Article 97

The Supreme-Secretariat shall act in that capacity in all meetings of the Supreme Assembly, of the Federation Council, of the Economic and Social Council, and of the Trusteeship Council, and shall perform such other functions as are entrusted to the Secretariat by these bodies. The Supreme-Secretariat shall make a periodic report to the Supreme Assembly on the work of the United Federation of Planets.

Article 98

The Supreme-Secretariat may bring to the attention of the Federation Council any matter which in his opinion may threaten the maintenance of interplanetary peace and security.

Article 99

1. In the performance of their duties the Supreme-Secretariat and the staff shall not seek or receive instructions from any government or from any other authority external to the United Federation of Planets. They shall refrain from any action which might reflect on their positions as interplanetary officials responsible only to the United Federation of Planets;

2. Each member of the United Federation of Planets undertakes to respect the exclusively interplanetary character of the responsibilities of the Supreme-Secretariat and the staff and shall not seek to influence them in the discharge of their responsibilities.

Article 100

1. The staff shall be appointed by the Supreme-Secretariat under regulations established by the Supreme Assembly;

2. Appropriate staffs shall be permanently assigned to the Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council, and, as required, to other bodies of the United Federation of Planets. These staffs shall form a part of the Secretariat;

3. The paramount consideration in the employment of the staff and in the determination of the conditions of service shall be the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. Due regard shall be paid to the important of recruiting the staff on as wide a geo-galactic basis as possible.