I'm contacting you today with a slightly concerning matter. While distance prevent us from cooperating on military matters, our relationship on economy and trade matters has always been rather strong with frequent sightings of RHT fleet in Council space; especially within the Roussillon system, knowledge of which is only provided to the Council's most trusted allies.
A few days ago a mission debrief landed on my desk that seems to suggest the RHA-Council diplomatic status has taken a small turn and not for the better. Thus I would like to request a clarification regarding an incident that took place days ago involving one of our CLT officers in Hessian space. Logs suggest that he was intercepted, questioned and fined for a large sum:
LOG START
[21.04.2017 13:07:01] [RHA]SOA-Ichaival: Cut your engines, now.
[21.04.2017 13:07:02] [C]-CLT-Geghard: Miroslav: This is Coucnil Heavy Transport C-L-T Geghard, I-D Two-two-eight.
[21.04.2017 13:07:17] [RHA]SOA-Ichaival: Explain your breach of our space.
[21.04.2017 13:07:53] [C]-CLT-Geghard: Miroslav: Basically, distribution of blood diamonds. A-and, like, tryin' to drop down that gin in my hulls.
[21.04.2017 13:08:09] [RHA]SOA-Ichaival: You realize you've made an affront to the Hessen movement.
[21.04.2017 13:08:23] [C]-CLT-Geghard: Miro: Hm? Excuse me?
[21.04.2017 13:08:31] [RHA]SOA-Ichaival: This entire system is heavily restricted.
[21.04.2017 13:08:41] [RHA]SOA-Ichaival: And you've broken our laws by coming here without permission.
[21.04.2017 13:08:44] [C]-CLT-Geghard: Miro: Wait, this one?
[21.04.2017 13:08:50] [RHA]SOA-Ichaival: This entire system, correct.
[21.04.2017 13:09:27] [C]-CLT-Geghard: Miro: Oh, dang it, my bad, my bad, I thought about... Oh, dang it, yes, it is, I thought, that Omega-41 is restricted.
[21.04.2017 13:09:52] [RHA]SOA-Ichaival: Since you're a remote friend of sorts, you'll pay a heavy tax if you wish to live.
[21.04.2017 13:10:17] [C]-CLT-Geghard: Miro: Well, fine, this is my mistake.
[21.04.2017 13:10:43] [RHA]SOA-Ichaival: The sum you'll need to render for appeasement will be twenty-five million credits.
[21.04.2017 13:10:55] [C]-CLT-Geghard: Miro: While I am going to do all the payment, going to ask about the blood diamonds. The rules are still the same?
[21.04.2017 13:10:56] [RHA]SOA-Ichaival: And then you will be free to leave and never return without prior permission from the Generalmajor.
[21.04.2017 13:11:19] [RHA]SOA-Ichaival: I'm afraid you need our licensing to carry the diamonds. We do not simply hand them out.
[21.04.2017 13:11:29] /givecash [rha]soa-ichaival 25000000
[21.04.2017 13:11:29] You have sent 25.000.000 credits to [RHA]SOA-Ichaival
[21.04.2017 13:11:31] [RHA]SOA-Ichaival: Pay your appeasement fine, leave, make your requests and return with justified grounds.
[21.04.2017 13:12:03] [C]-CLT-Geghard: Miro: Roger that. Where is nearest safe haven? Or I can land on Freital without any problems?
[21.04.2017 13:12:17] [RHA]SOA-Ichaival: There is a Freeport in Omega - 41.
[21.04.2017 13:12:36] [RHA]SOA-Ichaival: Or you may simply go to Omega-11 and then Solaris Station.
[21.04.2017 13:13:04] [C]-CLT-Geghard: Miro: Nay, Solaris is kinda... acknowledged about me. Freeport then.
[21.04.2017 13:13:30] [C]-CLT-Geghard: Miro: Okay, movin' out, sorry for that invasion here.
LOG END
Our last point of contact made through Monsieur Gluckner and Col. Sanzio nearly 5 years ago, indicates that we have...or rather had the authorization to traverse through the Omega-47 system.
Sender:Major Albert "Viking" Fuchs, Spezialoperationsabteilung. Recipient:The Council Topic:Misunderstanding
Guten abend Councilmen,
The SOA has detained and dealt with the pilot in question, such misunderstandings will not continue on in the future. Should you wish to be refunded for the lost money, the SOA is willing to compensate. The Council will be granted continued access to Viernheim and Freital to continue the distribution of blood diamonds. Should you encounter anymore issues in the meantime do notify the SOA.
Major Albert "Viking" Fuchs
Spezialoperationsabteilung
Initialisation... Intensité du signal:█████████90% Encodage:__________██████████PLUS FORT Source:________Battleship Chaumont, Champagne Expéditeur:____Colonel Etienne Savoie___[C] Destinataire(s):Major Albert "Viking" Fuchs, SOA
I'm glad to hear that this incident was a mere misunderstanding.
As for the fine, a compensation will not be necessary. Though for future reference, it would benefit all parties, especially allies, to notify each other of such drastic changes ahead of time in order to prevent complications.
If there are no further administrative documents that we need to submit in order to secure our passage through Hessian spaces and to Hessian bases in the aforementioned systems, then this transmission shall act as proof of agreement between the Red Hessians and The Council.
Cordialement,
Colonel Etienne Savoie
Chef de Groupement Tactique Champenoise