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International Model United Nations Conference 2014

Key P y Pla layer [ [JCC 1 1]

Name Position Che Guevara Member of Fidel Castro's Cuban revolutionary army (1955); head of the industrial department of the Cuban National Institute

• f Agrarian Reform (1959); head of the Cuban National Bank

(1959); head of Cuban Ministry of Industry (1961) Raúl Castro Minister of the Armed Forces (1959) Rodion Malinovsky Defense Minister of the Soviet Union (1957) Issa Pliyev Soviet Military Commander, Army General (1962) Georgy Abashvilli Soviet Naval Commander, Vice-Admiral (1955) Alexandr Ivanovich Alexeyev Soviet Intelligence Agent Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado President of Cuba (1959) Anatoly Dobrynin Soviet diplomat; politician; and ambassador to the United States (1962) José Ramón Machado Ventura Cuban Minister of Health (1960) Juan Almeida Bosque General of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba (1959) Ramón Espinosa Martín Deputy Chief of Guerilla Action of Cuba (1961) Carlos Rafael Rodríguez Minister President of the National Institute of Agrarian Reform of Cuba (1962), Director of “Today’s News” (1959-62) Anastas Mikoyan First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union (1955) , Soviet diplomat Andrei Gromyko Soviet Foreign Minister (1957) Vasily Kuznetsov First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Soviet Union (1955)

Key P y Pla layer [ [JCC 2 2]

Name Position 1 Theodore Sorensen White House Counsel Provide views on the domestic-political aspects of the crisis 2 Robert Kennedy Attorney General 3 C Douglas Dillon Secretary of the treasury Held high posts under Eisenhower and provides Kennedy a link to the Republican leadership 4 General Mawell Taylor Joint Chief of Staff

• 5

Robert McNamara Secretary of Defence

• 6

Dean Rusk Secretary of State

• 7

McGeorge Brundy National Security Advisor

• 8

John McCone Central Intelligence Agency Director General

• 9

Kenneth O'Donnell Special Assistant Polarized JFK staff’s opinions 10 Adlai Stevenson Ambassador to the United Nations

• 11

Dean Acheson Ex Secretary of State Served under President Harry Truman and helped Kennedy see the current crisis in longer historical perspective 12 Robert Lovet Ex Secretary of Defense 13 Llewellyn (Tommy) Thompson Former Ambassador to the Soviet Union Well acquainted with Khrushchev. 14 John A. Scali ABC News Reporter Well-connected to Russian intelligence 15 Lyndon B Johnson Vice-President/Senate President

Historical Context of The Conflict

Dates: 16th October to 28th October 1962

• 1. The Cuban Revolution in 1959
• 2. Bays of Pigs Invasion
• 3. Economic sanctions
• 4. Soviet-Cuban Military Cooperation
• 5. Cuban Missile Crisis

Issues of Discussion

Addressing the Cuban concerns of

economic and political security

Addressing the issue of the United

States’ political security

Addressing Soviet grievances on the

imbalance of defensive capabilities

Your Role

To act in the capacity of your assigned

character (To understand their frame of mind)

Importance of role-playing Ensure you address concerns relevant

to your area

Ensure you pursue the leader’s stance

An Introduction to the Basics of Model

United Nations and the Joint Crisis Committee

List of Motions, Requirements and their

Effects

Special Rules in the Joint Crisis Committee ‘White Directives’ no black

Procedure

Roll call All delegates are required to give an

introductory speech

Speaker’s list- 2 minutes per delegate

Motions

Motions for Moderated Caucus Motions for Unmoderated Caucus Motions to Amend Council Procedures

Procedure [Different from normal MUN, cos we’re cool like that]

Motion to introduce Directive What is a directive? E.g.: Motion to send terrorists to

Palestine to ….

In JCC we do not have resolutions but

we have directives instead.

Preemptory Preperations Usually used to resolve crises and move

towards a declaration of war

Procedures for Introducing a Directive

Must have at least 3 sponsors Format: “Motion to Introduce a Directive

Pertaining to […….]”

3 speakers for, 3 speakers against. Speaking time capped at 2 minutes.

Amendments to directives

Amendments can be made Motion to Introduce Amendments:

• i. Send a notes with the amendments to

the chairs

• ii. Motion to introduce amendments

3 speakers for, 3 speakers against, with

speaking time of 2 minutes

Requires a 50% majority to pass

Motion For A Declaration of War

The Declaration of War should have the following

items:

Preambulatory clauses recognizing the key states

that are willing to support such a move [Allies of the US or USSR/Cuba]

Reasons for why the war is declared The future vision for the council vis-à-vis the key

issues of discussion; MUST PROVIDE A RESOLUTION

A general military strategy detailing maneuvers,

troop deployments must be conveyed through directives whose approval is subject to the JCC Room.

Other Motions

Motions to Divide the House Motions for Suspension of Debate

Points

Points of Procedural Inquiry

• Inquiry about council proceedings
• Cannot interrupt a speech
• You can send a note to the chair

Points of Order

• Correct council proceedings of Chairs

(We are all humans too :p)

Can interrupt a speech if it is of relevance

to matter

More Points

Points of Personal Privilege

• Personal comfort (i.e. Room is too

cold/hot, the need to use the lavatory etc.)

Right to Reply

• When a delegate feels that he/she has

been personally insulted

• Can interrupt a speech

Request for Information

Delegates can request for information or

advice from their departments

E.g. Finance Minister has the right to

ask for the outline of how much money he can work with [Such information will be provided via the JCC room]

Done by passing a note to the Chair.

Yields

Yields to the Chair Yield to Comments (if there is time) Yield to another delegate

Special Rules

Speech in third person is not required The Chair may speak , and make

motions as a normal delegate.

With every new development the

moderated caucus can be requested for.

Assasinations, kidnapping and military

actions are ALLOWED :D

Core Issues

• i. Addressing the Cuban concerns of

economic and political security

• Ii. Addressing Soviet grievances on

the imbalance of defensive capabilities

• Iii. Addressing the issue of the United

States’ political security

May be extended based on any new

developments.

Any More Questions?

If not, we are really looking forward to

your participation and lively debate sessions during IMUNC 2014.

You can email us at jcc@imunc.org