A World of Strife: 1955

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A World of Strife: 1955

World War II has only ended 10 years ago but the world is on the cusp of war again. Hitler, the common enemy, was killed by his own generals. The Nazi threat is no more, there is no more common enemy for democracy and communism to fight. The world's three superpowers: the United States, Germany, and Soviet Union are all locked in a power struggle but open conflict is impossible or the world will turn into a nuclear wasteland. Now, proxy wars will dominate the landscape and conflict seems inevitable...
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Berlin Conference


The Berlin Conference occurred on November 17, 1944. After Hitler was successfully assassinated in June of 1944 and the Allied advance in Normandy became stagnate after the battle of Caen. Peace talks began between the U.S., Great Britain, Italy, and Germany.

Results of the Conference:

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• Northern and Western France would become free from Axis occupation.
  
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• Germany will reparations for damage done in Northern France.
  
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• France retains control over their colonies in Africa and Asia.
  
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• Denmark and Norway will become independent.
  
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• All German U-boats will be recalled from Allied waters.
  
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• Italian colonies in Africa will be liberated from their rule.
  
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• Italy will keep Albania under its direct control though Italy announces it will remove all troops from Greece.
  
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• Malta will be granted independence from British rule though British naval ships will be able to dock there.
  
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German-Soviet Peace Agreement


The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or USSR, under Chairman Joseph Stalin declined to meet at the Berlin Conference and continued to push into Poland. While the Red Army, numbering in the millions pushed far into German-occupied lands until a large well-trained, well-equipped Wehrmacht force, now fighting on one front once again, held the Soviets at the Battle of Seelow Heights. This was a major defeat and the Red Army was cut down by the well-trained German forces and peace was made between the two in May, 1945.

Result of German-Soviet Peace Agreement:

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• Germany will pay no reparations for the damage done to Soviet cities.
  
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• Poland will be split into Soviet Poland (eastern half) and German Poland (western half), Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia , Lithuania, and Romania will become Soviet satellite states.
  
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San Francisco Conference


While tensions had resolved around the world fighting in Asia and the Pacific continued until March 2, 1945. U.S. forces are stopped at the battle of Iwo Jima and the United States encourages peace talks with Japan. Eventually Emperor Hirohito and Prime Minister Hideki Tojo come to the Californian city of San Francisco to discuss peace terms.

Result of the San Francisco Conference:

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• The United States and Great Britain will unfreeze Japanese assets and will reestablish trade.
  
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• Philippine Islands, Solomon Islands, and Micronesia will become independent.
  
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• Wake and Midway Islands will remain under U.S. control.
  
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• U.S. will pay reparations for extensive bombings on mainland Japan.
  
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• Japan will pay reparations for all damage done to overseas nations and territories.
  
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• Japan will renounce claims on Hong Kong and Antarctica.
  
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• French Indochina will be released and returned to France.
  
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• Manchukuo will remain under Japanese control and will be protected from Soviet threat.
  
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• The Kuril Islands will remain under Japanese control.
  
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• Korea, Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands and Volcano Islands will remain under Japanese control.
  
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• The Sakhalin Island will be divided between Soviet (northern) and Japanese (southern).
  
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Dark Purple- Kingdom of Italy (NecroKnight)

Pink- Republic of India (The Elusive Shadow)

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The United States of America

Education


Students across the United States are now receiving updated curriculum on US and World History. This new curriculum focuses on instilling Patriotism in America's youth and teaching of the ills of Communism. "Did you know if you're a Communist you go to hell?"


Economic


Throughout the Country federal lands are opened to private companies for drilling and resource extraction. Some of these areas include Federal lands in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico.


Military


Following the disastrous defeat in Normandy the United States Military has reformed into a professional military. Discipline is instilled harshly and perfection is expected. There are no mistakes. Boot-camp is no longer a stroll in the park over 50% of enlistees fail to complete boot camp their first time.

US Army Rangers- The need for an elite frontline troop has emerged. To fulfill this role the US Army Rangers have been formed. These men represent the best the US army has to offer.


US S.O.C- The US S.O.C. or Special Operations Command is charged with overseeing the various special forces groups within the US military. These shadow units exist outside of the knowledge of the public. These groups include


Special Forces Group 1- Specialized in insurgent and counterinsurgent activity. Men of the first group are fluent in spanish and portuguese.


Special Forces Group 2- Specialized for operations inside the United States particularly in hunting down and detaining enemies of the state.


Production


Two Carriers Midway begin production.


Research


The US department of defense has commissioned for an improved helicopter able to carry troops into battle while providing limited fire support. The project is nicknamed Huey.


The Department of Defense has also commissioned for the creation of Automatic Rifle chambered in 5.56.


The United States begins expanding research into Ballistic Technology mainly missile delivery systems.


The Family Matters Act


To encourage middle and upper-class families to have more children a new program has been implemented. Codenamed the Family Matters Act, this program has targeted suburban families by providing tax breaks and even payments to families over the poverty line who sire multiple children in wedlock. An official policy has also been put in place disallowing non-heterosexual individuals from adopting or fostering children as they are now labeled sexual deviants .


In a statement earlier this week President William Perry stated "We must preserve the traditional family above all else. As through the Traditional family comes the American way of life. There are those among us who wish to destroy it, but we will not let them. There are some who would convince your sons its ok to like another man. Together we will preserve the True United States."


Homeland Security


The CIA which formed in 1947 has expanded its operation to no longer just target suspected spies or foreign threats, but to also be vigilant and hunt down domestic threats. These threats include those who jeopardize the safety of the United States by exposing radical and idiotic ideas. Those deemed as enemies of the state are to be detained for questioning.

Foreign Policy


Cuba- The United States views that to promote stability in Latin America first the United States must promote stability in Cuba. The US government requests that Cuba allow US construction companies to improve the infrastructure of Cuba.


India- The United States approves the Indian visit to the States.

 

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The Republic Of India First Turn :

• Political
• Domestic
• Economic
• Military
• Foreign Relations
• Research

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  Current the INC or The Indian National Congress hold's overwhelming power in both houses of parliament , with the INC's head Mr Jawaharlal Nehru being the Prime Minister of India . The following are the names of Nehru's current Cabinet of Ministers.
  
  
  

  Portfolio	Minister
  Minister of External Affairs & Prime Minister	Jawaharlal Nehru
  Minister of Finance	C. D. Deshmukh
  Minister of Home Affairs	Govind Ballabh Pant
  Minister of Defense	Kailash Nath Katju
  Minister of Railways	Lal Bahadur Shastri
  Minister of Information and Broadcasting	B. V. Keskar
  Minister of Parliamentary Affairs	Satya Narayan Sinha

  
  
  
  
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  The States Reorganization Commission & The States reorganization act of 1955 :-
  
  
  The States Reorganization Commission {राज्य पुनर्गठन आयोग} {রাজ্য পুনূগঠন কোমিশন}(SRC) was a body constituted by the Central Government of India in 1953 to recommend the reorganization of state boundaries. In 1955, after nearly 2 years of study, the Commission recommended that India's state boundaries should be reorganized to form 16 states and 3 union territories.
  
  
  States Reorganisation Commission consisted of Fazal Ali, K. M. Panikkar and H. N. Kunzru. Some of its recommendations were implemented in the States Reorganisation Act of 1956.
  
  
  This was done in order to better organise and Administer India's Territories .
  
  
  Changes made can be seen in the following map :
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  (This map shows the entire division till date , please just stick to what has been changed in 1956)
  
  
  The Golden Age Of Indian Cinema:-
  
  
  Following India's independence, the period from the late 1944s to the 1960s are regarded by film historians as the 'Golden Age' of Indian cinema.Some of the most critically acclaimed Indian films of all time were produced during this period.
  
  
  
  
  
  This period saw the emergence of a new Parallel Cinema movement, mainly led by Bengali cinema. Early examples of films in this movement include Chetan Anand's Neecha Nagar (1946), Ritwik Ghatak's Nagarik (1952),and Bimal Roy's Do Bigha Zameen(1953), laying the foundations for Indian neorealism and the "Indian New Wave". Pather Panchali (1955), the first part of The Apu Trilogy (1955–1959) by Satyajit Ray, marked his entry in Indian cinema. The Apu Trilogy won major prizes at all the major international film festivals and led to the 'Parallel Cinema' movement being firmly established in Indian cinema.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  In order to plan, promote and organize an integrated and efficient development of the Indian film industry and foster excellence in cinema The National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) is formed . It will functions in areas of film financing , production and distribution and under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India . The first ever Chairperson on the National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) would be arguably one of India's finest directors Mr. Satyajit Ray , who under orders from the president is made a member of the Rajya Sabha (Upper house of Parliament) for his immense contribution to Indian cinema
  
  
  
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  On the basis of Recommendations from the Planning commission the following reforms and measures are taken by the Indian government these respective fields.
  
