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Disclaimer: this 'Embassy Exchange Programme' is really meant MAINLY for nations with which Bears Armed has interacted in some way or another (e.g. at the Olympics) in the past, including any in which we have requested embassies ourselves, and those that think they would [seriously] be interested in developing ties of some sort (such as trade [despite the fact that we already have a region full of friendly nations around us with which to do business...], cultural/educational exchanges [OOC: possibly roleplayed...], sporting contests, cooperation in the World Assembly, and so on... ) in the fairly near future.
If any other applicants look particularly interesting then their requests might be accepted, but as the Bears are still fairly new at dealing with outsiders, and as there are only a limited number of sites available (and there are over 70'000 nations in NS as a whole...), we aren't just handing out embassies to everybody who asks for one as "standard diplomatic practice"... yet... although we might start doing so later on.


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"Hrarroom!" (= "Greetings!")

The High Council of Clans, which is the national government of Bears Armed (http://www.nationstates.net/bears_armed), has decided that the next stage in expanding our contacts with the outside world should be to invite other nations to establish embassies here. A number of suitable sites around ‘Council Groves’, our capital city, are therefore being made available for this purpose.
We are interested in developing connections with other nations for the purpose of facilitating cultural and educational exchanges, possibly for making agreements about trade, and for promoting international agreements on certain other matters (such as the treatment of intelligent beings in nations dominated by species other than their own) about which we care: Getting involved in other peoples' wars is not on our agenda...

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Here is some basic information about our nation _

1./ Nation details
Full name: The Confederated Clans of the Free Bears of Bears Armed.
Basic system of government: Constitutional confederation.
Structure of government: The ‘High Council of Clans’, which consists of delegates chosen by the governments of the separate Clans and the leaders of certain other bodies, serves as an arbitrator between those bodies and as their collective main interface with the outside world; each Clan, or other body with representation there, has its own government that handles all “local” matters… These second-tier governments vary in structure, but generally blend democratic and ‘traditional’ elements.
(Current WA category: either Anarchy or Corporate Bordello, depending on recent issues)

Peoples: Ursines (= anthropomorphic Bears) of various strains = c.96%; Harr’aynau (physically ‘Human’, although inclined to be heavily-built & probably rather hairy, but spiritually ‘Ursine’ instead) = c.1½ %, Smith-folk (= Dwarves) = c.1%, Brocken
(= anthropomorphic Badgers) = c.¾ %, Hwa (= anthropomorphic Giant Pandas) = c.¼ %, others = c.[¼ to ½]%.
Main languages: Ursine (the main language for 8 of the 12 Major Clans & many of the Minor Clans, and so used as the main ‘official language’ nationally); Ouesttree, Norren, Hwan, Ruottsan (mainly used within a single Major Clan each, but all ‘official’ nationally for certain purposes too), English (which has few native speakers, but is quite widely used between speakers of the different official languages; it is also the main language used by this nation’s diplomats).
Main religions: ‘One plus Seven’ (= shabear-led reverence of the Great Bear & his Seven Holy Helpers; this is the dominant faith of most ‘Ursine’-speaking groups, and as close as the nation comes to having an official ‘state’ religion); plus Christianity (mainly ‘Roman Catholic’, although with a local “Pope”; centred in one Major Clan, but with some followers elsewhere), Ursionity (from an Earth without Humans, whose equivalent to ‘Christ’ walked in Ursine form; originally based in 1 Minor Clan, but also has significant strength in 2 Major Clans & elsewhere as well by now), ‘Eightwayism’ (essentially = Buddhism; originally based in 1 Major Clan, but has also spread elsewhere as well by now); plus ‘Church of the Divine Couple’ (= shabear-led reverence of the Great Bear and Mother Earth; centred in one Major Clan, but with some followers elsewhere), ‘Church of Greatfather Sun’ (basically in 1 Major Clan & 1 Minor Clan), The Way of Inner Nature (essentially = Taoism) and Kungfushianism (both, with many of their followers shared, mainly in the same area where Eightwayism originated), Thuleann polytheism, Garran polytheism.

2/. Political details
Head of State: 'Chairbear of the High Council of Clans', currently Ammabarr o BerryGlades.
Head of Government: (ditto)
Person in charge of diplomacy: 'Chairbear of Committee for The Strangers', currently Beorra o Berrum.
Current government ideology & main policies: Traditionalist, but fairly tolerant of differences; supports free trade, and is cautiously interested in expanding this country’s contacts with outside nations.
International affiliations: ‘Ursian League’ (which is my group of nations in this region), International Democratic Union (http://www.nationstates.net/region=international_democratic_union), NSOC, World Assembly.
Currently involved in any wars? _ No.

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We recognise the principle of diplomatic immunity, as defined by the former NSUN’s Resolution =127 (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9875401&postcount=128), with the following modifications:
Full immunity applies only to accredited diplomats and their dependents, to security staff, and (unless otherwise agreed) to no more than 24 other 'support staff' per mission. It is hoped that their nations will revoke this protection if presented with evidence of serious wrongdoing on their part. Other staff and dependents enjoy partial immunity, which means that: they can only be arrested and prosecuted for major offences; their heads-of-mission must be notified as soon as possible after any arrests are made, and will have a right to arrange legal representation for them; and it should generally be possible to arrange for any sentences to be served in their homelands, and for the payment of ‘beregelt’ in lieu of capital punishment.
The extraterritoriality of embassies is recognised, as long as the general rules established in this document are being followed, and also extends to those vehicles that are used for official diplomatic purposes: Vehicles that are being used for personal purposes by members of missions enjoy partial immunity, being only subject to stopping and searching in the case of major offences.
Diplomatic immunity may mean that the people concerned cannot be sued locally for unpaid debts, including summary penalties for traffic offences, but the mission as a whole is expected to pay these (on presentation of proof that the sums are due) and is of course then free to use whatever means its own national laws allow for reclaiming those costs from the original debtors.
(Espionage, sedition and sabotage are not considered acceptable behaviour for members of diplomatic missions.)
These rights may be reduced in the case of missions from any nations that will not grant comparable rights to our own diplomatic missions.

Embassies may be used to host 'trade fairs' advertising your nation's products and businesses, but may not be used as wholesale or retail business outlets.

Embassy missions may include up to 16 accredited diplomats, 32 security personnel, and 72 other staff sent from your own nation: If you need more security personnel or other support than that then we might be willing to let them in, but would prefer it if you hired locally. We place no official restriction on the number of dependants whom these people may bring along, but it is our custom (which we urge you to follow) for security personnel to leave their dependents back at home and as our educational system isn’t really set-up for coping with foreign pupils we would suggest that any school-age children should also not be brought.
You may have up to four accredited ‘diplomatic’ vehicles, and any vehicles for use by security personnel during their duties will also enjoy this protection. Armed vehicles are NOT allowed, armoured ones are allowed but — unless you bring your own enemies with you — shouldn’t be needed as the area around ‘Council Groves’ is considered neutral territory in any inter-clan disputes. Depending on the location chosen & assigned, you may also be allowed full diplomatic protection for one or two transport vehicles. We place no official limits on the number of vehicles that the mission’s staff may have for their personal use, but advise that the traffic situation in most of Council Groves’ central areas would make using either public transport or locally-hired taxis a better idea there. (These rules do not extend to aircraft of any kind, whose presence must be specially negotiated…)
The laws of our nation are fairly easy-going with respect to personal weaponry, and accept that people of importance may be accompanied by armed guards under most circumstances. Your missions may bring in any melee weapons and “pre-gunpowder” missile weapons that they want, and the only restriction on “individual” firearms is that lack they cannot have “fully automatic” capabilities, but heavy weapons and explosives are not allowed: If you want to bring in ‘future-tech’ devices, or magical ones, then these will need special clearance.
Our laws are also fairly easy-going with regards to the possession of drugs for personal and/or sacramental use, and your mission can bring whatever it likes (and that your own laws allow) along those lines into the country for use by its own personnel and their dependents. You are not allowed to bring them in under diplomatic cover for distribution to our own people: Serving them at official events within your embassy’s presence will probably be considered acceptable, but we would like to know what you’re proposing to bring in before giving approval.
We would also like the basic details of any 'future-tech' devices, 'occult' devices or personnel with "non-mundane" abilities that you wish to bring in.

The easiest way for foreigners to reach Council Groves is by airflight into the nation of Mikitivity, which is our closest neighbour, and then onwards either by air or by rail. Our own airports aren’t capable of handling most types of large or fast jets, and their ability to fix problems in the most “modern” designs is also limited. Driving in by road from Mikitivity would also be possible, but some of the routes within our own territories are rather rough.

Embassy sites are currently available within three different sections of Council Groves_
1/. The Old Grain-Wharves: This is a set of former warehouses, recently rendered surplus to commercial requirements by the building of better facilities elsewhere, that would be capable of adaptation for this purpose. Eight buildings, each about 200’ square, which would probably have three levels (one of them double-height) when rebuilt. Advantages = close to the city-centre, accessible by water as well as by land. Disadvantages = the existing structures were built sturdily, but not with high security in mind; they have narrow yards at front & back, originally for loading & unloading vehicles, but no gardens or external garages; any basements added would probably be damp.
Any nation taking a site in this location would also be offered a larger compound on the city’s outskirts, for residential & recreational purposes.
2/. Neutral Park: A neighbourhood just north of the city-centre, in which many of the Clans previously maintained their own “embassies”. Most of those missions have now moved into newer premises, nearer to the High Council’s Hall, leaving their old sites vacant. There are currently nine sites of 4 harram (which is roughly five acres) each available, and twenty-three sites of half that size, all with a two-storey or three-storey residence already built. Advantages = still fairly close to the city centre, quieter than the Old Grain-Wharves, containing premises that were actually built for the right purpose, with gatehouses and garages already present in some cases, and all with gardens. Disadvantages = some distance from the areas where your people would probably want to shop, and where any staff not housed within the embassy itself would live.
The best sites here will only be given to nations with which we already have, or expect to develop, strong ties.
3/. Borrgan’s Farm: This is a former livestock-raising farm, a couple of miles outside Council Groves proper but still with both road & canal links to further in. It consists of thirty-two enclosed fields, each of them about 8 harram in extent and roughly square, with 2 gates each (on opposite sides) set in high hedges that mainly consist of species that produce nuts or edible fruit. Utilities have just been laid-on. Advantages = space, privacy, freedom to build whatever you want within the general limits (no more than four storeys above ground, or two below, without special clearance; buildings & paving cannot cover more than half of the ground). Disadvantages = distance from the city-centre & shops, need to have premises built before you could move in.
The ‘compound’ offered to any nation that chose a site at the Old Grain-Wharves will be a half of one of these enclosures.

Any national government that is interested in sending an embassy to us should apply using the following form:



1./ Nation details
Full name:
Basic system of government:
Structure of government:
(Current WA category: )

Peoples:
Main languages:
Main religions:

2/. Political details
Head of State:
Head of Government:
Person in charge of diplomacy:
Current government ideology & main policies:
International affiliations: (You needn't mention other embassies...)
Currently involved in any wars? _
Main reason[s] for wanting embassy:
Embassy in your capital possible for us? _
Reciprocity of diplomatic immunity? _

3/. Planned embassy details
Name of ambassador-to-be:
Ambassador’s family details:
Number of other diplomats:
Number of security staff being sent:
Number of support staff being sent:
Number of dependants to be present:
Will any staff be hired locally? _
Preferred site:
Diplomatic vehicles, basic types & numbers:
Personal vehicles, types & numbers (approx.):
Nature of weapons to be present:
Non-medical drugs to be present: (include alcohol, caffeine, &/or tobacco, if rlevant...)
Any other relevant information:
Any special requests:



Any nation that is also located in the International Democratic Union or that has already allowed us to set up an embassy in their own capital city can automatically have an embassy, although the precise details of this will still need to be sorted out.


