, described by his Monarch, the Corsican Usurper

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Posted: Feb 9 2007, 07:48 AM

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Schoenbrum Palace, Wien, early but not as quite early as before October 1904

The Kaiser conferring with his new Foreign Minister, Elio Di Rupo.
- "What do you make of all this Montego Bay business?"
- "If I may say so, too much opium in newspaper offices, Your Majesty. I do not think there are enough airships in the world to carry one hunderedth of the mentioned number of men."
- "Hmm, I suppose you aren't the authority to ask - should We ban opium, like our Manchu friends are suggesting?"
- "With all respect to the newspaper proffession, Your Majesty, they'd just get drunk on absinth instead."

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Posted: Feb 10 2007, 04:43 PM

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Wien, early October 1904

- So, freiherr Geon, you are going back to your beloved fleet and country. Here is a letter to Messers Paixhans and Capet. It's about Brasil. God be with you, herr Admiral!

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Austria and the Deutscheskaiserreich Brandenburg have incurred sizable expenses in men and money to protect French subjects from the ravages of the Satanists, upholding French honour in the process by doing it under two flags.
To reward the two friendly Governments for their efforts, Glorious France will LEASE the Provinces of Parana, Santa Katerina and Rio Grande do Sul to these Powers' ADMINISTRATION for a period of 99 years. These territorries shall remain French, with French flag taking precedence and 14th of July a bank holiday.

Austria and the DKB hope that French and Gra Colombian relations will not be soured by Anuhuac related issues.

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Posted: Feb 11 2007, 01:55 PM

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1st November

Austrian military deployment

KAISERLICH-KOENEGLICH HEER

Heimwehr and Landwehr in their garrisons

Reichswehr
6th Kavallerie Korps, Sent Istvan and Feldherrn corps shaking down in their garrisons (respectively: Hungary; Silesia, Upper Moravia, West Galicia; South Hungary, Banat, East Galicia)

KaiserJeager - in their district, one Brigade (c. 8-10,000 men) participating in siege of El Dorado

Brasil
1st Kavallerie + 3 Brigades of 1st AL somewhere in Brasilian Interior, in the valleys of the Sao Franciso and Tocantins Rivers

Sao Luis - one Half-Brigade of 1st AL

Parana - 1 and 1/2 Brigades of 1st AL
Hoch und Deutchmeister corps, some local miltia

2nd AL
Malta - 1 Brigade (1 Battalion at Alhucema)
Aden - 3 Brigades
Catanduanes - 1 Brigade

KAISERLICH-KOENEGLICH KRIEGSMARINE

Catanduanes - Two coastal Panzerschiffe* and Halb-Flottile of GTBs (plus Flottille of DKB GTBs)

Aden - four small cruisers of the old Austrian type (plus 2 DKB Panzerkreuzer)

Brasil - 3 Linienschiffe, 4 Panzerkreuzer, 2 small cruisers of the old Austrian type

Austria-Brasil "bridge" - 2 small cruisers of the new Austrian type, 4 River class (ex-UKA Norman class) small cruisers**, SMHS Andreas Hopfer

Pola - 15 GTBs, 2 small cruisers of the new Austrian type finishing their trails

Malta - 2 small cruisers of the old Austrian type, 10 GTBs

* these vessels inherited the crews of two scrapped small cruisers of the old Austrian type, c. 450 men each, plus some fresh additions; just arrived at Cataduanes from CSA

** these vessels inherited the crews of two scrapped Panzerkreuzer, which more or less covered their manning requeriments; are making their first or second Atlantic crossing and getting to know the ships

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Posted: Feb 12 2007, 02:00 AM

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November 1904

From Naval Attache at Ponta Delgada

To MARINESTAB - URGENT! The Peruvian cruiser Almirante Grau is in port at Ponta Delgada.

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Posted: Feb 12 2007, 07:31 AM

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Early November 1904

Kaiser Stefan to Otto von Habsburg-Toskana.

- "If by the 5th France does not respond to the letter I sent through Admiral Geon, the Szent Istvan corps will start embarking for Brasil two days later. The navy says that the freighters which carried the previous corps are back and ready.


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Posted: Feb 12 2007, 03:14 PM

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Early November 1904
Not public:

Message from Foreign Minsiter Di Runio to Azorean Government:
Any dealings with the international criminal Agrival Mars will make the Habsburg Government take a very inimical stance against either individual or state perpetuating such contacts.


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Posted: Feb 12 2007, 03:34 PM

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Only readable by the intelligence services .

Answer from the Azores to the Habsburgers

Herr Di Runio
Herr Director Mars is not pleased with the alligations he's a criminal.
If actions of Director Mars are not according to your laws, is not a matter of the ACM.
Please remind the Habsburg/ACM profitable operation in the Philipines. These are started under the auspiciën of Director Mars direct predecessor. And are now in Director Mars control.

