diplomatic announcement

[Jinx]

broadcasted from: Zoner Satelite, Omicron-Delta
to: Delta and adjacent Systems

"A months has passed since we allowed the Apocalypse battle group certain freedom on our installations for emergency repairs to maintain their technology and to keep their crews healthy. - the deal was for the Apocalypse wing to work hard on loosing their fugitive status and to get to peace with at least their parent faction again.

Sadly though we have to face the facts that this has not happened successfully. - the Apocalypse wing is still considered as hostile by the BHG unchanged - and earlier reports also indicate that there were troublesome incidents that put the zoners into a tight spot regarding the other estabilished factions - especially in and around omicron-delta.

due to those precious relationships we keep in delta, we Zoners cannot afford to endanger the mutual agreements with yaren outpost and their inhabitants nor the guildcore which deploys a powerful military there or our close allies, the order.
we decided that the time has come to part with this lenient policy and to apply a more pragmatic one.

it was decided to declare the apocalypse as "unfriendly" - and disallow them into our special NFZ zones around ANY zoner station/habitated installation ( except gammu and primus, which are not really ours anyway )

the Apocalypse marked ships are not allowed to enter the freeport security perimeter - if they still do, they are gently to be guided out of it - if this turns out to be difficult, - force might be used, but only to underline our will, not to kill.

the apocalypse wing will not be allowed emergency docking either. that means, even if they are approaching burning and breaking apart - they are not to be allowed docking. - but their chasers may still not violate the NFZ. - if they are considered to be highly dangerous for the safety of the station though - they may be forcefully driven out of the NFZ again of course.

furthermore, the apocalypse wing will not be allowed to use omicron-74 anymore as a transit route - as the whole system is considered as a special "no-fire-zone".

being marked "unfriendly" means that zoners may well defend themselves against them if needed, but are asked not to hunt them. - so we d urge fellow zoners not to provoke them, taunt them but simply to avoid them. - we are not out there to kill others - and we should also not ask others to try to kill us.

this ban from zoner installations will be in place for 3 months after the public announcement of this decision. - a time in which the apocalypse wing might redeem itself or worsen things - but it is up to them. it is the time that we will stay out of these matters that are originally not our business but an internal BHG guild business.

should the apocalypse wing repeatedly attack zoners, the status of "unfriendly" may change to "hostile" in which case the zoner response teams (ZRT) may actually hunt them down to finish the threat once and for all.

the intention is to make this business that we made one of ours.... the business of others again. a business we are not concerned with anymore.

i may repeat that it is not the will of the great Zoner Factions to see juggernauts hunt them like fugitives - that would be an utter waste of resources that can be needed much better.

a short summary:

- Apocalypse battlegroup is under no circumstances allowed into the NFZ of NFZ carrying zoner installations
- Apocalypse is to be avoided
- They are not to be taunted, threatened or harrassed in any way
- the ban from zoner installations lasts three months from now on ( for now )
- incursions into zoner space or hostile engagements against zoners are to be recorded and may lead to consider them hostile.

this announcement was decided by the the [TAZ], OSI and ZTC - and was placed for detailed review before the council of zoners.

members of the ZRT are to be on yellow alert. - and traders in the area are to use cautioun and detour routes to avoid possible battles.

sincerely E. Tate"

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