[Strömberg]: Message to French Military Sales Inc.

[Connor]

Security Classification: SECURE
Document Classification and Security Act 1995
Encrypted by the Strömberg International Legal Consultants​

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LETTER TO CEASE AND DESIST​

To whom it may concern within French Military Sales Incorporated,

Our law firm, Strömberg International Legal Consultants, represents our client First Choice International in the interest of points of law. If you are represented by legal counsel, please direct this letter to your respective lawyers immediately and have them notify us of such representation.

It has been brought to our attention that French Military Sales Incorporated, and a number of subsidiary organisations namely French Naval Sales Inc, French Maritime Inc and French Military Sales Inc, currently publicly advertise the sale of a number of military/civilian maritime vessels and military-grade aircraft manufactured by subsidiary organisations of which First Choice International is the majority and only share holder. In addition to this your website and advertisement strategy makes claim to this product as your own which violates the reputation of our clients business, the product and the manufacturers. Your actions in this instance are nothing short of neglectful.

I am duty-bound to inform you that Strömberg International Legal Consultants has collated a significant amount of evidence (including financial data and physical advertisement) that we intend to take to civil court should this cease and desist not be actioned immediately. Specifically we demand you cease trading of the following products:

• Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma (manufactured by organisation Airbus Group which FCI sit as the majority stakeholder)
• Aerospatiale Gazelle (manufactured by organisation Airbus Group which FCI sit as the majority stakeholder)
• Aerospatiale SA321 Super Frelon (manufactured by organisation Airbus Group which FCI sit as the majority stakeholder)
• Al Madinah-Class Guided Missile Frigate (manufactured by organisation DCNS which FCI sit as the majority stakeholder)
• Cassard-Class Frigate (manufactured by organisation DCNS which FCI sit as the majority stakeholder)
• PR-72P-Class Corvette (produced in the Lorient Naval Dockyard owned by DCNS which FCI sit as the majority stakeholder)
• Fourde-Class Landing Platform Dock (manufactured by organisation DCNS which FCI sit as the majority stakeholder)

We demand that you provide us with written assurance within three days of receiving this letter. If you fail to comply with the demand, First Choice International is entitled to use your failure to comply as evidence of wilful infringement and seek monetary damages and equitable relief for your actions via the judicial system. If in the event that you fail to communicate with us, please be advised that First Choice International has asked us to communicate to you that it will be looking to pursue all available legal remedies and should we be forced to go via the judicial system they will be requesting court costs, counsel fees and other appropriate expenses. Your liability and exposure under such legal action could be considerable and will likely result in a monetary loss which we will pursue. We will be acting on behalf of our client and any further correspondence will be official, on behalf of our client and the judicial system of our choosing.

Before taking legal action, however, my client wishes to give you one opportunity to discontinue your illegal conduct by following the instruction given within this letter.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Regards.
Einar Åkesson
Regional Practice Manager - Europe
Strömberg International Legal Consultants

@Moe
@Hollie

 

[Moe]

Private and Top Secret Letter
France Defense Sales Inc.​

To: Einar Åkesson
Regional Practice Manager - Europe
Strömberg International Legal Consultants

From: Brig. General Gregory LeMond

Dear Sir,

You must be very busy considering the Government of the United States is also advertising and selling equipment produced by companies which FCI is also a major shareholder of. I could point you in the direction, but I am sure you have the resources available to you and are no doubt actively pursuing more fees from FCI in doing so.

You may inform your client that France Defense Inc. will cease and desist any production of any of the above items for foreign governments. For now. Furthermore, you may relay to your client that I will contact them immediately and negotiate with FCI and FCI in the future.

The Government of France will not go through any mediaries and your firm will not be welcome at any further discussion or negotiation between FCI and the government of France.

