TO: Governor-General Hall. FROM: The only Turkish Redcoat living in this time.

[conmann35]

Identification: Mehmed Selim, dictator presumptive. Recipient: Governor-General Elizabeth Hall, Exeter Command Location: That refinery next to what's left of Southampton. Priority: High Encryption: High Sorry for any transmit delay on my end, was moving to support a call from some of your line pilots. Anyway, I say 'ugh'. I guess it pays for the spy agency to be paranoid about even their friends. I'll chew his wits in due course, if I have to, but I'll hear you out first if you have an alternative. If we're going to keep things truthful, the 'state' I have on Exeter is hardly independent, even if it is thought out with autarky in mind.

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[Thunderer]

Message Class: Audio-Visual

Encryption: Assam
To: Premier Mehmed Selim
From: Governor-General Commodore Elizabeth Hall, BAF

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Good luck with it, Sir, but I'm sorry that we can't give you independence yet. That would imply that my soldiers will leave your lands, which will leave them feebly protected, as the Parliament will never allow large foreign military formations on our land borbers. Without protection from space, the Coalition could establish a beachhead on your land. This is why we must wait for the Ark Royal to enter. I hope that you understand, Sir?

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[conmann35]

Identification: Mehmed Selim, dictator presumptive. Recipient: Governor-General Elizabeth Hall, Exeter Command Location: Barrier Gate Station, Coronado. Priority: High Encryption: High I'm by no means the most daft person in the room, Commodore. That's a tangent anyway, and you know it. So, what sort of unmeditated alternative to intelligence service association did you have?

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[Thunderer]

Message Class: Audio-Visual

Encryption: Assam
To: Premier Mehmed Selim
From: Governor-General Commodore Elizabeth Hall, BAF

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Oh yes! We've been lacking someone to police the system. I tried with soldiers, but they know how to fight, not which law is which. Do you remember the CDF? Civil Defense Initiative? Rings any bells? It was the motley assembly of various drafted ships and pilots, formerly civilians or mercenaries, that defended Nottingham during the Gallic War and provided the main police force. Would the local police force be official and dignified enough for you? The advantage of this is that it depends on me and not on some Steiner, as I have both military and civil authority within the system.

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[conmann35]

Identification: Mehmed Selim, dictator presumptive. Recipient: Governor-General Elizabeth Hall, Exeter Command Location: Barrier Gate Station, Coronado. Priority: High Encryption: High I think I was still in the Coalition whenever... that, was a thing. I'd say the offer's tempting for sure, the guise of a police militia would definitely provide a strong platform for legitimacy, but I can see downsides in the operational logistic, it's a purely defensive posturing.

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[Thunderer]

Message Class: Audio-Visual

Encryption: Assam
To: Premier Mehmed Selim
From: Governor-General Commodore Elizabeth Hall, BAF

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Yes, you would obviously not be able to enforce laws outside of Exeter. You'd need a Steiner's approval for that. I say, first try speaking with Victor Steiner of the SIS, alright? And then we'll amuse ourselves with options past A and B.

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[conmann35]

Identification: Mehmed Selim, dictator presumptive. Recipient: Governor-General Elizabeth Hall, Exeter Command Location: Barrier Gate Station, Coronado. Priority: High Encryption: High Right, right, I'll try my luck. Maybe I can take an angle you didn't -- or couldn't -- consider with him. Should that fail, I'll call again.

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