From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos
From Address: graemecree{at}aol.com
Subject: Re: The alt.tv.star-trek.tos FAQ

On Thursday, November 7, 2013 1:58:46 AM UTC-6, Dani...{at}teranews.com wrote:
> Graeme wrote:
>In a lot of those early episodes they talk about the Enterprise being
>specifically "an earth ship".  The concept of a multi-race,
multi star system >galactic Federation didn't come until later.
Let's look at that.
THE CAGE:  
"We've no ships or Earth colonies that far out." (and many others)
WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE:
"Did another Earth ship once probe out of the galaxy as we intend to do?"
"Earth bases, which were only days away are now years in the distance."
CORBOMITE MANEUVER:
"This is the United Earth ship Enterprise."
"Does the recorder marker have this on its tapes?"
"Enough to warn other Earth ships."
"One critical item of information that has never been incorporated
into the memory banks of any Earth ship.  Since the early years of space
exploration,
Earth vessels have had incorporated into them
a substance known as corbomite."
So, you see, early on, there was no concept of Starfleet or a Federation. 
The Enterprise was an Earth Ship.  In the Naked Time, "Earth
Science" needs the information.  Charlie X is to be taken to Earth
Colony 5.  Earth Colony 2 is mentioned in WALGMO.  In Balance of Terror,
the Romulans attack Earth outposts, and refer to the Enterprise as an Earth
ship.  In Arena (which DOES mention the Federation), Cestus III is
described as an "Earth Outpost".  As late as Taste of Armageddon,
the Enterprise is called an Earth ship, and Fox an Earth Ambassador.  The
idea isn't really completely discarded until Season 2.
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