>: UMC DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS DIRECTORATE

[Nodoka Hanamura]

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団結すれば我々は立ち上がる。分裂すれば我々は倒れる。
United we Stand, Divided we Fall.

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Greetings, Adjutant Bancroft.

I am Setsuna Kobayashi, Ambassador-at-large for the Utsunomiya Commonwealth.

Our people have come across yours in the past, either as part of the present UMC Navy, or prior as the Ouroboros paramilitary. Whilst the rumors of our distancing to a degree with the Auxesians is true - especially per intelligence we acquired from multiple sources in recent years pertaining to the nature of being compromised to some degree by the nomads - as well as a clear sign of the waning humanity - as in transhumanist, in their ranks.. this recent approach leaves something to be desired from the Liberty Free Republic.

I by no means wish to imply offense or malice with that statement, but historically, the Xeno movement, of which the LFR was birthed from to our understanding, has had a history of being bipolar, even sometimes malevolent in nature and, as the colloquialism for your causes writ large leaves one to think, Xenophobic. What is more, even in the face of a shift amongst the Prometheans, a faction we are amicable if not friendly with - away from Auxesia (likely for the same reasons we have), your nation-state continues to aggress upon them when as far as I can see, at least in Erie and Liberty, you share similar goals. You both seek to either break away from, or overthrow the Republic of Liberty as you both rightfully see it as a fascist state that oppresses its' people - and one such sub-goal of that is one we all share - the liberation of Pennsylvania. We are aware of a limited state of detente between the LFR and Task Force Prometheus, at least insofar as the Pennsylvania system and objectives relating to it, and we, just as the PLF, New Dawn and other collectives either native to, or operating in the region likely do, appreciate not having components of our joint forces gnawing at each other's necks when Liberty is staring us dead in the eye, but I digress.

Whilst our nation is de facto and de jure (as part of our constitution) a collective that is part of greater Zoner Society, one could say we are probably one of the few who stray farthest away from the idea of neutrality - especially for reasons I am certain you and your superior, Mr. Damien Moretti are more than aware of. Zoner society at large for the past several years has been pushed around by the houses and even major players in the sector like the Corsairs and the Core and Order.

Our nation aims to be one of the major players in Zoner Society that whilst not as extreme on libertarian and anarcho-communist/collectivist philosophy as many of our neighbors on Gran Canaria, or even in the sector at large would like us to be regarding being a state and not some sort of commune, we aim to maintain a progressive, transparent and direct democratic state that seeks to try to be a beacon on a hill for all of Sirius, endeavoring to both give the people the freedom they yearn for, but ensure that they are protected if they fall with our means to protect them. Welfare programs, universal healthcare and education, a semi-nationalized economy to promote both innovation and ensure domestic economic security and workers' rights, and as our economy builds, a universal basic income program.

The UMC is also willing to point the cannons at the houses to preserve our shared way of life. We don't ask for much - simply to live our lives in peace and not be treated as scapegoats like Liberty and Rheinland have with Erie and Freeport 1, or with Bretonia trying to usurp Gran Canaria from those who colonized her before us, that we stand beside today - all in the name of trying to keep their faltering house alive in the face of Gallic Oppression - or threats of, or employment of nuclear weapons against Freeport 11 by half the groups in the Omicrons.

I suppose the point of all this Adjutant, is that whilst we are not against making amicable relations with the Liberty Free Republic at least in regards to trade at this point, we find you reaching out to us, outside of matters relating to operations in Pennsylvania and Greater Liberty - to be surprising and that past encounters with your paramilitary, and at the surface, your values, leave us.. for lack of a better word, in the dark as to what we would really have in common to help foster this relationship.

This by no means is a shutting of the doors to any sort of diplomatic channels, ties or other such affairs at this moment, but some assuaging of our concerns and the sort is in order before a state visit to New Minowa would be up for discussion.

I do hope you and your government understand.



Setsuna Kobayashi
Ambassador-at-large, Utsunomiya Commonwealth

1-2-1 Tomoe-ku, Mahora Ward, New Minowa
Southern Territory, Utsunomiya Commonwealth
Planet Gran Canaria