Signed,

Brig. General Gregory LeMond

@Connor
@Hollie

 

[Connor]

Security Classification: SECURE
Document Classification and Security Act 1995
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Dear Gregory LeMond,

We acknowledge and respect your correspondence appreciating the fact you have overtly taken responsibility for the illegal sale of First Choice International products directly damaging the business reputation and revenue.

Our client and I want to avoid a court session at all costs and as such we are directed to secure the most efficient and appropriate out-of-court disposal possible to avoid such a labour some process which will undoubtedly cause irreversible damage to your business. Through various valuation processes and reviewing your publicly available sales data we have come to the settlement value of $2,000,000,000.00 flat which will cover the lost revenue to our client, First Choice International, alongside damages, legal fees and irreparable reputation dissolution.

Your payment should be made directly to Strömberg International Legal Consultants as the mediator between our client and your business - please be assured that should we not receive payment within three days we will continue onwards to pursue monetary damages and equitable relief for your actions, which you have already taken responsibility for, via the judicial system.

I must advise you that Strömberg International Legal Consultants has been hired as a legal representative and consultant for this civil dispute and as such will act for and on behalf of our client, First Choice International in all matters relating to or vaguely involved with this case specifically. Contacting our client in any way other than via their legal representation could be seen in the judicial system as witness intimidation, a process in which an attempt is made to threaten or persuade (whether overtly or covertly) a witness not to give evidence to law enforcement or the courts, or to give evidence in a way that is favourable to the defendant. In most cases this offence is criminal and is subject to imprisonment, fine or both. All correspondence with First Choice International should be directed through our firm whether or not you approve of our actions.

Please be advised that all correspondence will be taken as evidence for use in our case. We look forward to your imminent reply.

Regards,
Einar Åkesson
Regional Practice Manager - Europe
Strömberg International Legal Consultants

@Moe
@Hollie

 

[Moe]

Private and Top Secret Letter
France Defense Sales Inc.​

To: Einar Åkesson
Regional Practice Manager - Europe
Strömberg International Legal Consultants

From: Brig. General Gregory LeMond

Dear Sir,

How unfortunate that FCI will not even speak directly with us. However, since they will not I am sure you will be happily fax over proof that majority shares of DCNS and Airbus were sold to FCI as quickly as possible.

Furthermore, the settlement value of $2,000,000,000 is ridiculous as France has not even sold clearly anywhere near that figure of the aforementioned items you listed.

Your client and you want to avoid a court session?

What court would this be? The International Court of Justice? France is not a member. So, sorry for the inconvenience, France is not subject to their laws. And if France does not pay, what is Stromberg and FCI going to do, invade?

So, as stated, at the very least, please provide some evidence that FCI is a major shareholder in Airbus and DCNS, including when these contracts were signed and by whom, including the government officials at the time.
Once proof is provided, France and French Defense Inc. has agreed to pay the sum of $500,000,000, which is still well above what France has profited from in terms of sales of the items we have already discussed.

Signed,

Brigadier General, Gregory LeMond

@Connor

 

[Connor]

Security Classification: SECURE
Document Classification and Security Act 1995
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Dear Gregory LeMond,

Thank you for your correspondence, needless to say our relationship with both First Choice International and France Defense Sales Inc. (and other trading names and/or subsidiaries) is purely professional and is in no way an attack on your business ethos, reputation or future endeavours. Our role is purely to act as a legal representatives for our client who in this case happens to be First Choice International.

I understand that you are unsure of details in the correspondence I am sending you, please take this as a courteous reminder that this is a civil legal dispute and details in our correspondence are fundamentally important to the responses you provide. In our opening letter to you we explained that correspondence would be official and from the judicial system of our choosing - your response to which provided no challenge and in the eyes of the law could be seen as an acceptance to the clause as written, as did it accept responsibility for your wilful infringement of First Choice International manufacturing, production, sales and investment portfolios. Refusal to attend court following provision of a letter of summons is a criminal offence and could carry penalties of imprisonment, fine or both - needless to say our business has the right to a fair trial in line with international human rights, your wilful neglect of such is nothing short of disturbing and may be something we decide to escalate to law enforcement should you continue with your unprofessional behaviour.

