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Galactic Empire^[1]
- Commission for the Preservation of the New Order^[1]

"All aspects of COMPNOR reported to a primary select committee. The membership of this body was unclear at the time and is no easier to discern now."

―Historian Beaumont Kin, inThe Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire^[2]

TheSelect Committee, or theSelect Council, of theGalactic Empire'sCommission for the Preservation of the New Order (COMPNOR) was a secret entity that guided the commission's five major agencies. These agencies were theCoalition for Improvements, theCoalition for Progress,CompForce, theImperial Security Bureau, and theSub-Adult Group. Rumored to have between a few hundred to several thousand members, all bureaus and branches of COMPNOR reported back to it. Thehistorian andResistance memberBeaumont Kin researched the Select Committee and wrote about it in hisbook,The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire, in35 ABY.

Description[]

"[sic] the select committee had a direct line to Palpatine himself, thereby circumventing other more established Imperial advisors like Mas Amedda and Sly Moore."

―Beaumont Kin on the Committee inThe Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire^[2]

ISBFullMeeting-Andor4 — The Select Committee guided all COMPNOR agencies, including the Imperial Security Bureau (pictured).

The Select Committee,^[1] also referred to as the Select Council,^[3] was a secret entity of theCommission for the Preservation of the New Order (COMPNOR), the largest organization of theGalactic Empire's bureaucracy. As such, COMPNOR influenced many aspects of Imperial life, including thearts,sciences,youth education,law enforcement, and roles within theImperial Military. The Select Committee guided COMPNOR's five major organizations: theCoalition for Improvements, theCoalition for Progress,CompForce, theImperial Security Bureau, and theSub-Adult Group. Orders from the Select Committee filtered through the organization^[1] and all branches and sub-bureaus of COMPNOR reported back to it.^[2]

History[]

"Perhaps in time the other members of the select committee will become apparent…"

―Beaumont Kin, inThe Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire^[2]

WelcometotheRebellion-EpisodeThumbnail — The Select Committee approved surveillance on several senators, including Mon Mothma (pictured).

The Select Committee was active during theImperial Era,^[2] which began in19 BBY and ended with thecollapse of the Empire in5 ABY.^[4] Following theGhorman Massacre^[3] in2 BBY,^[4] the Imperial Security Bureau'sInvestigations branch was directed to pay specific attention to theImperial Senate in thedays following the massacre. The Select Committee approved increased surveillance for at least twenty-foursenators, includingSenior Senator Mon Mothma of^[3] theplanet^[5]Chandrila.ISB Attendant Felzonis was alerted to a malfunctioninglistening device inMon Mothma's Senate office on^[3] the planet^[5]Coruscant and consulted^[3] his^[6] colleagues. After ISBtechnicians deduced that there were no issues on their end, along with the ISB fieldagent spying on Mothma calling in, Felzonis consulted withISB Supervisor Captain Lagret on the information gathered and his concern. He included a display of the offices of senators the Select Committee had approved increased surveillance on.^[3]

Most of the data on the Committee's membership was purged from theImperial Archives during the fall of the Empire.^[2] By35 ABY,^[7] thehistorian andResistance paramilitary memberBeaumont Kin had researched the Committee and mentioned it in multiple instances within^[2] his^[8]bookThe Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire,^[2] which released thatyear.^[7] In his book, Kin believed that the Select Committee had a direct line toGalactic Emperor Palpatine, thus circumventing establishedImperial Advisors such asGrand Vizier Mas Amedda andAdministrator Sly Moore.^[2]

Members[]

"Vandron was one of the primary driving figures of the original COMPOR who then took an active leadership role in its successor, so it should come as no surprise to us that he was on the Select Committee, similarly Armand Isard served a spell as Director of COMPNOR so would inevitably be on the committee."

―Kin, inThe Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire^[2]

According to Kin's research, the only known members includedCrueya Vandron, a key official from theCommission for the Protection of the Republic (COMPOR), andKinman Doriana, a formeradvisor toSupreme Chancellor Palpatine. Kin also believed thatArmand Isard,Director of COMPNOR, was inevitably on the committee. Kin additionally suspected thatGrand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin might have been a member of the committee at some point. Besides those named officials,^[2] it was rumored that the Select Committee had between a few hundred members to several thousand members.^[1]