Hail, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Rheinwehr Leadership.
As you may know, the Convoy Group, a Bowex subsidiary, has been travelling Rheinland Space often in the last times, bringing Refugees to a safe place at Holstein, or Gold from Dublin into Rheinland, to pay the shipment of military vehicles to export them to Bretonia. We have had the license for gunboat usage in Rheinalnd space, for special escort purpose of our convoys.
Regarding the pirate situation in the Omegas, which we have to travel through on our supply routes, we have been granted additonal support by the Bretonian Armed Forces, who have established a special wing, with the only purpose to escort our supplies convoys, to make sure the supplies reach its target. Bretonia.
Now, we request permission to enter Rheinland space with those escort ships, deployed to Convoy Command by the Bretonian Armed Forces. These ships may be Gunboats, Fighters and Bombers, out of the regular military shipline of the Bretonian Armed Forces, and may be identified in a variation of the usual tagging we use for our ships, from [Convoy]. to |Convoy|.
Of course, these ships will have proper identification papers, BAF ID and BAF IFF.
And they are, as it can be seen in the attached carbon copy of the contract with BAF, only defensive craft, with the only purpose to be with the transports and defend them against pirates if necessary.
On the other side, we know that we cant enter your house space without restriction. So, at first, the number.
We thought about a maximum escort amount of 1 gunboat, and 3 snubcrafts, consisting of fighters and bombers, depending on the actual needs.
Furthermore, we are able to declare the routes these convoys would take, and guarantee that those will be kept on, except on direct advisory of Rheinland Military.
The routes we need permission for would be:
Omega 7 - Stuttgart - New Berlin - Frankfurt - Munich (until Nuremberg) ... and back.
Omega 7 - Stuttgart - New Berlin - Frankfurt - Sigma 13 (until Helgoland) ... and back.
Omega 7 - Stuttgart - New Berlin - Frankfurt - New Berlin - Dresden (until Bautzen station) ... and back.
And of course, the weekly shipment of military vehicles to Battleship Westfalen, Hamburg system, to keep our regular export license valid.
All replies, concerning accknowledgements and questions, could be sent in this encrypted channel.
I am awaiting your answer, and remain
with all respect
Jack Schwarz
[Convoy].Rubber_Duck
CEO
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[font=Verdana][color=#33CC00]SUBMITTER: [color=#FFCC00]Anna Kirsch, Rheinland Military Secretary. [color=#33CC00]RECIPIENT: [color=#FFCC00]Jack Schwarz, [Convoy] CEO. [color=#33CC00]SUBJECT: [color=#FFCC00]Entry permission for your convoy.
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Sehr geehrter Herr Schwarz,
I would say the negotiations of the past weeks between your representatives and that of the Rheinwehr have not been fruitless.
The Rheinland Military High Command decided to grant you permission to two of the three designated shipping routes, however I am afraid we have doubts about allowing your Armed Forces wing to partake in traveling inside Sigma-13, which is though patrolled by the Rheinwehr, is GMG sovereign territory. The high volume of Kusari and Kusari-originated forces therein may result in our relations with the House being endangered if they learn we were to allow your Convoy to enter their space. I suggest you consult the GMG itself for approval to operate in Sigma-13, even if you stay within Rheinwehr-monitored territory.
About the nature and assembly of your escort wings, we decided to approve the proposed ships, there is no real change in that regard, since you had permission to enter Rheinland with the same amount of vessels already. However, I must add that your activities will be more strictly monitored by the Rheinwehr; military, police or MND vessels may get assigned to escort you through Rheinland space, only partially for your safety.
Of course, I do not believe I need to say that your convoys should avoid Kusari contact unless necessary and even so, do not ever resort to using violence against them. If you fall under attack by Kusari elements, take shelter in a station and report the exact details of the engagement, the Rheinwehr will take action against violators from either side.
If you wish to bring any extra escort vessels, either from the Convoy group or the BAF, please note in advance and we will decide about your request.
As a final note, we reserve the right to revoke your permission, should any of the above criteria become violated. Obey the laws of Rheinland and enjoy your stay.