NationStates Jolt Archive

"In recent years, with the rise of so many nations to near-superpower status, the era of neo-colonialism and of two blocs competing for influence in minor states has been replaced with a return of an old fashion, that of imperial conquest and classical, direct colonialism.

"Today we have seen that the people of the world, grounded in the success of revolutions such as India's and anti-colonial rebellions such as the Lusakan, are prepared to stand against this old evil. We are agreed, in Madras and Medan, Hanoi and Harbin, Mumbai and Mostar, that drastic action is now required to put right some of the most obvious wrongs.

"I call" said Graeme Igo, speaking to Soviet cameras in a yet-undiscolsed location that would be revealed towards the end of his address, brought-out from recent obscurity to deliver maximum impact, "for an unprecedented drive to secure a solution to a recurring problem that can no longer be tollerated. The world must unite in one thing, at least: confirmation of the defeat of imperialism and the breaking of an irresponsible authority that has shown itself capable of nothing but menace, piracy, torture, and grand theft.

"I intend, along with my comrades from around the Commonwealth and the Soviet bloc, to attend a conference on the declawing of the Holy League and its imperialist cohorts, which must accept its defeat across the table, or be force-fed it in battle with India, China, Africa, East Asia, and all others that will stand encouraged by such unprecedented might against the decadence of Versailles, Port Royal, and the Tsar.

"Empowered by the Soviets and Senates of South India, I here-by invite the peoples and powers of the free world to attend a conference here, in Siempang, Democratic Kampuchea, to resolve the fate of empires and arrange the stability of a global future, and, by that same power, I issue a summons to Roycelandia and the Holy League to represent themselves.

"Failure of these summoned parties to attend shall result in police action by the Commonwealth Guard to enforce whatever decisions be made in their absence."

This was the first time that anyone in official representation of the Indian Soviet Commonwealth had made reference to a Democratic Kampuchea and it was a reflection of Portmeirion's decision, announced later the same day, to recognise the Khmer Rouge's Central Committee as the legitimate government of post-Marimaian Cambodia, despite the fact that its forces controlled only part of the nation, primarily in the north. Portmeirion and the Angkar intended to use the the chaos created by French interests to secure the revolutionary authority across what they were calling Kampuchea, and Soviet advisors were flooding across the Laotian and Vietnamese borders with enough hardware to arm tens of thousands of fighters.

Around the Indian Ocean, Soviet forces were also on the move, ships and aircraft making use of their base on Zanzibar -traditionally anti-Roycelandian rather than pro-Lusakan in nature- like they hadn't for years, mechanised forces and warships skirting Goa, UAVs flying over the Philippines and even the South Pacific, where submarines lurked, all the while merchant ships flying the red flag high as possible and crews tending to sing the Internationale whenever Roycelandian or HL vessels were sighted at sea or port.

At Siempang, Soviet helicopters were already landing consuls and defence equipment, establishing surface-to-air missile batteries and erecting prefabricated structures to house meetings and delegates.

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OCC: I take it that this Khmer Rouge is fundamentally different from the real Khemer Rouge, because if it wasn't, Mumbai wouldn't have anything to do with them whatsoever. The Holy League might be bad, but given the choice between oppression and outright slaughter, Mumbai would be inclined to choose the former.

IC:

The mood in Mumbai, and indeed across the INU, is one of elation at the news of France's withdrawl from Cambodia. This coupled with the successful conclusion of the Rajasthan operation (OCC: or so it seems...if anyone wants to cry foul over my assertion that Rajasthan has been fully recaptured please do, and I will eliminate the part in question) gives most Unioners a sense of optimism altogether alien to the INU since the ascendancy of the Holy League.

Parliament's reply to the Igovians is almost redundant, since Unioners crossing into Beth Gellert certainly communicate the same information.

"The Indian National Union is ready to do its part in the struggle against the new imperialism of France and Russia (Roycelandia, though, left out). We accept the Igovian invitation."

International observers will probably start to notice the IN becoming much more visible in the Indian Ocean, its Bengal class corvettes cruising in much deeper water than usual. Shackletons and Andover ASW variants, never much to look at in the best of times, still reinforce the idea that the Indian Ocean is very much off-limits to the Holy League, and can be seen with Sea Eagles hanging from wingtip hardpoints. More open to naval expansion programs than is usually the case, Parliament passes another resolution, this time asking London about the availability of surplus RN warships, probably with the aim of replacing the sunken Daman and retiring the aged and incresingly maintainance-intensive Mohawk.

The IN's current deployed squadron heads towards Cambodia at speed to make sure that the French don't play tricks as their battlegroup departs, and also to deliver the INU's delegate to the Igovian conference.

The Third Commonwealth, consuls remind the world, does not offically carry any Igovian reference in its titles, that being primarily in relation to the First Commonwealth under the leadership of Sopworth Igo and a government comprised mainly of Geletians claiming to be from Igovia, a territory that may or may not have existed in Indo-Geletian history.

By now it was confirmed that delegates could arrive in Vietnam by air, landing at Hanoi or Haiphong, and from there by helicoptered in to Siempang in Kampuchea aboard Soviet Dhruvs. Security was provided primarily by the Vietnamese and the Khmer Rouge, assisted by Soviet personnel.