Embassies granted so far
Eastfort: Old Ceorana, Philosophical Pandas, Roumberre (shared with 'The Holy See [Nova Assissi]' ...); Amidonia, Antrium, Baranxtu, Jagera, Malabra, Mikitivity. (Sites in this district are only available to our closest allies, and should not be requested by anybody else...)
Old Grain-Wharves: Gerainia; Ok-La-Ho-Ma (2 adjacent sites).
Neutral Park: Salzland, The Altan Steppes, Biotopia, Daistallia 2104, Omigodtheykilledkenny, Urgench.
Borrgan's Farm (excluding half-sized compounds that go with 'Old Grain-Wharves' sites): Neo-Celts.
(Details not yet arranged): Rathanan.

Requests under consideration
Marstia
Belschaft
Porinn
Herasia

1./ Nation details
Full name: The Armed Republic of Salzland
Basic system of government: Constitutional Republic
Structure of government: Executive Branch, Bicameral Legislature (Council & House of Representatives), Judicial Branch
(Current WA category: ) Inoffensive Centrist Democracy
Peoples: Salzlanders
Main languages: English
Main religions: Christianity

2/. Political details
Head of State: President William Phillips
Head of Government: President William Phillips
Person in charge of diplomacy: Minister for Foreign Relations J. Marcus Davis
Current government ideology & main policies: Center-Right, Priorities Defense and Human Rights
International affiliations: Various Embassies
Currently involved in any wars? Peacekeeping in Northern Sarvonia, Anti-Drug Operations, Anti-Communist Operations in Myakka
Main reason[s] for wanting embassy: Establishing Diplomatic relations
Embassy in your capital possible for us? Already present
Reciprocity of diplomatic immunity? Guaranteed

3/. Planned embassy details
Name of ambassador-to-be: Lucas Harrison
Ambassador’s family details: None
Number of other diplomats: 20
Number of security staff: 10
Number of support staff: 10
Number of dependants to be present: 6
Will any staff be hired locally? Yes
Preferred site: Neutral Park
Diplomatic vehicles, basic types & numbers: 2 Armored SUVs, 2 armored sedans
Personal vehicles, types & numbers (approx.): 2 sedans
Nature of weapons to be present: 10 DefTek 12 gauge shotguns, 10 Colt .45 Model 1991 handguns
Non-medical drugs to be present: None
Any special requests: None

1./ Nation details
Full name: The Armed Republic of Salzland
Basic system of government: Constitutional Republic
Structure of government: Executive Branch, Bicameral Legislature (Council & House of Representatives), Judicial Branch
(Current WA category: ) Inoffensive Centrist Democracy
Peoples: Salzlanders
Main languages: English
Main religions: Christianity

2/. Political details
Head of State: President William Phillips
Head of Government: President William Phillips
Person in charge of diplomacy: Minister for Foreign Relations J. Marcus Davis
Current government ideology & main policies: Center-Right, Priorities Defense and Human Rights
International affiliations: Various Embassies
Currently involved in any wars? Peacekeeping in Northern Sarvonia, Anti-Drug Operations, Anti-Communist Operations in Myakka
Main reason[s] for wanting embassy: Establishing Diplomatic relations
Embassy in your capital possible for us? Already present
Reciprocity of diplomatic immunity? Guaranteed

3/. Planned embassy details
Name of ambassador-to-be: Lucas Harrison
Ambassador’s family details: None
Number of other diplomats: 20
Number of security staff: 10
Number of support staff: 10
Number of dependants to be present: 6
Will any staff be hired locally? Yes
Preferred site: Neutral Park
Diplomatic vehicles, basic types & numbers: 2 Armored SUVs, 2 armored sedans
Personal vehicles, types & numbers (approx.): 2 sedans
Nature of weapons to be present: 10 MP-5 SMGs, 10 Colt .45 Model 1991 handguns
Non-medical drugs to be present: None
Any special requests: None

Welcome. As the first nation to approach us, and one that has already allowed us to establish an embassy in your own capital, you can have whichever of the sites in Neutral Park you'd prefer: Large grounds or small, 2 storeys tall or three?

Regarding the weapons: H'rrm, aren't "SMGs" fully automatic and therefore on the 'restricted' list?
Regarding the drugs: Not even any alcohol, or caffeine?!? (Both of these are fully legal in our lands, although caffeine-containing drinks are still fairly rare imports...)

Sorry, missed the weapons restrictions. Semi-auto shotguns okay? If so I'll change. As for drugs, thought you only meant hard drugs, not stuff like caffeine. In that case I will declare that our embassy will have an office coffee pot, some sodas, and maybe a celebratory bottle of champaigne to commemorate the anniversary of opening our embassy in your nation.

As for sites, Salzland will be content with a small site and three story embassy. Thank you!

Which countries can be part of that?Can you write please because i didn't understand this very well

1./ Nation details
Full name:The Kingdom of Marstia
Basic system of government:parliamentary monarchy
Structure of government:
(Current WA category: )

Peoples:Marstians
Main languages:Macedonian
Main religions:Christian(ortodox and chatolic)

2/. Political details
Head of State:The King Stefan III Termopolis Nikolaevic de Marstian
Head of Government:Teona Georgievska
Person in charge of diplomacy:Minister for Foreign Relations Kristina Krstevska
Current government ideology & main policies:Priorities Defense Human Rights Better life
International affiliations:Various Embassies
Currently involved in any wars? _NO
Main reason[s] for wanting embassy:Establishing Diplomatic relations
Embassy in your capital possible for us? _Of course
Reciprocity of diplomatic immunity? _Guaranteed

3/. Planned embassy details
Name of ambassador-to-be:Simon Papes
Ambassador’s family details:none
Number of other diplomats:7
Number of security staff:20
Number of support staff:20
Number of dependants to be present:5
Will any staff be hired locally? _Yes
Preferred site:Center
Diplomatic vehicles, basic types & numbers:2 Jeep Touareg 3vans 5 cars(Hundai Getz)
Personal vehicles, types & numbers (approx.):2 limousines
Nature of weapons to be present:None
Non-medical drugs to be present:Nome
Any other relevant information:
Any special requests:

1./ Nation details
Full name: The Confederate Republic of Belschaft
Basic system of government: Dictatorship by a Public Assent
Structure of government: There is an elected National Assembly, but it is crippled by a Council of Military and Corporate figures
(Current WA category: Compulsory Consumerist State)

Peoples: Belschaft Native (Caucasian)
Main languages: English
Main religions: Free religion in practice, though it is not encouraged. Atheism dominant.

2/. Political details
Head of State: Non
Head of Government: Non
Person in charge of diplomacy: Hernan Drax
Current government ideology & main policies: Pro-Capitalism, Pro-Military, Anti-Religion
International affiliations: Non at this moment
Currently involved in any wars?: No
Main reason[s] for wanting embassy: Standard diplomatic practice
Embassy in your capital possible for us?: Yes
Reciprocity of diplomatic immunity?: Belschaft has full diplomatic immunity except on capital crimes - murder, rape, kidnapping, etc

3/. Planned embassy details
Name of ambassador-to-be: Joseph Streek
Ambassador’s family details: Single
Number of other diplomats: 12
Number of security staff: 32
Number of support staff: 48
Number of dependants to be present: None
Will any staff be hired locally?: No
Preferred site: Borrgan's Farm
Diplomatic vehicles, basic types & numbers: 14 - 4 diplomatic, 10 security
Personal vehicles, types & numbers (approx.): 20
Nature of weapons to be present: Various - Handguns, Shotguns, Sub Machine Guns, Assault Rifles, Tazers
Non-medical drugs to be present: Caffine, Alcohol
Any other relevant information:
Any special requests: Permision for the posesion of automatic weaponry, permision to construct a helipad

To:J. Marcus Davis, Minister for Foreign Relations, Armed Republic of Salzland.

From: Beorra o Berrum, Chairbear of the Committee for The Strangers, Confederated Clans of Bears Armed.

Re the weapons: Semi-automatic shotguns would be perfectly acceptable.

Re the drugs: Our people want to know which embassies are 'dry' before going to any embassy-run social events... ^_^

Re the site: You have been granted a site, namely the one formerly held by Clan Beorninga, that meets your specifications.

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To: Hernan Drax, Confederate Republic of Belschaft.

From: Beorra o Berrum, Chairbear of the Committee for The Strangers, Confederated Clans of Bears Armed.

Your request is being considered, but we would appreciate some more information to help us make up our minds.

Firstly, if your nation lacks both a Head of State and a Head of Government, who appointed you; how official is your claim to speak for that nation in international affairs; and under what title or basic job-description are you operating.

Secondly, given your nation's distance from ours and the lack of any past interactions between us, 'standard diplomatic practice' might not be enough in itself to justify granting you one of the limited number of sites that are currently available here. Are there any other types of interaction between us that your government would hope to develop in the near future?

Thirdly, why do you feel that your mission's security personnel would need to have automatic weapons despite our general policy on the matter.

Fourthly, we would like some more information about the basic types of vehicles that your mission would be using (i.e. would they be cars, minivans, trucks, motorcycles, boats, or what?), and the nature and purpose of whatever helicopters you would plan to operate from the helipad that you have requested permission to construct.

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Which countries can be part of that?Can you write please because i didn't understand this very well

This 'Embassy Exchange Programme' is really meant primarily for nations with which Bears Armed has interacted in the past, including any in which we have requested embassies ourselves, and those that think they would [seriously] be interested in developing ties of some sort (such as trade [despite the fact that we already have a region full of friendly nations around us with which to do business...], cultural/educational exchanges [OOC: possibly roleplayed...], sporting contests, cooperation in the World Assembly, and so on... ) in the fairly near future. As the Bears are still fairly new at dealing with outsiders, and there are only a limited number of sites available (and there are over 70'000 nations in NS as a whole...), we aren't just handing out embassies to everybody who asks for one as "standard diplomatic practice"... yet... although we might start doing so later on. (I'll add this disclaimer to the top of the thread's opening post, too.)

What is with mine aplication?

What is with mine aplication?
It's under consideration, but we'd like to know more about why you think establishing diplomatic relations between our nations would be useful.

New E-mail!
From: Olga Brehsmer, Foreign Secretary of Porinn
To: Bears Armed
Subject: Embassy Application

1./ Nation details
Full name: United States of Porinn
Basic system of government: Democracy
Structure of government: We have an elected Parliament of representatives of companies, societies and so on.
(Current WA category: Inoffensive Centrist Democracy)

Peoples: Caucasian, Albanians, Russians, some Chinese and Koreans.
Main languages: English, Russian, other Eastern Cyrillic languages.
Main religions: Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Shi'ite Islam

2/. Political details
Head of State: Premier Vladimir Moreskae
Head of Government: Premier Vladimir Moreskae
Person in charge of diplomacy: Foreign Secretary Olga Brehsmer
Current government ideology & main policies: Increasing Law Enforcement power while maintaining the freedoms and rights of the citizens.
International affiliations: Falkasians
Currently involved in any wars? Minor Conflict in Falkasia
Main reason[s] for wanting embassy: To launch both our glorious Nations into a new era of peace and prosperity.
Embassy in your capital possible for us? Absolutely
Reciprocity of diplomatic immunity? Guaranteed

3/. Planned embassy details
Name of ambassador-to-be: Ivan Muscyata
Ambassador’s family details: Married to Zhanna Muscyata, formerly Zhanna Vaskichov, in 1991, had two children, Viacheslav and Vasya
Number of other diplomats: 15
Number of security staff: 25
Number of support staff: 28
Number of dependants to be present: None
Will any staff be hired locally? No
Preferred site: None
Diplomatic vehicles, basic types & numbers: One Armoured Cadillac Limouse, Three Armoured Land Rover Freelander SUVs
Personal vehicles, types & numbers (approx.): Four Sedans
Nature of weapons to be present:

One H&K MP7 Submachine Gun,
H&K MK.23 Pistol,
Tazer
and Mace Spray per Security Personnel

Eighteen G36 Assault Rifles to be stored in any available security room

Non-medical drugs to be present: None
Any other relevant information: We thank you for your time.
Any special requests: None

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To: Olga Brehsmer, Foreign Secretary of Porinn,


Thank you for applying for an embassy here. Your request is currently under consideration, but before granting it we would appreciate some further information about the following points _

Main reason[s] for wanting embassy: To launch both our glorious Nations into a new era of peace and prosperity.
Considering the distance between us, and our lack of any interactions in the past, what form do you see this mutual assistance as taking?

