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[Pelasgia]

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17 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ 1956 · ΞAʹ ΤΕΥΧΟΣ · ΥΠΕΡΠΥΡΟΝ 1 · ΕΚ ΤΟΥ ΕΤΟΥΣ 1846
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AGREEMENT OF FRIENDSHIP AND COOPERATION WITH JUSTIZA
Justinian delegations meets with Emperor and Ministers in Great Palace of Propontis
by Konstantinos Dragasis, Diplomatic correspondent

A Justinian delegation, comprised of Minister of Foreign Affairs Giuliana Marghêri, Minister of Culture Giuliano Verga and renowned Justinian writer Paolo Pietramarchi, visited the Great Palace of Propontis, where they were welcomed by His Imperial Majesty, the Emperor, as well as several Imperial Ministers and the Prime Minister. The two delegations discussed for several hours, in a climate that was described as 'pleasant and productive'.

The two sides have agreed to several measures to boost cultural, economic, diplomatic and defensive cooperation between them. On the topic of culture Museum and Cultural Exchanges, Student Exchange Programmes, Joint Cultural Expositions, the opening of Institutes of Justinian Language and Culture in the Empire and vice-versa, the expansion of the famed 'Librerie Aureli' Justinian bookstore chain in the Empire, the introduction of Pelasgian theatrical plays in Justiza and Justinian operas in the Empire and measures to introduce the two nation's cuisine to one another were agreed upon. Additionally the Empire has agreed to receive and protect a number of Ninfe, traditional and ancient spiritual guardians of the Justinian Faith, so as to protect Justinian Religious and Cultural tradition, in case any danger would come to the Justinian homeland.

On the economic front, the two sides agreed to completely eliminate port charges and tariffs. As both the Tiburan Empire and Justiza are amongst the biggest shipping powers in the Long Sea, and Europe for that matter, this measure is bound to stimulate maritime trade between them. Several measures pertaining to mutual defence have also been taken, including the construction of an Imperial naval base in Justiza, with the garissoned Imperial ships promising to protect Justinian coasts. The Imperial Armed Forces have also dispatched a Military Mission, composed of several experienced officers, as well as significant amounts of equipment, in order to help modernise, train and reform their Justinian counterparts.

Finally the two sides have signed a joint, public Declaration of Friendship, promising to boost their diplomatic cooperation and presence. At the end of the meeting, the Emperor Himself gifted the Justinian delegates Medals of Friendship to commemorate this historic day in the relations of the two Long Sea nations, while His Imperial Majesty also returned an ancient Justinian vase, which had ended up in an Imperial Museum through private donourship, to the Justinians. [continued on page 2]

OTHER HEADLINES
☞ (International Politics) - Ecthen's Stadtholder disbands the city state's Domestic Intelligence Bureau following allegations of its involvement in a domestic terror attack against Christian citizens. Baki Jeijen, the DIB's former chief, is now wanted, with up to 10,000 Rijksdaalders offered, for information on his whereabouts, by the local authorities. [page 4]
☞ (Culture) - Anthemion Publications publishes renowned Pelasgian novelist Estia Pythagorou's newest book, 'Myths and Legend', a collection of traditional Pelasgian folk-tales from across the country, some being as old as the Homeric Age. The Ministry of Culture congratulated the novelist on the most recent addition to her work. [page 6]

 

[Kadikistani Union]

People's Commissariat for External Affairs

"And thus the new Alliance of Rogues expands in the Kalahari Sea. An alliance of imperialist Veniasufians with no business in the region, the Propontine dictatorship inebriated by the thought of returning to a more glorious long lost past and Justiza who offers its lands to foreign armies like a common prostitute. It is no mystery why these nations exploit the Justinian irrational lust to stir up the Status Quo in the Kalahari Sea. Veniasufia and the Propontine Empire seek only to expand their mediocre influence by provoking glorious Kadikistan, Grand Rashani Sultanate and the mighty Varanasi Empire. The Status Quo Treaty exists to keep the Kalahari Sea peaceful, prosperous and maintain the extremely delicate balance between the regional powers. Further incursions in the Kalahari Sea will undoubtedly have tragic consequences. We fear such a grim future, but since the regimes in Propontis and Corcidia are clearly keen on destabilizing the fragile peace we will prepare ourselves for the worst."

