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The Empire is open to diplomacy. Major imports include - crude oil, petroleum, steel, cotton and processed food.

The Ukrainian Commonwealth would very much like to Establish an Embassy in Ansuria. We would also like to be allowed to form Consulates in a few other cities. In return we will allow you to form an Embassy in Kiev, with consulates in Moldova and Romania. We hope this is most satisfactory.

Sincerely
The Ukrainian Commonwealth Department of Foreign Affairs.

Ansuria is gladdened by the open friendship offered by the Commonwealth, and will designate a building in Mitte borough of Berlin near the centre of the city, for use as a Commonwealth embassy. To enquire about consulates in areas other than the capital, the Commonwealth will be required to petition the relevant local council.

With thanks,

Alessandra Raeth
Foreign Secretary
Foreign Office

The West African Federation wishes to exchange embassies with the Empire of Ansuria. We can offer a prime location in our capital, along with spots for consulates in our other major cities. And we also notice that two of Ansuria's major imports are crude oil and processed food, both of which the West African Federation has in abundance. Having only recently discovered the oil in our country, we do not have much of the infrastructure for it set up yet. That is why we are willing to offer a chance for Ansurian companies to come to the Federation and get in on the ground floor of our oil industry. We can also offer a greatly reduced price on our agricultural products, which we can export in great bulk. In return for giving Ansurian companies preference in our growing oil industry and the cheap agricultural products we only ask for help in industrializing our country and modernizing our military. We wish to send our officers to observe your army in action and perhaps we could buy some tanks and designs for a modern rifle. Any engineers that could help us modernize our infrastructure with regards to transportation and power would also be appreciated. We hope that this is the beginning of a long and prosperous relationship.

Best Regards,

Kwesi Tinashe
Foreign Minister
West African Federation

We would also like to set up an with your nation. We desire a plot of land able to hold an embassadir, his family, a platoon of embassy guards, and three staff cars. We hope to get a reply soon.

As is only fitting and respectful, Ansuria will allocate a suitable plot of land for a UASU embassy to be constructed on. Our thanks again for the acceptance of our own embassy.

Alessandra Raeth
Foreign Secretary
Foreign Office

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Minister Tinashe,

The Empire gladly accepts the West African Federation's generous offer of an embassy and of two consulates. Construction and planning teams will be despatched to liase with local authorities and I am told construction could begin within six weeks.

As to the matter of economics, Ansuria would be glad to shift the purchasing of vital materials to a known and trusted source. This will greatly increase both the security of the Empire and the economic benefit of the WAF. In the matter of military trade and training, the War Office has agreed to allow military observers to oversee the operation currently progressing in the Sudetenland. This action, though intended to have been bloodless, has nonetheless escalated into armed conflict between Ansurian forces and a disorganised resistance, and will involve all aspects of modern mobile warfare.

Qualified engineers are a precious resource in an increasingly industrial Empire, and any deployment to the WAF would be accompanied by riflemen of the Imperial Ansurian Army. The War Office has petitioned to suggest the possibility of a permanent military base in the WAF from which military engineers could operate.

Sincerely,

Alessandra Raeth
Foreign Secretary
Foreign Office

Secretary Raeth,

Likewise we shall begin sending a construction team to build the embassy in your capital.

Your petition for a permanent military base in the Federation has been accepted, and plot of land is being cleared near Kano, where our Army Headquarters is located. You may base a maximum of 2500 men at the base or roughly a Brigade.

Sadly, we shall not be able to send as many officers to observe your war as we would have liked since we are currently preparing to invade the country of Uaegoslavia, which is directly to the north of the Federation. Though, you need not worry about security since on top of the Front-Line Army which will invade, we are calling up a roughly 100,000 man Reserve Force to defend the country in case of emergencies. This means that your military engineers will be invaluable right away in helping to get supplies to our army from our factories. Any extra ammunition you have would be greatly appreciated and we could send the first shipment of oil for no price in return. Lastly, if any of the military forces you send wish to observe a desert war they are welcome to.

