The Repatriation Committee was a diplomatic body, part of the Romulan Star Empire, and was employed to ensure the return of captured prisoners from the Dominion War. In 2385, it was headed by the Romulan Major Varis, who was contacted by Starfleet Captain Ro Laren on behalf of the Cardassian Nestor Mhevita Pa'Dan. Pa'Dan had been curious about her son, Terek Pa'Dan, who had stopped being heard from ten years prior. (DS9 novel: The Missing)