DEEP SPACE NINE: "Call to Arms" - REV. 04/24/97 - ACT THREE    24.

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					WEYOUN (Cont'd) 
			Don't get me wrong, I'm pleased to 
			call them allies, but as you know, 
			they've just been though a 
			terrible war with the Klingons. 
			I'm afraid it's left them 
			somewhat... jittery. So they're 
			understandably concerned with 
			insuring the sovereignty of their 
			borders. And since they're now 
			members of the Dominion, their 
			concerns have become our concerns.

					SISKO 
			I would think by now you have more 
			than enough ships to defend Cardassia.

					WEYOUN 
			You may think that, and I may 
			think that, but the Cardassians...

					SISKO
			I know. They're jittery.

					WEYOUN 
			You see our dilemma.

					SISKO
			I'm beginning to.

	Weyoun pauses to think. He really wants to work 
	something out. Then he gets an idea.

					WEYOUN 
			What if we agreed to limit our 
			convoys to cargo ships, 
			construction units... civilian 
			aid? Things that'll help them get 
			their economy back on its feet. 
			Did you know that when we arrived, 
			children were starving on 
			Cardassia Prime? It was 
			heartbreaking.

					SISKO
				(playing along) 
			I had no idea things were so bad.

					WEYOUN 
			The Cardassians are a very proud 
			people. They don't want to admit 
			to outsiders how dire their 
			situation really is.
				(a beat) 
			So are we agreed? You remove the 
			mines and we restrict our convoys 
			to medical and economic assistance.