There is much I can support about this plan. I propose minor changes.Three of these, the more moderate options, are very alike. Therefore, I'd like to suggest a merging of NF Hrynko's "Conservative plan", NF Yakushev's "Offensive plan" and NF Vatutin's "Middle Way". The combined plan would, to my best judgement, look like this:
Sphere of Influence Plan
1. Secure control of the Bosphorus Strait -- Agree
2. Install a puppet regime in (Eastern) Germany -- Agree
3. Annex Poland -- Agree
4. Annex the Baltic States -- Agree
5. Complete "Operation August Storm" (China) -- Puppet China
- 6. Install a puppet regime in Manchukuo -- Give to China
- 7. Install a puppet regime in Korea -- Agree
8. Install a puppet regime in Sweden -- Agree
9. Install a puppet regime in Czechoslovakia -- Agree
10. Install a puppet regime in Yugoslavia -- Agree
11. Install a puppet regime in Romania -- Agree
12. Install a puppet regime in Persia -- Agree
13. Install a puppet regime in Greece -- Agree
14. Install a puppet regime in Finland -- Annex Finland
15. Support a left-wing regime in Spain -- Agree
As a separate issue, I suggest we deal with Albania and Afghanistan while we are in their respective neighborhoods. Perhaps STAVKA might even want to attack Afghanistan early in order to train their forces and officers by building up some practical command experience?