Bank of Yohannes Hiring Alliances for Protection

[Yohannes]

From the Desk of Lord Dreadwater

To the most honourable representatives of the numerous alliances that can be found in this part of the international community,

Many of you may not have heard of the name Yohannes before. Even more would inquire 'what is Yohannes?', and that is understandable, for we have isolated ourself for the last two years. Unlike our fellow great powers, such as Lamoni and Lyras, we have withdrawn our last military commitment overseas in the year of 2012, and have closed our border - literally - to any sort of military interaction and partnership with foreign nations of this world. Some of our allies have suggested to us of the mistake that we have made in doing just that. Some, such as our close ally, the Free Republic of Lamoni, implored for us to think twice before proceeding with our isolation plan. Actually, please allow me to correct that sentence, for that very 'isolation' word would be a misleading one. We have not completely isolated ourself, for Yohannesian capital investment can still be found upon the shores of more than 500 nations around the world, and the banner of His Majesty's yellow and light green can still be found upon the numerous schools, hospitals, factories, offices, industrial plants and farms that Yohannesian money have helped to construct in over 100 regions around the world.

We may have completely isolated ourself militarily, but we have economically expanded ourself, more than ever before. Some of you may not have heard of the nation Yohannes. But we have seen you, observe you and closely judge your capacity. The capacity of your alliance, and its listed members as well as signatory observers. The Regent Cid IV of Lindblum has thus decided that the time has come for us to, once again, open our curtain and border, and expand our connection beyond the field of commercial supremacy. As you may well have known by now, we are a first and foremost commercial and trading nation. Our financial services and banking industry is our strength, military technology and capacity, sadly not. Through the years and decades of our historical chapters and existence, we have entrusted the security of our thousands of trillions' worth of assets overseas - in the form of the Bank of Yohannes's branches, investment, operation and strategic presence -to our closest allied nations, otherwise known as the twin brothers of the Lamonian government and the Lyran Protectorate. Lamoni and Lyras - and previously the United States of Pennsylvannia, also located in the region of Greater Dienstad.

Lamoni, Lyras and USPA, as well as our other equally important allied nations have directly or indirectly supported as well as protected our commercial, capital investment interest in hundreds of nations worldwide. The world, however, is increasingly becoming that of a multipolar world, where new factions and emerging regions have catapulted themselves to prosperity and wealth at a growth rate beyond anything we have seen previously. His Majesty's Government of the Kingdom of Yohannes have noted the continuing growth and expanding strength of emerging regions such as Atlas and Esquarium as well as the further consolidation and strengthening of power of already established prosperous regions such as Sondria.

The Regent Cid IV has therefore realised that Yohannesian interest lies not in the old, established order, but that of the new order of emerging nations, regions and ultimately, alliances. Alliances, such as the International Freedom Coalition, Coalition of Monarchies and their like-minded organisations that can be found in this part of the world.

As Foreign Minister and acting on behalf of the Board of the Bank of Yohannes, therefore, I shall hereby offer a contract of most bountiful and treasured reward - beyond anything any entities or nations can afford - to organisations, alliances and factions having what it takes to protect Yohannesian commercial interests and assets overseas. We are, in short, looking to hire the best alliances and organisations, of your part of the world, to protect our investment overseas. And we are prepared to pay the sum of fortune no one else, or other entities and nations, can surpass.

As the leading economic power of this world, we are prepared to pay the price required for the most assured protection of our valuable assets around the world.


As has been dictated, written and shall be enforced,
Lord Dreadwater
Foreign Minister of the Kingdom

[ Edit: OOC credit to Automagfreek for the style. I thought it would be fun to do something different for a change ]

[El Cuscatlan]

SANTIAGO ANTI COMMUNIST TREATY ORGANISATION


Ammat Victoria Curam

Greetings to the Bank of Yohannes:

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I am writing on behalf of SACTO, the Santiago Anti Communist Treaty Organisation. We are offensive minded alliance, which exists for one purpose - total eradication of communism from the face of the earth in all forms. Our member nations have well trained militaries, which was confirmed by a lot of interventions (Mcnernia, Argentarino, Burma, Chucara, Guadalupador) our Alliance engaged itself in. So far all of these operations were successful, on one of it Carrier group was sunk in the matter of minutes by Riysan and Kaifongese navies during cooperating.

