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Subject: Bulwark Project Success and Beyond
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Thank you Mr Anderson, QA for pointing out this system's continued existence.

Unfortunately, we have seen the stepping down of Ms Wheeler, citing health concerns. She has proven to be an irreplaceable asset to Bristol, a treasure to Sirius, and we at Bristol will need to pull all the more in compensating for the loss. While she is taking time on Planet Houston to recooperate and may return back Bristol one day, regrettably we at Bristol cannot wait. As such, Ms Blake of Shackleton Operations Group shall be taking the duties and responsibilities as Bristol representative to the greater Sirius community.

Lobbying efforts, both privately and through third party organizations, have succeeded without question. The Bulwark program has exceeded expectations as the houses highlighted previously have come around in classifications and allowances, drawn by corporate sponsors and groups interested in operating the Bulwark without restraint. In addition, the Omicron market appears to be largely neglected for the needs of a large, heavily armed merchantman which the Bulwark neatly filled. The powerplant strength sees it serving as trader, escort, research vessel, and more.

As such, our vessels today see service throughout Sirius, from major house corporations and affiliates like Galway, Weiss, ALG, Caledonia to our friends in the Omicrons, Phoenix and fellow Zoners to even the Rheinland Military and MND. Over fifty hulls from Akutan and Arcetri now ply the trade lanes and beyond, with more to be added to that number.

It cannot be understated that this success could never have been made possible without all employees on deck, and a congratulations and a half is most certainly overdue. It is only through the continued cooperation of all personnel that such vessels can be built at all and Bristol - and Sirius as a whole - is better for it. We intend to continue Bulwark production as before.

Moving ahead, participation in Bristol operations in Galileo in regard to Platinum mining and continuance in securing the Platinum fields are highly encouraged for all Bristol employees, permanent and independent. Our success there has been attributed to our continued aggression in pursuance of profit. In keeping Bristol's legal standing, however, we would like to highlight the following policies:

• If DSE or Samura vessels are detected in Platinum fields, deploy available quick response assets from Arcetri. If offending vessels have full cargo hold, order them to vent their cargo immediately and bring up as much material as possible. Order offending vessels out of the field. If offending vessels fail to comply, engage and destroy.
  
• Freelance miners which are noticed to be supplying ore into Colorado or Shikoku shall be considered offending vessels.
  
• If offending vessels have provided proper communications and were compliant, immediately dock at Arcetri. If offending vessels have signalled intent to return or were not compliant, Bristol encourages involved pilots to continue patrols in the area for a reasonable period of time.
  
• Cease all harassment operations if Liberty Navy or Kurasi Naval Forces are detected in system.
  
• If confronted by DSE or Samura, highlight affiliation with a Bristol subsidiary and operations guidelines, declaring yourself as an independent contractor under Galileo Treaty. All applicable Bristol subsidiaries are registered under the Treaty and free from restrictions provided you publicly obey all laws and regulations, as well as operate under a certain monthly margin of ore gathered. To circumvent this, we recommend pilots reference ship names changed, being under shifting subsidiaries, or being under different ownerships and captaincies whenever questioned.

Bristol recommends all employees encourage freelance miners to fly under Bristol IFF and supply ore to Arcetri station, highlighting prices at Arcetri compared to others, though this is not considered to be of vital, immediate importance. Freelance miners who decline are not considered hostile.

Convoy operations are expected to commence within the year, starting with moving Deuterium out of Cleveland. The exact, complete routes being considered are still in development due to potential legal and security concerns.

We would like to close by again thanking all employees of Bristol, permanent and independent, for the continued hard work in making Bristol the company it is today. It's your efforts which make the Bristol name known, your efforts which make the Bristol machine thrive.

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