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* '''Federal Republic of St.Charlie:''' As protest against the way Grand Duke Jon-Lawrence handled the competing claims, declined to recognize any of Westarctica's claims. St.Charlie, at the time one of the most respected new European micronations, became the first nation that officially | * '''Federal Republic of St.Charlie:''' As protest against the way Grand Duke Jon-Lawrence handled the competing claims, declined to recognize any of Westarctica's claims. St.Charlie, at the time one of the most respected new European micronations, became the first nation that officially recognized [[Siple Island]] as a territory of Flandrensis. | ||
* '''Federated States of Antarctica:''' An ally of Flandrensis since within a week of its inception, the Federated States had always supported Flandrensis and Finismund in the conflict. President David Powell stated: "We believe that Westarctica has made an illegal claim to the territory in question based on an incorrect interpretation of the [[Antarctic Treaty]]. Much of the contention revolves around whether Westarctica became inactive, and, if so, whether this period of inactivity constitutes a relinquishment of any claims. We contend that this matter is not relevant, since Westarctica's original claim was illegal to begin with." | * '''Federated States of Antarctica:''' An ally of Flandrensis since within a week of its inception, the Federated States had always supported Flandrensis and Finismund in the conflict. President David Powell stated: "We believe that Westarctica has made an illegal claim to the territory in question based on an incorrect interpretation of the [[Antarctic Treaty]]. Much of the contention revolves around whether Westarctica became inactive, and, if so, whether this period of inactivity constitutes a relinquishment of any claims. We contend that this matter is not relevant, since Westarctica's original claim was illegal to begin with." | ||