It's been some time since my last attempt to contact your office. With the formal end of martial law, and the drastic reshuffling of many of our assets, I feel the need is paramount to inform Crayter directly of changes within the Republic.
To begin, we have reached an agreement with Intersun Lines to see the Republic's capital vessel returned to our administration. While we recognize that the Barcelona was of high importance to Intersun's regional business ventures, the vessel is of far greater importance to the Republic, and with developments made as of late, the ship is needed in an official capacity at the utmost urgency.
Next, as I'm sure the Military has been briefed, the Republic has begun construction of an orbital facility within the Malacca Ring to serve as a port for the Armed Forces' remaining heavy assets, as well as to assist in processing both Lipari hopefuls and to provide the system's settlements with a source of food not subject to Borneo's radical environment. Crayterian vessels naturally have full docking access, and once the station is finished will be permitted to base, supply, and trade with personnel aboard the station. I am aware this matter did not go through standard channels, and the Republic will endeavour to avoid such actions in the future. However, given the Republic's position, we ask that an understanding be had regarding this action.
Finally, as I stated before, the Republic has seen a formal end to martial law, and will begin reinstating democratic processes over the course of the next few months. Further discussions regarding the future of the Republic in its entirety will be made by myself and the remaining secretaries of the late President de la Zerda's cabinet within the coming weeks, and we will endeavour to inform our friends on Yuma of any developments that come forward.
Should you have any questions, Ms. Ward, please do not hesitate to direct them my way. On that note, should you be able to provide clarification into the matters I arose in my previous transmission, I would be grateful if you could do so.
I thank you for the update on the status of Malta. It is good to hear of your adaption in our home of Tau-44, and look forward to more flourishing news in the future. I can not say the same within our own quorum.
The days are grief and the quorum is split, it all has to do with the militaries incident with the guild over the Nagapasa liner. During the evacuation of freed slaves from Freeport 10 the liner was caught trying to take the slaves into the Gallic Union. Away from the planned course to Yuma and under supposed escort of gallic cruisers. The military maintains custody of the crew with plans to court martial, while representatives within the quorum are calling for a court trail as citizens. The minister of defense claims that only the guild knew of the evacuation for charter of guild assets and sold out the evacuees. Saying they are guilty of compromising the evacuation. Minister Snow is defending the crew but accused only the captain turning against the guild at risk of his crew. The military hasn't released anything, nor say anything on the matter.
Should the Independent Miners Guild come forward and demand for a court trail for the Nagapasa. It might give the public pressure needed to get through and give the crew a chance to walk with their lives. There are innocent guild members amongst the crew, even if the guild at large is still to blame for all of this. It hasn't helped the guilds image after their demands of expulsions from their stations. The opposition are using it as a sign of guilt, and are looking to push for harsher punishment. Which you have found for yourself to have taken effect on the local economic structure in Tau-44. We need this to be pushed forward to clear the mess with the guild. There were those of us who wish this would lighten things up between the republic and the guild, but that is out the window.
In service to the Republic.
Lily Ward
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Crayter Republic
It is very good to hear from you after such time, though as I feared the news is as grim as was expected.
For what it's worth, you and yours have my sympathies for the dilemma you are dealing with. Much of my own fresh administration is still reeling from the headache that was the lifting of martial law. None of it was easy, but we do this for the people we serve; For their betterment.
To that end, I'd be interested in knowing the status of the remaining passengers of the vessel involved. Their role in all of this seems greatly muted, and I want to ensure they're well represented here. Should any trial go forward, peers from their pool will be of great value to everyone involved; This, and their safety is of my utmost concern, given the circumstances of their involvement.
While I cannot say that the details of the incident are any that Malta would back entirely, I can say that I do understand Crayter's concerns regarding the issue at hand that day. Know that my administration will be more than happy to back any attempt at ensuring the crew receives a fair and just trial. Should a neutral venue be needed, I would be more than happy to offer the Capitol as an adequate place to host such legal deliberations.
If it may help the case of the ship's crew, I can ask the Foreign Affairs Department to urge the IMG to make such pushes for a civil trial. All that need be done is to ask.
I feel it important to note that my administration will still have a great number of questions regarding this matter. However, these can be addressed in the future, when tensions are less volatile, or the circumstances call for it with greater intensity.
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