Bowex InfoNet (inRP)

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Incoming Transmission from Planet Cambridge, Cambridge System
13. January 820 A.S.

From: Scott Thompson, Director of Colonial Authority.
To: James Cromwell, DO; James Barnes, Director of Trade, Kiriko Hidamari, Director of ExSec, Richard Farbridge, ExSec Manager.
CC: Nick Newport, Colonial Authority Department Manager.
Topic: Sprague development and security

Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen,

I contact you with regard to several issues I would like to address.

It is with great concern I learned about the offensive against Port Talbot of the 28th, and I had to admit that only the relentless support of the Armed Forces spared it the same fate as Port Smallwood. However, we cannot rely on them to save our investments the next time such a grave mistake happens, even more so with the worsening conditions at the Gallic front. As Mr Barnes has voiced, it is important that we take action now and improve the security in Omega 3. The evidence recorded of a Corsair warship unmooring from Freeport 1 is worrying. I will take it into my own hands to contact the people responsible for the freeport and demand that appropriate measures be taken.

In light of these recent events and more frequent attacks on the Sprague project, I urgently suggest the establishment of a dedicated defense wing, stationed and maintained on Port Talbot itself. Such a squad would likely consist of several fighter and bomber vessels piloted by our trained security pilots, ready to be deployed at any time and dispose of unwelcome intruders.
I took the liberty to have my office work out a price estimate. Depending on the desired equipment and number of ships, it would be an investment in the range of 150 M to 250 M sirius credits, the details however would have to be determined by our ExSec division.

I am pleased to hear the construction of a third defense platform has been completed so swiftly, and I would like to congratulate the Trade combine on their initiative in this regard. Further enhancing the defensive grid should be considered, possibly by another Type 2 platform, or an anti-snub installation like King's Cross uses it. I am very interested in hearing opinions from the ExSec division on this matter.

To move on to a different topic, I hear good progress is being made in Port Talbot's development and preparations of planetside colonization efforts. At the same time, news from the northern front are not quite as positive, ranging from reports of stagnancy to such of an advance of the Gallic fleet. I believe that it is time to start planning the evacuation of Leeds' population on a large scale.
The establishment of a Refugee Shuttle program would likely exceed the capacity of liners available to the Colonial Authority division. I would like to be informed which liners of the Bowex fleet could be reassigned to this task, as well as an evaluation of whether a cooperation with companies such as Orbital Spa & Cruise is encouraged.

I am looking forward to an answer and further progress on the Sprague colonization project.

Attached Files: Defense Wing Price Estimation

With regards,



Scott Thompson
Colonial Authority Director
Borderworld Exports

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