Let me open by thanking the players of this game for providing so much excellent press. I've never played in a game with this much players press and think it really adds to things. Do keep it up!
I am afraid to share we've had our first misorder in this game. The British order F Sue - Egy(sc) is invalid because there is no British F Sue. If I discover a misorder in the prelims I will always go back to the person who placed the order for clarification; in this case the order came after the prelim deadline and thus was adjudicated as F Egy(sc) H. I am going to be extremely strict about this so do take note of this case and consider it for yourself in the future.
***The calamities of Europe aside, it is an exciting time here and in other parts of the world:
On January 3 the first science fiction convention was held in Leeds, England. While even the attendees were not entirely sanguine about what "science fiction" is there were certainly some parliamentary hard-liners wondering aloud why such frivolity is being supported during this critical moment of war.
On January 19 across the pond an eccentric young inventor named Howard Hughes set a record by flying from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours and 28 minutes. While air power has not played a significant role in the war to date the continued evolution of airborne technology could prove to be a difference-maker in sorting out the present hostilities.
The Soviet Union seems perpetually plunged into internal intrigue and turmoil, the latest series of flare-ups surrounding the spread of Trotskyism and reported plots to assassinate the great Stalin. Trials are held; suspects are executed.
In a victory for workers everywhere the United Automobile Workers Union is officially recognized in the United States on February 11.
In an exhibition of Anglo-Japanese cooperation the "Kamikaze" arrives at Croydon Airport in London on April 9. It is the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly to Europe.
On April 20 a cinefilm fire in an elementary school in Kilingi-Nomme, Estonia kills 17 students and injures 50. The event is blamed on the build-up of Polish and Soviet military in the region.
Guernica, Spain is bombed on April 26. While German bomb casings are produced as evidence of German involvement there is nothing in our current battle connecting the Luftwaffe to the intrigues of the Revolution-torn country.
As a stark counter-point to other recent air achievements the world is horrified as the German airship Hindenburg bursts into flames in Lakehurst, New Jersey. Secret bombing projects related to futuristic airships are immediately mothballed by a handful of governments.
On May 28th Neville Chamberlin becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Touts are already bragging that Chamberlin is a diplomatic lion who will beguile and overwhelm all foreign statesmen he has cause to deal with, certain to fool them or bring them to their knees in the years ahead.
On July 7 the second Sino-Japanese War officially begins with the Battle of Lugou Bridge and effective Japanese invasion of China. Observers are ominously suggesting that, along with the current activity here in Europe, the Great War be re-named World War I and our current intrigues be dubbed World War II.
There are no retreats (all neutral units are disbanded; in this case just A Hun) so we roll right on to the fall! Upcoming deadlines are at the end of this note.

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PLAYERS
 Britain - sunchung / Sun Chung / sun.chung(at)gmail.com
 France - DrSwordopolis / Nick Powell / nick.s.powell(at)gmail.com
 Germany - charlesf / Charles Feaux de la Croix / charlesf(at)web.de
 Italy (and Nationalist Spain) - raistlin / David Gould / davidchegould(at)bigpond.com
 Poland - smileyrob / Robert Stein / smileyrob68(at)gmail.com
 Turkey - Wladimir7 / Wladimir Mysonski / wmysonski(at)gmail.com
 USSR (and Republican Spain) - Nitsch / Karsten Nitsch / karsten.nitsch(at)gmx.de

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HEADLINES
   Royal Navy steams east in force   French Foreign Legion catch British napping; steal Suez   Reichsdeutsche tremble as enemies encroach from every direction   Questions abound around alternately generous and ineffective Italian military   Wojska Ladowe RP thrust into the Balkans, seize neutral Hungary   Ataturk frowns at Soviet incursions, smiles at outflanking of neutral Greece   Resurgent Soviets show operational guile in Scandinavia and the Middle East   Stalemate in Spain stretches into its 19th month
Now, for some player press:

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Press from Turkey:
The Great Mustafa Kemal Atatürk would like to thank the states of Europe for allowing Turkey to have a seat at this table of European affairs. We have a proud and storied history in the southeastern quadrant of this map and are grateful that it is being respected. We hope to continue positive relations with all of you and look forward to ways in which we can secularly modernize our state. Perhaps one day we could reach some form of European union with many of you in order to further integrate our common values. No doubt this could be achieved soon.
We would also like to congratulate the Dutch and German footballers for their athletic successes.
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Press from USSR:

Tabriz - Iranian/Armenian Border Ranges
Local Nomads traveling the mountain ranges at the northern Iranian border report massive troop gatherings of Soviet armies building up forward defensive installations. So far, no official statement by the Kreml has been released, but rumors go, that the Kurdish minority in the area has called the USSR to protect the interests of their solcialist kurdish brethren, preventing aggressive moves of the Turkish nation into the east. Though the USSR has no intentions to openly offend Turkey, the movement of troops across the border as a preemptive act  to block any troop buil-up might cause a diplomatic crisis between the nations. The lack of stability with the recent Libanese uprisings against French occupation does its own to destabilize the region further - the hopefully we will not see the region erupt in full war soon...
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Orders:

Britain: F Edinburgh - Norwegian SeaF Egypt(sc) Hold (MISORDER)F London - North SeaF Norway - SkaggerakF Atlantic Ocean - South-Western Approaches (*Fails*)F North Sea - Helgoland Bight
France: A Algiers Supports A Morocco (*Cut*)A Belgium Supports F NetherlandsA Burgundy - MarseilleA Palestine - SuezF South-Western Approaches - Portugal (*Fails*)
Germany: A Austria Supports A Switzerland (*Cut*)F Berlin - Baltic SeaA Czechia - MunichF Denmark - Sweden (*Fails*)F Hamburg - Helgoland Bight (*Fails*)A Munich - Rhineland
Italy: A Croatia Supports A Serbia - HungaryA Piedmont Supports A SwitzerlandA Rome - Austria (*Fails*)A Southern Algeria - Morocco (*Fails*)F Western Mediterranean - Algiers (*Fails*)
Poland: A Cracow - TransylvaniaF Gdynia - Gulf of DanzigF Latvia Supports F Gdynia - Gulf of DanzigA Lithuania Supports F LatviaA Serbia - HungaryA Warsaw - Cracow
Turkey: A Alexandretta - Kurdistan (*Fails*)A Ankara - Eastern Anatolia (*Bounce*)F Beirut - Eastern MediterraneanA Bulgaria - ThraceF Izmir - Aegean Sea
USSR: F Finland(sc) - Gulf of BothniaA Iran - KurdistanA Leningrad - FinlandA Moscow - LeningradA Stalingrad - Eastern Anatolia (*Bounce*)
Nationalist_Spain: A Burgos - Madrid (*Bounce*)
Republican_Spain: A Valencia - Madrid (*Bounce*)
Greece: F Greece Hold
Hungary: A Hungary Supports A Austria (*Dislodged* *Disbanded*)
Iraq: A Iraq Supports A Iran - Kurdistan
Morocco: A Morocco Supports A Algiers (*Cut*)
Netherlands: F Netherlands Supports F North Sea - Helgoland Bight
Portugal: F Portugal Hold
Rumania: A Rumania Hold
Sweden: F Sweden Supports F Norway - Skaggerak (*Cut*)
Switzerland: A Switzerland Supports A Burgundy - Marseille***
Ownership of supply centers

Britain:   Edinburgh, Egypt, Liverpool, London, Norway, Suez.
France:    Algiers, Beirut, Brest, Marseille, Paris.
Germany:   Austria, Berlin, Czechia, Denmark, Hamburg, Munich.
Italy:     Croatia, Milan, Naples, Rome, Tripoli.
Poland:    Cracow, Gdynia, Latvia, Lithuania, Serbia, Warsaw.
Turkey:    Ankara, Beirut, Bulgaria, Istanbul, Izmir.
USSR:      Finland, Iran, Leningrad, Moscow, Stalingrad.
Nationalist_Spain: Burgos.
Republican_Spain: Valencia.

Britain:    6 Supply centers,  4 Units:  Builds   2 units.
France:     5 Supply centers,  5 Units:  Builds   0 units.
Germany:    6 Supply centers,  3 Units:  Builds   3 units.
Italy:      5 Supply centers,  4 Units:  Builds   1 units.
Poland:     6 Supply centers,  3 Units:  Builds   3 units.
Turkey:     5 Supply centers,  3 Units:  Builds   2 units.
USSR:       5 Supply centers,  3 Units:  Builds   2 units.
Nationalist_Spain:  1 Supply center,   1 Unit:   Builds   0 units.
Republican_Spain:  1 Supply center,   1 Unit:   Builds   0 units.

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Upcoming Deadlines (all orders are due at 5 PM EST, GMT -5)
 Fall 1937 Prelims, Friday July 2
 Fall 1937 Orders, Tuesday July 6
 Winter 1936 Retreats/Adjustments, Thursday July 8

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GM Notes: I am enjoying following this game quite a bit!