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Partisan Times | Paris | March 8, 2010| The Chauve Government hints that the Debt of France has risen by over 2.1 trillion Francs from 2004-2008. The New indicators have sent a shockwave in France where the PSE dropped 4.7% in fears of growing economic instability. The Prime Minister ordered the Finance Ministry to lower interests rates, sell off French assets totaling over 1 trillion USD in places like The U.S.S.R., PRC, Regime. The Ministry has also issued new exchange rates noting that the Franc lost its value by .02 in what will be expected a growing rising of the Franc as it moves into stellar space. The Finance Ministry to avoid a complete destruction of the Franc will begin implementing a lunar currency to trade with various interstellar groups. -- Weeks Later Partisan Times | Paris | March 16, 2010| The Ministry of Finance announced the Spatial Franc what would be exchanged at [25 SF - 1 Franc]. The Ministry stated that all territories outside of Solis will utilize the Spatial Franc in an effort to combat the Hutt Clan's Economic War with France costing the French Government over 20 million USD a day in lost-revenue, tax-evasion, and money laundering devaluing the Franc in space trade where the Hutts inflate the currency to force space-commerce to use their credits. The Ministry also announced a 4 trillion investment sell-off set to pay-off the French Debt in 2012 and to invest into more mining facilities now producing 64 billion USD a year for France in hopes to push that to 1.2 trillion by 2016. The National Assembly set strict guidelines for Chauve's space-expenditures severely hampering future expansionist policies that have seen massive gains for French companies like XCORP Aerospace and Nova Tesla. The Paris Stock Exchange [PSE] fell by another 8.7% as the French Government tries to counter-inflation by raising tariffs on foreign steel, agriculture, and space-imports alongside cut-back on public projects. The Ministry of Defense announced France would withdraw 25% of the Territorial Defense Initiative in Louisiana alongside 15% of its troop commitments to the UNSC operations in East Asia. Alongside an increase in anti-piracy in the Neutral Systems. [More on the Defense Press briefing.]

Government Structure of His Majesties Spatial Territories Admiral Xavier of the UNSC His Majesties Spatial Armed Forces 350,00 Spatial Marines 55 Napoleon-Class 10 Spectre-Class Ships [Going to edit later]

Defense Minister Pascal, Office of the Ministry of Defense Operation Location: [Coasts of France] Operation Size: three carrier air wing (Groupe Aérien Embarqué, GAE, in French), a complement composed of about 60 aircraft: Rafale F3 (up to 30) E-2C Hawkeye (2) SA365 Dauphin (3) for RESCO and EC725 Caracal for CSAR (2) Jean-Jaque F-18 SuperHornet (20) Pierre F-18 Growler (3) UCAV [2] six Rubis-class submarine four anti-submarine destroyers (currently Tourville or Georges Leygues class) seven anti-air destroyers (Horizon or Cassard class) three stealth frigate in forward patrol (usually a La Fayette class) four supply ship (currently a Durance-class tanker) Six Army Groups (Groupe de Armee, GA, in French), a complement composed of about 600 Armored Vehicles aircraft: VBLC (up to 30) E-2C Hawkeye (2) SA365 Dauphin (3) for RESCO and EC725 Caracal for CSAR (2) Jean-Jaque F-18 SuperHornet (20) Pierre F-18 Growler (3) UCAV [2] six Rubis-class submarine Support Group: Mistral Ships; Designated to provide Ground Troops and Helicopter Support. Prelude: French UNSC Radar Warnings on Mercury and UNSC Luna Station exploded with warnings as a fleet of alien ships arrived on UNSC Space. What was expected was a complete loss of contact with the French Colony of Mercury and her Protective Fleet. Luna Station was running out of supplies to sustain the enemy front. Now the alien threat moved onto France with the intention of capturing six bunkers in France containing the Medusa Virus which if repurposed could be used to kill all forms of human life on earth for colonization by these new aliens. French Order of Operation: The Royal Army Corp of Engineers developed a series of developed fortification lines for the Ground Forces to create a box-position for fire missions. On the seas, the Coast Guard laid calculated mining fields in various aspects of the sea. The four French water-fleets would be deployed onto the Bay of Biscay and the Marne where submarines made patrols. In the air, the French Strategic Air Command mobilized twenty-six Rafale M. Fighters to patrol 24/7 over french-northern airspace. The cities were evacuated with logistical trucks as they brought in supplies and took civilians out. The French Army would take up fortifications across various beach-heads as the Army placed armored vehicles into mechanized units and deployed tanks near the headquarters to avoid them being destroyed early on. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[French F.S. de Gaulle] Lieutenant-Admiral Philipe 'Spectre' Rushmore sat on the flagship of the French Navy. The de Gaulle Aircraft Carrier was sailing the bay of Biscay, not too far from the Currie and Caesar, Rushmore had ordered his fighters remain at a 60-mile radius of the fleet while flying low to avoid radar detection and remaining radio silent. He left his submarine commanders to bunch together into a wolf-pack and search for hostile ships and attack. The de Gaulle continued to patrol the bay awaiting their enemy to make landfall. [French Fortification Zevala] Captain Marcus Pelosi had his men set up a firing range down onto the pits while his mortar squadron broke-off behind the anti-air weaponry to set up firing positions onto the beaches. Snipes dressed in camouflages and ghillie suits laid unmoved in the fields and grasses awaiting targets to pick off. The truck had brought strange cubic-objects informing him only to use them when the rocks fell from the sky. Special explosive rounds were distributed to specialists in each regiment to utilize for heavy-armor targets... [Paris, France] Admiral Bushmaster: "Let the games begin."

