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The DGSE foreign intelligence agency's disputed past: from the French Resistance to today

French paratroopers holding a flag from the DGSE's Service Action attend a ceremony on 17 January 2022 at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris to commemorate the creation of the BCRA.
French paratroopers holding a flag from the DGSE's Service Action attend a ceremony on 17 January 2022 at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris to commemorate the creation of the BCRA. © Thomas Samson/AFP
Born out of World War II special services and Resistance networks, the DGSE depicts itself as the direct heir of the Gaullist Bureau Central de Renseignement et d'Action. Some former service members dispute this lineage, pointing to Paul Paillole's influence instead. [...]
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