TO: Cold Lake Industries Storage Facility

[The Republic Of Liberty]

James Bootsiuv;

Your request to construct a modular station within the Republic of Liberty has been denied. You have 24 hours within which to evacuate and/or dismantle any remaining holdings. Any materials left on site will be forfeit to the Republic.

For the crimes of Constructing an Unauthorised Base (two counts), Disobeying the Directives of an Officer of the Law, and Obstructing the Course of Justice, the Republic issues you a fine of 300,000,000 SC (payable to Ferris.Dufresne). Failure to pay these fines will result in a warrant being issued for your arrest. The Construction of an Unauthorised Base during Wartime immediately waives your right to defend against these charges in a court of law.

Should any resistance be offered, members of the Liberty Forces have authorisation to use maximum force until such time as the ranking officer in the field deems that any and all potential threats have been neutralised. Any involved personnel will be incarcerated on the charge of being accessories to your felonious acts, and an arrest warrant will be issued for your person on the charge of high treason.

Addendum:

According to all reports, the members of the Liberty Navy have executed their duties with exemplary performance. The Construction of an Unauthorised Base during Wartime does warrant the force used in this instance, and should serve as a very clear demonstration of why the Republic requires registration to occur prior to construction of all modular bases, not afterwards. It may be tragic for your corporation's bank account, but no guarantees for your base's existence were confirmed by a member of the Government. The lack of high-speed communication infrastructure in the Alberta system is a risk that all parties with interests in the system have to deal with.

- Robert McKay, Secretary of State for Defense.

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