An Announcement from the Campaign HQ of Nort Bannen

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Bannen sat at his desk, filling out more paperwork. Letters, requests, piles upon piles of paperwork to fill out. The tedium was cut with a knock at his doorframe, one of his aides standing in the open doorway.

"Come in, please, madam. What is it?" Bannen said. The interruption was quite welcome.

"Mr. Bannen, I have a note taken by one of our secretaries following yesterday's press conference." The aide handed over a data pad with the note on it.

"Thank you." Bannen replied. the aide nodded and walked out. He read over the letter and pulled up a new file on his vi-doc recorder.

Greetings, and thank you for submitting your questions. Let's get right to the point.

Our military goal, ever since Kusari first made its advance, has been the protection and reclamation of our territory in the Leeds system. As far as I am aware, and mind you I'm not involved too much in the military's operation, this is still the goal. As to whether Kusari will be withdrawing or is in a state of withdrawal, I have heard no indication of such a move. Regardless, we will not rest until the Kusari threat has been removed from Leeds completely.

From Gallia, we have had no sign of a hostile intent. We really don't know much in the way of their plans, other than that they have contacted the governments of the four Houses. I'm certain if talks had been hostile that we would have heard about it. We have much greater worries within our borders and from Kusari that I feel any time speculating on Gallic actions at this point are a poor use of energy.

As far as the Dublin matter goes, the truce with the Mollies certainly relieved a lot of the pressure that was on the BAF and BPA. Unfortunately, the BAF still rarely has the resources to counter any sizable attack in Dublin, being focused mainly on the Leeds front. The BPA are doing their best, but it isn't always enough. I truly believe that our best bet to counter the Corsair and Indian pests are an alliance with the Mollies. It would take some compromises and certainly some time, but if we could get the Molly Republic and Bretonia Police Authority working together, I'm positive it would be enough to make a big impact on the safety of the system, and would lead to future cooperation.

I do hope I have answered your questions to your satisfaction. My goal is to facilitate open and honest communication. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to ask. Thanks, and good day.

Bannen reviewed the recording and, satisfied with it, had it sent out to the reporter.