GST to all Factions

[GST CEO John Burton]

Very dear members of all factions protecting smugglers,

very hostile members of all factions chasing smugglers,

Very dear pilots hesitating between these two possibilities,


As the Chairman of GST, I have the greatest honor to present you the diplomatic "orientations" of our well (or bad) known galactic-wide trading company: the Galactic Secure Trade Co.

But first, let me assure you that GST's most important principle is the following: Members of GST believe that this galaxy should simply let ALL trade activities be what they are. No blockade should be declared by any so called 'authorities'. And if there are some blockades, then these should be... runned if necessary. In other words: we were very... unpolite zoners, we are now very... polite smugglers.


GST's galactic-wide relations:

1) Relations with House & private (for ex. LPI) POLICE factions:
ENNEMY.
Specifically with so called "Liberty" Police and Bretonian Police, since they first declared us ennemies.

2) Relations with House NAVIES:
Most of the time IGNORING them.

3) Relations with House SECRET SERVICES:
ENNEMY to (most) LSF.
Secret relations with other really secret services.

4) Relations with TRADERS and MINERS generally:
VERY polite.

5) Relations with "unlawfuls":
SECRET, for business reasons.

6) Relations with ZONERS:
Perfectly NEUTRAL. Would be officially friendly from our point of view, if we weren't afraid of the consequences our zoner brothers would have to face if we'd stayed zoners, or if we hadn't cut all contacts to our ancient faction, incl. with the (]c[).

7) Relations with other smugglers:
VERY friendly.

I want to put the stress on the fact that being the only tagged Company officially smuggling in Sirius doesn't mean we're ignoring or scorning other smuggler captains, pilots and groups. On the contrary, we are proud to be sometimes usefull to many of them as the best DIVERSION for the various and highly interesting activities of our fellow smugglers.

Yours very, very sincerely,

GST Chief Executive Officer

John "Jack" Burton

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GST CEO John Burton (3076-...) is a retired Liberty high rank politician and business man.
His functions in Liberty administration are still not clear today.
He left Liberty administration some years ago and founded the well known Galactic Secure Trade Company in Kusari space with WDR funds.
The GST Company was based in Zoner systems for the following years, until tensions with Liberty authorities because of GST breaking the Texas blockade became to dangerous for Zoners.
Then the GST Security Council decided the Company should switch to Smuggler ID and cut all official contacts with former Zoner Allies.
You can find more information and desinformation on GST's Neuronet: http://gstrade.forumactif.net
and contact John Burton and other GST members there almost anytime.