UKR-RD The new UKR-RD Drone is apart of the French Navies UNMANNED aerial-refueling system and is planned to join the growing French UCAV-fleet. The program has costed 28 million Francs and production is set ad 8 million francs.

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Giving Boston to the Americans.

French Foreign Minister The Treaty of Paris (2008) This Treaty is set to de-escalate tensions in the North American continent amid heightened tensions. The agreement was struck by the UNSC Diplomatic staff and American diplomats invited to Paris and agreed to by both parties. As such, French assets in Boston have begun to disassemble military bases, financial assets no longer required, and other French national security issues in Boston. French Military Command has prepared to reach the 25% drawdown for 2009 and the second-wave of 25% for 2010.

From: PrimeMinister.Gov@Turkey To: Ivan Salazar Subject: Diplomatic Visit I graciously accept your kind invitation and look forward to meeting you in Jerusalem.

Diplomatic Cable Turkey's Prime Minister wishes to meet with His Honorable Leader of Salzarstan regarding the growing issue.

Minister: [REDACTED]: Blue House confirms Mission for Dragon Saber by France has ceased and is asking the Hexagon to retract its military units on an operation to protect the national Salazarstan from China as Mission indications show that China no longer poses a threat to the people of Salazarstan. [REDACTED]: Roger, relaying information to Hexagon and Blue House on ending Dragon Saber . Unidentified Female 1: We can confirm Minister [Redacted] that the over 100,000 PLA Ground Forces supported by tanks, artillery, and aircraft that were moving towards Salazarstan are no longer active and the central leadership in China has fallen. Our intelligence analysts inside the UNSC and allied nations indicate that a continued Chinese government is unlikely. Unidentified Female 2: Our Embassy in the SoE confirmed discussions with China were leading nowhere and they themselves did not find a stable government. The Carrier fleets will return to deployment on the Coast of India and the Coast of Arabia. We downgrade the threat level to Three, but should an armed conflict erupt we can estimate fighter groups from Resoria will arrive within 12 hours. Minister [Redacted]: Very well, relay information to Top Chain. Deputy-Minister [REDACTED]: So it is confirmed. Dragon Saber is over? Unidentified Male 1: No. Dragon Saberis active, but our military operations will be limited and our fleets will be withdrawn. Unidentified Female 1: Reaffirming that, we will keep watching, but we won't be spending money or resources on this mission with our fleets which are more important

I would like to claim these provinces as part of my starting 75, if I can not do that right now I would like it to be considered as a re-applying and include it with my previous claims. I took under 75 in my claiming application.

