Alexander
GA Member
- Oct 11, 2023
- 502
Empire de France
Palais de l'Élysée
To: Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister, Spain Zak
CC: Sophie Dubois, Ministre de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères
BCC: Pierre Brochand, Director, Direction générale de la Sécurité extérieure
Classification: Top Secret
Subject: Statement of Support and Proposed Cooperation
Your Excellency,
First of all, at the request of Her Imperial Majesty, I wish to extend to the Kingdom of Spain the full support of the Empire of France in the ongoing Catalan crisis. France considers Catalonia an integral part of the Spanish state and opposes any move to establish Catalan independence without the full approval of your administration and the people of Spain. I also hereby confirm that we consider the Catalan crisis to be a Spanish internal matter and have relayed that sentiment in our message to the Global Assembly opposing an emergency meeting for the purpose of discussing international intervention. As long as the Spanish state continues to act in line with its obligations under international law and the crisis does not escalate beyond the borders of Spain we will oppose any direct intervention.
That being said, we do wish to support your administration more directly. Especially as France holds its own Catalan minority population that has become more assertive since the outbreak of the crisis. In line with this I would like to extend to your Office multiple proposals for your consideration.
Monitoring Mission
As I said, France opposes any kind of international intervention in the Catalan crisis without the explicit consent of your government. However, to reduce pressure on your government we would like to propose a civilian monitoring mission composed of members from French civil society such as non-governmental organizations and the press. If you would allow it we would like to send these civilian experts to Catalonia to observe and report on the status of the crisis and the actions of both sides. As neutral observers they will be able to report to the international community and due to their lack of a direct stake any findings by them are much harder to dispute by international actors seeking to push for intervention. If you would allow this mission I would only like to request that the Spanish police provide security for them in case they were to be attacked by any secessionists.
Intelligence Cooperation
As mentioned, France is not alien to the Catalan cause. For years now our intelligence services have been monitoring secessionist movements inside our borders and it seems likely that the Catalans inside Spain will eventually seek out their counterparts in France to seek support. I would like to propose direct cooperation between our security services to leverage such a potential outreach into a source of valuable intelligence for the Spanish state. Currently there are multiple undercover operations by the DGSI in the Northern Catalonia independence movement that could be used for such a purpose. Should you agree we would be happy to share this information.
Direct Support
We have no doubt that the Spanish police and military forces have the situation well in hand, but should you at any point require specialized forces I would like to offer the services of the Action Division. The Action Division is a highly specialized and extremely trained element of the DGSE. Their skillset covers the full range from anti-terror operations to black operations. Should you require a more direct force that is not linked directly to your administration, we would be happy to offer their services.
In general I would also like to propose a meeting between our two governments. As two of the few monarchies left in Europe, ones where our respective monarchs even share a bloodline, it has been too long since our states have cooperated on any meaningful level. So in addition to offering our full support in the ongoing crisis, I would also like to extend a more general offer for cooperation in the long-term.
Sincerely,
Marie Lefebvre,
Premier ministre français.
Marquis de Nord.
