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The Cobdenian Mission to the United Nations is Cobdenia's permanent diplomatic staff based in the United Nations. It's goal is "To further the Cobdenian government's policy of the promotion of international discourse, the belief in sportsmanlike conduct in wartime, the introduction of international maritime law, and the promotion of free trade". It is currenty located on the 19th floor of the UN building, although it also possesses "office space" on the 21st and 32nd floors. There are currently nine number of permanent staff.

Personnel

His Cobdenian Excellency's Permanent Representative to the United Nations

His Exellency Sir Cyril Gordon Muffplaster Radionov Casaba O'Mahoney Askalan DeDerrier von Holsterman Wyznyjytski Ungern-Sturmberg Banerjee Svenssen M'Beki Vicenzo MacLehose-Strangways-Jones III, KCRC, LOG

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Sir Cyril MacLehose-Strangways-Jones
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Main article found at Cyril MacLehose-Strangways-Jones

Age: 51

Birthplace: Port Sir Richard, Cobdenia

Family: 300 illegitimate children

Education: Riccardoton Girls school (hence the 300 illegitimate children); Hailsham College; Port Sir Richard University. Holds a double first class honours degree in Irritating Funny Foreigners

Employment: Career diplomat in the Cobdenian Foreign and Regional Office, formerly the Department of Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. Also a fully qualified fireman and a champion spaniel breeder

Background: Father was a Prestigious British Diplomat serving in the High Commission in Port Sir Richard; mother was a Cobdenian school teacher. He was single handedly responsible for the outbreak of the Dull and Fairly Short War of 1902 when he accidently assasinated Archduke Alexander Kapranos when the spoon he was weilding turned out to be loaded. In 1920, he served as Ambassador to Omigodtheykilledkenny, and due to his stirling efforts to bring the two countries together, and the fact he actually didn't end up going to war with them. Replaced Sir Leslie Featherstonehaugh-Mickelwhaite-Cholmondsey-Cholmondsey-Smythe, KCRC as UN representative in 1930

Politics: Strong sovereigntist except on issues of Free Trade

Responsibilities within the UN Office: Has plenipotentiary power, and thus it is he who has full resposibility for the Cobdenian votes.

Interests: International Diplomacy, shipping regulations

The Deputy Cobdenian Permanent Representative to the United Nations

Sir Miles Lamiman Johnson-Wutchwyff, KCRC

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Sir Miles Johnson-Wutchwyff
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Age: 32

Birthplace: Brighton, UK

Family: Married, two children

Education: St. Lucifers College, Oxford

Employment: Home Office, before being transferred to the Foreign and Regional Office in 1930, and was appointed Sir Cyril's deputy in 1932

Background: Parents were wealthy industrialists, who moved Emigrated to Cobdenia in 1922 in order to expand their business and to find better weather

Politics: Conservative

Responsibilities within the UN Office: Largely concerned with running the administrative side of the mission, acting as human resources manager, accountant, and other similar roles

Interests: Mute Newt farming

Defence Attache

Major-General Sir Brian Alexander Montgomery Haig "Pointy" Blatherstock, KOG, CRC, CGO (retired)

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Sir Brian Blatherstock
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Age: 65

Birthplace: North Holden, Buckinghamshire

Family: Don't put idea's in his head

Education: Hornby College, Sussex, Sandhurst Military Academy

Employment: British Army Royal East Kent Regiment 1893-1904 served, South Africa 1879, Chitral, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, South Africa 1900-02 reaching rank of of Major; British-Indian Army 39th Garhwal Rifles 1904-1919, served in Punjab Frontier, Bassée 1914, Armentières 1914, Festubert 1914 '15, Neuve Chapelle, Aubers, France and Flanders 1914-15, Egypt 1915-16, Khan Baghdadi, Sharqat, Mesopotamia 1917-18, Macedonia 1918 reaching rank of Major; British-Cobdenian Army South N Sussex Regiment 1919-1922, reaching rank of Lt-Colonel; British-Cobdenian/Cobdenian Army General Staff of the War Department 1922-1930 reaching current rank of Major-General; Retired 1930 following balloon accident, making him "Possibly the stupidist man ever to wear a uniform" according to the late Governor-General

Background: Wealthy family; father was a Captain in the Royal Navy. Aquired the nickname "Pointy" after his habit of pointing to places on battlefields without actually giving any orders

Politics: Was very militarian, now considered to care only about instant food and accesorising

Responsibilities within the UN Office: Theoretically, advising Sir Cyril in matters concerning security. In practice, hiding in his office with a Lee-Enfield rifle

