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- FROM: FADM ROBERT Z. NAGALA, CINCOLNAV, COMMANDER, BATTLESTAR

ATLANTIA (BSG-001)

FROM: OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED COLONIES OF KOBOL, RICHARD ADAR

-TO: CMDR LELAND J. ADAMA, COLONIAL NAVY RESERVES, COMMANDER, BSG-82

-TO: COLONEL KARA E. THRACE, COLONIAL NAVY RESERVES, EXEC. OFFICER, BSG-82

-COMMANDERS,

AS OF 2130 HRS, PICON FLEET ANCHORAGE DRADIS WARNING STATION HEADQUARTERS HAS DETECTED UPWARDS OF THIRTEEN INTERMITTENT ANOMALIES DEEP INSIDE THE PROLMAR SECTOR, THIS AREA, DEEP BEHIND THE RED LINE, CAN NOT BE ALLOWED TO BE OCCUPIED OR UN-INVESTIGATED, IN THE EVENT THAT THIS IS A PRE-EMPTIVE CYLON ATTACK. THE ANOMALIES ARE UNLIKE ANYTHING THE EGGHEADS HAVE SEEN AND THEY CAN'T CONFIRM OR DENY CYLON INVOLVEMENT. I'M SENDING YOU BILL AND HELENA AS YOUR RESERVE FORCE AS SOON AS I CAN GET THEIR GROUPS REARMED AND UNDERWAY, YOU HAVE THE ONE OF THE NEWEST BATTLESTARS OUT THERE, IF IT IS HOSTILE, THEN YOU HAVE YOUR ORDERS. THE JERICHO PROTOCOL IS IN EFFECT. I AM CURRENTLY MOBILIZING THE FIRST FLEET AT PICON STATION AND CAPRICA CITY FLEET RESERVE ANCHORAGE, IN THE EVENT THAT THIS GOES BAD. LELAND, YOU ARE HEREBY ORDERED TO USE ANY AND ALL MEANS TO ASCERTAIN THE UNKNOWN CONTACTS INTENTIONS. YOU ARE ORDERED TO NOT ENGAGE FIRST, LET THE CONTACT. HOWEVER, IN THE EVENT THAT NEGOTIATIONS FAIL AND HOSTILITIES ARE IMMINENT, YOUR SHIPBOARD TACTICAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS ARE AUTHORIZED TO BE USED ONLY UNDER THE UNITED COLONIES OF KOBOL RULES OF ENGAGEMENT FOR NUCLEAR ORDINANCE IN SPACE HENCEFORTH SET IN THE DATABURST ENCLOSED.

I'M SORRY YOU'RE GOING TO BE ON THE SHORT END OF THIS STICK, LELAND.

YOU AND KARA WILL HAVE TO HOLD THE LINE UNTIL BILL AND LENA ARRIVE EN-FORCE.

HOLD THE LINE, COMMANDER.

THE VERY FATE OF THE COLONIES ARE GOING TO BE IN YOUR HANDS UNTIL THEIR ARRIVAL.

GOOD LUCK, GODS SPEED AND KNOW THAT WE ARE PRAYING FOR YOU ALL,

FADM ROBERT Z. NAGALA, CINCOLNAV, COMMANDING

FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE COLONIES:

Richard Edward Adar II