  
  1. Finance
     
  2. Programme for Agriculture
     
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  "Basically, the issue is whether and how domestic savings to the requisite extent can be mobilised in the aggregate. This depends on a judgement not only as to the desirability of limiting consumption beyond a point, but also of the suitability, in the given economic and social set-up, of the means or techniques to be used for the purpose. The latter is an important consideration in shaping taxation and other economic policies in a democratic state, and especially in the context of the private sector functioning side by side with the public sector. The point to emphasize is that given the decision to invest a certain quantum of resources, the necessary savings have to be found, and clearly the bulk of them have to be found from within the economy. It has also to be bome in mind that foreign exchange resources present a problem to which special attention has to be given. A country which starts on industrialisation has necessarily to import the required machinery and equipment from abroad in the early stages, and it has, therefore, to conserve its foreign exchange resources to the utmost. The fact that supplemental resources from abroad on a considerable scale would still be necessary even after the utmost economy in the matter of imports highlights the need for an active export promotion policy."- Extract from the 2nd Five Year Plan.
  
  
  The scheme of financing envisaged for seeing through the developmental programme of the Central and State Governments aggregating to Rs. 4,800 crores is as follows:
  
  
  

  Sectors	Finances in Crore Rupees. (1 Crore = 10 Million)
  	Surplus from current revenues	800
  Borrowings from the public		1200
  	Other budgetary sources		400
  	Resources to be raised externally	800
  	Deficit financing	1200
  	Gap-to be covered by additional measures to raise domestic resources	400
  	Total	4800

  
  
  
  
  
  
  Programme For Agriculture :-
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  "The scope for increasing the area under cultivation is extremely limited. Such increase as may take place in the area under cultivation is likely to increase the production mainly of the coarser grains. As national income increases, there may be a general tendency for demand to shift from the coarser to the superior grains, especially to rice, wheat and maize. In the circumstances, the main source of increase in agricultural production must be increase in yields from more intensive, more efficient and more profitable agricultural production. Although the available data are not always comparable, there is little doubt that the average yields of principal crops like wheat and rice in India are considerably smaller than those current in several other countries. The crop cutting experiments which have been conducted in recent years in different parts of the country show large variations in the average yields of crops between different regions and even within each region. Crop competitions which have been carried on for some time past also afford an indication of levels which can be attained in Indian conditions when the necessary effort and assistance are forthcoming. It is now within the bounds of practical action to bring about a rapid and fairly widespread increase in agricultural yields. This requires more detailed and systematic planning in terms of regions. States, districts and project areas such as has not yet been undertaken. Data derived from crop competitions should be widely publicized, so that each area can set its goals in the light of established facts. To the extent necessary, the scope of crop competitions should be widened. What is require'd is not merely the encouragement of high levels of achievement on the part of individual farmers, but a more comprehensive effort which would raise the general average in each area. Every part of the country should have targets of average production for different crops based on a broad classification of physical conditions of irrigation, rainfall, terrain, etc. In pursuance of these targets there should be programmes for raising levels of productivity which go down to individual villages and individual families." -Extract from the 2nd Five Year Plan.
  
  
  The Following are some of the targets proposed by the 2nd Five year plan pertaining to agricultural Production , which are to be achieved thorough increased investment :
  
  
  
  
  
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  Cotton :- To fulfil the textile targets for the second five year plan, the production of raw cotton has to be.raised from 4.2 million bales in 1955-56 to 5.5 million bales in 1960-61. Programmes for the cotton development will continue the measures undertaken during the first five year plan such as provision of hybrid seed, multiplication and distribution of improved seed, grant of loans to cultivators for the purchase of seed and fertiliser and extension and propaganda among the cotton cultivators. Ah important feature of development under the second plan will be the emphasis on increasing the production of long staple varieties particularly in the areas brought under major irrigation projects. The achievements made so far in increasing the production of long staple varieties have been significant and the proportion of these varieties had gone up from 17.5 per cent in 1948-49 to about 37 per cent in 1954-55.
  
  
  Jute :- Before Partition, India had a virtual monopoly in the production and supply of raw jute, jute being always one of India's principle foreign exchange earners. After Partition only about 19 per cent of the total production of raw jute of undivided India came to the share of the Indian Union. While there has been substantial improvement in the production of jute from 1.7 million bales in 1947-48 to about 4 million bales in. 1955-56, much of the additional jute produced in the country during the last few years was grown on marginal lands and was of poor quality, which consequently fetched low prices. The emphasis in the programme for jute production has to be changed from quantity to quality and new jute cultivation has to be undertaken in areas suitable for growing high quality jute. The requirements of the industry for raw jute may be placed at 7.2 million bales if all the mills were to work to full capacity. In addition about 150,000 bales may be treated as extra-factory consumption. It is therefore proposed to provide 5 million bales from internal production and to import the balance. It should be possible to produce the additional quantity of 1 million bales of jute largely through intensive cultivation measures with the ultimate objective of achieving an average yield of 3 bales per acre of good quality jute. The measures proposed in the second plan include the continuation on an expanded basis of the existing jute extension schemes, setting up of seed farms, supply of improved seeds, distribution of seed drills, construction of retting tanks etc. The organization of an extension service for demonstration of improved cultural practices is an important item in the jute developmental programme.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Oil seeds :- Oilseeds and vegetable oils besides constituting a source of fat supply in 'the diet of the population are valuable export commodities. The production of the five major oilseeds—groundnut, sesamum, linseed, rape and mustard and castor seed is expected to go up from 5.1 million tons in 1950-51 to about 5.5 million tons in 1955-56 which was the target fixed under the first plan. Under the second five year plan, it is proposed to increase the production of the five major oilseeds to 7 million tons.
  
  
  Sugarcane :- The consumption of sugar and gur has increased steadily during recent years; In 1950-51 under conditions of control about 10.7 lakh tons of sugar were consumed. The amount consumed in 1954-55 was about 17 lakh tons. Under the second plan, it is proposed to raise the production of crystal sugar to 22.5 lakh tons and the installed capacity to 25 lakh tons at the end of 1960-61. In order to make available to sugar factories increased quantities. of cane and also to provide for higher gur consumption, additional production of 13 lakh tons of sugarcane in terms of gur, is aimed at This will raise the total production from 5.8 million tons expected in 1955-56 to 7 :1 million tons in 1960-61, the amount available per adult being 1 : 72 ozs. per day. Schemes for the intensive cultivation of sugarcane include provision of irrigation facilities, establishment of seed nurseries, distribution of disease free and improved varieties of seeds, distribution of manures and fertilisers, control of pests and diseases, organisation of demonstrations and crop competitions. The main emphasis will be on increasing the sucrose content of the cane and ensuring maximum supplies of cane during the crushing season.
  
  
  Lac :- Lac is the raw material for shellac and seed lac which are important items of export trade. The production of lac during the last few years has varied between 37,000 to 48,000 tons, the expected production in 1955-56 being of the order of 44,000 tons. In formulating the target of additional production, the possibilities of export demand for the commodity as well as competition from lac and from artificial substitutes produced abroad has to be kept in view. The second five year plan aims at stepping up production to 59,000 tons. Emphasis will also be given to the improvement of quality. These objectives are to be attained mainly through the establishment of regional brood farms in different areas, survey of idle host plant and imparting technical knowledge on lac cultivation. It is proposed to organise a lac extension service in important lac growing areas. In addition, it is also proposed to establish air-conditioned and ordinary godowns for storage of stick lac at important marketing centers.
  
  
  
  
  
  Tobacco :- Next to U.S.A. and China, India is the largest tobacco producing country in the world. In 1954-55, 250,000 tons of tobacco were produced. The problem which faces tobacco cultivation is not so much of expansion of production as improvement in quality. Due to unfavourable weather conditions, a large proportion of the crop during recent years turned out to be of low grade varieties and it was found difficult to sell it This resulted in the accumulation of stocks and consequent fall in prices. Improvement of quality will be given the highest priority in the programme for the second five year plan, and increase in production as such is not envisaged.
  
  
  Tea, Coffee and Rubber :- Production and other programmes for tea, coffee and rubber are at present being considered by the Plantations Enquiry Commission. Between 1950 and 1954 tea production has varied from 613 to 644 million pounds and exports from 427 to 470 million pounds. On the whole, it appears that it should be possible to achieve a production target of 700 million pounds and an export target of about 470 to 500 million pounds by the end of the plan. The Coffee Board is engaged in examining a fifteen year development plan for increasing the production of coffee, from 25,000 tons to 48,000 tons. Of the increase about 10,000 tons are proposed to be secured from intensive cultivation and rehabilitation of existing estates and 13,000 tons from reclamation and fresh plantings. A scheme drawn up by the Rubber Board for replanting 70,000 acres of area under rubber at the rate of 7,000 acres a year over a period of 10 years and for bringing 10,000 acres of new land under rubber at 2,000 acres a year is under the consideration of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  
  
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  Eight years ago the Government of India made a declaration of industrial policy in their resolution dated the 6th April, 1948. Since then the constitution of India has been enacted, guaranteeing certain fundamental rights and laying down Directive Principles of State Policy, and Parliament has accepted a socialist pattern of society as the objective. These important developments have necessitated a fresh statement of industrial policy, which has to be governed by the principles laid down in the Constitution and the objective of socialism. It follows that the State has to assume direct responsibility for the future development of industries over a wider area than before. There are, however, limiting factors which make it necessary at this stage to define the fields in which the State will assume exclusive responsibility or play of dominant role. After an examination of all relevant considerations, Government liave made a fresh statement of policy on the 30th April, 1956 which will help speeding up industrialization and, in particular, to develop heavy industries and machine making industries, to expand the public sector, and to build up a large and growing co-operative sector. Under the revised policy industries specified in Schedule 'A' will be the exclusive responsibility of the State while Schedule 'B' enumerates industries which will be progressively State-owned, but in which private enterprise will also be expected to supplement the efforts of the State. In regard to industries falling outside these schedules, their future development will, in general, be left to the initiative and enterprise of the private sector. Notwithstanding these demarcations it is always open to the State to undertake any type of industrial production. -Extract from the 2nd Five Year Plan.
  
