To His Royal Highness and Government in Gallia

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TO:L.[i]LaCroix. Grand Marshall of the King's Royal Navy

Greetings Grand Marshall.

After a review of your terms and a consideration of what is at stake and after discussion with those supporting my mission I am willing to consent with one caveat. The bridge and a section of my vessel must be granted irrevocable diplomatic status by Royal decree. My Junker crew and scientests will reside there under the protection of diplomatic credentials. This section and the personel within it, their persons and properties shall be inviolate as would be any embassies or dipomatic quarters of any other nation. The rest of the vessel and access to its research will be governed exactly as you have requested if these terms are agreed to.

May we reach an accord under these terms?

Vladimir Tinkerbell

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