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10 Mai 1954

Marshall Mihkel Vaino reaffirms zero tolerance policy to corruption

In a press conference, organized following the scandal rocking the Republic of Belmont, Marshall Mihkel Vaino, State Protector of the National Revolutionary State of Saaremaa reaffirmed the meritocratic stance of the government of zero tolerance to corruption. The scandal in Belmont, regarding two ministers accused of corruption has made us look our own society retrospectively and remember the chaos that started the day when the Raasiku Declaration was signed and lasted until the last day of the April Revolution. The monarchists and opportunists were trying to destroy our country when they saw that they can't win against the united forces of the National Army and the People. A year has passed since then and order has since returned. We have made a united front against political opportunism and corruption and since then Saaremaa not only did we manage to form a united front, like a wall of steel against corruption and opportunism, but we manage to rise Saaremaa like a phoenix, breaking all the records of development we had as a kingdom.

The State Protector, following closely the scandal in Belmont, has condemned the corrupted ministers for manipulating the people for their own gains and declared that corruption has no place in modern Saaremaa and then events like in Belmont won't ever happen, as the State will deal swiftly with them, so this affliction that is corruption cannot gain a foothold in Saaremaa.

"We must be sure that the whole world forms a united front against political corruption and opportunism. The world's peoples are not livestock on which party politicians can rise and fight for personal riches. We will be watching closely the situation in Belmont and see if their justice system is able to deal with this crisis. I wish to state again that our own justice system will never let such a thing occur. That is the difference between party politics and the meritocracy. We will never let ourselves influenced by corruption. It is an import." Declared the State Protector.

State Visit to Ivernia

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jaak Raud will leave at the beginning of the next week to Ivernia in the first state visit since to the southern country since the April Revolution. The two countries have broken their relations after the April Revolution, when the Saar dynasty of Saaremaa ran to Ivernia. During the mandate of Marshall Paavo Laht and the provisional government, the Kingdom of Ivernia was seen as the main bastion of the counter-revolutionary forces, the hostilities in the relations of the two countries sparking a cold war between them. The government led by Marshall Laht was ready for an invasion co come from the south, but the whole mania ended when Paavo Laht received a vote of no confidence from the Grand National Assembly and Marshall Mihkel Vaino was elected State Protector of the National Revolutionary State of Saaremaa. Since the coming to power of Marshall Vaino, the relations between Saaremaa and Ivernia were characterized by a detente, the hostile rhetoric being reduced to a zero and today, its expected for the whole cold war to end with the visit of Jaak Raud to Alderburgh.

"We hope that we can return to the good relations that we had in the past with the Ivernian brothers. Saaremaa and Ivernia were economical partners since the immemorial and the current state of affairs affects not only Saaremaa, but Ivernia also," declared Jaak Raud. The goal of the visit is to normalize the relations between Saaremaa and Ivernia and with it, maybe with the whole Tripartite Agreement. The visit is part of a continental tour of the Minister of Foreign Affairst, Ivernia being the first country on the list and will be followed by the Empire of Auraria.

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Providing News from the Nordic State since 1872 | Press Organ of the Grand National Assembly since 195313 Mai 1954
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Premier Linda Tarvas to visit Bangala

After the negotiations between the government of Bangala and the governing council of the Keskpank, supervised by the Minister of Finances, Andrus Ilves, the Keskpank Saaremaa has taken over the actives of the Cross Bank in the Himyari nation. Premier Linda Tarvas, described the acquisition as being the most important evolution in the history of the Keskpank. Minister Andrus Ilves declared that Saaremaa will create an investment fund for Bangala of 1,000,000 Kroons, to support the continuous development of the Kingdom, declaring that both Saaremaa will have to win, from the enhanced export levels from Bangala, while the Himyari state will continue its development, having the chance to become a tiger economy in the world.

Premier Linda Tarvas will leave for Bassakusu, the capital of Bangala in the following days, to meet with King Maximiliaan V and the Duke of Nsundi to discuss even more avenues for potential development. Under the supervision of Marshall Mihkel Vaino, the Council of Ministers of the National Revolutionary State has also drafted a free trade agreement that will be presented to the government of Bangala. Alvar Kallas, the CEO of Lõuna Talu, the biggest company in Saaremaa specialized in agricultural products will be part of the delegation going to Bassakusu, with the intent of buying no less than 400,000 hectares of land in Bangala. The proposal is supported by Marshall Vaino, as with the population of Saaremaa continuously growing, the need of arable land is more and more needed, especially in a climatic zone that doesn't affect so much the crops. If the deal is to take place, The Lõuna Talu, is to expand its assets by 40%.