  
  Within the framework of the policy set out above, the next phase in the expansion of industrial capacity is conducted on the basis of the following objectives :-
  
  
  
  
  

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       increases production of iron and steel and of heavy chemicals, including nitrogenous fertilizers, and development of the heavy engineering and machine building industries;
       

  
  
  
  
  

  • expansion of capacity in respect of other developmental commodities and producer goods such as aluminium, cement, chemical pulp, dyestuffs and phosphatic fertilizers ; and of essential drugs ;
    

  
  
  
  
  

  • modernisation and re-equipment of important national industries which have already come into existence, such as jute and cotton textiles and sugar;
    

  
  
  
  
  

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  • expansion of capacity for consumer goods keeping in view the requirements of common production programmes and the production targets for the decentralized sector of industry.
    

  
  
  
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  "Village and small industries in their different aspects are an integral and continuing element both in the economic structure and in the scheme of national planning. The primary object of developing small industries in rural areas is to extend work opportunities, raise incomes and standard of living and to bring about a more balanced and integrated rural economy. Inevitably, in rural areas, the traditional industries have to be given immediate consideration. As the rural economy develops, technical changes will take place in different fields and correspondingly, the pattern of rural industrialisation will also change from simple crafts meeting elementary needs to small industries based on steadily improving techniques and designed to satisfy the needs of a more advanced character. These developments will necessarily be spread over a long period; in the meantime, support through legislation and various positive measures of organisation and assistance for the existing village industries is absolutely vital to the stability and growth of the village economy. Thus, the sector of village and small industries is not to be viewed as a static part of the economy, but rather as a progressive and efficient decentralised sector which is closely integrated, on the one hand, with agriculture and, on the other, with large-scale industry. The main considerations which influence the priority given to village and small industries in rural and industrial development programmes were set out at length in the first Five-Year Plan. During the past three years, with the setting up of various special organisations, the ground has been prepared for programmes of larger magnitude."-Extract from the 2nd Five Year Plan.
  
  
  The Village and Small Scale Industries Committee: The programme for village and small industries to be carried out during the second plan period is con-'siderably larger than in the first. Programmes for the second plan and problems connected with their implementation have been recently reviewed by a committee—the Village and Small Scale Industries (Second Five Year Plan) Committee, commonly known as the Karve Committee, which was appointed by the Planning Commission in June, 1955. In making its proposals the Committee kept three principal aims in view, namely,
  
  
  
  
  

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       to avoid as far as possible, during the period of the second plan, further technological unemployment such as occurs specially in the traditional village industries;
       

  
  
  
  
  

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  The Committee, however, envisaged that even in the traditional village industries, to the extent immediately possible, technical improvements should be adopted, and for the future there should be a regular programme of gradual transition to better techniques. At the same time, where new capital investment had to be made it should be, as far as possible, on improved equipment, the improvement being in some cases in the nature of additions to or adaptations of existing equipment.
  
  
  
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  After Independence The British had demobilized the Indian army from its all time high record 2.5 million men in the Second World War . The current structure of the Indian armed forces is based on the recommendations of Field Marshal Claude Auchinleck and are as follows :
  
  
  • A 200,000 strong army of some 10 divisions, devoted primarily to internal security.
    
  • A 20 squadron air force .
    
  • A navy of 69 capital ships . This was to be structured around two aircraft carrier Task forces.
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  The Indian Government proposes a state visit to the United States of America by the PM Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru , the visit aims to bring about greater bilateral ties among the two nations , The two head's of states will discuss maters relating to Education , Industry , Infrastructure and Aid . (@lcomstock4 )
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  • High Yielding Variety Of Seeds
    
  • Arjun Mark 1 , based on the British Centurion . The soviet union also provides its support in this endeavor .
    
  
  
  

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Summary Of Turn (For Mod Convenience) :

• Political - Cabinet Ministers of the current Government
  
• Domestic :-
  
  Division of India into 16 states and 3 union territories for administrative purposes .
  
• Creation of the National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) in order to plan, promote and organize an integrated and efficient development of the Indian film industry and foster excellence in cinema.
  

• Economic :-
  
  Budget of the republic for development purposes - Totaling to 4800 crores Indian Rupees (1 crore = 10 Million)
  
• Targets are set for agricultural production and investment in the same is made (see spoiler)
  
• Expansion of the Industrial capacity (see Industry)
  
• The Karve commission is set up and its recommendations adopted
  

[*]Military :- Current military numbers are given ... Indian government makes no changes to the current composition this turn .


[*]Foreign Affairs : Proposed state visit to the U.S.A

 

[Am Vya]

The Federal Republic of Germany

Education:


Students will start learning about its neighboring countries history's, world history, and the history of Germany in more depth. There will be jobs where teachers can teach those who did not receive a education that would like to, or cannot afford an education.


Economics:


The government has ordered that the dams in Holland be modernized and upgraded, as to prevent floods. They have also ordered Lock gates be put in place so ships can still get in. oil companies are also popping up around the German controlled North Sea. The government has also ordered construction on a new type of energy source, Wind turbines.


Military:


After holding off the Allies in WWII, the German military was content with its training methods. After recent modernization it was decided to make training tougher just in case, to make sure only the best were worthy of being soldiers. Soldiers are trained to be fast, efficient, and deadly. They carry minimal gear, which allows them to move further distances then some soldiers.


Schutz staffeln: Seeing a need for a special forces, Germany has made the reformed the Schutz Staffeln, or SS secretly. They serve as a defense force for Germany and are their own regiment in the armed forces. The public knows nothing of the SS's existence and no other country does either.

Geheime SS: The Stealth Division of the SS is the spy force of the SS. They are a unit that is specialized in infiltrating targets such as government buildings and such. They are the best spy force Germany have. They are not only spies but serve as the secret police of Germany as well.


Waffen SS: The Waffen SS or Armed SS are part of the SS that have been moved into a military unit. They are the elite soldiers of Germany and take orders directly from Ludwig himself. The Waffen SS are also a secret unit, that only a few know about.

The government has put out a order for 150 E-75 StandardPanzers and 100 E-50 StandardPanzers.


Research:


The Government has commissioned for a new main battle tank, naming it the Leopard I.


The government has commissioned development on a new tank, called the Leopold.


Foreign Policy:





Italy: There has been increased trade between these new nations and Germany has decided to sell its older naval ships to Italy for refitting.


France: After many years of occupation the German government has given back the occupied French land. The occupied portion of France is now back in France's hands.

 

[Shireling]

THE VATICAN CITY


Political
​

The sounds of Gregorian chants filled the hallowed streets of the Vatican on All Saint's Day, 1955. From the Papal Office, Pope Pius XII looked down to the cobbled streets at the convoy of the faithful making its way towards the Basilica.


The Pontiff turned to the door as it swung open slowly, revealing an advisor in a black robe. Pius adjusted his glasses and motioned to a chair. "Sit, Brother Eduardo." He said softly in Italian.


The robed man sat down, leaning on his cane. He was very old, perhaps seventy by his looks.


"Speak, my friend." The Pontiff went on.


The advisor licked his lips and began. "The Jesuit Order is back again asking for a grant for an observatory near Palermo."


"How much do they need?"


"2 million Swiss francs, for the lenses and everything."


"Well, give it to them, by all means." Said the Pontiff, rising. He turned to the window and looked out.


"Your grace, I would advise against such expenditures."


"I know." Said the Pontiff softly. "What else?"


The advisor swallowed. "Two things. Firstly, we've had a monsignor go missing in Lodz, Poland."


The Pontiff's face darkened. "KGB?"


"Perhaps." Said the advisor, "or perhaps German intelligence."


The Pontiff seemed surprised. "Why German?"


"He had come from photographing the camp. The one near Birkenau. Second piece of news."


The Pontiff nodded and hung his head. "So we have no photographs?"


"The site was badly deteriorated anyways. Dynamited and partially buried. But, what we have back from development is... the crematoriums, and one of the... chambers."


Again, the Pontiff nodded, crossed himself, and turned out the window.

Economic

​

2 million Swiss francs will be transferred from the Vatican Bank to the personal account of the Jesuit Order for construction of an observatory and rocket laboratory near Palermo, Sicily.

Foreign Relations

​

The Bishop of Paris has contacted French President Charles de Gaulle for a meeting over coffee and paistries. The conversation is expected to be related to the containment of Communism in Europe.


The Bishop of Berlin has contacted President Beck through proxy and inquired on the disappearance of a Monsignor in Lodz, Poland.


The Vatican has created a special committee to gather political intelligence called the Vatican Office of Intelligence.

Research

​

Jesuit scientists in Sicily are conducting small-scale rocket tests. Other Catholic institutions are working on vaccines for tuberculosis and influenza.

 

[The Omen of Death]

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia


Political: N/A


Domestic: Programs to increase diversity and acceptance amongst the Yugoslav ethnic groups is underway.


