ENCRYPTION: PL07 D3V1C3 COMMID:Flotillenadmiral Siegfried, BDM| U-Flotte LOCATION:BDM|RNC-Brynhildr, Mephistopheles Class 006 Production Type Cruiser, BDM|U- Forward Operating Base
I have just received a mission report from BDM|U-66 regarding a recent encounter with an OSI vessel on the borders of Freeport 9 space.
According to mission report, an OSI vessel was stopped outside of Freeport space, but proceeded to enter the designated no fire zone after the encounter commenced - after which, the OSI vessel was destroyed.
As you may have heard, the OSI has been classified as a hostile criminal faction to the Bundesrepublik of Rheinland for the crimes of smuggling and supplying known terrorists, and refusing many opportunities for peaceful resolution. The Bundesrepublik of Rheinland recognizes that the OSI is a separate entity from the Zoner populations of Sirius, and does not wish to involve the Zoner populations at large in the police action of bringing the OSI criminals to justice.
It has been the policy of the BDM to respect Freeport neutrality when it comes to the pursuit of known criminals and hostile warships into Freeport space. While standard operating procedure would have been to abandon pursuit of the OSI vessel after it has deliberately entered Freeport space, the captain of the BDM vessel in question violated standing orders and pursued.
As such, the captain of the vessel has been removed from active duty, and reprimanded for gross neglect of standing orders. The Buro is prepared to pay restitution to the Freeport 9 administration with funds and supplies as deemed appropriate by the Confederation.
The Buro has, before now, maintained a small presence in the Omicrons for the purpose of combating Wilde and Nomad infestations in the region - and it wishes to continue with these operations without incident with the Zoner populations of the Omicrons.
REPORT COMPLETE
FLOTILLENADMIRAL SIEGFRIED, KAI - BDM| EXTENDED LOGISTICS DIVISION
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