Kalistani Major History

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Kalistani Republic
Minister Grognard Orders Kalistani Regular Force onto High Alert
Responds to Indralan Actions; calls them "Threats"
Kaliburg, Ananto District
July 27, 3983


Defense Minister Grognard, who also serves as a Corporal in the Socialist Party's Militia, reviews troop preparedness after placing them on high alert yesterday

Defense Minister Millicent Grognard today reviewed troops of the Kalistani Regular Force.  The review follows her order that the Kalistani Armed Forces move to a status of High Alert as Indrala conducts offensive naval drills in the Ananatese Ocean.

"We will respond to Indralan threats with force if need be.  The Government of Indrala says that we should not be at all concerned by their offensive naval action.  They claim that the movement of heavily armed ships close to Kalistani National Waters is merely a "peaceful" effort to protect their trade routes.  We have demonstrated patience and forebearance toward the Empire.  But their saber rattling must not continue.  If they truely want peace with Kalistan, why do they schedule naval invasion drills?  If they truly respect our sovereignty and neutrality, why do they repeatedly threaten us?  Despite our staid hand with regard to their offensive posturing, they continue to offer us provocation after provocation, asserting that they see our waters as their sphere of influence.  We do not acknowledge the domination of the Anantanese Ocean by Indrala.  We have not harassed their trade, nor have we countenanced any piratical attacks against their trade from Kalistani soil. 

And yet they continue to threaten us.

We welcome any diplomatic solution to the rising tensions between our two nations.  But to date, Indrala has made absolutely no overtures toward Kalistan.  And until they do, we will view Indrala's belligerent policy toward Kalistan in the actions of their navy just outside our national waters, and not regard the propaganda in their national newspaper.  If Indrala wants peace with Kalistan, we invite them to first, unilaterally suspend offensive naval actions throughout the Anantanese Ocean, and second, send a team to Kaliburg with the authority to conclude a formal diplomatic treaty concerning the complete demilitarization of the Anantanese Ocean.  But as long as Indrala refuses to acknowledge the security dilemma that their militarization presents to Kalistan, our forces will remain at the highest state of preparation.  We see Indralan invasion of Kalistan, perhaps to settle some old score, perhaps to reclaim what they repeatedly hint is still rightfully theirs, as imminent, but I assure you, as I assure them, if it comes to war, we will fight to the last in defense of our homeland-  Kalistan turns into a bog real quick, and regular armies are ground to bits.

Naturally we prefer to avoid any conflict.  We invite Indralan representatives to Kalistan to talk.  But meanwhile, the Anantanese Ocean remains closed, and Indralan Warships in these waters remain a casus belli for Kalistan.

The Defense Minister then received a report on the Preparations of the Militia to receive the Trigunian Naval Infantry unit which will remain in Kalistan for at least 6 months.  She concluded her remarks by naming Fort Bjorn, in Odufaray, which is the home of the 1st and 5th Infantry Divisions of the Central Army, as the Trigunian units' home away from home.  This base boasts a small air strip capable of receiving troop transports, as well as supply aircraft.  The Trigunian unit is expected to arrive within the next month.