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[Jim.Solo]

To: Stew Wolfe
From: James Barnes, Supervisor Shipping Division, Bowex.
Cc: Andrew Peterson, Bowex; Simon Webber, Bowex, Jack Porter, BMM

Re: Elementium Corporation

Good morning Mr Wolfe,

Thank you for bringing this to our attention, however I do not think we will be pursing a haulage contract with Elementium at this time; I will explain below:

The Tau'€™s are considered a war zone and we do not enter that area unless specifically asked to do so by the BAF or Merchant Navy to assist in supplying Planet Harris.

During the Kusari war we did venture to Tau-23 to supply the BMM base there and take Ore; it was dangerous work and as with Planet Harris we would only ever go there in Convoys.

Since the invasion of Gallia, BMM have had to withdraw from Tau-23, fortunately surveyors found a rich new Beryllium field in Cambridge and with Kusari being defeated we got back the Niobium field in Leeds.

This brings me to my next point; Brimstone Refinery in the Tau 23 system is more than likely an IMG base (since you mention the IMG base Java), BMM do not like IMG much and since BMM are our sister company in the Crown Services I would not want to enter into a contract that would be detrimental to our BMM brothers.

I am also concerned about the price; 4,000 Sirian Credits seems a little low considering the conditions they have to work under, they are either swindling the miners or this a Gallic plot to catch Bowex ships in the Tau'€™s and therefore harm Bretonia'€™s economy and her ability to fight the war.

Yours in service to the Realm

-Barnes J.

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