Important Request to the Libertarian and Bretonian Governments

[The Republic Of Liberty]

Vice President Yuuta Segawa, Interstitial Commerce;

Your request to utilise Vache-class Gallic Transports has been denied. Evidently the purpose of the established law is unclear to you. The purchase and utilisation of these vessels implicitly supports the Gallic economy, a hostile entity to the Republic of Liberty. The Council for the Liberation of Gallia and the Unione Corse are granted exemptions as we cannot expect them, as Gallic expatriates, to own or utilise more politically acceptable vessels. However. we would expect IC to purchase ships from trusted and reliable Libertonian or Bretonian manufacturers; ships which actually comply with Sirian safety standards and are wholly compatible with current refueling technology. While the Council is no doubt desparate to acquire what credits it can to bolster its fight against the Gallic Crown, it is probably more advantageous for them in the long term to keep their supply lines running and flexible thanks to a surplus of transport ships, not a deficit.

- William Hawthorne, Secretary of State for Trade and Economics.

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