Halkan Council

The Halkan Council was the ruling body on the planet Halka.

In 2267, the Halkan Council denied a request from the United Federation of Planets to mine dilithium on Halka.

Almost simultaneously, in the "mirror universe", the Halkan Council likewise refused a similar request from the Terran Empire. 

In another alternate timeline, the government of United Earth bypassed the Halkan Council and petitioned individual Halkans for permission to mine their land sometime prior to 2264.