Internal Memos

[Kazinsal]

Weaver,

Last I heard, there was a Maltese Unitary Republic that we both rather liked and that was not styling itself as simply as a "Republic of Malta". If there is an organization claiming to be a second, contrarian Republic, then we have the makings of a schism on our hands. Digging into our historical records of the local Taus and Omicrons, the obvious living culprits -- excluding such dead entities as the Reapers of Sirius, obviously -- would be the Maltese separatist fleet called the 72nd we encountered several times over a year ago. If they are back for another round, then they are a problem and they need to be dealt with summarily.

They will not likely have many resources if they have broken off from the now-united Malta entirely. Remember the struggle we faced with our some ten thousand Cardamine addicts in the year between systems; extrapolate that to a group claiming to be a Republic consisting entirely of them.

What you'll need for background information is in the Commission archives from the third week of June last year. Dig into it, find a weak point, and wedge a knife into it.

I feel like we need to increase your budget.

Kane