PUBLIC FLASH: GMG Attacked

[Bundeskabinett Sekretariat]

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IDENTIFICATION: Bundeskabinett Sekretariat
SOURCE: Bundeskanzleramt, Planet New Berlin
SUBJECT: Communiqué regarding the disinformation released by the GMG

This is communiqué of the Rheinland Government:

The Rheinland government do not understand how there can be any confusion or surprise about the state of war between the Bundesrepublik and the Gas Miners Guild. We would expect that everyone, mainly the guild itself, knows for quite some time that there is a state of war because it was publicly declared almost nine months ago and this event was widely monitored by the media.

We would also like to remind the GMG and the general public that there is well known reason why Rheinland forces attacked the guild´s station recently and why Rheinland military had to enter the Sigma systems before. Blaming the Bundesrepublik for invading the GMG space "without provocation" is ridiculous after the attack on Fulda station, which was actually the one which was attacked and significantly damaged by the guild´s ships without any provocation. Not to mention that the destroyed Ibusuki Survey Facility was in fact involved in the GMG´s combat effort because it served as a refuelling and resupplying point. On top of that, it was not Rheinland who has violated territorial integrity and sovereignty in this conflict first, but the guild which tried to claim Sigma-15 as their space, despite they knew well that it was Rheinlanders who discovered it first and inhabited it.

Apart from that, we would like to inform the general public that the Kishiro Technologies was strongly warned by the Rheinland government to not send any personnel or ships into the Sigmas war zone, especially Sigma-21 system, because they may be unintentionally, yet seriously endangered there during military operations. Copy of this message is attached to this communiqué. Unfortunately, the management of the corporation did not listen to our appeal. Thus while we regret death of all neutral civilians, Bundesrepublik or its forces cannot be blamed for it in this case.

signed
Laura Conradt, spokeswoman of the Bundeskabinett Sekretariat

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Warning message from the Rheinland government to the Kusari government and the Kishiro Technologies

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IDENTIFICATION: Minister for Foreign Affairs Christina Lauritz
SOURCE: Hauptsitz des Auswärtigen Amts, Planet New Berlin
SUBJECT: Sigma-21 war zone

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Konnichiwa, esteemed representatives of the Kusari government and the Kishiro Technologies!

My name is Christina Lauritz and I hold position of Minister for Foreign Affairs in the government of The Bundesrepublik Rheinland. I was entrusted to contact you with very important message regarding the Sigma-21 system. The Rheinland government and also high commands of the Rheinland forces noticed your announcement about intention to colonize this system, which you call Shizuoka it seems. Unfortunately, due to current circumstances we have to warn you and ask you to keep your ships out of this system.

Despite that the Bundesrepublik definitely do not wish to harm ships of The Kusari Empire forces or Kishiro Technologies, we can not guarantee their safety during possible combat situations between the Gas Miners Guild and the Rheinland forces in mentioned system which is considered as part of the war zone because it was claimed by the GMG in the past. And the more civilian ships will be flying there, the higher is the possibility of some mishap or collateral damage, what is something we want to avoid. While we do not want to meddle into relations between the Empire, Kishiro and GMG, all ships of the guild are considered as valid combat targets all the time, even if they are accompanied by any neutral vessels.

We hope you will have understanding for this request and will follow our appeal. We will inform you once the situation in the system will be considered as safe for the civilian traffic.

Respectfully,

Christina Lauritz

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