To: Jien Kogen, Council of the Rising Suns CC: Samura

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::::Ubertragung von: Rheinland Bundestag::::
::::Ubermittlung an: Emperor Jien Kogen::::
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FROM: Erich Teufel, Rheinland Bundestag
TO: Emperor Jien Kogen

Dear Honorable Emperor Jien Kogen,

We have run into a small snag in securing the Sigma 13 system.

Military Communications have reported encountering more diplomatic resistance to Rheinland's presence then projected. GMG leadership has stubbornly brought up a clause of the Sigma Treaty even after Rheinland Military personnel so graciously asked their corporation for permission to enter their space and the GMG so readily ignored denying them access. It seems they are now upset about the prospect of a small, neutral, force of Rheinlanders keeping the peace in the sigmas. Clearly this is GMG trickery at work, but we can do nothing to counter it without escalating tensions between them and the Fatherland. To create such tension between our two peoples would be most counterproductive.

However, there is a loophole to which we may use as an ends to the means of securing the sigma 13 system for Kusari trade, and thus food for Rheinland.

By dispatching Military, or police vessels for that matter, into the northern half of Sigma-13 without our direct consent and approval, you are effectively breaking the treaty that Kanzler Rheinhardt of the Republic of Rheinland and the majority of the Gas Miners Guild Masters signed on the Planet of Baden Baden, dating 29th Dec 817 AS.

I implore you to update yourself with the rules and regulations negotiated during the lengthier treaty talks, so there will be no further misunderstandings. TREATY ATTACHMENT

We expect that the treaty of Baden Baden will be respected to the letter, and that no Rheinland Military forces show themselves in the northern half of Sigma-13 without our direct approval, with the exception of entering or leaving Honshu by trade lanes, of course.

As you can see in the above attachment, the treaty left allowances for Military forces to exert their presence in Sigma 13 so long as they are traveling to or from Kusari. If you would see it in your favor to allow minimal Rheinland Military forces to transit to and from the Honshu system, we could use this to our collective advantage, and dissuade the GMG from interfering with Samura convoys escorted by Rheinland vessels.

If you would be kind enough to grant us this privilege to enter your honorable house, the only place RM forces would be inside the great nation of Kusari would be within 1k of the Sigma 13 jumpgate.

I stand by to answer any questions you might have, and hopefully hammer out an agreement which would benefit us both.

Representative for the Rheinland Bundestag,

Erich Teufel

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