We are more than interested in entering talks with Bank of Yohannes on possible cooperation between our efforts and protecting your bank's assets for little financing. After all - communists are bad for business, do we agree?

* Admiral Carlos Radder - Lt. Grand Commander of Santiago Anti Communist Treaty Organisation.

[Yohannes]

From the Desk of Lord Dreadwater

Most Honourable Admiral Radder,

Kia Ora, greetings to you and your represented organisation. You have announced that you are, and to quote your very own sentence, an 'offensive minded alliance'. I would like to inquire as to how such a style of aggression can possibly help to secure the maximum security of our vast multi-regional assets. Would it not be correct to presume that by 'offensive', you are acknowledging your alliance as that of an aggressive-minded, and not that of a defensive organisation? If so, how would such an aggressive reputation further help the already fragile security of our international wealth in numerous nations around the world? Would it be correct to assume that nations of the world - particularly that of the peaceful sort - would vehemently dislike the thought of having a well-known aggressive entity 'guarding' the wealth of a multinational, foreign entity within their border, in this case, that of the Bank of Yohannes?

However, if what you are trying to convey is that of one's experience - of your good mission-accomplishment track record and successful military history - then I would surely most welcome the possible contribution that your organisation - that of the Santiago Anti Communist Treaty Organisation or SACTO - can make for our cause. Regarding your last question, I would like to sternly issue the following warning: to declare one's self as a 'communist' entity publicly does not make one communist in practice, for numerous instances of historical and years past have shown that a nation, run and governed under a so-called 'communist' regime, can paradoxically not be a communist nation in reality. The nation of Stoklomolvi was one of the few well known examples of the aforementioned paradox.

I would like to ask you, therefore, the following: some of our assets are located within nations proclaiming themselves as 'communist', and under such a situation, would your organisation be prepared to forgo your principle, and indirectly support these nations, by protecting our assets within their sovereign territories?


As has been dictated, written, and shall be enforced,
Lord Dreadwater
Foreign Minister of the Kingdom

[El Cuscatlan]

SANTIAGO ANTI COMMUNIST TREATY ORGANISATION


Ammat Victoria Curam

Greetings to the Bank of Yohannes:

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After considering your offer, SACTO decided to withdraw our offer of protecting your assets because of fact it is impossible to join with our mission. Thank you for your time, and God bless.


* Admiral Carlos Radder - Lt. Grand Commander of Santiago Anti Communist Treaty Organisation.

[Yohannes]

From the Desk of Lord Dreadwater

Most Honourable Admiral Radder,

I applaud your commitment to stand by your principle, for such a move - despite of the possible spectacular wealth you may accrue in return - truly shows your foundation of strength, and the integrity of loyalty that you and your represented alliance have for its founding principle. His Most Eminent Majesty the Regent Cid IV Bobol of Lindblum fully understand your decision to withdraw your offer, and bid you the utmost in future prosperity.

I can safely say this, however, that your alliance and allies are indeed very lucky entities to have you by their side, for holding true to one's value in the face of temptation is not something that most other entities can claim to have accomplished. You have shown the strength of your organisation, not just to me, but also that of your fellow allied nations, and thus you have earned the full and highest respect of His Majesty's Government.

I assure you that we will most probably meet and correspond with one another again one day, and let us both hope that that circumstance will not be that of a military state of affairs.


As has been dictated, written, and shall be enforced,
Lord Dreadwater
Foreign Minister of the Kingdom

[New Chilokver]

To: The Bank of Yohannes
Encryption: Moderate

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Greetings from the International Congress of Nations!

