(** Denotes Change from Previous Assessment)
Argentina – Cordial relations continue to prevail. The Argentines have responded favourably to investment and joint venture proposals, and continue to be excellent trade partners. No significant problems are foreseen at this time.
Armenia – Relations are improving as this nation moves forward into the modern era. Development teams have been allowed entry and it is hoped that trade relations can be expanded.
Atlantis – Formal ally through the Grand Alliance; relations are cordial, and expected to improve.
Australia – Relations are strained due to Australian misconceptions of the German presence in the Far East.
Azerbaijan – Relations are improving as this nation moves forward into the modern era. Development teams have been allowed entry and it is hoped that trade relations can be expanded.
Belgium** – Relations are correct and formal; however, the move to formally unite Belgium with the Netherlands has raised considerable concern in Germany and has exposed divisions within the Belgian body politic.
Brazil – Cordial relations continue to prevail. The Brazilians have responded very favourably to investment and joint venture proposals, and continue to be excellent trade partners. No significant problems are foreseen at this time.
Bulgaria – Relations with Bulgaria have continued to improve and grown more friendly; Economic and cultural ties are stronger and look to improve. The easing of tension in the Balkans is having positive ripple effects.
Byzantium – Current relations are friendly if formal. No significant problems are foreseen at this time.
Canada – Relations are somewhat strained due to Canadian perceptions of the German presence outside of the European continent.
Chile – Formal ally through the Grand Alliance; relations are cordial, and expected to improve.
China – Since the end of hostilities diplomatic relations have returned to a normal if correct footing.
Chosen – Since the end of hostilities diplomatic relations have returned to a normal if correct footing.
Colombia – Formal ally through the Grand Alliance; relations are cordial, and expected to improve.
Czechoslovakia – Relations have grown friendlier, and economic ties have strengthened. Elements of the Czech government are concerned however about economic encroachment, and it is the duty of the diplomatic corps to attempt to allay such fears.
Denmark – Relations are formal and correct; the postwar animosity regarding the transfer of territory to Denmark has subsided and if anything relations are expected to continue.
France – Formal ally through the Grand Alliance; relations are cordial, and expected to improve.
Greece – Relations are formal and correct; Greece’s entry into the Warsaw Pact alongside Turkey and Bulgaria signals a major reduction in tensions in the Balkans. This may lead to improving trade relations and a diplomatic thaw.
Hungary – Relations have grown friendlier, and economic ties have strengthened.
Iberia – Relations are friendly if formal. Iberia continues to be a major trading partner.
India – Recent events have signaled that India may be more open to overtures from the European powers; Iberia has recently been successful in opening commercial relations. A similar course of action will be pursued and improvement in relations may follow.
Ireland – Relations are friendly if correct; however, economic cooperation has improved and Ireland is seen as a growing market for German products.
Italy – Relations are correct, if distant. The recent scandals involving the Italian Government have raised serious questions about Italy’s stability. The recent incorporation of its North African provinces as integral parts of the Italian body politic is seen as political grandstanding to quiet growing internal discord.
Japan** – Relations are strained due to Japanese perceptions of the German presence outside of the European continent. There is concern regarding Japanese intent with regard to European possessions in the Far East, and the inability to discern the reality of those intentions.
Latvia – Relations are correct but distant; the ambassadorial post is presently vacant.
Lithuania** – Progress in normalizing relations has been slow; however, friendly contact has been maintained and recent developments suggest that the stasis imposed by the current regime may be dissolving, to the betterment of the Lithuanian people. Further improvement is to be hoped for.
Luxembourg – Relations are correct and formal; it is foreseen that the Grand Duchy may unite with the Netherlands, such a union has evoked concern in certain quarters but no significant breach in relations is anticipated.
Mexico – Current relations remain strained, but the recall of the ambassador is no longer imminent. Limited trade relations have been resumed.
Netherlands** – Relations are correct and formal; however, the move to formally unite the Netherlands with Belgium have raised concerns. The accession of King Charles coupled with the outbreak of a colonial war in Africa have brought other factors into play, which have yet to work themselves out. While no immediate threat is perceived, the situation bears close observation.
Nordmark – Relations are friendly and cordial.
Persia – The shift in relations between Persia and Bharat suggests that the new Persian Government may have greater freedom of action in its relations with the community of nations. Back-channel means are being pursued to open negotiations in the hopes of furthering betterment of relations.
Peru – Relations have seemed to cool; commercial contacts remain, but the former friendly relations have grown formal.
Philippines – The end of hostilities in the Far East has eased diplomatic strains; however, relations remain correct and formal at this time.
Poland – Relations are friendly and cordial; no difficulties have been put in the path of improving communications between East Prussia and the rest of Germany and trade continues to expand.
Romania – Relations are correct and formal; Romanian entry into the Warsaw Pact signals a reduction of regional tensions that should prove conducive to expanding trade. Romanian petroleum resources remain a vital element in the economy of the Reich.
Russia – Formal ally through the Grand Alliance; relations are cordial, and expected to improve.
South Africa Empire – Relations are correct and formal. No change is foreseen at this time.
Switzerland – Relations are correct and formal. No change is foreseen at this time.
Thailand – Relations have undergone a significant improvement. The new Thai government is more open to discussions with the West and has turned to Germany for assistance in reforming its military air arm.
Turkey – Relations are friendly and cordial. Turkey has maintained its traditional friendship with Germany and remains a prime trading partner. It is expected that the current state of affairs will continue as Turkey continues to modernise.
United Kingdom** – While relations remain friendly, there have been episodes of strain as Britain seeks to maintain its dominance in world affairs, and the future of the present Labour Government is open to question. Britain’s involvement in Mandatory Palestine continues to reverberate within the Reich and the specter of German nationals becoming a part of the violence there is driving national policy. It is clear that as nationalist sentiment increases in parts of the British Empire that winds of change may be blowing.
United States** – Relations are friendly and cordial.
Yugoslavia – Relations are correct and formal; Yugoslavia is a major trading partner and source of raw materials. Its policies towards its ethnic minorities have given no cause for concern.
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