Signed,
_X_
Col. Dimitri Leninov
People's Commissar of External Affairs
Democratic Republic of Kadikistan

 

[Pelasgia]

Tiburan Empire
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Public Statement
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18th of March, 1956
To whom it may concern

While we know that the madmen who rule Kadikistan with an iron fist take particular pleasure in imagining global conspiracies agianst themselves, we would like to point out that there never has been an alliance of any sort between the distant nations of Veniasufia and the Tiburan Empire. While both countries are legitimate, functioning states that respect rule of law, much more than we can say about Kadikistan, that is not proof of any conspiracy between us, at least to any reasonable person that is. Furthermore, the undeniable bonds of friendship between Justiza and our Empire go far back enough that there exists a mutual trust and honesty between us; Justiza has no need to "prostitute" Herself, as a sovereign state Justiza has a right to an independent foreign policy and dynamic friendships. Then again, we do realise that such a narrative does not fit the imperialist ambitions of Kadikistan.

Signed and Sealed,

Ioannis Argyropoulos

Minister of Foreign Affairs
Tiburan Empire

ONE EMPIRE · ONE LAW · ONE CHURCH
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[Pelasgia]

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3 ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟΥ 1956 · ΞΒʹ ΤΕΥΧΟΣ · ΥΠΕΡΠΥΡΟΝ 1 · ΕΚ ΤΟΥ ΕΤΟΥΣ 1846
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NATIONAL SECURITY BILL FAILS IN SENATE'S CHAMBER OF REPRESENATIVES
Major defeat for Nationalists - Government warns of terrorist danger - Analysts commend independent legislature
by Myrsini Alexandrou, Political correspondent

The controversial National Security Bill failed to pass the lower house of the Imperial Senate, the Chamber of Represenatives, following a lengthy and heated debate. The bill was put forth by the Nationalist Government in light of the February 27 terrorist attack and the revalation of the connections between certain ultra-left Representatives, belonging to the Labour Party's fringe elements. Having received great support from Nationalists, the Orthodox Rally and the Merchantile Union, the bill was mainly opposed by the Labour Party, with the Liberals being devided as to whether they should support it for reasons of national security or reject it, staying truthfull to their republican ideals.

The bill also found support from the Vice-Minister of National Defence, Marshal Irakleios Artopoiopoulos, who had lost his wife and daughter in the recent attack. The Marshal called on the Senators to approve the bill, admitting that it was restrictive and far from perfect, but stressing the necessity of its passage to prevent another massacre of such scale. Marshal Artopoiopoulos noted that apart from priviledges, Senators also have duties and making hard but necessary choices is one of them. He ended his speech by stressing that if the Senators failed to pass the law, the blood of the next attack would be on their hands.

The Marshal's speech was followed by a retort from Lambros Garyphallidis, a well known Represenative from the Labour Party, hailing from the port city of Antinochia in northern Ægimia. Garyphallidis called the bill an afront to Democracy and Liberty, saying that the duty of the Senators was indeed to make the hard choice, that choice, however, being the rejection and not the passage of the bill. He stated that total Safety is impossible, calling Safety unnatural and contrary to Liberty. He then pointed out that in times of fear and terror, the Senate's duty is to defend Pelasgian democracy, noting that the world's oldest legislature should act as an example for the rest. The Represenative ended his speech by referencing quotes from Count Antonios Kaprotis, a historic Republican leader, raising some opposition from the more traditional sections of the Chamber, as well as Marshal Theodros Tserginis, noting that the Senate's duty was to obey the Pelasgian people, who demanded Liberty instead of Safety.

In his speech, Garyphallidis stated that the Marshal was probably pressured into giving the speech by a third party. There are indeed rumors that Marshal Artopoiopoulos, who is known to be against military intervention in political affairs, was pressured to support the bill in the Senate. The support of the Senate's President towards the bill is well known and when I went to interview him about what was then just rumors about connections between the Labour Party's fringes and the Red Argonauts, I happened to meet a Military Officer who confirmed that she was under the command of the Marshal, who was to meet the President right after me.