"The Turkish Government considers the actions of Salazar to be not only provocative but threatening. Their primitive knowledge of Mecca shows to the extent they believe there is oil underneath Mecca. If they had a clue of what was going on in their country, they'd understand most of the oil is on their Eastern Borders, while there is lesser of this oil group on the Western side built on commerce. Turkey's Armed Forces remain on standby to ensure the protection of all those Salzar attempts to harm and offers asylum to any seeking it. Turkey stands with China and others in condemning this action calling on Ivan and his government to rescind the orders. Turkey's Finance Minister has announced blocking of Seaports to Salazar and his Regime. Turkey will consider military action as well, with Military Officials in agreement the only solution to this action will be an economic sanctions with military support to enforce these actions." - Turkey's Prime Minister

Prime Minister Öykü Ozdemir The Prime Minister and her Law and Justice Party proposed sweeping legislation that would lower the gender-pay gap, extend maternity leave to 45 days full-pay, fifteen days half-pay, and finally thirty days no-pay. This legislation which President Ataturk supported is set to bring Turkey as the standard for other western countries. Alongside these reforms, the Prime Minister co-sponsored a bill that would expand the Turkish Armed Forces by 50,000 personnel within five years and formulate a new purchasing policy of; ‘Turkey will buy what it needs, not what it is offered.’ Already skeptical of certain programs that have costed Turkish Tax Payers 50 million Liras over the past year alone, the Prime Minister and Defense Leaders in Turkey are set to make discussions on how to better spend the Defense Budget. The Social Reforms would extend full Turkish citizenship to the Caucasus region which has remained solely autonomous for the past twenty-five years. With growing demand for equality, the Law and Justice Party; staunch opponents of allowing the Caucuses into Turkish politics conceded small developments in favor of more Turkish identity programs in The Caucuses. that would lower the gender-pay gap

The Terrestrial Defense Forces [Military Deployment] Minister of Defense Leo Pascal File Information: Name: TDF Deployment Current Classification: Parliamentary Release Operation File Name: MoD File FNFMFNA 996 Executive Order 7901 signed by Prime Minister Laura Fitzgerald Chauve has authorized the Ministry of Defense to deploy as many troops required to protect the French Louisiana Territory from American aggression. With the utmost of detail, the MoD File 996 outlines a French Deployment to Louisiana and reinforcing the Bay Colony of Boston. Broken down into four key points the Ministry of Defense in collaboration with the Foreign, Interior, Finance, and Cultural Ministries. Social At the recommendation of Cultural Minister Emila Rutschi the French Government is asked to grant full citizenship to all residence of French-Owned Louisiana alongside an investment of 300 million Francs to renovate cultural expansions and developing new attractions to main social stability in the region. It is further recommended that the Region be governed under the formal french penal code; but maintaining its anglophone homogeny with small increments of french introductions and rehabilitation of acadian and french speakers into a standardized french-accent. Economical The Finance Minister has prepared a 60 Billion Franc Fund to be established for Louisiana; which can provide on its own roughly 50 Billion annually in USD. The Finance Minister expresses his belief a strong economic investment will help raise capital and lower unemployment in Lafayette and other cities while maintaining a health relationship to Louisiana-Debt. Minding our own close spending with the recent Tax-Cuts. Political With strong gun-advocates, self-determination, and conservative groups inside Louisiana it is the strong belief as Political Advisor that Louisiana be treated as an Oversea Territory with its own flag, seal, governor, and a special set of gun-laws than the French Republic and a majority of her over-seas territory. Medical Check-Ups will be added, but aside from that the Political Advisors concur allowing assault weapons and other high-end weapons should be allowed. Magazine Sizes of 5-10 on Semi-Automatic Medical Check-Ups every Six months Mental Health Requirements prior to Purchase Minimum Three-Day waiting period before delivery of purchased weapon. The Governorship and Senate/Congress will be divided as already established in Louisiana prior to our arrival. Military The UNSC regulations on Air Defense require France set up a new Aerial Web of Surface-Air-Missiles, Ground-Gun emplacements, Radar Stations, EDM Jammers, Ground Jamming Devices, and French Patriot and Jordan-Valley Missile Systems. Alongside Executive Order 7901; 25,000 Combat Troops will be re-organized into the First Special Task Force, and Second Protective Edge Task Force. These two Task Forces will be supported by VBL, VBLC, and Caesar Heavy Artillery with Mortar crews dispersed among the two-task forces. Initial Estimates suggest the USN will be a larger competitor, anti-ship installations will be installed as well, from Sea-Wolfs, EXERCET, Pythons, Vampires, and Gryphon missiles will be deployed. The French Carrier-Strike-Groups will be re-arranged to provide an optimal naval net to protect the region from USN aggression and hold the line until elements from the French Fleet in Algiers, Brest, and Marseille can deploy. We can expect changes to military conduct on the East Cost. The Governor of Boston has begun to conscript those in the French SBN and the French SHD to serve in the Bay Colony National Guard now numbering 900 alongside 700 French Soldiers to be reinforced by 4,000 French Fusillers and Paratroopers from Paris and Nice. 12 Rafale M. planes will join the air fleet in Boston, alongside Tanks and Armored Vehicles.