Terrorist group arrested in Imavere

Seven men and three women were arrested by the police in Imavere yesterday. The operation took place after three weeks of supervision of the group by the police and when the conspiratorial apartment in which they were arrested as searched, they found seven submachine guns, ten semi-automatic rifles, five pistols and three artisanal explosive devices. In the apartment were found a number of different types of political posters that were calling for a communist coup d'etat against the legal state of Saaremaa. The threat of a terrorist attack is high in the northern regions of the country, because many of the communist terrorists that were preparing a coup d'etat in the last days of the kingdom ran in the north and are preparing for their apocalyptic attacks.

The Chief of the Imavere Police, declared that only with the help of the citizens in the vicinity of the conspiratorial apartment did they manage to apprehend the terrorists before they managed to do anything against the state and the people of Saaremaa. The chief of police declared that the vigilance of the citizens must continue, as this kind of criminals will stop at nothing to destroy our society. The police will continue the investigation to find out from where did the terrorists got their weapons.

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Office of the Premier
GOVERNMENT OF BELMONT

Premier Millerand is deeply concerned that the leadership of Saaremaa is continuing to involve itself with matters related to Belmont's internal governance. The statements made by Marshal Vaino are offensive to the Premier and to the Republic of Belmont for the completely ignorant and arrogant nature of their origin. To extol the virtues of a militarist autocracy by critiquing a democracy is vile and wretched behaviour - wholly unsuitable for individuals who command the position that they do in their nations.

Premier Millerand asks for the Government of Saaremaa, and all of its members, to refrain from commenting on matters not related to bilateral relations.

 

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De Koninkrijk van Bangala
The Kingdom of Bangala​

Een uitbreiding van de Kroon declaraties, gemaakt binnen de Koning
An extension of the Crown declarations made within the Council of the King

VRIJDAG 12 MEI 1954​

To the Government of NRS OF [MENTION=1517]Saaremaa[/MENTION]

Opgedragen zich te uiten, zoals toegestaan door de autoriteit van de Kroon;
Instructed to express as permitted by the authority of the Crown;​

The Government is surprised and so happy by the visit of Premier Linda Tarvas.

In mind we reduce rates of exports between the two countries, and further reduce the export of agricultural products to Saaremaa.
The CEO of the Van Hultsh, Sir Willem van Hultsh shows a big interest to sell their products to Alvar Kallas, as well he has an interest in Saaremaan spices. For these trades the Minister of the Economy have in mind the creation of an Commercial Pact between countries.


Jan Willem Nkanga a Mvika, Duke of Nsundi
Koninklijke Secretaris van Buitenlandse Zaken
Royal Secretary of Foreign Affairs​

 

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OFFICE OF THE KOMMISSAR OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS​

The Commonwealth of Vendland is no supporter of terrorism, no matter its cause, for terrorism is not the weapon of the people, only those of cowards and the misguided. Its victims shall always be the innocent, and it can never be considered a noble act. The calling for a drastic change in the government of Saaremaa, however, cannot be easily ignored by the people of Saaremaa or the international world, for it is a state that limits the freedom and thinking of the people, indoctrinating them to become servants of the state, rather than the state serving the people. The Commonwealth, therefore, implores the government and justice system of Saaremaa to restrict itself to justice, rather than preemptive revenge or, worse yet, suppression, lest it spiral further down the hole of tyranny and injustice.

Sincerely,

Otto Kirsten
Kommissar of International Affairs

 

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Välisministeerium

16 Mai 1954

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We thank Jan Willem Nkunda a Mvika, the Duke of Nsundi for his support in this avenue of cooperation. We will gladly sign the free trade agreement between our two nations and will forever support the unity and friendship between the Saaremaa and Bangalan peoples. As for the Van Hultsh Company, the Ministry of Commerce would like to meet to discuss with the CEO, and will most likely be open to imports coming from Bangala, but the Lõuna Talu would still like to buy the land in Bangala.

Signed,
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Jaak Raud
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De Koninkrijk van Bangala
The Kingdom of Bangala​

Een uitbreiding van de Kroon declaraties, gemaakt binnen de Koning
An extension of the Crown declarations made within the Council of the King

VRIJDAG 16 MEI 1954​

To the Government of NRS OF [MENTION=1517]Saaremaa[/MENTION]

Opgedragen zich te uiten, zoals toegestaan door de autoriteit van de Kroon;
Instructed to express as permitted by the authority of the Crown;​

Without citing several factors that prevent it this purchase, the Government denies the request of purchase by the Lõuna Talu.
No one hectare will be sold, and the Protector of Economy not want to even talk about it with no diplomat or even the Premier.