All the nations of the world are invited, the significant powers aligning against imperialism being most keenly urged to attend, while the French, Russians, and Roycelandians remain under Soviet order to represent themselves, and South India's fighting men and women mobilise like it were 1982.

(Yes, as I rambled about... somewhere else, the Khmer Rouge has become significant since the relatively recent break-up of Marimaia... long after Maoist China faded into history. The Indian Soviets are the only remaining superpower with self-proclaimed communist ideology, so it is assumed that the Commonwealth is where the Cambodian communists look for ideological guidance and for support. As a result, their revolution is more Sovietist and industrious, which, I'm not sure, may actually better reflect the different state of Cambodia in AMW after decades as part of relatively highly developed Marimaia.

A lot of Cambodia's nationalist enthusiasm was satisfied by independence under its own republican government, so that -along with the lack of an equivalent to the Sino-Soviet split- and the fact that Cambodia was under Marimaian influence and had nothing to do with Vietnam, conspires to create a Khmer communist movement with little of the real organisation's anti-Vietnamese racism (always open to Marimaian contradition, here, BTW).

Now, when the republican government caved to France's will over-night, it presumably lost all of that nationalist support, which likely has found its way to the only remaining movement with any force considering Bao Dai's failure: the Khmer Rouge. That sentiment is now caught up not so much in racism against other local ethnicities, but the revolutionary battle against monarchy and imperialism.

A few days and weeks ago, I was wondering how the revolution would last against the weight of capitalist and royalist forces. Now we know...

Vive la France! :) )

Arriving at Hanoi, the familiar form of Federal Secretary for National Defence Kastus Vorobei, veteran of Lavrageria, was accompanied by new Foreign and Information Secretary Aleksandar Milutinov.

The Socialist Federal Republic was hardly one of the major powers that would be deciding global futures, but this was a chance to tread on the Holy League, and it was a wonder that Larionko Aidarov wasn't here in person. The Yugoslavian delegation intended to press Lavrageria's case, bridge a gap between communists and capitalists, and force the Tsar out into the cold. There was little doubt that Lav's resources were available for extreme measures, the only problem was that he cared a lot more about Russia than about France or Roycelandia.

General Chang, Minister of Defence arrives in Hanoi on behalf of the People's Republic of China. With Beijing still fuming about the French incursion into SE Asia, there would be hell for any french delegates at the meeting.

The mobilisation of Chinese naval power has continued in spite of the French withdrawal, and analysts have suggested that major action may be taken against Palawan and Goa in the near future.

[OOC: Will post IC once France has posted withdrawal info... not sure if the Strainists will be angrily demanding the ouster of imperialism, or bashfully admitting they've already started firing Moskits.

An aside, the exiled governments of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia probably ought to show up to spout bitterly, given that the world left them to be gobbled up by Wingert some time ago. Anyone out there want to have a go at voicing them?]

Depkazia is soon represented in Kampuchea by a vast and chaotic delegation comprised of countless people unfit for the job.

On the insistance of President Tchokareff, the Depkazis, squabbling amongst themselves for the honour, will be attempting to convey something of their Premier's enthusiasm in the cause of... stability by taking things away from those we can all agree to single-out. The Mid Asian party has brought with it a projector and tape playing machine, by which they will present for the consumption of others a recording of Tchokareff in full flow, ranting about unity and history and his role as the biggest thing since Tamerlane, internal and regional development, Russia's theft of his country's water (proof of which has been read in the teeth of his hippo), and so on.

In the address, directed towards an intented audience that is never made entirely clear, the Depkazi President is heard declaring his intention to join international efforts to end the terrorism of absolute monarchy and, "improve the regional security situation for Depkazia, Afghanistan, the Sub-Continent, and China" by, "siezing" Kazakhstan. Tchokareff's voice grows louder and louder through the presentation, projected against a relatively uncluttered stretch of wall without the Depkazis bothering to get anyone's attention before turning on their speakers. The President's tone becomes stressed and dramatic, and his face lively, but there are no dramatic movements, no hand gestures, which gives a very odd impression as he sits bolt upright with his hands limp at his sides, and stares into the lense of the camera that recorded his shrieking address.

"We will support China and Lyong on the borders of the Tsar- quarter of a million desert warriors and mountain men will sweep the Russians out of Mid Asia and secure the borders of civilisation, reversing the first invasion of the latest Russian Empire!"

While this was being conveyed for all attending Siempang, Samarqand was still hosting Russian officials, including the Queen of Nigeria, and Tchokareff himself was preparing himself to meet with the Tsarists. Once he was sure that Wingert and his minons were aware of his speech delivered to the world meeting in Kampuchea, the Depkazi Premier intended, behind closed doors, to restate and qualify the threat, and to raise an alternative in stark contrast to his earlier vitriol...

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Sorry to OOC this thread mes amis, had to leave country for a week, just returned.

Did I withdraw from Cambodia?

I thought we were still arguing over the logistics of the thing, so that we can get everything set up. More later, apologies again, ciao.

Oh, just read the invision post, I was thrashed ICly, apologies. Now, there are several complaints, but I want to sort this out so we can have French troops in Cambodia. So ICly France didnt withdraw, and look for answers on the Walrus thread later today for criticisms regarding how France got troops there.

Apologies again, I trust you all know how dazzling life can be, and frazzling. Boy, im a fountain of neologisms no?