I'm incredibly disappointed to be hearing that this is the news delivered for the culmination of what was a meticulously planned operation.
I will however choose to take your word that this is the actual outcome of things, if they dispersed its more than likely that subsequent patrols merely found them and killed them, their strength and ability to survive this ordeal lay in their unity and ironically their 'harmony' with one another.
If, these people do prove to be infectees however, you and I have been part of their escape rather than their elimination. A thought I hope never comes to be a part of our reality, if that is indeed the case, I do sincerely hope all of them have been reduced to corpses in some pile of wreckage dotting the numerous debris fields. If this is not the case, then my conscience is clear and I can only hope a few of them made it past constant regimental patrols with their sanity and ideals intact.
Regardless, Mister Yoshida I must urge you to remain firm in this regard. If any of these pilots do return, I want no corners cut and no stones left unturned. Treat them as you would any alien sympathizer until proved and confirmed otherwise by whatever methods you have at your disposal. With that, I look forward to future updates and will continue our talks just as they proceeded long before these events transpired.
I'm sure we'll have plenty of work to concern ourselves with, for this is certainly far from the end of our paths. But do enlighten me, what's become of this meeting you proposed to me? I ask because I need to know when I must go about the process of making myself available, so do inform me if this meeting is still part of your priorities.