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Team of IBSI Analysts head to Kazulia to discuss security
Intel Ship program is "Very interesting" to Kalistan, says director
Kaliburg, Grand Duchy of Ananto
January 15, 5543


Forward team of IBSI analysts depart from Sulari to Kazulia to hold intel discussions

A forward team of IBSI representatives visited their counterparts in Skalm, Kazulia this week following the confirmation that the northern Kingdom is working on an intelligence ship. "Kalistan finds that program very interesting, and we believe that we can contribute to its development," said IBSI spokeswoman Janet Howard. "Part of our expanded missions is to develop assets that allow us to not only have access to information in the world around Kalistan, but also to, to some degree control that information flow, both passively and actively, and I think the program Kazulia is currently working on would also further us on that journey."

The advance team, consisting of representatives of the Signals Intelligence, Clandestine Services, and Military Intelligence, along with R&D reps from KMC and KMD flew to Kazulia to hold initial talks with the director and counterparts in the Kazulian Intelligence Service under Lt.Gen Julian Lötvall. This meeting hints at a deeper cooperation between the two nations that is helped along by the personal relationships between the two northern Monarchies and a shared vision over hemispheric security. "Both Kalistan and Kazulia participate in the non-Aligned Movement," said Howard. "As such, they may not have exactly consonant policies relating to security of the world, but their two worldviews run parallel in many places. This sort of cooperation aims at not only enhancing the security and intelligence capabilities of both countries, but also of the Non-Aligned Movement as a whole, by giving countries who are considering simply jumping on the bandwagon of the great powers a reason to think twice and consider instead a course of independence."

Ms. Howard stated that the IBSI was interested in exploring not simple cooperation on the development of these important intelligence assets, but their deployment in a much larger intel network than Kazulia itself had in mind. "We currently are continuing our cooperation with Lodamun and by establishing cooperation with Kazulia on this related project, Kalistan's eyes and ears can extend as far west as the Mad Dog Ocean and as far south as Gaduridos. Combining this with the planned deployments of the Kazulian instruments and Kalistan can contribute to a much larger information network that will allow us to keep close tabs on nations that previously insisted they were trackless." IBSI is also looking into an old Dolgava-Lodamese program of passive sonar buoys in the Northern Anantonese Ocean to use in tandem with an inteligence ship program. "We note that submerged passive sonar buoys present a significant opportunity to collect data on the passage of ships through the area, and it is something we would like to explore to further enhance our intelligence gathering and sharing assets."

Talks will continue, and as the program develops, IBSI stated that they intend to be part of it every step of the way.