To: Kusari, foreign affairs

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From: Johnathan Sanders
To: Ms. Takahashi, Mr. Yamakazi
CC: Channel participants
Subject: Re: Hogosha

Mr. Yamakazi, thank you for making the Hogosha matter clear to me. I'll instruct the Guild's escort and defense fleet to continue to act in a defensive manner, with the stipulation that the Hogosha are not part of the Kusari forces. I will also welcome any assistance you can offer in preventing us from having to resort to force against Kusari citizens - though I somehow feel that that aid in Dublin shall be minimal, considering the Kusari main push seems to be localized to Seto. Your own adherence to IMG's neutral stance in this regrettable conflict is also noted - please do inform us should any IMG assets not act accordingly. With a situation as chaotic as this there are bound to be a few incidents, every now and then.

Ms. Takahashi, unfortunately text communications do not often convey the nature of a person well. And I must regrettably admit that my Kusari is less then optimal - I had assumed that "Shosho" was a title of sorts you held, a rank. My sincere apologies for any offense this misinterpretation may have caused.
As for trade relations with the keiretsu - I've offered the suggestion that they contact our director of trade, mr. Gene Starwind, but to my knowledge they have thus far not done so.

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

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