United States | Dispatch to France

[Odinson]

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OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE​

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ENCRYPTED MESSAGE​

TO: Florence Parly, Minister of Defense of the French Empire ( Alex )

FROM: Stewart C. Hall, Deputy Secretary of Defense of the United States of America

Minister Parly,

The United States Navy and Coast Guard have recently created a new frigate/cutter, called the Celestial-class, for use by both services. It includes a 32-cell VLS as well as state-of-the-art radar and sonar. The Department of Defense and the Department of State have whitelisted a handful of countries for potential export of the frigate, and France is one of them. This vessel is capable of a wide variety of missions as either an escort or an independent operator due to its armaments and its extended range. At this time, the frigate is under a special license from the Federal Government and is going for $1.235-billion each (this would mean that we would charge $300-million per unit in a LPL).

Some notable advantages of the Celestial-class for Sweden is the extended range of 11,200 miles. This range would allow one of the frigates to, for example, deploy from the French Navy Base in Brest into the Atlantic, cross the Panama Canal, and sail to French Polynesia without refueling once.

If your government is interested in procuring one or more, please feel free to contact me as soon as possible.​

Very Respectfully,

Stewart C. Hall
Deputy Secretary of Defense
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[Alex]

Ministry of War
Message to the United States of America
Private & Encrypted

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To: Stewart C. Hall, Deputy Secretary of State
From: Florence Parly, Minister of War

Dear Deputy Secretary Hall,

This is a very interesting and generous offer, thank you for considering us.

The Imperial Navy and the Ministry of War have a few questions regarding the process of acquiring these limited production licenses, alongside the capabilities of the Celestial-class frigate. First, how long do these LPLs last? For example, if France were to purchase 8 limited production licenses for the Celestial-class frigate, would these LPLs last until we produce these frigates when funding allows or do the licenses expire after a certain amount of time? Second, what armaments would be available for France regarding this frigate? Would we have access to the Tomahawk cruise missiles and the RUM-139 anti-submarine missiles to be used with the vertical-launch systems?

Thank you for your time.

Kindest Regards,
Florence Parly
Minister of War
French Empire

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[Odinson]

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OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE​

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ENCRYPTED MESSAGE​

TO: Florence Parly, Minister of War of the French Empire ( Alex )

FROM: Stewart C. Hall, Deputy Secretary of Defense of the United States of America

Minister Parly,

Limited Production Licenses traditionally last for a month, however we could issue licenses that would last for the remainder of 2002 if a large enough quantity of vessels are sold that would warrant such an action. In regard to armaments, the answer to your question is: yes. The Tomahawk and RUM-139 would be available to use in the VLS.

Please let me know if you have any further questions, or if you would like to proceed to purchasing a number of LPLs.​

Very Respectfully,

Stewart C. Hall
Deputy Secretary of Defense
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