ARCHIVED: Modino Maro Conference

Foreign Minister Nikolai Iosefich came to Malvad with a sizeable staff, including diplomatic, economic, and military attaches.

[Ignore following if it's getting ahead of everyone.]

As the conference assembled, the Minister presented the Republic's conditions for peace:

"Our expectations for peace are simple. Our territorial integrity restored, damages paid for, and sureties established to make sure this never happens again. It appears that the invading armies of Guslantis are withdrawing, so that would satisfy the first expectation. We estimate that the damages to property suffered by our citizens in this conflict are roughly $645 billion, though a detailed accounting has yet to be done. Medical costs cannot even be estimated at this time but I would expect them to be somewhat smaller. We understand that a nation such as Guslantis would be unable to pay this much up front, and are willing to consider a practical system of payment in installments, with interest of course." He paused, and gestured to grim looking attache, who handed him a folder. Unfolding it, the Minister took out a sheaf of copies of a map andpassed it out as he continued.

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"We will require a demilitarized zone of an appropriate radius from the border. We will expect Guslantis to remove its armies and warplanes from the demilitarized zone and permit us free passage of inspectors to verify this. This will prevent another invasion, and satisfy our people's need for security."
 
President Hilley of Guslantis was next to speak. "Minister Nikolai Iosefich, your peace claims suggest that your country did not declare war on Guslantis and did not cause damage to our country. While these are less than our damage caused, considering the war was fought mostly in your country, there are still damage costs to be paid by your country. As for the demilitarized zone, it shall be known as the Militarfreiland (Land of No Military). I would also like to suggest that Guslantis get the Northeast "wing" of Zemnaya Svoboda, which would also be a part of the Militarfreiland, though we do not have to have it in order for peace to occur. What do you think of these claims, Minister Iosefich?"
 
Foreign Minister Donaldson stood, "Gentlemen, making demands at a peace conference will get you no where. You must find the problems and work them out together. I propose that both sides write draft peace proposals. Afterwards both sides can find the best of each and finally make peace. Thank you."
 
Nikolai addressed President Hilley, "Petrograd will not consider any violation of the Republic's territorial integrity. As the aggressor, your government bears full responsibility for all damage from this reckless war."

Turning to the Malvadian minister, he continued "My government has prepared a hopefully comprehensive draft peace treaty for perusal, though we expect revisions to be made:"

Draft Treaty of Peace:
In pursuit of peace, not merely as the absence of war but as a state of common security and prosperity, the Russian Republic[note]Zemnaya Svoboda[/note] and the Democracy of Guslantis adopt terms for a permanent end to hostilities. The mediating parties of Malvad and Hileville also adopt terms to assist in fairly applying these terms of peace.

Article 1:

The borders of the Russian Republic and the Democracy of Guslantis as defined by previous agreements and any border markers which stood prior to this conflict are inviolate. No change to them will be made without the consent of both the governments and the residents of any territory in question.

The Democracy of Guslantis irrevocably renounces the use or threat of force in its dealings with the Russian Republic.

Article 2:

The Russian Republic affirms and the Democracy of Guslantis accepts the responsibility of Guslantis for causing all the loss and damage to which the Russian Republic and its nationals have been subjected as a consequence of the war imposed upon them by the aggression of Guslantis.

Article 3:

The Russian Republic recognises that the resources of Guslantis are not adequate to make complete and immediate reparation for all such loss and damage.

The Russian Republic, however, requires, and Guslantis undertakes, that Guslantis will make compensation for all damage done to the civilian population of the Russian Republic and to their property during the period of the belligerency by such aggression by land, by sea and from the air, and in general all damage as determined by a fair commission as specified in this treaty.

Article 4:

The amount of the above damage for which compensation is to be made by Guslantis shall be determined by an Great Horn Reparations Commission, to be called the Reparation Commission and constituted in the form and with the powers set forth hereunder.

This Commission shall consider the claims and give to the Government of Guslantis a just opportunity to be heard.

The findings of the Commission as to the amount of damage defined as above shall be concluded and notified to the Government of Guslantis on or before 1 January 2014, as representing the extent of that Government's obligations.

The Commission shall concurrently draw up a schedule of payments prescribing the time and manner for securing and discharging the entire obligation within a period of thirty years from 1 January 2014. If, however, within the period mentioned, Guslantis fails to discharge its obligations, any balance remaining unpaid may, within the discretion of the Commission, be postponed for settlement in subsequent years, or may be handled otherwise in such manner as the Russian Republic, acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in the present Treaty, shall determine.

