Minister Ward

It is of course excellent to hear from our stalwart friends in the Crayter Republic.

I can assure you that Bretonia is indeed mindful of its obligations under both the second chapter of the Treaty of Harris, as well as the Tadasu Agreement of 827 that preceded it.

Crown Corporations are statutory constructs that are empowered by their Royal Charters to undertake a broad range of activities. In this instance, the Charters issued to BMM and BMF specifically empower them to extract resources from Tau-23 as agents of the Bretonian state, and to develop their own infrastructure to facilitate that objective.

This in no way infringes our treaty obligations, nor does it fetter the access of our allies to that region. Bretonia has not unilaterally laid claim to Tau-23, and acknowledges its status as a jointly-administrated protectorate of the signatory nations. Citizens of the Crayter Republic and the Empire of Kusari are both welcome to exercise their rights in the system according to their own prerogatives, and frequently do so without issue.

Rather than arguing semantics about BMF's press releases, I suspect our efforts would be better focused on ensuring the ongoing Gallic efforts to circumvent our lawfully enacted embargoes are stymied. We note their corporations continue to unlawfully misappropriate Tau-23's resources.

Benedict Thomson
Foreign Secretary
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Kingdom of Bretonia