In any case most analysts consider this a major blow to the Nationalists' internal policy, with rumors of a possible resignation of the Minister of Internal Affairs. At the same time, the move is considered as a sign of the Empire's successful separation of powers and the independence of Imperial legislature. Opinion polls do show an increase in the interest of Citizens in politics and the belief of most citizens that their vote does really make a difference in the Empire's governance. [continued on page 2]

OTHER HEADLINES
☞ (International Politics) - Attempted assasination of the Grand Duke of Bourgogne, Grand Duke survives following ten-day surgery. Foreign ministry expresses sympathy and extends wishes for the Grand Duke'es recover, while condemning the attack. [page 4]
☞ (International Politics) - Imperial Government considers imposing new taxes on the Levantine States in response to the new wave of taxes the latter have levied on foreign goods from across Himyar to fill their financial black hole. [page 6]

 

[Kadikistani Union]

People's Commissariat for External Affairs

"While we must express our relief after hearing that the Nationalists, with the support of the Orthodox Rally and the Merchantile Union, have failed in turning the Propontine state into an even more oppressive system. Led by the Nationalists, this right-wing coalition has the sole purpose of destroying what little democracy remains in the 'Empire' and eradicating the numerous left-wing voices. To our comrades in the Propontine State we issue the following: entrism is a failed political strategy. For Marxist-Leninovism to expand in Himyar our local comrades must form their own independent vanguard parties. The latter being the only viable weapon against the highly funded and organized state oppression. We urge our like-minded comrades in the Labour Party to split from their revisionist leadership before the latter can internally attack. Collaboration with social-capitalists and other revisionist factions must be avoided at all times. Only than can the struggle be truly pure and just."

Signed,
_X_
Col. Dimitri Leninov
People's Commissar of External Affairs
Democratic Republic of Kadikistan

 

[Pelasgia]

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11 ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟΥ 1956 · ΞΓʹ ΤΕΥΧΟΣ · ΥΠΕΡΠΥΡΟΝ 1 · ΕΚ ΤΟΥ ΕΤΟΥΣ 1846
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JUSTINIAN-TIBURAN NAVAL & AERONAUTICS AGREEMENT
Justinian and Imperial aviation industries merge - Empire to assist in Justinian fleet enlargement
by Aristotelis Papanikolaou, Economic specialist

The Imperial Government's Spokesperson has confirmed rumors of a new Imperial-Justinian Agreement, this time concerning the cooperation of the two nations in the enlargement of the latter's fleet. In more detail, the two nations have agreed to produce several Justinian naval vessels, more than had been previously agreed, in the Empire's world-renowned shipyards, while a the small insular Republic is set to purchase a number of ships from the Imperial Navy, these being ships that are no longer needed as they are set to be replaced by state-of-the-art warships by the Empire's new Fleet Enlargement & Modernisation Programme. Analysts expect this move, which comes as part of a greater Imperial-Justinian cooperation to modernise the latter's armed forces, to significantly boost Justiza's military capabilities, while guaranteeing the Empire considerable monetary profits.

At the same time Icarus and Unipons, the largest aviation industries of the Tiburia and Justiza respectively, have merged to into Icarus-Unipons Inc., being the first of several large mergers anticipated to take place following the recent Justinian-Imperial Trade, Friendship & Cooperation Agreement. In the Empire many analysts see this as proof of the success of the Empire's foreign and financial policy, while public support for the aforementioned policy has greatly increased following the announcement of the merger. The new Corporation is going to help both nation's in claiming a greater role in the Long Sea's aviation industry as well as the global Aviation market. [continued on page 2]

OTHER HEADLINES
☞ (Politics) - Possible links between Tiburia's Left and the M-L International? Myrsini Alexandrou investigates and discusses with representatives from Labour and Kadikistani sources. [page 4]
☞ (Culture) - University of Propontis starts its famous annual Philosophical Debate for 1956, with over sixty members from across Pelasgia and the world. Foreign guests include intellectuals from Eiffelland, Bourgogne, Eilezia, Kadikistan, Ivernia, Carinthia-Harkány and Justiza. [page 6]

 

[Pelasgia]

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13 ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟΥ 1956 · ΞΔʹ ΤΕΥΧΟΣ · ΥΠΕΡΠΥΡΟΝ 1 · ΕΚ ΤΟΥ ΕΤΟΥΣ 1846
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RIFT IN THE EMPIRE'S LEFT - GARYPHALLIDIS CALLS FOR UNITY
As reports of secret contact between Labour and the M-L Int. surface, the left is divided.
by Myrsini Alexandrou, Political Analyst

Within a couple of days, following the leak of back-channel communications between the Kadikistani-dominated Marxist Leninovist International and sections of the Empire's Labour Party, the left has quickly disintegrated into a political battlefield. Just as it had started to recover from nearly two decades of decline, following its successful resistance against the Nationalist government's proposed 'Anti-Terrorism Bill', Tiburia's now sees itself devided deeply between those who support active membership in the Marxist-Leninovist International and those who oppose it, seeing it as nothing sort of subjugation to Kadikistani ideological imperialism.

