Federation Embassy on Qo'noS
The Embassy in thewejDIch Quarter.
TheFederation Embassy on Qo'noS was the permanent diplomatic mission of theUnited Federation of Planets in theKlingon Empire.
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The Federation Embassy was a large - over two hundred meters tall - rust-colored structure located in theFirst City; shaped like an inverted pyramid with the corners supported by high columns, it was the formal workplace of theFederation Ambassador to the Klingon Empire, and was considered to be legally Federation soil. (DS9 -The Left Hand of Destinynovel:Book One)
Odo knew a member ofStarfleet Intelligence who was once assigned to the Federation Embassy on the Klingon homeworld. (DS9episode: "Visionary")
The Embassy was surrounded by a ten meter high fence andforce field designed to protect the structure from most conventional attacks. In order to gain entrance to the embassy, an eight digit code, retinal scan, and verbal authentication was required. It also maintained constant contact with Federation space throughsubspaceradio, and had the capacity to launch acloakedprobe intoorbit in times of emergency to senddistress beacons. It was also equipped with standardanesthizine gas defenses such as those found on Federationstarships. Nonetheless, the Federation Embassy onQo'noS suffered a number of notable security lapses. In2376, the Embassy was seized and its personnel placed under the mental control ofMorjod, son of Martok, as part of his unsuccessful coup attempt, and in2379, a small band of radicals managed to temporarily storm the Embassy and take its staff hostage until Ambassador Worf personally fought them for control of the building. (DS9 -The Left Hand of Destinynovel:Book One;TNGnovel:A Time for War, A Time for Peace)
In the basement of the Federation Embassy was located the classified operations center of Starfleet Intelligence. In a sub-basement below that was an operations center of the rogue organization known asSection 31.Imperial Intelligence agentLorgh became aware of this operations center, and made its presence known toWorf, then the Federation Ambassador, in2379. Worf was able to take the turbolift to this lowest level, stun the guard, and enter to speak with CommanderZietzev. Twelve hours after Worf made his unauthorized entrance, the entire subbasement level was cleared of all equipment, leaving behind no trace of its existence or purpose. (TNGnovel:A Time to Kill)
Sinnravianmusicians performed at a function at the Embassy sometime prior to late2376. (KEnovel:A Burning House)
The Embassy also had a museum dedicated to the long, often tumultuous relationship between the Klingon Empire and the Federation. The exhibit contained many artifacts, documents and presentations that showed the alliance's history. The exhibit also had a holographic recreation of the2372 invasion by the Klingons when they withdrew from theKhitomer Accords.(STreference:Hidden Universe Travel Guide: The Klingon Empire;DS9episode &novelization:The Way of the Warrior)
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