AUSTRIA-HUNGARY (Francis Joseph)
A(Ser) - Alb (FAILED); A(Tri) - Ven (FAILED); A(Vie) - Tyr (FAILED)

ENGLAND (Marquess Salisbury)
A(Yor) - Lpl (FAILED); F(NTH) - ENG (FAILED, DISLODGED TO Lon); F(Nwy) s F(StP) nc (CUT); F(StP) nc s F(Nwy) (CUT)

FRANCE (Emile Loubet)
A(Bur) s ITALIAN A(Tyr) - Mun (MISORDER, DISLODGED TO Mar); A(Gas) - Par (FAILED); A(Lpl) s F(IRI) - Wal (CUT); F(IRI) - Wal; F(MAO) - ENG (FAILED)

GERMANY (Otto van Bismarck)
A(Pic) - Par (FAILED); A(Ruh) - Bur; F(Bel) s F(Hol) - NTH; F(Hol) - NTH; A(Den) Stands; A(Mun) s A(Ruh) - Bur; F(Swe) - Nwy (FAILED)

ITALY (Giovanni Giolitta)
A(Alb) s A(Tyr) - Tri (CUT); A(Tus) - Ven (FAILED); A(Tyr) - Tri (FAILED); F(Gre) s A(Alb) (CUT); F(ION) - ADS; F(TYS) - ION

RUSSIA (Nicolas II)
A(Mos) - Sev; A(Rum) - Bud; F(GoB) - StP sc (FAILED); F(Sev) - Rum

TURKEY (Abd al-Hamid II)
A(Arm) Stands; A(Bul) - Gre (FAILED); F(Con) - BLA; F(EMS) - AEG


Autumn 1903 Adjustments:
A: Ser, +Tri, Vie -Bud = 3; No change.
E: Lon, Nwy, +StP, Edi, -Lpl = 4; No change.
F: Mar, +Lpl, Spa, Por, Bre, Par = 6; Gains 1.
G: Bel, Den, Mun, Swe, Hol, Ber, Kie = 7; No change.
I: Gre, Tun, Ven, Nap, Rom, -Tri = 5; Loses 1.
R: Sev, +Bud, +Rum, War, Mos, -StP = 5; Gains 1.
T: Bul, Con, Ank, Smy = 4; No change.


Builds/Disbands:
A: None.
E: None.
F: Builds F(Bre).
G: None.
I: Removes F(ION).
R: Builds A(War).
T: None.

PRESS

Vie: I hear pasta is best fresh from the source.

Lon-Par: Surely the French Riviera is nicer than the chilly barren wastes of Liverpool - the football's better too!

Lon-Ber: Westward ho!

Lon-Rom: I would like a pasta consignment - spaghetti marinara. The best seafood can be found around Marseilles and Spain.

Lon-Con: Gobble Gobble. Gobble. Up. Gobble. Russian armies. Gobble.

Par-Ber: Dear Uncle Otto, you appear from press to have all the qualities of a kindly mentor. Be assured of all my attention during your brief visit to France.

Par-Rom: Paris calling, Paris calling, Come in, Come in, Is anyone listening?

Par-ALB: The Irish were delighted with the new tricolour flag we presented to them in 1848! Now that we have liberated them, or at least the 50% of them who live in Liverpool, could Ireland be allowed to change colour? Preferably blue, but green will do.

ALB-Par: Being a Scot, I could put the 'Lion Rampart' shown but there again blue is part of the 'St Andrew's' flag!!! ;-)

Con-Rom: His royal highness the Sultan Abd al-Hamid II would humbly request eight metric tons of macaroni from his royal highness Giovanni Giolitta. Simply allow one of the Sultan's ships into Rome's fair harbor to complete the deal...

Spring 1904 deadline: 19:00 BST, 26th April 2002.