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Official Reply to President David Montana of Oceania

From: WSR government

We are glad that you understand the situation here in Washington, with our lack of resources and population compared to those around us (i.e. California, Canada). Manila was not in the picture there, and it seems fit to be Oceanian. However, I do not completely trust you on our borders either, David, and it would seem fit if there was a buffer zone on East Sulu/Manila rather than keeping the land Oceanian forces occupy. I believe that a buffer zone is the best way to settle what distrust we have in one another, and that I hereby agree to these terms:

1. Oceania will withdraw from Manila and eastern Sulu to create a buffer state.

2. Oceania will retain western Sulu.

3. The WSR will gain all other Philippine land and is free to conquer the rest of it.

Also, it is our belief that since the age of the USSR and the USA, hence extremely cliche standoffs which had everything to do with a difference in political beliefs, that is it now, impolite, per se, to disrespect/blatantly build hostility towards another nation in response to their preferred system of government. Before this expands into an all-out war, I'm just gonna leave it at that. You have western Sulu, Manila/eastern Sulu is a buffer state, and I get the rest of the Philippines. Same rules apply with the oil drilling.