Section 31
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A Brief Overview
Section 31 is the code name of an officially nonexistent and uncondoned rogue agency within Starfleet Intelligence that claims to protect the security interests of the United Federation of Planets. The group's historical precedent derives from the 22nd century, when an ancestral organization within the Earth Starfleet acted covertly in the interests of United Earth.
Its operating authority stems from an obscure provision of the Starfleet charter — Article 14, Section 31, from which its name is derived — that makes allowances for 'bending the rules' during times of extraordinary threats. While the original intent may have been to give Starfleet personnel some leeway when it comes to unusual or extreme circumstances, some Federation Council and Starfleet officials took it a step further and secretly created a standing organization able to respond to any threat, preemptively if need be. Section 31 is 'similar' to the Romulan Tal Shiar and Cardassian Obsidian Order in that it operates covertly; unlike those organizations however, Section 31 does not exist to punish traitors or enforce the will of the state but to end threats before they begin and often before they are even realised by the United Federation of Planets. Another major difference between the former mentioned Intelligence groups and Section 31 is that the Tal Shiar and Obsidian Order are greatly feared among their populances, whilst Section 31 are not even known to exist at all.
Section 31 SIMs
The following is a list of Section 31 SIMs:
- Section 31: Firehawk Cell
