GST to all Factions

[GST CEO John Burton]

From: GST CEO John Burton
To: Representatives of all factions; freelancers and individuals

Your declarations, remarks, advices, threats & opinions are beeing taken into account by our GST Security Council.

Mostly private replies will follow within a few days, but three things have already to be said:

First, we want to warmly thank factions and individuals expressing their wish to cooperate, or stay neutral, or just giving us advice or even verbal support, for their courage. Given the fact that GST is confronting such powerful factions in several central or key systems, these declarations forced our admiration.

Second, no GST ship normally would dock on Freeports with, let's say, barely legal commidities in cargo. If we're docking with such... eh... nearly illegal cargo, it has to be for refueling after some combat or difficult escape move forcing us to refuel countermeasures, nanorobots or shields. The security of Freeports in the future is the second priority of GST, coming close behind our first priority: protect our teams and cargos.

Third, a most honorable member of the Liberty Navy expressed here the statement GST could have attacked lawful vessels in Liberty space with Cruisers. We must deny this, at least since the discovery of Galia and its diplomatic consequences, the exile of GST from Zoner Faction and the adoption of the Smuggler Code. The Smuggler Code strictly forbids the use of such capital ships. GST doesn't even use gunboats, which are forbidden to smugglers, too.
By the way, "attacking" is no usual strategy of GST. If three of our S-Wing veterans once actually attacked (and then escaped) seven lawful VHFs, bombers and capital ships in front of Houston (2 months ago), it was (I might say it now) only a diversion action to make it possible for some other smugglers (among them one GST-tagged) to transit safely through Texas system. That's what GST's doing, never forget it: Saving freighters (or their cargos, ahem) of GST and other, more discrete smuggler teams.

Yours all very respectfully,

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.