"2645-P," he read. "A quite massive body. Crustal material, I imagine. It should satisfy these squatters' desire to own real estate in the Belt."
"I'll make a note of that," Magnan said, reaching for a pad.
"That's a Bona Fide offer, Mr. Leatherwell?" Retief asked.
"Certainly!"
"I'll record it as such," Magnan said, scribbling.
"And who knows?" Leatherwell said. "It may turn out to contain some surprisingly rich finds."
"And if they won't accept it?" Retief asked.
"Then I daresay General Minerals will find a remedy in the courts, sir!"
"Oh, I hardly think that will be necessary," Magnan said.
"Then there's another routine matter," Leatherwell said. He passed a second document across to Magnan. "GM is requesting an injunction to restrain these same parties from aggravated trespass. I'd appreciate it if you'd push it through at once. There's a matter of a load of illegally obtained ore involved, as well."