Flag of Türkiye Cumhuriyeti President of The Republic of Turkey Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Prime Minister of The Republic of Turkey Öykü Ozdemir Map of Turkey's electoral districts. The 2019 Election Reform could see the Caucuses and other Greek territories get voting rights and electoral seats. Government Constitutionally, Turkey is a parliamentary representative democracy. Since its foundation as a republic in 1923, Turkey has developed a strong tradition of secularism.Turkey's constitution governs the legal framework of the country. It sets out the main principles of government and establishes Turkey as a unitary centralized state. The President of the Republic is the head of state and has a largely ceremonial role. The president is elected for a five-year term by direct elections and Tayyip Erdoğan is the first president elected by direct voting. Executive power is exercised by the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers which make up the government, while the legislative power is vested in the unicameral parliament, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature, and the Constitutional Court is charged with ruling on the conformity of laws and decrees with the constitution. The Council of State is the tribunal of last resort for administrative cases and the High Court of Appeals for all others.The prime minister is elected by the parliament through a vote of confidence in the government and is most often the head of the party having the most seats in parliament. The prime minister is Binali Yıldırım, who replaced Ahmet Davutoğlu on 24 May 2016. Universal suffrage for both sexes has been applied throughout Turkey since 1933 and before most countries, and every Turkish citizen who has turned 18 years of age has the right to vote. There are 550 members of parliament who are elected for a four-year term by a party-list proportional representation system from 85 electoral districts. The Constitutional Court can strip the public financing of political parties that it deems anti-secular or separatist, or ban their existence altogether. The electoral threshold is 10 percent of the votes. Supporters of Atatürk's reforms are called Kemalists, as distinguished from Islamists, representing the two diverging views regarding the role of religion in legislation, education and public life.The Kemalist view supports a form of democracy with a laicist constitution and Westernised secular lifestyle while maintaining the necessity of state intervention in the economy, education and other public services Military The Turkish Armed Forces consist of the Land Forces, the Naval Forces and the Air Force. The Gendarmerie and the Coast Guard operate as parts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in peacetime, although they are subordinated to the Army and Navy Commands respectively in wartime, during which they have both internal law enforcement and military functions.] The Chief of the General Staff is appointed by the President and is responsible to the Prime Minister. The Council of Ministers is responsible to the Parliament for matters of national security and the adequate preparation of the armed forces to defend the country. However, the authority to declare war and to deploy the Turkish Armed Forces to foreign countries or to allow foreign armed forces to be stationed in Turkey rests solely with the Parliament. The MILGEM project aims to design and build locally a fleet of hi-tech stealth multipurpose corvettes and frigates. TCG Heybeliada is one of the warships built under the scope of this project. Turkey is one of nine partner states in the F-35 JSF program (left) and one of the eight participants in the Airbus A400M Atlas project (right). Every fit male Turkish citizen otherwise not barred is required to serve in the military for a period ranging from three weeks to a year, dependent on education and job location. Turkey does not recognize conscientious objection, however, it did not offer a civilian alternative to military service until 2016 where Prime Minister Öykü Ozdemir and the Turkish Law and Justice Party passed the Civil Defense Program and the Community Service Program to allow Citizens an alternative to Military Service. With an estimated strength of 495,000 deployable forces, according to a 2011 NATO estimate, Turkey is one of largest military force in the Middle East and in Europe. Alongside a large navy and modern air force, the Turkish Military has grown significantly from its ottoman days and become a modernized, combat-ready, and trained army.

