03-28-2017, 09:13 PM, (This post was last modified: 03-29-2017, 12:07 PM by oZoneRanger.
Edit Reason: removing Chief Mori as a reciepient as she could be involved in a conspiracy
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To: The Republic of Liberty, Office of Treaty Affairs-
Sam Worthington, Secretary of State for Foreign Policy
Boris Livingstone, Secretary of State for Internal Affairs
[LN]-Headquarters-Office of Fleet Admiral- Alan Jones
From:LPI Officer [Reserves]
Antonio Franco el Corrupto
Re: Rhineland military vessels freely navigating in the Republic Liberty.
Esteemed officials of the Republic of Liberty. As of late on my patrols, I have been encountering a large number of Rhineland Military vessels freely navigating the House Space of the Republic of Liberty. This seems to be a clear violation of Article 7 of the peace treaty signed between the Houses of Rhineland and The Republic of Liberty such a short time ago, which reads:
Article 7
Patrols are allowed to patrol only in their respective zone and also in shared zone, applying laws of their house without any interference of opposite house authorities or corporations. Exceptions for entering opposite exclusive zone are case of system-wide emergency call for help or chase of hostile or illegal entity which flew into opposite exclusive zone during pursuit. Under no circumstances Rheinland patrols are allowed to enter Texas system and Liberty patrols Hamburg system.
Having not received any official communication from the Liberty Government on any of the official channels to the contrary, I can only assume that any Rhineland warships traveling through the New York system are to be considered hostile and outside of their designated zones of permitted operation.
Earlier today, a Rhineland transport exited the Trade Lanes in Sector G-6 at the Battleship Missouri and Norfolk Shipyard trade lane exchange. Said ship was carrying sealed cargo containers that scans were not able to penetrate. The vessel was ordered to stop and did so. It admitted to being a member of the Rhineland Military, transporting what I can only suppose is military hardware to Battleship Nagumo, a house that is said to be on good relations with the House of Gallia as recently as a month ago. The implications of this are severe. A House that we were recently at war with could be passing on military supplies to Kusari and those could possibly fall into the hands of the enemies of not only Liberty but Bretonia as well.
Attached you will find the logs to that encounter. As I was unsure of the status of this transport, and not wanting to cause a diplomatic incident, I opted to tax the ship 1million Sirian Credits for the use of our trade lanes. This ship while being a member of the Rhineland Military, posed no offensive threat to our shipping and It was decided to let it pass safely.
[28.03.2017 17:19:53] Bamberg[$23] entered tradelane at New York G-6
[28.03.2017 17:19:54] /showscan$ 23
[28.03.2017 17:19:54] Ageira Mark IIc Fusion Reactor,Event Commodity 10
[28.03.2017 17:19:54] OK
Transcript of Radio logs
7 17:20:23] A.F.Corrupto: Hold bamberg
[28.03.2017 17:20:23] Bamberg[$23] exited tradelane at New York F-5
[28.03.2017 17:20:28] Bamberg: Diedrick: Guten Tag
[28.03.2017 17:20:47] A.F.Corrupto: Scanning your cargo and ID sir.
[28.03.2017 17:20:49] Bamberg: Diedrick: evening officer
[28.03.2017 17:21:04] A.F.Corrupto: Your destination sir?
[28.03.2017 17:21:18] Bamberg: Diedrick: kusari, battleship nagumo
[28.03.2017 17:22:01] Bamberg: Diedrick: as you can see, i'm a military transport
[28.03.2017 17:22:02] A.F.Corrupto: Copy that sir, currently if you do not wish to start a diplomatic incedent, i will require you to leave a 1million credit
[28.03.2017 17:22:09] A.F.Corrupto: deposit with me sir.
[28.03.2017 17:22:23] Bamberg: Diedrick: i see
[28.03.2017 17:22:45] Bamberg: Diedrick: i shall comply
[28.03.2017 17:23:02] A.F.Corrupto: The last I heard, we had not given clearance to rhienland military transports sir...I hope you understand.
[28.03.2017 17:23:03] You have received 1.000.000 credits from Bamberg
Shortly there after, at the same location, a Rhineland military warship, gunboat class, with several criminal elements of various types in its cargo hold, refused to drop off these elements with me for transport to LPI Sugarland and LPI Huntsville. A fact that leaves me in dereliction of my Duties as an LPI officer.
-Keeping the peace, through deadly force if necessary.
-Destruction of any and all unlawfuls, including pirates, terrorists, and other assorted degenerates.
-Maintaining and stocking of prison stations Sugarland, Huntsville, and Attica.
-Search and Rescue of disabled or distressed ships and/or personnel.
The more worrisome aspect of this encounter came when said Rhineland Warship, stated that he had authorization from the 5th Fleet to operate in Libertonian Space, but was not escorted by any member of said fleet. How is an officer supposed to know if a Military Vessel from a foreign house has the proper authority for travel if it is not under escort and is traveling alone, and is not able to provide links to the proper travel permits? Furthermore said gunboat refused to heed any of the lawful demands made upon him, nor did he wait for a representative of the 5th to arrive and give an explanation. To avoid any damage to the lanes and stations in Sector G-6 it was decided it was best to let him continue his way.
7 17:24:53] A.F.Corrupto: Rhineland gunboat. you are to drop all of your captives with me sir,
[28.03.2017 17:25:12] A.F.Corrupto: You do not want to risk a diplomatic incident
[28.03.2017 17:25:16] Basilisk: I got the allowance of a authority of the 5th
[28.03.2017 17:25:27] Basilisk: I am allowed to cross libertonian space
[28.03.2017 17:25:51] A.F.Corrupto: The 5th dont mean squat to me buddy. They hold no authority on the lanes Sir.
[28.03.2017 17:26:00] Basilisk: So please dont interfere me
[28.03.2017 17:26:11] Basilisk: The 5th has more to say than you, im sorry
[28.03.2017 17:26:17] A.F.Corrupto: You are a military vessel in Libertonian space without proper permissions.
[28.03.2017 17:26:22] Basilisk: Good day
A few moment later we had brief radio contact with a member of the 5th fleet. Who stated that they were allowed to give verbal clearance to any ship they please, on the spot. This is a very dangerous precept. Are we to put the safety of the population of Liberty into the hands of the transport captains of the 5th fleet? Captains that show such poor judgement as to allow warships of foreign houses to fly freely and with out escort, warships that pay no respect to the laws and enforcers of those laws? Monitoring of lane traffic and the evaluation of cargo and safety of lane traffic have always fallen under the jurisdiction of the LPI.
7 17:31:22] 5th|LNT-Seattle: Mike:Now then what is this about 5th not being able to allow ships to enter Liberty space on spot?
7 17:34:57] A.F.Corrupto: Last I heard, there have been no orders from the Liberty Government on the subject. The 5th is not the Lib government.
If one were to assume the worst. A case could be made that elements of the 5th fleet are openly cooperating with members of the Rhineland military to deliver military hardware in sealed un-scanable cargo pods to a 3rd house who is or up an till recently was an ally of Gallia. This seems like a very dangerous chain of events, one that I thought had to be brought to you with all urgency.
At the very least, a clear jurisdiction of enforcement on the trade lanes should be established. My suggestion would be that the LPI have a 5k radius of jurisdiction around the trade lanes of the Republic of Liberty, this would clear up any further misunderstandings now and in the future.
Antonio Franco el Corrupto
Officer of the Laws of Liberty LPI (Reserve)
ID: Chief Mori Encryption: Standard Date: 03/28/824 A.S.
Kon'nichiwa Reserve Officer.
I will only respond to the things mentioned in the first attached file.
While I can understand your worries about war supplies heading for Kusari reach the wrong people, in this case the Gallic Crown, I can ensure you that all war supplies heading to Kusari Naval Forces assets are to be used against the Imperial Kusari Navy which currently invades the Kyushu system. You did well stopping the Rheinland Military transport though, I can't remember an exception for them to freely traverse through Liberty towards Kusari. After all the route over the Sigmas is much shorter and without much diplomatic issues for them, unlike the route through Liberty.
Next time tell them to turn back to Rheinland as long as the Rheinland Military or even the Bundestag didn't contact Liberty's lawful forces.
ID: Chief Mori Encryption: High Date: 03/28/824 A.S.
Kon'nichiwa again.
I just read your message again and noticed something that should be changed.
The Fifth Fleet's High Command has no access to this message here, especially due to the last two cases concerning the Fifth Fleet directly.
Due to this we kindly request you to open this channel to the Fifth Fleet as well.
To: The Republic of Liberty, Office of Treaty Affairs-
Sam Worthington, Secretary of State for Foreign Policy
Boris Livingstone, Secretary of State for Internal Affairs
[LN]-Headquarters-Office of Fleet Admiral- Alan Jones
From:LPI Officer [Reserves]
Antonio Franco el Corrupto
Chief Mori, Let me get this straight. YOU assure me that the cargo being delivered to the Nagumo by Rhineland, is ONLY going to be used against the Imperial faction of the Kusari government? Ms Mori, have you been drug tested lately? The last time I checked, and I am just a rank file beat cop, but the Imperialist were also giving it their all in the fight against the Gallic Crown.
Even I know that you do not give weapons to someone who is going to use them to fight someone that happens to be fighting the same enemy as you. Giving any ammo or military hardware, or letting any pass through Liberty to the Kusari government seems like it would be the same as aiding the enemies of Liberty. If the Imperialist fight the Gauls, and the sitting Kusari government fights the Imperialist, then by logic, the Gauls and the sitting Kusari government are allies.
Until I hear from the leadership of the [LN] or a representative of the Liberty government, I will not open up this channel to the 5th. I suspect something nefarious is going on here, and now by your words, I could even begin to suspect that YOU could be in on it. Why would we aid anyone who is the least bit friendly to the Gauls.
I believe there is little assurance that the arms being transported from Rhineland to Kusari will not be passed on to the Gallics, and used against Liberty or the Bretonians. By the information that I have seen, the 5th is in on it, so is Rhineland and you may be as well.
Maybe this issue is better suited for the Liberty Intelligence services, or an Independent Investigation Committee. I will also remind you Chief Mori, that your first duty should be to the rank and file officers of the LPI that serve The Republic of Liberty, reserves and active duty, that is what we out here in the field would expect. Or are you like so many that have already passed through that chair you sit in that care more about the proffit margin of the company and its investors than those who bleed Liberty Blue?
ID: Chief Mori Encryption: High Date: 03/28/824 A.S.
Careful with your wording.
I am a former primary Kusari Naval Forces Lieutenant. I know well enough how things look like in Kusari and if you didn't know they were forced to surrender and in the end agreed to the most profitable way for the Republic of Kusari, a trade agreement for civilian goods this is not my problem.
While it is true that the Imperial Navy didn't surrender and still fight the Gallics I merely wanted to point out that these weapons will not land in the Gallic Navy's hands. The Civil War going on in Kusari is a matter you shouldn't worry about, as much as it could concern the future of Kusari and Sirius. Have a hint, Kusari is unhappy about Gallia, and I mean the majority of the Kusarian population as well as the current Naval Forces. It didn't went through all the medias yet but Gallics banned Kusari civilians from Gallia. Do you really believe that they won't stock up their military to strike back once they can?
You really didn't understand the ways of war yet, Kusari cannot openly attack someone who could still easily crush them. They need to rebuild their war machines first, now guess what they are likely doing ever since they got on forced neutral terms with Gallia?
Also if you don't feel like letting the Fifth Fleet read anything here, that is your thing. I just pointed out that they would likely be helpful as the Pilot who talked to you seems like a rather new recruit to me.
To: The Republic of Liberty, Office of Treaty Affairs-
Sam Worthington, Secretary of State for Foreign Policy
Boris Livingstone, Secretary of State for Internal Affairs
[LN]-Headquarters-Office of Fleet Admiral- Alan Jones
From:LPI Officer [Reserves]
Antonio Franco el Corrupto
Esteemed Officials of the Liberty Government. There is evil afoot. I have taken the drastic measure to remove Chief of the LPI from this channel, as I have no guarantee that she can be trusted. Her own words imply that she is more loyal to sitting government of Kusari, a government that capitulated to the Gallic Crown and as she put it "agreed to the most profitable way for the Republic of Kusari, a trade agreement for civilian goods", than she is to the safety of the citizens of The Republic of Liberty.
The latest incident, with these sealed cargo containers involved an independently flagged BMM ship call sign "Teaspoon". Many attempts were made to have this vessel drop its cargo. It did not. Warning shots were fired at the ship, and it then docked on Norfolk shipyard. Orders where given to apprehend the vessel on the docks, but before this could happen, it un-docked and some how must managed to hack the security protocols placed on all weapons platforms in sector 6G, as all weapons then started firing on my ship, resulting in its destruction. My self and my crew, plus the black box information I am passing along, made it to Norfolk ship yard air lock 3C in our escape pod, where dock crews could not explain what had happened. "Technical Malfuction" of unknown origin is how they described it. The dock crews also stated that whatever was in the Sealed Cargo Containers, self destructed and was not able to be analyzed. Attached are the Scans and radio logs of this encounter.
[29.03.2017 09:49:41] Teaspoon[$19] entered tradelane at Texas F-4
[29.03.2017 09:49:55] /showscan$ 19
[29.03.2017 09:49:55] Ageira Mark IIc Fusion Reactor,Heavy Mining Array,Event Commodity 10
[29.03.2017 09:49:55] OK
***Radio Communication Logs***
[29.03.2017 09:51:32] A.F.Corrupto: Hold Teaspoon, need to scan you.
[29.03.2017 09:52:09] A.F.Corrupto: Ok, that cargo what is it about. What is your destination?
