To the members of the

INTERNATIONAL SEALAND BUSINESS CLUB

Sealand-Letter No. 17: Another year has quickly passed. It brought us a lot of work, much joy, but, alas, also some worries. Let us review what happened in 2004.
Our website has been and still is under attack from without, and unauthorised changes were affected. Data was suddenly switched around, links led nowhere; recently we found even that our extremely positive website traffic statistics had been manipulated – downwards of course. Unfortunately, we also had to discover – and are now able to prove it – that emails addressed to us more often disappear down some drain than they actually reach us – or are allowed through. We will find new and different ways for our communication.
For the year 2005 we aim first and foremost to make the SEALAND BUSINESS CLUB more attractive and more active. Now that we were able to recognise and assign some of the restricting problems, this will be certainly possible – together with yourselves, our members. For instance do we plan to set up regional meetings for members.
We do have positive news as well, for instance concerning the SEALAND GENERATOR: We have succeded in improving this device considerably – both qualitatively and quantitatively – so that its performance attained heights exceeding all our hopes. This has opened up the possibility to gaze as through a crack in the door on a new kind of energy world. All that remains to do now is to establish the appropriate laboratory techniques, which might include our very own test rig. In all this we have to retain – as we have always done – our total financial independence, which was and is never easy. Naturally these endeavours have yet to show tangible results, but we are on the proper path. At the appropriate time the outcome will be published on our website.
Also regarding the official recognition of the state that is the PRINCIPALITY OF SEALAND we have encouraging news – the inofficial recognition is uncontested. In the judicial altercations with the socalled “FRG” we notice a general tendency of withdrawal. Above all one seems to shy away from things becoming publicly known.
We judge the time right to make our activities more accessible and to become more active in public. The first double DVD by the PRINCIPALITY OF SEALAND will be available as of January 2005 for Euro 25.– Sealand BUSINESS CLUB members will receive these DVDs prior to the release date as a small token of appreciation and a New Year gift. On the first DVD the sovereign status of the PRINCIPALITY OF SEALAND is clearly presented, on the second DVD is a documentary that will shake some belief systems, for it shows the research by a British historian proving who was the real war monger of the Second World war. (A short version had been shown on August 3, 2004 on the n-tv channel.) Please help to disseminate these DVDs as well as the facts contained within them widely.

With this we would like to wish all who supported us this year through their continuing membership – sometimes with stressed understanding – a peaceful Christmas and a prosperous and interesting New Year 2005.

Urs Thoenen
President of the INTERNATIONAL SEALAND BUSINESS CLUB, Switzerland