To: Gallic National Intelligence Office

[Lord Caedus]

//: Secure Connection Established

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Name: DUKE
Identification: Gallic National Intelligence
Encryption access: EYES ONLY
Location: REDACTED
Subject: Infested Naval Assets

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Direktor V,

I must admit, I was not expecting to hear from the Buro in regards to this matter so suddenly. Our own intelligence gathering forces have only recently been able to resume operations outside of Gallic space, cleaning up the fires left behind in the wake of the Confederacy and the formation of the Union have had us spread rather thin. Between this lack of operational capability, as well as the general disarray in the wake of the invasion from Kusari and the general conflict between the Confederacy and the Royalists, we have more ships unaccounted for than I would care to admit. From what we now know of the alien threat present in the Omicrons, we can only assume that most of these ships have come under the control of the infected, as I believe you Sirians call them. I'll be contacting several of my agents in regards to the matter you notified us of, and seeing if we can get some information back to you in regards to it as soon as possible.

I believe we are both rather concerned about the ships that attacked your Emperor's vessels while they were en route to New Paris not too long ago, and we have both independently been operating to learn more about these forces that assaulted us. The flight recordings that I was able to access, as well as scans from both Oerlikon and the Aubagne showed a mix of vessels that were consistent with both Rheinish and Gallic origin, as well as several more vessel types that we've not encountered before. While I consult with my own people, I would appreciate it if you could pass along any relevant information about these unknown ship types at your earliest convenience.

Regards,
Duke
Director of External Operations

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