Contractual agreements to organisations including Airbus Group and DCNS are not publicly available however recognised by the Stock Market with First Choice International being the majority shareholder with 100% of all stocks and shares in the businesses. Rest assured there is no dispute regarding ownership of these businesses.

Whilst your settlement fee of $500,000,000.00 is appreciated this does not meet the revenue loss and reputational damages to our client, below I have detailed our workings for your records:

• 3x Fourde-Class Landing Platform Dock (sold to People's Republic of China to the value of $300,000,000.00)
• 18x Aerospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon (sold to Imperial Germany to the value of $810,000,000.00)
• 6x Aerospatiale Gazelle (sold to Imperial Germany to the value of $18,000,000.00)

The above sales are valued at a total of $1,128,000,000.00. Please note that we do not differentiate between your profits and losses as your correspondence acknowledges all and any money made from your sales were unlawful and as such subject to reclaim. In addition to the monies earned in sales First Choice International have undoubtedly lost profits that we have valued to appropriately $300,000,000.00 and reputational damages causing us to round up to the flat figure of $2,000,000,000.00. We are willing to negotiate however a settlement of just a quarter of our initial offer is no reasonable or justifiable.

I look forward to hearing from you and sincerely hope we can resolve this civilly.

Regards,
Einar Åkesson
Regional Practice Manager - Europe
Strömberg International Legal Consultants

@Moe
@Hollie

 

[Moe]

Private and Top Secret Letter
French Defense Sales Inc.​

To: Einar Åkesson
Regional Practice Manager - Europe
Strömberg International Legal Consultants

From: Brig. General Gregory LeMond

Dear Sir,

When a lawyer, or someone impersonating one, offers to drop their settlement fee after just one reply by the person or company being sued it is usually for a reason. That reason is that they have a very weak, or in this matter, no case from which to speak of. Let me list the reasons.

1.) No public records are available to provide proof that FCI ever purchased any shares, whether majority or not, in Airbus or DCNS. The lack of evidence to support FCI's claims that they own ANY stock at all in either Airbus or DCNS company is rather glaring.

2.) You allege sales of helicopters between French Defense Inc. and Germany. How did you obtain proof of these sales? French Defense Inc. is very sure any alleged correspondence between the German government and ourselves was confidential and private. If any correspondence did occur and you have proof of this you must have obtained this information via nefarious means. Nefarious in this case means illegal. We could countersuit for an egregious act of shall we say, espionage, given that French Defence Inc. is a state-owned enterprise.

Mr. Åkesson, I believe it is time to live in reality. You have no case. And we can prove Stromberg itself has committed illegal acts in reckless pursuit of this ill-conceived lawsuit. Even if it went to a court of law, which it will not, this case would discarded faster than an IKEA instruction manual.

Mr. Akesson, you must tell your client that you have erred. That, or inform your client, that you do not have the capacity adequately represent them in any court of law.

Either way, as far as French Defence Inc. is concerned, this matter will be officially over once we receive your letter that you will no longer be pursuing this rather farcical matter. France Defence Inc. will continue to cease and desist producing any of the aforementioned items until we can personally speak with FCI ourselves, or find a mediary that is not as grossly incompetent as Stromberg.

Yours,

GLM

@Connor

OOC: The conglomerates of Airbus and DCNS named in the lawsuit did not exist in 1995. Respectively, Airbus was officially formed in 2000 and DCNS in 1997.

 

[Connor]

Security Classification: SECURE
Document Classification and Security Act 1995
Encrypted by the Strömberg International Legal Consultants​

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Dear Gregory LeMond,

It has become quite apparent that the subject of your letters to me are less about a professional business to business civil dispute and instead is becoming an attempt to target and attack Strömberg International Legal Consultants - your initial correspondence to our business admit liability for your actions which is unusual for a business that believes we have no legal standing for the claims made against you. Strömberg International Legal Consultants will not be trailed into tit-for-tat bickering and immature and frankly completely unprofessional attacks you are using in your correspondence...

