The following message was returned to Conners from the ADR's Head of Senate, Kenji Wright:
"Mr. Conners,
I would like to personally apologize for the incident that your people were involved in at the University of Rescenta. It greatly saddens me to have such a tragedy occur at a time when we and the other colonies were working towards the greater good of everyone in the future and, on behalf of the Senate and the Allied Demarchy of Reza, we know that we can work together to overcome this unfortunate event with understanding, good-will, and perserverance.
It has indeed come to my attention that our security personnel and customs enforcement officials were not informed that you had armed Securion agents accompanying your representatives. It is against ADR policy to allow unchecked weapons through our ports; all firearms and weapons carried by visiting non-residents must receive prior authorization be checked by our customs officials upon arrival. It is a crime to not report the possession of such items upon arrival, and is strictly enforced to ensure the safety of the public. I have discussed this with the Senate, and we have passed a motion to expunge the Securion agents for these charges due to the nature of what happened in the University that day. The ADR Senate does not wish for any more misfortune to come of that incident and we understand your concerns to keep your representatives safe. However, please be aware that in the future, unauthorized possession of weapons will not be tolerated and may be prosecuted by choice of the Demarchy - this is beyond my power to overrule again. Please notify our customs enforcement officials of any security personnel and weaponry that your representatives intend to have accompanying them well ahead of time to avoid such issues in the future.
Senate Representative Davis shared with me your proposal of a funding agreement. Again, I have forwarded this motion to the Senate, but it is currently in consideration on the Senate floor. Due to the nature of the recent events, there may be a delay in our decision on this agreement. I will see that you are contacted again when this proposal has moved forward.
Thank you, Mr. Conners.
Head of Senate, Kenji Wright"