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Date of Publishing: 2192, March 10.
Author: Cumulative Data of Regional Officials
Subject: [CENSUS DATA, ECONOMIC REPORTS, AND MISSION DATA OF ALL SOVEREIGN COLONIES.]
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ACCESSING THIS DATA IS RESTRICTED TO TIER-2 GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
VIOLATION OF THIS DIRECTIVE IS PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 3, PROTOCOL 2.
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Opening File Label "CURRENT STATUS AND MISSION DIRECTIVES".
Aegis (11 of 13)
Status: 27% increase in urban growth over the past year. Increased mining operations and manufacturing. Agriculture is lacking. Attempts to terraform to Earth-like conditions are succeeding with minimal obstacles. Estimated time of completion: 23 years.
Mission Directives: Secure sector in case of insurgent activity. Increased military presence may be required. Colonial Militia is proving to be stretched too thin.
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New Macedonia (12 of 13)
Status: Under direction and exploration of Science Bureau branch. Two Marine detachments currently residing on the surface with another scheduled in seven months. Teams report a wide away of exotic plant and animal species. Reserving specimens for further study.
Mission Directives: Continue procedures as enacted by Protocol Six. Marines are to be shuffled within a two year period. Colonists to be sent within the next decade.
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B4-D4 (NAME PENDING) (13 of 13)
Status: RESTRICTED-SPACE. Patrols are to regularly be swapped out and tasked with patrolling the next closest star-system under the guise of "Border Control" and "Resource Analysis". Entering the sector without direct authorization from EarthGov is punishable under Mandate One.
Mission Directives: Shadow Protocol is in effect. Service of Strategic Intelligence has full jurisdiction of sector and will perform their reconnaissance without disruption or question.
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Opening File Label "SSI Reports of B4-D4".
Private communication to: ADM. Zaroff, T.
From: AGT. Ericson, P.
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Admiral. Initial reports of B4-D4, as you know, have already revealed a large quantity of (WITHHELD) with much more of them scattered around the planet. Mostly around the temperate Southern Hemisphere. Even more surprising than the fact that they are so widely dispersed is that in addition to (WITHHELD) there are also (WITHHELD) and (WITHHELD) that all seem to have social relations with each other.
As per the Government’s request, mining samples were taken discreetly by an insertion team two weeks ago. The area is relatively barren of any useful ores or compounds. So far, the barren area extends well over a quarter of the planet. More scans will be conducted, but the reports look grim. Titanium and iron ores, though scarcely present, are substandard and riddled with impurities. Any attempts at retrieving them will prove more costly than they’re worth. This might explain why these (WITHHELD) are not very technologically advanced, but the theories are numerous.
There are a surprising amount of phenomena around this planet, but that will be reported in more description with the monthly status report of the operation. Forgive the lateness of this communication, but something on the planet seems to be interfering with our channels on the E-Band. We will correct this problem within the next report.
-Peter Ericson.