- List of treaties in Star Trek
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This is a list of treaties in the Star Trek fictional universe. These treaties are plot elements in multiple Star Trek series and films.
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Treaty of Algeron
The Treaty of Algeron is an agreement signed by the United Federation of Planets and the Romulan Star Empire in 2311, following the Tomed Incident.[1] David R. George III's novel Serpents Among the Ruins (2003) depicts the subterfuge that leads to the Tomed Incident and subsequent treaty.[2] The treaty reaffirmed the neutral zone between the Romulan Empire and Federation, violation of which constitutes an act of war.[1] The treaty also forbids the Federation from developing a cloaking device.[1] Prior to the Dominion War, the Romulans loaned Starfleet a cloaking device for use in the Gamma Quadrant.[1]
Khitomer Accords
The Khitomer Accords comprised two treaties, the first of which was set down between the Klingon Empire and the Federation in 2293, the beginning of peace between the two former adversaries.[1] Chancellor Gowron (Robert O'Reilly) withdrew the Klingons from the original agreement during their invasion of Cardassia in Deep Space Nine's fourth season. But he reinstated them the following season, thus making the treaty the Second Khitomer Accords, when the Dominion threatened the Alpha Quadrant.[1]
Organian Peace Treaty
The Organian Peace Treaty is an armistice imposed by the Organians upon the Federation and the Klingon Empire in "Errand of Mercy" (1967).[1] It is an example of the pacifist moral tone the show created at the time of the Vietnam war.[3] The treaty stops a potential war between the Federation and Klingon Empire, and establishes that disputed planets should be awarded to the power that can develop the planet most efficiently.[1] Such a planetary dispute occurs in "The Trouble with Tribbles" (1967).[1] The impact of the Organian Peace Treaty on the politics of the Klingon Empire are described in the Blood will Tell comic series; other Star Trek Expanded Universe literature explores the Organians' apparent disappearance from galactic events.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Okuda, Michael; Denise Okuda and Debbie Mirek (1999). The Star Trek Encyclopedia. Pocket Books. ISBN 0-671-53609-5.
- ^ Serpents Among the Ruins summary. http://books.google.com/books?id=8EfkboNnqyUC&dq=serpent+among+the+ruins&cad=0. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
- ^ Westfahl, Gary. Science Fiction, Children's Literature, and Popular Culture: Coming of Age. pp. 70. ISBN 0313308470.
External links
- Treaty of Algeron at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
- Khitomer Accords at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
- Treaty of Organia at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
- Category:Treaties at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
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