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[center][b]The Scandinavian Commonwealth[/b][/center]

Crete has spoken and they have decided to remain with the Ottoman Empire. It is Greece's own fault for showing itself to be of an extremely fickle nature. [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/42891/posts/ic?page=4#post-1341940]First[/url], the Kingdom of Greece allied with the former-United Kingdom in exchange for the Ionian Islands (which happened to never change hands). [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/42891/posts/ic?page=4#post-1342207]Then[/url], along with its new "ally", the Kingdom of Greece irrationally declared war against the United States in order to help both the British and the French establish the Southern States who use to be in rebellion.

However, when the War of the Eighth Coalition broke out, the Kingdom of Greece simply ignored their previous treaty with the former-United Kingdom, declaring war on the allies. [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/42891/posts/ic?page=15#post-1527110]Then[/url], Greece defected [i]again[/i] back to the Allies. In doing so, the Kingdom of Greece broke [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/42891/posts/ic?page=10#post-1431003]The Mediterranean Pact[/url], which they signed just prior to the war. Furthermore, the Greeks even attempted to land troops on Italian soil, the land of their former ally in the Mediterranean Pact.

But this is not all. Greece again [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/42891/posts/ic?page=15#post-1540405]flip-flopped[/url] by returning to the Eighth Coalition. Therefore, as seen through this evidence, the leadership in the Greek government has shown itself to be unreliable and fickle. There is no question why the Cretans, even though some of them would identify themselves as Greeks and Christians, decided to stay with the Ottomans. Why would Crete wish to be under the rule of such a capricious government?

Therefore, the Scandinavian Commonwealth upholds the decision made in the plebiscite held in Crete. Furthermore, we would like to point out that Crete was never allocated to the Kingdom of Greece in the London Protocols of 1830 and 1832, nor in the Treaty of Constantinople of [i]1832[/i]. Moreover, we would like to quote a passage from the Treaty of Constantinople of [i]1832[/i].

[quote=Treaty of Constantinople of 1832]
The undersigned Plenipotentiaries of the 3 Courts, and those of the Sublime Porte, having brought to a close the Conferences which they have held for the purpose of effecting the Definitive Settlement of the Boundary of Greece, as above described, declare that, considering the arrangements recorded by common agreement in the present instrument, the object of the Treaty of London of the 6th July, 1827, and of the Protocols under different dates which relate thereto, is completely attained; that the prolonged negotiations to which those stipulations have given rise, are terminated in such a manner as never to be renewed;[b] in fact, that the Greek Question is irrevocably settled[/b].
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The embolden section is our emphasis. Therefore, since the Treaty of Constantinople of [i]1832[/i] declares "that the Greek Question is irrevocably settled", if any nation wishes that the Ottomans release the island of Crete from their rule, the Scandinavian Commonwealth proposes that the island of Crete, if it is released from Ottoman rule, be a separate and independent nation from Greece.

In addition, as shown by his inability to properly guide the Kingdom of Greece and his fickle decisions, we politely ask Otto, the current King of Greece to abdicate his thrown. Furthermore, the Scandinavian Commonwealth encourages that the Kingdom of Greece to install Prince Wilhelm of Denmark, the son of the current King of Denmark, Christian IX, as their next king.

[i]-Official Statement of the Scandinavian Commonwealth[/i]

Edit: Fixed some typos.