I have been given some information that concerns me, involving one of your pilots.
It appears one of your members has been spotted shipping blood diamonds. Thankfully we were given the information, and I am hoping we can come to some sort of conclusion without the informant from USI takeing this incident to higher levels, which will surely result in a criminal status of sorts.
Now, Deep Space Engineering as a company could be seen as withholding information from the authorities by contacting you before anyone else, but I have chosen to give you and the Congress the benefit of the doubt as there have been minimal issues bought to my attention in the past, and the ones that have were solved quickly and appropriately.
I am sure you understand this is a serious matter, and will need to be resolved as soon as possible.
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This is most interesting, and it happened on my home planet of all places. Where is USI getting their information and how do they know that these are blood diamonds? Will they be able to tell me exactly where they were purchased? You see, I do have a few ships that deal in uncut diamonds. I also have traders that bring diamonds to Bornholm Depot and we do not usually ask what their origin is. Be assured that I will be investigating this thoroughly and will report back to you. In the mean time can you attempt to ascertain what information USI has about this as it might help me to better track where these diamonds came from?
I have been sent some answers to the questions asked;
Quote:Contrary to popular beliefs, Blood Diamonds do read differently on the scanners then normal Diamonds. See, the diamonds differ how they are made. A normal white diamond is formed correctly, and mined as such. Differences in color can be determined from merely where they are mined from, or their formation. The "Reddish" hue present in Blood Diamonds is due to a crystal lattice defect in it's formation... So, it reads differently on the scanners, as you can well see.
The USI informant has also mentioned they were purchased off a Hessian base, but there is no proof of this. I have asked if there is any more relevant information, and will need to wait for a response to see if there is anything more that will assist in solving this issue.
Are you able to access the ship in question's flight logs to decide as to where this ship has travelled to confirm as to weather it has landed on any Hessian bases around the time it was seen with these Blood Diamonds?
Mrs. Jess Doe
Vice President
Deep Space Engineering
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I would love to know who gave you this information and where this person claims to have found it.
Quote:Contrary to popular beliefs, Blood Diamonds do read differently on the scanners then normal Diamonds. See, the diamonds differ how they are made. A normal white diamond is formed correctly, and mined as such. Differences in color can be determined from merely where they are mined from, or their formation. The "Reddish" hue present in Blood Diamonds is due to a crystal lattice defect in it's formation... So, it reads differently on the scanners, as you can well see.
They do? Really? They are minerals. All diamonds are formed the same way. The difference in appearance comes from the way they were mined. If there is a difference in color(and there often is not) it refers to where they were mined and does nothing to show that they were mined illegally. Some places will produce better quality than others, but that has nothing whatsoever to do with proving who is mining them or who is selling them. I contacted our people at Bornholm to make sure I have my facts straight on this. This is what I have been told.
First, there is no color difference between blood diamonds and other diamonds. The name comes from the fact that some diamonds are mined with slave labor and there is a great deal of blood spilled to get those diamonds to market. They look the same as any other. Now, post mining, there is some difference in quality. Some mining outfits are able to cut diamonds in the best ways so the final product is amazing. Some lower budget outfits do not produce such a great product. The Hessians, while they may be ruthless and nefarious pirates are also mostly former miners so they know how to produce a good product. If you are seeing inferior diamonds on the market, it probably did not come from them. There are some independent mining outfits that supply only uncut diamonds or diamonds cut in a very rough way. Pirate activity makes it very hard for them to stay in business though.
There is much more that can be said here, but for the sake of keeping this short I will say this. Unless your contacts can show me proof of where these diamonds were mined and sold there is not much to support his claim. I will be investigating this thoroughly on our end though so I can find out where they came from and deal with the ship captain should that be necessary.
I will contact USI and see if I am able to get proof of where they were purchased, and sold and I will contact you when and if I am given this evidence, otherwise I will wait for your reply and allow you to do the necessary investigations.
Good luck;
Mrs. Jess Doe
Vice President
Deep Space Engineering
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