08-07-2020, 12:10 PM
ADDRESS TO NATIO OCTAVARIUM MINISTER OF RELATIONS
侯爵島森正仁
Your excellency Minister of Relations Ogden or respective person acting in his capacity, konnichiwa. My name is Masahito Shimamori. I represent Kusarian imperial clan Shimamori of Honshu. Today I am reaching to you not as a representative of the Reformed Empire of Kusari but as a private person and hope to find understanding with your Ministry.
Last month was a turbulent one for my sokoku (//Fatherland) and for Taus in general. I was one of the few within Kusari who publicly voiced protest against the militant aggression of Kusari against the Confederacy of Gallia and predatory practices of conquest and extortion in Taus. Despite my aspiration to end the war and sway the kokumin (//citizens) of Kusari towards peace, I am a realist and understand well that me alone cannot stop this bloodshed. This is the reason I am reaching to you. Over the years your country has held the reputation of shrewd diplomats with connections in all kind of places. Mediation of peace between the Bretonians, Gauls, and the Maltese certainly is a proof of your abilities. In this regard I would like your excellency to consider lending me a hand in bringing the belligerents to the table of negotiations. Natio Octavarium recently officially entering the war against the Reformed Empire of Kusari surely complicates your participation as a mediator officially, however unofficially you certainly can use your diplomatic abilities to the benefit of us all.
I would kindly request you to find and reach to influential people across all Houses, with a focus on those who would stand against the war. Your connections in all places certainly would avail that. If you manage to contact a group of influential actors, we can form an International Committee for Peace Settlement that would push publicly for peace in the media and create a negative image of the ongoing war. Negative image of the war across the House media can create a cumulative effect that would make this war too expensive for the parties to carry on and force them to sit at the negotiation table.
While this might look idealistic, I still do believe that gathering a group of recognised individuals from across Sirius and Gallia and facilitate their cooperation towards the end of war can further the goal of peace, one way or another. I have faith in Natio Octavarium's diplomatic abilities to do this discreet. My clan will be ready to finance the initiative should there be the need.
I am looking forward to your reply and hope to find understanding and cooperation in this endeavour.
With respect,
Koshaku Shimamori Masahito
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