The President declared in a speech today that he would withdraw Techanerean troops from the battlefield in Martigues. He was quoted as saying "the warfare in Martigues only resulted in the deaths of many women and children and the collapse of the Martiguesian Government. Our main objective was to oust the Prime Minister out of Government, but it all went wrong. We can shamelessly admit that we have failed our mission. Apologies could not revive the lives of those lost."