Reciprocity of diplomatic immunity? Guaranteed
Doesn't your own Embassy Exchange Programme say that you don't recognise the concept of diplomatic immunity?

Nature of weapons to be present:

One H&K MP7 Submachine Gun,Eighteen G36 Assault Rifles to be stored in any available security room
Aren't these 'fully automatic' weapons, and therefore on the restricted list? Do you have some particular reason for thinking that you might need them here?

Non-medical drugs to be present: None
Not even alcohol, caffeine, or tobacco?


Thanking you in advance for your cooperation,

Beorra o Berrum,
Chairbear,
Committee for The Strangers,
Bears Armed.

1./ Nation details
Full name: The Federal Commonwealth of Jagera
Basic system of government: Federal Republic
Structure of government: Elected head of state, Bicameral parliamentary federal assembly, six Landar (provinces) and two territories
(Current WA category: Left-Leaning College State)

Peoples: Jagerans, Ceoranans, Schauzervolk, Keeslandians, other
Main languages: Sydlig, Nordliganger, English
Main religions: Freinism, Christianity

2/. Political details
Head of State: Bevakare Angela
Head of Government: Mattias Skepskjold
Person in charge of diplomacy: Foreign Minister Mieke Rudolfsson
Current government ideology & main policies: Liberal, international, interventionist on request
International affiliations: International Democratic Union
Currently involved in any wars? No
Main reason[s] for wanting embassy: Bears Armed maintains a protectorate which borders Jagera, and Bears Armed is located nearby in the same region, therefore to promote regional cooperation and help resolve local issues.
Embassy in your capital possible for us? Definitely
Reciprocity of diplomatic immunity? Yes

3/. Planned embassy details
Name of ambassador-to-be: Nathanial Bjarnasson
Ambassador’s family details: Married, one child
Number of other diplomats: fifteen
Number of security staff being sent: 32
Number of support staff being sent: 48
Number of dependants to be present: 30
Will any staff be hired locally? Potentially
Preferred site: Neutral Park
Diplomatic vehicles, basic types & numbers: One limosine, two sedan-type cars, one Humvee-type utility vehicle
Personal vehicles, types & numbers (approx.): 20 sedan-type cars, ten motorcycles
Nature of weapons to be present: Arrow-5 .45 pistol (Standard issue to security), LV Kompakt-Singel Semi-Automatic Carbine (in weapons lockers), pepper spray, combat knives
Non-medical drugs to be present: Caffeine, alcohol
Any other relevant information: All security personnel will be active duty military unless this is restricted.
Any special requests: Helicopter Landing Pad for unarmed transport helicopter, vehicle to be maintained on site if possible

To: Mieke Rudolfsson, Foreign Minister, The Federal Commonwealth of Jagera,


Welcome, neighbour!

Your nation's request for an embassy in Council Groves has been granted, and there are no problems with any of the details that you provided. If you take one of the larger sites in Neutral Park then there would certainly be sufficient room there for a helipad and a hangar. (The nearest actual airport is at Berrarnee Junction, the town that's shown to the north-west of Council Groves on certain of the maps of our nation (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13818486&postcount=28) that we've already made generally available to the outside world: check map # BA.01, or BA.04...) Would you prefer one of the sites that already contains a 2-storey 'legation' building or one of the sites that have 3-storey premises in place?
We will be in touch with you shortly, probably through one of our spokesbears at the IDU regional council, to discuss the details of the embassy that we are to have within your capital city.


Beorra o Berrum,
Chairbear,
Committee for The Strangers,
Bears Armed.


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EDIT: Embassy site moved from Neutral Park to Eastfort, following request through regional forum.

To: Mieke Rudolfsson, Foreign Minister, The Federal Commonwealth of Jagera,


Hrarroom!

We have now assigned your nation a site in the EastFort district for use as your embassy here, as requested, instead of the one in Neutral Park that you originally chose. However we must point out that as EastFort sites are somewhat smaller than Neutral Park ones you might find fitting the helipad and hangar that you want into the grounds there rather difficult. We therefore suggest that you keep the helicopter at the Berrarnee Junction airport instead, and call it in from there -- to land in & take off from the largest of the lawns in the shared gardens -- when it is actually needed.


Beorra o Berrum,
Chairbear,
Committee for The Strangers,
Bears Armed.




1./ Nation details
Full name: The Constitutional Monarchy of Malabra
Basic system of government: Democracy with limited powers to a King, Queen, or both (currently both)
Structure of government: Federalism, with a national government consisting of The Royal Parliament, The Royal Executives, and The Royal Courts, provinces yielding power over designated areas, and localities yielding power over cities.
(Current WA category: New York Times Democracy)
Peoples: Branuhamians (63%), Malaninians (36%), Foreign (1%)
Main languages: Miskinian (with Spanish influence), English
Main religions: Christianity, Atheism, Malaban (a traditional Malabrian religion that came from the Mala region eons ago that fell out as a cause of dictatorial control)

2/. Political details
Head of State: King Michael II of the Quanio family
Head of Government: Prime Minister Imanga Nidaqo
Person in charge of diplomacy: Prime Minister Imanga Nidaqo
Current government ideology & main policies: Spreading the cause for human rights, expanding our economy (which is currently going through drastic fluctuations), spreading the cause of democracy, controlling the spread of rogue states, and expanding our international standing.
International affiliations: IDU, WA (former member of NSUN)
Currently involved in any wars? No, but we reserve to intervene in any future conflicts.
Main reason[s] for wanting embassy: Building closer ties with a neighbor.
Embassy in your capital possible for us? Yes, in Mishba District.
Reciprocity of diplomatic immunity? Of course.

3/. Planned embassy details
Name of ambassador-to-be: Tiyu Nijk
Ambassador’s family details: Married with no children.
Number of other diplomats: 16
Number of security staff: 32
Number of support staff: 48
Number of dependants to be present: approx. 76
Will any staff be hired locally? Not currently, but may in the future.
Preferred site: Eastfort
Diplomatic vehicles, basic types & numbers: 5 vans, 3 cars, 2 armed vehicles
Personal vehicles, types & numbers (approx.): 96 cars
Nature of weapons to be present: Handguns, basic security equipment
Non-medical drugs to be present: Alcohol, Caffeine
Any other relevant information: More about our country can be found here: http://www.idu.thefannish.org/index.php?title=Malabra
Any special requests: Who should I contact if we would like to hire local help?

To: Imanga Nimaqo, Prime Minister, The Constitutional Monarchy of Malabra,


Hrarroom!

Your government's request for an embassy here has been granted, and you have been assigned one of the sites in the EastFort district. However we must point out that as EastFort is close to the city's centre it is unlikely that your people would be able to find parking spaces nearby for many of their personal vehicles so that parking these further out from the centre and using public transport to reach them when they're needed might be advisable for now: We have just started looking into the possibility of establishing an underground parking facility within the district, but obviously the construction of this would take some time.
With regard to the number of acredited diplomatic staff that you are sending, we had actually intended the limit to be 16 per mission including ambassadors, but are willing to make an exception to that rule in your case due to our nation's regional ties.
(With regard to the vehicles that your mission would have, should I presume that the "armed cars" mentioned are civilian-style cars that have [hidden] armour... not military vehicles with openly-visible armour and -- despite our rules to the contrary -- fitted weaponry?).
With regard to your special request, I am assigning one of my staff to liase with all visiting diplomatic missions about such matters.
I shall contact you again, very soon, to discuss the establishment of our own embassy within your nation's capital city.


Beorra o Berrum,
Chairbear,
Committee for The Strangers,
Bears Armed.




1./ Nation details
Full name: The Most Serene Republic of Baranxtu
Basic system of government: parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Structure of government: executive branch headed by Prime Minister ; bicameral legislation ; judicial branch ; the Monarch (internal and external representation, minor rights in legislation; right to pardon)
(Current WA category: Civil Rights Lovefest)

Peoples: Indigenous Peoples (Masenar tribes (such as Kiri, Ñiru, Halani, Leumi), Mäsenäsi, Phip), Colonists (Baranxtimans, Asuanituans, Nidajans, Jontadain-French, Mikitivity-German), Immigrants (various, mainly from the IDU)
Main languages: official: Asvānēica, Baranxeï, English, French, Nidajii, Baranxtuan Sign Language ; other: Halami, Ki, Leumi, Mäsenar, Ñirun
Main religions: Ēmandē (main religion of Baranxtimans & Asuanituans), various Marani religions, Tikan Ap-Srampi (main religion of Nidajans)

2/. Political details
Head of State: Their Royal Majesties King Ateni and King Iðari (joint reign)
Head of Government: the Prime Minister, Aimala Nalatu Boulea
Person in charge of diplomacy: HRH Lehura Meinaratu Ŋura-Eilara
Current government ideology & main policies: the ideology of the governing party LJP is social liberal and economically socialist; main policies include inter-Baranxtuan integration, promoting peace, spread of basic human rights (as defined in the constitution of Baranxtu), protection of the environment
International affiliations: IDU, WA
Currently involved in any wars? No
Main reason[s] for wanting embassy: establishing close ties with our fellow IDU members
Embassy in your capital possible for us? yes; traditionally in the diplomatic district although if need be, accomodation which meets Ursine requirements more adequately than this heavily urbanized area may be negotiated
Reciprocity of diplomatic immunity? Baranxtu does not grant diplomatic immunity; however, for minor offences perpetrators will be merely asked to leave the country and pay damages.

3/. Planned embassy details
Name of ambassador-to-be: Andala Samaratu Esoga
Ambassador’s family details: Üö Tättimäki (wife), Rähi Esoga-Tättimäki (daughter, 9), Lahtiyani Esogi-Tättimäki (son, 7)
Number of other diplomats: 16
Number of security staff being sent: 32
Number of support staff being sent: 48
Number of dependants to be present: est. 100
Will any staff be hired locally? Yes.
Preferred site: Eastfort
Diplomatic vehicles, basic types & numbers: 2 armed vans, 2 armed cars
Personal vehicles, types & numbers (approx.): ~ 20 cars, ~ 100 bicycles
Nature of weapons to be present: handguns of Baranxtuan manufacture; 26 ceremonial daggers, 14 ceremonial swords (longswords, shortswords), 23 ceremonial bows (including 3 longbows); 7 ritual knives; and a large number of personal hunting knives
Non-medical drugs to be present: alcohol (in various forms), nicotine (cigarettes, cigars), caffeine (coffee, tea, soft drinks), cannabis, psilocybin/psilocin (for religious purposes); tne (a Baranxtuan spice, of which one component is classified as a drug)
Any other relevant information: On the IDU wiki (http://idu.thefannish.org/index.php?title=Baranxtu)
Any special requests: Would it be possible to compile a booklet on Ursine etiquette and customs, and any other guidelines to be given to the prospective embassy staff in dealing with Ursines?

To: HRH Lehura Meinaratu Ŋura-Eilara, The Most Serene Republic of Baranxtu,


Hrarroom!

Your government's request for an embassy here has been granted, and you have been assigned one of the sites in the EastFort district. However we must point out that as EastFort is close to the city's centre it is unlikely that your people would be able to find parking spaces nearby for many of their personal vehicles so that parking these further out from the centre and using public transport to reach them when they're needed might be advisable for now: We have just started looking into the possibility of establishing an underground parking facility within the district, but obviously the construction of this would take some time.
With regard to the number of acredited diplomatic staff that you are sending, we had actually intended the limit to be 16 per mission including ambassadors, but are willing to make an exception to that rule in your case due to our nation's regional ties.
With regard to your special request, I am assigning one of my staff to liase with all visiting diplomatic missions about such matters. The production of a booklet such as you suggest would seem a good idea, but I think that we would probably need to learn more about what is customary in other lands beforehand so that the author of this work would be able to concentrate on the differences instead of trying to cover everything from first principles.
I shall contact you again, very soon, to discuss the establishment of our own embassy within your nation's capital city.

