To IMG Board of Directorate - Printable Version

Dear Mr.Sanguinetti,

Allow me to state first that I am relieved that there was no violent argument and express my gratitude for your decision to just dock at Java and call the IMG.

I would like to shed some light on the points you have made, add some knowledge that you cannot have, before reaching out for a solution:

1. There has not been an IMG| pilot involved. What you saw was a Battlecruiser that is known to be IMG affiliated and who works independently, as well as some Vigilante that fly IMG transponder signals.

2. As you well know, independent ships are hard to impossible to control, so the IMG| does not take any responsibility for their actions and cannot be held accountable for their activities. Just think about the independent Hackers that do not care for our mutual understanding. How would you like me calling you every time independent Hackers gun for our transports? Guess, you know what I mean.

3. You likely met not even IMG affiliated employees, but you were intercepted by a newly created Tau Vigilante group. They fly IMG colours, but they are far from our normal miners that you know. Their agenda seems to be the interdiction of cargo that goes to Malta, especially the slave and cardamine trade is what they target viciously.

With these points clarified, I think it's time to work on a solution. Here is what I can offer:

The IMG Tau Department will make sure the Vigilante knows about the special relationship between the Lane Hackers and the IMG. Information sometimes is simply lacking, especially as they only operate in the Taus.
The Vigilante will be advised to let legal cargo pass if on board of a proper identified Lane Hacker ships.
I will personally recommend a "Do not ask questions, look the other way" policy in case of legal transports and docking permission, something that has proven to work in Magellan.
I will however not recommend them to leave alone Slave and Cardamine shipments, as the Guild strongly opposes this dirty business and both activities are seen as a threat to our freedom and the life that we have chosen. If the Hackers engage in these activities, do not be seen.
The IMG will generally not pay any compensations for any action that non-official IMG committed.
However, I have a personal interest as a Dublin Coordinator to keep the Magellan passage as calm as it used to be for my haulers. I also feel your pain of missing important appointments. I hate when it happens. You will find the money on your bank account during the next hours. Look at it as a personal gift of a business partner, not as compensation from the IMG.
Docking clearance on IMG bases remains as they have always been: If you cause trouble, if you show a too large profile and draw problems to the base, the IMG will be forced to react sooner or later. Avoid this and keep a low profile and there will be no trouble. It is however not recommended to stop at Java in your way to Malta. I can look the other way, as I am comfortably in Bretonia and care mostly for the safety of my shippings, but the Tau IMG is fighting Outcast to the blood, every day. Just understand that they must have a harder time understanding the advantages of a secret agreement of what to do and what not.

I hope this clear up the incident.

Yours sincerely

Jack Henderson
Dublin IMG Coordinator