The update was received with many having different perspectives. While Mao Zedong recommended that Kim Il-sung and Joseph Stalin proceed forward with caution, Stalin and other supporters of military action such as Choe Hyon, Terenty Shtykov and Han Xianchu supported the idea of taking further steps to invade the South. Stalin and Kim Il-sung felt that an efficient attack was needed to solidify their hold on South Korea. Other parties advised the North Koreans, PRC and USSR to be strategic and focus on defence in order to strengthen ties with the USSR and China.
A motion was then raised to analyse the possible interference of the US military in the ongoing conflict. All seemed to agree with Stalin’s view that decisive action must be taken while the Americans are still planning and have not yet involved themselves in the war. Kim Il-Sung’s warmongering and overall violent tendencies ended the moderated caucus with a suggestion to execute a nation-wide strike and bomb ships from the air.
Committee then resumed with an exciting update: planes were flown over South Korea and dropped leaflets, weakening South Korea drastically. The public communique from South Korea stated that Great Britain is sending troops to South Korea in response to the full scale invasion. A moderated caucus was then initiated to discuss the twist of the communique and update. The delegate of Mao Zedong wished to shift focus to land based warfare, while Terenty Shtykov wished for a peaceful agreement. The delegate of Kim Il-sung brought up an interesting idea: to arm citizens with weapons, allowing them to “burn bridges to slow down South Korean troops”, in an attempt to get them to surrender.
The delegates of Nam Il, Deng Hua and Kim Chaek shared their directive, which included a peaceful unification of the two, without the use of weapons of mass destruction. The chairs chose to let delegates ask questions related to the directive and some doubts were brought up about the likelihood of South Korea agreeing to back down. A voting took place and the directive failed.
Another update makes the committee even more fascinating. PRC and NK troops attempted to launch a guerrilla attack on UK troops situated in the region and marched further into the South in order to reach before US reinforcements. However, due to an eyebrow raising connection between Winston Churchill and an unknown soviet agent, the North Korean forces were thwarted and the US and ROK managed to gain an advantage. A directive to push US troops out of North Korean territory is proposed to the committee. Many delegates agree that action must be taken to retake occupied territory in North Korea.
While Stalin stated his fears about the development of the South Korean army, he is contradicted by a new delegate. Head Chair Dhruv Gurjar suddenly decided to play an active role in the debate. He argued the flaws in the plan to trust Stalin and possible suspicious intentions behind supporting North Korea so strongly. He suggested they approach the conflict peacefully in order to spare any more bloodshed. Stalin and his
position of support in this committee were under heavy scrutiny but not for Kim Il-sung who continued to defend the directive. As voting commenced on this directive multiple committed and passionate delegates are simply not present. Nonetheless, the directive passes.
A moderated caucus to discuss next steps began and many delegates believed that they must press their advantage and move into South Korean territory once again. The North Koreans reclaimed Pyongyang and a new update revealed that British munitions were used in this attack - the product of the deal struck between Stalin, the confirmed soviet agent, and
Churchill.
Suspicions around Stalin increased among the Chinese and North Koreans as many believe they do not yet know the extent of his betrayal. Stalin adamantly stated that this was in the best interest of North Korea and that his actions were justified in order to make sure their plan of attack was successful. A few delegates still suggested the option of taking a peaceful
route but this is generally ignored. A moderated caucus began to discuss the repercussions for Stalin’s actions that culminated in a heated discussion between the delegates of Joseph Stalin and Kim Il-sung. Kim Il-sung ended with a suggestion to remove all USSR troops and cut them off from all decisions.
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