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Incoming Transmission from Invergordon Space Port
Inverness, Independent Systems
21. September 825 A.S.
To: Republic of Liberty Licencing Authority
Priority: Normal
Topic: Z-line Transports, Gallic Civilian Ships


Message Contents:

Good day!

My name is John Riley. I serve as Guildmaster of the Octavarium Mercantile Guild. It's guild business that brings me here today. A number of Guild captains, including myself, operate Pitbull-class cargo trains or Bullmastiff-class transports acquired through a supplier here at Invergordon. They're outstanding, if rough, cargo transports for operating in dangerous places like the Border and Edge World systems. We also have a potential supply line through the Council to acquire various Gallic-made Civilian ships. A number of Guild members have expressed interest in purchasing them, and I'd like to make sure they have a minimum of fuss when visiting your space.

According to the Libertonian Legal Code §III.1, these ships are prohibited from entering the Republic of Liberty unless it can be proven that, in the case of the Z-line ships, the ship was not acquired from the Mollys or the Rogues, and the operator can prove non-hostile status with the Republic and its major corporations. As Natio Octavarium and the OMG satisfy these conditions, we would like formal permission to operate these ships within your borders.


If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know and I'll address them promptly.

Captain John Riley, NO-Sea.of.Dreams
Guildmaster, Octavarium Mercantile Guild

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COMM ID: Admiral Alan Polstari, Liberty Navy 1st Fleet
TARGET ID: Guildmaster John Riley, Octavarium Mercantile Guild
SUBJECT: RE: Z-line Transports, Gallic Civilian Ships
ENCRYPTION: Medium
PRIORITY: Medium


Greetings.

As per the Laws of Liberty the matter for ship license requests has been directed the the Liberty Navy. I will be your contact through the duration of this discussion.

To be blunt, Mister Riley, you really haven't presented to me a lot to work with here. You want to license some Z-line vessels, though how many and how we should identify them you haven't presented any details on. You appear to want to use some number of vessels of Gallic origin, and I have even less information with respect to those. I see no formal presentation, other than your word, of your organization's standing with the Republic of Liberty, her forces, and her major corporate entities, so I can't cross-reference that material anywhere.

In short, Mister Riley, there's nothing at present for me to consider granting you because nothing has been provided for me to consider. If you have specifics you would like to submit for particular vessels, then please include those details in your next transmission. To be unambiguous with respect to my stance on these matters, however, know that I am not interested in providing a blanket license to anyone for Z-line vessels; as for Gallic vessels, even of Council origins, I am less inclined to grant even individual licenses barring extraordinary need and benefit to the Republic.

I trust that this clarifies your responsibilities with respect to your inquiry.

Admiral Polstari, signing off.

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Incoming Transmission from Canberra Star City
Tau-44, Natio Octavarium
25.September 825 A.S.
To: Admiral Alan Polstari, Liberty Navy 1st Fleet
Priority: Normal
Topic: RE: Z-line Transports, Gallic Civilian Ships


Message Contents:

Good morning, Admiral!

I apologize for any vagueness in my original request. Be assured that it was not intentional. For proof of diplomatic status between Natio Octavarium and the Republic of Liberty, I submit the following:


We are also co-belligerents in the war against Gallia and participants in the Treaty of Curacao. If you require anything further on diplomatic matters, let me know and I can refer you to the Ministry of Relations for more information.

On the matter of blanket licencing for Octavarium ships, I will admit that was my ideal outcome. It would've saved us both a lot of paperwork. If that's not to be, however, then I'm fully willing to work with you on licencing individual ships. To that end, I've put a request out on Guild channels for captains of the relevant ships wanting to ship to Liberty to step forward. So far, I have the following. I'm sure others will step forward soon, and I'll inform you when they do.

Name: NO-Sea.of.Dreams
Type: Z-8550 Pitbull-class Cargo Train
Operator: John Riley

Name: NO-Life.Will.Change
Type: Z-8550 Pitbull-class Cargo Train
Operator: Saronsen Illat

On the matter of Gallic-made ships, that one was more theoretical. We haven't made all the necessary arrangements to start acquiring the ships yet. I have no doubt that we will, and I was hoping to get ahead of the issue before the first Octavarium Vache or Gallic civilian fighter ever took flight. Considering that the Council is an ally in the war against the Gallic Royalists, may I ask why you aren't inclined to authorize ships sourced through them? Any credits spent on them would assist the Council's cause and serve to weaken our mutual enemies.

