To: Samura Industries Headquarters, From: The Corsair Empire

[Markus_Janus]

From: Okada Kazuya, Director of Personnel
Location: Shinjuku Station



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Konnichiwa honoured Edlers.
As you are no doubt aware, Samura has been enjoying our business relationship with your people.
It has brought nothing but growth to both of our Empires.
However now there is a slight problem.

The conflict you have with the Zoners is a regrettable thing for us as we wish for peace between all people.
We are not aware of the reason for your conflict and it is not our place to ask questions.
Samura of course wishes to remain neutral in this conflict.
Recent events however have escalated into attacks on Samura shipping by these Zoner militants.
We do not wish to break our agreement with your people and will do everything in our power to get these shipments through.
But we must ask for the Corsair Empire to provide greater security to our vessels, particularly in the area of Omicron Theta.
If the Zoners wish to start a conflict with us then that is regrettable, but we are unfortunately a long way from Kusari out here.
That is why we must ask for greater assistance from this assembly.

Also on an unrelated note the Samura vessel Hakken-Maru has been busy for the last nine days, committed to a planetary survey of Planet Crete.
While we are still awaiting data from the ground based teams we feel we are close to announcing the best way we will have for dealing with your food problems.
I look forward to working with one of the Elders on this matter soon.
Sayonara for now,
Okada Kazuya.

*Transmission ends*

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Samura Omotai Zaibatsu.