TO: BDM|RNC-Edelweiss

[Harcourt Fenton Mudd]

RNC Edelweiss to BDM Command:

Understood.

I have located the proper people on Bethlehem to relay messages.

Transit time for delivery of the messages is unknown, they will not transmit directly and will instead have an unknown local vessel relay it directly, but without adjusting from its normal schedule.

Once the meeting is arranged things should speed up.


As for Bethlehem station itself, it is a fairly typical Zoner facility that has been upgraded for more self sustainability over the years.

Politically, while most of the station has at least some degree of sympathy if not outright support for the militants,sources tell us that the current administration has tamed open support simply to deny Liberty excuses to further crack down on them.

They apparently made attempts at diplomatic contact with Liberty to allow safe economic expansion of the region of the system their station is in.

Liberty apparently was quite rude in its rejection of that attempt, to the point of healing the riifts that had devolped between the militants and station for even attempting such diplomacy.

The nearby astroid field is believed to contain at least some useful materials but still has not been mined or seriously surveyed, or if it has the Zoners are sitting on the data.

As a side mission once our current operations are completed, it may be advantageous to find ways in which our government might undercut Liberty's narrative of the system, perhaps have one of our corporations look into ways with which they might engage in trade with the local Zoner civilian population.
Using such trade channels would allow us a propaganda win as well as a safer avenue to ship non restricted goods to the militants without causing undue suspicion, beside the fact that our more covert shipments would not need to provide any mundane cargo, allowing more to be sent at once.

Obviously I do not know your plans, and simply offer thoughts.

-Agent Edelweiss