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The Dominion of Australia would like to welcome the new Commonwealth nation, of India again. I am glad to see His Majesty's Governments policies on the Commonwealth becoming more liberal, I hope these steps will continue in the right direction...

The Dominion of Australia, is deeply saddened by not the events unfolding in Europe and the Caucasus, between the Free State of Turkey, Armenia and Greece. We hope these arguments can be resolve without another war. War and bloodshed has been everywhere now a days, Europe, South America, and one just finished in Asia. I think we must resolve our issues more diplomatically than through the barrel of a gun.

~ The Rt Hon. Andrew Fisher, the Dominion of Australia
 
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The Republic of Iraq is sad that it has come to this. The Kingdom of Syria's has been oppressing it's minorities since the day it became independent. As a nation that has a large Kurdish minority the Republic cannot accept this. I hereby announce that due to these actions a state of war now exists between the Republic of Iraq and the Kingdom of Syria

Treaty of Baghdad

1.The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland will provide the arms and equipment necessary to supply the Iraqi defensive forces for 75,000$ gold

2. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland will provide blueprints for military technology such as rifles, machine guns, flamethrowers, airplanes, etc.

3. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Republic of Iraq will sign a Defensive Military Alliance

[X] Signed, Feisal, Prime Minister of Iraq
[X] Signed, His Royal Majesty, Edward VII, King of Great Britain, Emperor of India etc...
 
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Swiss Olympic Games Bid - Zurich

It is my pleasure to announce The Swiss Governments application for the great city of Zurich to host the 1916 Olympic Games. This ancient city situated on the tip of Lake Zurich, is the ideal location to host the next Olympiad. Zurich is easy on the eyes, has great culture, history and one of the finest education systems in the world. Additionally, Zurich, and Switzerland as a whole, is a Bastian of freedom, stability and security. We have the resources, infrastructure and hospitality to hold such an event. And in a world torn apart by war and greed, is there any other nation better suited to promote peace and unity?

Switzerland – Zurich 1916
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The Empire of Great Wu

The Empire of Great Wu, holding the ever Holy Mandate of Heaven, would like to place itself as having a bid for the location of the 1916 Olympic Games. Emperor Ha, in his weekly address to the Wu Court, has announced a new round of stunning and vast changes and reforms to come to the Great Wu. While many of these are going to be revealed at a later date, the Empire of Great Wu feels that we would be able to host the Olympic Games in the city of Shanghai, which was not effected by the recent War, but it will be revamped in entirety, with new stadiums, new facilities, and new infrastructure. Shanghai shall enter a new period, a period of renewal. As a true sign to the Great Wu holding the Mandate of Heaven, we have been blessed with the ability to build from the ground-up, creating a City never before seen in the world. It is for these reason, that the Olympic Games would be suited to be hosted in Shanghai, China. It will signal the start of renewal, the start of modernization, and herald in a new era of Peace and Prosperity for the Great Wu, Asia, and the World.


 
IOC

International Olympic Comittee​

Laussana, Switzerland, 1914​

At the IOC's office we have received all the aplications made to hosting the Games of the VI Olympiad. The following cities were considered:

San Francisco, USA.
Melbourne, Australia.
Santiago, Chile.
Istanbul, Turkey.
Madrid, Spain.
Guatemala City, UCAS.
Zurich, Switzerland.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Shanghai, China.

Through extensive debate, we have come to the conclusion that there is one location that fits the IOC's standards, and it is the most viable location for the upcoming games. Therefore, we congratulate the people of Madrid, Spain and look forward to the VI Games, to take place in the summer of 1916. May the Games be a beacon of hope in a war-torn continent.

Signed,
Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin, President of the IOC
 
I congratulate the Spanish Kingdom on their winning the venue of the next Olympiad. This brings much prestige to your fine nation.

On a more dour note, the current lock occuring in the Aegean seems unending, with only war on the horizon. However we once again state that if the King of the Hellenes simply abandons the current political idea of the "Megali Idea", Turkish forces will stand down. We need not this war, nor this bloodshed.

Haşim Çiçek - President of the Turkish Free State
 
Treaty of Baghdad

1.The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland will provide the arms and equipment necessary to supply the Iraqi defensive forces for 75,000$ gold

2. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland will provide blueprints for military technology such as rifles, machine guns, flamethrowers, airplanes, etc.

3. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Republic of Iraq will sign a Defensive Military Alliance

[X] Signed, Feisal, Prime Minister of Iraq
[] Signed, His Royal Majesty, Edward VII, King of Great Britain, Emperor of India etc...

[X] Signed, His Royal Majesty, Edward VII, King of Great Britain, Emperor of India, etc...
 
Though we are very upset with the results of 1916 Olympic Games Bid, we would like to congratulate Madrid and Spain on winning the bid to host the next Olympic Games. Also, the Dominion of Australia will be training our athletes to participate in the 1916 Olympic Games, and we will be prepared to compete against the nations of the world, peacefully for once.