Beorra o Berrum,
Chairbear,
Committee for The Strangers,
Bears Armed.




1./ Nation details
Full name: The Grand Democracy of Antrium
Basic system of government: Parliamentary democracy
Structure of government: Executive branch led by Prime Minister, legislative branch led by two-house Parliament, judicial branch led by National Court.
(Current WA category: Left-wing utopia)

Peoples: Alvésin, French, Keeslandic, native Domini, Yþernèıar
Main languages: English, French, Alvésin
Main religions: Mainly atheist/agnostic, with minority Christians, Jews, Buddhists, etc.

2/. Political details
Head of State: ain't got none
Head of Government: Prime Minister Aranti Devaléra
Person in charge of diplomacy: Prime Minister Aranti Devaléra
Current government ideology & main policies: Socially liberal, economically socialist, pro-environment, pro-civil rights
International affiliations: IDU, WA, Commonwealth of Keeslandic States, Olympic Council
Currently involved in any wars? No
Main reason[s] for wanting embassy: To promote better relations with a fellow IDU member and neighbor (well, close enough anyway)
Embassy in your capital possible for us? Yes, close to other IDU embassies in central Sivaris is preferable for us, however it is ultimately up to you on location
Reciprocity of diplomatic immunity? Yes.

3/. Planned embassy details
Name of ambassador-to-be: Irénée Grosvenor
Ambassador’s family details: husband Charles Grosvenor, children Anne-Marie (4) and Guillaume (6)
Number of other diplomats: 16
Number of security staff being sent: 15
Number of support staff being sent: 48
Number of dependants to be present: approximately 90

Will any staff be hired locally? Yes.
Preferred site: Eastfort
Diplomatic vehicles, basic types & numbers: 5 armored vans
Personal vehicles, types & numbers (approx.): 40 cars, 60 bicycles, 10 mopeds
Nature of weapons to be present: None - Antrium is essentially disarmed.
Non-medical drugs to be present: Caffeine only. Other drugs are illegal by Antrian law.
Any other relevant information: Slowly being added to the Antrium IDUWiki (http://idu.thefannish.org/index.php?title=Category:Antrium)
Any special requests: Access to rock treacle and honey would be a plus.

To: Aranti Devaléra, Prime Minister, The Grand Democracy of Antrium,


Hrarroom!

Your government's request for an embassy here has been granted, and you have been assigned one of the sites in the EastFort district. However we must point out that as EastFort is close to the city's centre it is unlikely that your people would be able to find parking spaces nearby for many of their personal vehicles so that parking these further out from the centre and using public transport to reach them when they're needed might be advisable for now: We have just started looking into the possibility of establishing an underground parking facility within the district, but obviously the construction of this would take some time.
With regard to the number of acredited diplomatic staff that you are sending, we had actually intended the limit to be 16 per mission including ambassadors, but are willing to make an exception to that rule in your case due to our nation's regional ties.
We currently place no restrictions on the sale of either rock treacle or honey to foreigners, and your embassy's staff should find obtaining supplies of these substances for their own consumption locally no trouble. If you wish to negotiate a treaty whereby your nation's businesses would actually be guaranteed the right to purchase specific amounts of either substance (under normal conditions) then we would be willing to discuss this possibility further once both of our nations' embassies in each other's capitals have been fully established and both ambassadors have had their credentials accepted.


Beorra o Berrum,
Chairbear,
Committee for The Strangers,
Bears Armed.



1./ Nation details
Full name: Archempire of Gerainia
Basic system of government: Constitutional paliamentary monarchy
Structure of government: Archemperor is de jure head of state, de facto HoS and HoG is Senescal, the leader of the largest party in the General Chamber, who must be confirmed by the Upper House, the Great Synod.
(Current WA category: Capitalist Paradise)

Peoples: 80% indigeonous of Western Indo-European, rest heavily mixed with most big ethnicities there are.
Main languages: English, Low Geran, Baranxei and TLE Cichtoum and French.
Main religions: RC, Geran Protestant, Hindu, Buddhist etc.

2/. Political details
Head of State: Archemperor John V
Head of Government: Snc. Andrew Rifkin
Person in charge of diplomacy: FS Marl Atereyajah
Current government ideology & main policies: Economic neo-liberalism
International affiliations: (You needn't mention other embassies...)
IDU, WA, NSOC
Currently involved in any wars? _No
Main reason[s] for wanting embassy: For the standard reasons, and to create greater relations between countries of different principal species.
Embassy in your capital possible for us? _Certainly
Reciprocity of diplomatic immunity? _ Yes

3/. Planned embassy details
Name of ambassador-to-be: Cavello Worker
Ambassador’s family details: Married, 2 children of school age
Number of other diplomats: 4
Number of security staff being sent: 8
Number of support staff being sent: 12
Number of dependants to be present: 75
Will any staff be hired locally? _Yes
Preferred site: Old-Grain Wharves
Diplomatic vehicles, basic types & numbers: 4, AGX Xiante (like RL Peugeot 406), Reg: SC-08 (3224, 7671, 7889, 3230)
Personal vehicles, types & numbers (approx.): Maybe 1
Nature of weapons to be present: Handguns for security on patrol, 1 rifle for case of terrorist attack, ornamental weapons for fancy-dress guards.
Non-medical drugs to be present: (include alcohol, caffeine, &/or tobacco, if relevant...) Alcohol, Caffeine
Any other relevant information:
Any special requests: (none)

To: Marl Atereyajah, Foreign Secretary, Archempire of Gerainia,


Hrarroom!

Your government's request for an embassy here has been granted, and you have been assigned one of the sites in the Old Grain-Wharves district. Would you like the use of a compound at Borrgan's Farm district too, and if so would you prefer its best access to the former site to be by canal or by road?

Beorra o Berrum,
Chairbear,
Committee for The Strangers,
Bears Armed.

______________________________________________________

(OOC: The requests by Malabra, Baranxtu, Antrium and Gerainia were copied across from the IDU region's own forum.)

We would be honored to open an embassy in your nation.

1./ Nation details
Full name: Trilateral Federation of the Altan Steppes
Basic system of government: Federalist democracy
Structure of government: Executive branch consisting of elected president and vice-president; legislative branch consisting of a unicameral Congress of elected representatives; judicial branch consisting of local, county, constituent state and Federation courts
(Current WA category: ) Capitalist Paradise

Peoples: Predominantly Altan (Akamian, Argali and Altanari), although recent immigrants and their descendents make up a significant and growing portion of the population
Main languages: Altani (dialects of Altanari, Akamian and Argali); English; many other languages spoken in urban areas
Main religions: International Solar Pantheonic Church (ISPC), indigenous religion; Christianity (various denominations), Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam many other religions with smaller numbers of adherents

2/. Political details
Head of State/Government: President Alana Kasimira
Person in charge of diplomacy: Secretary of State Nelron Khiskithy
Current government ideology & main policies: Internationalist, centrist state interested in free trade and open relations
International affiliations: (You needn't mention other embassies...) Regional and international trade agreements; AO defense pact signatory; WA delegate
Currently involved in any wars? No
Main reason[s] for wanting embassy: Improved diplomatic relations/trade with other nations; cultural and educational exchange
Embassy in your capital possible for us? Yes, and already approved.
Reciprocity of diplomatic immunity? Yes

3/. Planned embassy details
Name of ambassador-to-be: Merrin Poriseth
Ambassador’s family details: no family
Number of other diplomats: 3
Number of security staff being sent: 20
Number of support staff being sent: 20
Number of dependants to be present: none
Will any staff be hired locally? Yes
Preferred site: Any location is acceptable
Diplomatic vehicles, basic types & numbers: 1 armored RCM Executive limousine, 1 armored RCM Legend sedan, 1 armored RCM Stallion SUV
Personal vehicles, types & numbers (approx.): none
Nature of weapons to be present: Security personnel are equipped with 1 MK23 sidearm, 1 M1014 shotgun, and 1 Argali sword each
Non-medical drugs to be present: (include alcohol, caffeine, &/or tobacco, if rlevant...) alcohol, caffeine and tobacco products will be present
Any other relevant information: none at this time
Any special requests: none at this time

To the most honourable government of the Confederated Clans of the Free Bears of Bears Armed

1./ Nation details
Full name: The Commonwealth of Biotopia
Basic system of government: federal parliamentary republic
Structure of government: bicameral federal parliament with a parliamentary executive. Nominal president and independent judiciary
(Current WA category: ) Inoffensive Centrist Democracy

Peoples: Biotopian(s)/ Phoseetian(s)
Main languages: Biotopian & English
Main religions: atheism, Christianity, indigenous theo-philosophies

2/. Political details
Head of State: The Rollo Entonka – Segatta Bharjek
Head of Government: The Rollo Ponk – Aphra Dravenst
Person in charge of diplomacy: Bashee Kassem - Kalaes Venetta
Current government ideology & main policies: democratic socialism – promotion of humane welfare, international peace, the environment, social justice, trade and foreign diplomacy
International affiliations: none (located in the AntiCapitalist Alliance)
Currently involved in any wars? _no
Main reason[s] for wanting embassy: The Commonwealth is very sympathetic to the position of non-humans and non-human nations. We wish to provide international support to our non-human friends in the quest for universal rights. We are also interested in expanding our international profile particularly with empathetic states. (ooc: Biotopia used to be a non-human nation, you can find the old version here: http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/biotopia.html we also founded the Non-Human Union which was successful for a while on NS. I’d like to keep my relations with non-human nations despite changing my own position. I also used to RP an anthropomorphic bear nation too!)
Embassy in your capital possible for us? _highly encouraged
Reciprocity of diplomatic immunity? _yes

3/. Planned embassy details
Name of ambassador-to-be: Aranst P. Olloph
Ambassador’s family details: 1 wife, 1 son
Number of other diplomats: none
Number of security staff being sent: 3
Number of support staff being sent: 11
Number of dependants to be present: 8
Will any staff be hired locally? _ no full time stuff initially
Preferred site: Neutral Park
Diplomatic vehicles, basic types & numbers: 2 lightly armoured sedans
Personal vehicles, types & numbers (approx.): the purchase/hire of private vehicles is treated as the discretion of diplomatic staff members. Any vehicle purchased/hired will be done so within the host nation.
Nature of weapons to be present: 3 handguns, 5 mace, 1 taser
Non-medical drugs to be present: the embassy will be equipped with a sample of complimentary wine beer and spirits as well as cigars. Any alcohol/tobacco brougt into the country by diplomatic staff will be in accordance with host nations laws.
Any other relevant information: The Commonwealth has had extensive interaction with non-human nations previously and non-human nationals and citizens are accorded full equality and respect before the law.
Any special requests: we highly recommend the establishment of diplomatic representation within the Commonwealth and encourage trade relations.

Regards,

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Embassy & Trade Link
Kalaes Venetta
Bashee Kassem of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

1./ Nation details
Full name: The Unified Native Commonwealth of Ok-La-Ho-Ma
Basic system of government: Democratic Tribal Commonwealth
Structure of government: Corporate Bordello, Excellent Civil Rights, Excellent Political Freedoms
(Current WA category: )

Peoples:
Main languages: Coo-Y-Yah, NationStates-ese, other Tribal Dialects
Main religions: Hermetic Animism

2/. Political details
Head of State: Grand Council Chief: Tooan-Tuh Ana-Hy (Spring Frog,That lives in the woods)
Head of Government: Commonwealth Tribal Council
Person in charge of diplomacy: Marzo Raven
Current government ideology & main policies: Heavy Trade, Strong Security, Honorable Intentions
International affiliations: (You needn't mention other embassies...)
Currently involved in any wars? No
Main reason[s] for wanting embassy: Invitaion, Increased Trade relations with other nations.
Embassy in your capital possible for us? You already have one
Reciprocity of diplomatic immunity? already mutually agreed upon.

3/. Planned embassy details
Name of ambassador-to-be: Marcus Black Bear
Ambassador’s family details: None
Number of other diplomats: 24
Number of security staff being sent: 12
Number of support staff being sent: 12
Number of dependants to be present: 8
Will any staff be hired locally? yes
Preferred site: wherever to expediate trading
Diplomatic vehicles, basic types & numbers: 4 SV-4 4x4
Personal vehicles, types & numbers (approx.): 2x SUV, 1 Ki-T1 Transport Helo
Nature of weapons to be present:OKAK-103SM, OK-Mark-23-45
Non-medical drugs to be present: alcohol, caffeine, tobacco
Any special requests: Our Embassies Double as Trading Post and would like to have a warehouse associated with the embassy we will cover the cost.

ooc: way back in the day i was originally a human nation with a population that mysteriously transformed into non-humans but as that position developed I strengthened it into a historically based narrative. I haven't thought specifically how to explain the change since for better or worse there aren't too many players i recognise on the forums and thus I don’t have anyone to explain myself to :P I was considering mentioning a “metaphysical crisis” in which the population or many people claim to have existed in a non-human form but awake to find themselves in human form in a human civilisation… I decided to make the change because I felt I had taken on too much and needed to free things up plus it was a total pain trying to find pictures without people in them to use in RP/wiki purposes.

Your government's request for an embassy here has been granted, and you have been assigned one of the sites in the EastFort district. However we must point out that as EastFort is close to the city's centre it is unlikely that your people would be able to find parking spaces nearby for many of their personal vehicles so that parking these further out from the centre and using public transport to reach them when they're needed might be advisable for now: We have just started looking into the possibility of establishing an underground parking facility within the district, but obviously the construction of this would take some time.
With regard to the number of acredited diplomatic staff that you are sending, we had actually intended the limit to be 16 per mission including ambassadors, but are willing to make an exception to that rule in your case due to our nation's regional ties.
We currently place no restrictions on the sale of either rock treacle or honey to foreigners, and your embassy's staff should find obtaining supplies of these substances for their own consumption locally no trouble. If you wish to negotiate a treaty whereby your nation's businesses would actually be guaranteed the right to purchase specific amounts of either substance (under normal conditions) then we would be willing to discuss this possibility further once both of our nations' embassies in each other's capitals have been fully established and both ambassadors have had their credentials accepted.

Chairbear Beorra o Berrum,
First of all, thank you for establishing our embassy. We look forward to greater diplomatic ties between our two nations.

We would be happy to cut our diplomatic staff to a total of 16. We can send 6 diplomats (including Mrs. Grosvenor) and 8 support staff instead, and drop our security staff to 8. This should cut our total Antrian population (including dependents) to approximately 45.

This would also alleviate some of your concerns about parking, although our diplomats would certainly have no problem using public transportation, as it is used heavily here in Antrium. If it is possible to travel easily to the embassy from their homes, they would be willing to leave their personal automobiles behind. We are aware of the benefits of public transportation on the environment of our Eastern Keesland region, and would love to keep our area pristine.

They will be glad to have quality honey readily available. I will instruct them to just purchase it from your local stores for now.

Thank you again,
Prime Minister Aranti Devaléra

Your government's request for an embassy here has been granted, and you have been assigned one of the sites in the EastFort district. However we must point out that as EastFort is close to the city's centre it is unlikely that your people would be able to find parking spaces nearby for many of their personal vehicles so that parking these further out from the centre and using public transport to reach them when they're needed might be advisable for now: We have just started looking into the possibility of establishing an underground parking facility within the district, but obviously the construction of this would take some time.
With regard to the number of acredited diplomatic staff that you are sending, we had actually intended the limit to be 16 per mission including ambassadors, but are willing to make an exception to that rule in your case due to our nation's regional ties.
With regard to your special request, I am assigning one of my staff to liase with all visiting diplomatic missions about such matters. The production of a booklet such as you suggest would seem a good idea, but I think that we would probably need to learn more about what is customary in other lands beforehand so that the author of this work would be able to concentrate on the differences instead of trying to cover everything from first principles.
I shall contact you again, very soon, to discuss the establishment of our own embassy within your nation's capital city.

Dear Chairbear Beorra o Berrum,

I am delighted to hear this news, and want to apologize for this little confusion regarding the number of envoys sent on this mission. Just to clarify further, you do mean that instead of 16, it would be standard to send 15 other diplomats along without changing the number of possible other staff?
We can certainly review the delegation to be sent and see whether we cannot reduce the number; whereas we are grateful for you granting us an exception, we do not want to strain our host's hospitality!
As for customs, I assure you that any Baranxtuan member of the ambassadorial delegation would be delighted to work together with any of your stuff on such a project; or, if you would prefer some more professional input, I could arrange for contact between you and some of Baranxtu's experts on its indigenous cultures.

I look forward to hearing from you on these topics as well as the establishment of a Bears Armed embassy in Ān-Baranxiź.

Take good care,
signed
Lehura Meinaratu Ŋura-Eilara

(OOC: this post's original version was "lost" becaue I was in the process of editing it when Jolt crashed...)


We would be honored to open an embassy in your nation.

To: Nelron Khiskithy,Secretary of State, Trilateral Federation of the Altan Steppes,

Your application for an embassy here has been approved. In the light of your nation's respected position amongst the members of the World Assembly, and your support there for the rights of non-human sapients, we have granted you the use of a three-storey mansion on one of the larger-sized sites in Neutral Park: These are the premises that were formerly occupied by the legation of Clan Ostbora, whose main religion claims that a deity called 'Greatfather Sun' was the father of the Great Bear, which seemed appropriate in the light of your own people's 'Solar' religion.


Beorra o Berrum,
Chairbear of Committee for The Strangers,
Confederated Clans of Free Bears of Bears Armed.

To the most honourable government of the Confederated Clans of the Free Bears of Bears Armed

(I haven't copied-&-pasted the completed form into this reply...)

Regards,

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Embassy & Trade Link
Kalaes Venetta
Bashee Kassem of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

To: Kalaes Venetta, Bashee Kassem of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Commonwealth of Biotopia,

Your nation's request for an embassy here is receiving serious consideration from the committee that I head, and will probably be granted within a few days time.


Beorra o Berrum,
Chairbear of Committee for The Strangers,
Confederated Clans of Free Bears of Bears Armed.



1./ Nation details
Full name: The Unified Native Commonwealth of Ok-La-Ho-Ma
Basic system of government: Democratic Tribal Commonwealth
Structure of government: Corporate Bordello, Excellent Civil Rights, Excellent Political Freedoms
(Current WA category: )

Peoples:
Main languages: Coo-Y-Yah, NationStates-ese, other Tribal Dialects
Main religions: Hermetic Animism

2/. Political details
Head of State: Grand Council Chief: Tooan-Tuh Ana-Hy (Spring Frog,That lives in the woods)
Head of Government: Commonwealth Tribal Council
Person in charge of diplomacy: Marzo Raven
Current government ideology & main policies: Heavy Trade, Strong Security, Honorable Intentions
International affiliations: (You needn't mention other embassies...)
Currently involved in any wars? No
Main reason[s] for wanting embassy: Invitaion, Increased Trade relations with other nations.
Embassy in your capital possible for us? You already have one
Reciprocity of diplomatic immunity? already mutually agreed upon.

3/. Planned embassy details
Name of ambassador-to-be: Marcus Black Bear
Ambassador’s family details: None
Number of other diplomats: 24
Number of security staff being sent: 12
Number of support staff being sent: 12
Number of dependants to be present: 8
Will any staff be hired locally? yes
Preferred site: wherever to expediate trading
Diplomatic vehicles, basic types & numbers: 4 SV-4 4x4
Personal vehicles, types & numbers (approx.): 2x SUV, 1 Ki-T1 Transport Helo
Nature of weapons to be present:OKAK-103SM, OK-Mark-23-45
Non-medical drugs to be present: alcohol, caffeine, tobacco
Any special requests: Our Embassies Double as Trading Post and would like to have a warehouse associated with the embassy we will cover the cost.

To: Marzo Raven, The Unified Native Commonwealth of Ok-La-Ho-Ma,

Your government’s request for a combined embassy and trading post here has been approved in principle, although we will require some more information about the types of weapons with which you wish (some, or all?) of your mission’s personnel to be armed before deciding whether to allow those into our country.
Regarding your ambassador's name, is he actually an Ursine or is this just a coincidence?
As regards a location, we will make available two adjacent sites in the Old Grain-Wharves district — one of them left unmodified, for use as a warehouse, as well as one that has already been adapted for use as a more standard diplomatic mission -- and also a compound in the Borrgan's Farm district so that your people here will have a bit more space available than those buildings alone would provide. The helicopter that you propose to include in your mission's transport could be kept either at the latter site or at the nearest actual airport, which is in the town of Berrarnnee Junction.


Beorra o Berrum,
Chairbear of Committee for The Strangers,
Confederated Clans of Free Bears of Bears Armed.

Chairbear Beorra o Berrum,
First of all, thank you for establishing our embassy. We look forward to greater diplomatic ties between our two nations.

We would be happy to cut our diplomatic staff to a total of 16. We can send 6 diplomats (including Mrs. Grosvenor) and 8 support staff instead, and drop our security staff to 8. This should cut our total Antrian population (including dependents) to approximately 45.

This would also alleviate some of your concerns about parking, although our diplomats would certainly have no problem using public transportation, as it is used heavily here in Antrium. If it is possible to travel easily to the embassy from their homes, they would be willing to leave their personal automobiles behind. We are aware of the benefits of public transportation on the environment of our Eastern Keesland region, and would love to keep our area pristine.

They will be glad to have quality honey readily available. I will instruct them to just purchase it from your local stores for now.

Thank you again,
Prime Minister Aranti Devaléra

To: Aranti Devaléra, Prime Minister, The Grand Democracy of Antrium,

There's no need for you to reduce the size of your mission here by that much: even within our usual limits, you could bring in as many as 96 staff (16 accredited diplomats, 32 security, 48 support) if you wanted.


Beorra o Berrum,
Chairbear of Committee for The Strangers,
Confederated Clans of Free Bears of Bears Armed.


Dear Chairbear Beorra o Berrum,

I am delighted to hear this news, and want to apologize for this little confusion regarding the number of envoys sent on this mission. Just to clarify further, you do mean that instead of 16, it would be standard to send 15 other diplomats along without changing the number of possible other staff?
We can certainly review the delegation to be sent and see whether we cannot reduce the number; whereas we are grateful for you granting us an exception, we do not want to strain our host's hospitality!
As for customs, I assure you that any Baranxtuan member of the ambassadorial delegation would be delighted to work together with any of your stuff on such a project; or, if you would prefer some more professional input, I could arrange for contact between you and some of Baranxtu's experts on its indigenous cultures.

I look forward to hearing from you on these topics as well as the establishment of a Bears Armed embassy in Ān-Baranxiź.

Take good care,
signed
Lehura Meinaratu Ŋura-Eilara

To: HRH Lehura Meinaratu Ŋura-Eilara, The Most Serene Republic of Baranztu,

Yes, if your government is choosing to abide by the same rule that we are applying to levels of staffing for missions in general, that's a total of 16 accredited diplomats (including the ambassador) with up to 32 security personnel and 48 others ('support')... although, of course, you will also be able to hire people locally for additional help if you want.


Beorra o Berrum,
Chairbear of Committee for The Strangers,
Confederated Clans of Free Bears of Bears Armed.

In reciprocity for the mission you will be sending us, we would like to present the following request. for a mission.

