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jammi

04-03-2020, 11:40 AM,

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Incoming Transmission from Planet Cambridge
Cambridge, Kingdom of Bretonia
3rd April 827 A.S.

To: Bowex InfoNet
Priority: Normal
Topic: Concerns regarding inappropriate Daumann affiliations

Message Contents:

I feel compelled to submit this report in order to raise serious concerns about the associations of Daumann Heavy Construction, as witnessed by myself the day prior. Leicester asked me to order Gregory to pop down to Omega 7, as the Rheinlanders had put out a call seeking assistance from stout Bretonian roundsmen of repute. While I would hardly assign Gregroy such accolades, he is all I had to hand; thusly we were forced to make do, prosaic piloting or not. When I arrived, a convoy was assembling in the "Furstenfelde Cloud" in order to load on Silver Ore for export to the Colorado System in Liberty.

It was at this point that circumstances transpired to bring to my attention Daumann's shocking and unsavoury associations with ne'er-do-wells, scoffalaw scoundrels and feckless fainéants. I of course refer to their disgraceful partnership with Gateway Shipping. The GSV Panama was loading cargo when I arrived on the scene, practically damaging the Davenport's resale value through mere proximity. The fact that Daumann would willingly associate with such delinquent dullards boggles the mind. If they are going to make the eminently correctly decision to do business with Bretonian companies, they should at least have the wherewithal to exclusively pick the correct one!

Positively bristling at the afront, I made sure that the Gateway chap(ette?) received a piece of my mind, and I dare say we came off the better from the exchange. In any event, the Daumann fellows requested that we take point with the rest of their security echelon in order to scout the route. There was some nonsense with a few Unioner ships, but we got to Colorado eventually. It did seem to be a fairly... unconventional(?) route? I'm sure the Daumann fellows knew what they were doing, but it did rather involve a number too many asteroid fields and jump holes for my comfort. Ultimately, our assistance to their security element paid for the ore, leaving us with a pure profit.

In conclusion, we should probably do something about this Gateway rabble getting their hooks into the Rhienlandic market. It's bad enough having to tolerate them in New London, let alone elsewhere too.

Captain Horatio Fairfax Rodney Alfred Bickerton
BES Davenport
Borderworld Exports

Memo Archived, Auth: HFRABickerton. Reason: Boring

While Daumann's decision as a neutral party to partner with both Bowex and Gateway is unsurprising, Captain Bickerton appears to have glossed over the most significant aspect of this encounter. During the assembly phase, the convoy was interdicted by a flight of three Unioner vessels, all of whom appeared to be on good terms with the Daumann personnel present.

It appeared that the only reason the Davenport and Panama were spared their attention was Daumann's instruction that both vessels were under "their protection". Further, Daumann personnel offered the Unioner pilots a "clean slate", and explicitly advised that they would be able to manufacture a "spotless" background check should they wish to join as employees. The Daumann group commander eventually negotiated for the Unioners to escort the convoy from Omega 7 through to Texas, paying them a sum of $17 million credits to do so. Transmission logs indicate that the Gateway captain also made a payment to the pirates.

Captain Bickerton ordered me to follow the convoy lead's directions for the duration of the exercise. To my surprise, the convoy lead delegated the convoy's navigation to the three Unioner vessels, who would clear the route some distance ahead in order to maintain "plausible deniability". Even more surprising, these Unioners apparently trust Daumann enough to direct them through the secretive jump hole network, making use of a discrete route through Stuttgart, Cologne, Hamburg and Hudson.

This encounter appears to indicate a hitherto unknown degree of collaboration between Daumann and the Unioners. Given the nature of the offers made to the pirates in question (forged background checks and offers of employment), this relationship must extend to senior levels of the organisation. This has distinct ramifications in terms of the ongoing political volatility in Rheinland, considering the growing tensions between "federalist" and "imperialist" political factions, and Daumann's strong, public affiliation with the Imperialist Party.

I am strongly of the belief that this report and the raw communications transcripts appended below should be provided to the SIS as actionable intelligence.