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| − | The [[Service de Documentation Extérieure et de Contre-Espionnage]] (SDECE, External Documentation and Counter-espionage Service), was France's foreign intelligence agency from 1945 to 1982 when it was replaced by the [[DGSE]].<ref>[http://www.defense.gouv.fr/english/dgse/tout-le-site/history History], DGSE, accessed 21 December 2011.</ref> | + | The [[Service de Documentation Extérieure et de Contre-Espionnage]] (SDECE, External Documentation and Counter-espionage Service), was France's foreign intelligence agency from 1945 to 1982 when it was replaced by the [[DGSE]].<ref name="DGSEhistory">[http://www.defense.gouv.fr/english/dgse/tout-le-site/history History], DGSE, accessed 21 December 2011.</ref> |
==People== | ==People== | ||
===Directors=== | ===Directors=== | ||
*Colonel [[André Dewavrin]] January 1, 1946 – February 1946 | *Colonel [[André Dewavrin]] January 1, 1946 – February 1946 | ||
| − | *Mr Henri Ribiere]] February 1946 – October 1950 | + | *Mr [[Henri Ribiere]] February 1946 – October 1950 |
*Prefect [[Pierre Borsicot]] October 1950 – December 1957 | *Prefect [[Pierre Borsicot]] October 1950 – December 1957 | ||
*General [[Paul Grossin]] December 1957 – February 1962 | *General [[Paul Grossin]] December 1957 – February 1962 | ||
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*General [[Eugène Guibaud]] January 1966 – November 1970 | *General [[Eugène Guibaud]] January 1966 – November 1970 | ||
*Mr [[Alexandre de Marenches]] November 1970 – June 1981 | *Mr [[Alexandre de Marenches]] November 1970 – June 1981 | ||
| − | *Mr [[Pierre Marion]] June 1981 – April 1, 1982 | + | *Mr [[Pierre Marion]] June 1981 – April 1, 1982<ref name="DGSEhistory">[http://www.defense.gouv.fr/english/dgse/tout-le-site/history History], DGSE, accessed 21 December 2011.</ref> |
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| + | ===Officers=== | ||
| + | *[[Leonard Houneau]] - Deputy head, early 1960s.<ref name="ColdWarrior100">Tom Mangold, ''Cold Warrior - James Jesus Angleton: The CIA's Master Spy Hunter'', Simon and Schuster, 1991, p.100.</ref> | ||
| + | *[[Georges de Lannurien]] - Number three officer, early 1960s.<ref name="ColdWarrior100">Tom Mangold, ''Cold Warrior - James Jesus Angleton: The CIA's Master Spy Hunter'', Simon and Schuster, 1991, p.100.</ref> Chief of Director's Staff.<ref name="ColdWarrior104">Tom Mangold, ''Cold Warrior - James Jesus Angleton: The CIA's Master Spy Hunter'', Simon and Schuster, 1991, p.104.</ref> | ||
| + | *[[Réne Delseny]] - chief of Counterintelligence, early 1960s.<ref name="ColdWarrior100">Tom Mangold, ''Cold Warrior - James Jesus Angleton: The CIA's Master Spy Hunter'', Simon and Schuster, 1991, p.100.</ref> | ||
| + | *[[Marcel Mercier]] - Chief of SDECE liaison, c.1962.<ref name="ColdWarrior103">Tom Mangold, ''Cold Warrior - James Jesus Angleton: The CIA's Master Spy Hunter'', Simon and Schuster, 1991, p.103.</ref> | ||
| + | *[[Philippe de Vosjoli]] - Washington liaison, early 1960s.<ref name="ColdWarrior97">Tom Mangold, ''Cold Warrior - James Jesus Angleton: The CIA's Master Spy Hunter'', Simon and Schuster, 1991, p.97.</ref> | ||
| + | *[[Antoine Bonnemaison]]<ref name>Brian Crozier, Free Agent: The Unseen War 1941-1991, Harper Collins, 1993, p.32.</ref> | ||
| + | *[[Jacques Hervé]] - New York, c.1963.<ref name="ColdWarrior109">Tom Mangold, ''Cold Warrior - James Jesus Angleton: The CIA's Master Spy Hunter'', Simon and Schuster, 1991, p.109.</ref> | ||
==External Resources== | ==External Resources== | ||
*Namebase [http://www.namebase.org/main1/_28french-intelligence_29-Sdece.html SDECE (FRENCH INTELLIGENCE)] | *Namebase [http://www.namebase.org/main1/_28french-intelligence_29-Sdece.html SDECE (FRENCH INTELLIGENCE)] | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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| − | [[Category:Spooks]][[Category:French | + | [[Category:Spooks]][[Category:French intelligence]] |
Latest revision as of 00:41, 2 February 2013
The Service de Documentation Extérieure et de Contre-Espionnage (SDECE, External Documentation and Counter-espionage Service), was France's foreign intelligence agency from 1945 to 1982 when it was replaced by the DGSE.[1]
People
Directors
- Colonel André Dewavrin January 1, 1946 – February 1946
- Mr Henri Ribiere February 1946 – October 1950
- Prefect Pierre Borsicot October 1950 – December 1957
- General Paul Grossin December 1957 – February 1962
- Air Marshal Paul Jacquier February 1962 – January 1966
- General Eugène Guibaud January 1966 – November 1970
- Mr Alexandre de Marenches November 1970 – June 1981
- Mr Pierre Marion June 1981 – April 1, 1982[1]
Officers
- Leonard Houneau - Deputy head, early 1960s.[2]
- Georges de Lannurien - Number three officer, early 1960s.[2] Chief of Director's Staff.[3]
- Réne Delseny - chief of Counterintelligence, early 1960s.[2]
- Marcel Mercier - Chief of SDECE liaison, c.1962.[4]
- Philippe de Vosjoli - Washington liaison, early 1960s.[5]
- Antoine Bonnemaison[6]
- Jacques Hervé - New York, c.1963.[7]
External Resources
- Namebase SDECE (FRENCH INTELLIGENCE)
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 History, DGSE, accessed 21 December 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Tom Mangold, Cold Warrior - James Jesus Angleton: The CIA's Master Spy Hunter, Simon and Schuster, 1991, p.100.
- ↑ Tom Mangold, Cold Warrior - James Jesus Angleton: The CIA's Master Spy Hunter, Simon and Schuster, 1991, p.104.
- ↑ Tom Mangold, Cold Warrior - James Jesus Angleton: The CIA's Master Spy Hunter, Simon and Schuster, 1991, p.103.
- ↑ Tom Mangold, Cold Warrior - James Jesus Angleton: The CIA's Master Spy Hunter, Simon and Schuster, 1991, p.97.
- ↑ Brian Crozier, Free Agent: The Unseen War 1941-1991, Harper Collins, 1993, p.32.
- ↑ Tom Mangold, Cold Warrior - James Jesus Angleton: The CIA's Master Spy Hunter, Simon and Schuster, 1991, p.109.