And we also regard the suspension of the Commercial Pact.



Jan Willem Nkanga a Mvika, Duke of Nsundi
Koninklijke Secretaris van Buitenlandse Zaken
Royal Secretary of Foreign Affairs​

 

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De Koninkrijk van Bangala
The Kingdom of Bangala​

Een uitbreiding van de Kroon declaraties, gemaakt binnen de Koning
An extension of the Crown declarations made within the Council of the King

VRIJDAG 17 MEI 1954​

To the Government of NRS OF [MENTION=1517]Saaremaa[/MENTION]

Opgedragen zich te uiten, zoals toegestaan door de autoriteit van de Kroon;
Instructed to express as permitted by the authority of the Crown;​

The Government condemns the deplorable attitude of the government of Saaremaa.
Is admirable that the Saaremaan Government believes that Bangala is so fragile. We will refund in double the investments that you have made in our country and the Cross bank will be closed.

We had believe in Saaremaa, the most dirty and disgusting nation in the world, if we can say.

We Broke all relations with Saaremaa.


Jan Willem Nkanga a Mvika, Duke of Nsundi
Koninklijke Secretaris van Buitenlandse Zaken
Royal Secretary of Foreign Affairs​

 

[Saaremaa]

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Välisministeerium

17 Mai 1954

We plead our friends in the Kingdom of Bangala not to simply listen to the calumnies presented in the so called 19th of July Protocols, which is a forged file created by anti-Saaremaa groups that are ready to do anything to destroy the National Revolutionary State. We would like to present the Bangalans our apologies that such an event took place, but this is a conspiracy to destroy the renown of Saaremaa in the world by anarcho-communist and monarchist groups that are ready to destroy all that we have built in this year full of labor. We plead the government of Bangala to return to its old sentiments without letting itself to be influenced by foreign conspirators.

Signed,
Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Jaak Raud

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Providing News from the Nordic State since 1872 | Press Organ of the Grand National Assembly since 1953
23 Mai 1954

Riina Lepp Presents official apologies for the actions of the NRS

In today's official meeting of the Grand National Assembly, the head of the interim government, Chancellor Riina Lepp held a speech regarding the abnormal functioning of the Saaremaa society in what she called "the night that lasted a whole year". Chancellor Riina Lepp condemned the dictatorship organized by Paavo Laht and continued by Mihkel Vaino and then declared the National Army of Saaremaa, the army of the National Revolutionary State a terrorist organization.

Present at the session of the Grand National Assembly was also the ambassador of the Kingdom of Bangala, whom Riina Lepp called over to the presidium and formally apologized for the imperialist actions of the militarist clique against the Himyari kingdom. Additionally, the Chancellor invited officials from Bangala to take part in the trial of the generals and bring their own contribution in the trialing of the dictatorial clique. Deputy Chancellor Anna Sepp extended the invitation to the kingdom of Ivernia, as the same clique destroyed the relations between the once allied countries.

"We are living a historic moment, in which finally the people of Saaremaa is ready to take their future into their own hands, without surrendering it to fascist cliques that are ready to destroy everything in their campaign to aggrandize themselves," Riina Lepp closed he speech as the applauds coming from the members of the assembly were filling the hall.

The festive session ended with the voiding of the Raasiku Declaration, thus ending the dreaded era that plagued Saaremaa for a year. "We must look back and see where we have made mistakes and we must learn from them. What happened in our country that we had such aggressive elections in 1952 that we opened to way for the generals to take control of the state? What happened to us that the whole monarchic institution devolved so much that it turned into feudalistic squabbles between branches of the royal family? The people of Saaremaa must learn from the mistakes of the past to built the great future that we aspire to," declared Anna Sepp, Deputy Chancellor. Her declaration came as a surprise, as she was seen as a staunch monarchist, especially as she was the last Chancellor of Saaremaa before the coup d'etat and also led the government in exile of the Kingdom of Saaremaa, that was based in Ivernia, during the months of the dictatorship.

Maausk believers begin the Jaanipaev Fast

Jaanipaev, or the summer solstice is one of the most important celebrations in Saaremaa, where both christian and non-Christian religions unite together in celebrations. The Maausk religion, the native religion of Saaremaa, based on nature worship, still holds strong, as its believers number around a third of the country's population. The summer solstice is celebrated in the Mausk religion by a month of fasting beginning in the 21st of May and ending at noon in the 21st of June, the solstice day. The fast is followed by a three days long celebration, the people dancing, singing and drinking to celebrate the midsummer.

