Starfleet General Orders and the Origin of the Prime D.

StarfleetCommand74656 · Captain Joined: 22 May 2006 Posts: 653 Location: On STV

So, does anyone know who, why and when the famous PD was passed? Also, how many Starfleet General Orders are there and what are they for- I know: GO1: TYhe PD, GO24: Obliterate a planet, and a couple of non-canon ones like 2013 and 47. Any to add?

lionhead · **Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:55 am**

While the Prime Directive was not officially formulated until after the 2160s, the fundamental principles were an important part of Earth Starfleet procedures as early as 2152. (ENT: "The Communicator")

also: http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Starfleet_General_Orders_and_Regulations

lifeguide · **Sun Dec 02, 2007 8:49 pm**

I have a book called the worlds of Star Trek and it points to a incident where a piece of technology (I think it might have been a tricorder) was left on a planet, after a first contact reconnaisance mission, and the planets leaders then created weapons from that technology and it created a war.

When a federation team returned they found a world which was on the brink of annihalation and ever since then the federation has tried to limit access to technology and contact with evolving worlds.