I am fully aware of what you're referencing. The incident that has made me question the Unioners field operations and whether or not hold any respect towards myself or other Harmony personnel. Whether your sworn enemy or not, a dogfight was not going to break out near Marshall station. As I stated to both you and the Hackers, you could have your way with them once I had escorted them from the system. When I realized we were going the inconvenient way by way of Unioners asking, both subjects complied and were still attacked. Atleast the Hacker had the decency to wait until it actually became a fight. Then again it's possible that the Hackers hold respect for Harmony in Bering while the Unioners don't.
To: Captain Jade Linford From:Oberstarbeiter Max Schilder Subject:RE: Disrespect
Fräulein Linford,
Perhaps fräulein Dross reacted more harshly than it was necessary, but her motives were true. While she was wrong to initiate hostilities in the vicinity of Marshall Station as it is not our intention to disrupt Harmony operations or harm the base, she had right to destroy any hostile vessels within Bering and the close perimeter of Pacifica Shipyard. While we respect your decision to cease hostilities with the said parties, you should respect our decision not to. Furthermore, I'd like to discuss following logs:
[15.06.2018 19:10:17] [HF]-Stoneheart: We were planning on exiting the AO via the Hudson jump corridor. Will that be an issue?
[15.06.2018 19:10:54] H|-Jade.Linford.: And no, that won't be an issue.
The proposed depart route would cause a major issue as it would allow them to pass dangerously close to Pacifica Shipyard that could potentially lead to a disaster. We would be forced to scramble our defense wing and evaporate the hostiles on sight to stop any attempt of espionage, electronic warfare attack or sabotage by other means. I am assured I don't need to explain it further, as you would do the same if it was Marshall Station in question.
Third, to repeat myself, we respect your decision to remain neutral towards Hellfire, putting them under Battlegroup Harmony protection for no apparent reason raises questions. They were not a part of diplomatic mission, or if they were, I was not informed about it. I'd ask you to rethink on your diplomatic endeavors as any further involvement with the Hellfire Legion could seriously cripple our relations.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
Für die Union, für Unser Rheinland
Oberstarbeiter Max Schilder
Administrator of Pacifica
Head of the Chort's Forge
I'm fully aware of your and Hellfires Hatred of each other and yes the initial route was an issue, one that was corrected just before hosilities began. However this is not the first time something of this nature has happened. I do recall miss Dross essentially calling Harmomy weak for not following such extreme measures and attempting to negotiate during the Zoner Militia issue. Amongst other things, the blame for strains in our relations are not solely on the behalf of Harmony, so please do not act as such. While it is in our interest to remedy this issue, we will not be muscled into controlling our own relations with outside factors so long as it does not direvtly threaten our allies' lives. This is the same thing we have come to agreement with the Hackers, our long time and most trusted allies.
To: Captain Allison J. Hunter From:Oberstarbeiter Max Schilder Subject:RE: Disrespect
Fräulein Linford,
I do not deny that Alster Union has contributed to decline of our relations as much as the Battlegroup Harmony did. Our relations are currently in a state of stalemate and I intend to break it. It is my duty as a head of the Chort's Forge to ensure the victory of the Alster Union in the North, not to nullify the chances for it by creating another adversary. In order to do so, we need to reach a consensus. There are few important points I'd like to discuss with you in order to minimalize possibility of another similar incident.
First and foremost, the Alster Union wishes to reserve right to shoot down any hostile vessel, with no exemptions, within perimeter of 15 clicks around Pacifica, including the close perimeter of 2 clicks around Hamburg anomaly as it's extremely important to our commerce and serves as a connection with the rest of our movement.
Military Salvage claims are to be considered as the ownership of Alster Union and any mining operation that is not initiated by the Alster Union, Battlegroup Harmony or Junker Marauders need to be disrupted immediately.
We will respect Battlegroup Harmony's authority within perimeter of 15 clicks of Marshall Station and close perimeter of Bristol Depot and not initiate hostilities in the area if requested to. It is not our intention to "muscle" your relations, but I would prefer if you deal with the said parties outside of Bering or at least in close proximity of Marshall Station as their presence creates an unnecessary concern.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
Für die Union, für Unser Rheinland
Oberstarbeiter Max Schilder
Administrator of Pacifica
Head of the Chort's Forge
Once again, the Battlegroup would like to inquire as to the status of the 'Hel'-class cruiser we've supplied for construction. After such an amount of time, I suspect construction must bear nearing it's end if it isn't completed already. We await your response.
To: Captain Allison J. Hunter From:Oberstarbeiter Max Schilder Subject:RE: Bump
Fräulein Hunter,
A complete disregard of my concern will not speed up the process of construction and delivery. Before we continue, I would like you to review my previous message and answer accordingly. The message was supposed to be an opening of a discussion that will have to happen sooner or later, a matter of territorial claims, mutual understanding and respect.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
Für die Union, für Unser Rheinland
Oberstarbeiter Max Schilder
Administrator of Pacifica
Head of the Chort's Forge
Respect is where respect shall be, Mr. Schilder. This much the Union should be well aware of.
The Battlegroup will take these terms into account, with exception to the mining rights, as they lie within Separatist controlled space, and will enforce both system and Separatist laws within our defined spheres of influence and zones around our installations. The Union is free to enforce whatever laws and guidelines you may wish to around you defined areas of operation, but should it originate or spill into separatist controlled space, we will act accordingly per on-sight field officers' command and instructions.
Our controlled sovereign region will encompass the guidelines outlined in the Regulations and Separatist Laws, in addition to all space to the east of the system's central star, including the edge of the exclusion zone around Marshall Station and a 10k exclusion zone around the Texas Jump Gate. All other space is to be administered at your discretion.
These guidelines will be acted upon by all vessels of both the Battlegroup and Separatist movement. If you have any questions or concerns, relay them here. High Command will have a look and determine the appropriate response.
To: Captain Allison J. Hunter From:Oberstarbeiter Max Schilder Subject:Discontent
Fräulein Hunter,
I could not have said it better, respect where respect is due. Yet I believe we receive none of it.
While I could agree to several points of yours to some extent, no sane Unioner will ever agree to your dominion over eastern part of Bering and I will not even comment on blatant claim of the resources that belongs to us.
Think carefully about your next reply.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
Für die Union, für Unser Rheinland
Oberstarbeiter Max Schilder
Administrator of Pacifica
Head of the Chort's Forge
according to my available information, Commodore Linford has requested a Hel-class cruiser from your shipyards. Logistics vessels have been rerouted to supply you with the neccessary materials. Yet when a status report is requested of you, it is being avoided on the matter of some misunderstanding about your organisations standing with us and within Bering.
Now I will inquire again, personally, about the status of the cruiser.
To: Captain Allison J. Hunter From:Oberstarbeiter Max Schilder Subject:RE:
Admiral Knight,
Perhaps I hesitated too much to make it clear, but I will not repeat the same mistake again. This is my answer; Construction of the Hell-class cruiser was completed several days ago. It will not be delivered until the currently standing questions are answered and dealt with.
Perhaps the issue seems to you as a "matter of some misunderstanding" but I see it as much more. The terms presented by Captain Hunter are a disgrace to the Alster Union. We are being cut off from the resources we rightfully claimed, oppressed by the laws we never agreed on and cornered in the system we own for more than a century. The discussion was never about disrespect and incident our Oberstarbiter was involved in, but in the reasoning which led to this incident, which will lead to many more it they aren't properly addressed.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
Für die Union, für Unser Rheinland
Oberstarbeiter Max Schilder
Administrator of Pacifica
Head of the Chort's Forge