Fleets 1, 3 and 5 have returned after their counter-espionage decoy mission.

Trading vessels brought news of the annexation of Zuflucht by Serendip Belt forces in week 3. They carried a plea for help to the “Free peoples of the Islands”.

Large elements of the 5th Fleet have formed themselves into task force ‘Besançon,’ and departed for Besançon. They will travel via military fuel dumps.

The Esperanzan 2nd Fleet today began a series of manoeuvres and weapons testings inside the atmosphere of Esperanza. These were widely believed to be an attempt to intimidate the EFA. Several citizens who complained that their windows had been shattered by sonic booms have been detained for “Psychiatric Readjustment.”