The former are led by Represenative Georgios Psarianos, who was personally implicated in the scandal following a leak of his personnal correspondence with the President of the M-L International, concerning the Labour's possible membership under the name 'Internationalist Communist Party of Pelasgia' (ΔΚΚΠ/DKKP). Following calls for his removal from the party as a foreign agent and a Kadikistani puppet, Psarianos has broken off from the Labour Party and has declared the DKKP as separate party, announcing that he aims to promptly apply for membership in the M-L International, sparking public outrage. He is joined by a number of former members of the DKKP.

With the Labour Party's main leadership also divided and unable to come to consensus on how to deal with what many have described as 'Psarianos' Guerilla War', Nikolaos Kyllos, a prominent proponent of National Communism and non-Internationalist Socialism, has decided to also break off from the Labour Party, calling it a 'monolithic construct, incapable of moving with the times', while remarking that it is 'doomed to fail, due to its lack of a consistent party line other than to oppose the centre and right'. The majority of former Labour Representatives have joined Kyllos' new 'Socialist Labour Party of Pelasgia' (ΣΕΚΠ/SEKP), at around two thirds of Labour's original representation in the Senate's Chamber of Representatives, however at least a third have joined the DKKP.

The DKKP has the support of the M-L International and, according to many sources, Kadikistan, while the SEKP is supported by the entirety of the leftist Senators in the Senate's Chamber of Patricians. Among the few remaining members of the original Labour Party, which both sides reject, claiming to be the legitimate representative of the Empire's Left, is Lambros Garyphallidis, who has decided to organise a nation-wide meeting of all leftists to settle the dispute and, hopefully, bridge the gap that now divides the Empire's left. Should this move fail, however, most analysts assume that he would throw his support behind the SEKP, due to his opposition to Kadikistani Marxism-Leninovism as well as his hopes that its larger membership could help in salvaging what remains of the Labour Party. [continued on page 2]

OTHER HEADLINES
☞ (International Politics) - Diplomatic row between Bourgogne and Kadikistan over Milesian conflict intensifies for third day. Where does Carinthia-Harkány stand on this? [page 4]
☞ (History & Archaeology) - 18th century map of Rashan by Ivernish explorer, discovered by leading History & Fine Arts scholar in the University Malalabad. [page 6]
☞ (Business) - Construction of new ships ordered by the Justinian navy commences. What lies ahead for the Empire's ship-building industry? [page 8]

 

[Kadikistani Union]

Executive Committee of the International Association of Marxist-Leninovist Parties

"Europe's working class rejoices on this historic day as Marxist-Leninovism has finally gained a foothold in Himyar. Since the creation of the glorious ideology in 1949 the continent has always rejected it due to heavy repression by the various despotic governments. It seems that the truth has finally reached Himyar as the Pelasgian people crave for their emancipation and the end of capitalist-imperialist oppression. The Propontine regime leaving no chance unused to further exploit the nation's working class. The split in the Pelasgian Labour Party had been brewing for some time now as the revisionist leading cadres had systematically silenced the growing Marxist-Leninovist influence in the party and the union for years. Nine days ago the Kadikistani Marxist-Leninovist Workers' Party called upon their Pelasgian comrades to end their entrist strategy and split from the enemies of the working class within the Labour Party. Our comrades have answered the call. A glorious party has been founded, the preparations of which had been going on for some time, the Internationalist Communist Party of Pelasgia.

We pledge our full support for the Internationalist Communist Party of Pelasgia under the leadership of Georgios Psarianos and honourably accept its application for membership of the International Association of Marxist-Leninovist Parties. A man as brilliant as Comrade Psarianos sees through the revisionist lies by men like Lambros Garyphallidis who seeks only to reunite a strong bourgeois led social-capitalist party where the Marxist-Leninovist base is silenced. We advise our Pelasgian comrades not to attend Garyphallidis' revisionist meeting and rather use their resources to extent their working-class base and syndicalist network. It is at the base that the inevitable revolution will be prepared that will overthrow the Propontine regime. We welcome our Pelasgian comrades warmly. Together we will create a better world."