Interests: Pot Noodles

Legal Advisor

The Honourable Sir Barrington Womble

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Sir Barrington Womble
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Age: 72

Birthplace: Port Sir Richard, Cobdenia

Family: Married, two children, five grandchildren

Education: Sir Richard Cobden School for Boys, University of Keynestown

Employment: Barrister and by 1915 he had become a Judge, and an adviser to the Prime Minister in international law. In 1923, he was elected to the High Chamber of Justice. In 1929 he retired, and returned to being a appeal court Judge. He accepted the Prime Minister and Governors nomination to become the delegate to the Pretenama Panel in late 1929. Left the Pretenama Panel and became the Cobdenian legal advisor to the UN

Background: Parents were famous entrepreneurs, involved in building the Cobdenian Railways, amongst other things

Politics: Above it

Responsibilities within the UN Office: Examining the legality of resolutions, clearing up language, suggesting loopholes to exploit

Interests: Law

Economic Attache

Mr Hercules Grytpype-Thynne

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Mr Hercules Grytpype-Thynne
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Age: Unknown

Birthplace: London, UK

Family: Single

Education: School of Lifemanship

Employment: Very shady past. Known to have been involved in the following: Planning to sell the guided NAAFI secrets to the Russians, booby-trapping the boots of the Hungarian Football team, and the disapearence of the crew of the Marie Celest, Has also worked as a Police Inspector in Bexhill, the butler to the British Prime Minister, and as a conman.

Background: Serial conman and embezzeler, also a master blackmailer

Politics: Conservative

Responsibilities within the UN Office: Embezzelment and blackmail

Interests: Furthering his own financial interests


Secretary to Permanent Representative

Miss Caroline Anne Heisenberg-Little

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Caroline Heisenberg-Little
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Age: 25

Birthplace: New Hailsham, Cobdenia

Family: Single, having an affair with Sir Cyril

Education: Riccardoton Girl's School

Employment: Joined the Cobdenian Foriegn and Regional Office in 1927, and been serving with Sir Cryil ever since

Background: Middle class parents

Politics: Actually, a liberal, but never shares

Responsibilities within the UN Office: Paperwork

Interests: Sir Cyril. Apparently, he's got a stonka

Secretary to Deputy Permanent Resident

Miss. Claudia Ingebritsen

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Claudia Ingebritsen
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Age: 23

Birthplace: Oslo, Norway

Family: Single, having an affair with Sir Cyril

Education: Riccardoton School

Employment: Formerly the secretary to Sir Rory Relp, joined the FRO in 1930 and sent to act as Sir Miles' secretary

Background: Working class, father a coal miner. Emigrated to Cobdenia by tramp steamer in 1929.

Politics: Borderline Communist

Responsibilities within the UN Office: Paperwork

Interests: The revolution

Assistant to Mr Grytpype-Thynne

Count Jim "Thighs" Moriarty

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Count Moriarty
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Age: Older side of indeterminable

Birthplace: Supposedly France, somewhere

Family: None

Education: None

Employment: Known to have worked with Mr Grytpype-Thynne for some time, usually as his lacky or wipping boy, and as such has the same shady past as his superior. Claims to have played the male lead in over 50 postcards, acted as the Minister without underpants to the Principality of Monte Carlo, and the world barbed-wire hurdling champion until his unfortunate accident. None of which are verified

Background: Unknown; possibly Impoverished French Aristocratic

Politics: Anti-French Revolution

Responsibilities within the UN Office: God knows.

Interests: Money

Receptionist

Miss Aiswari Banerjee

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Aiswari Banerjee
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Age: 28

Birthplace: Riccardoton, Cobdenia

Family: Single

Education: Riccardoton Girls School

Employment: No previous employment

Background: Father is the Maharaja of Carnaphistan, one of the more pro-British tribes in Cobdenia

Politics: Conservative

Responsibilities within the UN Office: Receptionist stuff

Interests: Cobdenia's cultural heritage

Floor Plan

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Key

A: Coding Room (access only to Sir Cyril)

B: Strong Room (access only to Sir Cyril)

C: Sir Miles' Outer Office

D: Sir Cyril's Outer Office

E: Sir Cyril's Private Bathroom

F: Supplies Closet

G: Janitorial Closet

H: Communications Room

I: Gentlemen's Bathroom

J: Ladies Bathroom

NOTE: The Office of the Economic Attache and his assistant is on the 21st floor, in a disused ladies bathroom stall