Both our runabout, the USS Liberty, and the Suliban science shuttle, returned, yesterday morning, through the Barzan Wormhole. They are now the first known vessels to travel through a wormhole, from the Alpha Quadrant, to the Gamma Quadrant, and back again. The Suliban seemed pleased with the information they collected, and our runabout crew brought back enough sensor data to keep our stellar science departments busy for weeks. I, myself, will be spending some time looking over their reports later today as well.
Our data has been shared with all delegations present at these negotiations.
That being said, the final verdict is in: the Barzan Wormhole is stable, and, though it gives off unusually high energy readings, it should be adaptable for regular ship traffic. The Barzans do, without a doubt, have a valuable asset to negotiate with. And the Federation delegation will, undoubtedly, be placing a bid for administrative rights.
This is huge news for the Alpha Quadrant. There is now, by all scans and reports, a stable connection between Barzan space, and the distant Gamma Quadrant. This is the first stable wormhole known to exist.
In other related news, the Caldonians have withdrawn from these negotiations, citing an inability to effectively provide the resources required to administrate a wormhole. This leaves the Federation, the Chrysalians, the Suliban, and the Yridians to outmaneuver each other for the rights to this stable Barzan Wormhole.
-Lieutenant Sam Archer
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October 19, 2365 -- (Original Devron Timeline)