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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Neutrino 123: [QB] Priorities: 1. The Dorzans seem to be the most active figures in this sector, so they are where the focus of diplomatic and intelligence gathering efforts will be. Some particularly important questions for intelligance are (in rough order of importance): a. Are the Dorzans planning any military operations? This question might be easily answerable simply by examining readily available information on their fleet and logistical capabilities. b. Are the Dorzans planning to contact other species? It would be advisable especially to have early warning if they want to visit the Zemch, as it could then be prevented more easily. If the Dorzans contact the Sh'sh'l/Zznjlii, we could mediate, and otherwise try to insure friendly relations between them. c. Are the Dorzans planning any colonization operations? One must be particularly concerned about colonization of the Zemch reservations. d. Exactly what is the political situation with regards to the populace over 40? Is there any consideration of granting them suffrage? 2. The second priority is ensuring good diplomatic relations with the Sh'sh'l/Zznjlii. As a start, perhaps they would be willing to talk via subspace, or even have some of them visit one of our starships or starbases. An important thing to find out is exactly the nature of the botanists desecration of the holy site. Particularly, is there anything that can be done to atone for this error? The final two priorities should not compete with the first two (in that resources for them will not be needed in #1 and #2). 3. Set up a sensor network in the Zemch area, and drones asking starships to leave. To add some weight to the Federation�s �claim� to this area, a few very basic installations on the planets of interest can be constructed. 4. The planets in the other unclaimed stars should be investigated for mining and particularly colonization efforts. Preliminary data-collection can be conducted, but there is no need to start actual colonization yet. I want to wait to see what results the intelligence-gathering operations are. It might be useful to direct the Dorzans to some of these unclaimed areas if it looks like they might want to go after the Zemch area. Starships: To carry out these tasks, only a handful of starships are required: 1. For the flagship, an [i]Excelsior[/i] class ship would probably be best. There is no need for the refit version with ablative armor. Let�s call the flagship the [i]Marne[/i] . 2. If this starbase is a major hub, it should probably have some mobile firepower for defensive purposes, even if this is a peaceful sector. If the starbase if one of the huge �tower� starbases, a [i]Defiant[/i] class ship would be suitable. If it is a medium-sized starbase, a squadron of four [i]Perigrines[/i] would be sufficient. Actually, in either case, a [i]Defiant[/i] that has been on patrol for too long could be used if avalible, as this job would be static defense, with time for repair/refit... 3. [i]Runnymede�s[/i] task will be to continue diplomatic relations with the Dorzans and gather intelligence. If it needs more equipment to get intelligence, the [i]Marne[/i] can make a visit to replace it (there should always be a starship at Dorza). 4. A [i]Sabre[/i] class starship will patrol the Zemch reservation, spending nearly all its time at the Zemch home system. If it can bring the material to set up the Zemch sensor network, that�s fine. Otherwise, any ship passing near the area can be temporarily diverted. 5. An [i]Oberth[/i] class vessel will begin to investigate the unclaimed star systems in a standard survey. It can be assisted by runabouts from the starbase. 6. A [i]Nova[/i] class starship will also survey the unclaimed areas, but it will focus on the area near the Dorzans, perhaps dropping by occasionally to say �hello� and use its advanced sensors a bit. 7. A runabout will carry the diplomats for the mission to the Sh'sh'l/Zznjlii. If they accept contact but won�t allow visiters, and additional Miranda will be brought in to facilitate relations. Otherwise, the diplomats can just converse or beam down, being very careful. The Marne will occasionally pop by to assist. 8. An [i]Istanbul[/i] or other colony ship should be in the general area, so they can be called in for colonization purposes if deemed appropriate. In response to Admiral Ong�s note, the intelligence gathering operations should be sufficient to alert the Federation if the Dorzans are planning anything �dangerous�, and they are quite close to the starbase, so are easy to keep an eye on while remaining friendly. However, as a special request to Starfleet, I would like to have the captain of either the [i]Marne[/i] , the [i]Nova[/i] , or the starbase be someone whose age would be considered past the Dorzans limit, but who retains many �youth-like� qualities. Perhaps the captain would even be mistaken for a younger person on Dorzan. At any rate, strong diplomacy to convince the Dorzans that age discrimination is wrong probably isn�t a good idea, and may even backfire (they need to learn this themselves, with us providing information if they want). However, it would be possible, especially with this captain, to show examples of how older people can be the same as younger people in every way, thus making an arbitrary age limit nonsense. This captain could serve as a rallying point for groups of Dorzan that support this concept. Even if practically no Dorzan support this, the captain could still be an example for them, perhaps being the catalyst for opening the debate. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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