Diplomatic Security Concerns

[Joy 0]

Subject : Diplomatic Security Concerns

From : Ambassador Joy Two, Federation Embassy, Aegis

CC : Commander Chirakis, XO Aegis

To : trJeth Dabi, Security Chief, Aegis

 

 

Sir

 

With the assignment of new station commanders and security chiefs, diplomatic security policies have generally shifted. Initially, under both Admiral Goram and Captain Muon, three security personnel accompanied all ambassadors whenever they left their own embassies. Sometimes, these personnel are from their own embassies. Sometimes they are provided by station security. Generally, as time passes and no obvious threats develop, the security precautions are forgotten and abandoned.

 

During the last such security review, I had the Alyce Class androids trained to Federation diplomatic protection standards. I could have zero to three Alyces accompany me, depending on what you believe the threat level to be. I also had my comm badge programmed for emergency point to point beam out should I be attacked. I am open to consider additional precautions.

 

There is a cultural difficulty in that destroyed androids such as myself can be easily replaced, memories downloaded from a surviving sister unit, while organic security guards are unique. Thus, according to the First Law of Robotics, I am programmed to protect my security guards with my own life. This obviously creates an unsatisfactory situation. Thus, while I am willing to cooperate with you in many ways, it seems best that the Alyces continue to be my personal bodyguards, if such are considered necessary.

 

If you do develop a systematic protocol for protection of diplomatic personnel, I would please like to review it. Prior security procedures were incompatible with diplomatic protocol and tradition. I would like to find an appropriate system which is both effective and courteous.

 

The embassy complex in Pylon 2 is currently essentially unused. Only the Federation and Ferengi facilities are currently active, and neither is very busy. There are security and medical posts located at the entrance to the complex, but you may wish to review to what extent the security post should be manned. I generally have one of my own people in my the Federation lobby area, which is open to observe the entrances to the other complexes. We will of course inform your people if anything untoward happens, and will be open to any procedures you might request.

 

You may find the legal situation on station somewhat confusing. The criminal jurisdiction section of the Aegis Treaty, Article 19, is not the clearest of documents. Each nation maintains criminal jurisdiction over its own personnel, but the internal security and safety laws are the national laws of the management authority. This is, I believe, the Federation, as specified in Articles 7 and 11. However, there were recent negotiations where Ambassador tr'Aeolix and I proposed a more international code of law, the Raccin Convention. (See http://www.stsf.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=17630 ) This switch to the Raccin Convention is proposed in Amendment Three, which has not yet been ratified. I am assuming you intend to continue to enforce Federation legal codes until ratification comes through?

 

I have also issued a warning to the artificial intelligence community that the Aegis holographic projection systems have been corrupted. A rogue element of Starfleet Intelligence led by Admiral Forester and Captain Savage have demonstrated an ability to penetrate the system and project characters under their own control. This might be considered a security problem. The Federation Embassy has its own internal computer facilities. We are attempting to maintain a firm firewall. While in most respects we will be highly cooperative with any security requirements you might suggest, one of our people is a sentient holo character. Thus, we are going to be somewhat obsessive in maintaining our own internal cyber security.

 

I do not consider any of the above to require immediate action on your part. If you have any comment or concerns, I will be available.

 

Ambassador Joy Two

[Joy 0]

Subject: RE: ...

 

I will take your concerns to the Rekkhai. If security is warranted in your areas, it will be provided as requested. I will inform you once it is clear to what extent they are willing to secure you.

 

Daise'Dheso

[Joy 0]

Subject : Diplomatic Security Concerns

From : Ambassador Joy Two, Federation Embassy, Aegis

CC : Commander Chirakis, XO Aegis

To : trJeth Dabi, Security Chief, Aegis

 

Sir

 

I am content with the current self security scheme, being accompanied at times of risk by my own people. With the Midway currently inactive, and no traffic other than from allied powers coming through, my personal evaluation of the risk is quite low, though I would take any alerts you would care to provide seriously. This might well change as the station becomes more actively involved with the rest of the sector. At the moment, we are barely interacting with the local powers at all. If one expects a spiral of political rhetoric to precede a spiral of violence, there has of yet been no real opportunity for either spiral to develop.

 

In the past, the tension has actually been with station security wishing to place more guards on diplomatic personnel than the ambassadors found necessary or appropriate. It might not be considered honorable for an ambassador to find himself always surrounded by armed individuals loyal to other powers. I shall not be surprised if Ambassador Drankum goes with an 'as requested' scheme, as he has at times seemed irritated by the presence of guards. On the other hand, various prior security chiefs have taken their responsibilities quite seriously, as they should.

 

I will also note that during my stays on station, diplomatic personnel have not been attacked, excepting one unfortunate incident between a Gorn courier and station personnel. On the other hand, there was an attack by an assassin -- likely acting on behalf of the Breen -- targeting the station XO. I find this understandable. It is easy and likely correct to interpret the military personnel as having more influence on station policy than the diplomatic. If one wishes to provoke the station, one might well get better results attempting to provoke the military personnel.

 

But I shall await your input.

 

Ambassador Joy Two

[Joy 0]

"Joy? You missed an attack on diplomats," insisted Crystal. "There was that automated vacuum cleaner that attacked Ambassador Drankum."

 

"That was provoked," responded Joy with a smile. "Ambassador Drankum's table manners left much to be desired. Any respectable vacuum cleaner would have felt it necessary to take action. It was an affair of honor. The Vacuum may have lost the battle, but it died honorably."

 

"We don't need to warn this Dabi fellow about vacuum cleaner honor?"

 

"I think not."