~ The Rt Hon. Andrew Fisher, the Dominion of Australia
 
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In an effort to stop a Turko-Greek War before it can begin, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland shall host a peace conference in London with the stated goal of preventing war and continuing peace. The following nations are hereby invited to the conference as the main actors in this threatening war:

The Turkish Free State
The Kingdom of Greece
The Republic of Armenia
The Republic of Iraq

Any and all possibilites for preventing this war shall be discussed, with no idea turned away to promote peace.

This has been a message by His Majesty's Government.
 
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The Turkish Free State shall gladly attend the British Peace Conference.

Haşim Çiçek - President of the Turkish Free State
 
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The Republic of Armenia will be attending the peace talks in London.
Acting-Prime Minister Aram Manukian of the Republic of Armenia
 
The Buffdate


1916 would forever remain a year that countries across the would would remember. Countries flourished, Industry and Commerce improved, and mostly all nations gained something from this burst of enterprise and commerce.

[+15,000 Base Income to the United Kingdom]
[+50,000 Base Income to the German Empire. +80 Industry to the German Empire. +4 Infrastructure to the German Empire. +1 Stability to the German Empire.]
[+30,000 Base Income to France. +1 Stability to France. +6 Infrastructure to France. +40 Industry to France.]
[+50 Industry to the Russian Empire. +85,000 Base Income to the Russian Empire. +2 Stability to the Russian Empire. +2 Infrastructure to the Russian Empire.]
[+20,000 Base Income to Brazil. +2 Infrastructure to Brazil. +11 Industry to Brazil.]
[+22,000 Base Income to Italy. +50 Industry to Italy. +1 Infrastructure to Italy.]
[+3 Infrastructure to Argentina. +15,000 Base Income to Argentina.]
[+25,000 Base Income to Canada. +30 Industry to Canada.]
[+5 Infrastructure to Chile. +15,000 Base Income to Chile.]
[-100 Industry from Switzerland. -8,000 Base Income from Switzerland.]
[+500,000 Base Income to China. (Everyone shut up, China will get a special nerf)]
[+10,000 Base Income to South Africa.]
[+10,000 Base Income to Turkey. +1 Stability to Turkey]
[+5,000 Base Income to Serbia.]
[+300,000 Base Income to India. (Everyone shut up, India will get a special nerf)]
 
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The Kingdom of Italy condemns the Blatant warmongering stupidity and ungratefulness of The Wu court. The island of Hainan has not been annexed into the Italian Empire as The Empire of Great Wu has claimed. It was merely occupied to stop the Qing Empire using it as a naval base. We will not even consider negotiating an end to Italy's presence in Hainan until the Wu Empire retracts it's statements and issues a apology. Forty five thousand died so China could be free from the mad grip of the Qing, we shall not let them have died in Vain.

 
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The Empire of Great Wu

The Empire of Great Wu, holding the ever Holy Mandate of Heaven, has known of the men who died liberating China from the Qing, losers of the Mandate of Heaven, and we are thankful to all Western Nations who have helped in their downfall. Regarding your occupation of the Island of Hainan, we have been informed by credible sources that the King of the Italians had full well in his plans to annex this island. The Empire of Great Wu has taken this precaution to warn the King of the Italians we shall not be treated like the Qing, losers of the Mandate of Heaven. If the King of the French had decided that suddenly that island off the coast of Italy was the property of the King of the French, would the King of the Italians not respond just the same was as the Empire of Great Wu did? All we ask is that our land is returned to us peacefully, and if done so, we will issue and apology to the King of the Italians on the condition that he recognize the right of the Empire of the Great Wu to issue such statements, against nations willing to just rip parts of the Empire away.


 
The Republic of Iraq will attend the peace conference. We hope that the conference can end any possible Greco-Turkish war before it starts.
 
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OOC: How come I didn't get any economic boons? : (

Her Majesty's Government shall first dispense with international pleasantries. First, we welcome the selection of the Kingdom of Spain as host of the Games of the VI Olympiad, and congratulate the Spanish delegation on their successful pursuit of this distinguished honour. Second, we recognise the accession of the Empire of the Great Wu as the legal successor of the Empire of the Great Qing. We must temper our welcome, however, with a reminder that, as successor, the Great Wu inherits the obligations of the Great Qing, and as such arrangements must be made for the restitution of damages incurred by the rule of its predecessor.

Now, Her Majesty's Government turns to a more pressing matter, one which is increasingly striking closer to home. The European crisis has entered its next stage. The first shots have been fired, and already the casualties mount. But peace can still be obtained, and greater bloodshed averted. In the prior year, Her Majesty's Government issued a proposal for a diplomatic resolution to the conflict, which has since been adopted by the signatories of the Treaty of Amiens. Therefore, we ask the German Government whether they will accept this resolution, herein referred to as the Troelstra Plan, and enter into an armistice with the Amiens signatories?

If both parties immediately comply with the Troelstra Plan and stand down, peace can be recovered within this year.

Her Majesty, Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands