The Long Telegram

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“For the record, please, this is a message to be relayed in confidence and with the utmost haste via telex to the President of the Federated Alliance of Free Pacific States, the Prime Minister of the Royal Confederacy of Dannistaan, the Prime Minister of Kelssek, the Emperor of Infinite Loop, the Grand Duke of Reziel, and the Empress of the Star Empire of East Malaysia,” said the Khagan-Chancellor to his secretary as he dictated this urgent telegram to some of the most esteemed nations of the region.

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Dear Sirs, Madam,

The face of our region has changed dramatically since the halcyon days following the end of the Continental War. That was a time when, in a spirit of justice, democracy, and peace, many of you were instrumental in the rebuilding of my country, a gesture for which I and all of my people are eternally grateful. From then to now, however, we have seen the region deteriorate from a heyday of international cooperation and mutual respect to the situation as I see it today. The regional authority in Rilanon, which was key in ending the Continental War, has reached a nadir of influence, unable to bring opposing nations to the table to effectively resolve their disputes and thus avoid regional conflict. Meanwhile, rogue nations conspire, using methods both overt and covert, to deprive others of fundamental sovereignty and thus bring forth a new age of instability and conflict to the region.

To speak plainly, my concern is for the present proceedings now taking place in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, between the several nations of the Northwest: Allegheny, Vekaiyu, Listonia, Mahanoy, Warre, etc. (https://forum.theeastpacific.com/invision-404 Though we cannot know the exact proceedings of their meeting, these are not liberty-loving nations, and their past dealings suggest an active conspiracy to use neo-imperialist ends to promote their narrow self-interest in their immediate sphere of influence. Not only is this sort of alliance naturally repugnant to the dignity of nations and of their self-sovereign and free peoples, it is also bound to become unstable as the insatiable appetites of each would-be empire fully reveal themselves over time. We saw this all-too-well in the dealings of the New Socialist Union, whose own religiosity for the spread of their ideology led to the cruel invasion of Dovakhan and to regional war.

In the name of all those, whether they be Dovakhanese, Free Pacifican, East Malaysian, Loopish, or otherwise, who lost their lives and livelihoods in the conflicts of the past, let us, the leaders of essentially free and peaceful nations who respect and uphold the free human spirit, resolve ourselves to never again let the specter of regional war cast a shadow over the East Pacific. Let us thus resolve to begin free and confidential correspondence among ourselves to monitor and share vital information about this potentially dangerous new element in the region; and, if such an occasion arises, let us resolve to meet to ensure the safeguarding of justice, liberty, democracy, and peace in this region, our home. Thank you for taking the time to read this message; I hope to hear from you soon. Until then, long live the free East Pacific!

Sincerely,

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Anatol Efosebad, Khagan-Chancellor
The Republic-Khanates of Dovakhan

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To: Anatol Efosebad, Khagan-Chancellor of Dovakhan,

Greetings to Your Excellency. Your message was well-received. We share many of your concerns and I believe our nations are joined in the desire for peace in our region.

I would principally caution that many suspicions of imperialist ambitions may be unfounded, and that we should not assume the worst. We should always expect that nations, ours included, will be acting to further their own self-interest. Moreover, my own encounters with leaders from Listonia, Warre and Vekaiyu in the past do not suggest to me that they are motivated by darker motives other than to secure the peace and welfare of their peoples.

It is the more aggressive and belligerent nations with a militaristic society and foreign policy that we should be most concerned of. Great efforts must be taken to ensure that they see peace and security among nations and within nations more agreeable and gainful than to wage war upon others, or even to use the threat of conflict. This, I believe, shall be our greater challenge.

As to your proposal for increased communication and exchange between our nations, I am glad to participate in any such forum and will be happy to have my government’s diplomatic, security and intelligence bodies participate in such endeavours.

Yours sincerely,

The Rt. Hon. Peter Coakson, P.C, M.P.
Prime Minister of Kelssek

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Khagan-Chancellor Efosebad,

The East Pacific was once a region largely comprised of democratic regimes, whose desire for peace ensured a great deal of stability, and whose friendly relations allowed for the prevention of hostile activities by less peace-minded regimes. But that time does appear to have passed. There are few democracies left today, fewer still that have not adopted isolationism to avoid hostility, and even fewer still that appear to be collaborating to address the threats that face this region today.

It seems very appropriate to pursue a closer relationship, given these facts, especially along the lines suggested in your telegram. I’ve quietly instructed the Director of the Free Pacific Intelligence Agency, the Director of the Diplomatic Service, and the Secretary of Defense to undertake any covert efforts suggested by yourself to improve information-sharing and relationship-building between our nations. I am sure that in the future, a intra-agency official shall be appointed to oversee this project, once it gets underway.

I thank you very much for considering our nation a close enough ally to contact, sir, and I appreciate greatly your belief that we are a democratic and peace-loving people. On behalf of the Federated Alliance, let me say that I share this belief, wholly and entirely.

Thank you very much, sir,
Henrik Kroidrik
President of the Federated Alliance of Free Pacific States

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Urgent - Personal and Confidential
From: Elistar, Grand Duke of Reziel
To: Anatol Efosebad, Khagan-Chancellor of Dovakhan

Esteemed Khagan-Chancellor,

As an opening, I thank you for having addressed this communication to me too. As the leader of a nation which, during the Airbusian accident, has de facto contributed to the situation of regional instability you correctly quote (if only for a brief time), I couldn’t have blamed you if you had decided to act otherwise, perhaps including us all as a “under surveillance” nation.

That said, I cannot but agree with you, above all about the necessity (or, at least, the opportunity) of a deeper co-operation between our nations. In your communication, you quote the Federated Alliance of Free Pacific States, the Star Empire of East Malaysia and Infinite Loop as possible members of a to-be-built “axis of stability” opposed to a number of regional threats: as we have worked in the past and we are presently working with the first two, we will be definitely ready to increase said co-operation on all needed levels (be it logistic, military or informational). Obviously enough, we will be ready to extend such a co-operation with the Looplites too, even if we have had very few chances to get in touch with them till now.

As we do not see any reference to Kelssek in your communication, however, I would suggest to include them in this possible project, too, as the nation undoubtedly shines as an enviable example of both internal and international stability in this thorn region.

Summarizing, yes: you can definitely count on the governments of Reziel and Michelsland for this commendable project of yours.

With renewed respects,
Elistar, 27th Grand Duke of Reziel and Regent of the Empire of Michelsland

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TO: Anatol Efosebad, Khagan-Chancellor of Dovakhan
FROM: Glendale Jung, Empress of East Malaysia

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It is a concern of my nation when it comes to certain nations and their activities.

I gladly will join in on this correspondence of information. I will alert the various intelligence and intelligence-related organizations to prepare to share related information once this project starts to fully form together.

While East Malaysia is in a position of technological advancement, we will have to exclude some portions of information for our own national security reasons, but any ground work will have full sharing of information.

With regards,

Glendale Jung,
Empress of East Malaysia

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