To: Kingdom of Bretonia & Liberty Republic | From: Jim Alber

[Battlegroup Veracruz]

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ID: Isaac Barrington

Recipient: Kingdom of Bretonia, Liberty Republic

Subject: Refugees

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Liberty and Bretonian officers,,

My name is Isaac Barrington, and I am the commander of the Veracruz Battle Group responsible for evacuating the Breton refugees from our planet.

I address the officers of Bretonia and Liberty as those who once met the Gallic threat shoulder to shoulder. Those with some of whom even I had to stand beside to repel the royalist attacks that burned the planet Leeds. I know that you are men of honor and ready to fight for a just cause.

What is happening now shows the other side of the Republic and the Kingdom. It is as if the Royalists have sneaked inside the two nations and have come to dominate and divide, putting all those who have fought for freedom and the right to live under their influence. Now you take that right away from those who are not guilty of anything - the Breton refugees, who just want to get away from the hell that is happening and finally start life with a clean slate.

To clarify:

• Liberty Security Forces is threatening the death penalty to any civilian vessels attempting to rescue Bretonia refugees from the Vespucci system who are moving into Liberty Republic space.
  
• Bretonia threatens to forcibly stop and arrest all people on evacuation ships attempting to fly through the Cortez and Magellan systems to safety. Such as Coronado.
  

This is unnatural. It's wrong. You can see for yourselves what it can lead to. If you don't understand the big picture, I'll fill you in with more details:

• Bretonia has previously stated that it is not ready to accept refugees into its territory. We have stated that refugee ships will not transfer refugees to the kingdom, and that the Magellan, Cortez and Manchester systems (in the case of Bretonia) are only a flyby route, but not its end point.
  
• All of the people on the liners or armored transports are specifically Bretonian civilians who fled the war on the planet Leeds. We can confirm this, because most of them have documents proving they belong to the Kingdom. They are women, crippled men, old men and children. Will you kill the children? Will you raise your weapons against those who want a peaceful life? Against defenseless people?
  
  Only a small fraction of the refugees remained on Veracruz as the ideology of the Insurgency became sympathetic to them. None of them or the Insurgents themselves made it onto the liner, they remained in the planet's protective garrison, as is required for the moment in light of recent circumstances.
  

Are you ready to kill civilians? Then how will you be different from royalists? We have already seen an act of genocide, we all fought against such things not to have them happen again. Think twice before pointing guns at the liners: that blood will be on your hands.

Sincerely,

Isaac Barrington

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