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| Partisan Times | Paris | March 8, 2008 Breaking News from Paris. The French Interior Ministry has declared the Christian Democratic Union as the majority winner in Parliament, allowing Her Excellency Laura Chauve to formally ask His Majesty to form a Government. The Majority winning comes as the National Front and Conservatives make stark gains, not enough to overthrow the Center-Right Coalition. Immediately when resuming her office, the French Government expanded its holdings in North Africa by signing the Acceptation de la Tunisie dans le Acceptation de la Tunisie dans la république allowing Tunisia to become a French Overseas Territory within France. Joining Boston and Louisiana as French Overseas Territories. Prime Minister Chuave also ordered the Ministry of Defense to deploy combat troops into Louisiana where French Special Forces had been stationed for months. Roughly 25,000 French Ground Troops supported by VBLs, VBLC, Artillery, and Mobile Anti-Air were deployed from a French carrier in the region to support roughly 20 Special Forces Operators and 230 French Soldiers in combat outposts. In Boston, French Soldiers were beefed up by 12,000 new soldiers to aid the roughly 700 already present. Tanks and Armor would be shipped in the coming days, but the French Government has allowed the Governor of Boston to conscript those in the French SBN and the French SHD. The French Air Force and Navy finishing up the Covenant, turning out to be the Geth agreed for peace. The Prime Minister has announced she will continue with a new planned visit to Mercury, the French Outerspace Territory where she will announce new Space Programs. The French Foreign Ministry reported the United States had acted aggressively against France in Louisiana, and to safeguard the historic french region, the French Military would deploy. The French Government wishes to reiterate this. Any attempt to attack us or call in their allies; we shall do the same.

The French Army is set to grow by an additional 250,000 within five years. Purchasing over 3,000 new vehicles and 500 new aircraft over the course of six years. With an additional seven billion in direct-payment added to the budget, the Armed Forces are expected to grow in rising of new threats to the Republic.

The Fench Republic expresses its deepest of condolences to the late leader of the GSO; His Excellency the Sultan. The Sultan had united the various Muslim communities in the Middle East. Bringing stability and peace. We welcome His Honorable Heir Bati Hassan to the throne and look forward to continuing Franco-Sufi relations on both economic, social, and military aspects. The French Embassy in Riyadh and Consulates in Tehran and elsewhere have lowered their flags to half-masks in solidarity with the Sufi Order.

