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FRANCE

PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT IN OCTOBER?

A draft bill providing for parliamentary oversight of France's intelligence community is expected to be debated in France's National Assembly [...] (411 words)

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DST TAKES TECHNICAL TACK

ALGERIA'S LESSONS FOR FRENCH INTELLIGENCE

MICHEL LACARRIERE

CHANGES AT THE TOP IN FRENCH INTELLIGENCE

FRANCO-AMERICAN SQUABBLE

FRENCH GAME, AMERICAN TRUMPS

UNEASY "POWER-SHARING"

THE DST OPENS A MOSCOW OFFICE

DST COUNTER-SPY POSTS ABROAD

A NEW INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY

PROTECTING FRANCE'S "PATRIMONY"?

TWO MAIN INTELLIGENCE DIMENSIONS

AL AASS IN PARIS

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