Article 5:

The Reparation Commission shall after 1 January 2014, from time to time, consider the resources and capacity of Guslantis, and, after giving its representatives a just opportunity to be heard, shall have discretion to extend the date, and to modify the form of payments, such as are to be provided for in accordance with Article 4; but not to cancel any part, except with the specific authority of the several Governments represented upon the Commission. At no time will the Reparation Commission expect a total of payments greater than 5% of the GDP of Guslantis in a period of one year.

Article 6:

Compensation may be claimed from Guslantis under Article 3 above in respect of the total damage under the following categories:

(1) Damage to injured persons and to surviving dependents by personal injury to or death of civilians caused by acts of war, including bombardments or other attacks on land, on sea, or from the air, and all the direct consequences thereof, and of all operations of war by the two groups of belligerents wherever arising.

(2) Damage caused by Guslantis to civilian victims of acts of cruelty, violence or maltreatment (including injuries to life or health as a consequence of imprisonment, deportation, internment or evacuation, of exposure at sea or of being forced to labour), wherever arising, and to the surviving dependents of such victims.

(3) Damage caused by Guslantis in their own territory or in occupied or invaded territory to civilian victims of all acts injurious to health or capacity to work, or to honour, as well as to the surviving dependents of such victims.

(4) Damage caused by any kind of maltreatment of prisoners of war.

(5) The cost of assistance by the Government of the Russian Republic to prisoners of war and to their families and dependents.

(6) Damage caused to civilians by being forced by Guslantis to labour without just remuneration.

(7) Damage in respect of all property wherever situated belonging to the Russian Republic or her nationals, including damage to and destruction of the homes and property of civilians, with the exception of naval and military works or materials, which has been carried off, seized, injured or destroyed by the acts of Guslantis on land, on sea or from the air, or damage directly in consequence of hostilities or of any operations of war.

(8) Damage in the form of levies, fines and other similar exactions imposed by Guslantis upon the civilian population.

Article 7:

The Government of Guslantis undertakes to make forthwith the restitution contemplated by this treaty and to make the payments and deliveries contemplated by it.

Article 8:

1. The Reparation Commission will be formed of representatives of the Russian Republic, the Government of Malvad, and the Government of Hilevation.

2. Delegates to this Commission shall be nominated by the Russian Republic, the Government of Malvad, and the Government of Hilevation. Each of these Powers will appoint one Delegate and also one Assistant Delegate, who will take their place in case of illness or necessary absence, but at other times will only have the right to be present at proceedings without taking any part therein.

3. At its first meeting the Commission shall elect, from among the Delegates referred to above, a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman, who shall hold office for one year and shall be eligible for re-election. If a vacancy in the Chairmanship or Vice-Chairmanship should occur during the annual period, the Commission shall proceed to a new election for the remainder of the said period.

4. The Commission is authorised to appoint all necessary officers, agents and employees who may be required for the execution of its functions, and to fix their remuneration; to constitute committees, whose members need not necessarily be members of the Commission, and to take all executive steps necessary for the purpose of discharging its duties; and to delegate authority and discretion to officers, agents and committees.

5. All proceedings of the Commission shall be private, unless, on particular occasions, the Commission shall otherwise determine for special reasons. Such private proceedings however will be published after a delay of fifteen years.

6. The Commission shall be required, if the Government of Guslantis so desire, to hear, within a period which it will fix from time to time, evidence and arguments on the part of Guslantis on any question connected with their capacity to pay.

7. The Commission shall in general have wide latitude as to its control and handling of the whole reparation problem as dealt with in the present Treaty and shall have authority to interpret its provisions. Subject to the provisions of the present Treaty, the Commission is constituted by the several Governments referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 above on behalf of the Russian Republic and the Democracy of Guslantis as the exclusive agency of the said Governments respectively for receiving, selling, holding, and distributing the reparation payments to be made by Guslantis under the present Treaty.

8. In case of default by Guslantis in the performance of any obligation under the present Treaty, the Commission will forthwith give notice of such default to each of the interested Powers and may make such recommendations as to the action to be taken in consequence of such default as it may think necessary.

7. The measures which the Russian Republic and other Powers shall have the right to take, in case of voluntary default by Guslantis, and which Guslantis agrees not to regard as acts of war may include economic and financial prohibitions and reprisals and in general such other measures as the Governments represented on the Commission may determine to be necessary and appropriate in the circumstances.

8. No member of the Commission shall be responsible, except to the Government appointing them, for any action or omission as such member. No one of the named Governments assumes any responsibility in respect of any other Government.

9. Subject to the provisions of the present Treaty this Article may be amended by the unanimous decision of the Governments represented from time to time upon the Commission.