While the Maausk believers, who are concentrated in the central and northern regions of the country start their fast, the people in the south, Catholic Christians will also celebrate Jaanipaev. In the week before and immediately after the 21st of June, the Christian Saaremaari will enjoy the New Theater festival in Kuresaare, the summer bonfires in Kerdla and Harku and the Midsummer Bath, a festival dedicated to the mineral water springs around the city of Loksa.

While in the south, in Kuressaare, the solstice is the only day in which the sun never sets for 24 hours, in the extreme north, in Vendra, the white nights last the whole summer.

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Bangalan Protectorate of Foreign Affairs

The Government of the Kingdom of Bangala will send the Protector of Justice and the Protector of Laws to to take part in the trial of the generals.
We thanks the Chancellor Riina Lepp and the Democratic Republic of [MENTION=1517]Saaremaa[/MENTION] for the Invitation.

 

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29 Mai 1954
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The trial of the generals starts in Kuressaare

The great trial of retribution of the Saare people against the fascist dictatorship has started this week in Kuressaare. The ringleaders of the April Coup, namely the officers who signed the Raasiku Declaration, Generals Paavo Laht and Jaak Raud and Colonels Kalev Soosaar and Mihkel Vaino, together with the prime-minister of the regime, Linda Tarvas were brought to the Viru Prison in Kerdla for the trials to start. The prison is defended by more than a thousand soldiers, while the road linking the town of Kerdla to the prison is patrolled by tanks.

At the beginning of the trial, general Paavo Laht declared that the is the only one responsible for all the events regarding the National Revolutionary State, while the others have declared that the trial is a political one and they can be easily assassinated if so many soldiers guard the prison's perimeters. In a surprise response the head judge, Andrus Vannas declared that Raud, Soosaar and Tarvas were free to leave the trial halls, barring only Vaino and Laht and obliging them to continue judgement.

"We must do anything to have a fair trial in which anyone who was involved in the destruction of the Saare society will be punished. This may be one of the most important events in the history of the Saare justice system. The generals that have killed innocents, destroyed our constitution and state and were threatening even the way the people was living its life have to finally stand up for what they did. The people is now finally retaking its country," declared Chancellor of the Democratic Republic, Riina Lepp.

In the hall, were also members from an Ivernian and from a Bangalan delegation, those countries having interacted the most with the fascist government. The independence of the Kingdom of Bangala was threatened by the fascist government, while the trade between Saaremaa and Ivernia was reduced to minimum because of the coup détat.

Other headlines:

• The One World Music Festival will be soon held in Kuressaare. Singers from Ommeroth, Seneca, Ivernia and Tiburtina have already declared that they will participate. Pohja FM, the biggest radio station in the country and the main sponsor of the festival has chosen Kerstin Hendrikson to represent Saaremaa.
• After a meeting with the newly elected Belmontien prime-minister Martinique, Chancellor Riina Lepp has declared that a new era of friendship has started between the two nations. The cultural treaty that was signed will create more and more cultural exchanges between the two nations, while on an economical level, Belmont has opened its market's gates for the Saare rare metals and coal, while ships bringing the much needed agricultural produce from Belmont to Saaremaa.

 

[Argyll]

Embassy of the Commonwealth, Kuressaare
Ambassador to Saaremaa, William Butler

The Government of the Commonwealth applauds the efforts of the Saaremaa people and government to hold a fair trial for those accused of these heinous crimes. We hope that those found guilty will be bought to justice and that your nation can continue to heal and grow toward prosperity.

 

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Oifig Impiriúil na hÍverniann Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
Ivernish Imperial Office of Foreign Affairs and Trade​

30ú Bealtaine 1954

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wishes to thank the new Saaremaa interim-Government for allowing Ivernia to send Delegates to this momentous occasion in Gothic history, the Service of Justice against Tyranny in our Good Gothic Sea. Ivernia shall be watching this trial with most interest and scrutiny, and shall be a stepping stone towards the restoration of the Old Days of Ivernia and Saaremaa, our two Gothic Lands linked by our common values, fraternity and history.

Ivernia recognises this Olive Branch and shall act upon it, for the betterment of our Land and our Peoples.

