Being completely abstracted from the situation and impartial, I can confirm that this is exactly how I read the letter. Behold, the limitations of text as a means of effective and complete communication.
Heh, I think that's also Manifest Path suspicion of the Daimon-accomodating Westerners at work too. I know Koli takes everything the Moot realms say with a hefty helping of salt specifically because of that.