To: The Independent Miners Guild

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ID: [color=#FFFFFF]Aufsicht Mika Koenig
Encryption: Military grade/High - Access restricted to IMG - Only.
To: Independent Miners Guild
Subject: No real point to this, is there?

A lot of hostilities have been occurring in the omega-7 system recently, which honestly has left both me and the rest of the Kruger leadership disturbed. Most of the violence in that system seems to be centered on the Reaver Mercenary Company, and another mercenary called Fahrenheit.

Just saying, Reavers seem to be targeting Kruger specifically, and never even touching IMG. We have seen the opposing side, Fahrenheit, targeting you specifically, but leaving us alone. It looks as if we have both hired mercenaries, which I am sure is not the case. I know at least that no mercenaries have been hired by Kruger, with the endorsement of the chairman and the rest of the board.

To say this simply, Kruger would like to propose a deal to the IMG, which would be mutually beneficial for both sides.

Kruger would be willing to attempt to make it very difficult for Fahrenheit to do any harm to IMG assets, where as in return, you would be prepared to do the same regarding the Reavers. Such a deal would of course only work if you could guarantee that the Reavers would be kept off the Kruger, as much as possible to influence for the Independent Miners Guild and Fahrenheit would be kept off yours.


I look forward to seeing a solution to this problem.

Aufsicht Mika Koenig
Security Department
Kruger Minerals

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Sehr geehrte Ms. Koenig.

I agree that the losses in Omega 7 due to the latest surge of violence are regrettable and I also notice that you have identified the main sources of the violence correctly.

Let me state the IMG's willingness to return to a state of normal affairs and to stop the violence before going into some details.

Firstly, I need to stress that the IMG has nothing to do with the regrettable developments with the exception that we have been the victims of agression. It may seem that mercenaries have been hired from your point of view by the IMG, but IMG denies any involvement of Reaver Mercenaries and IMG in the recent Omega 7 conflict.

On the other hand, we have undisputable evidence that at least some elements inside Kruger have had direct connections with the Mercenary Fahrenheit. There is also evidence that a bounty against IMG ships existed and that Kruger, even after they officially claimed to have cut all ties with Mr. Fahrenheit and restricted his docking licenses have still continued to harbour him on Elbich.

For your convenience, I will relay the most striking pieces of evidence that IMG surveillance and intelligance gathering unearthed, here:

Kruger|Offenbach: Darwin: Fahrenheit
Fahrenheit: Aye?
Kruger|Offenbach: Darwin: While Kruger command will not honour the destruction of an IMG vessel
Kruger|Offenbach: Darwin: I will, double bounty, go get em

[18.07.2011 03:08:51] IMG|Patrol.Ship.Two[D]: Hm, just got rumors that this Kruger killed some more IMG ships shortly before our arrival
[18.07.2011 03:09:19] IMG|Apollyon: Attacked two, yes. I met them on my way here, they're headed to Dublin now.
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[18.07.2011 03:09:57] Kruger|Offenbach: Darwin: The little smart arse thought he could ignore us. he was wrong
[18.07.2011 03:15:26] IMG|Patrol.Ship.Two[D]: So... how many IMG did you kill, Offenbach?
[18.07.2011 03:15:48] Kruger|Offenbach: Darwin: It seems not enough. You still havn't taken the hint.

Kruger|Offenbach: Darwin: I set a merc on you, and I'll do it again should I need to

Kruger|Offenbach: Darwin: [IMG is] Attacking an employee of Kruger
Kruger|Offenbach: Darwin: Fahrenheit, you can expect the Offenbach to assist in any way
IMG|Apollyon: Kruger vessel, do not get involved in this. It's the merc we want.
IMG|Apollyon: Destroy that rogue Hydra, ignore the miner.

Fahrenheit: So i guess you [IMG contracted security at Freistadt] are a target now.
[shooting commences]
[a Kruger| ship appears on the scene]
IMG affiliated: Kruger this ain't your fight
Kruger|SvK-040: Against the IMG it is
IMG affiliated: Drop those pilots Kruger! [Kruger has 23 IMG pilots in the Bergelmir Bomber]
Kruger|SvK-040: Or what?
Kruger|SvK-040: Nothings, that's what
Kruger|SvK-040: Stalling for help? Maybe this'll get you going
[fighting commences: IMG against Kruger| and Fahrenheit]

As a consequence of these undisputable acts of direct aggression by contracted mercenaries and Kruger pilots against IMG, Kruger claimed to have cut all ties to Fahrenheit.

Vorsitzender Neil Klane: "As for the mercenary Fahrenheit, he has been taken down from our bounty and as an act of good will, he has been denied docking rights to all Kruger owned bases." - source: Official Kruger Statement

Direct aggression by Kruger vessels ceased. Fahrenheit's activities did not.

IMG intelligence recorded this crystal clear picture of Mr. Fahrenheit docking at Elbich some days after the official statement mentioned above. We have evidence of multiple counts of docking at the Kruger base after Vorsitzender Mr. Klane's statement.

