To: Big Guy
From: Loic
Subject: Re: The Situation
I recieved your e-mail of 12:20. I don't know where Per Austri is either. I have sent his office a message requesting that intelligence and counter-terrorism liase with FLEA.
By the way, Per Austri is MDIS, as in defense, intelligence and security. I am already MIDA, as in infrastucture and domestic affairs. To avoid the constitutional problems, it would probably be better for you to temporarily swap ministries with Per Austri, which you can do just by writing it down and signing it. Make yourself MDIS and him MTIA for long enough for you to order intelligence and counter-terrorism to temporarly report to the head of FLEA, then you can switch back the Ministries, or not, as you wish, although Per Austri would be likely to raise the plebescite issue on Nueva Leon/New Bengal more strongly than the Tilapians would appreciate. Per O'Floinn, on his show did say it might be time for a cabinet reshuffle, but let's not do it 'on the fly', let's sit down with the key players and talk about it when things are calmer.
I did advise you strongly not to go into New Lancaster province, but you are on your way there anyway. I would therefore advise you set down in Hannover, Neuwestbaden, Heorot, Huntington, or Douglas rather than proceeding to Uxbridge or New Lancaster City or off the coast of New Lancaster, and let the General proceed on his own. Local FLEA can provide security and/or transportation back to a secure location. Hopefully the details below will help you see the wisdom of that course.
A full text of the original report I recieved is below, not all of which was transmitted to Levarge. Subsequent to that I have suspended flights at New Lancaster International Airport, and will be beefing up security at New Lancaster hospitals, in case the ambulance was intended for another theft of radioactive isotopes normally used for medical purposes. We are pursuing various theories, and FLEA, I'm sure, is doing its normal fine work in running down all the leads we have at this time.
There was an attempted hijacking of the Ambulance sent to pick up food for the captors in the training exercise. The would be hijacker has been identified through Interpol as a Moroccan mercenary Abdul Hassad. He has died from a self-inflicted gun-shot wound during the attempt to apprehend him.
Agents report that he assumed we was dealing with only EMTs and was frightened and panicked when confronted with Federal Agents. A search of his body revealed they key to a nearby apartment, where, once warrants were secured, it was searched to reveal sophisticated radio equipment, falsified travel documents, a Bermudan passport (assumed fake), ammunition, a hand gun, and several maps of the New Lancaster area.
Also, and we believe there is no reason to believe these two incidents are linked, there was a suspicious incident at New Lancast Airport reported by a customs official.
Please don't discuss the customs matter with General Levarge. I have made Tilapian security aware that the private visit of their Pro Consul to New Lancaster City for the Central Atlantic Labour Conference that was due to happen in two weeks might be transferred to another venue, but without providing any details.
Respectfully,