Signed,
_X_
Gen. Bramski Burukova
Chairman of the Executive Committee of the International Association of Marxist-Leninovist Parties
Democratic Republic of Kadikistan

 

[Pelasgia]

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16 ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟΥ 1956 · ΞΕʹ ΤΕΥΧΟΣ · ΥΠΕΡΠΥΡΟΝ 1 · ΕΚ ΤΟΥ ΕΤΟΥΣ 1846
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LAMBROS GARYPHALLIDIS ASSASINATED BY DKKP FANATIC!
Public outcry against DKKP's refusal to condemn the attack - Left's unity shattered
by Myrsini Alexandrou, Political Analyst

Yesterday, at 1:25 PM, Lambros Garyphallidis breathed his last, having been rushed to the emergency section of Saint George's Military Hospital. Mr. Garyphallidis had been shot twice by a young Polytechnic School dropout, who was apparently a member of the newly founded Marxist-Leninovist Internationalist Communist Party of Pelasgia (DKKP). The DKKP's initial silence was followed by an outright refusal to condemn the attack from several members, with a member going so far as to call it 'the first action of the anti-bourgeois revolution', while another insulted Garyphallidis, whom he called a 'revisionist traitor'. The party's official leadership, which was just recently accepted into the International Association of M-L Parties, has yet to make a statement on the subject, though journalists assume it is bound to distance itself from the incident, considering anything else to be political suicide. At the same time, the DKKP draws its support mainly from extremists who would favor extra-parliamentary action.

The student who shot Garyphallidis, now identified as Petros Langadiotis, was shot by Military Police on Epigenous Street, after approaching them, gun in hand, having been warned to disarm himself twice.Right before rushing out of Homeros Theatre, where he had shot the Representative, he is reported to have shouted 'Death to Revisionism'. The deeply political aspect of this attack seems to be another nail in the coffin of the Empire's United Left; any members of the Labour Party have now openly condemned Marxism-Leninovism as an 'ideology of murderers and criminals', siding with the Socialist Labour Party of Pelasgia (SEKP). It would seem that despite his best efforts, and his death, Mr. Garyphallidis could not salvage the unity of the movement he had fought for, for so many years.

The Representative's funeral is set to take place of April 22, at Propontis' I National Cemetery. Thousands of people are expected to attend, including foreign intellectuals and friends of the Representative, while the Senate's President and the Prime Minister will also attend the funeral. The murder of Mr. Garyphallidis was condemned by all political factions, with the exception of the DKKP. But it would seem that Tiburia's chance for a united left died with him. [continued on page 2]

OTHER HEADLINES
☞ (International Politics) - Imperial Foreign Policy. Mare Nostrum once more? [page 4]
☞ (Defence) - Pelasgian fire? Claims of Chalarambidis Group's production of highly flammable liquid for the Imperial Air Force. [page 6]

 

[Kadikistani Union]

Executive Committee of the International Association of Marxist-Leninovist Parties

"While we do not mourn the death of class enemies like Lambros Garyphallidis, a notorious revisionist, we wish to make it clear that this is an act of spontanéism that was not planned nor endorsed by the International Association of Marxist-Leninovist Parties or any of its member parties including the DKKP. Petros Langadiotis acted on his own behalf and not in the interest of the International. While it is the Propontine regime that has caused this violent political climate the actions of Langadiotis, like those of the Red Argonauts before him, do not serve to benefit the preparations of the historically inevitable revolution. The latter must be carried by a majority of the nation's working class before it can be waged successfully as Marxist-Leninovist doctrine prescribes. Such spontanéist actions create a rift between the DKKP and the working class and thus serves the oppressive regime which will undoubtedly use this event to justify political actions against the DKKP. If Marxist-Leninovist thought is to gain sympathy among the Pelasgian population we can not afford to make short-termed decisions. The Pelasgian revolutionary fire is spreading, but if it becomes to hot those who worked so hard to start it will get burned."

Signed,
_X_
Gen. Bramski Burukova
Chairman of the Executive Committee
International Association of Marxist-Leninovist Parties

 

[Rheinbund]

Aussenministerium
Trier, Eiffelland

We remember Mr. Lambros Garyphallidis as a man who sticked to the principles of freedom and democracy, and who had the courage to resist the, by the way given the circumstances after the terrorist assault on 22 February this year fully understandable, reflex to majorly curb freedom and democracy for the sake of a feeling of safety, knowing that giving in to that reflex would violate the values the Propontine Democracy stands for but would not bring the desired safety. We strongly condemn the assault on Mr. Lambros Garyphallidis. The Marxist-Leninovist movement has a clear task to keep its members at bay if it does not want to be held responsible for cowardish actions like this.

Rudolph Kögler, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Vice-Chancellor

OOC: Demos, you can count on it that my ambassador was at the funeral as well.

