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Cover - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (248 words) |
 | Cover (law), a remedy for the breach of a contract for the receipt of goods |
| Cover (topology), the mathematical concept of a collection of subsets of a set whose union is the whole set |
| Cover (intelligence), the purported occupation or purpose of a spy |
| frontline: son of al qaeda: readings: human intelligence collection | PBS (7992 words) |
| The intelligence officer, or "handler," maintains communication with the source, passes on instructions from the intelligence service's headquarters, provides necessary resources (such as copying or communications equipment), and, in general, seeks to ensure that the flow of information continues. |
| In this sense, the existence of official cover intelligence officers eases attempts by host-country nationals to make contact with the intelligence service; such positions serve as useful and perhaps necessary "mailboxes," especially in countries that strictly regulate or prohibit their nationals' travel to or communication with the outside world. |
| The drawback here is that this may not only be expensive but require the intelligence officer to devote a great deal of time to his or her "cover" activity if the cover is to be persuasive, which reduces the time and effort the officer can spend on the primary task of intelligence collection. |
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