To: George Willson, Coalition Ministry of Plenty || From: Phoenix

[Soban]

Greetings Mr Willson,

Now that the situation has stabilized, we’re ready to begin our next major initiative: reinforcing Corfu.

With threats mounting on every side, we expect Corfu to draw the attention of at least one major player—either the Corsairs, because we refuse to be subjugated, or the Nomad-infected, whose presence has surged in recent months. Phoenix has therefore decided to invest heavily in Corfu’s upgrades. With Freeport 9 under Corsair control, the Omicrons have effectively lost a crucial trade hub; few will choose to dock at a “Freeport” administered by the Imperio. In parallel, we must restore Theta’s food independence by constructing new biodomes on-station.

Here is where the Coalition can meaningfully assist. Sparta, with direct access to the resources of the deep Omegas, will soon begin producing part of the materials required for this effort. What we lack are the industrial machines your foundries excel at building. We would like to renew our trade agreement: Phoenix will supply Iridium to the Coalition in exchange for access to Omega-52’s industrial capacity.

If it is not asking too much, we also request authorization to export Volgograd Ordinance to our stations to accelerate fortification and readiness.

If these terms are acceptable, we can move immediately to schedules, volumes, and routing.

Jonathan Cayran, out.