17.4.09

Ensuring Passage to remain for now

Following the recovery of Cruggson by CSS the ABBOs have begun to withdraw their forces back to their territory. The Dinos have also withdrawn back inside their own border though have considerable forces in theatre. Around 40% of their entire armed forces are either in the vicinity of Xi or are en route though some of these forces in transit have been recalled back to Dino-Land. Cruggson is travelling back to Dino-Land and is understood to be well.

Ensuring Passage was a DDS deployment to protect DDS and UNP ships from ABBO attack. The DDS have decided to maintain the deployment for now but may reduce the force in a few weeks. Ensuring Passage is based at New Jakarta and thus is a useful force near to Oscar as well of course. They may be soon called upon to move Oscar Humans to New Jakarta in fact. The Clone Oscar government is to allow any human settlers who wish to leave free passage off the planet and will allow DDS transport ships into Oscar orbit to assist in that. The UNP is keen for these settlers to move to New Jakarta which it wants to become a full UNP member. However the climate of New Jakarta is rather arid and may not suit many Oscar settlers who were farmers.