The other nation Requests Transfer of the Dodecanese Islands

their government has issued us an exhaustive letter signed by their leader emphasizing the importance of the bond between our two nations and the natural fondness their have for our country. Cutting through all the bluster, their have offered to sign with us a 'Pact of Power' - a rather meaningless arrangement, but with a string attached. Attached with the letter of friendship is a dossier with instructions on how to handle the peaceful exchange of authority between our regional governors and their bureaucrats waiting to take over the administration of the Dodecanese Islands. Our government has usually dealt in the business of acquiring land rather than surrendering it, however their would make for very useful allies in a conflict contained within the Mediterranean. If it is of any concern, the mostly Greek population of the Dodecanese Islands have expressed dismay at the idea of the other nation annexing their island chain as part of their nation. But then again, they did have a very similar reaction when we pinched their home off the corpse of the Ottoman Empire after the Great War.