Gratefully yours

Director De LaGrande.

(OOC, Director De LaGrande is Marissa Mars father....)

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Posted: Feb 12 2007, 03:45 PM

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Schonbrun Palast, early November 1904

- My dear gróf Károlyi, wellcome, take a seat.
- Your Majesty.
- If We are not mistaken, you are heading a cabal called Magyar Erdely*? Which, at present, is using private funds buy out non-Hungarian and non-Szekely farmers, and presents them with a ship ticket the the New World?
- Your Majesty is indeed well informed, if not as to the type of organization - not a cabal, but society. Does Your Majesty disaprove of our actions? Fully legal. And it is not that we calling for Insurrectio** ...
Stefan smiled inwardly at the belicose stance of the leader of Calvinist Hungarians. Ever the rebels - but this time they had their uses
- We request your ... society limit its operations to the Szekelyfold and the Komitats of Hunyad and Also-Feher. And even there Saxons and Uniates are not to be pestered. In return, We offer ...

* Hungarian Transylvania
** Levee en masse of Hungarian nobility; Károlyi is hinting that they are not organizing a rebellion. Yet ...

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Posted: Feb 13 2007, 04:34 PM

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Early November 1904

Discrete inquiry to Gra Colombia:
Would it be possible to use Gra Colombian dry docks for quick bottom cleaning job on Austrian Panzer Kreuzer in second half of the month, early December 1904?

Fregattenkapitan Miklos Horthy, KKK Marinestab

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Posted: Feb 13 2007, 04:37 PM

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7th of November, various towns in Hungary

With bands playing, units of the Szent Istvan corps marched towards railroad stations, to embark on trains which will take them to Fiume and other ports. And from there ships will take them beyond the horizon.

Borys · March 25, 2007, 04:18:16 AM

KKK Marinestab, Pola, 8th November 1904

Admiral Montecuccoli, fresh of the train from Vienna, to Fregatenkapitan Miklos Horthy.
- Arrange with the Etappenkommendaten and with the Heer - the freighters which will unload the Szent Istavan corps are to head back to Pola, stopping at Ponta Delgada and Malta to check for orders. On December 1st the five fast passanger ships we are chartering, plus the four navy troopships - all are to be at Malta. And charter some more freighters - for half a corps, to be available in around the Med or European Atlantic seaboard around 10th December. Pay a retainer, if need be.
The new troopships - which should be in the Med in a week's time - can be assigned their maiden voyage - it will be from Malta to Aden and back - with an Auslaender Legion Brigade on board.

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Posted: Feb 15 2007, 04:21 AM

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Ballplats, 21st November 1904

Communique delivered by Austrian diplomats to all governments the world over in the morning of the 22nd.

1 - The Habsburg Mnarchy is outraged by the election of the International Criminal Agrival Mars to ACM Presidency;

2 - The Habsburg Monarchy recalls its mission from the ACM, and gives ACM diplomats and nationals 24h to leave Habsburg Territories;

3 - The Habsburg Monarchy considers ACM to be a Bandit State, outside the Law of Nations;

4 - Habsburg Subjects are disencouraged to deal with the ACM, whether with private individuals or institutions; all those doing so will do so at their own risk; such contacts may be considered being Party to a Crime, or Sedition;

5 - State Property of the ACM, or of its Directors in Habsburg Territories is confiscated; any priviledges granted by the Monarchy to AC concerns in Habsburg or other lands are revoked;

6 - The Habsburg Monarchy is shocked by the 2nd Treaty of New York; official contacts with the UKA will be limited to the barest minimum;

Enio Di Runio, Foreign Minister

ADDED LATER:
The Communique delivered to the Aragonese court has the additional notice of Austria revoking Habsurg Subject status to ACM nationals and interests. The Austrian Conession for the extraction of Iron Ore in Camarinas Norte Province, previously transfered to the ACM, is recalled by the Habsburg Gov't. The note also states that Austria would be "happy" if Aragon took like steps versus the ACM as those adopted by the Habsburg Monarchy.

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Posted: Feb 15 2007, 04:47 AM

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Malta, 22nd of November 1904

Any remaining ACM State or Director Property is siezed by the ReichsPolizei. The Maltese corps in on Alert status. ACM nationals are given the choice of becoming Habsburg Subjects or 24h to leave.

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Posted: Feb 15 2007, 04:58 AM

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Kriegsministerium, 22nd of November 1904

- So, is that hastily put together and improvised operation, Sankt Nikolasfest, called off?
- Not yet. The pieces are moving, but are yet to reach their destinations. We are to let the diplomats do some work, and make the final decison at 5 to 12. The scope, objectives and modus operandi, all that can be changed - Admiral Montecuccoli shrugged.

