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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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
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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