Attention Liberty Government Leaders, Naval and Law Enforcement Authorities

[Doc Holliday]

*incoming transmission*
Comm ID: Doc Holliday
Location: A medical facility on Planet Erie
To: Admiral Alan Jones

Well I do hope you are satisfied. Two of my own ships were destroyed in the fray and they were medical ships. The [MFE]Schweitzer, a medical ship and its escort, the [MFE]Pasteur were destroyed. Neither ever fired a shot nor saw what was coming. I have the pilot of the Pasteur in critical condition and may not be able to save him so yeah, I hope you are satisfied.

Yes, I know your response will be something like "they should not have been there" or "collateral damage." One thing we never hear about is accountability for the attacker.
I am staying on the surface. I would keep your people away from me for awhile.

Dr. John Holliday

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[Blake Wayne Van Leer]

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ENCRYPTION: ADMIRALTY-OMEGA-597A
SENDER: Blake Wayne Van Leer
SOURCE: Harrisburg Station
RECIPIENT: Doc Holliday
SUBJECT: Aftermath

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Doc,
The instructions of the one First Armada vessel during the strike, the 1st|LNS-Erie were clear - target the foreign warships and aggressors, and protect our friends from the MFE and other Zoner partners.

Our gunboat was relentlessly attacked by the foreign war party during the event, but as I understand the Alma has eventually managed to pacify them. We took no part in the Erie planet side seizing of power, I officially saw it as a moral and tactical error, but what is done is done. The Servicemen and Women on site simply followed their orders. Now is the time for negotiations between the Zoners of Liberty and the Government - my personal opinion is in favor of Erie Surface remaining independent. Liberty controls and has always controlled the mooring infrastructure and space around Erie, the Insurgent and foreign elements have now been flushed out, and combat supply transports have fled. I personally see no reason for the governance of Erie's surface to not return back to independent hands to diffuse the tensions, and a new Pennsylvania treaty to be signed.

But that will depend on the negotiations of yourself with your strong mandate and Liberty's Government and the Secretary of Interior's office. I do hope you are successful for all our sakes!

Regards,

Blake Wayne Van Leer - Admiral - 1st Armada

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[Doc Holliday]

*incoming transmission*
Comm ID: Doc Holliday
Location: Planet Erie
To: Admiral Blake Van Leer

Admiral,

I have been tending to my escort pilot who was critically injured in the mayhem yesterday. He made it through the night so I think he will be OK. That whole thing still has me angry as it really did not need to happen.

So Liberty got what it wanted. Good! You, Sir, are a man I can work with and yes, it is time to resume talking both about the Bethlehem Treaty and the laws around Erie and such.
If you reference this, OSI has authorized me to act on behalf of Zoners. It has been some time since the Zoners of Pennsylvania had a voice and I will do my best to be that for them. I think we both owe it to our people not to wait and get to work. I will meet you wherever you like.

Respectfully,
John Holliday

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[Arbs]

- INCOMING TRANSMISSION -

COMM ID: Admiral Alan Jones
TARGET ID: Doc Holliday
SUBJECT: RE: Pennsylvania

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Doc Holiday,

We take no pride on the causalities in the event that happened at Planet Erie's orbit. I went beyond what was necessary to give you adequate warning and advice to have no part in in the operation, in which you decided otherwise. All I get now in return from you is fits of anger and accusations, as if it were my fault. You, your pilot, your enterprise were fully aware of the risks and it is due to your deicison that you sustained those causalities, not ours. Do not jump out of a damn window, and wonder why you got hurt. A man of your age and experience should know that.

You will need to control that temper, becasue so far I have come towards you with a modecum of respect and genuine consideration. But tread very carefully from now on, if you know what is good for you and your entire enterprise, because my patience also has its limits. And if you think these are empty words, soon whoever participated in that ordeal will find their right to be welcomed in the Republic of Liberty no longer with them.

I'd hate to crash your dreams about a new Bethlehem treaty, but the truth is you have provided zero results in representing the zoner community nor in the ability to control or govern them. So far as per your last few comms you have simply shown to us that you would "point out any criminals if you had the ability." And that's the simple truth, you do not have the ability or you are simply refusing to.

And as such i do not believe you will be effective, competent nor capable of performing such a duty to satisfactory standards required by homeland security.

