Reverend General Young,
I think you need to see this. One of my operatives obtained this from our contact at the Foreign Ministry.
This could be of use to you in Cairns.
-- Angela...
TO: PRESIDENT NEWTON GINGRICH
FR: FOREIGN MINISTER STEPHEN ORR SPURRIER
RE: MILITARY ALTERATION TO OUR DIPLOMATIC PLANS FOR CAIRNS
MR PRESIDENT,
AS YOUR CHIEF DIPLOMAT, I STRONGLY OBJECT TO THE PLANKS THAT THE HIGH COMMAND IS PUSHING TO PLACE WITHIN OUR DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY FOR THE CAIRNS CONVENTION. YOU HAVE ASKED ME FOR A DETAILED LIST OF OBJECTIONS AND REASON WHY. I SHALL GIVE THEM HERE.
- A CALL TO BE PLACED AS A "TIER ONE" NATION UNDER THE CAIRNS CONVENTIONS.
I supported this, sir. This is something I said we should ask for as a concession from them from the start. BUT, I believe we will not get this if we push for certain demands that Franks wants you to place in our program.
- EXEMPTION TO INSPECTION OF DEPLOYMENTS MADE PRIOR TO SIGNING THE CONVENTION
Mister President, I think we should NOT PUSH THIS ISSUE. We should allow for all inspection asked for. Remember, WE ARE THE NEWCOMER HERE, and the rest of the world has long memories. If we try to push this issue, this will look like a PR ploy, not the serious diplomacy will must engage in.
Sir, I understand that there are certain deployments the military deems necessary, but looking at some of them, and consulting with our people within the High Command, there is room to question. For example, the basing of strategic bombers...in MAINE?. I'm not a military strategist, but the people who are have misgiving about that posture and what it could means for the region and the continent.
If we are called on that, I say as your chief diplomat, BE PREPARED TO SWALLOW THIS ONE. It could be of greater gain to our goals if we did.
- REFUSAL TO SIGN THE ANTI-BALLISTIC MISSILE PROTOCOL.
This would be making a show of something that isn't worth the show, especially since I will be talking to the Californians directly about a new space demilitarization compact. To make a show of this when it is planning to be changed makes us look bad.
- DEMAND FOR CONFEDERATE INSPECTION OF THE GPUR AND LSR
Neutral nations do the inspections work. That has been the protocol since 1968, by my understanding. My counterpart in the GPUR has stated that if the CSA demands Confederate inspection of their weapons, then Plainsian inspectors must be allowed in the CSA. Now, if that is non-negotiable, then this must be as well.
Mr. President, I will be in Cairns to also draft a real end to the Mid North-American War and set the table for reopening diplomatic relations with the GPUR for the first time in our history. Sir, if you want to make good on the promise of turning a better Confederate face to the world, this is a critical piece. This is what you hired me for. Don't give in to Franks on this.
- NO MEETING WITH THE SCLC
Sir, you can't pull this back now especially with the election results. We must have the meeting and I can tell you, they are ready to deal and so will we, but if you let the military try to call the tune. It will scuttle the deal. Given the situation we find ourselves in around the world, we need some good press right now, and this could be GREAT press if we play it right.
MISTER PRESIDENT, WE NEED TO GO INTO CAIRNS AS A STRONG UNITED FRONT FOR PEACE IN THE WORLD, IN CONCERT WITH OUR ALLIES. WE HAVE A STRONG PLAN IN PLACE AND WE HAVE THE WORLD TAKING NOTICE. DO NOT LET GENERAL FRANKS AND HIS CLIQUE GO RENEGADE AND RUIN WHAT COULD BE A COUP FOR THE CONFEDERATE STATES AND THE ORLANDO PACT.
-- SPURRIER.