10. When all the amounts due from Guslantis under the present Treaty or the decisions of the Commission have been discharged and all sums received, or their equivalents, shall have been distributed to the Russian Republic and her nationals harmed, the Commission shall be dissolved.

Article 9:

The Government of Guslantis recognises the Commission provided for by Article 4 as the same may be constituted in accordance with Article 8, and agrees irrevocably to the possession and exercise by such Commission of the power and authority given to it under the present Treaty.

The Government of Guslantis will supply to the Commission all the information which the Commission may require relative to the financial situation and operations and to the property, productive capacity, and stocks and current production of raw materials and manufactured articles of Guslantis and its nationals, and further any information relative to military operations which in the judgment of the Commission may be necessary for the assessment of Guslantis' liability for reparation as defined in Article 6.

The Government of Guslantis will accord to the members of the Commission and its authorised agents the same rights and immunities as are enjoyed in Guslantis by duly accredited diplomatic agents of friendly Powers.

Guslantis further agrees to provide for the salaries and expenses of the Commission and of such staff as it may employ.

Article 10:

Guslantis undertakes to pass, issue and maintain in force any legislation, orders and decrees that may be necessary to give complete effect to these provisions.

Article 11:

Within six months after the coming into force of the present Treaty the Government of Guslantis must restore to the Russian Government the trophies, archives, historical souvenirs or works of art carried away from Russia[note]Zemnaya Svoboda[/note] by the forces of Guslantis in the course of the war, in accordance with a list which will be communicated to it by the Russian Government.

Article 12:

As a guarantee for the respecting of the peace by Guslantis, the territory of Guslantis adjoining Russia[note]Zemnaya Svoboda[/note], out to a distance of 57 kilometers[note]Based on the key to the Map which states each pixel is 8 km sq which indicates a width and height of 2.8 km, meaning 20 pixels are 56.6 km edited[/note] from the border between Guslantis and Russia[note]Zemnaya Svoboda[/note] will be made a "Militarfreiland" or "Demilitarized Zone" as defined in this treaty in perpetuity upon the coming into force of the present Treaty.

Article 13:

1. The "Militarfreiland" or "Demilitarized Zone" shall be a jurisdiction within which the Government of Guslantis will maintain no military or other forces whatsoever excepting police and border patrol agencies permitted personal sidearms only, and no other weapons.

2. From time to time, as the Government of Guslantis may require the defense of this jurisdiction, it may request military assistance from the Russian Republic. The Russian Republic will respond to such requests with adequate deployment of force.

3. The Russian Republic will not deploy any military forces in Guslantis without its permission so long as Guslantis abides by the present Treaty.

4. The Governments of Hilevation and Malvad will act as mediators between the Russian Republic and Guslantis for any disputes regarding this Article, and hereafter shall be referred to as the mediating governments.

5. Should the Russian Republic fail to meet its obligations under this article, the mediators may unanimously suspend the enforcement of it.

6. The Russian Republic and the mediating governments will have a right to send their agents with or without warning to inspect this jurisdiction to verify compliance with the terms of this Article by all concerned parties. Such agents may be permitted personal sidearms only, and no other weapons.

7. The Government of Guslantis will accord to such inspecting agents the same rights and immunities as are enjoyed in Guslantis by duly accredited diplomatic agents of friendly Powers.

8. No part of this treaty will remove the right of Guslantis to send unarmed civilian or lightly armed police agents of its government to any part of its territory for any legal purpose.

Article 14:

This treaty will enter into force when ratified by the Russian Republic, the Democracy of Guslantis, the Government of Malvad, and the Government of Hilevation, and also affirmed by popular referendum in the Russian Republic and the Democracy of Guslantis.

Edit: units
 
President Hilley and his diplomatic staff looked over the draft of the peace treaty. "I think this is a fitting treaty..." said President Hilley. "Fitting? What do you mean fitting? We're being punished for your actions!!!" yelled General Akerman. "Listen, we all know the president made a stupid mistake, but we can't change that now!" said Vice President Tucker. "I will ratify the treaty" said President Hilley. "What?! You're not going to demand something?!" asked General Akerman. "Listen, general, if you demand things in a war, you never get what you want, unless you are a totalitarian leader..."
 
"If we have an agreement between the belligerents on how to build an enduring peace," remarked Nikolai, "we need but the agreement of our designated mediators to help maintain the treaty to move forward. Will Malvad and Hilevation agree?"

Turning back to President Hilley he asked, "As we have a plan for peace, might it be suitable to declare an immediate armistice?"
 
OOC: Corinair says he's getting land approved in the relevant location. I'm trusting him on this one.

