diff server/plrhand.c server/plrhand.c
--- server/plrhand.c	Thu Dec 21 16:30:54 2000
+++ server/plrhand.c	Thu Dec 21 22:59:25 2000
@@ -904,6 +904,15 @@
 **************************************************************************/
 void send_player_info_c(struct player *src, struct conn_list *dest)
 {
+  send_player_info_min_level(src, dest, INFO_MINIMUM);
+}
+
+/**************************************************************************
+  ...
+**************************************************************************/
+void send_player_info_min_level(struct player *src, struct conn_list *dest,
+                                enum plr_info_level min_level)
+{
   players_iterate(pplayer) {
     if(!src || pplayer==src) {
       struct packet_player_info info;
@@ -918,11 +927,11 @@
 
         /* Client not yet attached to player. */
         else if (!pconn->player)
-          package_player_info(pplayer, &info, 0, INFO_MINIMUM);
+          package_player_info(pplayer, &info, 0, min_level);
 
         /* Player clients (including one player observers) */
         else
-          package_player_info(pplayer, &info, pconn->player, INFO_MINIMUM);
+          package_player_info(pplayer, &info, pconn->player, min_level);
 
         send_packet_player_info(pconn, &info);
       } conn_list_iterate_end;
@@ -940,7 +949,8 @@
 **************************************************************************/
 void send_player_info(struct player *src, struct player *dest)
 {
-  send_player_info_c(src, (dest ? &dest->connections : &game.est_connections));
+  send_player_info_min_level(src, (dest ? &dest->connections : &game.est_connections),
+                             INFO_MINIMUM);
 }
 
 /**************************************************************************
@@ -993,12 +1003,17 @@
   if (info_level < min_info_level)
     info_level = min_info_level;
 
+  if (info_level >= INFO_INVESTIGATE) {
+    packet->government      = plr->government;
+  } else {
+    packet->government      = G_MAGIC;
+  }
+
   if (info_level >= INFO_MEETING) {
     packet->gold            = plr->economic.gold;
     for(i=0; i<game.num_tech_types; i++)
       packet->inventions[i] = plr->research.inventions[i]+'0';
     packet->inventions[i]   = '\0';
-    packet->government      = plr->government;
   } else {
     packet->gold            = 0;
     for(i=0; i<game.num_tech_types; i++)
@@ -1009,7 +1024,6 @@
        by player before this. */
     packet->inventions[city_styles[get_player_city_style(plr)].techreq] = '1';
 
-    packet->government      = G_MAGIC;
   }
 
   if (info_level >= INFO_EMBASSY) {
diff server/plrhand.h server/plrhand.h
--- server/plrhand.h	Thu Dec 21 00:47:51 2000
+++ server/plrhand.h	Thu Dec 21 22:59:24 2000
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
 struct connection;
 struct conn_list;
 
-enum plr_info_level { INFO_MINIMUM, INFO_MEETING, INFO_EMBASSY, INFO_FULL };
+enum plr_info_level { INFO_MINIMUM, INFO_INVESTIGATE, INFO_MEETING,
+                      INFO_EMBASSY, INFO_FULL };
 
 void server_player_init(struct player *pplayer, int initmap);
 void server_remove_player(struct player *pplayer);
@@ -90,5 +91,7 @@
 
 enum plr_info_level player_info_level(struct player *plr,
                                       struct player *receiver);
+void send_player_info_min_level(struct player *src, struct conn_list *dest,
+                                enum plr_info_level min_level);
 
 #endif  /* FC__PLRHAND_H */
diff server/unitfunc.c server/unitfunc.c
--- server/unitfunc.c	Thu Dec 21 16:30:55 2000
+++ server/unitfunc.c	Thu Dec 21 23:47:59 2000
@@ -198,6 +198,10 @@
     lsend_packet_unit_info(&pplayer->connections, &unit_packet);
     first_packet = FALSE;
   } unit_list_iterate_end;
+
+  if (player_info_level(cplayer, pplayer) < INFO_INVESTIGATE)
+    send_player_info_min_level(cplayer, &pplayer->connections, INFO_INVESTIGATE);
+
   /* Send city info to investigator's player.
      As this is a special case we bypass send_city_info. */
   package_city(pcity, &city_packet, TRUE);