To: Ageira | Subj.: Information about instability of Hamburg Jump Gate in Hudson

[Bundeskabinett Sekretariat]

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IDENTIFICATION: Laura Caspers, Staatssekretärin of the Bundeskabinett Sekretariat
SOURCE: Bundeskanzleramt, Planet New Berlin
SUBJECT: Re: Information about possible instability of Hamburg Jump Gate in Hudson system

Guten Tag, Sehr geehrter Chief Executive Officer White.

Rheinland government is impressed by the speed with which you were able to fix this extremely challenging and dangerous problem. Ageira once more proved to be excellent in its field of expertise. We want to thank you as well as all your employees which were involved in the project, you did great job.

Regarding issue which will be probably now brought up again - payment for your services, as now it is finally time to solve this issue, we would like to ask you to wait before peace negotiations with Liberty will be finished because this issue is part of them. If that is not possible, we recommend you to contact government of Liberty. As their representative stated in diplomatic message, which you can see in data attachment with the important part marked, The Republic of Liberty has pledged to defray the majority of the repair costs and thus at least 51 percent of them will be paid by their side regardless of the outcome of negotiations.

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Mister Franz Heider,

Our shared history has shown the value of cooperation in times of need. There are times that we must set aside our differences to work for the good of all humanity. We now find ourselves faced with such a situation.

By now I trust the Rheinland Government has received the complete report on this situation. The Republic of Liberty, in concert with Ageira Technologies and Deep Space Engineering, have sent our best scientists and engineers to the scene to diagnose the problem as a means to determine the proper repair. I'd elaborate further, but I don't have the personal skill set to delve into any specifics. Needless to say, this is no minor problem.

The resolution of this dilemma requires full cooperation between our governments. The repair of these gates will neither come easy, nor cheap. Nor will it be possible to make repairs when our respective fleets are poised to strike. We must overlook years of mutual distrust - and do so quickly - as additional delay might well be catastrophic. It is our understanding that this crisis might exacerbate the instability of Rheinland's economy further than it already has been due to this conflict. Despite not being the party that damaged the gates, the Republic of Liberty, as a benevolent House, has decided to defray the majority of the repair costs to show our good will.

For the second time, The Republic of Liberty is requesting a ceasefire along with mutual cooperation in dealing with this matter.

The Republic of Liberty and Federal Republic of Rheinland must set aside our differences to solve this issue. I exaggerate not when I say millions of lives depend on our working together. Failure to act promptly could result in one of the most devastating catastrophes that the people of Sirius have ever experienced.

- Sam Worthington, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Bretonia

About the docking clearance problem - we are surprised to hear that you have problems with this, considering your corporation kept trading rights, despite restricted, even during whole war with Liberty. Can you elaborate further which planets or stations don´t allow your ships to dock?

And now to the last issue, Docking Ring Parts commodity. This matter...turned out to be more complicated than may be expected. I guess for Ageira this is just administrative change, but for some members of Rheinland government and Bundestag this has much more important meaning connected to unfinished peace and trade restoration with Liberty.

Let me explain why the change of laws was not approved by Bundestag. It may be clearer from these lists:

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Restrictions of Rheinland corporations in Liberty

The Laws of Liberty

III. Trade ships.

The following transport models are not permitted within the House of Liberty. All unmentioned transport class ships, including the ALG Mover, are permitted.

• Colossus Rheinland Train
• Behemoth Medium Transport
• Uruz Container Transport

The following groups have specific exemptions to that list.

• All ALG Waste Disposal vessels with correct transponder and identification papers are permitted to fly the Colossus, Behemoth and Uruz.

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Currently, the Republic of Liberty is in a state of war with the Federal Republic of Rheinland and the Kingdom of Gallia - As such, the following regulations are enforced at all times.

II. Hostile Corporations

Due to the state of war with Rheinland, the following corporations are banned from Liberty house space:

- Daumann Heavy Construction
- Republican Shipping
- Kruger Minerals

Any vessels belonging to the above factions that are caught breaching the borders of the Republic will be treated as enemy combatants and either forced to leave or shot down. These vessels will also have to forfeit the contents of their cargo hold if the officers on the scene deem such an action to be conducive to national security.

Additionally, vessels belonging to ALG Waste Disposal may only transport scrap metal, toxic waste and HazMat canisters within the house of Liberty.

Restrictions of Libertonian corporations in Rheinland

>>Article Two: The Rheinland Criminal Code

§2.1. Contraband possession: Shipping of the following goods in Rheinland is illegal (note the exceptions below):

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Exceptions are as follows:

§2.1.1. Cryer Pharmaceuticals and its affiliates are for medical purposes licensed to carry an unlimited amount of Human Organs and Stabiline.

>>Article Three: Trade regulations

§2. Rheinland declares a trade embargo against Liberty. No traders are to leave Hamburg to the border systems when coming from Rheinland core space with any cargo. This declaration is governed by the following exceptions:

§2.1. Transport of following cargo is allowed:

Blue Jilies
Cigars
Consumer Goods of Rheinland origin
Copper
Copper Ore* mined by Rheinland corporations or their affiliates
Crew
Diamonds
Drill Bits of Rheinland origin
Fertilizers
HazMat Canisters
Industrial Materials of Rheinland origin
Mining Machinery of Rheinland origin
Nanocapacitors
Passengers
Polymers
Rheinbier
Silver
Silver Ore* mined by Rheinland corporations or their affiliates
Synth Gel
Synth Paste
Tourists
Uncut Diamonds* mined by Rheinland corporations or their affiliates
VIPs

§2.2. When transporting goods marked with asterisk (*), ship pilot or captain must be able to provide law-enforcement authorities source of the cargo by stating name of the miner or station from which he obtained it. Obtaining from third party is forbidden.

§2.3. Paragraph §2.1. does not apply for Independent Miners Guild and its affiliates.

§2.4. Cryer Pharmaceuticals and its affiliates are allowed to transport Human Organs, Pharmaceuticals, Scientists, Stabiline and Synthetic Marijuana.

§3. Restrictions of cargo shipping for Libertonian corporations - Ageira Technologies, Cryer Pharmaceuticals, Deep Space Engineering, Interspace Commerce, Universal Shipping and their affiliates within Rheinland:

§3.1. Ageira Technologies and Interspace Commerce and their affiliates are allowed to transport only cargo listed in §2.1. except Blue Jilies, with additon of these commodities:

Bio-neural processors
Jump Gate and Trade Lane Parts
Superconductors

§3.2. Cryer Pharmaceuticals and its affiliates are allowed to transport only cargo listed in §2.4. with addition of Casualties, HazMat Canisters and Nanotubes.

§3.3. Deep Space Engineering and its affiliates are allowed to transport only these commodities:

Consumer Goods of Rheinland origin
Diamonds
Jump Gate and Trade Lane Parts

§3.4 Universal Shipping and its affiliates are banned from Rheinland space entirely.

As you can see from these lists, Libertonian corporations are at this moment much less restricted in trading within Rheinland than our corporations in Liberty, what especially applies to Ageira and Interspace. Thus majority of Bundestag members feels no more exceptions should be made, no matter how purely administrave they are, because this would weaken Rheinland position in mentioned negotiations with Liberty. Rheinland made a lot of exceptions, not to mention your much more relaxed trade embargo on the border than conditions which Liberty keeps.

Maybe if you could show that Ageira is exerting some pressure on Liberty government to lift restriction of Rheinland corporations, Bundestag representatives may change their opinion. Otherwise you will have to wait for outcome of the negotiations between governments.

Mit Freundlichen Grüßen,

Laura Caspers

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