In any case I do wish you good luck as you need discuss that not with me or any other Navy Admiral, but the Liberty Government itself. And last I heard, they were not really in a negotiating mood. But do take your chances doc.

Best Regards,

Alan Jones
Admiral, First Fleet
Liberty Navy Strategic Command

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"If your heart is filled with faith, then you can't fear."

Fleet Admiral Alan Jones

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[Doc Holliday]

*incoming transmission*
Comm ID: Doc Holliday
Location: A medical facility on Planet Erie
To: Admiral Alan Jones

Admiral,

Angry I am but more at the situation and your government as a whole than I am with you. You feel that I would be ineffective and incompetent. You are entitled to that opinion but when I was asked to speak on the Zoner behalf a couple of days before this attack, I inherited a mess. It takes more than a few days to get things sorted out.
Admiral Van Leer seems to feel that we have some ground to work with diplomatically so perhaps you should converse with him. He and I know each other and have done some work together so he knows me quite well.
The Liberty government itself? Time will tell but I think both sides need a few days to cool off so that cooler heads can prevail and we can all talk. I would like to think that Liberty is better than the Bretonian Crown but that remains to be seen.

Safe travels, Admiral.

Dr. John Holliday

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[Blake Wayne Van Leer]

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ENCRYPTION: ADMIRALTY-OMEGA-597A
SENDER: Blake Wayne Van Leer
SOURCE: Harrisburg Station
RECIPIENT: Doc Holliday, Admiral Alan Jones
SUBJECT: Aftermath

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Doc, Admiral Alan Jones
My personal opinion is that the Insurgents have been pacified and taken in planet-wide, which was the objective of Alma's force (but not the main one of the First Armada).

We must not forget that one Zoner nation does not exist and never has. Liberty's Zoners have co-existed in a system with trade lanes, Liberty's industrial bases, next to our capital peacefully for a very long time.

The issue is not them, it is the foreign aggressive elements that arrived in Liberty only recently that outright irrationally hate Houses, and possess entire fleets of battle-hardened, warship-bolstered combat units. This lack of rules set forth by Zoners in conjunction with Liberty creates a strong power and rule vacuum for these aggressive warmongers to usurp. A new Pennsylvania treaty would allow clear rules being set by Liberty's Zoners and our Government that these foreign warmongers would either have to obey or be expelled by both the Citizens, forces of Liberty, and local Zoners and independent people of Pennsylvania.

Our government has literally no reason not to sit with Liberty Zoner representatives behind the negotiating table now that they are in control of Erie's cities. The objectives of the Congress have been accomplished, Insurgents have been pacified in Pennsylvania - there is absolutely no rational need to antagonize the population further and avoid attempts at setting rules for the system all local people can agree with, before departing Erie's cities and returning them to the hands of Liberty's Zoners.

John Holliday has the mandate from Liberty's Zoners and an official Zoner body that can make any Zoner law changes and treaties official. Although we can provide no direct influence over the proceedings we wish him the best of luck when he decides to contact the Government and the Secretary of the Interior to discuss a new treaty, not just for Bethlehem, but Pennsylvania at large.

Regards,

Blake Wayne Van Leer - Admiral - 1st Armada

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[Doc Holliday]

*incoming transmission*
Comm ID: Doc Holliday
Location: A medical facility on Planet Erie
To: Admiral Van leer: Admiral Jones

Admirals,

Think of me what you will. There have been those of us in the medical professional that have been branded as monsters for our work so I can take it. I initially addressed this to the government of Liberty as well so I figure that in due time they will respond. To this point, only you two gentlemen have responded. At this point, I will be waiting for the the powers that be to reply.

*he grabs his fly rod*

In the mean time, I have to go catch my dinner. Do have a pleasant day.

Dr. John Holliday

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[Blake Wayne Van Leer]

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ENCRYPTION: ADMIRALTY-OMEGA-597A
SENDER: Blake Wayne Van Leer
SOURCE: Harrisburg Station
RECIPIENT: Doc Holliday
SUBJECT: Negotiations

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Doc,

This channel is not private - it is unlikely any higher-ranking member of Liberty Government would use it for negotiations. We were not consulted on the Erie Insurgent seizure on the surface either.

You are best to contact the Government alone, separately, on a secure isolated channel to open the negotiations!

Regards,

Blake Wayne Van Leer - Admiral - 1st Armada

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