Mr. John White, Ageira Technologies

I thank you for bringing this matter to our attention, and the cabinet has been discussion the implications of your request.

It is the common policy of the Government of the House of Kusari to arrange directly, or through the services of one of the well reputed Kusari keiretsu, the services of Ageira Technologies for the expansion and development of several crucial transportation infrastructures throughout Kusari, and we see no need to change such policies that safeguard our transportation network.

Therefore, we appreciate the efforts of Ageira in accommodating their technology products in secured containers, with a high guarantee against tampering by outside users. I'm sure that your representatives always stress that out when they give the cargo manifests to any merchant that leaves your installations with the mentioned cargo, correct?

The cabinet is considering imposing the restrictions on the shipping of said goods within kusari by anyone other than the Liberty producers and operators of Ageira patented technology, as well as Kusari trustworthy native corporations that participate in development projects. This way, we can curtail several situations where the said technology could be stolen or sold to other parties and foreign agents not acting in conformity with Kusari law.

Likewise, the Government of Kusari requests from Ageira Technologies and their partners to take measures to prevent the acquisition of said technology by third parties working against the interests of the House of Kusari, and to enact business policies within your companies to prevent shipping and trading in Kusari for the benefit of third parties working against our House interests.

Respectfully,
Dainihon Nagao
Minister for Economy and Industry,
Reformed Kusari Empire

Mr. John White, Ageira Technologies

I have reviewed your latest suggestion, and find it counter-productive.
At your request, we have implemented measures to impede the transportation by less than reputed entities of this product of Ageira, and the keiretsu are an essential part of the Empire logistics and maintenance of our infrastructure. Even if Ageira deploys a maintenance team for every single lane or gate in our territories, those teams need to be supplied, and we have decided on who shall do that, even on the event that DSE or another Libertonian is not available.

The problem is, in my view, on the policy of Ageira. You promote these white boxes as a product of your company, place them on the market, and yet lobby for no one to buy them and ship where it's needed? Stop selling them then! Add them to the costs of your services, rather than billing them separately.

Don't want people operating under Kishiro Technologies or Samura Industries to ship such valuable equipment to where is required to be in Kusari? I think you have several options at your disposal that require no fines or legal confrontation for your cargo.

Our regulations shall remain as they are for the moment.

Respectfully,
Dainihon Nagao
Minister for Economy and Industry,
Reformed Kusari Empire

Mr. John White, Ageira Technologies

Despite diplomatic and military tension in the Sigma cluster affecting our peaceful development in the area, it is the will of Kusari and its government to colonize and bring the Shizuoka system to the same level of developed star systems that Kusari boasts. It has been stated so in the proclamation our Prime Minister issued a few months ago. While the status of the Shizuoka Colonial Comission is suspended during the state of military conflict and the declaration of martial law in teh system in question, that should not hinder us from beginning work within the Honshu system, our planned point of contact with the currently Sigma-21 system.

I believe that according to internal communications, we were requesting Samura industries to devise the project for a build site and further contacts with jumpgate developers for the Honshu side of the Honshu-Shizuoka gate project. However, we have not received sufficient input from the Keiretsu regarding this matter, therefore we appreciate Ageira Innovations initiative. The Ministry of Economy and Industry will take the lead in this project, and conduct the required negotiations.

We are considering commissioning the construction of a gate to be paired to a terminal in the Sigma-21 system at a later date, and a trade lane connecting to either Akita Border Station junction, or to the former Osaka Junction. We are prepared to shoulder the cost of a viability survey of both variants, and the study of a Project Budget Proposal (including paired gate in Shizuoka, at a later phase). These are required for the Government to decide and agree to grant the company the commission to build the referred gate and lane in the Honshu system, and the later phase in Shizuoka.

Please inform us at your earliest convenience the required expenditures for your studies, so we may issue the required funds.

Respectfully,
Dainihon Nagao
Minister for Economy and Industry,
Reformed Kusari Empire