To: Minister of Defense, Fleet Admiral Lord James Ralston

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Comm ID: Baroness Evyn Hunter
Origin: HMS Craven's Nest
Recipients: Honorable Karen Jameson

I will address this on behalf of Lord Ralston, whose duties prevent him from responding to this within a reasonable time frame. If he has words to add to mine, he will do so at the earliest opportunity.

The Razorspine is not documented as having violated any laws of Bretonia, and the Ensign in that situation acted without orders. Commodore Clay acted appropriately and with full knowledge of the situation and all facts related to it.

In accordance with hundreds of years of military and governmental policy, which you should be observing as well, we do not share military information publicly unless authorized by a high-ranking officer or governmental official such as the Minister of Defense. I do not see sufficient reason to release this information in the current situation. You can be briefed on this information privately, in accordance with protocol, and under confidentiality restrictions that prevent the sharing of information by yourself to third parties without permission from a military command officer or governmental military official.

That you should try to use this situation, and your privileged position to demand the publication of information that could jeopardize the safety and security of our military and intelligence personnel, I find particularly distasteful. Using the lives of our men and women who serve this country as credit chips in a political game is unacceptable from any person who claims to serve our nation's government and people.

-Baroness Snowdown
Admiral of the Norfolk Great Fleet, Bretonia Armed Forces

Assistant Director
Bretonian Intelligence Service

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