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"As of the time of this transmission, the Empire is pursuing a detente with the Order - the Order was quick to respond to an Alien incursion into New Berlin, offering unconditional aid and relief. Whilst the Empire remains of the view that APM and the Core are worthwhile partners in the industrial sector - owing to their beneficent relationship with Daumann, in matters of rooting out the Alien, the views of the Order should be taken under advisement. We are long-past the era where we should ignore specialists in their fields upon matters of convenience alone. For this reason, I cannot promote the empire importing Kemwer Muntions through a third party. You might comprehend the challenge."

"Rheinland walks tightrope in a circus not unfamiliar to the display required of the Junkers. You walk a fine line between counter-top and the under-the-table commerce. Equally, whilst our state and the doctrines behind our state are far older in lineage than the Republicans we have evolved beyond, the governments of Sirius look towards an era of stability in our new, uncertain times where there is no longer a Gallic monolith on the western horizon. For this reason, we cannot import Libertonian hardware without the direct authorisation of Libertonian corporations, and an export agreement with the Libertonian goverment itself. Our every act is under extreme scrutiny by both our citizens, the interhouse media, and the Federalists, who will take any opportunity they can to claim that our constitutional monarchy is in fact evidence of state capture by a handful of admirals. A fanciful lie, but one which is responsible for most of their support. Like all Libertarian delusions, the Federals will live and die upon their PR. I, personally, welcome the challenge. A newly reborn state is a young phoenix - eager to prove itself, it will burn fast and act quickly. We must ensure that we are a beacon of hope and a lighthouse for Rheinland rather than simply fizzle out. Adversary breeds success. Already our institutions, who squabbled under the Republic, have begun moving with unity and decisive action."

"Simply put, we must be transparent. We cannot purchase Libertonian Military Technology through the Junkers, for such an action would undermine the Libertonians and give those who would desire a war between Rheinland and Liberty a rather more deadly ammunition - including the Federals, who would be entirely willing to see the Imperial redoubt of Hamburg annexed by Liberty entirely, if they but had the opportunity to regain power in Berlin. I hope you can understand our position - we need to take less risks, rather than more, when it comes to international politics. "


"Simply put, mister Tiltman, your position as it stands now is the most useful aid you could provide to the Empire. Wuppertal lies close to Saarbrucken. The Hessians will doubtless try to invest in the planet. The damage to the refinery was by the Crown's design - Kruger Materials laid incendiaries and mining explosives throughout critical production decks during their final retreat. Should the rather treasonous Hessian sympathetic CEOs at the top of ALG move to reclaim the station, Wuppertal will still be an industrial aid to the Hessians, but not as extensively as the station otherwise would have been. The benefit will be minimal. For now, consider the most useful course of action as to be 'useful' to the Federal Republic. You still have a presence in Munich, and for now in Wuppertal. The Federals lack the capability to produce the weaponry they require for a long war and will look to the black market for ordinance. If you are useful to the Federals, they will come to you looking for supplies. Excellent. You will be in an instrumental position to inform the Empire - in exchange for a fair reimbursement - as to the logistical needs of the Federalists, what equipment they are purchasing, and if they are developing any major projects that may be of note to us, such as experimental warships or modular installations. The Imperial navy is thrice the deployed stopping power of the entire Federalist forces - but our servicemen have more ground to cover, a civilian population of over forty billion to protect, and their intelligence apparatus is more centralised. "

"Likewise, if you can be just useful enough that the Hessians tolerate your presence on Wuppertal, we will have eyes and ears in south Cologne. The Hessians will not be able to operate in Cologne covertly. Whilst domestic MOX production would be of exceptional value, we believe that the Unioners natively produce MOX in north Cologne. Certainly not at industrial scales, but we maintain a strong Omega trade route to our Bretonian neighbours to import enough fuel to keep the fleet operational. If you are outed, we will do what we can to preserve junkers and prevent the Hessians from turfing you out, but for now, a covert road of appeasement may be your best option. It will certainly aid the empire, and we will do what we can to enrich the Junkers through salvage contracts. Warzones tend to be productive in that department."

"Regarding civil contracts, I will have a shopping list for you soon, but the empire needs to make a few calls with our partners first. We are attempting to rehouse the millions the Federals have displaced through their failure of the Nuremburg refugees. This will include the construction of fresh space colonies - any steel you can reclaim from Stuttgart and Munich would be of extreme use, given the executives of ALG believe it is in-vogue to put their personal fortunes ahead of their employees security. "

"Our only condition is this: The Junkers will only salvage Rheinlandic war wreckage on the condition that you sell to the Empire, and only to the Empire. If the Federals start requesting orders of you, we will out-bid them. We will pay above market value for safely repatriated military technology, including entire ships. Our other condition is that you do not sell biological, chemical, or WMD equipment to the Hessians or the Federals, and that you covertly inform us of any arms purchases, ship repair contracts, or construction offers made towards you by the Federals or Hessians. Equally, try to avoid smuggling in open space. We may have our agreements, but our servicemen will still enforce the crown laws, and I would be a hypocritical public servant if I subverted Rheinland's laws simply because I thought it was in the state's interest. No more than you would tolerate a Junker selling to a Xeno."

"Until then, we do have a near-term task that the Congress would find useful. Your offer of Volgograd Ordinance will be exceptionally useful. I hear that the military would benefit from dissimilar weapons training. Equally, Daumann and Imperial Shipping will be able to reverse-engineer useful technologies to the war effort by studying the developments of our enemies. Consider twelve thousand standard sirian units of Volvograd Ordinance to Oder Shipyard, the handshake to our deal. I will be willing to pay eighty million credits for the full load."

"That is the quantity, my analysts tell me, would make a significant difference to the war effort against the Coalition and the Hessians. That would be the necessary exceptional offer."

"Thank you for your respect, Tiltman. There are a great many Junkers operating in Rheinland nowadays. The most reasonable trust is that forged upon common benefit. Trust can be taken one day at a time. Know that the Empire will never frustrate the Junkers falsely and without cause. We are a centralised authority in our state, but not within the externalities of our civilisation. Stay away from police custody and you will not run into excessive trouble. You will find that we will be rather more understanding of the odd misadventure of a Federalist escaping to a Junker station, or a Hessian sortieing from Kreuzberg, than the Liberty Police or the LSF are famed to be in New York. Our strictures are this: no drugs on our streets, no Rheinlandic slaves in our jump-hole nets, no Hessian conflict diamonds in your cargoholds. I expect you know what will happen if Congressmen engage in such trades, in our space. I believe these are more than reasonable given the promising future the Junkers may wield in Rheinland. "

"For what it is worth, you are a mature man to have little trust in house governments. They do not have a promising track record - if they did, the Republic would still be in power. May we all live in interesting times."