Consequently, let me sum up my point of view:

I conclude that Kruger had some dirty deals with Mr. Fahrenheit and that this lead to violence, first openly, later covertly. I strongly suspect Kruger to have upheld some kind of links to Mr. Fahrenheit, as the docking rights obviously have not been revoked. The suspicion is not far fetched that an underhand deal exists that keeps Mr. Fahrenheit operating.

I also see that you suggest a change back to normality. And I agree. This change has to happen fast.

Therefore the IMG will use our contacts and our influence to make the life of the miners in the north of Omega 7 easier. We cannot guarantee that our influence is enough to make the mercenaries stop their attacks, as we have no power over them. But nevertheless we will still put our effort into this worthwhile goal of restoring acceptable diplomatic relations in Omega 7.

I think I can be straight forward: I hope this proposal is a serious one this time, as the IMG has material in their hands that would doubtlessly hurt the image of Kruger as a lawful company seriously. Your call came at the right time to make me keep the material form being released.

To conclude this regrettable matter, I'd suggest we both get to work right now. From my point of view, your job would be to make sure that:

• It's very hard for Mr. Fahrenheit to operate against IMG again, as you proposed
  
• Fahrenheit really cannot use Kruger bases to stage from, to make perfectly clear that the Kruger-Fahrenheit connection has ceased d cease their hostility
  
• Pilots like the ones commanding vessel Offenbach or SvK-040 come to their senses an
  

My job is to use IMG's influence to alleviate the threat that Reavers pose to Kruger mining assets.

I think if we both try hard, the north of Omega 7 can return to a rather peaceful normality.

I would very much hope for that to happen.


Thank you very much for getting into contact with me at exactly the right time. It takes a good feeling for political and diplomatic ongoings to propose a change just in time before the situation would have deteriorated any further.


Yours sincerely

Samuel Degenhardt
IMG Guildmaster

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ID: [color=#FFFFFF]Aufsicht Mika Koenig
Encryption: Military grade/High - Access restricted to IMG - Only.
To: Independent Miners Guild
Subject: No real point to this, is there?

As it appears, I can understand why this evidence would be held against us. However, as Chief of security, I thank you for telling us of these incidents of this mercenary using our own bases. I will of course look further into this security breach, regarding how he was able to dock in the first place, without the docking control denying him access, and why he was not apprehended by station security when he did.

As you have pointed out, evidence linking Fahrenheit and Kruger would of course be regretful, however, as I said, any cooperation between Fahrenheit and Kruger was not endorsed by the chairman, me, or the rest of the board of directors.

Seeing as the problem with Fahrenheit'€™s is most likely out of the way at this time, then we can speak of the north of omega-7. As you say, it may return to a peaceful normality, but was it ever peaceful? Maybe if we work together, it can really be for the first time.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Aufsicht Mika Koenig
Security Department
Kruger Minerals

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Sehr geehrte Ms. Koenig.

I am fully convinced that a determined and newly assigned Chief of Security like you can find a way to permanently keep the criminal Fahrenheit from abusing your bases and thus also keep information agents from taking guncam shots like the one I sent you. You will of course understand that the IMG will continue to monitor every move of Fahrenheit and we will als keep a close eye on known Kruger ships that have caused trouble.

So, in order to move on, I'd say: If Kruger can manage to keep their own employees from sending mercs after miners in the north of Omega 7, we will try to do the same and try to convince our miners that the Kruger violence is over and that they should return to normality.

Now, what is normality? I want to be realistic. Healing of wounds takes some time. So I think the priority should be to avoid any incidents of major impact. I am relatively sure that there will be incidents in which IMG and Kruger clash, as there has been a lot of controversy. There is the will for revenge and mutual wide spread mistrust.

But if the Kruger leadership is really serious about the reconciliation process you started, we can keep any incidents on a reasonable level and keep them from being blown out of proportion. I am convinced that this is what we should do as a first step.

If that plan survives the next one or two weeks and the situation stabilizes, then we can see what can be done to make a repetition of this episode of violence improbable or even impossible for the future. A somewhat closer cooperation could be helpful but this is something that needs to be discussed inside the IMG thoroughly.

Let's start with the first step to cease the violence, then protect the still fragile peace and keep any elements that want to destroy it from doing so successfully, and then we think about moving on.

Thank you for your cooperation and the effort you have put and you doubtlessly will put into this project. I will do the same on the IMG side.

Yours sincerely,

Samuel Degenhardt
IMG Guildmaster

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ID: [color=#FFFFFF]Aufsicht Mika Koenig
Encryption: Military grade/High - Access restricted to IMG - Only.
To: Independent Miners Guild
Subject: No real point to this, is there?

Let us hope that this matter is closed then Herr Degenhardt, and there will be no repetitions. I hope this agreement is one of many to come between the IMG and the Kruger Minerals Corporation.

Looking forward to cooperating with the IMG, Herr Degenhardt.

