To whom it may concern,

My office was informed that the Rheinland Civil War officially ended yesterday and I have been given insight into a treaty that they have signed -- almost a constitution, in fact. One of the signatories is the current CEO of Daumann, Ian Gunn, who once used to be the CEO of BMM. I trust that it is now clear why I am writing to you about this and not to a branch of my government.

There are clauses in the Holstein Accords that I think should be more thoroughly defined and also two that I would interpret as potentially problematic for us. The clauses 2.1.3, 2.2, 2.2.1 and 2.2.2 mention some new government title called the Executor, which appears as if it is supposed to replace Rheinland's historic title of Chancellor. This warrants a clarification.

Further, onto the actual issue, clause 1.1 states that "[...] the secured space around Rugen Station in Omega 3 per the Rugen Accords" is Rheinland space. However, the Rugen Accords mention no such thing. They state that Rugen Station is the property of Daumann, not of Rheinland, and affirm that Bretonian law will apply aboard Rugen (clauses 1 and 1.3 of the Rugen Accords). The current Rheinland laws do not claim any of the prior, so this part of the Holstein Accords is an unfounded expansion.

The other worrying clause of the Holstein Accords is 3.1.7.1. It is about a military reconstruction programme. What interests me is firstly why Rheinland wants to continue strengthening its already powerful military, certainly more than powerful enough to deal with the temporary crisis in Cologne, and secondly, to what size. Our experts tell me that Rheinland already has comparable defensive capabilities to other Great Houses, so this "reconstruction programme" might actually be an arms race in disguise -- but with who? Combining this with the hopefully erroneous daring passage about Rugen hints to who Rheinland might be intending to race with. Whatever the case, I believe every one of us would like to know with what Rheinland intends to fund this programme, to assure ourselves whether these are truly serious intentions, or only a patriotic formula of words designed to please supporters. And of course, if Rheinland does have actual means for this, we would obviously also want to try to tap into wherever they have come from.

I have heard that you were satisfied with the recent Royal Charter and I am glad that my government could help, but now my government needs help from you. I believe that, as a collegial corporation with BMM, BMF maintains relations with Ian Gunn and would be able to discuss matters with him on a less formal level than our two governments. Coming to Rheinland directly and formally with these concerns might be interpreted unfavourably, but an informal conversation between two CEO-s would be free from this kind of scrutiny. This is why it would be patriotic if BMF spoke with Mr Gunn about the points that I have addressed. There is no reason why you should not address your grievances with the BDM too, though I question how helpful a Daumann CEO would be here.

I trust that, if all Bretonians pay heed to our common cause, we shall all find such a mutual relationship mutually beneficial in the end.