SDECE
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SDECE was France’s post–World War II external intelligence agency, responsible for foreign espionage and covert operations during much of the Cold War.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SDECE canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | intelligence agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SDECE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activity |
clandestine operations
ⓘ
human intelligence collection ⓘ political influence operations ⓘ signals intelligence ⓘ |
| archivesHeldBy | French Ministry of Defence archives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictInvolved |
Algerian War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indochina War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| directorTitle | Director-General ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1982 ⓘ |
| employer | French intelligence officers ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| inception | 1945 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | outside France ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| legalForm | state service ⓘ |
| nativeName | Service de documentation extérieure et de contre-espionnage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDirector |
Alexandre de Marenches
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henri Ribière NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre Boursicot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEra |
Fifth French Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fourth French Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInPeriod | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalScope | global ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
French government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ministry of Defence of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Bureau central de renseignements et d’action NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
counter-espionage
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covert operations ⓘ external intelligence ⓘ foreign intelligence ⓘ |
| reasonForReplacement | reorganization of French external intelligence ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Direction générale de la Sécurité extérieure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securitySector | national security ⓘ |
| shortName | SDECE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorAgency | DGSE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervisedBy |
President of France
ⓘ
Prime Minister of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | civilian and military intelligence service ⓘ |
| usedMethods |
covert action
ⓘ
espionage ⓘ propaganda ⓘ psychological operations ⓘ |
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