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barbarossa2 -> RE: PBEM 1A (4/29/2009 3:21:33 PM)
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To: George III, King of Britain and Alexander I (aka Peter the Terrible), Tsar and Autocrat of all the Russias
From: Gustav IV Adolf, King of Sweden
Date: September, 1804
RE: Diplomatic Situation
I was very strongly pro-British until I was attacked. I was merely preparing for the possibility of a Russian attack on me and had never once considered stepping foot on Russian soil. Every scenario I gamed was defensive in nature and limited to the defense of Swedish soil.
Sweden wonders if we weren't allowed to take Mecklenburg, why Austria was allowed to take Naples without an attack on her--that certainly didn't make Austria an enemy of Britain or Russia. Only large nations get to expand their borders at the expense of neutral minors?
Anyway, the facts speak for themselves, I was not the first to declare war. I was not the first to fire shots. And I was not the one to shut down communications channels. You might have been able to express your concerns verbally and Russia, Britain, and Sweden could have achieved agreements on what needed to be done to secure my security in the face of a cancellation of an alliance by Russia, followed by a threat, political, and ecomomic isolation. When one is the only nation bordering a collosus like Russia which doesn't have an alliance with it, and you have 1/4 of the mobilization limit, who would send all of his troops into central Europe to fight for the Russo-British alliance? That's where you lost me.
The terms of Sweden's armed neutrality were made clear three months ago. Any attacks on her forces in the field would result in my taking permanent sides against the attacker. The only chance the British-Russo alliance have of reversing this policy is to immediately begin compensation for the damage inflicted on Sweden. In lieu of the several thousand money and resources which are owed to us for the sinking of a large portion of our fleet, this can be accomplished by the repatriation of the remainder of the Swedish fleet, the granting of occupation rights of Denmark as well as Mecklenburg, as well as the immediate cessation of all hostile activities and moves against Sweden.
Sweden would have never attacked anyone. Indeed, until the point of the attacks on our forces in the Danish Sound had made clear the policy to take land only through the purchase of rights from the current holder. Sweden worked hard merely to stay out of conflict to keep our forces in tact in case of a Russian invasion. Indeed, I picked up warnings from the international community that something like this might be possible. But I will not reveal my sources as I will keep communications confidential when necessary and when asked.
Only the attacks on Swedish units made us "hostile" territory. We were on extremely good terms with Britain until all communications were cut off.
Gustav IV Adolf
King of Sweden
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