To: The Rheinland Military [RM] HC || From: The Order Overwatch

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► Source: Kaiserliche Rheinwehr HQ, Kolonnenplatz Neu Berlin
► Encryption: port RM-MAS-1NTS-TMD-ORD
► Submitter: Großadmiral Alfred Henze
► Recipients: Admiral Solandros
► Subject: Planning for the Future

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Admiral Solandros,

I and my kollegen have considered the developing situation in the Omicrons, and I have come to some conclusions which may be relevant to your strategy.

First, the nomad threat facing Sirius is clearly beyond any single entity to repel. While it may be dormant for the time being, it may re-awaken at any time, without sufficient warning to make preparations. Therefore, these preparations must be made in advance. And you, mein herr, will be the one to make them - with our assistance.
The Korporal currently on liaison with your forces is but the first of many military and scientific experts I plan to make available to your organization. Their primary purpose will be to assess the readiness of your forces, and make recommendations about the necessary supplies and firepower to increase such. I hope you will make these men and women welcome - as their existence within your ranks will not be a pleasant transition from their current posts. They will sacrifice their future in Rheinland to keep watch on the threat in the Omicrons, and there will make their careers. Their recommendations will lay the groundwork for lending, intel, and supply agreements between our organizations.

Second, the current situation in Sirius ironically appears ideal for an alien invasion. Unlike the abortive war of the past, they will not find easy puppets in Rheinland, or any other House I can conceive of, unless I have badly misjudged my contemporaries. But we simply do not know when these nomads plan to make their move. Therefore, we must discover this to the best of our ability. Moreover, if it is not beyond the realms of possibility, we must attempt to incite the invasion now, while the fragile interhouse peace remains in place (after preparations have been made). But if this is infeasible, knowing anything about their timeframe will be invaluable for preparing our defensive measures, and the latter counter attack. Accomplishing both of these tasks must again fall to your people, but any proposal you put forward may be supported by Rheinwehr and Buro elements, after I share such with my counterparts there.

Lastly, the situation in the Omicrons is of paramount importance to the continued preparations against the aliens. In order to ensure a path towards future stability, I have made the difficult decision to avoid escalating the situation in Theta by sending in my soldaten, as we have previously done in Xi. While I am not, and may never be, ready to move towards a ceasefire with the Imperio, I understand that this conflict should rather take place away from the alien threat. I would recommend that you in turn make use of your contacts to push the same message - respect the border of Rheinland with the Omicrons, and we will do the same.
Additionally, I must bid you to make similarly difficult decisions about the other parties in the Omicrons. Any ongoing conflicts there will only embolden the aliens to invade before we are all ready, and then this whole conversation will have been moot. I am not foolish enough to believe that lasting peace can be achieved there within my lifetime, but we must still attempt this - if not for ourselves, then for our children and grandchildren.

This channel remains open as we move forward with further plans relating to the above proposals. I await your response, and wish you the best of fortune in these uncertain times.

Hochachtungsvoll,
Alfred Henze
Großadmiral der Kaiserlichen Rheinwehr

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