I am not sure if you have correctly read our letter but at no point did we stray from the original figure of $2,000,000,000.00 as originally stated, it was just broken down for ease of your understanding.

Strömberg International Legal Consultants has no ongoing disputes with IKEA and has no current dealing with the business.

First Choice International are globally known to the majority shareholder in both Airbus Group and DCNS, the publicly available material you are searching for is the stock market which displays their share - 100%. Our position in this dispute is not to prove ownership, we have been hired independently to pursue the claims of our client, First Choice International and there is no doubt of the contractual agreements between our client, DCNS and Airbus Group.

Whilst I am completely unsure how you have come to the conclusion that Strömberg International Legal Consultants are involved in espionage, considering we are an independent private organisation registered with both the Swedish Company Registration Office and the Dutch Business Registry of the Chamber of Commerce. Our registration numbers are 95487526-8728 and 72092582 respectively. Our actions throughout have been nothing other than professional and at no point have we violated any domestic or international law, we are fully compliant with such.

Attached is evidence of the points you have raised in your correspondence., I must stress that this will count as part of our non-sensitive evidence disclosure for court.

Regards,
Einar Åkesson
Regional Practice Manager - Europe
Strömberg International Legal Consultants

SILC/002/G/95-001

Evidence of Airbus Group and DCNS sale to First Choice International
Click here

SILC/002/G/95-002

Evidence of payment aforementioned between Imperial Germany and presumed French Defense Inc (and their subsidiaries)

@Moe
@Hollie

 

[Moe]

Private and Top Secret Letter
French Defense Sales Inc.​

To: Einar Åkesson
Regional Practice Manager - Europe
Strömberg International Legal Consultants

From: Brig. General Gregory LeMond

Dear Sir,

You previously stated that no public records of the alleged purchases of stock by FCI were available, but when challenged you suddenly can produce them?

Why did you not do this initially?

Was this a ploy to deceive me?

And as for your "proof", the letter I received is so redacted that it is barley discernible as to what took place.

As far as the Imperial Germany purchase, all of our productions were strictly confidential. You have a proof of funds received, but have no proof that French Defense Inc. ever produced the helicopters in question.

You ask about IKEA. I used a simile when comparing this lawsuit to the low-quality, easy to assemble furniture available at that store, not to the company itself.

And as far as attacking Stromberg, you stated in your initial message that our conduct was, "Your actions in this instance are nothing short of neglectful."

Neglectful as when asking for proof of your own accusations you say in one letter no public records are available. But when challenged, why did you send an unreadable file?

And let us just speak of the elephant in the room.

You clearly are going after France at the behest of your government due to a diplomatic row with the government of France.

Furthermore, you would actually gain quite more liquidity for your law firm if actually went after the United States, whom is quite openly selling products owned by FCI subsidiaries, but nuisance lawsuits are never thrown against the USA are they?

For years the US never sold F-16's or P-3 Orion's. It was always sold through FCI. But now they suddenly are? What a dramatic turn of events.

Perhaps FCI and Boeing and Lockheed-Martin made a huge deal the rest of the world never heard of and now the US is the beneficiary?

Well, good for them.

Either way, French Military Inc. is never going to settle with FCI with Stromburg as the go between.

If they do not want to deal with French Military Inc. or the French government then that is their prerogative.

Signed,

Brig. General Gregory LeMond
@Connor

 

[Connor]

Security Classification: SECURE
Document Classification and Security Act 1995
Encrypted by the Strömberg International Legal Consultants​

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Dear Gregory LeMond,

As previously stated Strömberg International Legal Consultants will not be lured into an immature, name-calling fiasco with your organisation - our role in this dispute is purely as a legal representative for our client and it has become clear that your behaviour is irrational, unprofessional and definitely not an organisation we would encourage our client, First Choice International, to work with in the future. We will now pursue this via the judicial system in order to attain an order requiring you to pay the sum requested, your opportunity to negotiate a settlement has now passed.

