"Did you expect members of the Federation all to be human?"
They had been considered almost certain to vote to accept them as members of the Federation.
You will treat him as a member of the Federation.
Why wasn't that knowledge made accessible to key members of the Federation?
He could not risk sharing his plans with a member of the Federation.
Those races, more advanced than any others, are full members of the Federation.
Passing themselves off as members of the Federation in disguise.
Only two high-ranking members of the Federation even know about it.
We would prefer such a close neighbor to be a fellow Federation member.
He, too, was found by members of the Federation.