The IND hereby petitions the representatives of the following House Governments: Liberty, Rheinland, Kusari and Bretonia. For the purpose of enacting the IND's Corporate War Policies on the undertaking known as Invesco Trading Company.
Reasons:
1) The IND vessel Koolmo's Cruise was attacked for no good reason beyond fun and games, by a vessel bearing the colours of Invesco.
2) When assured such acts would be unprofitable for Invesco, the IND was threatened with Battlestars and missile boats.
For these reasons the IND wishes to call upon it's extensive allies and contacts to enforce a policy of "No Profit" on Invesco. Invesco ships will be targeted wherever they may fly, Invesco's holdings planetside will be targeted for corporate espionage, their people targeted for corporate extraction.
Invesco holdings will, upon completion of stage one, be targeted for hostile takeover proceedings. In short Invesco will become a part of Interspace Commerce or die. Interspace brooks no dissent.
Signed
Jay Simon
CEO of Interspace NeuralNet Division
And
Maj.Gen (Ret.) Lord, Professor, Sir Gregory Bayliss, Master of Philosophy, Commander of the Bretonian Empire.
Interspace NeuralNet Division Press Officer
Saint Del is considered a holy healer of diseases of children, but also as a protector of cattle.
"You want our great corporation to assist a Liberty corporation with their own little matters? If you can't take an attack stay in your house, but don't come whining to us if you get a boo-boo."
I feel you are missing my point somewhat. Do we need to remind you of the fact we are spread throughout Sirius? Do we need to remind our fair allies of who insures their cargoes for dangerous trips? Do we need to remind you of our past business relationships? No, of course we don't. Republican Express is a valued ally and if it desires to not get involved then we shall accept this with good grace, and Republican Express can expect a similar hand of friendship if it is troubled in the future.
Gregory Bayliss Out.
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Saint Del is considered a holy healer of diseases of children, but also as a protector of cattle.
Dear sir. The Bretonian government does, of course, most value the fine work of the IND in furthering trade interests in Bretonia, and as such, we naturally take an interest in the wellbeing of your corporation. That said, it is not our place to interfere in the business of a legitimate trading company. If, however, you have any evidence of Invesco regisered vessels attacking or threatening your trade ships within Bretonia or any other system under our protection (Omega 3, Magellan, Cortez, Tau 31), then please forward it to myself or representatives of the BPA. If this Invesco corporation is indeed openly committing acts of unprovoked aggression against legitimate IND trading vessels, then you may be rest assured that we shall use all the powers of the Bretonian Crown to exact a swift and permanent solution to their corporate piracy.
In the meantime, however, I am duty-bound to kindly ask you not to undertake any reckless actions against Invesco youselves in Bretonia that might violate our Law.
We are determined to support you in the pursuit of peaceful and unhindered trade,
Yours sincerely,
Commodore Stanley Nelson
BAF Diplomatic Officer
5th Fleet - HMS-Suffolk