Kalistani Major History

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Republican Dispatches:  News From the FrontIndrala to Leave Ananto; Emmisaries meet under flag of Truce
Last push from the Mountains "Barely Resisted"
Eveari, Ananto
January 17, 3996


Kalistani Troops return to Eveari, and provide local security while awaiting the departure of the Indralan Forces.

For all intents and purposes, the War in Ananto is over.  Last Fall, Kalistani Combined Forces under General Melanie Shepherd drove north from posts in the Angry and Constipated Mountains, and descended into the Blue Grass Valley.  Soldiers noted the surreal atmosphere as very little resistance was met.  Indralan forces kept few pickets very far outside the city, and when these positions were over run, the Indralan forces surrendered in the face of the massive onslaught.  Soon, Kalistani Combined Forces arrived at the outskirts of the town and were met by an Indralan Flag of Truce.

The Kalistani forces halted in the plain, and quickly ordered the embedded Political Commissars to the fore, who subsequently accompanied the Indralans into the city.  The Indralan Commander stationed there informed that Kalistani commissioners that they had not been reinforced from the Indrala as expected, and he hoped to avoid unnecessary bloodshed.  The Commissars agreed that this was also the wish of the Kalistani Government, and presented the terms of armistice to the Indralans, who have provisionally agreed, pending formal agreement of Tian'an.  The terms of provisional armistice between the two nations are as follows:

1.  Indrala shall be allowed to leave Kalistan in peace.  All prisoners of war shall be returned from both sides.
2.  Kalistan and Indrala shall not indemnify each other for losses leading to or during the war.  There will be no reparations due, nor shall either side be made to accept fault for the war.
3.  When hostilities have ended, Kalistan and Indrala will participate in a joint conference concerning freedom of movement and transit in the Anantanese Ocean.  Until formal negotiations are concluded, Kalistan shall not give up its claims, but shall not hinder, specifically, Indralan movement which is not directed at Kalistan through the Ocean in any way.
4.  Kalistan shall insist upon neutrality in all other wars going on across the globe, and shall not participate in any further military actions in support of Indrala's enemies.
5.  Both sides agree that, after Indrala is fully at peace, the Kalistani President will visit Indrala to restore the Kalistani-Indralan Fraternal Community pact.


With the Return of Peace, Kalistan may begin to Rebuild

With the Agreement of the Provisional Armistice, General Shepherd accepted the terms of the truce, and ordered several Kalistani companies to take up positions around the town with the aim of securing the city ahead of the departure of Indralan forces.  To signal the desire to end the war, General Shepherd did not require the surrender of Indralan forces, nor did she disarm the Indralan forces, but requested that they relocate to the Port district of the City pending formal acceptance of the terms of the Armistice.