Our organization recently noticed your call for a protective alliance to safeguard your international assets. While we may not be the most powerful militarily, we have a large network of contacts that will allow us to successfully accomplish your mission. The pen is stronger than the sword as the old idiom goes, and we embody that by using diplomacy and negotiation to peacefully resolve any matters. When push comes to shove however, we are more than willing to use all our military forces to protect your assets to the fullest degree, for we believe that all should have the right to the benefits of being a member of your prestigious organization. The Bank of Yohannes will be protected to the best degree possible, which you will find is close to the perfect. We look forward to hearing back from you.

[Shazbotdom]

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE FOUNDERS
MR. JEREMY G. GERONTITH
SHAZBOTDOM LIAISON

Greetings and Salutations from the Axis Commonwealth. I have been tasked by my counterparts within the Council of Founders to contact you in regards to you wishing for Protection. With my best wishes it is the hope of the Axis Commonwealth to become a beacon of hope for the entirety of the International Community, as our founding nations have tried so desperately to bring peace and stability to this unstable world. We hope that by forging a relationship with the Bank of Yohannes, it will forge an alliance between the Commonwealth's Member Nations and the Kingdom of Yohannes through an agreement of protection.
While we in the Commonwealth have no standing Armed Forces that are directly under the control of the Commonwealth's Leadership, we do have a group of nations that would be more than willing to make some deployments of protective forces, at your discretion, to protect assets of the Bank of Yohannes. With the Leadership of Ganosia, The Dominion of POF and the Empire willing to do whatever it takes to protect your assets, I am sure that our membership will file in behind us and deploy some guards to your facilities, set up transfer points where banking officers could easily go for safety in case of any attacks, and anything else that you can think of. Our soldiers would follow orders to the letter.
I have also been ordered by the Supreme Emperor of Shazbotdom to inquire as to how your leader is doing? Supreme Emperor Williams has not heard from your Monarch in quite some time and wishes that all is going well, and perhaps he could be allowed sometime in the near future to visit your glorious nation to have a one on one with your ruling Monarch.

[Yohannes]

From the Desk of Her Serene Highness
Garnet til Alexandros

To the most honourable representative of the Chilokveri government, representing the International Congress of Nations,

Kia Ora! Greetings, once again! I still fully remember your organisation, my father has once mentioned your name in a cabinet meeting to which I was not meant to be privy of - let us just say my curiosity has got the better of me, and father was not happy to find out about my spying to his royal business, to say the least. Nevertheless, it was a situation from the past, and our kingdom left the International Congress of Nations as dad and his friends believed that your alliance lacked the stability he was looking for in one. But unlike him, I sympathise with you and the nations you are currently allied with: successfully managing one's organisation is quite simply a burdensome task to accomplish, and bad decision making or mistake is almost impossible to avoid. Even the best alliances of history's colourful chapters fell apart; sure, some may rise temporarily... but they eventually and gradually - if not always - decline!

And because of that, I sympathise with you and your allied nations. I personally liked reading the many interesting tales and colourful stories coming out from nations such as Elemental North, Valaran, Valdiu... or even Israela itself. Surely, you must still remember Israela? The world's multiple regions may contain hundreds, if not thousands of nations, but not one of them are the same as the other - with each one containing it's own unique history and founding story in comparison to its neighbouring nations. Where am I now.. yes. I sympathise with you and the current situation of your alliance, and would like to therefore offer my support along the way. I am willing to personally intervene, regardless of whether my father will allow me to proceed or not, and assure you that the Bank of Yohannes - of which the decision making body I am a part of - will include the International Congress of Nations as one of the few organisations we will include within our list of military services and private security providers.

For once the Kingdom of Yohannes has decided to befriend a group of nations, it will hold and acknowledge that friendship as something more than just a pure symbolic act of emptiness. We were once prepared to economically support your alliance in its peak of power and prestige, but that very peak of power and prestige itself is nothing more but a simple illusion. We will still be your sovereign friend to the very end, and will thus consider you as one of our providers of military security abroad, including you within the final list of alliances and organisations that are to be compiled with time itself. I can only hope that the injection of capital we are bound to provide as your accrued payment somehow will help contribute as well assist the quest to collective prosperity your alliance has long aimed for, Honourable Sir/Madam.


