NationStates Jolt Archive

Commander Ring nodded and began laying out folders in the middle of the table, they dealt with the assassination attempts by Gonad elves in the Free Republic, the attempted bombing by Cheka agents, and all the issues related to the instability on the Northern Border.

"As I stated previously your invasion of the DBAT was a shock to us, especially after Federation reassurances of wanting find some sort of political settlement of the issue. It was further compounded by the fact that we received no information from Federation forces invading Timaru and Moskau, including information about the Eastern border being entirely unsealed."

"As you can read " he pauses and nods to the documents "Terrorists, Gonad elves, Cheka agents and the like are using that instability to attempt to cross our Northern border, we've had to take the step of sealing the border to refugees because no one has control of the area, and of course if we moved North, the Federation would no doubt threaten us with war. In short, your operations North of our border has directly impacted our border security, so it is not an internal Federation matter."

"The area is now rife with Gonad Elves, Orcs, Cheka agents, rogue terrorists and mercenaries, all forces that either weren't there, or were at least in check before Vrakian and Lords of War action completely destabilized the region."

He pauses as the Envoy looks over the documents. "And the strange, small tanks are another threat that was unknown before the actions up North. Hopefully the VIS has been sharing the first hand information we have on these machines that are apparently being used by a cadre of Gonad Elves."

"So, you can imagine we were quite upset when all of this happened, and the main actors, who were supposedly our friends, said nothing to us." He pauses again, laying out more folders.

"In response, we've had to act. Being unable to send in my own forces to stabilize the area, I authorized Tlaloc Arms and FN-Ilek LTD, to sell surplus weapons and equipment to those persons that are engaged against the most immediate threat to our borders, the 'rogue' Cheka and the Gonad Elves. These persons that are now receiving supplies are the Orc tribal Chieftains. By sell, I mean I have subsidized it so that a thousand rifles will maybe cost then fifty Drachma."

The documents outline Operation Southpaw, the arming and equipping of the Orc tribes, making the area North of The Free Republic's border very dangerous indeed.

"Now I know that will alarm you, your own troops may someday face Orcs armed with our weapons, but we had no alternative, no one in the Federation or the Glorious Kingdom would address our border concerns. It was also worth it, since arming the Orc tribes to the teeth, our Northern border has been as quite as a church."

"We have never had bad relations with the Orc tribes, and we have about ten million orc citizens, we can deal with them much easier than most other nations in the Klatch. And so far they have kept up their end of the bargain much better than our Federation neighbors."

Supreme Commander Ring waited a few minutes for the walrus to digest that information before going on.

"Before you say that our security situation wasn't compromised, or that the borders of the DBAT were secured, I have these........."

He then lays out the folders concerning the Velite Guard investigations on the Cheka agents building a 'house bomb' in the city of Troezen, the Gonad elf assassins targeting Cheka agents now working with the Velite Guard, and of course the Cheka kidnapping of a Vaadian Ambassador.

He pauses again to let the Vrakian Emissary to go over these as well.

"Now who should we trust? If the Cheka took these actions against your government, what would your response be? The Deyellians, at least some faction of them is using the instability in the North to attempt to infiltrate and attack the Free Republic, and with your Federation President, a Cheka agent, and the Tzarina, a Cheka agent, refusing to talk with us about it, what can we do?"

He leans back and shrugs "I am open ideas."


OOC: A continuation of 'Riding the Avalanche (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=508111)'

Kong-il Kwarliu, the Chief Envoy from Vrak looked over the documents and listened to the Supreme Commander carefully. Very carefully in fact since the stakes were quite high. This didn’t mean that he had much latitude to empower any type of document signing but it did mean that Vrak was, at least secretively, patiently trying to actively listen to the Vaadians.

