To: Mrs Lily Ward, Foreign Minister, CR || From: Bretonia

[The Kingdom of Bretonia]

Kingdom of Bretonia - Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Her Grace The Duchess of London

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Good day Mrs Ward,

I am glad to write to you again. How are you? How are your negotiations with Kusari going?

We have had a development in our own. Kusari has offered certain terms that I find less than ideal, but I will present them to you nonetheless, because it is my belief that they are worth bargaining.

Firstly, Kusari wants to sell you what still remains usable of your ship in Tau-29, the Helios. This is, at the first glance, unfair, but on the other hand, Tau-29 is their space, and my own country too claims all wrecks within our space as our property, and thus eligible to be sold at the price we determine. I can give no advice concerning this offer and it is entirely on you to decide whether it is fair or not.

Secondly, Kusari wants to scuttle Barra and build you a new, military grade station at your expense. They claim that Barra is in such a hopeless state that it is barely usable and in fact presents a lethal hazard to whoever works aboard or even passes nearby. I do not know if this is true, but I understand that they have motives to convince me to believe it, so I have attached their report to this letter and I must ask you what is your opinion about its veracity.

What may further incriminate this offer is that Kusari will be in charge of construction, while you will cover 90% of the cost. This gives Kusari too much liberty of budget and I must stress that, if you accept this offer, you must organise the construction together so that the expenses do not spiral out of control or so that quality does not suffer.

In addition, and what worries me most, is that Kusari would finish the basic structure of this military outpost, and then delay the final works on purpose, so that they do not have to transfer it to you and so that they can continue using this military base in our system themselves with this excuse. If you accept this offer, I advise that you demand that Crayter may keep a platoon of marines aboard the station to ensure proper adherence to the agreement by Kusari. Kusari's surprise tactics in their invasion of Gallia reminded me that they should not be trusted and I must warn you to keep this in mind.

Finally, I think that you have an open avenue for bargain with services if you lack the funds to finance these projects. Your navy can do something that both Kusari's and our own lack the power projection capabilities for at the moment. With the military base built, your patrols will be able to cover more of the Taus than any of Kusari's or ours, especially Tau-23 and especially against Outcasts. We also spoke about a possible joint embargo on Gallia with Kusari, but I am afraid we lack the power projection to fully enforce it. I think that you could gain points with Kusari if you offered to enforce this hypothetical embargo in their stead, provided that they build you a staging post.

I eagerly await your response. The Kusari report is in the attachment.

Extract Rep-Tokk-0562x

Topic: Barra Anchorage
Date: 07.07.827
Author: [redacted]

"Barra Anchorage, former Gallic listening post, later captured by the Crayter Republic. Following the arrival of our troops, a thorough inspection of the entire bases structure was conducted. Informants raised concerns about a possible sabotage act - either by the Gallics and so far undetected by the Crayterians or the Crayterians themselves. In accordance to [redacted] ... the results are the following:

- Repeated malfunctions of the automatic defense systems, both in recovered logbooks and during active operation by us.

- One of the four gravity generators were destroyed by a small precise detonation long before our capture of the station. Assumed cause: Gallic sabotage.

- Two of the three remaining gravity generators, all of Gallic origin, are prone to severe malfunctions. Estimated chance for this being a sabotage act: 96.43%.

- Minor acts of sabotage across the station, reaching from manipulation of automated doors to attempts of creating fire hazards behind at least three wall panels on Deck 2-C.

- One undetonated explosion charge, including equipment to bring the bomb online, were found in maintenance shaft 34, an unmarked shaft hidden behind wall panels. It leads straight to the main reactor. Origin: Gallia.

- Several structural weak points, both within the main structure and the outer hull. Most likely precautious measures by Gallia in order to enable easy destruction of the listening post even if it was captured by hostiles.

Conclusion:
Barra Anchorage is unsafe for operation within Naval Forces - or any other Military's - standard parameters.

Suggestion:
Dismantle the installation after it served its purpose during our campaign. Construct a new installation at a more strategical position. "

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Addition by Toshinori Kojirou, Minister of Foreign Affairs:
Proposal to the Crayter Republic is to dismantle Barra Anchorage and construct them an installation 10 standard clicks away from the Holman Junction. The costs involved will be carried to 90% by the Crayter Republic.

Lady Sarah Mountbatten
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary for Foreign & Colonial Affairs

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BRETONIA SUPRA OMNES

NUNQUAM ITERUM

CARINA, REGINA, IMPERATRIX

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