Economic: Yugoslavia instates tax breaks to Yugoslav businesses that employ more domestic Yugoslav employees to combat unemployment and public works projects are being done to increase infrastructure in the nation.


Yugoslavia slightly increases taxes on everyone to make up for the tax breaks.


Military: Compulsory Conscription continues


The Territorial Defense is given more specialized Partisan Guerrilla warfare training.


Foreign Affairs: Secret talks with Bulgaria continue over bringing the country into Yugoslavia, currently the matter of discussion has went over to amnesty for war reparations on both sides. Yugoslavia would also be making Bulgaria a Constituent Republic of Yugoslavia with the full political rights of other Yugoslavs. Which makes the Bulgarians more inclined, but the talks still must be continued.


The Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Yugoslavia seeks trade relations with The Kingdom of Italy in an attempt to establish friendly relations to the rising power. In the message a portion states that "In an attempt to put out a hand of friendliness no matter political belief, or agendas. So that the Balkans and Mediterranean, can be at more peace."


Yugoslavia also seeks to establish diplomatic relations with India. To possibly discuss trade.


Yugoslavia also works on making relations with Warsaw Pact nations better.


Yugoslavia also to increase peace between the Balkan nations is calling for a peaceful organization to be made between Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey in an attempt to make more peace in the Balkan region.

 

[NecroKnight]

Kingdom of Italy

Political:

• The Italian Cabinet accepts the offered proposal of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, to increase trade between the two countries. Emphasize is but on agricultural and the Italian luxury goods industry. (@The Omen of Death)
  
• The Kingdom of Italy, accepts Germany' offer of several old-class naval vessels, they promise to name one of the ships after a famous German politician. (@Lord TacoBell)
  

Domestic:

• Italian Highway Program - the plans to connect all of Italy via a similar autobahn, which is so famous in many Germanic countries is underway. With Northern Italy mostly connected, the same is hoped to do with Southern Italy around 1958. Workers are to be recruited from among the poorer Southern Italians, to reduce unemployment and encourage the 'Self Employment' slogan among Southern Italians.
  
• Mandatory Education - the Education Reform, is passed in the Italian Cabinet. With government funding and approved by law, based on the Nordic system - all children ages from 7 to 18 or until they get an advanced secondary education are demanded by law to study in schools. Following the Nordic model, all students will get free education and free meals in school, paid for by the government. Extra oversight and funding is granted to Southern Italian districts, in an effort to combat the poverty and corruption in the region and improve the situation there. Several actions and policies of Italy and its allies are white-washed in school textbooks, yet most of the things taught are to be authentic and accurate - included the policies, political and social situation of both the USSR and USA.
  

Economic:

• Southern Farming - in an effort to improve agriculture in the Southern regions, the Italian Cabinet has authorized a Special Southern Commitee to be formed. With the aim, of allowing southern farmers to sell their products overseas and to other countries.
  
• Luxury Goods - the government offers incentives to several famous Italian luxury good companies, who bring in more tax and revenue to the country.
  

Military:

• Naval Expansion - the Italian Navy is to retrofit most of the older-class bought German naval vessels. Amongst them the two most powerful vessels - the battleship and aircraft carrier is given special attention; for them to be able to in terms of firepower to match any British or United States equal class. The Italian battleship is to be named the RNI Bernhard von Bülow - in honor of the famous German ambassador and in-thanks to the Germans for the naval vessels. The first Italian carrier is to be named the RNI Giuseppe Garibaldi. The other vessels are to be integrated in the Italian Navy - with the end result in hope to dominate the Mediterrian Sea.
  
• Legion System - the new, Italian army is to be held upto the new Legion System - in essence, every soldier is to be the modern equal of a Legionaire. Those terms mean - to be adaptable, disciplined and reactive. To be the equal and better of any other soldier in the field.
  
• Arcanii - the new military intelligence of the Italian Armed Forces. Emphasize is put on counter-intelligence to prevent any hostile actors from destabilizing the Italian country - both domestic and abroad.
  

Foreign Affairs:

• Italy offers its German counterpact the pact of connection the autobath network of Italy and Germany to increase trade, travel and tourism between the two countries. (@Lord TacoBell)
  
• In agreement with Albania civil leaders - the Kingdom of Italy has agreed to allow public elections to occur in Albania. In exchange to allowing for Italy to maintain its military bases and access to the country' mineral resources - the Kingdom of Italy has agreed to continue developing Albania' infrastructure and protect its cultural heritage. Any communist-minded parties are outlawed as under illegal and hostile agitators, and removed by Arcanii agents.
  

 

[Deadkool]

Political:

-Antonov's administration makes quick work mopping out the last of Stalin's supporters


-Antonov invests additional resources into US-based clandestine operatives




Domestic

-The Ministry of Health begins investing in vaccines

-Antonov approves of elected Alderman Councils in Russia's large cities that will (hopefully) increase public order

Economic:

-The Ministry of Agriculture & Food moves into Phase 3 of its plan to expand operations

-Antonov's administration encourages internal investment into the American entertainment and news industry

Military:

​

Spoiler

Five million men armed with a wide array of weapons from shovels to AK-47s to the occasional T-34 tank​

-Outstanding members of the general Soviet military are inducted into a special corps known as The ????????s (ha)

-As the economy grows Soviet soldiers slowly begin to receive better equipment

Foreign Affairs:

-A diplomat is dispatched to Cuba (pm imminent)

-Small and isolated clandestine operatives in China begin to spread ideas of Communism

-A diplomat is dispatched to Yugoslavia (pm imminent)

 

[Elucid]

The Republic Of India Foreign Affairs Turn 1:

Russia :


The Indian Government Proposes a 2 week state visit to the Indian capital by Chairman Viktor Antonov , The visit is aimed at bring about greater coo-operation between the two socialist states . The Issues on the agenda that the two leaders will discuss include :

• A proposal by the Indian government to purchase 250 (125 of each model) units of the T-55 & T-54(modified) type tanks , furthermore the Indian government wishes cooperation from the Russian authorities in building India's first Ingenuously made tank - ARJUN Mk 1 , Loosely based on the British Centurion tank.
  
  
  
  

• The Chancellor Antonv is also invited as chief guest in the ceremonious opening of the
  
  
  Defence Research and Development Organisation
  
  
  (
  
  
  DRDO
  
  
  ) of India , that will be formed by the merger of the Technical Development Establishment and the Directorate of Technical Development and Production with the Defence Science Organisation.
  
  
  
  

• The government of India asks for assistance from the Russian authorities in establishing The second Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Bombay , In such an arrangement the bulk of the equipment and technical experts would mainly come from the Soviet Union while the Government of India will take the responsibility of all other expenses including the cost of the building project and recurring expenses.
  
  
  
  

• The government of India also asks the Soviet Union to support India's claim on Goa that is currently under Portuguese possession , It also asks the soviet union to support its claim on the Kashmir region .
  
  
  
  

@Deadkool

​

 

[Deadkool]

Antonov is accepts the invitation without hesitation and responds to the matters raised in the following ways.


-Approves sale of T-55s and T-54s (even encouraging the Indian government purchase more)


-Approves of sale of equipment and loan of technical experts so long as he is compensated


-Supports Indian claim to Kashmir and Goa


In addition, shortly after the meeting Antonov makes a statement to the world with his usual optimistic, but firm tone.


"As we move into a new era of technological enlightenment and societal progress, I find the number and power of aggressors to be growing at a startling rate. How long before foreign attempts to slow or even halt growing social economy. How long before they lash out in fear at our strong nations? Or at mine? Several qualified people have assisted me in forming a coalition to protect against all outside threats wishing an end to our sovereignty. Let this be a new age of international safety and cooperation beginning with the great people of India and The Soviet Union."


Antonov goes on to explain SAFER (Socialist Association For Ergonomic Reliability), a group of socialist states that would require the following of its members.


1. When a non-member nation invades a member nation, all member nations are obliged to show support.


The SAFER initiative also goes on to say that, though not required, it would ask member nations to assist other member nations in times of distress.

 

[lcomstock4]

The Growing Red Menace


President William Perry addresses the Nation "Has the World forgotten the Horrors of Communism? Has the World forgotten the millions of its own people Communism has murdered, be it through its leaders inept nature or their sadism. The United States has not forgotten. The United States has not forgotten how The USSR occupies and enslaves the people of Eastern Europe shrouded by an Iron Curtain. To stop this evil we must band together. This is why I have proposed the formation of The Anti-Red Pact. This organization is based upon Collective Security. Should one of the member Nations be attacked or have war declared on them all member nations will come to their aid."


The Following Nations have been Invited

• The Republic of China
  
• Great Britain
  
• France
  
• Germany
  
• India
  
• Cuba
  

The CIA also ramps up Counter Espionage in the Country attempting to root out foreign spies. Those entering the United States from countries such as Japan, USSR, and other Communist Nations are screened throughouly and monitored intensely. The CIA also begins profiling based on Race and ethnicity in secret. Those of Oriental or Slavic descent are subject to extreme surveillance. Civilians are offered rewards for any information that leads to the arrest of enemies of the State.


The United States also Encourages India to distance itself from the USSR. The United States would love to become closer with the nation but is becoming hesitant due to its growing relationship to the USSR.


