Bretonian Armed Forces Defense Intelligence Staff (DIS) (iRP) (AO)

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[Source: HMS Suffolk]
[Comm ID: Admiral Nelson]

However distasteful our reliance on outcast support may be, we are deluding ourselves if we believe that we can win this war without the support of outcasts and Golden Chrysanthemums, particularly considering the fact that the Kusari and Colonial Remnant are now known to be working directly with the support of large numbers of corsair forces. Under normal circumstances we would refrain from being so overt in our dealings with outcasts, but given the circumstances of the Battle of Upper Tau, with our forces vastly outnumbered by the Colonial-Corsair alliance, Commander Hobart felt it prudent to accept the support of several of the more respectable outcast groups, for which he had my full support. If any officers believe we would have been better off declining the assistance and suffering a great defeat rather than the rather substantive victory which we did achieve, they are free to voice their objections, which will be duly noted. As for your concerns regarding links with nomads, I shall be consulting with MI6 to see if they have any information on this matter. That said, I hardly think nomads with cardamine acquired it by walking into a shop on Malta...

Any fears that this action has in any way adversely affected our relations with the Independent Miners Guild, I can thankfully say, are unfounded. The IMG thankfully possess the political tact to realise that in this particular situation we were merely fighting alongside outcasts against a mutual enemy, and in no way condoning nor supporting separate incidents of outcast attacks against the IMG. To the credit of BAF officers present, the outcasts were dissuaded by the BAF from engaging any IMG targets or approaching Java Station, and consequently posed no threat to the IMG at any time during the operation, something which the IMG themselves were well aware of. The IMG are not a militant organisation, and are not in the habit of attacking outcast forces without open provocation where there is no threat to the IMG, hence why I do not believe this as serious an incident as you make it out to be.

As for your interpretations of the Tau Pact Colonel, your statements that we failed in our agreement to assist with the defence of IMG bases in Tau are incorrect. As I said, the IMG bases were never under threat. The fact that we complied with our obligations in the form of preventing an outcast attack on the IMG through negotiation, rather than force of arms, is irrelevant. I must say, Colonel, that I consider it somewhat rash of you to take it upon yourself to interpret the annulment of a diplomatic treaty without bothering to check for confirmation. It is up to the IMG, not yourself, to point out if they believe there has been a breach of terms, and the fact that they have not done so, nor filed any other complaints with either myself or the Foreign Office, would seem to suggest that they do not share your point of view.

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Sir Stanley Nelson




<span style="color:#000066">Charles Canning </span><span style="color:#000066"> Foreign Secretary</span>