ALEPH Recommendation No. 06101

ALEPH Recommendation No. 06101 was a classified recommendation of ALEPH to various parts of the Terran federal government. It explicitly advised the entry into war against the other galactic powers in what would become the Great Galactic War due to the long-term economic benefits of potential corporate expansion into foreign markets. It is named for the date on which it was published, on the 6th of October 2627.
The recommendation was directed at the Federal Ministry of State Security, Federal Ministry of War and the office of the Chancellor of the Republic, bypassing the Federal Ministry of Industry, Energy, Economy and Finance altogether. Chancellor Winthorpe dismissed the Recommendation but didn't make it public on the recommendation of the Bureau of Federal Security. The military, intelligence and corporate powers within the Federation began preparations for war regardless and it was ensured Winthorpe wouldn't serve a second term. After his term ended less than a year later, his successor Chancellor Jean-Paul Singh was much more favourable to the Recommendation and launched military expansion officially. 
The Recommendation was made public in 2701 and led to one of the largest political scandals in Terran history. It was the main cause of the first defeat of FVA at the general elections in centuries. It also soured relations with other nations and led to the destruction by rioters of many Terran corporate offices in other countries, even those traditionally aligned with Earth. The highly irregular procedure used by ALEPH bypassing the Federal Ministry of the Economy led to charges being levied against the organisation. Ultimately ALEPH was forced to pay a fine of over 15 trillion Sols and an undisclosed amount in damages to various alien parties, including governments and private parties. This is the largest fine in Terran and galactic history. MinSec and MinBel were also investigated by Affairs and the OTC which published two separate reports incriminating high-ranking members of both ministries at the time. These reports published in 2707 reignited the scandal and led to several of the officials still alive being arrested and condemned, some of which were sentenced to Service of Public Utility. However many criticise the action taken by the Terran Republic to remedy the situation. The fine paid by ALEPH's members is estimated to be the profit the lobby's members generate every two hours, and the influence of ALEPH has not been substantially diminished, though stricter controls on its communication with government entities other than the IEEF were put into place.