As has been dictated, written, and shall be enforced,
Her Serene Highness Garnet til Alexandros
Non-voting Member of the Board
Bank of Yohannes I Parenga-Motu

[Dogs of War]

Most Excellent Lord Dreadwater,

Kia Ora, as it is said in your country. For some time we have been on very good terms with Yohannes, we could use the ports of Whanganui as shipping address and have often relied on the services of your discreet and reliable bank to conduct our business. Many citizens of Yohannes serve in the ranks of the DoW private security. In short, our relations could not be any better.

Now that you are looking for partners in protecting your interests around the globe, it is a question of honor for us to offer you said services. As a private military company we have exactly what you need. We can be deployed around the world in a very short time and we have the experience to deal with all scenarios imaginable. We have participated in wars, rebellions, hostage rescue operations and many, many more. We are experts on guarding key installations and VIPs.

Having a private military company doing the job for you brings you several advantages. We have no political interests what so ever. We are not part of any other alliance or political body. We provide security to our patrons. That is our sole interest. Our involvement in protecting your interests can not necessarily be traced back to you which might turn out to be of use some times. Finally you will always have total control over the troops you are paying.

Considering the great relations between your nation and our company we are willing to grant you considerable discounts on our going rates. We are ready to open more bases in Yohannes and deploy more troops in your nation at your orders.

Yours sincerely

Lieutenant Fabio Castagno

[Libraria and Ausitoria]

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A Request for Information on the nature of threats to the Bank of Yohannes

Your Lord,

Naturally as an alliance mentioned in your appeal and as a bureaucrat hailing from your ally Ausitoria we are interested in doing business to ensure the safety of the strategically important Bank of Yohannes - in spite of the continued balkanization of economics there are some banks whose collapse might cause considerable international fallout. The International Freedom Coalition needs little introduction and is in a practically unassailable position; and is well respected as a light of liberalization and is currently pursuing various economic projects so can by no means be considered unfriendly to business.

However, a Bank such as the Bank of Yohannes should have little need for any new protection; and thus we are extremely curious to know what sort of threats the Bank expects to face and what sort of protection you would desire? You state that your interest lies in the new order, and clearly this implies that you are continuing to seek new markets - why are your present allies and most of the free trading world insufficient?

Yours sincerely,
His Grace Alexias Stella,
IFC Foreign Minister & Delegate from The Imperial Commonwealth of Libraria and Ausitoria

[Yohannes]

From the Desk of Lord Dreadwater

Most Honourable Founder Gerontith,

Kia Ora, greetings and salutations to you and your representative as well. I am very much surprised to once again correspond with one of our oldest allies in the form of Shazbotdom. I still remember the many show of support and indirect assistance you have provided for His Majesty's Government in the past. Old friend, it is truly my pleasure to speak with you again, myself. The Regent Cid IV of Lindblum is in excellent health, you will be glad to find. His Majesty has forwarded his greetings and salutations to the Supreme Emperor of your great Empire, and our ambassadorial plenipotentiary has been tasked with the delivery of a symbolic Yohannesian Kiwi Flower to the household of His Imperial Majesty.

There is no doubt that any entities led by strong nations - such as Shazbotdom itself, Ganosia, Paddy O'Fernature, etc. etc. - will be included within our to-be selected list of alliances and organisations. As they say in the Kingdom of Yohannes, the more protection the better. And to have a stronger measure and support of protection from strong nations would be even better.

Founder Gerontith, you will hear from me further once I have corresponded with other alliances and organisations of this part of the world. And you can be sure that Yohannes will remember the friendship and loyalty of your great nation: Shazbotdom.