The United States also invites a representative from Italy to the United States to discuss mutual concerns.

 

[Deadkool]

A SAFER Tomorrow





The USSR invites the following to a meeting to discuss international security and the SAFER Initiactive both the nuances of policies applying to its members and offering membership


-India


-Italy


-Japan


-Yugoslavia


-France


-Cuba

 

[Shepard]

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

• Political
• Domestic
• Economic
• Military
• Foreign Affairs

• 
  
  
  Atlee:*To himself*"We must do what is best for our nation..." *As he walks into Parliament*
  
  
  "King George, Lord Speaker, Speaker of the House, Lords Temporal, Lords Spiritual, members of Parliament.
  
  
  "Today. Today, we look at the world and see an end as well as a beginning. Today, we look to our allies after a long and gruesome war with a newfound sense of brotherhood. Today, we look to our old enemies with a newfound sense of friendliness and sympathy.
  
  
  However
  
  
  Today, we find ourselves again in a world on the verge of war..."
  
  
  -Propose re-charter of MI5
  
  
  -Begin preparing military parades and continue subsidizing military supporting media.
  
  
  [[its a little odd when you have politics and then domestic and economics, sorry]]
  
  
  
• 
  
  
  "We will not be able to support another campaign without the support of the people..."
  
  
  -Retain current status quo
  
  
  -Continue dedicated relief expenditures
  
  
  -Prepare Royal tours w/ relief agencies to rebuilding areas.
  
  
  -Begin preparing more public works jobs until private jobs become more available
  
  
  
• 
  
  
  "Keynes would be proud..."
  
  
  <Prevent post-war inflation>
  
  
  -<FREEZE> government spending on military
  
  
  -<FREEZE> current taxes at current level {War-time taxes (high)}
  
  
  -<DECREASE> money supply
  
  
  -<DECREASE> current interest rates*
  
  
  *We can't afford to cut off investments...we need them more now than ever...*
  
  
  
• 
  
  
  British Armed Forces
  
  
  British Army:
  
  
  -Begin research on Chieftain Main Battle Tank
  
  
  -<COMMISSION> 16th Independent Parachute Brigade Group
  
  
  -Begin training for the following:
  
  
  ^ Desert combat
  
  
  ^ Airborne drops
  
  
  ^ Minimal-force tactics
  
  
  -Prepare for {OPERATION TRIPARTITE}
  
  
  Royal Navy:
  
  
  -Deploy Littoral Combat Task Force 1 to Eastern Mediterranean with 16th IPBG and 5th Royal Armored Regiment (Centurions)
  
  
  Royal Air Force:
  
  
  -Deploy No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group to classified Israeli bases.
  
  
  
  • British Army
  • Royal Navy
  • Royal Air Force

  • 
    
    
    Marshall in Command:
    
    
    Deputy Marshall:
    
    
    Army Headquarters: Andover
    
    
    6x Infantry Divisions
    
    
    -Guards (Guards)
    
    
    -Scottish (Highland, Lowland)
    
    
    -King's (Lancastrian, Yorkshire, North Irish)
    
    
    -Prince of Whales (Mercian, Welsh, Wessex)
    
    
    -Queen's (East Anglian, Fusilier, Home Counties)
    
    
    -Light (Light, Green Jackets)
    
    
    [[Made up from:]]
    
    
    15x Infantry Brigades
    
    
    -Guards
    
    
    -Lowland
    
    
    -Highland
    
    
    -Home Counties
    
    
    -Fusilier
    
    
    -East Anglian
    
    
    -Forester
    
    
    -Mercian
    
    
    -Welsh
    
    
    -Wessex
    
    
    -Lancastrian
    
    
    -Yorkshire
    
    
    -North Irish
    
    
    -Light Infantry
    
    
    -Green Jackets
    
    
    6x Royal Tank Regiments
    
    
    -1st Royal Tank (Centurion)
    
    
    -2nd Royal Tank (Centurion)
    
    
    -3rd Royal Tank (Centurion)
    
    
    -4th Royal Tank (Centurion)
    
    
    -5th Royal Tank (Centurion)
    
    
    -6th Royal Tank (Centurion) (TDY)
    
    
    
  • 
    
    
    2x Naval Fleets
    
    
    -Mediterranean Fleet, Callsign: Atlas
    
    
    ^Littoral Combat Task Force 1 (LCTF1-Tripartite Battle Group)
    
    
    -Eastern Fleet, Callsign: Sheridan
    
    
    
  • 
    
    
    5x Air Groups
    
    
    No. 1 Group (Air Combat)
    
    
    No. 2 Group (Air Combat Support)
    
    
    No. 22 Group (Air Combat Service Support)*
    
    
    No. 38 (Training) Group
    
    
    No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group (TDY Israel)
    
    
    *Soon to be changed*
    
    
    
  
  
  
  
• 
  
  
  -Arrange for a meeting with current US leader. @lcomstock4
  
  
  -Arrange for a meeting with current Indian Republic leader. @The Elusive Shadow
  
  
  -Maintain relations & military alliance with France [[No player]]. Plan for Operation Tripartite.
  
  
  

 

[Shireling]

Vatican City - Diplomacy





Agents of the Catholic Church contact a few leaders of the Russian Orthodox Church that they know not to be bent by the Communist Party in an effort to secure more cooperation between their churches in the face of communist aggression. The Catholic agents suggest that moles be drawn from the ranks of the Orthodox congregation and inserted into the KGB and Russian military.


The Bishop of New York asks for an audience with the President of the United States. On the agenda are permits to build more Catholic schools in impoverished areas of the major cities, and to discuss cooperation between the CIA and Vatican Intelligence Services against the KGB.


Catholic officials in London ask for formal audience with the leaders of the Anglican Church to discuss a redress of grieviences.


Catholic clergy in Germany begin to seek out known members of the German V-2 rocket project and tempt them to work for the Vatican's space initiative.

 

[lcomstock4]

Response to the Vatican

The President agrees to meet with the Bishop of New York and approves chartering new Catholic Schools throughout The United States. In a memo released to Pope the president stated "The United States appreciates any and all cooperation between the CIA and the Vatican Intelligence Service. If Communism is allowed to spread the faith will grow weaker and weaker as more of the faithful will be shackled by the chains of Soviet Imperialism."

 

[NecroKnight]

@Shireling


Kingdom of Italy - Diplomacy

• Approval of Sicily project - rocket-tests will be covered under excuse of naval exercises.
  
• Offer of cooperation between military-intelligence Arcanii and VIS.
  

 

[Shireling]

Vatican Response to Italy





The Vatican welcomes cooperation between VIS and Italian military intelligence and are thankful for allowing rocket tests on their soils. The Church asks that Italy select a batch of 50 Catholic aircraft pilots to be later trained as cosmonauts.

 

[Elucid]

• Yugoslavia
• United States Of America

• 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  PROPOSED AGREEMENT ON TRADE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERAL PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA :
  
  
  The Government of India and the Government of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia being equally desirous of establishing and extending direct trade relations between their respective countries, have resolved to conclude a trade agreement for that purpose and have agreed as follows :-
  
  
  Article 1
  
  
  The Government of India and the Government of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia agree to facilitate the exchange of goods between their respective countries with a view to establishing and furthering trade between them.
  
  
  Article 2
  
  
  Both the Contracting Parties will provide all facilities that they an reasonably accord in conformity with other international commitments to secure that the ships of the Contracting Parties carry as large a proportion as possible of goods exported from or imported into their respective countries under the agreement.
  
  
  Article 3
  
  
  Payments and other charges in connection with the import and export of goods between the two countries shall be settled in Rupees or Sterling as mutually convenient.
  
  
  Article 4
  
  
  During the currency of this agreement both Contracting Parties agree in order to facilitate the implementation of this Agreement to consult each other in respect of any matter arising from or in connection with the exchange of goods between the two countries in accordance with this Agreement.
  
  
  Article 8
  
  
  This Agreement is subject to ratification and shall remain in force for a period of twelve months from the date of exchange of ratification and thereafter for such successive periods as may be mutually agreed upon before the expiry of this Agreement.
  
  
  Spoiler

  Cotton textile goods, Cotton thread Cotton raw, Cotton waste, Wool and woollen manufactures other than woollen yarn and woollen hosiery and knitting yarn, Hosiery goods, Jute goods including gunny bags, Coir and coir products, Tea , Spices Pepper , Linseed oil Castor oil , Hydrogenated oil , Essential oils such as sandalwood oil, B.P. and Lemon grass oil and palm rose oil and their seeds , Linoleum , Shark liver oil , Potassium bromide , Magnesium chloride Sodiumbromide, Potasaiumbichromate Sodiumbichromate Liquid bromide Musk, Paraffin wax Gununi indicum Nux vomica Strychnine Napthalene Papain Senna leaves Mica Manganese ore Shellac Myrobalan and myrobalan extract Vegetable seeds for sowing (except onion and pepper) Artificial leather Rubber tyres and tubes permissible for export from India Sewing machines Carding machines Sports goods Duplicating machines Crown corks Piston rings upto 6" diameter for automobiles. Sodium sulphide Caffeine Patent and proprietary medicines, Galenicala , Ring frames and plain power looms , East India tanned kips, East India tanned skins , Tobacco , Sillimanite
  
  
  Cottage industry and handicraft products, - I cotton and silk, artistic silver, brass and bidri products, ivory articles, wood carvings, etc.
  
