In-House #3: ​The Cold War Crisis Committee
USSR​ Background Guide
Guide Credit: Montreal United Nations Conference
Background
September 11th, 1973 – 10:00 AM. Thousands of young left-wing Argentineans are
waiting at the country’s capital airport for the arrival of their ex-president, Juan Peron.​ ​As the
right wing populist ex-president is landing in Buenos Aires from his eighteen years long exile
in Spain, disguised snipers are preparing themselves to shoot down every single communist at
the Ezeiza Airport. Meanwhile, on the other side of the Andes, democratically elected
Chilean President, Salvador Allende, is giving a radio speech to his beloved population while
admiring the AK-47 rifle placed on a golden plate, which were both gifts from his friend,
Fidel Castro.
The involvement of the United States in South America consisted of financing anticommunist groups and politicians. For example, in the Chilean elections of 1964, the CIA
spent over three million dollars campaigning against Allende.​ ​Although fruitful in 1964,
Allende won the elections of 1970 through the KGB’s significant monetary help. Allende
thus became the first president in South America with a keen interest in socialism. However,
the Soviet Union’s relationship with Chile established itself in 1967 when Christian
Democrat, Eduardo Frei Montalva, was president. Both states had signed a bilateral treaty.
Our glorious nation aided Allende through long-term credits of roughly $350 million. Trade
between Chile and us expended fast, however, it has not attained the levels of other South
American countries.​ ​The Soviet Union unfortunately has a limited amount of money that it
can provide to its fellow ideological compatriot, providing more funds for the nationalization
of Chile’s copper mines, the construction of factories and oil refineries amongst other things
might put us in jeopardy in a not so distant future.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the planet, more specifically in Vietnam, our
communist allies of the North are still fighting against the South. The United States
intervention in this conflict is not only useless but also against the proper order of things.
Communism will vanquish the West’s dirty and inhumane capitalism. Once Vietnam unifies
itself with the proper ideological system, we will aim for the rest of Southeast Asia. China
and our glorious nation have supplied North Vietnam with weapons and advisers, which have
provided political direction and regular combat troops in the South Meanwhile, the United
States has, at the request of Cambodian President Lon Nol, maintained the bombing in
Cambodia.​ ​Bear in mind that since the fall of Prince Norodom Sihanook of Cambodia in
March 1970, the country has been unstable and thus can be easily be managed by us. We
must seize such opportunities; communism must reign! The Khmer Rouge, also known as the
Communist Party of Kampuchea, are a group we should keep our eyes due to their growing
presence in Cambodia.
As the Soviet Union, it is your job to deal with these two crises (South America and
South- East Asia), and counteract American involvement in both regions. Be ready to use
clandestine and unconventional methods to achieve your goals, along with committee wide
official implementation of Soviet policy. Communism will only have liberated the world
once the red banner flies over every capital city! Finally, there are rumours that a high
ranking Soviet official is passing on intelligence to the American capitalists. Ensure that this
individual is sent to the gulags as soon as possible.
Procedure
Delegates will receive individual character guides, with their specific portfolio
powers, description, and goal on them. Delegates are of course encouraged to pursue their
own agendas as well. The committee will begin in September 1973, and roughly one hour
will equal five years; however, time may be suspended, slowed, or sped up according to the
jurisdiction of the crisis staff to best handle the crisis situation at hand.
Spending will be regulated by a points system, which will replace money in almost all
situations. Roughly every hour, delegates will get their “points” refreshed, and will be able to
make purchases from a list provided to them. Not all delegates will be provided with points,
because they are primarily for the intelligence and military aspects of the committee.
Delegates who are not assigned points will not need points to use the portfolio powers they
have been assigned. If a delegate who is not assigned points wishes to conduct a large scale
operation or significantly increase their power, they are encouraged to use directives to attain
“points” in the exact same way one would obtain money (through additional funding or black
market activities, for example,) in the real world.