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Posted: Feb 15 2007, 05:29 AM

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It might now be noted that Austria is now on the Verge of War with the UKA, as an attack on the ACM, will merit a response.

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Posted: Feb 15 2007, 05:41 AM

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Gruss Gott!
Yes, We did notice article #2 ...
Kaiser Stefan, seething
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Posted: Feb 15 2007, 10:23 AM

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NS is watching the UKA-Austrian confrontation with extreme interest... tongue.gif

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Posted: Feb 15 2007, 03:06 PM

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Kriegsministerium, 25th of November 1904

- The passanger liners are back from their run to Brasil. No troops for them to carry at the moment, but send them on another run. This time with the rail construction workers and the settlers. Any freighter from the new chartering drive that becomes available is to be sent to Brasil with supplies - the Senior Service wants a half year reserve of material.
- Freighters comming back from Brasil are told to avoid the Azores. We no longer like them. Of course it's up to the captains' discretion - some are from countries with good relations with the ACM.
- The ACM freighters in our charter are to complete the Brasil run, unload, be paid for their services and told to never show up in our waters again.
- Direct some coaliers to Alhucema. I want a hill of coal there, enough to support intensive operations of a Torpedoboot Flottille and a Squadron of Kleine Kreuzer.


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Posted: Feb 15 2007, 03:34 PM

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Kriegsministerium, 27th of November 1904

- Turn the Bathory and Borgia around - that Brigade is going to Catanduanes.
- Interesting that there has been no change in readiness of the UKA military. Nether Navy nor Army. Is that a window of opportunity to be exploited?


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Posted: Feb 15 2007, 03:45 PM

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Settlers? For where?

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Posted: Feb 16 2007, 02:09 AM

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Mid November 1904

Der Illustrierte Maedicinen und Chirurgie Woche

The alarming reports from abroad are now coming in like a flood. The Killer Zulu Fever makes the Grim Reaper pale in comparison. However, Habsburg lands seem to be very lightly affected. For an explanation we turned to Herr Doctor und Professeur Jurgen von Lobotomovich at the Tropikalischer Intitute und Krankenhaus at Pola.

The learned healer explained.
- "Our current theory on Habsburg lands passing off so lightly is the following. The disease has its origins in Angola. A previous, less lethal version had spread through the then Habsburg Sud-West Afrika in 1903. And this variant - the Angolan Swamp Fever - was brought to Europe by the Loyalists who preferred Europe to Orange rule. Their red noses, sneezing and coughing were thus not only the effect of a harsher climate, but the malady too. The disease took some time to adapt to our climate and attacked in the Harsh Long Winter. The conditions of that time made it pass unnoticed, as most people were in some way ill, and had running noses anyway. Many deaths of that winter could actually had been due to this disease, but were classified as something else. Who could had thought influenza to be such a killer? The end result is that having been atacked by a less virulent strain, the Habsburg public does not experience such severe, often fatal symptoms as noted elsewhere.

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Posted: Feb 16 2007, 02:46 AM

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QUOTE
- Interesting that there has been no change in readiness of the UKA military. Nether Navy nor Army. Is that a window of opportunity to be exploited?

OOC: Indecision on my part, I spent most of yesterday trying to work out what to send.

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Posted: Feb 16 2007, 03:13 AM

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People, slow down a bit. A crisis in this size won't build up in a few days.

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Posted: Feb 17 2007, 12:23 PM

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Marineamt, Late November 1904

Admiral Montecuccoli was reading a note passed on by the Ballplats, i.e. the Foreign Ministry. It concerned an Essyialean condition to the further chartering of their ships. There was a big "NEIN!" written on the margin. He sighed, thinking of the difficulties this move will cause.
- Do not renew charters of Essyleiyan ships.
- But Sir! They are plentiful, reliable, and the safest from third party attack!
- I know, I know. But this is a political decision. They wanted something which we could not agree to.

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Posted: Feb 19 2007, 04:57 AM

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Menzocorona, 28th November 1904

HQ of Tiroler Kaiserjaeger Sappeurtruppenabteilung and II/4KJR*
- "Herr Major! Herr Major!
Major-Engenieur Milan Pepicek turned to the excited Jaeger Francesco Pepperoni delivering the cable from Korpskomando.
- "We are going to war!"
As becoming a Senior Officer, Pepicek slowly read the message, the news making him forget the Jaeger's indiscretion.
Yes, they were going to war. He was to take his battalion, plus the II and III/4KJR, and embark on four freighters - one Sappeurtruppen and two KJ companies per ship, with all the explosives he could lay his hands on. To keep chain of command neat and tidy he was given the acting rank of Oberstluetnant for this. Finally his talents were appreciated!
He understood the Rifle companies - they would protect his sappers. But why was he to take along a dozen Final Year engineering students and younger faculty from the Higher Technical University in Vienna he did not know. What did THEY know about fortifications what HE - a career officer in the Engineers - did not know? Of course, his destination was El Dorado, the Anuhuac capital.
To help the incompetent Colombians - he puffed.

outside Triest harbour, 2nd of December
Riven by curiosity, Major Pepicek ripped open the "open one hour after sailing" envelope given him by the Haffenfuehrer just before they cast off. After the speeches, including that of Gra Colombian Military Attache, after the bands had played, after the whole media buzz.

