To: The Government of Liberty | Subj: Prisoners Repatriation Program

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IDENTIFICATION: Bundesminister der Justiz Leopold Richter
SOURCE: Hauptsitz der Bundesministerium der Justiz, Planet New Berlin
SUBJECT: Negotiations - Prisoners Repatriation Program

Guten Tag, Sehr geehrte members of the government of the Republic of Liberty. My name is Leopold Richter and I am minister of justice of the Bundesrepublik Rheinland.

I contact you today to discuss proposal related to topic of prisons and mainly prisoners. Prisoners of Libertonian and Rheinland origin condemned to imprisonment in our two houses to be precise.

Let me explain briefly what troubles we would like to solve hier in Rheinland. After the war ended, Libertonians started to travel to our house again in significantly higher numbers than during the war - and I am quite sure it applies vice versa. And it is inevitable that some of these people violate local laws, sometimes so serious that they are condemned to imprisonment. Numbers which I have shows that amount of Libertonians in Rheinland prisons increased recently and will likely reach similar level as Kusarians or Bretonians soon.

But this brings complications due to language barrier and different culture, religion or eating habits. For example, it seems that common Libertonians have issues with Rheinland cuisine despite our effort to serve foreigners friendly meals. Because of that, they much more tend to not cooperate or even to incite violence and this stretches budget of prisons due to need for reinforced guards which have to solve disobedience of individuals or even groups of prisoners.

Now imagine we have also quite some prisoners from Bretonia and Kusari hier...

We could of course just use...tools how to keep prisoners in order, but positively motivated prisoners, which are rewarded for good behaviour with food reminding them home, can be usually handled much easier. But then we have issues with budgets. Not only because of special supplies, but also because we have to keep enough translators ready in case talk with foreign prisoner or even interrogation are needed. And there are even more complications I will not bother you with.

Anyway, due to mentioned troubles, I would like to inquire about possibility of agreement with the Republic of Liberty called simply Prisoners Repatriation Program. The core of it is to exchange prisoners which committed less serious crimes, so they will serve their sentence in their house of origin. Libertonian prisoners chosen by us would be transported in escorted prison ship by RFP| primary division to agreed prisons, stations or planets in Liberty, and Rheinland prisoners chosen by you would be transported from Liberty to Rheinland on the way back. Of course, their sentences will stay unchanged, they will just serve them in their "home prison", so to say. These transports will not be frequent, I presume once per month or even less.

We believe this may bring savings in budgets for both sides and simplifying the everyday operation of prisons.

I think there is no need to continue with more details, those can be arranged if you confirm interest in this proposal. I hope you will, I see benefits for both sides from this agreement.

Mit Freundlichen Grüßen,

Bundesminister der Justiz Leopold Richter

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