  
  
  
  
  Maize Canned meat, fruits and vegetables Canned Fish in oil Wine, dessert and sparking wines, brandy, liquors and other alcoholic beverages Mineral water Fruit juices Dried fruits Dried vegetables Marmalades andjams Tartaric and acetic acids Tea chests Hardboard Wooden lasts Musical instruments Woollen fabrics Sewing thread Knitting manufactures (Stockings, underwear and knit goods of types permissible for import into India) Haberdashery and drapery Copper sulphate Carbon black Lithopone Iron oxides Calcium carbide Caustic soda Soda ash Explosives P.V.C. Sheeting and tubes Polyvinyl moulding powders Chemicals for textile and leather industries of types permissible for imports into India Dyestuff of types permissible for import into India Animal glue Laboratory chemicals of types permissible for import into India Pharmaceutical products and veterinary products of types permissible for import into India Medical surgical apparatus and instruments of types permissible for import into India WoodPulp for paper making photographic paper, Writing and printing Papers, cardboard, Stationery articles of types permissible for import into India, Marble in blocks and slabs, Fire bricks, Asbestos manufactures other than asbestos cement sheets, Plate and sheet glass, Grinding wheels and segments of type, perriu5sible for import into India, Capillary glass tubes Searidess pipes Welded pipes Spun cast iron pipes Copper and copper rolled and drawn products (sheets, wires, cables, bars, profile, etc-) Zinc and manufactures (sheets, zincographic plates) Alurninium semi-manufactures (sheets, wire, cables) Ferrochrome Ferrosilicon Steel chains of types permissible for import into India Bath tubs Domestic hardware Weighing machines of types permissible for import into India Wire nails, horse shoe nails, shoe-grindery, bolts and nuts, wood screws, rivets Tyres and axles Steel balls of types permissible for import into India Cutlery (table knives, forks and spoons) Iron and Steel pipe fittings Fire extinguishers Fire fighting equipment other than fire extinguishers Welding electrodes Ball bearings of types permissible for import into India Metal working, wood working and small tools of types permissible for import into India Agricultural machinery and tools Power driven centrifugal and non-centrifugal pumps of types permissible for import into India Exhaust fans and indu5txW air-conditioning plants Diesel engines of types permissible for import into India Building machinery Wood-working machines of types permissible for import into India Machine tools of types permissible for import into India Steam boilers Bicycles and parts Clocks Electrical installation material Cables and conductors Electromotors and transformers of types permissible for import into India Hydrogenerators Electric drills of types permissible for import into India Wirelessparts Cinema projectors Electric meters such as voltameters, ammeters of types permissible for import into India Industrial rubber belts of types permissible for import into India Sanitary rubber goods, Phenol, Formaldehyde, Resinous sheets, tubes, rods and other materials Wirenetting Wiremesh , Forged steel balls, steel drums and barrels Belt fasteners, Textile apparatus, Hardware, Ironmongery and tools, Builders Hardware, Hinges, Locks and Bolts.
• 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Visit to the United states of america
  
  
  To Washington on board The President's private plane arrives The United States number 1 visitor , As an honor guard stands in attention Prime Minister Nehru of India accompanied by his daughter Indira come for a state visit . The Prime Minister is greeted by Vice President Richard Hawking and other government leaders, including Secretary of State John Foster Dulles. at the White House the leader of more that 400 million Indian's receives a warm welcome from President President William Perry and Mrs. Perry , Perry an ever gallant gentleman escorts Mrs . Indira across the steps to meet Mrs . Perry . As the formalities are concluded the President takes the podium , "Prime minister , this is an event too which I have long looked forward , it is a privilege and an honor to welcome you to this land and to this house , I believe that I speak on behalf of the american people when I say that we hope that you and your daughter shall find your stay here most enjoyable , We than you for coming"
  
  
  As Perry come off the podium , the Prime Minster takes the stand , " Mr President , I am deeply humbled by your kind words and offer my gratitude for your gracious invitation that has brought me here , I have been looking forward to this visit and now that i'm here mister president , I feel overjoyed not on at being your guest but being among the american people who are so very friendly and hospital , I look forward to my days here , I only regret that my stay is to be a short one ."
  
  
  The PM is the guest of honor at a variety of events most notably in a lunch hosted by the american press club where one of the reporters asked him the following question :
  
  
  Does the Prime Minister believe that one can deal with the US and the Russia on the same moral plane ?
  
  
  " Every nation be it big or small goes through trials and tribulations , it is the actions taken by the countries government in order to deal with their problems that one can put to judgement and you can either agree with it or disagree , there is no morality involved in the entire process "
  
  
  Following day PM Nehru addressed the the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate .
  
  
  
  
  
  
  I have come to this country to learn something of your great achievements. I have come also to convey the greetings of my people and in the hope that my visit may help to create a greater understanding between our respective peoples and those strong and sometimes invisible links, stronger even than physical links, that bind countries together. The President referred the day before yesterday, in language of significance, to my visit as a voyage of discovery of America. The United States of America is not an unknown country even in far?off India and many of us have grown up in admiration of the ideals and objectives which have made this country great. Yet, though we may know the history and something of the culture of our respective countries, what is required is a true understanding and appreciation of each other even where we differ. Out of that understanding grows fruitful co-operation in the pursuit of common ideals. What the world today lacks most is, perhaps, understanding and appreciation of one another among nations and people. I have come here, therefore, on a voyage of discovery of the mind and heart of America and to place before you our own mind and heart. Thus, we may promote that understanding and co-operation which, I feel sure, both our countries earnestly desire. Already I have received a welcome here, the generous warmth of which has created a deep impression on my mind and, indeed, somewhat overwhelmed me.
  
  
  During the last two days that I have been in Washington, I have paid visits to the memorials of the great builders of this nation. I have done so not for the sake of mere formality but because they have long been enshrined in my heart and their example has inspired me as it has inspired innumerable countrymen of mine. These memorials are the real temples to which each generation must pay tribute and, in doing so, must catch something of the fire that burned in the hearts of those who were the torchbearers of freedom, not only for this country but for the world; for those who arc truly great have a message that cannot be confined within a particular country but is for all the world.
  
  
  In India there came a man in our own generation who inspired us to great endeavor, ever reminding us that thought and action should never be divorced from moral principle, that the true path of man is the path of truth and peace. Under his guidance, we labored for the freedom of our country, with ill-will to none and achieved that freedom. We called him reverently and affectionately the Father of our Nation. Yet he was too great for the circumscribed borders of any one country and the message he gave may well help us in considering the wider problems of the world.
  
  
  The United States of America has struggled to freedom and unparalleled prosperity during the past century and a half and today it is a great and powerful nation. It has an amazing record of growth in material well-being and scientific and technological advance. It could not have accomplished this unless America had been anchored in the great principles laid down in the early days of her history, for material progress cannot go far or last long unless it has its foundations in moral principles and high ideals.
  
  
  Those principles and ideals are enshrined in your Declaration of Independence, which lays down as a self-evident truth that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It may interest you to know that, in drafting the Constitution of the Republic of India, we have been greatly influenced by your own Constitution. The preamble of our Constitution states:
  
  
  We, the people of India, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a Sovereign Democratic Republic and to secure to all its citizens:
  
  
  Justice, social, economic and political;
  
  
  Liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship;
  
  
  Equality of status and of opportunity; and to promote among them all Fraternity assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity of the Nation;
  
  
  In our Constituent Assembly do hereby adopt, enact and give to ourselves this Constitution.
  
  
  You will recognize in these words that I have quoted an echo of the great voices of the founders of your Republic. You will see that though India may speak to you in a voice that you may not immediately recognize or that may perhaps appear somewhat alien to you, yet that voice somewhat strongly resembles what you have often heard before.
  
  
  Yet, it is true that India's voice is somewhat different; it is not the voice of the old world of Europe but of the older world of Asia. It is the voice of an ancient civilization, distinctive, vital, which, at the same time, has renewed itself and learned much from you and the other countries of the West. It is, therefore, both old and new. It has its roots deep in the past but it also has the dynamic urge of today.
  
  
  But however the voices of India and the United States may appear to differ, there is much in common between them. Like you, we have achieved our freedom through a revolution, though our methods were different from yours. Like you we shall be a republic based on the federal principle, which is an outstanding contribution of the founders of this great Republic. In a vast country like India, as in this great Republic of the United States, it becomes necessary to have a delicate balance between central control and State autonomy. We have placed in the forefront of our Constitution those fundamental human rights to which all men who love liberty, equality and progress aspire-the freedom of the individual, the equality of men and the rule of law. We enter, therefore, the community of free nations with the roots of democracy deeply embedded in our institutions as well as in the thoughts of our people.
  
