Source ID: Director Marcus Wingates Location: New Hope, Pecos, Coronado
Target ID: Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Liberty
Evening Ladies, Gentlemen.
My name is Marcus Wingates, Director of Integrated Systems Engineering, sub-military shipping corporation connected to the Colonial Republic.
Our nations haven't had much to do with each other, some simple and small events here and there, nothing big. Yet I'm quite positive you probably have information on us, and our recent relocation to the Coronado system. We're in the same line of business so I'll get straight to the point and not waste your time.
The Republic has just moved to a new system, and has a new home, constructing this new home and it's defenses will be tough, and will take a while even thought we have many groups and corporations hauling in supplies. The ISE has gone under reconstruction, and is almost complete and will be supplying the Colonial Republic once again, we simply cannot rely on independent corporations.
The problem is that, due to your current war status with Rheinland, your embargo doesn't allow our vessels to move necessary resources needed for our nation. We could of course take another route, yet my logistics department has firmly noted that it would take up much much more time and even more resources that we simply cannot spare at this time.
I'll put this in bluntly and directly, forgive me.
The ISE requests that our vessels be except from your embargo with Rheinland, and be allowed to carry what resources are necessary for the Colonial Republic, from Rheinland to Liberty space.
I hope we come to a conclusion, I will be awaiting your reply, and concerns.
I have had a discussion with my colleagues, chief among which is William Hawthorne, Secretary of State for Trade and Economics, and we have a few questions for you.
The first question I'd like to ask is whether or not you are willing to reimburse the Republic of Liberty for this quite broad-ranging proposal. I ask this because, as you may know, the blockade and state of war that currently exists between ourselves and the Federal Republic of Rheinland is meant to both protect civilians in the area and to exert a degree of economic sanctions.
The primary issue with allowing you to use the Republic of Liberty as a highway through which you can trade with Rheinland is that this action would allow our primary enemy to increase their revenues and therefore balance their budget more favourably with a view towards continuing a conflict which they started. Now, regardless of who started what, where and when, this would be partially offset by the increase of materials and products into the Libertonian economy, were it not for the fact that they are not actually stopping within Liberty, but continuing on to your new home.
This means that the Republic of Liberty would lose out twice from allowing the Colonial Republic to trade directly with the Federal Republic of Rheinland.
Of course, you could counter this by saying that the trade will happen regardless of whether it's sanctioned by the Republic of Liberty or not, simply by passing through the Kingdom of Bretonia instead. This is true, but as you said yourself, this route is lengthier and thus, the returns to Rheinland drawn out over more time. This remains the least damaging option to the Republic of Liberty, unless you are willing to offset this damage.
Every man has his price however, and this is also true for nations. A generous subsidy from the Colonial Republic could offset this negative set of circumstances and consequences for us, and would ensure the conclusion of the war in our favour.
As you will probably know, conducting a war is an expensive business, one we have been forced into against our will. A war requires capital; as they say, the victor is not the one with the largest armies, but the one with the deepest pockets. Because your proposal would deepen the pockets of the Federal Republic of Rheinland without providing even a modest boost to the Libertonian economy, the cost to us would be astronomically high.
This is the cost we would be asking you to offset. And frankly, you would not like the number that myself and my colleagues have in mind. That figure is somewhere in the region of thirty billion credits. That's 30,000,000,000 cr for the more mathematically minded amongst your leadership.
The alternative is that you utilise your trading power directly to our benefit to offset the costs that I've already highlighted on our behalf. This is probably equally painful to hear, but we would require you to ship one million units of H-fuel or Helium-3 per week from their production facilities in the Sigma systems to their refinement facilities in the Republic of Liberty. Cheap fuel is a cornerstone of the Libertonian way of life, and this would help in a different way to offset the costs to us. This agreement would be repeated every week until the termination of the agreement or the defeat of the Federal Republic of Rheinland.
Yours,
- Harrison McRemitz, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Source ID: Director Marcus Wingates Location: New Hope, Pecos, Coronado
Target ID: Harrison McRemitz
Secretary McRemitz,
I actually went through the numbers you gave me, mainly doing the calculations over, just for the fun of it. The numbers are actually quite accurate...for a House.
The Colonial Republic is not a house, you see. Our economy doesn't range in the trillions I'm afraid. While your own Republic has several systems and many bases, your war economy itself leaving any other to shame.
What the Colonial Republic has is merely a station, and a two colonies on a base, colonies, not cities. Did I forget to mention we just evacuated our old home, which wasn't really much to begin with, compared to your nation. Yes, if I was perhaps the head minister of Charles' economy, then yes, I'd easily waste the 30 Billion credits you ask; sadly, I'm not him.
There is also another point you have missed it, seems, I apologize but I must point it out. You say we deepen Rheinland's pockets ? Perhaps. However, the ISE's sole purpose isn't just to supply the Republic with resources, Secretary McRemitz. In fact, we also make profit, which requires trade among many places, Liberty being the central hub of economy for Sirius. Rheinland produces and sells the resources we need for a small price, actually, I've ran the numbers, and they always keep coming back as the same, we actually will be ''deepening your pockets'' more than we do theirs. The ISE has only just restructured recently, and our main profit highways was to be Liberty. We would be idiots not to take advantage of such an economically prosper area.
Our trade in Liberty will deepen your pockets yes, but whats more, if we are allowed to haul resources from Rheinland to our nation, we will grow, become stronger economically as well, that means even more money pouring down in your treasury.
As you can and probably will see, letting us bring in resources will not only benefit us, but your nation as well. I am fairly certain you will change your minds, and will be awaiting your reply.
I've discussed this matter further with my colleagues, but we cannot see the same things that you can. What you are saying, that you would trade and deepen our pockets in addition to doing the same for Rheinland, would happen anyway were we to deny you your request, except that you would have direct access to the Republic of Liberty, but only indirect access to the Federal Republic of Rheinland.
To us at least, you highlighted an additional benefit to us of declining your request, which is also an additional cost to us should we accept your request. Luckily, such instances were taken care of in my first response to you and the conditions there.
Think about it from our point of view. Allowing you to trade with Rheinland through our house would be both an absolute disadvantage (increased trade with Rheinland) and a relative disadvantage (increased total Rheinland trade level set against total Liberty trade level). The only way this wouldn't be the case is if you were to trade more with us than with Rheinland (absolute disadvantage only), which is far more likely if you have to go the long way to Rheinland. These are the reasons for the prohibitive cost that we require you to reimburse.
The war with the Federal Republic of Rheinland is unfortunate for everybody. For us, it takes away one of our primary trade partners in past years. For others, it makes the routes that they have to take to and from Rheinland and Liberty long, arduous and more dangerous. This is terrible for everybody, but it is the reality of the current situation until circumstances change.
In summary, our terms have not changed. Even if they are not amicable to you, I hope that you can see why we are making this decision.
Yours,
- Harrison McRemitz, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
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