Bao Henk, Daistallia 2104 Minister of External and Foreign Affairs

1./ Nation details
Full name: The Confederated Cantons of Daistallia 2104
Basic system of government: see details here (http://daistallia2104.angelfire.com/gov/overview.html)
(Current WA category: Civil-rights lovefest)

Peoples: H. sapiens sapiens, H. sapiens daistallians, Hri, Viralli, octosapiens, and several others
Main languages: English, Daistallian, Dai, Stalli, French, Creole, Texian, etc.
Main religions: various Buddhist schools, catholic, many atheists

2/. Political details
Head of State/Head of Government: President Mae Xhaek
Person in charge of diplomacy: Bao Henk, Daistallia 2104 Minister of External and Foreign Affairs
Current government ideology & main policies:
International affiliations: none
Currently involved in any wars? No
Main reason[s] for wanting embassy: exchange of missions, decreasing current isolation, increasing international ties
Embassy in your capital possible for us? Yes
Reciprocity of diplomatic immunity? Yes

3/. Planned embassy details
Name of ambassador-to-be: Haenk Vwilham
Ambassador’s family details: two wives, one husband, and six children
Number of other diplomats: 15
Number of security staff being sent: 30
Number of support staff being sent: 45
Number of dependants to be present: 22
Will any staff be hired locally? Yes
Preferred site: Neutral Park, if possible
Diplomatic vehicles, basic types & numbers: 2 limos, 2 escort utility vehicles
Personal vehicles, types & numbers (approx.): 10 uni-scooters, 6 utility vehicles
Nature of weapons to be present: small-arms - rifles, shotguns, side-arms
Non-medical drugs to be present:
alcohol: beer, wine, spirits
tobacco: chewed, vapoized, smoked permitted in special locations
cannabis: oral, vaporized, smoked permitted in special locations
other: caffeine (coffee.tea, etc.) various entheogens (mescaline, psilocybin, etc.)
(Note: Daistallia 2104 law prohibits the distribution of any of the above where it is illegal.)
Any other relevant information:
Any special requests:

In recognition of the fact that your nation has attained the delegacy of a major region and so it wouldn't hurt to be nice to you in case we had any legislative aspirations down the road (hint, hint), and of the fact that you've already requested an embassy in our capital, we have elected to apply for one in yours. Jake Neubauer, former sports personality (he was a basketball player and coach who was forced to resign after a nervous breakdown, from which he has since recovered ... mostly) and current vice chairman of the Kennyite Olympic Committee, will be appointed to head our embassy. Details enclosed:

1/. Nation details
Full name: The Federal Republic of Omigodtheykilledkenny
Basic system of government: Federal constitutional republic
Structure of government: Separate executive and legislative branches (president and Congress), independent judiciary, allowing for separation of powers and a system of checks and balances, as well as shady corporate bosses who secretly control everything behind the scenes
(Current WA category: Corporate Bordello)

Peoples: See this post (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13548118&postcount=3)
Main languages: same as prev.
Main religions: See this post (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13549266&postcount=15)

2/. Political details
Person in charge of diplomacy: Secretary of State Sammy Faisano - you've probably seen him in the Strangers' Bar once or twice
Head of State: President Manuelo Fernanda - you probably avoided seeing him in the Strangers' Bar :tongue:
Head of Government: same as prev.
Current government ideology & main policies: Filthy soveriegntist, free-trader, neoconservative bastards; domestic policies are more centrist, with a tilt toward protecting business and security interests
International affiliations: World Assembly, Antarctic Oasis, regional treaties and obligations
Currently involved in any wars? A few minor military operations, but none that would endanger the security of your embassy - aside maybe from *ahem!* occasional random insurgent "activities"
Main reason[s] for wanting embassy: Sucking up, mainly
Embassy in your capital possible for us? Already approved
Reciprocity of diplomatic immunity? Absolutely - particularly if the World Assembly passes a successor resolution to Diplomatic Immunity

3/. Planned embassy details
Name of ambassador-to-be: Jake Neubauer
Ambassador’s family details: Estranged wife, grown son and daughter
Number of other diplomats: Five
Number of security staff being sent: 10 ceremonial penguin guards
Number of support staff being sent: 10
Number of dependants to be present: None
Will any staff be hired locally? Outside janitorial/maintenance services, no
Preferred site: Neutral Park
Diplomatic vehicles, basic types & numbers: 2 stretch Cadillac DTS (armored, not armed), 3 Lexus GX 470 (armored, not armed), 5 Mercedes Benz C-Class W204 (unarmored)
Personal vehicles, types & numbers (approx.): None
Nature of weapons to be present: None - penguins don't operate guns, silly.
Non-medical drugs to be present: Alcohol, caffeine, tobacco
Any other relevant information: None
Any special requests: NoneSincerely,
Jack Riley
Assistant Secretary of State

1./ Nation details
Full name: Republic of Neo-Celts
Basic system of government: Socialist Democracy
Structure of government: Parliament of 45 plus the Prime Minister who is elected directly by the people. A supreme Court that reviews all laws before they are passed.
(Current WA category: Democratic Socialists)

Peoples:
Main languages: Irish Gaelic and English
Main religions: Celtic Reconstructionist (CR) Paganism, Wicca, and Buddhism

2/. Political details
Head of State: Prime Minister
Head of Government: Brighid (Pronouced: Breed) daughter of Anna (Please note: we do not have family names in the RofNC, we have daughter or son of mother's name)
Person in charge of diplomacy: Laugha (pronouced: Lugg-a) son of Roco
Current government ideology & main policies: Universal Civil Rights
International affiliations: ZPGA
Currently involved in any wars? No, our constitution forbids a military
Main reason[s] for wanting embassy: dipolmatic relationships
Embassy in your capital possible for us? Yes
Reciprocity of diplomatic immunity? Yes, with the limitation of rape and murder

3/. Planned embassy details
Name of ambassador-to-be: Aine daughter of Fay
Ambassador’s family details: Single, no family will be coming with her
Number of other diplomats: Thor son of Aphrodite
Number of security staff being sent: 2
Number of support staff being sent: 12
Number of dependants to be present: 15
Will any staff be hired locally? Yes
Preferred site: City of Ways
Diplomatic vehicles, basic types & numbers: Hybrid Cars, 10
Personal vehicles, types & numbers (approx.): 0
Nature of weapons to be present: Traditional Celtic Longswords
Non-medical drugs to be present: alcohol, caffeine
Any other relevant information: My CR and Wiccan staff, this includes Ambassador Aine will be bringing athamés (a ceremonial double-edged dagger) used in Magickal prayer service
Any special requests: Just be welcoming to my staff


Sincerely,

Brighid daughter of Anna
Prime Minister
Republic of Neo-Celts

To the most honourable government of the Confederated Clans of the Free Bears of Bears Armed

*(embassy request)*

Regards,

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Embassy & Trade Link
Kalaes Venetta
Bashee Kassem of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

To: Kalaes Venetta, Bashee Kassem of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Commonwealth of Biotopia,

Hrarroom!
Your nation's request for an embassy here has now been approved. We have assigned a site in the Neutral Park district for this purpose, specifically the one that originally belonged to Clan Herrchaum (which is one of those with a 2-storey building on one of the smaller-sized plots, chosen because of the low number of people whom you are including in your mission here) and look forwards to welcoming your ambassador here.


Beorra o Berrum,
Chairbear of Committee for The Strangers,
High Council of Clans,
Confederated Clans of Free Bears of Bears Armed.


In reciprocity for the mission you will be sending us, we would like to present the following request. for a mission.

*(embassy request)*

Bao Henk, Daistallia 2104 Minister of External and Foreign Affairs

To: Bao Henk, Minister of External and Foreign Affairs, Daistallia 2104,

Hrarroom!
Your government's request for permission to have an embassy in our capital city has been granted. In the light of your mission's proposed number of personnel we have chosen to assign the presmises in the 'Neutral Park district that were formerly used by Clan Widewater, which have a 3-storey building in one of the larger-sized sites, for this purpose. Your ambassador and the rest of the mission can move in whenever you want.


Beorra o Berrum,
Chairbear of Committee for The Strangers,
High Council of Clans,
Confederated Clans of Free Bears of Bears Armed.


In recognition of the fact that your nation has attained the delegacy of a major region and so it wouldn't hurt to be nice to you in case we had any legislative aspirations down the road (hint, hint), and of the fact that you've already requested an embassy in our capital, we have elected to apply for one in yours. Jake Neubauer, former sports personality (he was a basketball player and coach who was forced to resign after a nervous breakdown, from which he has since recovered ... mostly) and current vice chairman of the Kennyite Olympic Committee, will be appointed to head our embassy. Details enclosed:
*(embassy request)*

Sincerely,
Jack Riley
Assistant Secretary of State

To: Jack Riley, Assistant Secretary of State, Federal Republic of Omigodtheykilledkenny,


Your government's request for permission to establish an embassy in our capital city has been granted, and we have assigned a site in the 'Neutral Park' district (as requested) for this purpose. The premises in question formerly belonged to Clan Widewater, and have a 3-storey building that is set in one of the larger sites available and whose grounds include a large pond.
We look forwards to welcoming Mr Neubauer amongst us, and offer him the assistance of a shabear who is experienced in helping with nervous problems if he would like this.
We also look forwards to encountering another new species, in the form of your mission's Penguin guards. However our research suggests that some of your home region's penguins have been known to explode and so, in view of our general policy that embassies should not contain explosives, we ask you to guarantee that these Penguins will be strictly non-explosive in nature... or, at least, that you will pay fair compensation for any injuries and/or property damage that explosions amongst them might cause.
With regards to the possibility of a WA resolution on the subject of Diplomatic Immunity, this is a topic upon which my own government is currently considering the development of a proposal.


Beorra o Berrum,
Chairbear of Committee for The Strangers,
High Council of Clans,
Confederated Clans of Free Bears of Bears Armed.



*(embassy request)*
International affiliations: ZPGA

Preferred site: City of Ways


Sincerely,

Brighid daughter of Anna
Prime Minister
Republic of Neo-Celts

To: Brighid daughter of Anna, Prime Minister, Republic of Neo-Celts,

Hrarroom!
Your government's request for permission to establish an embassy amongst us is currently being considered, but there are a couple of details about which we request further information.

Firstly, what is the 'ZPGA' to which you state your nation is affiliated.
Secondly, given that the main purpose of embassies is to establish contacts between national governments and our national government is located in Council Groves rather than the City of the Way, wouldn't you agree that placing your main mission in the former city (although you might then have a sub-mission in the latter city, perhaps -- considering what we suppose to be the reason for your own suggestion of that location -- headed by a 'Religous Attache') would be a better idea?

Beorra o Berrum,
Chairbear of Committee for The Strangers,
High Council of Clans,
Confederated Clans of Free Bears of Bears Armed.

To: Brighid daughter of Anna, Prime Minister, Republic of Neo-Celts,

Hrarroom!
Your government's request for permission to establish an embassy amongst us is currently being considered, but there are a couple of details about which we request further information.

Firstly, what is the 'ZPGA' to which you state your nation is affiliated.
Secondly, given that the main purpose of embassies is to establish contacts between national governments and our national government[/i] is located in Council Groves rather than the City of the Way, wouldn't you agree that placing your main mission in the former city (although you might then have a sub-mission in the latter city, perhaps -- considering what we suppose to be the reason for your own suggestion of that location -- headed by a 'Religous Attache')[/i] would be a better idea?

Beorra o Berrum,
Chairbear of Committee for The Strangers,
High Council of Clans,
Confederated Clans of Free Bears of Bears Armed.

The ZPGA is an international pro golf tour.


Our people are mostly made up of people that follow an ancient religion (CR Paganism). We tend to visit ancient sites. However, if it is better for your government to place the primary mission in your capital, we do request a sub-mission in City of the Way.

Thank you,

Brighid daughter of Anna
Prime Minister
Republic of Neo-Celts

The ZPGA is an international pro golf tour.


Our people are mostly made up of people that follow an ancient religion (CR Paganism). We tend to visit ancient sites. However, if it is better for your government to place the primary mission in your capital, we do request a sub-mission in City of the Way.

Thank you,

Brighid daughter of Anna
Prime Minister
Republic of Neo-Celts

To: Brighid daughter of Anna, Prime Minister, Republic of Neo-Celts,


Hrarroom!