As has been dictated, written, and shall be enforced,
Lord Dreadwater
Foreign Minister of the Kingdom

[Yohannes]

From the Desk of Lord Dreadwater

Lieutenant Fabio Castagno,

Kia Ora, he pai kia ko tou. You have served the Kingdom of Yohannes for months, helping to secure the safety we seek overseas throughout the numerous facilities we have funded. You have served Yohannes well, and for that will you be rewarded equally just as well. You can be sure that the Regent Cid IV Bobol of Libdblum will remember the name of your organisation in our to be declared list of alliances and organisations to support Yohannesian commercial ventures around the world, and you can be sure just as much that His Majesty will remember your name in our to be released list of Honoured Individuals and Fellowship of the Yohannesian Monarchy next year.

You will hear from me further once I have corresponded with other alliances and organisations of this part of the world, until then, I fully expect you to continue doing what you do best - protecting our commercial assets, to the best of your ability.


As has been dictated, written, and shall be enforced,
Lord Dreadwater
Foreign Minister of the Kingdom

[Yohannes]

From the Desk of Lord Dreadwater

My dear Stella,

Honourable representative, I would like to first ask you the following question: is it not true that a complete hegemony can only be achieved by including every single - if not almost every single one - of the present major players within your group.. to protect your interest? In this case, that of commercial interest. In years' past we have not needed anything more than our - as you have written yourself - 'present allies' and 'most of the free trading world', as the circumstances have shown that they truly had within their collective hand the majority of this world's economic, diplomatic and military resources.

Time itself, however, is constantly changing. From time immemorial, nations have risen, and fallen. Alliances sprang overnight, disappearing from the face of this multi-verse the very next metaphorical day. Regional factions and powers joining the inner core and council of influential powers, neither to stand the test of time itself or withstand the force of gravity, and nature. What comes up must comes down, and what has risen must eventually fall. The change, however, has been more marked than ever before. It is for the very first time that I have seen multiple alliances and organisations truly holding their own wealth. There may still be the influence of the established world order within their ranks, but nevertheless independence of action have they got within their collective belt. The Lyran Protectorate, Free Republic of Lamoni, Kingdom of Yohannes, Gothic Empire of Automagfreek, Second Empire of Anemos Major, Grand Duchy of Van Luxemburg, Noble Republic of Santheres, Assorted National Regimes of Jenrak and New Azura etc. etc., are well known as part of the established, old order. Where once the very word of 'Automagfreek', 'Lyras' or 'Yohannes' itself would send a shiver through the spine of most alliances, making them rethink their priority that might have stood on our way twice, these days however such a thing will not be observed.

Our diplomatic and economic influence may still be felt in your part of the world, but I will be honest here, and be true to myself in doing so, that our military influence has long since failed to reach you, and your fellow emerging powers. Together, and in such a vibrant way that you have so suddenly appeared out of nowhere - and in such number - you have made it possible, for the very first time, that the influence of the old, established order and the developed nations have been broken down, shattered into pieces, to eventually be forgotten in history itself, lest their members acknowledge this inevitability and reach their hand out to your generation of emerging powers.

The Kingdom of Yohannes is determined not to repeat the mistake of our older generations, and has realised therefore that our vast commercial interest will be better served by, somehow, reaching out to the generation of emerging powers. His Majesty's Government has done just that as of the recent months. We have reached out to assorted nations in Atlas, constructed a meaningful economic relationship and partnership with inner members of the Esquarium region, to name but just a few examples of our shifting position, slowly and most gradually... but determinedly to be accomplished eventually. We are determined to keep the strategic initiative within our hands, with the further expansion of our already vast commercial interest in the form of the Bank of Yohannes, the strengthening of our diplomatic neutrality policy, and last but surely not least, the diplomatic relationship of His Majesty's Government with the numerous emerging powers of this world - to maintain and ensure the continuance of Yohannesian soft power, as well as influence.

