The following transmission is classified. The Liberty Navy [LN], Colonial Republic CR|, Bretonian Armed Forces BAF| and the Council [C] may respond to it.

Gentlemen,

My name is John Major and I work as a Coordinator with the =LSF=. I've just been given the authority to conduct negotiations with the relevent factions in the Tau region.

I'd like to begin with giving you all access to this channel. It is a detailed outline for a limited LSF deployment in the Tau regions, to be known as Task Force Carentan. In short, the LSF will be deploying there to collect intelligence on Gallic lawful forces including Gallic civilian corporations. The LSF will also be conducting intelligence collection on Outcast cardamine smuggling routes, though I must make it clear we don't expect any results to come out of this within the near future.

It should also be noted that Task Force Carentan will be open to be primary and secondary units within the LSF. Nevertheless, there will be a selection process to make sure any LSF units in the Taus understand our Rules of Engagement in the region. They will also be properly vetted and the roster for Task Force Carentan will be available to all the organisations mentioned in this channel.

To the Colonial Republic
The LSF would like to request docking rights for all Task Force Carentan members upon the Colonial Military's Carrier Hades. We need a mobile headquarters from which to launch our operations in the Taus as the situation in a war zone can change very quickly, and we feel that we could lose valuable time and opportunities if we have to launch our forces from distant Liberty. Of course, in return, the LSF is willing to share any information that we get regarding GRN and Outcast operations in the region with the Colonial Intelligence Services.

We'd also like to inform you that we may launch surgical strikes against hostile forces in the Taus. These surgical strikes and other violent operations will be approved by the Director of =LSF= personally and we will notify the Colonial Military beforehand of any military operations we embark upon. We may also launch some joint operations between the LSF and the Colonial Intelligence Service, and some military operations jointly with the Colonial Military. These operations will be directed primarily towards GRN forces in the Taus.

We hope to hear back soon from you, possibly with the access codes and the docking rights to the Carrier Hades in the Tau - 39 system. Thank you for your consideration.

To the Bretonian Armed Forces and the Council
As I have already mentioned, the =LSF= will go ahead with a small deployment in the Taus primarily for intelligence collection. We hope this will further improve cooperation between our respective governments and intelligence agencies (BIS, Council Intelligence).

Finally, with regard to the Gallic invasion of Leeds, Task Force Carentan will act as a a Quick Reaction Force (as dictated in the proposal) to assist with the defense of Leeds. Our forces in the Taus will be able to deploy to Bretonia much faster than our forces inside Liberty.

I hope this will lead to a fruitful cooperation between us. Please let me know if you have any further questions.