[29.03.2017 09:52:47] Teaspoon: Um..-
[29.03.2017 09:53:10] Teaspoon: Im heading to Kusari ofcourse.
[29.03.2017 09:53:23] A.F.Corrupto: Hold it dont move
[29.03.2017 09:53:51] Teaspoon: Just Freeing up trade lane, we do not want eny colissions here.
[29.03.2017 09:53:51] A.F.Corrupto: You will need to drop that cargo sir.
[29.03.2017 09:54:30] Teaspoon: Im afraid that is not acceptable. You do not seem to be bale to tractor it in. so it would end up in the harshness of space.
[29.03.2017 09:54:52] A.F.Corrupto: It will be analized and the rest destroyed. Drop that cargo Sir.
[29.03.2017 09:55:05] Teaspoon: That is simply not how you treat dead wart heroes.
[29.03.2017 09:55:43] Teaspoon: Not even remotely acceptable. Sorry sir, I cant do that.
[29.03.2017 09:55:46] A.F.Corrupto: Sir, we cannot verify the contents of that cargo. They are sealed. So...Drop the cargo sir.
[29.03.2017 09:56:11] Teaspoon: Im not at the liberty to drop the cargo in space. That is just not going to happen.
[29.03.2017 09:56:35] Teaspoon: I could, however unload it on some station of your choosing.
[29.03.2017 09:57:01] A.F.Corrupto: Sir, you are disobeying a lawful order from a representative of the liberty government. There may be consequence for your
[29.03.2017 09:57:03] A.F.Corrupto: actions.
[29.03.2017 09:57:12] A.F.Corrupto: Drop the cargo Sir.
[29.03.2017 09:58:21] Teaspoon: I will contact my cotractors and see if this can be resolved somehow. Hold on please.
[29.03.2017 09:59:09] A.F.Corrupto: Sir. I would hate to damage a ship from a House that is an Allie to Liberty. That cargo is not scannable..You are required to
[29.03.2017 09:59:18] A.F.Corrupto: drop the cargo for evaluation and destruction.
[29.03.2017 10:01:26] A.F.Corrupto: **Charging Weapons** Sir, you are in violation of Liberty Law, not following the directives of a Police Officer. DROP IT NOW
[29.03.2017 10:01:46] Teaspoon: I have a response from my contractors.
[29.03.2017 10:02:19] A.F.Corrupto: Sir......
[29.03.2017 10:02:19] Teaspoon: Sadly, this thing is not going to be resolved to your liking obviously. As I feel I need to protect my cargo at all costs from.
[29.03.2017 10:02:35] Teaspoon: beeing destroyed, this leaves only one course of actions for me.
[29.03.2017 10:02:42] 2017-03-29 10:02:52 SMT Traffic control alert: Teaspoon has requested to dock
What ever is in these sealed cargo containers, must be very valuable and those transporting them will go to great lenght to hide the contents of these from the eyes of Liberty Government Officials. An official investigation should at the very least be put into place, to see if any conspiracies are at work to undermine the safety and security of the Republic of Liberty. Also a communication to BMM should be made to establish ownership of the vessel "Teaspoon" and this vessels docking rights should be rescinded and made invalid to any station or port of call in The Republic of Liberty.
Antonio Franco el Corrupto
Libery Police (Reserve)
COMM ID:Fleet Admiral Alan Jones TARGET ID:Officer Antonio Franco
Officer Franco,
Thank you for bringing the matter to the High Command's attention.
The Liberty Navy has not been contacted by any entity regarding allowance for operation of any foreign militaries or any foreign warships. As such you are to follow policy as specified in the Liberty Laws. Section three, part IV contains information regarding foreign warships and Section four, part III in regards to ships of any class belonging Foreign Military or inteligence agencies.
While officers of the 5th fleet can give a on the spot one time permission, the claims from the ship in question are poor in detail and would require verification including a reference to the officer or ship. That leads me to suspect, that no permission has been given at all. Nonetheless you are to proceed normally under the guidelines provided in the laws, which I will attach below.
On another note this channel is to be re-opened to the LPI Headquarters for documentation and making them aware. And let's keep it to just business. This is not the place or moment for arguing. Furthermore if you wish for a direct statement by the 5th fleet, feel free to open the channel to them and as well and request a statement. This is as much as I can give you from the Naval High Command.
As for your notification on said ship hauling the specified cargo, there is no legal statement to prevent it from entering Liberty, in other words it's not contraband. However if you manage to acquire samples, through legal means of course, feel free to deposit them on Norfolk Shipyard for inspection.
The Department of Defense has received and acknowledged this information. You will receive a reply on our standing with the matter as soon as possible.