* this means "Sapper Battalion" and "2nd Battalion of the 4th Regiment of the Kaiserjaeger"

Borys · March 25, 2007, 04:18:38 AM

Alhucema, 2nd December 1904

Hill towering over the town.
- "Easy does it, easy does it, EA .. STOP, you shitfilledpigheads! STOOOOOOOOOOOOOP!"

Soldiers of the Telegrafenregiment were setting up the masts of the radio station delivered the previous day by the SMHS Andreas Hopfer.

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Posted: Feb 20 2007, 04:28 PM

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Ballplats, 3rd of December 1904

- Sir, - spoke the younger man defferently to his new superior.
- Speak, Di Enio nodded his consent.
- Sir, the ... erm ... stock market operations of the new Charge de Affairs in Archangielsk brought about an unexpcted development. One of the consortiums which had sold us French Gov't Bonds ... the mid-ranking official consulted his notes ... "short" did not have the funds to cover that transaction. They offered to pay with other assets, we refused, but the Court de Arbitrage backed them. So the Habsburg Monarchy has acquired a 49 year long concession for "the exploitation of mineral and any other resources" in - checks notes - Ha Tinh Province in Indochina.
- Where is that? Anything known about it?
- The best map I could find was not very good, but it appears to be between Vinh and Tourrane - in the middle of the "Neutrales Gebeit" between the Manchus and French. We have asked both sides to clarify to whom it belongs - the Quay d'Orsai said it was not theirs, the Manchus ... well, the Manchus are "considering our request for information with aproapriate respect and reverance the issue and the request maker merit" - sigh.
- Tricksy Frogs - snorted the FM - giving us a useless piece of paper.
- As to what is known about it - again, the superficial inquires - I had no time for deeper analysis - did not uncover anything striking - no exciting items like headhunters or cannibals, but more of the prosaic dirt poor malaria riven rice farmers.
- Hmm, nevertheless, the Monarchy has made an investent. Arrange with the academic crcles for some surveyors and geologists. Maybe the fellows who did the job in the Phillpines would like another stint in the Hot Countries?

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Posted: Feb 20 2007, 09:00 PM

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The Republic of Orange condemns the bastardly sneak attack committed by the forces of the two reactionist 'Reichchen, placing themselves on the level of the so-called criminals they are claiming to pursue, using it as a pretext for further land-grabbing. Both nations, disregarding the remnants of the well-ravaged edifice of international law for not the first time, attacked a sovereign nation without a former declaration of war, establishing how they wish to treat all other nations of the World.

So harsh words but nothing else. The Orange Ministry of Foreign Affairs feels justified again in their negative view of multilateral treaties.

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Posted: Feb 20 2007, 09:10 PM

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OOC
LOL! I genuinly forgot to add the line about no territorial designs. But this way it comes out even more interesting smile.gif
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Posted: Feb 20 2007, 09:20 PM

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Some failure caused the end of telegram to be lost underway.

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Posted: Feb 21 2007, 01:42 AM

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Deceber 25th, Christmas Present for Austria! biggrin.gif

(insert blistering tirade here, about how Austria is once again attacking neutral countries without a decleration of war. And how no one is safe from them etc, etc. Buried in the middle is something resembling Rohan's note.)

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Posted: Feb 21 2007, 07:46 AM

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Ettapendiest (Supply Department), Pola, 15th of December 1904

Ships leaving Austrian ports with Military or Governent Ordered material to Brasil are instructed to go by way of the Suez Channel.

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Posted: Feb 21 2007, 06:56 PM

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Wien, Votivkirche, 20th of December 1904

Today's Mass was special. It was in memory of the Foreign Ministry's Personell killed during the Strafexpedition to the Azores. Fourteen dead during the sinking of the SMHS Andreas Hopfer, one more murdered in Ponta Delgada two days later. Never had this Ministry lost so many in such short a time.

Amidst the weeping of widows, children old enough to understand, female family members and any other sypathetic women, a plaque with the names of the 15 dead for Gott, Kaiser und Vaterland was unveiled.

Now was the time for mourning. The time for joy from the return of those few who survived will come after Christmass.

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Posted: Feb 21 2007, 09:18 PM

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Officially, the DKB notes that the operation was against the Renegade Criminal Agrival Mars and those who support him, not the nation of the ACM.

Unofficially, the DKB thumbs its nose at the Orangemen from behind quarantine lines and jeers...