To: Bretonian Government

[Foxglove]

COMM-ID: Marietta Mercante, Corsica Intelligence Division
TARGET-ID: Bretonian Government, Maltese comm node

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On behalf of the National Council of Malta and its people, I greet our allies of the House Bretonia.

I am approaching you today with an issue that has been haunting the Council chambers for a while now, and it pertains to the Gallic and their advance into Bretonian sovereign space. With the gracious acceptance of our people into the heart of Bretonia and vice-versa, a new era of security friendship, and commerce has been initiated, and spirits on the meadows of Malta have not been as high in a long time due to this circumstance. However, there is a dark side to this euphoria, a spectre that is clear to everybody yet not easily addressed. The fear is that the hard-won acceptance of one of our sister ship's descendants might be taken away by those on the edge of Sirius, wielding spaceborne weapons capable of eradiating us if we do not take a unified stance to draw the line in the sand that may not be crossed under any circumstances.

It is with a degree of shame that we were shown the barriers of our own prowess, that there is an opponent, an enemy of Malta and its people out there that cannot be outsmarted, cannot be made a fool of, cannot be brought to its knees by military might or guile. The Kingdom of Gallia, enzealed by their mad monarch, holds control over both critical Tau systems as well as Leeds, and only the circumstance that there are two fronts, the Maltese in Tau-23 and the Bretonian one that borders on the very threshold of the New London system, has been the reason so far that this has not changed. Yet it is only a matter of time until one of these fronts falters due to attrition, and we are afraid that it will be the Maltese front. Malta, being still frowned upon by the majority of Sirius, cannot both feed its population as well as fortify themselves against the endless tides of Corsair advances in the Omicrons as well as the Gallic in the Taus, not to mention that supply lines to Malta run directly through these systems.

An interest of extreme importance therefore lies in the security of the Leeds system that has long since fallen, though it is contested, into the hands of Charles XI. It is the razor's edge upon which the further progress of this war shall be measured in generations to come, and the Council has voiced that it does not intend to let the balance shift further into the favour of the Gallic. It is therefore that the National Council of Malta formerly extends its hand to their friends and allies in Bretonia in a gesture of solidarity and readiness to help. Therefore, the National Council would like to start discussions about a formal alliance between Bretonia and Malta and thereby combine our military prowess to effectively fight common enemies.

The Council eagerly awaits your reply.

Marietta Mercante
Administrator of the CID
On behalf of the National Council of Malta

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