Chapter 140

::What others?::Juraens looked quizzically at his Bonded.

“Where are the other ten elected members of the Security Council?” Mark looked at Morgan as if he were at fault.

“It was decided that the permanent members should take care of negotiations.” Nigel Ravenswald, the British Ambassador said in a mild tone of voice. “Please sit.”

“By whom?” Mark was belligerent.

“The General Assembly…” the Russian, Boris Soklov answered.

::They could be lying.::Mark put his hand on Juraens’ forearm.

“Before we begin negotiations, we would like to see the resolution from the General Assembly,” Juraens asked. “We were instructed by the Council of Elders to ensure the entire planet benefits from our technology, not a privileged few.”

“Here is the document.” Lin Wang, the Chinese delegate, handed over a beribboned packet of paper.

::Scan this into your com link so we can upload it to the Concierge for storage in the Histories.:: Juraens handed the papers to Mark.