 

[Merioneth]

Veniasufia Foreign Affairs Ministry
Her Majesties Most Loyal Diplomatic Service


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We send our condolences to the family of Mr.Garyphallidis and condemn those political organizations which view killing others as means to rise to power and are disgusted that people will target an innocent man working for the betterment of his Empire. We know the next few months will be hard for the family of the deceased but we encourage them to carry on and keep there heads up high with pride in memory of such a great statesman. We will fly the Veniasufian flag at half mast on the Palace of the People in Corcidia to commemorate his passing.

A.Sinclair, HMs Most Loyal Foreign Affairs Minister

 

[Pelasgia]

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26 ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟΥ 1956 · ΞΣΤʹ ΤΕΥΧΟΣ · ΥΠΕΡΠΥΡΟΝ 1 · ΕΚ ΤΟΥ ΕΤΟΥΣ 1846
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NATIONAL SECURITY BILL APPROVED BY SENATORS
DKKP plans to assasinate Heir Apparent discovered during Police raid
by Ioanna Droungaraina, Political Analyst

Yesterday, the new National Security bill proposed by the Nationalist government was approved by the Senate's Chamber of Representatives, following a lengthy debate session. While the bill was endorsed by all those who had endorsed its less successful predecessor, it also earned the suppot of the Socialist Labour Party of Pelasgia (SEKP), the party which is widely considered to be to the Labour Party's policies under Lambros Garyphallidis. The bill's prohibition of Marxism-Leninovism, whose principal proponent in the Empire, the International Communist Party of Pelasgia (DKKP), is widely considered to have been responsible for the murder of Mr. Garyphallidis, is probably what convinced most of SEKP's members to support it. Having passed the Chamber of Representatives, the bill easily went through the Senate's Chamber of Patricians. Public opinion polls show great support for the measures outlined by the bill, provided that they are only enacted during times of emergency, as the law states.

Following the passage of the law, Police took in all known proponents of Marxism-Leninovism, giving them the choice between being charged or renouncing their ideology. Most chose to renounce it, though a number of them refused to do so and were charged. During a raid in the DKKP's headquarters, Military Police discovered evidence of plans by the DKKP to assasinate the Heir Apparent, Despot Isaac. After being notified of the plan's discovery, Georgios Psarianos, the leader of the DKKP attempted to flee to the Kadikistani embassy, he was, however, unable to do so, as hew as captured by Police right outside the embassy. With all members of the DKKP having been arrested and charged, their trial by a Special Military Tribunal is expected to commence on the 30th of April.

Most of the political spectrum is shocked at the revalations, while the SEKP's dominance over the nation's left is now assured. The guard of the Imperial family has been increased, so as the ensure their safety. [continued on page 2]

OTHER HEADLINES
☞ (Journalism) - Renowned political analyst and journalist Myrsini Alexandrou was found dead along with her boyfriend, Ioannis Leontidis. The couple's car drove off the highway from Propontis to Sestos, into a cliff and the sea below, as both the driver and passenger were intoxicated with alcohol, according to Police reports. [page 4]
☞ (Culture) - Pelasgians flock to their cottages and prepare for celebrations, both in major cities and the countryside, as the Orthodox Easter holidays begin. [page 6]

 

[Kadikistani Union]

People's Commissariat for External Affairs

"This is nothing short of outrageous! This is a sad day for all Pelasgians as their century old democracy has been suddenly and abruptly destroyed by the increasingly dictatorial right-wing regime. The Propontine Empire is a reactionary dictatorship unrighteously hiding behind the banner of democracy while clearly manipulating the social and political events in the country in their favour. The Pelasgian revisionist left has once again shown its treacherous social-capitalist nature by supporting a law that sets the pretext for their own destruction. We demand the immediate and unconditional release of all the brave DKKP members that have been detained as political prisoners. We further demand that the Propontine regime reverses the new law banning all Marxist-Leninovist initiatives in the country. This flagrant attack on democracy can not go without consequences. That is why our government is currently considering sanctions if the demands are not met. We also offer full asylum to all Pelasgian leftist fleeing political persecution in the Propontine Empire. We call upon the international community to condemn this inherently undemocratic law that utters in a new era of tyranny, oppression and working class exploitation."

Signed,
_X_
Col. Dimitri Leninov
People's Commissar of External Affairs
Democratic Republic of Kadikistan

 

[Pelasgia]

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Tiburan Empire
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Public Statement
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28h of April, 1956
To whom it may concern

Kadikistan's illegitimate dictatorial clique does not get to make demands of our legitimate state. We ask that our internal politics are respected, along with the will of our people, which has been expressed through the Senate's approval. If Kadikistan didn't want to see its vile cult banned, it should not have turned into a force of terrorism and death in our nation. Those who were plotting to murder our future Head of State and are behind the murder of one of our most prominent Senators will not go unpunished, simply to satisfy the wims of Kadikistan's elite.

