This has been a troubling incident to hear about to say the least. I would give instructions to the rest of the trading fleet on what to do but I am at a loss as what to say to them. Still, we have dealt with this sort of thing in the past and while concerned I feel that generally moral remains steady and resolve is strong with the officers of the trade fleet. We all await news of Jacks recovery from this horrible incident.
I wanted to make the rest of the faction leadership aware of some dealings effecting our external trade.
Firstly, we received and have completed a request from Damascus Research Station in Omicron Mu for 20,000 units Quantum Arrays. Upon completion, I received a request from the stations administrator, LT. Dr. Raphael Chandler, for access to Kadesh Orbital in regards to making his own survey of Palmyra. I am passing this request onto the rest of you for further discussion and have replied to expect and official reply from Christian when a decision has been made.
Secondly, I wish to touch upon the situation at the GMG's Iejima Station. Our trade ships made reports that the station had begun to fall into a state of disrepair and that crew had begun to abandon the station due to an apparent lack of resources. I personally dispatched a ZBT transport to make emergency resupply efforts for the base and reached out to the stations administration to make them aware of the situation, and offer official assistance on a long term basis. I received no reply and the station soon fell back into disrepair once the emergency supplies had run out. Iejima Station is a critical part of our external trade as it is the primary source of Helium-3 that we export to our newly established trading partners, the Gallic Royal Enclave.
In light of this I have assigned the ZBT transport (\^/)Royal.Flush on a part time basis to keep the base supplied until the GMG's situation is resolved. I think this is important not only for the access to Helium-3 but to have further 'considerations' in our favor in future negotiations with GMG. However, should the station no longer be able to supply Helium-3 and there continues to be silence from GMG on the issue then I will have no choice but to pull the plug on support for the station. I sincerely hope it does not come to that.
Alec, if there is any need for emergency evacuation of either Jack or our new Xeno friend please know that I have put the liner (\^/)Oberon on stand-by and at your disposal should the need arise.
