QCP to the COZ

[bluntpencil2001]

That is fair enough.

In that case, I have drafted a suitable compromise on the issue of the Corsair settlements on Gran Canaria. You claim that this is purely civilian, something which I would be at odds with, so I have a potentially acceptable alternative to be offered.

Personally, I would prefer they be forcibly evicted, to prevent them from fuelling their genocidal war machine attempting to murder Bretonians in the Omegas, but apparently this is not possible.

However, you, the Zoners, could enforce their civilian status in Omega 49, by guarding any civilian Bretonian vessels in said system (much like Bretonians guard Zoner civilians in Bretonia) but would also ban Corsairs from using the Omega 49 to Dublin jumphole, via patrols and whatever firepower is deemed necessary.

This, of course, still gives the Corsairs something of an advantage here. They are able to supply their bases to attack Bretonians in Omega 3 and Cambridge from their populace on Gran Canaria, who have not joined the Zoner movement. Therefore, I would request that similar rights be granted to Bretonian citizens, in order to maintain a balance. As it is right now, Bretonia rents a refugee camp. The Corsairs have free reign of the planet, according to multiple reliable sources on Gran Canaria.

Therefore, I would suggest that Bretonians be given similar rights. I would imagine you would not want Bretonians shooting Corsairs in the system, nor using jumpholes to get further into the Omegas, much as I don't want Corsairs shooting Bretonians or using jumpholes to enter Bretonia via Omega 49.

So, my proposal regarding No Fire Zones being respected in Omega 49 involves the following:

1) Banning Corsairs from using the Dublin jumphole, which you will strictly enforce with the Juggernaut fleet that was assembled to deal with ourselves.

2) Giving Bretonians the same rights as Corsairs on the planet, without compulsion to become Zoners (and therefore banning Bretonians from using jumpholes to get further into the Omegas in turn).

3) For every Corsair we find that gets through your net, we shall demand compensation as a show of good faith. Suitable compensation rates to be discussed.

In fact, you should offer this to the Bretonian Government to show good intent, and let them report any Corsairs entering Dublin via Omega 49, and pay the nation of Bretonia said compensation. After all, I am not in this for the money, nor am I planning on sitting at the borders on the late shift. No need to mention my involvement here, it will make you look generous, I am guessing.

4) The Zoners will actively guard Bretonian civilians in Omega 49, much like the Bretonian police and military guard Zoner civilians in Bretonia.

Well, I believe that this covers it nicely, and should be mutually acceptable. Soon, we should discuss the slave trade which your Council has been involved in, as it must stop, in the name of all that is good.

Yours,

Sir Andrew

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