Ambassador NumaNuma Smithson stormed into the conference room and faced Minister Donaldson.

"Minister, I must demand that Malvad refuse to agree to these terms. Chancellor Solnste of Corinair is as we speak in the air, fleeing an advance by Guslantis onto TNP's South Point. It is not in the best interest of the North Pacific to allow President Hilley to attack another nation and your Malvadian delegation is ready to go ahead and forgive them. Checkers will never accept the terms of this agreement so long as Guslantis is attacking other nations.
 
"With all due respect to Ambassador Smithson, he speaks of a hypothetical. My country is engaged in an actual war, one we wish to see end." Nikolai paused thoughtfully, and continued, "We would welcome the development of an international institution for peace however, to prevent or arrest aggression."
 
OOC: Iro, the land that Corinair wants (shown in his factbook) is no where near the south point of The North Pacific

"Ambassador Smithson, all Guslantis wants is peace, we even named the demilitarized zone as set up by Zemnaya Svoboda!" yelled President Hilley. "All we ask is that you know that we don't want this war any more than Zemnaya Svoboda!" yelled Secretary Knowles.
 
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OOC: Iro, the land that Corinair wants (shown in his factbook) is no where near the south point of The North Pacific

"Ambassador Smithson, all Guslantis wants is peace, we even named the demilitarized zone as set up by Zemnaya Svoboda!" yelled President Hilley. "All we ask is that you know that we don't want this war any more than Zemnaya Svoboda!" yelled Secretary Knowles.
OCC: I disagree, the land that I chose clearly intersects along the southern point. It just doesn't take up the whole point. Based on where your troops landed, you're well within 500 km of our borders and based on your previous roleplaying actions in your expansion thread that lead to us responding to your sudden appearance and Iro attempting to discover your countries intent in the south.

This land was approved by Lennert he just hasn't updated the map yet. Also, I apologize for jumping in, just wanted to help justify Iro's point of assisting us since in a real world situation we wouldn't know you were just trying to colonize without telling us.

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OOC: Corinair has a valid claim over the land displayed on their map. Even more valid since it will be the starting territory for them, and you know I never deny the first claim.

Guslantis also plans a discovery/conquest RP in the south too, but not in a specific land, and of course not in the land claimed by Corinair unless he wants to fight another war, one I wouldn't like to happen. He will do it somewhere else, and as this won't be their first claim we will see how that threads developes.
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IC: King Lennart of Avalon sends a TG to authorities involved on behalf of both Zemnaya Svoboda and Guslantis. The content is the same for both TGs:

King Lennart of Avalon:


A young nation makes mistakes and expasionism is by far the most common amongst them.

This is not a way to justify Guslantis' ruler decisions, but a way to put some order in this confusion. As a signer of the deceitful treaty of Pigletville, Avalon hoped to give Guslantis a chance to improve their incipient diplomacy and assure peace, but even though their actions showed promise they soon turned them into greedy blindness.

It would be very easy for Avalon disassociate ourselves from such a treaty, but as a last will of that now mourning pact, Lennart extend His hand graciously with this proposal:

1- The borders will remain the same they were before, DM Zones are voluntary for each side on their own territory. Status Quo prior to confrontation will be restored.

2- Guslantis, as the attacker, has the responsibility to respond for economic losses. Zemnaya Svoboda has the right to be indemnified.

3- The treaty of Pigletville is revoked.
 
After reading the telegram, President Hilley said to Minister Iosefich, "I agree with King Lennart's proposal, and I do also want to add that I would like to name this war". General Akerman and Secretary gave him a confused look. "I would like to name it The Schnellerkrieg, which is "quick war" in our native tongue, I think it fits because since we were the attackers, it should be in our language, and it should mean quick war because it was quite quick for a war." he continued. "What do you think?" he asked.
 
Nikolai Iosefich Braverman stared at the Guslantean. He opened his mouth as if to speak, and then closed it. He frowned. After a few seconds, he asked, "Are you withdrawing your agreement to the draft just presented?" After a moment's thought, he continued, "And is your silence a refusal of our offer of armistice?"
 
President Hilley answered the question almost immediately, "of course not, I just thought that King Lennart's proposal was a good thing to add to the armistice."
 
OOC: I really do apologize for not posting. Real life has been busy. But I'm here now! :D

IC: Minister Donaldson stood to speak after a long period of listening, "So gentlemen, you both agree on the proposal by Zemnaya Svoboda. Guslantis has expressed its opinion that King Lennart's proposal should be included. Does Zemnaya Svoboda wish to include it? If so I move that the official treaty be written out and signed immediately. If not I ask that the King's proposal be dropped and a final consensus made."
 
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