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* Underground [[Federation]] intelligence agency | * Underground [[Federation]] intelligence agency | ||
** Originated with [[Earth Starfleet]] (ENT: "Affliction", "Divergence"; ENT Novel: ''The Good That Men Do'') | ** Originated with [[Earth Starfleet]] (ENT: "Affliction", "Divergence"; ENT Novel: ''The Good That Men Do'') | ||
** Official justification for existence drawn from Article 14, Section 31 of the | ** Official justification for existence drawn from Article 14, Section 31 of the Starfleet Charter (as inherited from the same portion of Earth Starfleet's charter) (ENT: "Divergence"; ENT Novel: ''The Good That Men Do'') | ||
** No association with | ** No association with Starfleet Intelligence | ||
* Small cell-based organization | * Small cell-based organization | ||
* Intermittent operations | * Intermittent operations | ||
** Instituted only when necessary due to astropolitical conditions, dispersed and left fallow otherwise to prevent discovery | ** Instituted only when necessary due to astropolitical conditions, dispersed and left fallow otherwise to prevent discovery | ||
** Three known eras of operation | ** Three known eras of operation | ||
** First era: 2150 - | ** First era: December 2150 - March 2166 | ||
*** First instituted as a successor to off-book security operations undergone by [[Matthew Harris]] in 2140s (ENT Novel: ''Patterns of Interference'') | *** First instituted as a successor to off-book security operations undergone by [[Matthew Harris]] in 2140s (ENT Novel: ''Patterns of Interference'') | ||
*** Incorporated by the AI [[Uraei]], who proceeded to induct Harris and associates (ENT Novel: ''Patterns of Interference''; S31 Novel: ''Control'') | *** Incorporated by the AI [[Uraei]], who proceeded to induct Harris and associates (ENT Novel: ''Patterns of Interference''; S31 Novel: ''Control'') | ||
*** Drawn from agents in Starfleet Security, Starfleet Intelligence, and [[United Earth]]'s ESA (ENT Novel: ''Patterns of Interference'') | |||
**** Continued to be limited to UESPA following establishment of Federation (ENT Novel: ''Patterns of Interference'') | |||
*** Estimated at 10 core decision-makers, 24 field agents as of January 2166 (ENT Novel: ''Patterns of Interference'') | |||
*** Publicly revealed, prosecuted by Starfleet JAG, Federation Department of Justice March 2166 (ENT Novel: ''Patterns of Interference'') | |||
**** Until 2386 revelations, known simply as a conspiracy instigated independently by Harris (ENT Novel: ''Patterns of Interference'') | |||
** Second era: 2260s - 2300s | ** Second era: 2260s - 2300s | ||
** Third era: 2350s - 2386 | ** Third era: 2350s - 2386 | ||
*** Actions largely directed by Admiral [[William Ross]] (unwittingly) under direction of Uraei (TNG Novel: ''Available Light'') | |||
*** Permanently decommissioned upon public revelation of existence 2386 (S31 Novel: ''Control'') | *** Permanently decommissioned upon public revelation of existence 2386 (S31 Novel: ''Control'') | ||
** Arrests and prosecution of agents begun late July 2386 (TNG Novel: ''Available Light'') | |||
* Related records | * Related records | ||
** [[:Category:Section 31 agents|Section 31 agents]] | ** [[:Category:Section 31 agents|Section 31 agents]] | ||
[[Category:Espionage agencies]] | |||
[[Category:Section 31|#]] | [[Category:Section 31|#]] | ||
[[Category:Federation]] | |||
Latest revision as of 12:46, 17 May 2019
- Underground Federation intelligence agency
- Originated with Earth Starfleet (ENT: "Affliction", "Divergence"; ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
- Official justification for existence drawn from Article 14, Section 31 of the Starfleet Charter (as inherited from the same portion of Earth Starfleet's charter) (ENT: "Divergence"; ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
- No association with Starfleet Intelligence
- Small cell-based organization
- Intermittent operations
- Instituted only when necessary due to astropolitical conditions, dispersed and left fallow otherwise to prevent discovery
- Three known eras of operation
- First era: December 2150 - March 2166
- First instituted as a successor to off-book security operations undergone by Matthew Harris in 2140s (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
- Incorporated by the AI Uraei, who proceeded to induct Harris and associates (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference; S31 Novel: Control)
- Drawn from agents in Starfleet Security, Starfleet Intelligence, and United Earth's ESA (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
- Continued to be limited to UESPA following establishment of Federation (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
- Estimated at 10 core decision-makers, 24 field agents as of January 2166 (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
- Publicly revealed, prosecuted by Starfleet JAG, Federation Department of Justice March 2166 (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
- Until 2386 revelations, known simply as a conspiracy instigated independently by Harris (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
- Second era: 2260s - 2300s
- Third era: 2350s - 2386
- Actions largely directed by Admiral William Ross (unwittingly) under direction of Uraei (TNG Novel: Available Light)
- Permanently decommissioned upon public revelation of existence 2386 (S31 Novel: Control)
- Arrests and prosecution of agents begun late July 2386 (TNG Novel: Available Light)
- Related records