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[Nehket Aeka]

Senator Bolv'ar,

My empress has conveyed her desire to personally congratulate you on your election victory, to discuss the upcoming diplomatic meeting with the Slave Rebellion, and to propose an idea with regard to the cooperation between the Jedi council and the Union.

Her imperial majesty will be arriving early next week, unfortunately other engagements prevent her from attending your inauguration.

The empress has requested that I arrange the possibility of speaking to you in person. Would you be willing to host a private meeting at the Excarian embassy? If so, I will send over a delegate to make the necessary security arrangements and such.

With kind regards,

Senator Nehket Aeka

[Former Senator Bolv'ar of the Confederacy of Excaria]

"Senator,

We would be most honoured by a visit by your empress to our embassy.

I am afraid there are some limits to the amount of private security which is allowed in the embassy, mainly due to Unity security regulations, however I can assure you that as the embassy is located inside the senate building, security will be most properly arranged, and our security people can collaborate with yours and the senatorial guard to agree any details necessary.

With kind regards,

Senator Bolv'ar"

[Nehket Aeka]

"Senator,

I have the utmost confidence in the senatorial guard, but protocol dictates that her imperial majesty is accompanied by at least two of her handmaidens on such visits. It is not up to me to determine whether the security provided by the senatorial guard is acceptable, but I will pass along this information.

If it is not possible for at least two individuals of the retinue of her imperial majesty to carry arms, this visit might become problematic. I will send over a delegate to handle any further details with regard to this visit, and to coordinate with the senatorial guard to find a solution that satisfies both security forces.

With kind regards,

Senator Nehket Aeka"

((OOC: Are all embassies in the senate buildings? I was working under the assumption that every faction had their own building with a large swath of land -- as it's an embassy, and thus would enjoy at least some level of extraterritoriality with regards to the grounds and the buildings on it.

It seems to me that this is difficult to do if the floor above you is used by another faction...

Could you contact me for a short discussion on this? Depending on how the current laws with regard to embassies and such are in the Union, this might have large impact on my next few political decisions. (I think the same issue will apply to space ships and the status of local laws/domestic laws/etc.)))

[Former Senator Bolv'ar of the Confederacy of Excaria]

"Two guards will not be a problem of course. We have no doubt our respective security people will be able to arrange proper security and our people are fully at your disposal. I do not expect any, but if they do give your people any problems, please let me know and I will assign less problematic individuals to handle the matter."

((OOC: It is the choice of the nation where to place their embassy. Many NPC's have embassies in the Senate Building, but others have embassies in private buildings nearby. The Union makes buildings to the specification of the nation available free of charge - if the embassy is in the Senate Building, it also provides free security, emergency power, etc., which is why many NPC's are located there: it's cheaper to the nation.

Embassies are sovereign territory of their nations, but it is generally understood that no things like large weapons emplacements and such are put down there. Embassies have their own landing platforms regardless though ships must coordinate with Union flight control to prevent crashes and are not allowed to have active weapons while inside the city shielding due to safety.))