Unlike most other major powers of the developed and established world, the Kingdom of Yohannes is first and foremost a commercial and capital exporting nation, the first of its kind. Our influence and power were not born through the sound of clashing steels, the brutality of death, destruction and terror, the rumbling of main battle tanks or extended wings of aircraft. The yellow and light green banner of His Majesty's Government, instead, made its way through more than five hundred nations around the world by the very benevolent and mutually beneficial activities of commerce and trade. Our stratagem is not, and shall never be, that of gun, germs and steel. It has always been, and shall always be, that of capital, foreign investment and the field of finance. Money, as some of your advisers would say in simplicity.

And we have lots of it too, and are willing to offer the International Freedom Coalition its rightful share of our vast wealth, in return for protecting our assets abroad, with other like-minded member nations of the new, emerging order of assorted powers.

Join us, and we will assure you only the utmost in prestige and wealth. God Save the Regent, and may God Bless the International Freedom Coalition for eternity. We await your decision, most honourable Alexias Stella


As has been dictated, written, and shall be enforced,
Lord Dreadwater
Foreign Minister of the Kingdom

[Libraria and Ausitoria]

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Re: Request for Information on the nature of threats to the Bank of Yohannes

Your Lord,

Thank you for your extensive reply and background to your diversification. Given our extensive background in Atlas we should certainly be able to be of some use to you for the right price. However we continue to wonder however about what sort of protection you might expect us to provide: Protection from currency movements? Protection from air pirates? Protection from bank robbers? Protection from angry customers? Protection from class actions? Protection from lawyers and accountants? Protection from tax collectors? Protection from stock market falls? Protection from revaluations? Protection from changes of government? Protections from changes in the regulatory environments? Protection from loss of customers? Protection from insurers? Protection from nationalization? Protection from other alliances? Protection from competitors? Protection from denationalization? Protection from monopolization? Protection from bank runs? Protection from tariffs and economic sanctions? Protection from blockades? Protection from a fall in demand? Protection from a fall in consumption? Protection from defaulting governments? Protection from counterfeiters? Protection from terrorists? Protection from a fall in market share? Protection from foreign investments? Protection from inflation? Protection from quantitative easing? Protection from changes in forward guidance? Protection from deflation? Protection from a fall in investments? Protection from default? Protection from restructuring? Protection from insolvency? Protection from having to file for bankruptcy? Protection from paperwork? Protection from Earthquakes and other such Acts of God? And/or Protection from anything else?

And in which countries? For instance, do you want your Bank clerks and customers to be protected from slavery in Ralkovia? Or do you only want protection from some things within our nations? Or from other things within our regions? Or within certain regions and/or nations and/or regulatory environments?

Any or all of those might be possible, for the right price and terms; so I greatly look forward to receiving more details from you on the nature of your request, so that we can start to discuss such matters.

Yours sincerely,
His Grace Alexias Stella,
IFC Foreign Minister & Delegate from The Imperial Commonwealth of Libraria and Ausitoria

[Yohannes]

[ OOC: just pretend the flag was this one all along ]

From the Desk of Lord Dreadwater

Honourable Minister Stella,

The list of possible threats included and classified as that of 'protection' would most obviously include, well, everything, and naturally you should know by now that we do not take the possibility of such an extensive list of supposed threats turning into reality lightly. His Majesty's Government will not spare any Quertz russling to ensure only the most complete and thorough safety of His Majesty's assets. Acts of God, however... well. We will have to leave that one out, for His Majesty's God can be of quite differing characteristic to your God, and what do we know? There is quite a high probability that they are on good and friendly terms with one another.

Small talks about your God or my God aside, the crux of the matter at hand is if your organisation, the International Freedom Coalition, will have what it takes, to be included among such heavy military weights as that of the Free Republic of Lamoni and the Lyran Protectorate. As a truly multinational and high-net client, we require only the best of work and services. We are prepared to pay the high price as somewhat a negative side effect of the quality of security we will expect from your organisation.