Thank you for this information. In the light of which we have assigned a site (already containing several buildings, including a fair-sized house) in the Borrgan's Farm area of Council Groves for the use of your main mission to us. Arrangements for you to have premises for a sub-mission or consulate in the City of the Way are now being negotiated with the local authorities there.

We don't play this 'golf' that you mentioned, but croquet is quite popular within certain of our Clans: Do any of your people play that game?


Beorra o Berrum,
Chairbear of Committee for The Strangers,
High Council of Clans,
Confederated Clans of Free Bears of Bears Armed.

To: Committee for The Strangers.
From: Herasian Ministery of Foreign Affairs.
Subject: Herasian Embassy.

We are proud to request an embassy in Bears Armed. We hope for a great future between our two nations.


1./ Nation details
Full name: The Republic of Herasia.
Basic system of government: Democratic Republic.
Structure of government: The Executive Branch is led by the President and the Vice-President; The Legislative Branch by the Herasian House; the Judical Branch led by the High Judge.
(Current WA category: ) New York Times Democracy.

Peoples: White Herasians, Black Herasians, Native Herasians.
Main languages: English.
Main religions: Catholic Christanity.

2/. Political details
Head of State: President Harold Roberts.
Head of Government: President Harold Roberts.
Person in charge of diplomacy: The Foreign Affairs Minister Sarah Michaels.
Current government ideology & main policies: Modern Liberalism is the government ideology, and the main polices are;

1. A large Welfare State is the safety net for everyone.
2. Strict neutral policy.
3. All people have a vote.
4. Education is a priorty.
International affiliations: (You needn't mention other embassies...) None.
Currently involved in any wars? _ No.
Main reason[s] for wanting embassy: To further relations with the nation of Bears Armed.
Embassy in your capital possible for us? _ Yes.
Reciprocity of diplomatic immunity? _ Yes.

3/. Planned embassy details
Name of ambassador-to-be: Michelle Clarkson.
Ambassador’s family details: Mother Jessica Clarkson, Father Simon Clarkson.
Number of other diplomats: 50.
Number of security staff being sent: 25.
Number of support staff being sent: 25.
Number of dependants to be present: 15.
Will any staff be hired locally? _ No.
Preferred site: City of Ways.
Diplomatic vehicles, basic types & numbers: 10 Herasian Motors VIP Limos.
Personal vehicles, types & numbers (approx.): 20 Herasian Motors MM5.
Nature of weapons to be present: 25 HMISG-10s.
Non-medical drugs to be present: (include alcohol, caffeine, &/or tobacco, if rlevant...) Caffeine.
Any other relevant information: Herasia is having the General Elections next month.
Any special requests: The Herasian Flag & Bears Armed. Flag to be flown outside of embassy.

Sarah Michaels.

F.A.O. the Chairbear of the Committee for The Strangers, from the office of his Excellency Nogai, Khan of Tabagatai, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Urgench

His Divine Majesty the Emperor of Urgench direct in decent from the incomparable Tengri Khaghan, his Divine Majesty's August Mother the Dowager Empress Sorghakhtani, and the Government of the Emperor of Urgench wish to request the formal opening of diplomatic relations between the Confederated Sublime Khanate of Urgench and the renowned Confederated Clans of Free Bears of Bears Armed. To this end please find attached the relevant information and his Divine Majesty's personal recommendation of those whom his government see fit to discharge this responsibility.


1./ Nation details
Full name: The Confederated Sublime Khanate of Urgench
Basic system of government: Constitutional monarchy with representative democracy.
Structure of government: Capitalizt
(Current WA category: )

Peoples: Mongol, Turkic, Tungus, Altaic, Chinese, Tibetan, Tocaharian, Persian, Tadjik, Afghan, various subcontinental groups, Arabs, Armenians, Georgians, Greeks, Azeri, Slavs, Huns, Finno-Ugrians (including Mordvins and Magyars), Germans, Liths, Estonians, numerous others.
Main languages: Official-Old Mongol, Persian, Tocharian , Others- Slavonic, Arabic, Mandarin, e.t.c.
Main religions: Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Animism/Shamanism, Confucianism, Nestorian Christianity, Orthodox Christianity, Judaism, Roman Catholicism, Mazdaism, all statistically insignificant.

2/. Political details
Head of State: His Divine Majesty the Emperor
Head of Government: The Grand Chancellor of the Empire- Tamerlane, Khan of Samarkand and Bhukhara.
Person in charge of diplomacy: The Minister for Foreign Affairs- Nogai, Khan of Tabagatai
Current government ideology & main policies: Centrist Humanism, the further strengthening of the Imperial government and the notion of Urgenchi nationality in line with the Treaty of Derbent, and the full implementation of the New Era democratic reforms.
International affiliations: (You needn't mention other embassies...)The World Assembly, The United Nations Old Guard
Currently involved in any wars? _ No
Main reason[s] for wanting embassy: To increase mutual understanding, and investigate possibilities of cultural and economic exchange.
Embassy in your capital possible for us? _ Yes- http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=572611
Reciprocity of diplomatic immunity?_ Complete

3/. Planned embassy details
Name of ambassador-to-be: (Charge d'Affaires) Her Excellency Aiyurigant Ibtaar of Yarkand
Ambassador’s family details: Unmarried, she is the last of the line of the hereditary Governors of Yarkand.
Number of other diplomats: 2
Number of security staff being sent: 10
Number of support staff being sent: 15
Number of dependants to be present: none
Will any staff be hired locally? _ Yes
Preferred site: Neutral Park
Diplomatic vehicles, basic types & numbers: 2 armored moto-Troika, 1 horse drawn Troika
Personal vehicles, types & numbers (approx.): 1 moto-Troika
Nature of weapons to be present: Ceremonial bladed weapons, Yorta sedative atomisers.
Non-medical drugs to be present: (include alcohol, caffeine, &/or tobacco, if rlevant...) Caffeine, Alcohol, Tobacco, tincture of Opium, Labdanum-di-hidrate distilate, mildly halucinogenic Myco-toxin, cosmetic Belladonna and Bengenate ( in Tea form )
Any other relevant information: Aiyurigant Ibtaar is a close friend of his Excellency the Grand Chancellor and a relative of Urgench's Ambassador to the world Assembly.
Any special requests: The opportunity for our mission to present the traditional gifts from his Divine Majesty to your people, as is customary with us on the opening of diplomatic relations.


Yours, Nogai, Khan of Tabagatai, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Urgench.

To: Nogai, Khan of Tabagatai, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Urgench _


Hrarroom!

Your government’s request for an embassy has been received and, as the possibility was already under discussion here following the informal approach that was made through our nations’ representatives at the World Assembly has already been approved. We are unfamiliar with your nation’s customs, and so ask that you please convert this news into language of the appropriate formality before passing it on to your ‘Divine Emperor’ as we do understand that people who use titles like that can be sticklers for the correct protocol.

On the subject of ‘correct protocol’, by the way, I feel it necessary to point out that my own correct title is “Chairbear of the Committee for The Strangers” rather than just “Chairbear of the Committee for Strangers” which was the form that you used in your application. The reference in this Committee’s name is not actually to foreigners, despite the fact that our nation’s official interactions with foreigners obviously do fall within this body’s jurisdiction, it is in fact to one of the ’Seven Holy Helpers’ who are important beings according to the faith that has traditionally been our people’s most influential religion, and those of my colleagues who are devout followers of that faith would find any continued incorrectness in this context rather upsetting.

We have no problems with any details of the diplomatic mission that you propose to send here, and I look forward to greeting Her Excellency Aiyurigant Ibtaar of Yarkand as your first Charge d’Affaires here. Might I enquire which languages she and her subordinate diplomats speak, so that arrangements can be made for suitable interpreters if necessary? (OOC: maybe we should sort-out this detail by TG?) With regards to the location chosen for your mission, there are currently still several premises of suitable size available in the ‘Neutral Park district so I am able to offer you a choice: As I understand that some people have strong opinions on the matter, would you prefer this being fairly close to the Kennyites’ embassy or would you prefer that it be as far from that as is possible?

With regards to your request that you be allowed to present the traditional gifts from his Divine Majesty to our people, this would certainly be acceptable in principle. However I have been instructed by the High Council to raise two caveats in this respect:
Firstly, I am sure you have already realised that any gifts involving the hides [&/or other body-parts] from any kinds of Bears would definitely NOT be acceptable here. However what you might not have known is that, due to the variety of peoples within our own territories and our traditional allies, the same would also be true for gifts involving hides &/or other body-parts from Pandas (of either type), Ravens, Badgers, Otters, Foxes, Tigers, or Yeti, either.
Secondly, as we would consider it a matter of honour to reciprocate accordingly, please bear it in mind that we are a relatively small nation (OOC: which, because of the size of the territories held on the IDU’s regional map, I consider to have a population of only 20 million-ish instead of the billions that the game-mechanics suggest is the case…) rather than a continent-spanning Empire and set the gifts that you send here at an appropriate level for this.

The details of the diplomatic mission that we will be sending to you are still being arranged, but I should be able to forward them to you within the next few days.


Best wishes, and many fishes,
from

Beorra o Berrum,
Chairbear of the Committee for The Strangers,
High Council of Clans,
The Confederated Clans of the Free Bears of Bears Armed.

________________________________________________

(OOC _ By the way, I’ve been meaning to ask since you originally mentioned the matter in your sig: How did such a newly-founded nation qualify for UNOG membership? Are you actually the player of some former & much older nation, too?)

F.A.O. their Excellency Beorra o Berrum, Chairbear of the Committee for The Strangers, from his Excellency Nogai, Khan of Tabagatai, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Urgench.


Please excuse our dreadful lapse, the individual responsible for supplying me with the details which allowed me to write my former communique has been formally reprimanded. Please be assured that we hold your nation's beliefs in the highest of respect and meant no offence by our mistake.

As for protocol, his Divine Majesty is not in fact believed to be divine by our people, the honorific merely makes reference to the founder of the empire who's regnal name meant "Heavenly Emperor". In referring to the emperor it is perfectly acceptable to call him "divine majesty" or simply "Emperor" certainly no one in Urgench would think to call his Divine Majesty "The Divine Emperor".


We currently enjoy relatively good relations with the Federal Republic of Omigodtheykilledkenny and would have no objections to having our embassy be located in the vicinity of theirs, that is so long as we may be allowed to install a white noise broadcasting system and extra security measures if we were to be in extremely close proximity to them.


Be rest assured we never intended that the Gurviden ( "The gift giving" ) should include us offering your people any gifts of an animal derived nature. We will bear in mind your other requests in this matter.

May the horde of the Bears Armed ride swift across the plain and ever to its banner for all time.

Yours, Nogai, Khan of Tabagatai, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Urgench.



O.O.C. I suppose the other members of the UNOG would be better placed to comment on why Urgench was invited to be a member. But I'd certainly never played before this year, and Urgench is my first ever nation. :)

To: His Excellency Nogai, Khan of Tabagatai, Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Khanate of Urgench _


Hrarroom!
(= “Greetings!”)

We are pleased to announce that your diplomatic mission is now welcome to arrive in Council Groves, as the final details involved have been sorted out. The fact that some members of your mission’s proposed staff speak the English and German languages will be sufficient to enable communication between them and enough of our own people for all official business, and probably for all other practical purposes too.
After some consideration we have decided to allocate your mission the premises in the Neutral Park district that were formerly used by Clan ‘March’. These feature a three-storey tower that is set within a walled enclosure of 2 harrams area and, because ‘March’ is one of the few Clans here whose people have traditionally used horses for transport, have a stable-block (with stalls for six horses) alongside the carriage-house / garage. This site is located about halfway between the edge of that district and the Kennyite embassy.


Best wishes, and many fishes,
from

Beorra o Berrum,
Chairbear, Committee for The Strangers,
High Council of Clans,
The Confederated Clans of the Free Bears of Bears Armed.

