A Colder War: Game Thread

From the United States
To Japan
CC: China

Now, now, only Nixon can be a Tricky Dick. When you leave Hainan you'll do so as a gesture of good faith and you'll refrain from trying to screw our very good friends, the Chinese, over by knocking the island back into the early 1800s.



From the United States
To India
Secret

We're just waiting for them to slip up in the current proceedings. Once they do, we'll be glad to call you in to liberate their ill gotten gains.

To: India
From: United Kingdom

We have looked at your proposal. We can agree to it for the most part; however Gwadar and the Maldives shall remain separate for the time being. Partially because we have no authority to sell you Gwadar anyway.

Also we can remove ground forces but would like to retain the port basing rights for the British navy. Of course we would give you advance warning before we move a large number of ships into your territory.

To: USA
From: United Kingdom

secret:

Just so you know if you escalate things in the Pacific to war we will probably declare neutrality. We do not think Formosa is worth war over.

All is not well with the Fuhrer

We have just been informed that our great leader Hermman Goering has fallen ill. The people of Germania stand behind our leader as the situation isn't good on his health state. We only hope the Fuhrer can make a quick recovery.

Student protests in Austria controlled by the police

In response to the last months student protests and with the current illiness of Fuhrer Goering some within the Nazi Party namely the Moderate and the Military are calling for Goering's resignation. This group is being lead by none other than Wernher Von Braun the man behind the German Space Agency and the developer of the V-1 Rockets. In the mean time the police and SS have been dispatched to Austria to keep the situation under control. The result was the imprisonment of several students connected to the Austrian Communist Party and various other Nationalist Parties in Austria.

Netherlands to gain autonomy?

The situation is also growing unstable in the Netherlands as the Dutch are clamoring for more autonomy within the German Reich. It is known that the Moderates are willing to negotiate a compromise with the Dutch Leadership but the more extreme members of the Nazi Party aren't. The Dutch Government-in-exile in Aruba has stated there wish to see a return to there homeland

Diplomacy:

From: Greater German Reich
To: Empire of Japan

Secret:

We will accept that if German companies are also allowed free access to Japan.

From: Greater German Reich
To: Shah of Iran

Secret:

Why do you keep someone like Mossdegh around? He is dangerous. My friend if you truly wish to see your nation prosper you must get rid of him.

From: Greater German Reich
To: Republic of India

Secret:

The Japanese have expressed that they are willing to concede the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

From: Greater German Reich
To: Laotian Nationalists

Secret:

We are willing to support you. Tell us what you need.

From: Greater German Reich
To: United States of America

And how are you fine sirs in this day?

Secret:

We find it funny you talk about oppression when the Philippines are still under your rule.

to United States, republic of China, empire of Japan
From Canada
We urge you to come to a peaceful resolution in the disputes hainan island and Formosa.
to United Stars
Secret
We will not be getting involved of the current situation in ray Asia escalates unless Canada confess under attack.

Secret

Excellent. Also be aware we may call on you sometime soon to assist in dealing with the Japanese.

Secret

Oho, that's really funny. Talking about removing the Japanese from Sarawak and Borneo clearly implies we're going to invade Britain. Who knew, huh?

Now while we appreciate the current British Administration having a sense of humour, we don't appreciate it refusing to take a strong stance against Japanese aggression.

At all.

From Richard Nixon
To Charles Vyner Brooke

My wife recently read some of your wifes books and was absolutely taken with them and expressed a desire to meet with the famed White Rajah. I would therefore like to invite you to visit the United States as our guest and discuss things.

Secret

I would also love to hear what you know about Sarawak in terms of the people and how quickly they'd rise up if their Rajah asked them to.

From: Australia
To: Commonwealth, USA, France,United Kingdom

SECRET

We'd support this action.

From the United States
To Britain
Secret

An embargo would be wise however we do not see the Japanese simply caving in and vacating all their ill gotten gains. Gaining the Dutch East Indies solved a great deal of their oil and rubber issues and at the moment, they could survive an embargo for a number of years before beginning to crack. By that point, as shown by the last time they were embargoed, they will likely strike out, quite violently, and we'll be at war anyway.

Regarding Indochina, we're already working on that.