Aufsicht Mika Koenig
Security Department
Kruger Minerals

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<span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%]Topic: Kruger Vigilante Attacks against IMG

Sadly I have to inform you, that a Kruger-IFF Vigilante Roc bomber attacked and destroyed IMG ships in the Silver fields in the North of Omega 7.

This is the ship in question: Copper-31, Kruger-IFF, Vigilante ID, Roc Bomber.

This is a short part of the conversation logs. There are visual guncam shots, too, but this here is much easier to read as all background noise has been filtered.

Copper-31: Hey, IMGs, what the hell are you doing in those fields [Silver fields, Northern O7]
IMG|Gamma-2[R]: What do you think, Copper-31? Mining.
IMG|Tony.Shibuya[T]: These fields belong to IMG. We can mine here.
Copper-31: Certain party of people say otherwise.
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IMG|Gamma-2[R]: Who might that be?
Copper-31: I am working for a certain group who is gonna make sure you leave this system for good.
IMG|Gamma-2[R]:On whose authority are you threatening us?
Copper-31: Now since you are not going to drop the cargo, I am here to deliver a message.
IMG|Gamma-2[R]: Let's hear this message.
Copper-31: You will drop the cargo and leave the [Silver] field. It does not belong to you.
Copper-31: Well, check this [the message] out. Prepare to die, scumbag.

[Transport vessel Mike Shibuya is blown to bits by the Kruger Vigilante Roc bomber]

I am here to inform you that the IMG will not take these kind of attacks lightly and that we will defend our mining operations against any attackers, even if they fly Kruger-IFF.

We will explicitly not exclude the use of preemptive strikes against the Vigilante ship "Copper-31", as well as against other Vigilante ships that we have to assume hostile after the existence of this extremist group was revealed. We have to assume, Vigilantes are their instruments.

In reality, every potentially dangerous Vigilante ship (fighters, bombers, gunboats) that approaches an IMG mining operation will be warned to stay at distance, if it closes in, it is considered a valid target for the use of violence in self-defence of the mining operation.

We will however not include all Kruger|-identified ships of any class and also Kruger indepenent, peaceful non-combatant ships (miners, transports, freighters) into the preemptive strike doctrine, as the IMG values the newly restored peace in Omega 7 and wants to further improve its relations with Kruger.

I am aware that it is very hard to control the independet elements, especially the fanatic fringes, so I don't want to exaggerate this bombing to an inappropriate level and I try to limit our response to meet our security requirements: the safety of our miners in Omega 7.

Consequently, I request that Kruger makes it clear once again that it does not condone violence as a means of interacting in the North of Omega 7.


I regret that I cannot report better news, but I think we were aware that setbacks were likely to happen. Let's not let this derail the process that we have already successfully started.

Yours sincerely

Samuel Degenhardt
IMG Guildmaster

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ID: [color=#FFFFFF] Vorsitzender Neil Klane
To: Independent Miners Guild
Subject: Kruger Vigilante Attacks

Guten tag,

It seems there are people out there who do not want Kruger Minerals and the Independent Miners Guild to be at peace. However, we must push onwards. These Vigilantes are nothing more than terrorists, extremists that use Kruger's name to validate their attacks. They are in no way afflicted to Kruger Minerals and to prove this all Kruger patrols will be ordered to attack them on sight.

While I have little power over these individuals, I will do what I can to slow their attacks.

Neil Klane
Vorsitzende

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<span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%]Topic: More Attacks by Kruger Vigilantes against IMG

Sadly, I have to inform you that yet again that ships of the IMG were attacked by Vigilantes affiliated with Kruger. Again they were told that the fields belong to Kruger, that they were stealing Rheinland's resources and therefore they came under attack.

This time an IMG| transport class vessel and an independent IMG miners were blown to bits before the bomber could be destroyed.

Kruger ships at the scene of the crime did not react to the calls of help.

The IMG has to ask Kruger| to continue and even increase their efforts to make these Vigilantes stop. These individuals claim to work for your company and they follow Kruger's former violent agenda.

It must be in our best common interest to neutralise that threat to our still fragile peace agreement fast.


Yours sincerely

Samuel Degenhardt
IMG Guildmaster

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ID: [color=#FFFFFF] Vorsitzender Neil Klane
To: Independent Miners Guild
Subject: Kruger Vigilante Attacks

Guten tag,

It is quite clear to me that these Vigilantes are exactly what I said in my last statement, extremists. Their actions do not reflect those of Kruger and you should not assume as such. Might I remind you of the Rot Front? They attacked Kruger without mercy with your technology, yet the IMG had no control over them. It is the same situation here. These people attack the IMG, Daumann and even employees of Kruger in the name of Kruger and Rheinland at their own will, not at the will of Kruger.

Furthermore, from what I have seen, they are using equipment that almost anyone with the credits could acquire, the only connection to Kruger is that of what the pilots themselves have said. Make no mistake, their actions are not endorsed or supported by Kruger Minerals in any way shape or form.


Neil Klane
Vorsitzende

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