On Thu, 23 Aug 2001, Bj�rn Hedin wrote:
To: Duc Axel von Fersen, Minister of State
From: ViComte Zilvain
Sir, I am deeply touched by the good trust you put in mankind and I am
sure that indeed every french noble would keep his word. But these
foreigners I would not trust, not even while under heavy guard.
These foreigners are so selfish the idea that future prisoners might not
be allowed to go is no reason for them not to immediatly run back to their
country.
And allowing captured mercenaries to work for us is only an incentive for
mercenaries to work for foreign powers since they know they have nothing
to fear from us. Send them of to the colonies and mercenaries will not be
so eager to fight us, at least demaninding more money thus depleting the
foreign treasuries (while using them as a workforce in the colonies will
increase our own revenues).
Again as your Commissioner of Public Safety I must protest against arming
the enemies of France, even if they are captured.
Major le ViComte Zac Zilvain, Cardinals Guard
Commissioner of Public Safety