  
  We have achieved political freedom but our revolution is not yet complete and is still in progress, for political freedom without the assurance of the right to live and to pursue happiness, which economic progress alone can bring, can never satisfy a people. Therefore, our immediate task is to raise the living standards of our people, to remove all that comes in the way of the economic growth of the nation. We have tackled the major problem of India, as it is today the major problem of Asia, the agrarian problem. Much that was feudal in our system of land tenure is being changed so that the fruits of cultivation should go to the tiller of the soil and that he may be secure in the possession of the land he cultivates. In a country of which agriculture is still the principal industry, this reform is essential not only for the well-being and contentment of the individual but also for the stability of society. One of the main causes of social instability in many parts of the world, more especially in Asia, is agrarian discontent due to the continuance of systems of land tenure which are completely out of place in the modem world. Another-and one which is also true of the greater part of Asia and Africa-is the low standard of living of the masses.
  
  
  India is industrially more developed than many less fortunate countries and is reckoned as the seventh or eighth among the world's industrial nations. But this arithmetical distinction cannot conceal the poverty of the great majority of our people. To remove this poverty by greater production, more equitable distribution, better education and better health, is the paramount need and the most pressing task before us and we are determined to accomplish this task. We realize that self-help is the first condition of success for a nation, no less than for an individual. We are conscious that ours must be the primary effort and we shall seek succour from none to escape from any part of our own responsibility. But though our economic potential is great, its conversion into finished wealth will need much mechanical and technological aid. We shall, therefore, gladly welcome such aid and co-operation on terms that are of mutual benefit. We believe that this may well help in the solution of the larger problems that confront the world. But we do not seek any material advantage in exchange for any part of our hard-won freedom.
  
  
  The objectives of our foreign policy are the preservation of world peace and enlargement of human freedom. Two tragic wars have demonstrated the futility of warfare. Victory without the will to peace achieves no lasting result and victor and vanquished alike suffer from deep and grievous wounds and a common fear of the future. May I venture to say that this is not an incorrect description of the world of today? It is not flattering either to man's reason or to our common humanity. Must this unhappy state persist and the power of science and wealth continue to be harnessed to the service of destruction? Every nation, great or small, has to answer this question and the greater a nation, the greater is its responsibility to find and to work for the right answer.
  
  
  India may be new to world politics and her military strength insignificant in comparison with that of the giants of our epoch. But India is old in thought and experience and has travelled through trackless centuries in the adventure of life. Throughout her long history she has stood for peace and every prayer that an Indian raises, ends with an invocation to peace. It was out of this ancient and yet young India that Mahatma Gandhi arose and he taught us a technique of action that was peaceful; yet it was effective and yielded results that led us not only to freedom but to friendship with those with whom we were, till yesterday, in conflict. How far can that principle be applied to wider spheres of action? I do not know, for circumstances differ and the means to prevent evil have to be shaped and set to the nature of the evil. Yet I have no doubt that the basic approach which lay behind that technique of action was the right approach in human affairs and the only approach that ultimately solves a problem satisfactorily. We have to achieve freedom and to defend it. We have to meet aggression and to resist it and the force employed must be adequate to the purpose. But even when preparing to resist aggression, the ultimate objective, the objective of peace and reconciliation, must never be lost sight of and heart and mind must be attuned to this supreme aim and not swayed or clouded by hatred or fear.
  
  
  This is the basis and the goal of our foreign policy. We are neither blind to reality nor do we propose to acquiesce in any challenge to man's freedom from whatever quarter it may come. Where freedom is menaced or justice threatened or where aggression takes place, we cannot be and shall not be neutral. What we plead for and endeavour to practice in our own imperfect way is a binding faith in peace and an unfailing endeavour of thought and action to ensure it. The great democracy of the United States of America will, I feel sure, understand and appreciate our approach to life's problems because it could not have any other aim or a different ideal. Friendship and co-operation between our two countries are, therefore, natural. I stand here to offer both in the pursuit of justice, liberty and peace.
  
  
  

 

[Shepard]

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Turn 1


{{Foreign Affairs}}


-Prime Minister Atlee sends an envoy to the nation of France.

Spoiler

"To all those who find themselves concerned with the current state of world affairs,


As you already know, preparations for Operation Tripartite are going as scheduled. We await the confirmation of your force's presence in the Tripartite AO in these coming weeks. We advise you to maintain minimal contact with the Cardinals. We may face great challenges if they respond...poorly to our coming offensive. It is time we reminded ourselves of our new allies and our new enemies. Stay vigilante and non sine causa."


{The English Resolution}


-All requests made by the United States have been granted


-All requests made by the United Kingdom have been granted


-The United Kingdom publicly announces having joined the <Anti-Red Pact>


{{Military}}


{Operation Tripartite}


-Operation Tripartite is in full swing: 16th IGPC, 5th RAG, No. 83 EAG, and LCTF1 are enroute to AO. New designation: Tripartite Battle Group.


[[The following is not my turn. I'm just explaining and outlining the current UK military for reference. The updates will also be made to my first post]]

• British Army
• Royal Navy
• Royal Air Force

• 
  
  
  Marshall in Command:
  
  
  Deputy Marshall:
  
  
  Army Headquarters: Andover
  
  
  6x Infantry Divisions
  
  
  -Guards (Guards)
  
  
  -Scottish (Highland, Lowland)
  
  
  -King's (Lancastrian, Yorkshire, North Irish)
  
  
  -Prince of Whales (Mercian, Welsh, Wessex)
  
  
  -Queen's (East Anglian, Fusilier, Home Counties)
  
  
  -Light (Light, Green Jackets)
  
  
  [[Made up from:]]
  
  
  15x Infantry Brigades
  
  
  -Guards
  
  
  -Lowland
  
  
  -Highland
  
  
  -Home Counties
  
  
  -Fusilier
  
  
  -East Anglian
  
  
  -Forester
  
  
  -Mercian
  
  
  -Welsh
  
  
  -Wessex
  
  
  -Lancastrian
  
  
  -Yorkshire
  
  
  -North Irish
  
  
  -Light Infantry
  
  
  -Green Jackets
  
  
  6x Royal Tank Regiments
  
  
  -1st Royal Tank (Centurion)
  
  
  -2nd Royal Tank (Centurion)
  
  
  -3rd Royal Tank (Centurion)
  
  
  -4th Royal Tank (Centurion)
  
  
  -5th Royal Tank (Centurion)
  
  
  -6th Royal Tank (Centurion) (TDY)
  
  
  
• 
  
  
  2x Naval Fleets
  
  
  -Mediterranean Fleet, Callsign: Atlas
  
  
  ^Littoral Combat Task Force 1 (LCTF1-Tripartite Battle Group)
  
  
  -Eastern Fleet, Callsign: Sheridan
  
  
  
• 
  
  
  5x Air Groups
  
  
  No. 1 Group (Air Combat)
  
  
  No. 2 Group (Air Combat Support)
  
  
  No. 22 Group (Air Combat Service Support)*
  
  
  No. 38 (Training) Group
  
  
  No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group (TDY Israel)
  
  
  *Soon to be changed*
  
  
  

 

[Shepard]

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Turn 1


{{Foreign Affairs}}


-Invite the President of the Republic of India [[ @The Elusive Shadow ]] to London.


{{Military}}


{Operation Tripartite}


-D-Day: 5-28-1955


-Tripartite Battle Group in position and standing by.

 

[Elucid]

INDIA FOREIGN RELATIONS FIRST TURN :


The Indian Prime Minister agrees to the visit to the United Kingdom in hesitance , since he will be the first visit by an Indian PM to the island nation after independence, he wishes to know the agenda of the meeting and other formalities .


Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru most importantly wishes to speak on his disapproval of the prevalence of colonies among European nations especially France and Portugal by stating the following :


"We believe that it is the inalienable right of the Indian people, as of any other people, to have freedom and to enjoy the fruits of their toil and have the necessities of life, so that they may have full opportunities of growth. We believe also that if any government deprives a people of these rights and oppresses them the people have a further right to alter it or abolish it."

 

[Blazefire2000]

The Fourth Republic of France Turn 1:


Research:


Begin research on "Project SC"


Begin research on the Dassault Toulon (same interceptor as Japan)


Begin research on the Mirage III strike fighter, with space for a carrier capable modification


Military: Begin construction on 1 Alasce class battleship, augmented with new advanced 5.5"/45 DP secondary guns and triple 16" turrets instead of the quadruple 15"


Build 100 Mystere's capable of both carrier and land service


Build 200 AMX-13's suited to Jungle and Desert combat


Diplomacy:


Purchase 1 modernized Essex class carrier, 200 AD-2 Skyradiers and 200 F9F-6 Panthers from the US for 18 million USD


Have 2 Ise class Aviation battleships built in Japan in exchange for 13 million USD


In exchange for 100 A7M's, 100 D4Y's, 100 B7N's, 3 Mogami class aviation cruisers and 1 I-400 class submarine to be built and shipped, send Japan 7,000,000 tons of grain, 400,000 tons of pork, 150,000 tons of beef, and 70,000 barrels of oil


Foriegn Affairs:


Officially join the Anti-Red Pact in a temporary membership for 5 years


Support India's claim on the Portugese trade city of Goa in exchange for them to not cause dissent in French colonies


Internal Affairs:


Promise the colonial natives full citizenship and seats in the French legislation by 1956, if not, the current French president shall resign and a new president shall be elected from candidates from around the Empire, homeland and colonies.


Begin construction of a second nuclear reactor facility on the outskirts of Orleans, the facility is to be known as Orlean Pile-2 and have multiple reactors, for both power and to harness the material needed to build nuclear warheads.


