The Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure (generally known as DGSE) is The French Republic or France ( French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. France is a democracy organised as a... France's external An intelligence agency is a governmental organization devoted to gathering of information by means of espionage (spying), communication interception, cryptoanalysis, cooperation with other institutions, and evaluation of public sources. Intelligence agencies are also involved in defensive activities such as counter-espionage or counter-terrorism. Some agencies are involved in assassination... intelligence agency.

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Its motto is Partout où nécessité fait loi (Everywhere necessity makes law).

Organization

Headquarters

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Divisions

• Directorate of Administration
• Directorate of Strategy
• Directorate of Intelligence
• Technical Division - electronic intelligence and devices
• Operations Division (formerly Active Service Division) - clandestine operations, such as "arma" (destruction or theft of materiel),"homo" (homicide or abduction), "obs" (observation), with a majority of elite military personnel
• Action Division - formerly had available the 11th Shock Parachutist Regiment until its disbanding on June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. Events 1600-1899 1651 - Battle of Beresteczko ends with Polish victory. 1805 - The U.S. Congress organizes Michigan Territory. 1864 - Abraham Lincoln grants Yosemite Valley to California for public... June 30, 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It was the first year of the International Decade of the Worlds Indigenous People (1995- 2005): http://www.unesco.org/culture/indigenous/ Events January January 1 Austria, Finland and Sweden enter the European Union Fred West, accused... 1995, when it was replaced by three centers: CPES in Cercottes, CIPS in Location within France Perpignan ( Catalan Perpinyà) is a commune and the préfecture (administrative capital city) of the Pyrénées-Orientales département in southern France, and was the capital of the former province of Roussillon (French Catalonia). Population (1999): 105,115 (163,000... Perpignan and CPEOM in Roscanvel.

Directors

• Pierre Marion, June 17, 1981 - November 10, 1982
• Adm. Pierre Lacoste, November 10, 1982 - September 19, 1985
• Gen. René Imbot, September 20, 1985 - December 1, 1986
• Gen. François Mermet, December 2, 1986 - Mars 23, 1989
• Claude Silberzahn, Mars 23, 1989 - June 7, 1993
• Jacques Dewatre, June 7, 1993 - December 19, 1999
• Jean-Claude Cousseran, December 19, 1999 - July 24, 2002
• Pierre Brochand, July 24, 2002 -

Famous mission

Mission SATANIC

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See also

• The Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire (DST; Directorate of Territorial Surveillance) is a directorate of the French National Police operating as a domestic intelligence agency. Its attributions include counterespionage, counterterrorism and more generally the security of France against foreign threats and interference, including economic. It was created in 1944... Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire (DST)

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