Good afternoon, Senator Ray. I am sorry, as is His Majesty, for the unfortunate circumstances on your world in recent days. I'm afraid, however, that I must bring you more troubling news; it seems that a Jedi fugitive who calls himself "Havoc" has made his presence known on Dantooine. Worse still, according to the information I have recieved, this "Havoc" has used your militia's frequency to give orders to your militia and, apparently, your militia has obeyed these orders in contradiction to those that you yourself have specifically given them. It is unclear whether "Havoc" was acting as an officer of the militia or if, perhaps, he was using a Jedi mind trick to present himself as one. You will understand, of course, that there is quite some confusion about these unusual events among myself and the Imperial Security Bureau. You have my assurance, and that of the ISB, that operatives will soon arrive on Dantooine to hunt for this Jedi menace and rid your world of his corrupting influence. In the meantime, please do be wary of mind tricks and perhaps advise your militia, and your customs and traffic control, to be especially vigilant. Perhaps, in the meantime, you can shed some light on these strange events for me?

His Majesty wished me to convey to you his hope that the other troubles on Dantooine are resolved soon. He was distressed to recieve, recently, a petition from a man named Trebor Eel. His loyalty to the Empire appears exemplary, but he expresses a deep dissatisfaction with your government that, we hope, is not representative of your general population. If it is, it must be assuaged or suppressed, and in doing either of these it seems you must deal with Mr. Eel, who couches his grievances with words that may be disquieting to the population. My information on the man is that he comes from an influential family on your world (you see why, in the past, His Majesty has referred to the family as a social unit that is destructive to the Empire), and that his deliberate death, as a result, could have negative repercussions. Do be mindful of this as you deal with him, whether through negotiation or other means.

As for the matter that we discussed in the Senate this morning, if you feel that more ships or stormtroopers are necessary, we will of course provide them. We have some concerns about the cost of this, however. This brings me to another matter I wished to raise with you: taxation. It has come to our attention that Dantooine pays fewer taxes compared with other agriworlds of similar population and profit. Your world, it seems, could do with a higher tax rate—especially if the Empire is to send stormtroopers there, in which case we would ask that your government put in place a special tax to fund the operations, equipment, housing, etc. of these troops. An income tax would not be preferable, since, according to the figures, most incomes on Dantooine are fairly small. Perhaps a sales tax on the order of 15% to 20% would be in order? Or a tax on goods that are necessary or particularly popular on Dantooine, such as farming equipment or cooking implements? A tax on the export of certain foodstuffs might also suffice. I will leave this to your judgment.

Regards.