To: The Republic of Liberty

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To: Robert McKay, Secretary of State for Defence, Republic of Liberty.
From: Sir Gregory Manning, Aide to the Cabinet, Kingdom of Bretonia.
RE: Rights of transit.
CC: Administration of the Republic of Liberty.

Good day to you, sir. I contact you today as a representative of the Kingdom of Bretonia and an aide to the Cabinet and Prime Minister. In short, Kusari's new regime appears to be attempting to reverse its nation's traditional stance of isolationism and xenophobia - a mindset that ran rampant in the years following the ascension of Jien Kogen, leading to his baseless aggressions in 813 AS.

I was elected by Prime Minister Maloney to travel to Kusari as a Bretonian envoy in order to facilitate negotiations. Needless to say, the Taus are currently fraught with danger, and transit through Rheinland is a largely undesirable option at this current juncture. I would hope that our allies in the Republic would deem it fit to permit the following:

• Rights of transit for the government Royal Liner, the QCG|HMS-Victory through your space to the Shikoku system.
  
• Permission for a military bodyguard of 50 Royal Marines to operate aboard.
  
• Permission for a wing of BIS agents to enter your territory to safeguard our progress - no more than five security fighters.
  

Of course, it would be highly beneficial if we could schedule a meeting with representatives of your own administration prior to my appointment in Kusari. Certain matters are in need of discussion. One example would be the establishment of a cooperative base legislation and registration procedure for the Magellan and Cortez systems. I believe there was a representative of Orbital Spa and Cruise bleating about this on the neural net, earlier.

It may also be beneficial to discuss the changing face of Sirius and our evolving stance on it - I am sure we could all come to benefit from a review of our collective policies on the Houses of Gallia and Kusari, for example. Should you find it appropriate to grant the military permissions outlined above, I would be most interested in making contact with the civil arms of your government for the purposes laid out over the last two paragraphs.

Yours in service to the Crown.
~Sir Manning.

[The Republic Of Liberty]

Sir Gregory Manning;

The Secretary of State for Trade and Economics, William Hawthorne, and I would be happy to meet you in person upon your arrival within the Republic of Liberty. Our laws are as such that the permission you ask for is unnecessary, but we nevertheless appreciate the gesture of asking anyway. As such, we would be happy to welcome you and your entourage to our home.

The main things on our agenda will be the same as yours it seems. We are also preparing to conference in Kusari, as well clarifying our roles in Magellan and Cortez.

- Robert McKay, Secretary of State for Defense.

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