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| − | + | Issued by [[First Lord]] [[Ian Cameron]] in late [[2572]], [[Star League]] '''Directive 21''' forced the [[Outworlds Alliance]] to accept [[Star League Defense Forces]] and [[Draconis Combine]] garrison troops. | |
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| + | Directive 21 was touted as a measure to curb the activity of pirates on border worlds of the Star League; in truth, it was a response to the covert armament programme initiated by the Outworlds Alliance Minister for Trade (and later President) [[Grigori Avellar]] in anticipation of the Star League invading the Outworlds Alliance. Cameron issued Directive 21 when he became aware that the Outworlds Alliance was procuring [[BattleMechs]] for the first time, and the SLDF and [[DCMS]] troops deployed into the Outworlds Alliance were an attempt to hunt down these BattleMechs.<ref name="H:RWp108">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 108, "Something From Nothing"</ref> <ref name=TP-24>''The Periphery'', p. 25 "History - Star League Era - Rebellion in the Rim"</ref> | ||
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| + | With the Star League High Council ignoring the official protest of Alliance Prime Minister [[Catherine Avellar]] and the Alliance lacking either the military might or moral backbone to oppose the occupations, three worlds within the Outworlds Alliance were forced to accept military garrisons ; the worlds of [[Bad News]] and [[Niles]] were occupied by troops from the SLDF [[VI Corps (Star League)|VI Corps]], whilst [[Santiago]] was occupied by troops from the [[DCMS]]. All three worlds were considerable distance from any reported location of pirate activity. <ref name="H:RWp108"/> <ref name=TP-25/> | ||
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Revision as of 18:42, 27 June 2013
Issued by First Lord Ian Cameron in late 2572, Star League Directive 21 forced the Outworlds Alliance to accept Star League Defense Forces and Draconis Combine garrison troops.
Overview
Directive 21 was touted as a measure to curb the activity of pirates on border worlds of the Star League; in truth, it was a response to the covert armament programme initiated by the Outworlds Alliance Minister for Trade (and later President) Grigori Avellar in anticipation of the Star League invading the Outworlds Alliance. Cameron issued Directive 21 when he became aware that the Outworlds Alliance was procuring BattleMechs for the first time, and the SLDF and DCMS troops deployed into the Outworlds Alliance were an attempt to hunt down these BattleMechs.[1] [2]
With the Star League High Council ignoring the official protest of Alliance Prime Minister Catherine Avellar and the Alliance lacking either the military might or moral backbone to oppose the occupations, three worlds within the Outworlds Alliance were forced to accept military garrisons ; the worlds of Bad News and Niles were occupied by troops from the SLDF VI Corps, whilst Santiago was occupied by troops from the DCMS. All three worlds were considerable distance from any reported location of pirate activity. [1] [3]