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IDENTITY CONFIRMED: General Secretary Kai Schieffen, ICMG
LOCATION CONFIRMED: ALAND SHIPYARD


Greetings fellow IMG Comrades,

Dark are the times of late; our enemies grow more numerous by the day - and our men, though brave, are hard pressed to defend the honest laborers of the IMG from the Outcast and the Corsair scourge.

We of the ICMG have decided to re-enforce our tired brethren by commissioning an Argus class battle cruiser, to serve as a beacon of hope to our beleaguered forces oft overwhelmed by our numerous foe.

I expect that you are curious as to why we of the ICMG submit this request to you, as we have not done before and yet possess several Zephyr class colony ships.

To be honest, this Argus will be the first ship of war commissioned by the ICMG. Our other Zephyr class ships are not warships, but colony ships - found as derelicts by our surveyors, painstakingly re-crafted into space worthiness by our tireless comrades. Now, as they bear the men, women, and children of our glorious commune, our colony ships are of too great importance to jeopardize with combat.

As such, we of the ICMG hereby request the use of one ship construction drydock in Aland Shipyard for the purpose of the creation of our new flagship.

With our new symbol of might, we will crush those who would seek to harm us - and bring hope to the disheartened.

Stay vigilant, Comrades
Kai Sheiffen, General Secretary
ICMG

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My Good Mr. Zenth Kynolm,

Greetings my fellow miner! It is wonderful to see you once again. Then again, I am quite puzzled, as you having met us before and worked closely with us in the field and yet know nothing about us. Very puzzling indeed, but let us get to the point.

Zenth, I assume you have been working in the Omegas for the past few months, for you seem a bit miffed at us asking for a dry-dock in which to build a warship. Well, this is understandable my dear sir, what with the omegas suddenly prospering after the treaty of O-7 was signed (and I might remind you that the ICMG is a signatory.) The ICMG had mainly been working in TAU 23 and Orkney for the past 12 years and we don't usually visit the Omegas.

I thing you need to know about the TAUs, sense you haven't seems to visit them lately, is that our men are dieing up there. There is no other way to describe it Zenth, The outcasts have changed their tactics from taxing miners, to just outright killing them. As of late, they have staged serval major raids on java station using everything ranging from Dreadnoughts to Light fighters. Just yesterday Java was under siege by 9 Very Heavy Fighters, 2 bombers, 1 Gunboat, and 2 cruisers. The ICMG, CR, and whatever guild members could be found flew into the skies in a desperate defense of Java station, fighting off more skilled, and more numerous adversaries who fly better fighters then we have available. While our forces fought valiantly, in the end, they were slaughtered.

We lost that battle Zenth, thank for a minute what that means. All that was standing in the way of an outcast armada that day was Java's 8 stationary guns with a firing range of 3k. It was by god's mercy alone that the station still stands, those outcast cruiser possessing the capability to bombard java with light mortars from 5k away without having anymore harm cast upon them then dirty looks.

That was a sad day indeed, and we need a beacon of hope in the TAUs my dear comrade.

As for your questions about why we formed another chapter of the IMG? Zenth, I trust you understand what the C in ICMG means... We are the Independent Communist Miners' Guild. While we share both land as friendship, we would find it highly imposable to live as a part of the guild as you know it. The IMG has always been a guild of capitalistic nature, and while I respect and salute your decision to live life in that manner, My men and I shall not join you in it thereby compromising our own beliefs.

Attached is a small introductory blurb detailing the origin of the ICMG for your convenience. I hope it helps you discover more about us.

Quote:The Independent Communist Miner's Guild was formed in 806 A.S. by Roger Sterling and Mack Holt. Teachings such as Egalitarianism and traditional Marxism helped form the way the ICMG looked at the vast universe around them. The ICMG was formed on some of the basic communist teachings, such as equality for all, no matter the gender, age, or race. Also the belief that social classes are tools used to keep progress slow and minimal for the general populace. As such every citizen of the ICMG is treated equally and fairly no matter what.

Due to their more "radical" beliefs, the ICMG Moved to the outer reaches of Sirius and set up their headquarters on Dounby Station in the system known as "Orkney". However, to not be bound to a single location the ICMG have acquired several decommissioned warships and converted their use to make them suitable colony ships. In the twelve years since their founding the ICMG has shifted its base of operations from Dounby to their colony ships.

P.S. They produce Argii in TAU-44 as well, so understand that we have other options.

Yours truly,

Roger Sterling, Director of Foreign Affairs, ICMG

// Just as a sidenote, the battlecruiser is not sold/constructed at Aland, but at the Jakarta orbital facility, or for the CR, at Singapore Shipyard. Aland produces civilian vessels, namely the IMG "Atlas" Transport and the Mafic miner.

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Quote:As such, we of the ICMG hereby request the use of one ship construction drydock in Aland Shipyard for the purpose of the creation of our new flagship.

i know where my ships are built....i also know where you guys requested a dry dock for the building of such said ship, hence the response. :)

My Good Comrade Kynolm,

Greetings once again from Rogers sterling. about your first point of discussion, I'm afraid that this is neither the time nor place to talk about that, however we can always have that discussion in another COM channel at another time.

We also understand that you're concerned as to what this ship is going to be used for being a proposed ship of war. Let me personally assure you that this vessel will only be used in the defense of both IMG, ICMG, and allied resources, including but not limited to Java Station, the system of TAU 23, Falkland base and the system of TAU 37, Dounby station and the system of Orkney, and Aland shipyard in omega-3. We will not be moving this ship into Omega 7 as we too are signatories of the Omega treaty and moving warships into Omega 7 is strictly forbidden without prior consent from the signed parties.

To get onto business, let us talk about your shipyard. We are asking for one drydock of Aland shipyard to be rented to us for the period of one month. We can understand your trepidation in renting out or facilities to create what would be a ship of war. We also understand that it might hamper duties of the civilian nature by taking up space and using up resources. The ICMG is fully willing to pay for any and all expenses incurred by this construction. Furthermore, the ICMG would welcome the use of your own workers to construct the ship, there by avoiding a circumstance in which you would have to lay them off. We would gladly provide their pay for a month as well as take care of all the materials required to build such ship. All we ask from you is the drydock and the workforce; we will provide everything else.

As for the payment concerning the renting of a dry dock of Aland shipyard, I think we could arrange a some of 50 million to be paid to the IMG for the renting of facilities and use of equipment. Would that be satisfactory to you Mr. Kynolm?

Hoping we can help each other,

Roger Sterling, Director of Foreign Affairs, ICMG

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IDENTITY CONFIRMED: General Secretary Kai Schieffen, ICMG
LOCATION CONFIRMED: ALAND SHIPYARD


Greetings once again, Director.

On behalf of the ICMG, I gratefully accept your generous accommodations. The funds you have requested in addition to the actual cost of building the Argus will be sent to you shortly.

After the finalization our permission to use the drydock - we will begin to transport the materials required for the construction of our new ship.

Upon completion, the ICMG will submit the ship to IMG registration as requested.

As a branch of the IMG, the ICMG has never been nor ever will be an offensive force in the Taus and Omegas. We have always been and will ever be defenders of the common worker, and will only ever lift a hand against the oppressors what would persecute us. Rest assured, this new addition to our fleet will serve a pivotal role in our continued defense of IMG and ICMG assets as we continue to stem the Outcast and Corsair onslaught.

Ever vigilant,
Kai Schieffen, General Secretary
ICMG

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