To: The Colonial Republic

[Dane Summers]

Colonel Forge.

Our joy in seeing our citizens reunited is given pause by your words.
We had long suspected that the open arms from Former Premier Katz may have come with some sort of ulterior motive. Whether his willingness to exploit refugee's is due to his own agenda's, or just simply a matter of course for the Coalition, is not of much importance here.

No doubt you will tell me that the fault lies with Former Premier Katz alone, and you may be right. However this will certainly check our willingness to trust the Coalition in future dealings.

Our citizens are being debriefed now, and being given what medical care they need. It is good to see that they bare the Coalition no ill-will for their treatment, and thus, while our trust has been shaken, we will not let this incident ruin our relationship. We accept your offer of goodwill by destroying these camps.

Rest assured, of your people that have decided to join us, we will not commit the same crime. They will be treated as one of our own, and welcomed gladly into our family. With so few of us left, the word "family" is the most appropriate. Maybe that is a difference that separates our nation from yours.

Richard Connors
President
- of the -
Colonial Republic

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