Any sanctions Kadikistan levies will be returned in kind, though we are certain that your fragile economy will have a much harder time than ours. Unless Kadikistan has any proof that the legitimate Imperial Government of the Tiburan Empire was somehow involved in the recent tragic events, a laughable conspiracy theory at best, considering the extent to which we would have to go to accomplish something such as this, we would recommend that it seizes to reinforce its hard-earned image of an international parriah. You shall not find any sort of support in your laughable attempts to organise a coalition against our Nation, for you have cut your bridges with the rest of Europe yourselves and, unlike your dictatorship, other states know the meaning of internal politics and sovereignty. Seeing how much blood Marxism-Leninovism has shed across Europe in recent months, we wouldn't be surprised if it was banned in countless other states, in the not too distant future. Kadikistani neo-expansionism shall not come to pass.

Signed and Sealed,

Ioannis Argyropoulos

Minister of Foreign Affairs
Tiburan Empire

ONE EMPIRE · ONE LAW · ONE CHURCH
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[Dalriada]

We understand the fear the public feels during times of terrorism but it is disgusting that the government will use that fear as a tool to steal their natural right of free speech, you criticise Kadikstan for being regressive but you lack the self awareness of doing the very thing you rightly criticise them for. We do not question the arrested of terror suspects as long they face a fair trial but why ban an ideology it is foolish and native to think you can stop it through bullets and police batons. The only thing that can get rid of a bad idea is through the free market place of ideas where all ideologies can be challenged openly or do you now this and that's what you are afraid of?

Foregin Minister: C.Jones

 

[Pelasgia]

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Tiburan Empire
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Public Statement
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29th of April, 1956
To whom it may concern

We find it ludicrous that after analysing the basic ideas of democracy, Cymru Annibynnol's Foreign Ministry then patronises the Tiburan people, as if our democracy is made up of children and people of a lower intelligence, who can be scared into making decisions. The free market has nothing to do with democracy, they are two entirely different ideas. We would appreciate it if Cymru Annibynnol did not intervene in our internal affairs. Unlike Kadikistan which bans all parties and ideologies not serving its leadership, we allow all political views, save for a fringe minority group which is a mere extension of Kadikistani subversion in our country and not a legitimate political factor.

Signed and Sealed,

Ioannis Argyropoulos

Minister of Foreign Affairs
Tiburan Empire

ONE EMPIRE · ONE LAW · ONE CHURCH
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[Dalriada]

To
Tiburan Empire
Ioannis Argyropoulos,Minister of Foreign Affairs

We simply wish to spread the idea of liberalism which is one of the fundamental ingredients to make a functional working democracy because if you chose to strip away free speech from one group you not only steal their right but you also steal the right of your citizens to listen and criticize those ideas from said group. If you push a group in the dark they fester like mould becoming more radical and dangerous causing more death, no the best way to fight is through the battle of ideologies where the most racial one come out on top.

Foregin Minister: C.Jones

 

[Pelasgia]

ΠΡΟΠΟΝΤΙΟΣ ΛΟΓΟΘΕΤΗΣ
14 ΜΑΪΟΥ 1956 · ΞΖʹ ΤΕΥΧΟΣ · ΥΠΕΡΠΥΡΟΝ 1 · ΕΚ ΤΟΥ ΕΤΟΥΣ 1846
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IS THIS MARXISM-LENINOVISM'S SWAN SONG?
DKKP is done, while the ideology faces problems across Europe
by Ioanna Droungaraina, Political Analyst

The recent months have been far from easy for Marxism-Leninovism outside its home country of Kadikistan, even harder is one is to consider that the ideology's main goal is to spread itself to the entirety of Europe. Within our Empire, Marxism-Leninovism is outlawed, its former proponents renouncing it en masse, being sent to Political Rehabilitation Centres or fleeing to Kadikistan. The Internationalist Communist Party of Pelasgia (DKKP) has been effectively destroyed, having been outlawed, while several of its leaders leaders have been arrested after their plot to murder the Heir-Apparent of the Empire, Despot Isaac, the Emperor's son, was discovered. Having been found guilty of these charges and sentenced to death, yesterday, the DKKP's leaders have been erased from the Empire's political sphere.

