(While this is true, Saito is no longer in the Army either. As such, I figured that this had become a request from outside the standard YSA channels and more a political request from another nation's military commander regarding the previous international terms on what to do with the ships--Terms that Katsuko originally issued and is the authority for.
Otherwise, yes, I would have had Saito contact Yui, and heavily considered it...the situation just seemed to demand contacting Katsuko over Yui. If you still feel Yui should be the one contacted after this, then I will amend.)