F.A.O. his Excellency Beorra o Berrum, Chairbear, Committee for The Strangers, from the office of his Excellency, Nogai, Khan of Tabagatai, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Urgench.

The news that Her Excellency Aiyurigant Ibtaar of Yarkand can now invest the premises of our diplomatic mission in your renowned state is very welcome indeed.

She bears the gifts appropriate for the Gurviden and will doubtless be anxious to present them to your nation at your earliest convenience.

We have some questions regarding the appropriate premises for the diplomatic mission of the Bears Armed to Urgench they may be found here - http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=572611&page=3

May the horde of the Bears Armed ride swift across the plain and ever to their banner for all time.


Yours, Nogai, Khan of Tabagatai Minister for Foreign Affairs of Urgench.

OOC: Calling ALL nations that have embassies (or other diplomatic missions) in Bears Armed: I am now opening the country up to a limited amount of tourism (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=584186) and, even if known of you are interested in sending any tourists from your nations along, I expect the tour to spend several days in the city of Council Groves so it would be possible for members of your missions’ staffs to encounter then there…

Telegram From The Armed Republic Of The Wolf Hold

To: Committee for The Strangers.
From: Diplomatic Command, The Wolf Hold
Subject: Wolf Holdian Embassy

The 1st Wolf's Marshall is very interested in opening diplomatic relations with your nation. To further this we wish to submit our aplication for an embassy.We are paticualry interested as our nation is home to a population of non-humans (anthromorphics) and we are on a drive to futher any and all relations with nations containing non-humans. Also we wish to further our trade agreements with diplomatically stable nations.


1./ Nation details
Full name: The Armed Republic Of The Wolf Hold
Basic system of government: Military Dictatorship
Structure of government: 1st Wolf's Marshall makes decsions based upon the good of the republic, Vice,3rd and 4t Wolf's Marshalls, serves as diplomats and advisors.
(Current WA category:Father Knows Best State )

Peoples: 70% Human (67% Caucasian, 23% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Other) 30% non-human (Mix of refugees+home born anthropomorphic canines, felines, rodents, lapines etc)
Main languages: English, lupus (wolf tounge), mix of non-human dicalects
Main religions: Atheism and sect of lupus are the majority religons inside the Wolf Hold, however christianty, islam, hinduism etc all have a folowing.

2/. Political details
Head of State: 1st Wolf's Marshall Cain
Head of Government: 1st Wolf's Marshall Cain
Person in charge of diplomacy: Wolf's General Voss
Current government ideology & main policies: Increasing size of military however only for the rpurpose of peacekeeping and self defense, currently seeking to improve diplomatic connections across the world and trade is regulated for all but allies and approved nations.
International affiliations: Member of the CIS, CIN and the CSS
Currently involved in any wars? Defending new non-human nation Latransylvania from facist agression of the GWO, part of CIS deployment to Albundania
Main reason[s] for wanting embassy: To greatly improve our diplomatic relations as previousy stated.
Embassy in your capital possible for us? Of course Apply (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=583533)
Reciprocity of diplomatic immunity? Assured

3/. Planned embassy details
Name of ambassador-to-be: Leftenant Colonel Hige
Ambassador’s family details: All but son recently killed in invasion of homeland. Son is serving in the 15 Marine Divison
Number of other diplomats: 5
Number of security staff being sent: 20 Marines, 6 Wolf Legion Commandos
Number of support staff being sent: 30
Number of dependants to be present: None
Will any staff be hired locally? As many as possible
Preferred site: Any you wish to give us
Diplomatic vehicles, basic types & numbers: 1 V.I.P BMW SUV, 4 Armored Dodge Chargers, 1 Armored Vixen Ambulance
Personal vehicles, types & numbers: 2 Honda Fireblade 1000cc Motor Cycles, 1 Aston Martin DBS
Nature of weapons to be present: M-14EBR and M9 Pistol (Marines) P90 PDW with Full auto-disabled and Desert Eagle 50AE (Wolf Legion Commandos)
Non-medical drugs to be present: Alcohol (Many types, mostly whiskey and vodka) Caffine (Coffe!) Tobacco
Any other relevant information: None at this time
Any special requests:Only that if we our acepted that you apply for an embassy in our nation.

Telegram From The Armed Republic Of The Wolf Hold

To: Committee for The Strangers.
From: Diplomatic Command, The Wolf Hold
Subject: Wolf Holdian Embassy

The 1st Wolf's Marshall is very interested in opening diplomatic relations with your nation. To further this we wish to submit our aplication for an embassy.We are paticualry interested as our nation is home to a population of non-humans (anthromorphics) and we are on a drive to futher any and all relations with nations containing non-humans. Also we wish to further our trade agreements with diplomatically stable nations.

To: Diplomatic Command, The Wolf Hold _

Hrarroom!

Your government’s request for an embassy has been received, and has already received provisional approval.
Your projected staffing numbers include 2 more secuity personnel than we would normally consider appropriate, but we understand that a nation with a military history such as yours might consider this necessary and are prepared to waive our normal rules in this respect. We note that you have already expressed agreement about disabling the 'full auto' function on any of those troops' firearms that would otherwise have possessed this, which is a point in your favour.
Might we enquire concerning Leftenant Colonel Hige's species? As we explained to one of your government's representatives over the matter of tourism, there is some residual prejudice against Lupine beings within our nation, for historical and cultural reasons, and seeing any members of such a stock in positions of authority (or, for that matter, carrying weapons in public) would consequently upset some people and therefore hinder the easy establishment of properly diplomatic relations between our two countries. We hope that you do not feel especially discriminated-against by this reminder, which is in fact one that we have already had to make to a nation located within our own native region (which lacked any fully-sapient Lupines, but whose humanoid people were customarily accompanied by semi-sapient Wolves...) as well.
With regards to the location chosen for your mission, there are currently still several premises of suitable size available in the ‘Neutral Park' district and so I am able to offer you a choice: Would you prefer a three-storey building, or one that is only two storeys tall but has larger grounds?
The details of the diplomatic mission that we will be sending to you are still being arranged, but I should be able to forward them to you within the next few days.


Best wishes, and many fishes,
from

Beorra o Berrum,
Chairbear of the Committee for The Strangers,
High Council of Clans,
The Confederated Clans of the Free Bears of Bears Armed.

To: Diplomatic Command, The Wolf Hold _

Hrarroom!

Might we enquire concerning Leftenant Colonel Hige's species? As we explained to one of your government's representatives over the matter of tourism, there is some residual prejudice against Lupine beings within our nation, for historical and cultural reasons, and seeing any members of such a stock in positions of authority (or, for that matter, carrying weapons in public) would consequently upset some people and therefore hinder the easy establishment of properly diplomatic relations between our two countries. We hope that you do not feel especially discriminated-against by this reminder, which is in fact one that we have already had to make to a nation located within our own native region (which lacked any fully-sapient Lupines, but whose humanoid people were customarily accompanied by semi-sapient Wolves...) as well.
With regards to the location chosen for your mission, there are currently still several premises of suitable size available in the ‘Neutral Park' district and so I am able to offer you a choice: Would you prefer a three-storey building, or one that is only two storeys tall but has larger grounds?
The details of the diplomatic mission that we will be sending to you are still being arranged, but I should be able to forward them to you within the next few days.


Best wishes, and many fishes,
from

Beorra o Berrum,
Chairbear of the Committee for The Strangers,
High Council of Clans,
The Confederated Clans of the Free Bears of Bears Armed.

Telegram From The Armed Republic Of The Wolf Hold

To: Committee for The Strangers.
From: Diplomatic Command, The Wolf Hold
Subject: Wolf Holdian Embassy

First of all, we wish to thank you for acepting our embassy application and our Embassy team are preping as you read this. We await your nations embassy application with great anticipation. Now I will adress the issues you have highlighted in our embassy application.

1) The security team we will deploy to the embassy is the smallest team we normally deploy to a foregin embassy as we have discovered it is the minimum number required for embassy, VIP security and force projection. However if there is a severe problem with the number we are willing to drop the number of guards as we are quite sure they will only be needed for ceremonial purposes in your nation.

2) We wish to assure you that Leftenant Colonel Hige is not of any Lupine origins. Infact he is tottaly human, the only non-human officers are sending to your nation are the one you have already mentioned in regard to the tourism. We also wish to assure you that non of the personel be they diplomatic, support or security are of Lupine origins, infact if I rember the number correctly they are all human, though I may be mistaken.

3)We wish to have the 2 storey building due to the larger grounds and for ease of defense (Not that we expect to have to defend it, however we have to expect the best but plan for the worst)

I hope that is all, we look forward to the furthering of any and all diplomatic relations between our two great nations
Signed
Wolf's General Cherleston, CinC Diplomatic Command

Telegram From The Armed Republic Of The Wolf Hold

To: Committee for The Strangers.
From: Diplomatic Command, The Wolf Hold
Subject: Wolf Holdian Embassy

First of all, we wish to thank you for acepting our embassy application and our Embassy team are preping as you read this. We await your nations embassy application with great anticipation. Now I will adress the issues you have highlighted in our embassy application.

1) The security team we will deploy to the embassy is the smallest team we normally deploy to a foregin embassy as we have discovered it is the minimum number required for embassy, VIP security and force projection. However if there is a severe problem with the number we are willing to drop the number of guards as we are quite sure they will only be needed for ceremonial purposes in your nation.

2) We wish to assure you that Leftenant Colonel Hige is not of any Lupine origins. Infact he is tottaly human, the only non-human officers are sending to your nation are the one you have already mentioned in regard to the tourism. We also wish to assure you that non of the personel be they diplomatic, support or security are of Lupine origins, infact if I rember the number correctly they are all human, though I may be mistaken.

3)We wish to have the 2 storey building due to the larger grounds and for ease of defense (Not that we expect to have to defend it, however we have to expect the best but plan for the worst)

I hope that is all, we look forward to the furthering of any and all diplomatic relations between our two great nations
Signed
Wolf's General Cherleston, CinC Diplomatic Command

To:Wolf's General Cherleston, CinC Diplomatic Command, The Wolf Hold _

Hrarroom!

Thank you for answering our enquiries so promptly, a fact that I am sure augers well for the future progress of diplomacy between our nations. With regard to those answers _


1/ If the specified number of security personnel is indeed your standard minimum allocation for this duty at any of your embassies then, considering both the fact that it is only slightly above the limit that we would normally apply and that you have shown proper concern for our other requests, we will be quite happy to allow you this exemption from our general rules. The fact that some of the nations to which we have already sent embassies have had objections to our suggested security arrangements, modest though those have been, helps us to understand your viewpoint in this respect.

2/ Thank you for the information. To clarify the situation further, despite the potential problems if any Lupine personnel were to be sent here, our people generally have no objection to Vulpines -- despite the apparent kinship and similarity of general form between those two types of beings -- and indeed our own population actually includes a 'Vulpine' minority-group too.

3/ Your preference concerning premises has been noted, and we are therefore assigning you the former mission of the 'Green River' Clan which meets those specifications.


Our own formal request for permission to establish an embassy in your capital city should be with you very shortly.
(OOC: It's now very close to the top of my to-do list...)


Best wishes, and many fishes,
from

Beorra o Berrum,
Chairbear of the Committee for The Strangers,
High Council of Clans,
The Confederated Clans of the Free Bears of Bears Armed.

OOC:

If anybody reading this is amongst the people who've been looking at my nation's maps (and 'Box' have told me that in fact several people have already downloaded copies of one map or another...), then they might be interested to know that the map 'BA01. General Full' (http://www.box.net/shared/1a0w4azgg4) has now been updated to what should -- unless & until any additional parts of the surrounding territories are absorbed into this nation -- be its final version.

The details changed are the additions of some more [significant] settlements -- including a catgeory of "Special Strongholds (Human)", which are the towns belonging to the Huguenot 'Clan Calvin' -- and some more [small-to-medium] lakes, various changes to several Clans' boundaries in the north-west of the country, and the addition of one minor group whose territory lies within that of the major clan 'Ostbora'.