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Kalistani Premier to advance Reauthorization of Privateering in Ananto Strait and Anantonese Ocean
Actions aimed at Malivia and her allies
Kaliburg, Ananto
April 3, 4914


Partisan Marine irregulars begin patrols in support of the Regular Navy as Privateering is considered in National Assembly

The Premier of the Republic, George Jackson will propose an official re-authorization of Privateering in the Ananto Strait and in the northern Anantonese Ocean by the end of this week, government spokespeople said. The Republic is already stepping up its defenses at sea around the Republic in preparation for world condemnation over the action.

"Rather than jointly condemning Malivia's Government for seeking sovereignty claims over its neighbors and over Kalistan," Premier Jackson said earlier this week, "their world Congress have voted to sanction anyone who responds in any way to Malivia's diplomatic threats. A bare majority on the Security Council voted that anyone who responds to Malivia's war drumming that they will be in violation of what they term 'international law', which they believe supersedes national law and national interest and would be subject to serious sanctions." The Premier, however was clear. "Regardless of what those three nations believe, we will defend our nation from the provocations of a country they refuse to do anything about."

To this end, the Premier has suggested that the use of privateers, one of Kalistan's oldest and most controversial instruments of foreign policy, be re-activated," said Premier Jackson. "We will limit our letters of Marque to searches and seizures of Malivian and allied shipping, with bounties on Malivian shipping. Kalistani private actors will be authorized to seek out and capture Malivian and allied shipping in the Northern Anantonese and if they can bring the ship to port, Kalistan will pay bounties per tonnage of cargo from Qualified Shipping." The Republic will then quarantine the Malivian shipping, will dispose of the cargo on the international market, and will use the money to offset the bounties paid for the Shipping. The Government of Malivia will not be compensated for seized shipping. In addition to seizures on the high seas, any Malivian or allied shipping calling at any Kalistani port will be seized under the Privateer Act.

"The goal is to divert Malivian shipping far from Kalistan. If they do not send ships through the Straits or the Northern Anantonese Ocean between Seleya and Keris, Kalistani Privateers will never encounter them. We have no idea what kind of malevolent goods are gonna try to come through on their ships, and this is really the best way." In anticipation for the bill, all three fleets of the Kalistani Regular Navy, and the Militia Marines have been put on alert and patrols are already starting across the Ananto Strait and Ocean waters adjacent to mainland Kalistan. With the passage of the bill, the Anantonese Ocean could begin seeing privateers sailing within nine months.