Aron Eisenberg had some difficulty with this story considering that his role's teeth appliances interfered with pronouncing consonants in his dialogue, particularly in this case with the word, "stembolts." Considering that he was at most a recurring guest star at this time of the series' run, Eisenberg had a disconcertingly frustrating time with one scene which took over 19 takes before he could say his line properly, momentarily fueling his fear that he could be considered too difficult to continue in the role. Furthermore, when Eisenberg finally pronounced his line properly, Cirroc Lofton complicated matters by flubbing his own one word line in response because he didn't expect Eisenberg to say his own line well enough for the take to continue.
The self-sealing stem bolt prop was painted plastic and brass, with spring loaded pins and was 5.25 inches long. It was used for closeup shots, and also had blinking lights.
This is the second time in DS9 where the Bajoran name order is addressed, when Major Kira says her birth-given name, or first name, is Nerys.
The model starship that appears in Sisko's office next to the settee is a Daedalus Class Starship. They were decommissioned over 170 years before the events of this episode.
47 Reference - The minister says that there were 47 others that left willingly.