And in which nations, you have inquired. In as many countries as you can possibly afford to reach. It is suffice to say, however, that the security we will require from you will not include situations of extreme condition, such as, to quote your very own sentence: ''do you want your Bank clerks and customers to be protected from slavery in Ralkovia." From there and there alone I have realised the failure of you, and your fellow powers, to realise the extensive diplomatic influence and reach of His Majesty's Government.

But of course that is a mistake made most easily by other simple-minded nations, as you most probably will equate the meaning of 'economic influence' to 'purely economic, and no diplomatic weight'. You are sadly mistaken however, for the nation of Ralkovia and the Kingdom of Yohannes has maintained a long-standing non-aggression pact made in years past. Ralkovia will not dare to touch Yohannesian citizens, and in return, Yohannes will ensure the financial security of the wealth Ralkovia's various erratic leaders have deposited in the Bank of Yohannes. I will try to explain your duty - once we have decided that you have what it takes - in the most simple way as I possibly can.

You are tasked with cleaning and looking after the kitchen room... or perhaps taking the dog out for a walk and mowing the garden. You are not tasked, however, with the responsibility of ensuring the house of His Majesty the Regent Cid IV Bobol of Lindblum will be safely secured from professionally trained armed intruders or burglars. For even the most half-witted armed intruders or foolish burglars with half a brain will know that doing so will result only in their instant eradication from this world.


As has been dictated, written, and shall be enforced,
Lord Dreadwater
Foreign Minister of the Kingdom

[Libraria and Ausitoria]

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Re: Request for Information on the nature of threats to the Bank of Yohannes

Your Lord,

Thank you for your reply. We care more for your future security than your present security; but if you truly desire infinite protection only and imprecisely against poorly defined 'purely economic' soft threats like providing 'protection from rogue defaulting governments', then I will regretfully recommend to our government that you would be unwilling to meet the costs that we would need to charge as surety against indefinite liabilities, cumbersome regulations, tedious paperwork, and onerous investor-state dispute settlements: for surely these matters needing 'protection' are routine matters for your bank clerks, hedge funds, and insurance companies? There is really very little point in our running most of your business for you and charging you most of your profits.

Supposing however that you only want dog-walkers, scullery maids, kitchen maids, and gardeners; I will be happy to get the Freedom of Information Office to recommend various agencies for procuring them; although quite why you think you need an Alliance to find them is completely beyond my government's comprehension! Just how highly-trained does your domestic team need to be? Are you perhaps planning to melt down foreign gold inside the cauldrons in your kitchens, bury treasury chests underneath cricket lawns just before the season starts, or smuggle diamonds inside taxidermy'd dogs who'd still bark if they see a cat burglar?

We look forward to your lordship enlightening us on whatever you mean.

Yours very sincerely,
His Grace Alexias Stella,
IFC Foreign Minister & Delegate from The Imperial Commonwealth of Libraria and Ausitoria

[Yohannes]

From the Desk of Lord Dreadwater

Honourable Minister Stella,

Kia Ora! I would like to most humbly apologise for the rather late timing of this reply. The reason for that tardiness is of my own fault, and my own making alone. I have recently observed the internal division and friction surfacing within the unified front of the organisation you represent, the International Freedom Coalition. To clarify, my previous point was to emphasise the fact that we will only require military protection of minor importance, and certainly 'protection of Yohannesian staff from foreign slavery threat' would not be one of them. We will simply be requiring the International Freedom Coalition to send its personnel and guard our many branches and offices in hundreds of nations around of the world. Therefore, the nature of your service would most probably fall more closely to that of a private military service.

But... will the International Freedom Coalition and assorted nations have what it takes, to protect our assets the world over? I will leave that up for you to decide. I have nothing but the utmost respect and admiration of your constantly growing alliance, and would like to assure you that the nineteen countries of Yohannes regarded your fellow allied nations within the International Freedom Coalition with only the highest of confidence and trust.


As has been dictated, written, and shall be enforced,
Lord Dreadwater
Foreign Minister of the Kingdom