Best Regards,

Kwesi Tinashe
Foreign Minister
West African Federation

SIC: The West African Federation does not have adequate facilities to build large naval warships, so we ask if we can commission Ansurian shipyards to do the construction for us. We wish to buy 5 destroyers and 2 cruisers. The blueprints are being sent, but these are the general characteristics.

Destroyer
Displacement: 1,450 tons
Length: 341' 4" ft (104.04 m)
Beam: 34' 8" ft (10.57 m)
Draught: 17 ft (5.18 m)
Propulsion: Gibbs and Cox Lightweight Turbine
Speed: 35 knots (65 km/h)
Complement: 204 officers and crew
Armament: 4 x 5"/38 (127 mm), 4 x 3 21" (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 2 depth charge racks.

Cruiser
Normal displacement: about 18,600 tons (about 22,700 tons full load).
Complements: C. 842. G. 829.
Length: (o.a) 786.5 ft. (p.p.) 735 ft. Beam (outside bulges), 81 ft. Draughts mean 22.25 ft. max. 26 ft
Guns: 4 - 15 inch, 42 cal.; 18 - 4 inch both Dir. Con. 2 - 3 inch (anti-aircraft). 4 - 3 pdr. 5 M.G. (1 landing)
Torpedo tubes: (21 in.): 2 submerged; 12 above water (4 triple deck)
Armour: 3" Belt (amidships); 2" Belt (within bow); 2" (H.T.) Fore bulkhead; 3" - 1" (H.T.) After Bulkhead; 1.5" Side over belt; 7 " - 3" Barbettes; 9" - 7" Gunhouses; 1" - 1.5" Funnel uptakes; 2" C.T. base; 3" Tube; 10" C.T.; 6" Sighting hood; 3" Torpedo C.T. (2" tube); 1" Forecastle; 1" Upper; 1.75" - .75" Main (between barbettes); 1.5" Lower (stern, flat); 3" Lower (stern, over rudder); 2" Lower (on slopes); 4.25" Barbettes (since increased); 3" C.T. and sighting hd.; 1.75" - .75" Torpedo C.T.; Torpedo protection (H.T.); Modified bulges 25 ft. deep filled with oil fuel; 1.5" - 1" Outer internal screens between barbettes; .75" Inner screen to boiler and engine room vents
Machinery: Parsons (all-geared) turbines. 4 screws.
Boilers: 18 Yarrow (small tube).
Designed H.P. 90,000 = about 31 kts.
Fuel (oil only) : normal, 750 tons: maximum, 3160 tons.

SIC:

Cruiser

Guns: 4 - 15 inch, 42 cal.



OOC: Hmmm...you think you have too large of a gun for a Cruiser? Battleships are the ones that carry guns that big.

OOC: Hmmm...you think you have too large of a gun for a Cruiser? Battleships are the ones that carry guns that big.
OOC: It's more of a battlecruiser than a cruiser.

SIC:

The blueprints have been recieved, and contractors will be found. The ships should be ready within eighteen months, barring unforseeable disturbances to production.

The Empire of Patagonia wishes to exchange embassies with The Empire Ansuria. As Patagonia does have a decent supply of foodstuffs, we are more than happy to trade with Ansuria to feed the great peoples of your nation. Due to a new industrial policy, we are able to build a brand new embassy for your diplomatic team. Likewise, we shall send our diplomat to Ansuria. To show our good faith, we are offering three things to Ansuria if it so desires to accept. One, we are allowing your government officials to build private winter retreats in our great empire and in time of war, these can be a place of refuge if so needed. Two, we shall reduce the tariffs of imports that come from Ansuria. Three, we shall allow Ansuria to use our country for any wargames or testing of prototypes if extra land use is required; with conjuction of our military. We only ask a few things in return. We ask if the Heinkel company can set up a branch in our country. We have plans to start a Air Force and we are more comfortable for Heinkel to help us with that. We also ask for military advisors to come into our nation and reform our Land Doctrines. This may be a new beginning for our glorious empires to set foot on the road to becoming allies.

Victory!

Signed,
Alejandro Ramírez.
Head of the Foreign Office of Affairs.

OOC: Dude...this is Earth 1935....