The IMG has only just initiated first contact with the Gallic factions here. We were a little late of the mark when the betas first came out (a few other factions, some of which have never been seen in the Taus beat us to it), so we decided to do it right when the final was released. I'm not one to restrict another's RP, but I thought I'd might as well bring it up, considering the IMG has the greatest chance of making the first non-junker contact. I'd like to think of the transmissions in that thread uccuring before all the other ones were made for that reason, but whether you wish to think the same is up to you.
EDIT: god that's a horrid post... Basically what I'm trying to say is yes, you can go for it IMO, but keep in mind that we haven't started trade negotiations ourselves yet.. In fact, I don't think an IMG member has even set foot in gallic space yet in-game, and the ALG is most likely to get word of Gallia from the IMG..