well, yes

then he could have given it to Julian when he got home, as a souvenir - he would have loved it

(ironclad headcanon: they bring each other little presents when they get back from any trip that the other didn’t go on)

Whenever it’s Elim’s turn to bring something back, Julian has to wonder if he took it from someone he killed. Kicking the spy habit is hard.

“This is a lovely jacket you brought me Garak, why is it monogrammed DJ inside?”

“Well I meant it for Doctor Julian of course, a bit of laugh between us, so to speak, now if you’ll excuse me I have to some stains that need removing from some unfortunate garments I was wearing during my holiday”