To: The Independent Miners Guild - Friendly Update Etc

[Chase]

To: IMG Offices
From: Gateway DTO Walter Godwin
Subject: Equipment Exchange
Encryption Level: High

Greetings again Johnathan Sanders,

I wanted to congratulate and thank you for your recent support of our company and use of us for ore shipment. The discounted pricings have been very lucrative for us and I hope for your organization as well with the increased product movement.

Now, to reach a rather contentious topic, I wanted to get a read on how IMG feels about technology usage by Gateway. If there is some previous arrangement that I've yet to be informed of, other than IMG's technology request centre, do tell. For now though, I myself have been flying for some time a formerly IMG exclusive Charon fighter. If all of these ships fly this well, a small wing of them would be of great value to Gateway Interstellar's security. I assume it will be acceptable that we simply pick these Charons up from Freeport 4 or somewhere similar?

As to our transport capacity, it is quite clear that Gateway's use of Bretonian transports is ample enough for most of our needs, but if the desire presented itself, would there be any possibility of an official exchange of sorts; Bretonian Shires or Shetlands for your Atlas transports?

Lastly, I will address it because it may come up at some point... IMG has it's own weaponry which seem adequate enough even to fight off the sturdy Outcast fighters. Though we have nothing of equal substance, we might be able to put in for usage of other Bretonian technology, which through our support you'll gain much easier.

As you mentioned earlier, this may cause unwanted diplomatic problems so I am merely mentioning it as a viable option for you. Please feel free to decline or discuss any and every part of what I've said. That being said, I believe it is best to put everything we can on the table and out in the open, open dialog is important for allies in any situation. It's also important that we give our pilots, as well as yours, the best opportunities to succeed. I await your response to any of these inquiries via this comm.

Walter Godwin
Director of Trade Operations
Kensington Shipping Platform


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