As Chief Executive of the Foundation for Law and Government, I would like to personally thank both parties involves during the recent Omega-3 ceasefire talks for their restraint and professionalism. My representative who was present for the event has informed me of the ceasefire's details, and the Foundation heartily approves the continued security patrols within the system.
I believe it is important to acknowledge your cooperation in preventing the situation at Freeport One to escalate any further. From what I understand, the presence of what was apparently a Liberty Navy cruiser made things quite tense, but thankfully the talks pulled through.
Now, I cannot help but point out the conditions surrounding that particular station. My representative picked up quite an amount of communications chatter, and had enough lengthy... debates with those Freeport "defenders" to have realized what they have gotten themselves into. I am sorry to say that I believe the officials on that station, and their supposed allies, have a poor grasp of diplomatic tact.
The militant Zoners, and their "allies," seem to operate under the mistaken belief that their No-Fire Zone is an inviolable pact, and that they can enforce it by might of arms. This is, as I'm sure you know, completely nonsensical; the Zoners are a scattered, divided group which could not hope to fight against the armed forces of one, let alone two, House nations. That the Freeport exists in its function within Omega-3 at all is a testament to the tolerance of both Houses.
The Zoners there also seem to believe that they are permitted to enlist the help of "anyone they can get," even if that includes the worst terrorists and bloodthirsty criminals they can find. They do not seem to understand the fact that House governments cannot tolerate their warships operating within their own borders, and that the No-Fire Zone is not a safe harbor for such elements, regardless of their stated intentions. Such a belief is, I believe, the cause of the initial damage inflicted on the station by Rheinland warships. Regrettable as that was, there is a great probability that it would never have happened at all had Administrator Summers refused the "help" of those Coalition warships.
I bring this to your attention because I feel the need to safeguard the interests of the Freeport's citizens, above and beyond the edicts of their administration. The dispossessed inhabitants, numbering some two thousand, need a station to return home to, as it is the only one they have. To lose it as a result of incapable management would be a crime of the highest order.
Therefore, I hope both parties will understand this situation, and continue to act with the remarkable level of restraint and professionalism I've seen today, and maintain the safety of Freeport One, not for the sake of those who would use it as a powder keg, but for those who depend upon it for their livelihoods.