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Deep Dive | France
DGSE pins hopes on upcoming court case to recover part of its war chest

By Thierry Lévêque
Reading time 3 minutes
Part 4
The DGSE's cursed treasure (4/4).
The DGSE's cursed treasure (4/4). © Stéphane Oiry

This article is part of this Deep Dive

The DGSE's cursed treasure (4/4) – A fund set up in the wake of the two world wars, to finance a government in exile if France were again occupied, eventually became a curse. In this episode we dig into the State's hopes of minimising its losses relating to its relationship with a Franco-Swiss businessman.

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