“Well, I am quite certain that you did send a representative to the DBAT quite some time ago when the FKC did send a mission to negotiate with the rebels. Did not it seem quite likely that the FKC would not tolerate such open defiance of that region? Especially when Scandavian States and the Drakonian Imperium along with some stupid Gholgoth nations granting the rebels political recognition. If we didn’t effect a police action in that region of the Klatch, I think the world would have been more surprised. We did try to find a political settlement but that failed and, if I recall, not from our side. The recourse was a police action.

And what exactly do you mean by the Eastern border in this context? That of Karmanyaka? Well, I don’t know exactly how secure that particular Federation state is, but since it is between the DBAT and yourselves, I’m sure you can see why we want to preserve the integrity of that particular state. But if you mean the eastern border of the DBAT, then I think that is what would happen if suddenly a territory suddenly declares itself a nation. I would think they would be hard pressed to maintain their borders from all directions. In either case, the problems can be traced back to the DBAT trying to assert itself as a sovereign entity, which is in no one’s best interest. They created the instability in the region and I’m afraid that their ‘leadership’ miscalculated badly if they thought that the FKC would stand idly by.

Now, you certainly have every right to maintain your borders, which by the way is this area here…correct?”

Here, the walrus produced a map and pointed at the relatively small border between Karmanyaka and Ilek-Vaad.

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“I mean, this is how we understand your borders. Now that you have admitted to selling arms to orc tribes, you have now made it that much more difficult for us to regain stability in the region. I don’t know about the Checka, since they aren’t that forthcoming with the VIS but then again, we try to make sure that any movements that they do within Vrak are restricted. This may surprise you, but we don’t have any first-hand knowledge of Checka actions within your own nation. Perhaps if you asked the Dyellians they might be able to help. Or not, I suppose. The Dyellians do have a shifty reputation, that is true.

And what of this regarding the Gonad elves? As far as we know, that entire peninsula is a sealed park area and we have left that area well enough alone. We haven’t seen any of them outside of the Gonad itself, so this is a surprise to us. None of our troops encountered any in the DBAT or Karmanyaka.

Now, Supreme Commander, you do pose an interesting question ‘who should we trust’. Certainly if the Checka tried to kidnap our ambassador or blow up a building in Vrak, our response would be proportional. We certainly would not contemplate invasion.

And lastly, as far as those mobile tank platforms, this is all we have…”

Again, the walrus drew another folder. Inside, the information was sketchy and lacking in any amount of detail. Attached were some commentary from military analysts who tried to determine information such as speed, armour rating, and weaponry of the tanks. It also mentioned that Vrakian troops did not encounter any of the tanks themselves but were taking steps to devise a counter-strategy. In that department, it only mentioned the SOATs and some small EMP weapons, but did not elaborate on their capabilities.

“As far as trust, well, that really is up to you. I can’t say that you should trust us when you are perfectly able to make up your own minds. As far as the Tzarina goes, well, let’s just say that I think the current FKC president is quite capable of dealing with her.
Perhaps I should turn this around and ask you this; what exactly do you want us to do?”

The Supreme Republican Commander frowns "The Karmanyakan border wasn't our main worry, although it is now. It was the offensive in the DBAT that pushed rebels, and orcs to the East, onto our Northern borders, this instability was apparently exploited by the Cheka, and these Gonad elves. You may think you have the Gonad sealed, but we've been seeing them coming out of the DBAT."

He pauses "We did send Command General Lucane to Moskau, and he told Mr. Brezhnev that if they refused to deal with or join the Federation and called on foreign powers they would make an enemy of the Free Republic, that is we supported YOUR position. We were poorly repaid when your invasion came without warning and when we complained that our Northern border would be comprised we were threatened with war if we dared cross our Northern border."

He shakes his head "We were willing to wait then to see if Federation forces would handle things, but they did not. Then when Gonad elf assassins and Cheka bent on terrorism came in from the North, we were forced to act."

He leans forward "I hate to say, but since we have armed the orcs, or Northern border has been quieter than it has been for years. They have secured the border area far better than the Federation ever has, at what cost though, I do not yet know."

