Com ID: Capt. Daniel Carpenter
Callsign: =LSF=Liquid
Transmitted to: Ensign Serpico
CC: SA Navy & LSF Director
Ensign I feel I must respond to several points in your last communication.
Traveling through Rhienland without permission from you superiors is a serious error of Judgement, it matters not where you are travelling to. Permission from your superiors and Rhienland Militaries consent must be obtained. Republican Shipping is a Rhienland corperation with close ties to the current regime in Rhienland and while I do not beleive they should act as police, I do think they have the right to suggest you depart from Rhienland territory.
According to our undercover operatives within Rhienland the trader you mentioned was aiding a wanted crimnal by disrupting a trade lane to hinder the militaries pursuit. We cannot be in full posession of the facts and while the Rhienlanders may be harsh and have all the charm of a 2 week rotting dead haddock I am sure the passengers on this vessel were rescued by the authorities. Further investigation of this is pending.
The mercenary Darth Malek cannot take a contract that involves him engaging Rhienland authorities and not expect them to be hostile to him in future.
This is a matter for officers and gentlemen of higher rank than myself but I do have a suggestion. Rep-Ex security ships are welcome to escort shipping through Liberty but only in small fighters or Gunboats. I suggest we no longer allow large capital vessels of this corporation within our borders. I for one am concerned by the amount of firepower this corperation feels is justifiable travelling withoun our borders and I strongly urge our superiors to put an end foreign capital ships casually strolling through our territory.
Capt. Daniel Carpenter
LSF Fighter Combat Instructor