To: Kusari, foreign affairs

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From: Johnathan Sanders, Independent Miners Guild
To: Kusari Empire, Foreign affairs
Subject: Hogosha, and Outcasts
Encryption: Moderate
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Greetings,

We of the Independent Miners Guild have thus far tried to respect the terms of our neutrality in the unfortunate war that plagues the southern Taus, and the Seto system. However, there have been a few incidents... some that seem structural enough to require clarification, or be worth mentioning.

First off, we of the Guild were highly surprised, and displeased, to find Outcast attack wings in support of the Bretonian fighters, in the Dublin system. I will point out that while we are neutral in the Tau conflict, we have no such neutrality with the Outcasts, considering they on a regular basis attack our miners, and bases in the northern Tau systems. That Bretonia aligns themselves with known slavers, and folk whose humanity itself is in doubt, appals me to no end.
We wanted to appraise you of this situation so that there is no misunderstanding in this. Malta is no friend of the IMG.

Second, we would like a clarification of the status of the Hogosha within the Kusari empire. It is my understanding that they are civilians, but there have been... incidents, with these civilians, both in Bretonia as well as in your own empire. We would like to know if the Hogosha within Bretonia fall under the terms of neutrality as were agreed upon between the Kusari empire, and the Independent Miners Guild, or not. We would also like to know why Hogosha assault transports and strikecraft sometimes try to extort our ore convoys within the Kusari capital world of New Tokyo, which deliver goods in support of your own economy. If they are in support of the Kusari war effort, and therefor hitting Libertonian and Bretonian shipping and operations wherever they can be found, this is something I can understand, and frankly none of our concern as long as it's not involving our bases. But if these attacks on the Guild assets persist, we will be forced to classify them as simple pirates - to be destroyed wherever they are found.

Third, we have no standing deals as far as I am aware. 'Though this might be better off directed to your economics ministry, the Independant Miners Guild has access to a wide variety of raw materials, both refined and raw. We have often sold refined niobium to Kishiro and Samuran shippers, presumably for use in your optronics industries. Should Kusari feel it needs a particular material however, and find it difficult to attain such through regular channels, the Independant Miners Guild may be able to assist in this. This is but an offer, of course. If the keiretsu can manage all the neccesary resources we will understand if we are unneeded in this capacity.

Respectfully,
- Johnathan Sanders, on behalf of the Independent Miners Guild

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