A private missive from the Interior Secretary to various officers closely associated to the Secretary, as well as pertinent officials:
Noting that, whilst the administration of justice is out of the purview of this secretariat, the offices and departments tasked with the maintenance of the rulings and jurisprudence of the Crown and Courts resides within this august body, it is deemed advisable to take a great interest into this so-called "provincial guard" established in the Baleares; this body, established without permission from the Crown, can be regarded as an extralegal force, one that should be regarded with wariness, but also an opportunity for the Crown to reassert its authority over those islands, which under the Duque de Menorca seem to be notably more wayward and estranged from Madrid; this movement, in the estimation of the Secretary for the Interior, should be infiltrated, co-opted, and otherwise made a tool for the Crown, to quash dissent and disorder wherever it may arise on the Baleares, and from all corners, be they revolutionary or secessionary in nature, all the while presenting a veneer of separation from the official bodies of law and order. Such a relation, controlled by and beholden to the Crown, but left obstensibly free, shall permit the Crown and its Government to act with greater freedom and security in all matters concerning the Baleares; should this project be found successful, other such organisations should be considered.
~ J.M. de Correia
((Focus: Baleares))
Noting that, whilst the administration of justice is out of the purview of this secretariat, the offices and departments tasked with the maintenance of the rulings and jurisprudence of the Crown and Courts resides within this august body, it is deemed advisable to take a great interest into this so-called "provincial guard" established in the Baleares; this body, established without permission from the Crown, can be regarded as an extralegal force, one that should be regarded with wariness, but also an opportunity for the Crown to reassert its authority over those islands, which under the Duque de Menorca seem to be notably more wayward and estranged from Madrid; this movement, in the estimation of the Secretary for the Interior, should be infiltrated, co-opted, and otherwise made a tool for the Crown, to quash dissent and disorder wherever it may arise on the Baleares, and from all corners, be they revolutionary or secessionary in nature, all the while presenting a veneer of separation from the official bodies of law and order. Such a relation, controlled by and beholden to the Crown, but left obstensibly free, shall permit the Crown and its Government to act with greater freedom and security in all matters concerning the Baleares; should this project be found successful, other such organisations should be considered.
~ J.M. de Correia
((Focus: Baleares))