Saber-Satchel Reinforcements from the 3rd Earth Regiment consisting of 40,000 Marines alongside 180,000 members of the classified Sentinel Project and 12 of the UNSC’s elite Spartan Teams were deployed into the Supreme Commander Marshal’s operational force. Overhead, UNSC ODST dropped onto Covenant Positions; supported by UNSC fleets firing MAC rounds and various weaponry to support their push. On the ground, Spartan teams worked on eliminating targets and destroying access to infrastructure. Using explosives to destroy bridges and factories with machinery to be used by the covenant. Roughly 20,000 Marines from the 3rd Earth Regiment aided up in setting up projection protection plasma rays to protect the Headquarters where Officers from the UNSC planned strategies and where aircraft and artillery were stationed. The French began an offensive SAM’s, Mobile Artillery, Vehicles at the Headquarters were placed at 100% Output, detecting anything on the air, while Spotters gave fire support every two minutes. While Aircrafts pounded Covenant positions which could be spotted. Labeling the Covenant Threat at a Level XX Containment Issue; French Helicopters hovered trying to find if any possible fire missions while they engaged small bands of covenant soldiers. As the covenant vessels kamikazed into resorian lines, 2 Frigates would cross the path and take the brunt of the assault. The resulting shrapnel heavily damaged another autumn class cruiser. The remaining fleet took up defensive positions over the UNSC offensive on the ground, being led by the French commanders. They would provide fire support to the charging lines while pelicans would reinforce areas where necessary. The forces in the Ukrainian territory dug in, fortifying their position and then aiding the front lines. With the destruction of the orbital fleet, the Khazakistan facility would provide continuous bombardment of the covenant positions, while it would be used as a base to harbor the wounded and deploy supplies.

OOC @AwesomeNova You don't have control of any territory. Anyone can take it, even I. @Aesir You are not required to choose another country, but if you guys get into a war, note there is no consent required, but likewise, there is an international community. ----- French Embassy Washington D.C. "The French Government welcomes the New Republic for its ascendancy and hope it embodies the values of Liberal Democracies in the protection of persons and human rights. We look forward to formal Diplomatic Relations.

French Marines; 23rd Infantry Battalion has set up firing position alongside fire regiments of UNSC portable and fixed artillery. Protected by a web of SAM's and UNSC spacecraft. French Reconnaissance Troops survey Covenant positions; locating them on target coordinates and classifying them as Tankers and Walkers. With UNSC Command on Reach greenlighting, the UNSC Marines began their attack. Armored Vehicles were escorted by Tiger HAD helicopters as the French Armored Tank Push began a pincer encirclement of the Covenant. Updated with plasma protection, these tanks were specially modified to deal with extra-terrestrial threats. French UNSC Marines launch barrage of airstrikes and artillery shells onto Covenant positions; confirming targets hit. The Reconnaissance Marines began to fall back to the main element of UNSC forces pushing into Ukraine. UNSC Special Forces and Heavy Weapons were protecting the UNSC mines in Kazakistan while French UNSC troops began to push into Ukraine protect UNSC holdings in Anatolia from a possible Covenant Strike. Encrypted Transmission/Communications 1st Spatial Marine Division has come into contact with Covenant Forces [INAUDIBLE] Requesting Supporting Fire from 4th Marine Artillery Brigade…T…[INAUDIBLE] 2nd Spatial Marine divison confirming, 1st Division engaging; requesting Close-Air Support 3rd Special Operations Group requesting FIremission on Three Tankers This is Third Tank Regiment…Under heavy fire….r… Third is down I repeat…Thir …. This is Left Flank…Re…Coven…ant/…. 1st Spatial Marine Headquarters, requesting Close Air Support for Second Marines and Fifth Tank Division…Danger Close. Archer: “Be advised all UNSC forces. Covenant Threat is at X Containment Level. Engage and Destroy all Covenant Forces and continue along Eagle Strike Plan XX. Air support is being redirected from other UNSC junctions. You must hold the positions and continue with Pincer Element XV. . OOC: Gonna edit, gtg home

Spatial Marine [French Operational Deployment Shock Trooper] The UNSC launched an Operation Saber Satchel involving over 50,000 UNSC Ground Personnel, Sixty Rafale Aircrafts, and Ground Equipment from SAMs, Mobile Artillery, Vehicles. Awaiting UNSC Approval, the Troops began to take positions outside of Covenant Entrenchments. The Supreme Commander of UNSC Forces Europe Marquis Marshal. Saber Satchel was now in operational capacity, UNSC Marines began evacuating UNSC national residences and their Diplomatic Outposts....[Will update soon]