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Former DGSE boss Bajolet's appeal hearing date announced

Having been sentenced on 8 January in France to a one-year suspended prison sentence for attempted extortion of the businessman Alain Duménil, the former head of the French DGSE foreign intelligence agency, Bernard Bajolet, now knows the date of his appeal hearing.

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DGSE pins hopes on upcoming court case to recover part of its war chest

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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How the DGSE secret war chest nearly became a CIA-styled investment fund

The DGSE's cursed treasure (3/4) – 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. This third episode looks back at how the service almost turned its war chest into an investment fund.

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Former French spy chief sets off on quest to save the DGSE war chest

The DGSE's cursed treasure (2/4) – 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. This second episode recounts the never-before-told story of Alain Juillet's attempt to extract the intelligence service from the perilous situation it had got itself into.

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The origins of the secret war chest of France's DGSE foreign intelligence

The DGSE's cursed treasure (1/4) - 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. This first episode looks at the complex financial structures French foreign intelligence secretly set up to build the fund.

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France
DGSE tightens rules for recalling officers to Paris

The French foreign intelligence service has recently strengthened its security procedures for staff posted abroad. Over the past year, half a dozen officers have had their missions interrupted.

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Nicolas Lerner, director of France's DGSE foreign intelligence agency, in Paris, 13 November 2025.

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At trial of French ex-spy chief Bernard Bajolet, DGSE management called into question

At the trial of the former head of the French foreign intelligence service for the alleged intimidation of financier Alain Duménil suspected by the agency of extorting some of its funds, the court questioned Bajolet's chain of command.

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The former head of France's DGSE foreign intelligence service Bernard Bajolet.

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DGSE reformer Bernard Bajolet, from the Paris attacks to trial for intimidation

This month, former DGSE head Bernard Bajolet faces trial over the alleged intimidation of a controversial financier and marks 10 years since leading the service's response to the Paris attacks of 13 November 2015. Intelligence Online looks back at his time at "La Boîte".

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Bernard Bajolet was director of France's DGSE foreign intelligence service from 2013 to 2017.

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Ex-DGSE spy agency boss Bajolet tried in France for 'intimidation' to recover secret funds

A court outside Paris will this week try the former head of France's DGSE foreign intelligence service, Bernard Bajolet, for allegedly intimidating controversial financier Alain Duménil, who the service accused of embezzling its secret war chest.

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The former head of the DGSE, Bernard Bajolet.

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The secrets of general ‘JAD13', the man behind the DGSE's most sensitive missions

The former director of France's DGSE foreign intelligence agency, Bernard Bajolet, is to stand trial on 6 and 7 November for his service's "pressure tactics" against businessman Alain Duménil. But the man who masterminded the strong-arm operation, the late spymaster deeply involved with the DGSE's most secret activities, will be glaringly absent.

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General Philippe C., known as JAD13, the late spymaster who masterminded the DGSE's strong-arm operation against businessman Alain Duménil.

France
Ex-boss of French DGSE spy agency Bernard Bajolet referred to criminal court for service's 'pressure tactic'

In a judicial first for French foreign intelligence, a former boss of the French DGSE spy agency will appear before a criminal court, in the French town of Bobigny, near Paris, on 6 and 7 November.

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The former boss of the French DGSE foreign intelligence service Bernard Bajolet.

France
Revolution at France's DGSE continues with new security chief job

The foreign intelligence service headed by Nicolas Lerner is to have a new overarching security boss, following the example of the DGSI domestic intelligence service. The DGSE's highly secretive DG/P unit, in charge of counter-penetration, was abolished in July.

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Nicolas Lerner, director general of the French foreign intelligence service, the DGSE.

France
French DGSE spy agency's missing hoard, part 2: the untold story behind pressure tactic to recover secret funds

An investigation into the intimidation of a financier accused by France's DGSE foreign intelligence of having stolen its secret funds, sheds light on how the operation was planned. It also shows the extent to which the probe caused concern within "la Boîte," as the spy agency is known.

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Financier Alain Duménil was questioned by DGSE agents on Saturday 12 March 2016 in a PAF (Border Police) office at Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport.

France
French DGSE spy agency's missing hoard, part 1: ex-boss Bernard Bajolet's legal woes

At the end of chaotic proceedings, the former head of the DGSE foreign intelligence agency, Bernard Bajolet, is likely to be referred to a criminal court for the intimidation of a businessman from whom the agency was demanding €15m.

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Bernard Bajolet, former head of France's DGSE, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, 1 September 2022.

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DGSE blues: French agency under fire from all sides

Still reeling from a series of recent unexpected events on several fronts, the French external intelligence agency was far from imagining this month that it would have to defend its actions in the face of relentless criticism and virulent attacks.

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The Director General of the DGSE, Bernard Émié.

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Former DGSE boss Bajolet's appeal hearing date announced

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Former French spy chief sets off on quest to save the DGSE war chest

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The origins of the secret war chest of France's DGSE foreign intelligence

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At trial of French ex-spy chief Bernard Bajolet, DGSE management called into question

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DGSE reformer Bernard Bajolet, from the Paris attacks to trial for intimidation

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Ex-DGSE spy agency boss Bajolet tried in France for 'intimidation' to recover secret funds

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The secrets of general ‘JAD13', the man behind the DGSE's most sensitive missions

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Ex-boss of French DGSE spy agency Bernard Bajolet referred to criminal court for service's 'pressure tactic'

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Revolution at France's DGSE continues with new security chief job

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French DGSE spy agency's missing hoard, part 2: the untold story behind pressure tactic to recover secret funds

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French DGSE spy agency's missing hoard, part 1: ex-boss Bernard Bajolet's legal woes

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Former DGSE boss Bajolet's appeal hearing date announced

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Ex-DGSI exec to publish book, French court warning for DGSE, Chinese reinforcements in Pakistan

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DGSE pins hopes on upcoming court case to recover part of its war chest

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How the DGSE secret war chest nearly became a CIA-styled investment fund

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Former French spy chief sets off on quest to save the DGSE war chest

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The origins of the secret war chest of France's DGSE foreign intelligence

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DGSE tightens rules for recalling officers to Paris

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DGSE photos, US farmland, Frontex stress test results, China's London envoy

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At trial of French ex-spy chief Bernard Bajolet, DGSE management called into question

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DGSE reformer Bernard Bajolet, from the Paris attacks to trial for intimidation

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Ex-DGSE spy agency boss Bajolet tried in France for 'intimidation' to recover secret funds

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The secrets of general ‘JAD13', the man behind the DGSE's most sensitive missions

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Ex-boss of French DGSE spy agency Bernard Bajolet referred to criminal court for service's 'pressure tactic'

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French DGSE spy agency's missing hoard, part 1: ex-boss Bernard Bajolet's legal woes

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