In Veniasufia bloody terrorist attacks have moved public opinion greatly against Marxism-Leninovism, with calls to ban it and/or its proponent parties growing stronger, while in Bolonesvia a short lived insurgency, backed by Kadikistani supplies and forces, incited the nation's government to ban the ideology. Veniasufia recently put its 10 Points Agreement with Kadikistan on hold, leading Kadikistan to outright cancel the agreement. Closer to our own coasts, in Justiza, the new government and the public have been increasingly skeptical of Marxism-Leninovism, while in Ivernia the Marxist-Leninovist insurgents unofficially yet obviously backed by Kadikistan are losing ground by the day, their defeat by the Imperial Government forces being a matter of time.

While all this is happening, Kadikistan continues to blame foreign reactionaries who seek to 'discredit Marxism-Leninovism' for the effects of its ideology, a set of beliefs which justifies, if not idolises, violence in the name of the infallible and almost devine 'proletariat', while categorically denying its obvious involvement in insurgencies across Europe, never mind the fact that it has openly expressed its support for terrorists and insurgents, while repeatedly presenting itself as their ally, seeping deeper and deeper into international isolation by the day. Indeed, Kadikistan might be making quite a fuss, but just like the swan's last song is its most majestic, is this the end for Marxism-Leninovism's global ideological domination prospects? [continued on page 2]

OTHER HEADLINES
☞ (International) - New Justinian government received very positively in Propontis. Trends for cultural and economic cooperation between Tiburia and Justiza continue to grow. [page 4]
☞ (Defence) - With the Imperial Navy's first Poseidon Class Aircraft Carrier nearing completion, reports of a possible new class being already designed have surfaced. [page 6]

 

[Pelasgia]

ΠΡΟΠΟΝΤΙΟΣ ΛΟΓΟΘΕΤΗΣ
28 ΜΑΪΟΥ 1956 · ΞΗʹ ΤΕΥΧΟΣ · ΥΠΕΡΠΥΡΟΝ 1 · ΕΚ ΤΟΥ ΕΤΟΥΣ 1846
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SCANDAL ROCKS PROPONTIS - SUCCESSION CRISIS?
Tabloid's release of photos brings theory of Despot's homosexuality back
by Tivyrios Vasilikos, Crown correspondent

As most of the nation's press is concerned with the Pan-Imperial University Placement Exams' curriculum, which has proven to be one of the hardest in recent years, the Propontis-based tabloid "Hospition" has rocked the waters of the Empire's politics with its release of pictures, it claims, prove the homosexuality of Despot Isaakios Komnenos-Angelos, the Diadochos (Heir Apparent) to the position of Emperor and the co-Emperor to the Emperor Regent, Andronikos III Komnenos, his father.

This isn't the first time the Despot's haeterosexuality has been brought into question, especially by the tabloid in question. In 1954, an article in the tabloid's "sister" magazine, "Papagalos", by a person claiming to have worked in His Highness' personnal service spread rumors that he had been involved in an affair with a member of his personnal guard. It was only after the guardsman in question was found dead, having committed suicide out of humiliation, that a Police investigation was launched into the publication, which was found to have been fabricated, that the certainty of the Despot's haeterosexuality was reaffirmed. The legal system of the country cracked down hard on the tabloid, which it forced to close down, as well as the author, for having caused the suicide of the young ceremonial guardsman.

The majority of the Empire's society does not have a problem with homosexuality, as Christian-imported homophobia was largely overcome during the Pelasgian Renaissance of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. However, as the Despot remains unmarried, fears of a succession crisis grow, since the Church and Imperial Succession laws are very clear on the subject. While the ultra-conservative provisions of the Empire's succession protocol have been called into question before, the Despot is not very widely respected, primarily due to his very weak character and rejection of much of Pelasgian tradition. With the Emperor growing older and his son being seen as incapable of continuing the dynasty, amidst a delicate climate that has strained the Empire's Democracy to its extremes, has the millenium-old line of the Komnenoi finally reached its end? [continued on page 2]

OTHER HEADLINES
☞ (International) - Tensions grow as the Serenierre militarises its border with Bourgogne, arresting the Grand Duchy's citizens. An international outcry follows, with only Kadikistan and its puppets defending what many see as a rogue nation. [page 4]
☞ (Defence) - The commander of the Imperial Navy's garrison in Justiza, Attalos Laskaris-Komnenos, has temporarily been recalled to the capital, as part of plans for naval drills. [page 6]