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Crisis Guide and ROP

This document will guide you through the Rules of Procedure (referred to as ROP
throughout the
document) being followed in the Joint Crisis Committee at SMUN 23.

Verbatim
● Ministerial Statements
Ministerial statements are not part of conventional ILMUNC Procedures. They will be
required to be given by each delegate at the start of the committee and will be the first form
of formal debate in the committee. Ministerial statements will be 90 seconds long and a
delegate is expected to set the base for their arguments and stance in committee. It should
cover (a) their kingdom or parties' stance in the committee, (b) their portfolios' stance in
the committee, and (c) their objectives in the committee. Ministerial statements enable
delegates to introduce their viewpoints and discover the views of the other delegates in the
committee. The committee will begin with ministerial statements from all delegates.
Ministerial Statements will also be used in other committee points where all delegates may
require statements.

● Moderated Caucuses
A moderated caucus is a form of formal debate. A specific agenda is set along with a
particularised time limit. A moderated caucus can be proposed by a delegate whenever the
committee requires a focused discussion. Delegates while proposing a moderated
caucus must (a) describe the agenda for the caucus, (b) propose a time limit for the
individual speakers' time and the total time of the caucus (Note the total time must be
divisible by the Individual Speakers Time). A simple majority of delegates in the committee
must pass the proposed caucus.

● Unmoderated Caucuses
An unmoderated caucus is a form of informal debate. They are used to enable
intra-delegate discussion as a group for discussing a possible flow of committee and creating
documentation etc. Even though an unmoderated caucus is not moderated by the dias,
proper decorum must be maintained at all times. Delegates must, while proposing an
unmoderated caucus, (a) describe the total time limit for the caucus. The proposed caucus
must be passed by a simple majority of delegates in the committee.

Backroom Negotiations
Backroom negotiations take place to allow delegates to discuss plans with each other
privately during committee sessions. Delegates must seek the permission of other delegates
they wish to involve in the aforementioned negotiations and request a member of the Executive
Board.

● Crisis Notes
A crisis note is a form of covert documentation. A crisis note serves multiple purposes, it
can be used to:
(a) accumulate resources,
(b) exploit and grow personal powers,
(c) execute plans,
(d) discover information and
(e) contact a figure not present in the committee.
Think of them as a communique. Each note begins by establishing a contact. A contact can
be anyone the delegate knows or would know and is often made up. For example, common
contacts include secretaries, family, and friends. When establishing a contact, a delegate
should also define their relationship and give context to the contact. In essence, when
establishing contact, a delegate should give them a general history or background of their
relationship as a basis for their requests. After establishing contact, a delegate should then
begin explaining their request. In their request, a delegate should be as specific as possible
answering the questions who, what, where, when, and how. A delegate should also state
why they would like this action to be performed. Generally, larger, more difficult tasks will
require the delegate to prepare and coordinate their resources beforehand through other
notes. This can be done through Crisis Arcs.
Delegates may also send joint crisis notes.
● Crisis Arcs
Crisis arcs are a series of progressing crisis notes that consist of a set of crisis notes
where each note picks up where the previous note left off. Arcs will generally have goals
that the delegate will need to achieve to reach their final goal. By their very definition,
arcs are the personal story each delegate writes as the committee progresses. Regardless
of the morality of the arc, delegates should plan out arcs to further progress their
influence in a committee. It is key to keep an arc flexible enough to deal with obstacles
and unexpected updates while being rigid enough to achieve the final goal and impact
committee. A delegate should not continuously insist on acquiring a resource that the
Crisis Room has denied them, but instead, try and divert their arc to use the resources
they have at hand to achieve the arc’s goal. A good crisis arc includes a buildup stage
wherein delegates prepare resources. These can be supplemented by small operations
testing out the abilities of these resources and building a basis for further operations.
They may culminate in committee-changing objectives in the form of larger operations
in the end and/or aid in increasing the personal and portfolio powers of a delegate.

Note all paperwork will be handwritten


Delegates will be informed of the consequences of their Covert Actions either
via Direct Message or Crisis Updates. The delegates taking action are not
revealed to the committee in these crisis updates unless other delegates’
intelligence assets catch word or by Chair’s discretion.

Directives are documents written by committee members to solve, prevent, or take


general action in regard to an issue or crisis at hand. Directives can be authored by an
individual, a group of individuals or the committee as a whole. A directive must be
commanding in nature and should take into consideration all aspects of handling a
crisis whether it involves diplomacy, strategic action or tactical action. It must be titled
and divided into clauses. It is also important to address how these actions are being
conducted. The more specific and detailed a clause is, the better.
Press Releases
Press Releases are tools used by committees or individuals to inform “the public” in the
crisis about certain facts, or to spread misinformation about the ongoing crisis. Often,
delegates may use these to try to influence public opinion against certain plans to help
their own, to encourage the public to be safe, to stop protesting, or even to get involved
with the crisis somehow. Cabinets such as the Prussian or Austrian Cabinet, or groups
of Kingdoms may release official press releases together with majority support.

Sample Documentation
Delegates will notice the documentation often contains a brief explainer at the top to make it
easier for the crisis backroom. This is an encouraged practice, but the explainer does not mean
you can compromise on necessary detail. Note this is not the context provided to delegates for
understanding but is present in the crisis note itself.

Sample Crisis Note Utilising Portfolio Powers


Context: This crisis note was made by the Chief of Army Staff in the Cabinet of Israel in a
committee concerning the Suez Canal Conflict. It aimed to assassinate the Egyptian President,
Gamal Abdel Nasser. Note that Establishment 02 is an intelligence organisation that was
previously set up by then delegate in an earlier crisis note.
Sample Crisis Arc (Both personal and portfolio): Contains only two out of many crisis notes
for the sake of brevity and quick understanding)
The following was carried out in a conclave of Vikings invading England in the 11th century.
The
author aims to create a marriage alliance with Normandy to increase military resources and
diplomatic options for himself. The author is a commander of a powerful fleet and a claimant
to the throne of Norway.
The following note came later in the arc and contains details for a major operation carried out
using it. The author utilises both personal and portfolio powers to collect intelligence and
engineer the kidnapping of his adversary’s son.

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