Starfleet Records: Intelligence Agencies, United Earth Starfleet Agencies, Federation Starfleet Agencies. Section 31: #Starfleet Section 31 is also somewhat comparable to the Romulan Tal Shiar or Cardassian Obsidian Order except, unlike the latter two, it - supposedly - operates on its own without Starfleet's knowledge or consent, given that the mainstream general public of the Federation would not approve of the existence of such an agency. In the 2250s, it was mentioned in rumors and even had

Starfleet Registry: Military Parlance. Starfleet Protocols: #Starfleet While Starfleet swore to uphold the Federation's principles and values ​​upon its founding, it has obviously maintained its military structure and all its various branches (e.g., Intelligence - Article 14, Section 31) since that time. | Starfleet Command

Starfleet Records: Jean Luc Picard, Captain of the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D. Treaty of Algeron. SD: 47457.1 (2370) #CaptainPicard Picard then orders, under his authority as captain of the Enterprise, that Pressman be placed under arrest and charged with violating the Treaty of Algeron. Riker points out that he will have to be placed under arrest as well, and Picard reluctantly agrees. Worf escorts Riker and the admiral off the bridge, as Pressman angrily notes that he has a lot of friends at St