"...further to my recent reports, events on the Southern Approaches are taking a worrysome turn. There has been a marked increase in both military traffic and personnel on our neighbours side of the border, our estimates are that we will be outnumbered two to one by the end of the week should this build up continue at it's current rate. I humbly request that you send, as a matter of urgency without let or delay, as many troops as can be assembled at short notice to bolster the numbers of our border guards in order to counter the growing increase in opposing forces and discourage any possible incursion on our territory in the near future..."