Begin a massive modernization program for the 2 Richeleu class battleships currently in service, they are to revive surface to air missiles in exchange for their regular AA (missiles imported from Germany), they are to revive new 15" mk 1 super heavy shells based of the American 16" mk 8 shell, a new multipurpose radar system that can track she'll hits from the main guns, and new 15" /60 guns for a new range of 57,000 yards.

 

[Pman]

The Republic of China turn 1

Political:


Propose to France that China aid them via keeping their Asian possessions under Chinese protection until France is able to defend them by themselves with ease. Payment for this would be the ability to produce the AMX-13 light tank in Chinese factories.


Send a diplomat to Japan to see about possibly having some former Chinese territory returned or open to Chinese use.


Domestic:


With a surprising amount of support, the Communist Party Healthcare Bill and Welfare Bill have been voted on and have pass through the Senate. The soon Healthcare and Welfare Acts of 1956 will have preparations begin this year, with monetary funds gathered and men appointed inside the committee that will adjust what points need changing.

Healthcare Act of 1956

• Government payment for major surgery and medical costs
  
• payment for costly medicine and medical aid
  
• payment for these services will come from a small tax that will start June, 1955
  

Welfare Act of 1956

• those without a job will receive food stamps to lower the price of certain foods (primarily stock foods)
  
• those without work will receive an monthly allowance from the government. This allowance will go on for a most, 6 months and will allow the receiver to purchase necessities and have some left over for emergency money. This allowance will be paid out of taxes.
  
• After 6 months time, if someone benefiting from the welfare Act hasn't found a job, they will be given one by the government based on their previous experience. The will still be supplied food stamps but will not receive the allowance.
  

Economic:


Have the many plans for a hydroelectric dam at the city of Yichang, Hubei be carried out with construction to begin in October of 1956. Supplies are to be gathered and a diversion for the river are to be built before hand.


Request to purchase 200 T-54As from the Soviet Union, along with a license to build SKS Semi-Automatic rifles


Purchase the A-5, A-9 and A12 rocket designs from Germany


Military:

Spoiler

3 million men in the Chinese Army (1 million currently on active duty), 200,000 in the Sãnbīng Tuán, 500,000 in the Qīngwā Jūntuán, and 300,000 Jiātíng Jūndui


Weapons of the Chinese Infantry:

Pistols:


Browning Hi-Power


Machine Pistols:


Mauser M712 Kuàisù Huo


M3A1 Grease gun


Sten II (Sãnbīng only)


Type 100 SMG (Jiātíng Jūndui primarily)


Rifles:


Type 24


M1 Grand


Recoilless Rifles:


Type 36 Recoilless Rifle


Machine guns:


Type 30 Heavy Machine gun


M1930 Heavy Machine gun


M2 Heavy Machine gun


M1919 Machine gun


MG34


Light Machine guns:


Bren LMG


Type 92


FN M1930


Anti-Tank:


M1 Bazooka


Boys Anti-tank rifle


PTRD


Type 97 Automatic cannon

Artillery of the Chinese Army

M1 75mm Pack Howitzer (2,000)


M3 75mm Field Howitzer (2,000)


M101 105mm Howitzer (800)


M1 155mm Long Tom (800)


M115 203mm Howitzer (400)


M1 240mm Howitzer (400)


M1 Mortar (2,000)


M2 Mortar (2,000)


M2 4.2inch Mortar (1,000)


Type 89 Grenade discharger (1.5 million)


Type 97 150mm Infantry Mortar (800)


Zis-2 Anti-tank gun (500)


Zis-3 Anti-tank gun (1,000)


122mm gun M1931 (A-19) (800)


122mm gun M1931/37 (A-19) (800)


15cm sFH 18 (800)


Madsen 20mm Cannon (4,000)


Bofors 40mm AA gun (4,000)


90mm M1 gun (2,000)

Zhuāngjiâ Chēliàng of the Chinese Army


1,012 M4 Shermans


112 M7s


100 M12s


200 M40s


75 M43s


125 M74 Armored Recovery Vehicle


100 M4A4 (105) Dozer


50 M4 Bridgelayers


50 M1 Rollers


100 M4A4R3 Huôyàn(Different tank, same set up)


476 M24 Chaffees


1,986 M3/M5 Stuarts


440 M8 Scotts


200 M3 Huôyàn (flame)


200 M5 Huôyàn


280 M5 Stuart


100 M5 Dozer


100 M3 Command Tanks


100 M5 Command Tanks


100 T8 Reconnaissance


100 M3 Tractor


100 M5 Tractor


200 Stuart Troop Carriers


66 M3 trainers


250 M18 Hellcats


75 M39 Troop Carriers


175 Super Hellcats


500 M26 Pershing


5,000 M3 Half-tracks


200 T19 105mm HMC


120 M21 81mm MMC


500 T30 75mm HMC


500 M16 Half-tracks


100 M15 Combination Gun Motor Carriages


950 M9 Half-tracks


2,000 M5 Half-tracks


10,000 M3A1 Scout Cars


500 M3A1 Command Cars


5,000 M3A1E2 Scout Cars


586 M8 Greyhounds


100 M20 Utility Cars


80,000 Willys MB


20,000 Willy MC


200,000 Studebaker US6


(Aditional military numbers will come up for the navy and air force later on)


Order 150 AMX-13s from our factories in Beiping


Begin project Xûduō Tóu Lóng (PM'd)


Operation Hépíng (PM'd)


Construct 100 M24 Chaffees for export to some lesser Asia nations


Foreign Affairs:


Decline from the US's invitation to the Anti-Red Pact, with President Kai-shek stating "The Republic would rather keep peace with the Soviet Union and it's allies rather than invite a future war to our doorstep. If the US is attack unjustly by the Soviet Union, we will intervene on your side but if the war is started by you Americans, then will be neutral in that conflict."


Offer a trade deal to both Germany and France, Chinese natural resources for their technology.


Research:


Research the Type 59 medium tank (Will be know as the Type 55) It will be based off the T-54A and will engineered to preform well in tropical conditions and in heavy forests.


Research a turbo prop version of the B-29 Supperfortress with all it's guns replaced by X2 20mm cannons and able to carry 12,000Kg of bombs or 2 Type 51 Nuclear Explosive (Production model Mark 1 nuclear bomb)


Research an aircraft carrier following these specifications:


Armament


6x2 5.5" guns


32x4 40mm Bofors


48x2 20mm Madsens


Powerplant: 8 boilers w/ 4 turbines, 120,000 shp


Speed: 23knts cruise, 31 knts flank


Length: 809ft, 856ft flight deck


Beam: 87ft, 116ft flight deck


Draft: 21ft


Armro: 3.75" belt, 1.5" deck


Range: 24,800nm cruise, 15,400nm flank


Crew: 1,450


Aircraft: 90 hanger, 106 deck park


Displacement: 33,000 tons

 

[Shepard]

[QUOTE="The Elusive Shadow]
INDIA FOREIGN RELATIONS FIRST TURN :
The Indian Prime Minister agrees to the visit to the United Kingdom in hesitance , since he will be the first visit by an Indian PM to the island nation after independence, he wishes to know the agenda of the meeting and other formalities .

[/QUOTE]
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Response to Meeting:





{Agenda for meeting}


-Aequo Trade


-Discussion of the "de novo incipiens papers"


-Declaration of Recognition of the Republic of India


-Declaration of Friendship Between the United Kingdom and the Republic of India


[[in other news...]]


{{{Operation Tripartite}}}


"Green light!"


*The 16th Independent Parachute Brigade Group drops into the area around the Suez Canal with French Paratroopers of the FFL. Within hours, the area is secured and the Canal is in British/French hands. The Israelites in the East engage in intense combat with Egyptian militants. They are supported by the British No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group.*


*Back on English soil, Prime Minister Atlee meets with the Marshals and military/economic advisors. As the meeting progresses, a file titled, "Operational Report - Tripartite" attracts the attention of the Prime Minister...*


"How does the situation in Egypt look? Have we secured the canal?"


As one of the Marshals began his explanation of the operation, Colonel David Wight interjects to bring up a specific topic.


"Prime Minister Atlee, if I may" the Colonel asks


"Yes, Colonel Wight?"


"With all due respect, Prime Minister. The success in Egypt may prove to provide more harm than good."


"Why is that, Colonel?"


"Prime Minister," the eyes of the highest ranking officers - major brass - are drawn to the young colonel, "the soviets may find great interest in the nationalization of Egypt..after all, the effects of nationalization - specifically the canal - may prove greatly beneficial to the Soviets by its harm to us. I fear...." Colonel Wight adjusts his collar, "it is in my belief that we should consider the possibility that the Soviets may begin backing Egypt and if they do, we may be talking about the flashpoint of another world war..."


Atlee takes a moment to think about the young colonel's words.


"Colonel Wight. Your idea is certainly not far fetched and definitely not impossible. However, I do believe that the soviets will not meet us on this battlefield. They're too smart to do something stupid. However, there is the possibility that... they'll open a front in Germany


...and if then...well...let's hope they're too stupid to do something smart."


*Word of the invasion of the Suez Canal reaches home and despite having known little about Operation Tripartite, the news of a successful drop by the 16th IPBG is welcomed happily. As the People of the UK celebrate an early victory, the rest of the Tripartite Battle Group moves in to fortify the Canal...*