League of Nations
Geneva Peace Conference - 23 November 1944
Round Seven Results
The votes have been submitted and tallied. The Secretariat can declare that the voting was as follows:
Proposition 19 – Spain
19.1 (Spain becomes a USSR puppet): 0 votes.
19.2 (Spain remains as a Turkish Puppet): 0 votes
19.3 (Spain becomes an independent Comintern nation): 80 votes PASSED UNANIMOUSLY (USSR 17, Turkey 9, Germany 4, Spain 2, Poland 1, UK/Allies 15, USA 14, Japan 13, Romania 2, France 3).
Proposition 20 - Italy
20.1 (Italy stays as part of the UGNR): 45 votes PASSED (USSR 17, Turkey 9, Japan 13, Germany 4, Spain 2).
20.2 (Italy freed, as a Turkish Puppet): 0 votes
20.3 (Italy becomes an independent Comintern nation): 35 votes (UK/Allies 15, USA 14, Romania 2, France 3, Poland 1).
Proposition 21 – India
21.1 (India remains under direct UK control): 17 votes (UK/Allies 15, Romania 2).
21.2 (India becomes an independent Allied country and is not partitioned): 17 votes (USA 14, France 3).
21.3 (India is partitioned [per OTL] with both parts becoming fully independent and non-aligned): 46 votes PASSED (USSR 17, Turkey 9, Japan 13, Germany 4, Spain 2, Poland 1).
Proposition 22 – Poland
21.1 (Poland gains cessions from Germany and Turkey): 73 votes PASSED (UK/Allies 15, USSR 17, Turkey 9, Japan 13, Spain 2, Poland 1, Romania 2).
21.2 (deleted previously)
21.3 (Poland gains no cessions): 7 votes (Germany 4, France 3).
Possible Vetoes
Britain has the option of vetoing Outcome 20.3:
- Consequences. A die roll for a popular uprising is made:
- 1-2 = minor civil disturbance, stays under UK control, UK -10 points then scored as Raj per 21.1 ;
- 3-4 = major uprising, India become a single independent Allied country, UK -5 points then scored per 21.2;
- 5-6 = catastrophic uprising, India is partitioned (per OTL) with both parts becoming fully independent and non-aligned, scored per 21.3 (ie the veto essentially has no effect)
- Britain would permanently lose one vote if the veto is exercised, irrespective of the result.
- Veto lodgement deadline is 1000hr GMT on Fri 29 July 2022 (real time).
Technically, Turkey can veto the cession of the Turkish enclave granted to Poland under Proposition 22.1, but the Secretariat will assume no veto will be cast unless notified otherwise, given Turkey voted in favour of this proposition. If it does wish to veto, the above deadline and published consequences would apply:
- The veto only applies to the Turkish enclave; Turkey loses 5 points in addition to the vote penalty.
Pledge Breach Actions and Next Voting Deadline
As a standard reminder, if any country believes a
bound pledge has been broken, they have until
1000hr GMT on Fri 29 July 2022 (real time), to privately notify the Secretary General if they wish to bring a breach action. Irrespective of that, the next round will proceed at the time appointed below. Or indeed if the Secretariat has made a transcription error in any of the above votes a country wishes to have corrected.
The
deadline for Round Eight (Germany and France) is
1000hr GMT on Wed 3 August 2022 (real time), unless all final votes are cast before that time. And a reminder, any new
bound pledges or those still in force from previous rounds
cannot be breached in the final round.
Yours in Peace,
Seán Lester
Secretary General
League of Nations
Geneva
23 November 1944
