Note 7
Senator Palpatine,
I am pleased that your health is well.
I am sure that you are doing all that you can here in the Senate, and that is what you are required to do. It is hard not to be with your people when you know that they are suffering, but you have a different duty. Your job here in the Senate is no less important than those that are on Naboo right now.
Besides, if you were on Naboo, it is likely that you would be able to do NOTHING for your people. If your planet has been invaded, then it is very possible that persons of any sort of importance would have been the first to be restrained. I have also heard that all communication with Naboo has been cut off, that is the communication between the official Coruscant networks, and those of Naboo.
If you were on Naboo with your people, you would not be able to communicate with the government on Coruscant, and thus, you would be doing them little, if any, good. With your being in the Senate, at least you may have some level of influence with this situation.
It is true that the Senators from the Trade Federation tampered with the missing files, but remember that we do not know for certain. The Trade Federation is quite popular in the Senate, and their influence is extensive. Other Senators might have an interest in the Trade Federation's best interests as well.
I assume that you have heard that the Supreme Chancellor has called for a special session of the Senate. Am I to understand from this, then, that Queen Amidala is on her way to Coruscant finally? Even with Senators that would see other wise, it will be valuable for Queen Amidala to address the Senate herself. Perhaps even some of the more corrupt Senators will be swayed.
I would like to schedule a meeting with you and other interested Senators after this Trade Federation mess has been straightened up. We should concentrate on your planet's situation for the time being. I have mentioned my ideas to several Senators, and a surprising number of Senators are interested. I still have to sort details out.
Let me know how your research is going.
Senator Bail Antilles