Signed and Sealed by:

Duke Dathí Mac Suibhne, Prince-Elector of Foreign Affairs and Trade

 

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MINISTRY OF STATE
KUNINGAZ DIETSLAND
KINGDOM OF DIETSLAND​

29 May 1954

It is with solemn regrets that the Dietslander government must issue a statement of condemnation of the ongoing trial which is, from the point of view of His Royal Majesty's government, a political show trial dedicated to stamping out resistance against Bolshevist incursion into the political affairs of Europe. Consider this letter a public censure of the court proceedings and a statement of the His Royal Majesty's lack of recognition of the trial of General Paavo Laiht and Colonel Mihkel Vaino as it currently stands.

God bless,

Tomas Kohlr
MINISTER OF STATE
KINGDOM OF DIETSLAND

 

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Välisministeerium

17 Mai 1954

The response of the Kingdom of [MENTION=1646]Dietsland[/MENTION] to the news regarding the trial is an outright insult to the democratic republic of Saaremaa and to the Saare people, who were victims of those fascist oppressors. The generals are accused of high treason, mutiny and crimes against humankind. We will not accept that such an important trial, in which the people take retribution against the criminal dictators is called a show trial, especially when all the heads of accusation are completely legitimate and we have invited foreign delegations to observe the trial. We will give the Kingdom the chance to see it with its own eyes that everything goes according to the laws, by inviting a Diets delegation to Kuressaare to observe the trial.

Signed,
Alvar Kuusk
Minister of Foreign Affairs​

 

[Ionia]

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᾿IΩNIKH ΣΥΝΟΜΟΣΠΟΝΔΙΑ Συνομοσπονδιακή Κυβέρνησις τῆς ᾿Ιωνίας ᾿Υπουργεῖον ᾿Εξωτερικῶν

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OFFICIAL OFFER - ΕΠΙΣΗΜH ΠΡΟΣΦΟΡΑ

To the attention of the Governments of the Kingdom of [MENTION=1646]Dietsland[/MENTION] and the Democratic Republic of [MENTION=1517]Saaremaa[/MENTION] ,

Your Excellencies,

As it is know the Ionian Confederacy is a most neutral nation when it comes to international politics, as obliged by our Constitution and Declaration of Neutrality. If it would help put the concerns of the Kingdom of Dietsland to rest we could send a team of observers, who would neutrally and objectively observe the trial of the fascist Generals to confirm its neutrality. We hold full faith that the authorities or the Democratic Republic of Saaramaa are holding a fair trial to punish, or release, the despicable former Dictators.

Most Truly,
Aristotle F. Kifisodotou
Minister of Foreign Affairs

 

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Foreign Ministry of Brazul

It is this neutral governments neutral assesment, that any condemnation by outside powers will only serve to compromise the neutrality of the Saareman iudicative and strengthen the radical factions within Saarema. Brazul, as a neutral power with a neutral opinion, is hoping that legitimate grievances of the Saareman people will be adressed by neutral courts and believes that any breach of neutrality from outside factions is only counter-productive, pushing the currently neutral Saarema further towards alliance with less-than-neutral powers like the communist regime in former Danmark.

Brazul is willing to send neutral observers to the trials to confirm their neutrality and will furthermore hope to engage with current and future governments of Saarema to help them maintain basic freedoms of the market and the individual and become a productive member of the European community.

Neutral regards,
Pedro Finkelstein

 

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MINISTRY OF STATE
KUNINGAZ DIETSLAND
KINGDOM OF DIETSLAND​

31 May 1954

His Royal Majesty formally accepts the offer of trial observation from the Democratic Republic; a representative of the Ministry of Justice will be dispatched. We hope the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Democratic Republic understands that HRM's censure of the trial was not an insult aimed at the Democratic Republic, but at the apparent political nature of the trial itself.

God bless,

Tomas Kohlr
MINISTER OF STATE
KINGDOM OF DIETSLAND
[SUB][MENTION=1517]Saaremaa[/MENTION][/SUB]

 

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Oifig Impiriúil na hÍverniann Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
Ivernish Imperial Office of Foreign Affairs and Trade​

31ú Bealtaine 1954

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and the Ionian Confederacy that Representatives from the High Kingdom of Ivernia have already been invited to oversee this trial, and those representatives are already within Saaremaa in the middle of their allocated task. Any accusation of unfair play or mistrust on this trial is an accusation of incompetence of the High Kingdom of Ivernia itself, who has been overseeing this trial from a non-national, third party point of view.

We hope that the Delegacy from Diestland which will dispatch to Saaremaa comes to understand through their own eyes the inaccuracy of their comments, as well as the slight they have stuck towards Ivernia, in Dietsland's revealing of the amount of trust Dietsland truly has in Ivernia's sense of Justice and Fairness.

Signed and Sealed by:

Duke Dathí Mac Suibhne, Prince-Elector of Foreign Affairs and Trade