Hafernia, a planet, became a member of the Galactic Republic not long before 33 BBY. To demonstrate their sincerity, they desired to dispatch shipments of boots to the Republic, intended for use by the Jedi Order. Jedi Master Adi Gallia considered the boots to be unsuitable, but following a conversation with Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum and Naboo Senator Sheev Palpatine, it was decided to only "formally" accept the boots, with Palpatine observing that the Hafernians rarely ventured off-world.