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** 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 - 2165
** 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'')
** Second era: 2260s - 2300s
** Second era: 2260s - 2300s
** Third era: 2350s - 2386
** Third era: 2350s - 2386

Revision as of 21:26, 30 March 2018

  • 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)
    • Second era: 2260s - 2300s
    • Third era: 2350s - 2386
      • Permanently decommissioned upon public revelation of existence 2386 (S31 Novel: Control)
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