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The newly established Zinairian International Aid Agency (ZIAA) is a humanitarian organization run by the Zinairian government and staffed by trained service members. The agency's primary mission will be to provide aid to disaster-stricken areas of the world as a service to the international community.

In order to accomplish its goal of providing competent, timely humanitarian assistance, the ZIAA has recruited troops from Zinaire's armed forces who are trained and highly proficient in operating equipment in use by the ZIAA. This equipment includes the Mercy-Class hospital ship, the C-17 Globemaster heavy lift aircraft, the Powhatan-Class tugship, the CH-149 Cormorant search and rescue helicopter and the AS 532 Cougar search and rescue helicopter. All equipment in use with the ZIAA has had its weaponry removed except for defense countermeasures. A full list of agency equipment will soon be available.

ZIAA was formed in the wake of Hurricane Amanda. Zinairian forces have been hard at work assisting the nation of Kinstantia in evacuating its citizens inland and the government has decided that an individual agency devoted to disaster relief will help to streamline the process in the future.

The Zinairian government hopes that this programme will go on to help a great number of nations and people and that other nations will follow suit.

How Nations, Corporations and Organizations Can Assist the ZIAA

In order to operation, especially without any weaponry, ZIAA personnel must be secure in the knowledge that they are safe from attack. We therefore ask nations to officially commit themselves and their armed forces to not firing upon any vessel, aircraft of vehicle bearing the ZIAA symbol (the Zinairian cross) regardless of their current feelings toward Zinaire.

The ZIAA is constantly seeking new equipment in order to provide aid in the most effective manner possible. Therefore, we always welcome proposals from companies manufacturing equipment that would be beneficial to our cause.

We also appreciate donations of equipment and supplies as an opinion poll of Zinairian citizens found it to be in poor taste to bill for aid afterwords.

OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION
of the
UNITED SOCIALIST STATES OF BURTILANA


We wish to donate $1 bn for the upkeep of your equipment over the next few years. Your rescue crews are very abled, after hearing reports of their bravery alongside our own helicopters. I congratulate you on setting this organisation up.
Im am discussing with my military generals the possibilty of setting up a sister organisation within Burtilana to aid yours. What do you think?

President
Vladimir Burte

OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION
of the
Kingdom of Grasaland


We wish to finanically help this worthy organisation with a sum of $2.5 Billion USD. We would also like to offer the Services of HMGS Guardian MH-17, a fellow Mercy Class hospital ship to support your organisation.

Phillip Naslund
Secretary of Foreign Affairs

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To: Burtilana

Thank you very much support, we can assure you it is going towards a good cause. We also appreciate your confidence in Zinairian rescue workers and your complement will be passed on to them.

As for the formation of your own agency, we could not encourage it more. There are never too many humanitarian agencies in the world.

Finally, we hope you will formally commit to not firing upon any ZIAA vessel, aircraft of vehicle.

To: Grasaland

We very much appreciate your donation. However, we would like you to clarify the terms of your offer regarding the Guardian.

We also hope that you will be willing to sign a formal agreement pledging not to fire upon any ZIAA craft.

To: Zinairian International Aid Agency.
From: Timothy Jacks, High President of Nilpnt.

We will pledge a total of 250 Million Lucians (425,000,000 USD) to support the operations of the ZIAA in its humanitarian missions. Furthermore we pledge to never fire on any vessel, aircraft or vehicle bearing ZIAA markings.

With regards,
Timothy Jacks.

Official Statement of the Free Republic of Kahanistan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Government of Kahanistan has strict policies against firing upon unarmed ships, aircraft, and other vehicles in general.

We are interested in making this International Aid Agency truly international, by contributing $50 billion to the organisation itself and another $10 billion for recruiting efforts at home.

While we have little in the way of equipment to give, we recommend the Brettonian Ouroburos (http://www.forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=481690) heavy strategic lifter for transport of large numbers of individuals. The Allanean military swears by it when it conducts massive evacuation operations; while it comes with weapon pods, those can be removed for your purposes or converted to anti-missile defence systems.

Signed,
Dragomir Karovic,
Minister of Foreign Affairs

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To: Nilpnt

Thank you for your donation and for your promise not to fire upon ZIAA vehicles. Both gestures are very much appreciated.

To: Kahanistan

We are truly humbled by your donation. You must understand that it is equivalent to three times our annual budget. We appreciate your support and will do our best to live up to it.

Also, while we appreciate your recommendation of a transport aircraft, we fear that using the Ouroburos could result in a rift in the space/time continuum which we would be left cleaning up. (OOC: i.e., I think it's in the wrong techspace. PMT, I'm guessing. Zinaire is MT).

The United States of Kinstantia
Office of the President of the United States
1 Presidential Avenue
Keilvarga, Kinstantia, CMD 100

To the generous nation of Zinaire

By executive order, I have decreed that July 5th always been known in Kinstantia as "Zinairian Friendship Day." This day will honor Zinarian culture, and the people of Zinaire.

Also, once we have recovered from Hurricane Amanda, we will be donating 1 Billion Kinsts (530,701,000 USD) to your international aid agency. ZIAA ships will have safe passage through Kinstantian waters, and be allowed to freely dock in Kinstantian Naval Ports for refueling, and supplying. We will also offer military escort to and from all points with our navy to protect your ZIAA Ships and service personel.

Thank you, my friends, you are true and dear friends.

Sincerly,

Nathaniel J Tempest,
President, United States of Kinstantia

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To: Kinstantia

We are truly honored that you have declared a national holiday out of gratitude towards Zinairian rescuers. We hope that our nations will continue to grow closer that, hopefully, without a hurricane as the backdrop for international friendship.

OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION
of the
UNITED SOCIALIST STATES OF BURTILANA


We naturally agree not to fire upon ZIAA.
Hopefully you will also agree not to fire upon our aid agency, once it is set up. We look forward to working with you and seeing your flgs in the future.

OOC: Im going to set mine up too, whilst I have the time.

OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION
of the
Burtilana Special Forces


We ask if we could call the ZIAA a sister organisation to the BAA?

OOC: The thread will be uploaded shortly.

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To: Burtilana

We would be honored to be considered a sister organization to the BAA. Naturally, you Zinaire's word that no BAA vessel, craft, vehicle of personnel will ever be fired upon by us knowingly.

OOC: What thread?

OOC: the thread concerning the Burtilanian aid agency, it is meely an information thread.

OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION
of the
Burtilana Special Forces


Here's to a succesful future in saving the lives of thousands, together!

OOC: Bump

bump again

To: ZIAA; BAA
From: Santherese Humanitarian Society

We have decided to contact your organizations about founding a humanitarian aid alliance. While our organizations would maintain independence, we feel we could all more effectively help the global masses if we had a close relationship and pooled resources whenever possible. As it stands now, the SHS has difficulty operating in any capacity outside of our region for several reasons.

Though we are aware that the ZIAA and BAA are already sister organizations, we are suggesting something more; something less a loose approval of each other and more a union through common basic principles, objectives, statutes, and governing organs, all of which would have to be decided upon.

If interested, please contact me.

Pax tibi,
Marchessa Adele Ginevra de Rossi
Chairman of the Board of Governors
Santherese Humanitarian Society

(OOC: think the actual International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.)

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We would be extremely interesting in forming an alliance such as this one. We feel it would greatly improve the humanitarian abilities of all organizations involved. What exactly did you have in mind?

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All founding members would have to decide on specifics, so we'll have to hear from the BAA first. We would most certainly require a governing body of representatives from each National Society. We feel that close union would also help alleviate the pressures on each individual organization if members agreed to send whatever available resources and personnel they can to those involved at the scene of human suffering; though, there should be no requirement that national societies be forced to take on a mission outside of their sphere of reasonable effectiveness. It would also lend to more effective outreach programs to areas with large-scale emergencies. As they say, the whole is stronger than the sum of its parts.

On a level more specifics to our organization, we would propose that aid workers remain unarmed. As a neutral organization dedicated to protecting human life and health, to ensuring respect for the human being, and preventing and alleviating human suffering, war materiel would be counterproductive to the cause and would endanger the lives of our volunteers.

(OOC: And a thread once we have a name for the thing.)

To: Zinaire Aid Agency
From: Black Eagle Humanitarian Service
Subj: Intl. Alliance

The Democratic Republic of Leistung has funded the BEHS (Black Eagle Humanitarian Service) for nearly three years now with extra funds from the military budget, and with that money we have been able to purchase three Mercy Class hospital ships, two Wasp Class assault ships (to allow the helicopters to dock), forty HH-60 Pave Hawks, and fifteen HH-60 Jayhawks. We are very eager to enter an international alliance of some sort in order to coordinate our efforts with better-equipped and better-trained aid agencies, and would be willing to discuss one.

-Sincerely,
Jennifer Friedmann

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Zinairian International Aid Agency


Santherese Humanitarian Society: We agree with everything you have said regarding the philosophy and organization of this organization. We are very eager to get started and would like to suggest a summit at which all potential member nations could be represented. Perhaps it would be fitting to hold this summit upon one of our hospital ships.

Black Eagle Humanitarian Service: Very preliminary talks discussing an international alliance of aid agencies are currently underway with another agency. Once some more details have been ironed out, we will fill you in. We are expecting to have some sort of summit soon and you will certainly be invited.

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We would agree to holding a summit. The more national societies we can get involved, the more effective we can be.

As we do not have any large hospital ships at this time, perhaps you could host it aboard your Mercy-class ship. We understand if you would rather be the one to organize the summit if it is aboard one of your ships.

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Zinairian International Aid Agency

Santherese Humanitarian Society: We will be happy both to host the event on one of our ships and to jointly organize it with you.

OOC: I was thinking we could just post a thread with a little info and let nations respond if one of their agencies will be attending. Sound good?

OOC: that works perfectly, yeah.

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The United Island States of AHSCA


We are very glad to see there are organizations that are so willing to help those when they are in need. We hope we can help out by sending the sum of $500,000. This money was raised by many islanders who feel the same as the government. We know it's just a small amount in comparison to the other donations made, but it's the best we can do.

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Zinairian International Aid Agency

AHSCA: Thank you for your kind donation. We appreciation both the token and the monetary value of your contribution and hope to work with you in the future.

OOC: For all who are interested, the summit thread is here (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=560350).

(OOC: Wow, that's cool man)

IC: We here at KAIR are most interested. We will sign up.

OOC: Bump

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The Principality of Kurona


We are always happy to see an alliance formed to help those afflicted by natural disasters and other catastrophes instead of a union formed to kill. Kurona will happily donate $20 million to your organization.

OOC: Are you donating to the ZIAA or to the international alliance that we're working on forming?

OOC: Are you donating to the ZIAA or to the international alliance that we're working on forming?

I suppose if you are forming one big alliance then put the money towards it

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Zinairian International Aid Agency

OOC: Okay, will do.

On behalf of the yet unnamed alliance of worldwide aid agencies, thank you for your generous donation. It will be very helpful in the establishment of the alliance. If, for any reason, our plans fall through, the money will be distributed equally among agencies that attended our upcoming summit.