Firefly and Oojok agree to deal

Firefly and Oojok have agreed to a massive deal between the DDS and Clone Star Empire which, a joint communique states, "will ensure peace and stability between the 2 central powers for decades to come". The agreement came after a summit on Yeng though talks will continue tomorrow to iron out some of the "fine print". The deal comes instead of the Clones accepting a huge cash injection from the Utrek in return for basing rights. Key points of the deal are as follows.

• Unatel Gamma and Kontai to be given up by the Clones. The Clones will perform an orderly withdrawal over the next 12 months with the DDS providing stability and peace keeping duties in the interim. This will save the Clones over 220 million zarks a year. Oojok never wanted these planets in the empire though this was a painful concession by Benito.
• Shared borders between the DDS and CSE to be singularly patrolled by 1 side on a rota. This will save both sides around 100 million zarks each a year. 
• The DDS will guarantee 1.3 billion zarks in arms sales to the Clones in 2113 with a guaranteed 1.4 billion zarks 2114-7. Immediate sales will include 2 further Pangaea 62A amphibious landing ships and aviation. Details to be confirmed at a later date.
• The DDS will guarantee the Free Eritran States will not attack CSE-E (though a demand for the Eritrans to stop their military build-up has been dropped).
• The DDS will share intelligence on the 7 Sa Sao with the HCS.
• The DDS and HCS will hold a joint exercise once a year (from 2114).

Although the money bought in from the deal is much less than the Utrek deal would have provided the deal is much preferable politically for Oojok. For Firefly although the deal has cost implications it does remove the threat of a Utrek presence very close to core DDS territory.