Greetings from USSRAT

[Rudolf Höhnli]

A clattering coach drives through the deep dark forest.



Hello, Shireroth,

I'm Rudolf Höhnli, people's commissar of foreign affairs of the socialistic USSRAT. My comrades are laying heads together at present if we join micra. The USSRATis a german-speaking socialistic micronation. USSRAT is the shortcuts of "Unabhängige Sowjetrepublik am Tierpark" and means "Autonomous Socialism Soviet Republic at the Zoo". It's a small country, but we've got stout citizen.

The big chairperson, Comrade Hirschie, our leader, told me to fly out to find new partners and new inputs. And I found you! Unfortunately you aren't communistic. But noboty is perfect. I hope we get into conversation with us nevertheless.

To getting a first overview you should cast one's eyes over our presentation:

http://mnussrat.funpic.org

If you follow the links, you will come on a link to our citizen forum which is translated by capitalistic google. It's not perfect but maybe it gives you a impression of our culture.

I were very pleased if I could contact you for a first exploratory talk.

socialism greetings,
Rudolf Höhnli

[Jacobus Loki]

Greetings, VolksKommissar!

Politics aside, I love your graphics.

I hope the Exterior Minister and the Kaiser will be by to greet you more officially soon.

[Liam conToketi]

Ja gut! Ich wiess auf nur eine andere deutsche Micronation, Tir Na Nog, und ich soll deutsch mehr üben. Willkommen!

That was probably terrible German, again, I need practice. But again, welcome. I'll be sure to come by. I've noticed you on Toketi as well. Good choice, we have many German speakers.

[Erik Mortis]

And some German heritage in our culture from the early days...Kaiser and all that.

[Rudolf Höhnli]

That's wonderful conditions for lucky contacts. May I ask about economics of shireroth? I guess you trade with wood?

[Jacobus Loki]

Banking is just getting started. Our currency is the erb.

[Rudolf Höhnli]

We're also interest in barter trade.

I left giving a website. Here you can inquire about ASSRAZ:
http://sowjetrepublik.so.funpic.de/assraz

[Jacobus Loki]

I have registered in your forum.

It calls me a counter-revolutionary!?

Or is that what all foreigners are called at first?

[Rudolf Höhnli]

Correctly. All new people are called in this way. They start as a revolutionary and raising later. The ranks due to the wisdom of our great chairleader comrade Hirschie. I set an other suitable rank on foot. We wont frighten the happy few who visit our great socialistic republic.

[Andreas the Wise]

We're also interest in barter trade.

I left giving a website. Here you can inquire about ASSRAZ:
http://sowjetrepublik.so.funpic.de/assraz

Bartering trade would suit Shireroth well (and even better when you actually get MCS land). I'm the Minister for Trade. I'll get back to you when I've got approval for the system I'm currently proposing for trade ...

[Rudolf Höhnli]

Thank you, Andreas the Wise! I'm thinking about founding a sawmill in shireroth.

[Jacobus Loki]

Be careful of the trees. One of our semi-mystical "leaders" is a tree demon.

All Hail Malarbor!

[Rudolf Höhnli]

I've forseen such a thing, when I asked the way this typ at the latest.



What other businesses could be economic importance for me in Shireroth?

[Erik Mortis]

Malarbor appears to have a cousin...

oh.. yeah.. I'm Erik. I'm no one of importance here. I just run a duchy, the courts, and am writing the program to run our banking system.

[Andreas the Wise]

Shireroth's resources are ... I wonder what happens if I copy and paste from excel?

General Farming 300
Grain 200
Fish 1150
Cattle 100
Timber 100
Stone/Marble 200
Furs 100
Oil 300
Horses 100
Pack Animals 400
Natural Gas 300
Coal 100
Uranium 200
Water Power 100
Wine 200
Tropical Fruit 400
Gold 200
Chromium 100
Gems 100
Ivory 200
Heavy Industries 100
Other 100

Better than I expected. The numbers show the number of MCS Resource Map resources we have - 100 = 1 MCS Resource Map Resource.
If you haven't seen it, this may help ...http://www.micras.org/maps/resources.png

EDIT: Almost invoked Malarbor's wrath as god of Forum Colours ... I posted it accidentally as an img not a url ... gosh, that could have been nasty if I hadn't fixed it up straight away.
*Quivers and hopes Malarbor doesn't strike him down*

[Rudolf Höhnli]

We*re interest in:

Tropical Fruit (very, very most intensive !!!)
Timber (most intensive)
Furs, Ivory, Wine (a bit)

We offer cars, tanks. But I'm sure you wont. Furthermore goat milk and some special alcohols. We're good in steel industry. We construct tunnels and bridges. I'm were happy to get a lot of tropical fruits. My land need it urgently. Also we've experience with building made with precast concrete slabs, concrete-slab-construction.

[Andreas the Wise]

We could definitely do with more metal, though to do trade properly you really need to be on MCS and use the resources of your land there ... try to claim an area that has metal ....

[Liam conToketi]

some special alcohols.

I am now thoroughly interested. I need to make sure to drop by tomorrow. I need to brush up on my German anyway...

[Rudolf Höhnli]

Thanks for tips. Mr. conToketi, my homeland is kind to guests. We offer good value language holidays.

[Liam conToketi]

Well, since USSRAT's forums won't let me post the treaty, I'll post it here...

TREATY OF HIRSCHIEGRAD

WHEREAS the two countries of the IMPERIAL REPUBLIC OF SHIREROTH and the AUTONOMOUS SOCIALIST SOVIET REPUBLIC AT THE ZOO, having come into contact with one another and and finding their interests to be coincident, do desire to formalize and secure their cordial feelings, they do agree:

FIRST, that each recognize the other as a sovereign and independent country, possessed of all the rights entailed thereby

SECOND, that both countries commit to resolve all mutual disputes peacefully, using a neutral third party agreed to by both should this prove impossible by normal channels

THIRD, that both countries shall remain open and accessible to tourists and other visitors from one another, barring national emergencies or other such security issues

FOURTH, that both recognize one another as the rightful owner of all territory, real and imaginary, that they claim.

FIFTH, that proper channels of communication shall be opened between them, so as to facilitate dialogue and future cooperation.

SIXTH, USSRAT shall never participate in an attack upon the holdings of Shireroth.