From The Office of His Imperial Majesty Jien Kogen, Emperor of Kusari
Due to a series of provocative actions by House Liberty, ending with the attacking of civilian Kusari shipping in Rhienland, and the sale of Libertonian ships and weapons to Bretonia to attack the Emperor's forces, the Kusari government has no choice but to put the following trade restrictions into effect. From the publication of this document forward, the movement of Engine Components, H-fuel and Plutonium from Kusari into Liberty shall be prohibited. Any ships carrying these items toward Liberty shall be asked to drop the cargo, and if they refuse they will be destroyed.
This is a first step, designed to force Liberty to reevaluate their decisions to have Libertonian ships and Libertonian guns attacking Kusari's forces. We do not desire conflict with the House of Liberty, but we can no longer ship the parts to build ships and the fuel with which to run them into Liberty, only to have those ships used to attack Kusari.
We hope further steps will not be necessary and that Liberty will chose a neutral path in the unfortunate conflict in the Taus, born of Bretonian territorial aggression, but if Liberty chooses to toss away their relations with Kusari, further measures will be taken.