"Of course here we are now, the JDF on our Karmanyakan border has been replaced with Dyellian regulart units, the Cheka are attempting to plant bombs in our cities, the Tzarina allies with elves in the Gonad and we have elven assassins arriving here. I don't think we need to draw you a picture, but I am prepared to eliminate the Dyellian threat. I would hope it does not come to that. I also hope that Karmanyakans and Vrakians would not have to be caught in the crossfire, but if they are........"

He sighs and shrugs "Then they are, at this point the course of events is forcing my hand."

"Well, again, Supreme Commander, I believe that it was in everyone's best interest, including yours, that Scandavian States, The Drakonian Imperium, Glorious Humanity, and whomever else not establish an outpost in the DBAT. And again, I reiterate that the police action in the DBAT was the result of failure of diplomacy from their end and not from the FKC.

As far as the orcs, what guarantees do we have that they will leave Karmanyaka alone? By arming them, you have created a potentially instable situation even more so. It would have been easier to deal with them had they still kept their bows and arrows. And we ourselves have tried to bargain with them, but they are an untrustworthy lot. Now, I suppose thanks to you supplying them that we can expect bolder orc raids in the DBAT, Karmanyaka, and possibly even in our Northern Reaches.

Again, I don't know of what the Checka is up to and I already said that Gonad elves operating outside of the Gonad peninsula is not what we expected. Our standard operating procedure with those elves is to kill on sight. And I am also unaware that JDF units have pulled out of Karmanyaka. Obviously there must have been some recent developments since we began?

I cannot say that attacking Karmanyaka to eliminate the 'Dyellian threat' would be the best course of action. As you are well aware, attacking any state within the FKC is an act of war. Now, you did say it earlier but I want to hear it again, you do not have any Vaadian troops, special ops, of any kind, either overt or covert, operating in Dyelli Beybi or any other Klatchian state?"

"The diplomatic failure may have been on the part of the DBAT, but it was a failure on your part, to not make allowances for the concerns of your neighbors, and then threatening us with war if we attempted to rectify the situation. If we had been apprised and consulted and then had I been allowed to use my men to seal the DBAT's Eastern border, no orcs would have been armed. That is a deficiency in your, and the Federation's policy. Your actions and lack of consideration for non-Federation neighbors armed the orcs, as I said it did what we needed, and what we were not allowed to do ourselves."

Commander Ring pauses as he retrieves more folders "These are the satellite images and reconnaissance showing the Dyellian forces that are now exclusively on our border, no JDF , no Karmanyakans." He pauses and then lays out a series of twenty four folders, one for each Retaliatory Guard Army. "Here are the current orders and positions for each and every Retaliatory Guard Army, all are deployed inside the borders of the Free Republic at this moment."

He pauses again, laying out two more folders "These dossiers contain information on your Federation President and the Dyellian Tzarina and their hiring of mercenaries within Dyelli Beybi. You will notice " he taps the second folder "The mercenaries in this dossier are wearing Joms Gaarde uniforms, the Joms Gaarde is the disbanded Foreign Guard unit from the Imperium of Scandavian States, they did not allow us to enter their territory to retrieve uniforms and equipment."

He pauses allowing Mr. Kwarliu to digest this information "So I can say, with absolute confidence that no Retaliatory Guard are deployed anywhere but within our lawful borders. It is possible that Scandavians, with Retaliatory Guard equipment are in Dyelli Beybi, but they are there because of the Tzarina, and your President."

Of course this information was provided by actual first hand account, Mr. Johnson and one of the Tzarina's bodyguard are both employed by the CID and used by the Shadow General, in the one case Mr. Johnson had hired the mercenaries for Caroline Ab Iaeuf , while she had stolen the Cardinal's gold to pay them, but of course those points are not in the dossier.

OOC: Uh, bump?