Please inform us of any intention to recruit your own legal representation as we require an appropriate point of contact for court evidential disclosure prior to the trial - failure to do so will result in our disclosure being returned to French Sales Inc. (and/or any subsidiary organisation aforementioned) as the default recipient, the defendant. Furthermore, please inform us of your preferred judicial system with consideration to the fact this is an international dispute.

We have provided 'proof', as you word it, we have provided a settlement, we have provided opportunity... all of which have been returned with irrational comments, attacks and unconventional business strategy. Please expect an imminent court summons in respect to this case.

Regards,
Einar Åkesson
Regional Practice Manager - Europe
Strömberg International Legal Consultants

@Moe
@Hollie

 

[Moe]

Private and Top Secret Letter
French Defense Sales Inc.​

To: Einar Åkesson
Regional Practice Manager - Europe
Strömberg International Legal Consultants

From: Brig. General Gregory LeMond

Dear Sir,

Correspondence from you from the outset has always been less than forthcoming or truthful. Which has perhaps why this whole matter has taken so long and has turned somewhat bitter.

France Inc. will not to trial as we believe due to FCI's political and diplomatic clout France Inc. cannot ensure that we do not receive a fair trial. With that said, we will agree to the terms of settlement in the payment of $2,000,000,000 and all military hardware owned by companies of FCI will be removed from our sales catalogues.

Yours,

GLM
@Connor

 

[Connor]

Security Classification: SECURE
Document Classification and Security Act 1995
Encrypted by the Strömberg International Legal Consultants​

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Dear Gregory LeMond,

We thank you for your recently correspondence however Strömberg International Legal Consultants strives for international fair trial and would not proceed with any judicial system unable to offer such.

However, with your offer to complete the settlement for our client, all payments should be made directly to Strömberg International Legal Consultants in the first instance. I look forward to hearing from you.

Regards,
Einar Åkesson
Regional Practice Manager - Europe
Strömberg International Legal Consultants

@Moe
@Hollie

 

[Moe]

Private and Top Secret Letter
French Defense Sales Inc.​

To: Einar Åkesson
Regional Practice Manager - Europe
Strömberg International Legal Consultants

From: Brig. General Gregory LeMond

Dear Sir,


So, if a settlement is agreeable to you, then a transfer of $2,000,000,000 will be sent to your to you directly and not FCI?

I just want to be clear on this. Please confirm.
Once you confirm that you have received the funds of funds we can finally put this matter to rest.

Thank you

@Connor

 

[Connor]

Security Classification: SECURE
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Encrypted by the Strömberg International Legal Consultants​

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Dear Gregory LeMond,

As previously stated all payments should be made directly to our organisation as we are acting on behalf of our client. Rest assured your settlement will end up in the right place.

Regards,
Einar Åkesson
Regional Practice Manager - Europe
Strömberg International Legal Consultants

@Moe
@Hollie

 

[Moe]

Private and Top Secret Letter
French Defense Sales Inc.

To: Einar Åkesson
Regional Practice Manager - Europe
Strömberg International Legal Consultants

From: Brig. General Gregory LeMond

Dear Sir,

Rest assured? It took your client two letters just to confirm I needed to send payments to you. Anyway, $200,000,000 has already been sent to your offices. Payments will continue monthly until the balance is paid.

@Connor

 

[Connor]

Security Classification: SECURE
Document Classification and Security Act 1995
Encrypted by the Strömberg International Legal Consultants​

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Dear Gregory LeMond,

Perhaps your experience with our client has something to do with the fact they have employed our organisation to act on their behalf however instead of following our lawful instruction you attempted to assert dominance on the situation resulting in a lengthy, unnecessary process and our client ultimately telling you to work via Strömberg International Legal Consultants - like we told you in the beginning.