Captain John Riley, NO-Sea.of.Dreams
Guildmaster, Octavarium Mercantile Guild

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COMM ID: Admiral Alan Polstari, Liberty Navy 1st Fleet
TARGET ID: Guildmaster John Riley, Octavarium Mercantile Guild
SUBJECT: RE: Z-line Transports, Gallic Civilian Ships
ENCRYPTION: Medium
PRIORITY: Medium


Greetings, Mister Riley.

Thank you for responding with specifics this time. It certainly makes handling this request easier. With that out of the way, let's deal with what you've presented.

With respect to the Treaty of Elysium Fields, I read through it and was encouraged by its statements. However, I followed up with the Department of Foreign Affairs office and I've been informed that the Republic of Liberty considered the treaty voided when the Natio Octavarium disappeared and all communications between our governments ceased. You are welcome to reach out the Republic to address this matter, of course, but normalizing relations between us is not my purpose here. Therefore I cannot use this treaty as a statement of your newly reformed organization's standing with the Republic.

As for being a participant of the Treaty of Curacao, I've checked both the original document and its revision, neither of which were signed by, much less witnessed by, anyone from the Natio Octavarium. I'm really not sure what you're trying to pull here, Mister Riley, but trying to leverage a claim to a formal treaty signed by the Republic of Liberty to which your organization was not involved does not instill a sense of trustworthiness in your intentions.

With these items considered I will not at this time authorize licenses to your guild for any Z-line class transports. Perhaps in the future, if relations are normalized between the Republic of Liberty and Natio Octavarium again, but such matters are not in my hands.

Admiral Polstari, signing off.

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Incoming Transmission from Freeport 8
Sigma-15, Border Worlds
27. September 825 A.S.
To: Admiral Alan Polstari, Liberty Navy 1st Fleet
Priority: Normal
Topic: RE: Z-line Transports, Gallic Civilian Ships


Message Contents:

Good day, Admiral.

The part about the Treaty of Curacao was taken directly from your own treaty database, an excerpt of which I've attached to this message. If you consider the Treaty of Elysium Fields as no longer in force, however, then the rest doesn't really seem to matter.

When I opened this request, I was under the impression that proper relations had previously been established between our nations. What I thought to be a simple matter of licensing trade ships has turned into a full diplomatic matter, and therefore, well beyond my authority. I will pass the matter on to the Ministry of Relations for diplomatic follow-up, but for now, I'm willing to consider the matter closed.

I have informed the rest of the Octavarium Mercantile Guild that anyone operating one of the above-mentioned ships should comply with the Republic's laws and avoid Libertonian space for the time being. Anyone who chooses to trade in Liberty anyway does so at their own risk and will not benefit from Guild legal services should they get caught.

Thank you for your time and attention, Admiral. Hopefully we can speak again when circumstances allow. Until then, be safe.

ATTACHMENTS:
Republic of Liberty: Treaty, Contract and Agreement Database Wrote:

Treaty Transcript

Partial summary:
  • Natio Octavarium
    • Natio Octavarium ships identified as NO-[Callsign]
    • Recognised Natio Octavarium as a "structured institution"
    • Recognised Natio Octavarium as an enforcing agency of the Treaty of Curacao
    Vagrant Raiders
    • Vagrant Raiders identified as VR-[Callsign]
    • "Vagrant Raiders" are recognised as security vessels for the defense of the Natio Octavarium organisation
    • Vagrant Raiders are to be treated as neutral for diplomatic purposes
    • No Vagrant Raider ship is permitted into New York without Primary fleet escort
    • Vagrant Raider vessels will not "linger" in Liberty systems - discretion is left up to the ranking officer on duty

Captain John Riley, NO-Sea.of.Dreams
Guildmaster, Octavarium Mercantile Guild

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