To: Die Weiße Rose

[Durandal]

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[Comm-ID]: Samuel Locklear, Lord Commander, Hellfire Legion
[Recipient-ID]: High Command, Die Weiße Rose
[Location]: Planet Guadalajara, Vespucci System, Commonwealth Space
[Subject]: First contact

[Priority]: High
[Encryption]: Heavy

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Oberst von Degurechaff, I'm relieved that your movement is interested in cooperating with us. Allies are at a premium and although we try to keep our conflicts to ourselves, this is a threat from outside, not within. As far as Harmony is concerned, their ties to the Unioners seem to be symbiotic in nature rather than rooted in any sort of common cause or ideology. My best guess is that their relationship is not unlike our early days with the Lane Hackers. Battlegroup Harmony needed the safe haven Bering - and more specifically, Pacifica - provided, as well as facilities to maintain their fleet. In exchange, they seem to be acting as muscle, being able to bring heavy artillery to bear that the Unioners simply cannot field. Worst case scenario is that they've provided the Unioners with some of the Republic's cutting edge milspec technology, or have been providing formal training for their pilots. We've seen no indication of either of these scenarios however, particularly not the latter.

Our current stance towards Harmony is one of neutrality, and I intend, if possible, to free Admiral Knight and her battlegroup from the yoke of the Unioners. I would greatly appreciate it if, for the sake of mutual cooperation, you would avoid targeting them for the time being. I doubt you need a foreign enemy at your doorstep anyway, and their interests lie with Liberty, not Rheinland. I would of course also ask that you hold everything discussed here in confidence as well. There's no need for anyone outside of Legion to know of anything disclosed here today, and vice versa for your Party.

Libera te ex Infernis,
Samuel Locklear
Hellfire Legion

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