After the failure of Operation "Caesar" and his arrest for attempted treason, Admiral Vaughan Rittenhouses' personal correspondence, personal writings and all other files would be seized by Federation Special Services and Starfleet Security. The absolute treasure trove of information - everything from his diary and planner through to random notes on fiction and his stamp collection - has been a boon to historians ever since it was declassified in 2320.
Amongst the nearly 450 Terrabytes of information was a series of correspondence between Rittenhouse and Admiral Nogura. Nogura, despite vocally disliking Rittenhouse, would exchange letters with him regularly between 2250 and 2270; both to discuss policy and as a semi-private form of venting about events within Starfleet Command. These collated letters detail Rittenhouses's obsessive disapproval of Captain Christopher Pike during his time as C-in-C Klingon Border Operations (2259-2262).
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Denise Trennow
Master’s Dissertation (Abstract) University of Alpha III Spring Term, 2352 In this dissertation, we will explore the key role that Admiral Heihachiro Nogura, Commander-in-Chief of Starfleet at the end of James Kirk’s first five-year mission aboard the USS Enterprise NCC-1701, had in creating the cult of personality that has surrounded that ship and her heirs ever since. This will be followed by a discussion of the short but glorious career of the USS Enterprise-C, and will make the case that her captain, Rachel Garrett, would be the greatest hero to captain an Enterprise but for Nogura’s nearly century-long shadow. The “No Peace Beyond the Line” Memorandum represented the first major break in Starfleet policymaking since the end of the Romulan War in 2161. By placing defensive measures and military action to counter Klingon aggression above Starfleet’s ongoing mission, Admiral Ch’Shukar’s memorandum would radically alter the nature of Starfleet activity within the Disputed Area. While the document itself is short by Starfleet standards, the doctrinal changes and operational plans based on its reasoning would be at the core of Starfleet Command until the end of the Klingon Cold War.
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