To the Government of the Kingdom of Bretonia

[The Kingdom of Bretonia]

Kingdom of Bretonia
Foreign & Commonwealth Office

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Good Evening Minister Kojirou,

Please allow me to formally introduce myself, I am Philip Young, Permanent Secretary and Head of Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service. It is my pleasure to make your acquaintance Minister. It is unfortunate that this issue has arose once more, but I am more than happy to answer any queries you have. If you'll allow me, I'll address each of your points in turn.

Before that, I wish to address the point of "Bretonian State Media". There is no Bretonian state media. The Bretonian Broadcasting Corporation is a civilian corporation, producing articles and reports at the discretion of their editors. If any complaints are to be levied, I would advise to speak to the BBC's Director-General.

In regards to your first point, I believe the information and alleged facts you refer to are the notes of Hessian units operating in league with Rheinland Corporate interests. I'm afraid to report that during the ongoing conflict, IMG flights were reported alongside wings of the subsidiary known under [ALG], alongside Red Hessian forces. We also found forces of the then Gallic Intelligence forces operating alongside them. We believe this was an attempt for these forces to destabilise Bretonian interests, and cripple our shipbuilding and repair capabilities. A Freedom of Information request has been submitted with the Defence Ministry should you require these reports in full.

Moving to point 2, the original offer made to the Miners Guild was that we would take control of Aland station during the war to ensure we was able to repair and resupply our ships, with the intention of either compensating the Guild, or returning the shipyard once an amicable solution and or replacement could be found. When the Guild declared war, we made it clear that this left the table. You can find the negotiations around the peace treaty that set an end to this here. The issue over Aland was brought up, and we made it clear with the Guild that that option left the table when hostilities began. They accepted this point, and proceeded to sign the agreement, knowing we did not agree to turning the shipyard over to them. In the interests of clarity, HM Government has arranged for contact to be made with the IMG to amend the wording to make this clear to any outside parties.

Ending with point number 3, once again I can only state that the BBC is it's own corporation with it's own interests. Unless a statement is issued by this or any other government office, it should be treated with the appropriate "pinch of salt".

I hope this answers your queries, but if you have any further questions, or would like me to clarify further, please do not hesitate to get in contact.

On Behalf of HM Government of the Kingdom of Bretonia,

Philip Young
Permanent Secretary, FCO
Head of Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service

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