Whilst your initial payment of $200,000,000.00 has been accepted and secured under reference SILC/002/G/95 - no payment plan has been agreed between our parties meaning, in the eyes of the law, you are withholding an agreed settlement and as such breach the verbal contract to disposal of this outside the court systems. We expect a single payment, in full, of the remaining amount ($3,800,000,000.00) in the next twenty-four hours otherwise we will recover further damages for your legal negligence via the court systems.

I must advise you that in earlier correspondence we informed you of our intent to summon you to court should an out-of-court disposal not be met, your actions now could be viewed as delaying an inevitable court case which will be used as evidence against you should we proceed down that path.

My advice to you is to make the payment in full to avoid further losses to your organisation that could otherwise be avoided.

Regards,
Einar Åkesson
Regional Practice Manager - Europe
Strömberg International Legal Consultants

@Moe
@Hollie

 

[Moe]

Private and Top Secret Letter
French Defense Sales Inc.

To: Einar Åkesson
Regional Practice Manager - Europe
Strömberg International Legal Consultants

From: Brig. General Gregory LeMond

Dear Sir,

Once again, your letter makes no sense. The settlement agreed upon was 2,000,000,000 dollars.

Now you are asking for another $3,800,000,000.00? Where did this figure come from?

Of course no payment plan was agreed upon. You never asked for one. That is your problem, not mine.

"However, with your offer to complete the settlement for our client, all payments should be made directly to Strömberg International Legal Consultants in the first instance."

This implies you expected payments, plural, not one.

Your own client took two letters to even state that settlement payments were to be made to you.

You will continue to receive monthly payments of 200,000,000 dollars until the agreed upon settlement of $2 billion dollars in compensation is paid in full.

Any attempt to bring this shakedown of a case will be ignored as France does not recognize any international courts.

@Connor

 

[Connor]

Security Classification: SECURE
Document Classification and Security Act 1995
Encrypted by the Strömberg International Legal Consultants​

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Dear Gregory LeMond,

My apologies, your accountants must have made an error, your payment to us came with a reference to 1 of 20 payments... which comes to a total of $4,000,000,000.00 - perhaps this is an internal issue you need to review. Unfortunately you have misunderstood how payment plans work as they certainly require the approval of both parties before you randomly start sending various sums of money to our accounts.

The delay of your payments are nothing but your own issue, we informed you on numerous occasions that the payments should be made to us - you ignored this advice. Our client hired us to act on their behalf.

We will be forwarding your response on to the Global Assembly with your clear intent to disrupt the right to a fair trial.

Regards,
Einar Åkesson
Regional Practice Manager - Europe
Strömberg International Legal Consultants

@Moe
@Hollie

 

[Moe]

Private and Top Secret Letter
French Defense Sales Inc.

To: Einar Åkesson
Regional Practice Manager - Europe
Strömberg International Legal Consultants

From: Brig. General Gregory LeMond

Dear Sir,

You also stated in one letter that you had no evidence of FCI owning any stock in Airbus or DCNS and then later produced evidence that they did. 1/20 payments was a clerical error, but never did we agree on 2 billion and you very well know that. As far as now bringing this to the GA, good luck. France does not belong to the GA. You are advised to take the money settled on.


@Connor

 

[Alex]

⌈ ROLEPLAY NOTICE ⌋

Hello @Moe ,

I am writing this role-play notice as you have edited Post #18 to change what LeMond has stated to Stromberg ILC. Unfortunately, you only have a 10 minute grace period to edit your post, you have passed this grace period when you edited your post. Furthermore, RP was created after your reply before your edit which makes the grace period null.

Please refrain from editing your posts after the given grace period or after a reply was given as this is heavy meta-gaming.

The Modern Nations Staff Team
Alex