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However, it is clear from the contents of his notebooks that as head of a domestic intelligence agency, Mr Bertrand viewed his remit rather more broadly. Published in Le Point news magazine, the private notebooks contain all sorts of tittle-tattle about the financial, sexual and personal secrets of
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Over the years, there have been numerous accusations that the RG has engaged in illegal spying on journalists or political opponents of the government, apparently with some basis. The abolition of the RG or its integration with some other police service, such as the
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Mr Sarkozy believes - and the notebooks appear to bear this out - that during the early years of this decade the then President, Jacques Chirac, was using the Renseignements Generaux agency to dig up dirt on his rivals, of whom Mr Sarkozy was
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The RG employed 3 850 public servants of the Police. They were not covered by the defence classification (of their name, for instance), though some of them had access to have security clearance (some of the files are classified information).
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After the liberation of France, the RG took back the role that they had in the 1930s. Within the context of the decolonisation, they were confronted to new threats, notably the emergence of modern terrorism with the
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The Sub-directorate of Research is in charge of intelligence, prevention and repression of terrorist acts, particularly by monitoring groups and organisations likely to be linked to such activities.
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Members of the RG did not have a judiciary police qualification as long as they worked for this service, except for those of the "Games and casinos" sub-directorate.
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The Sub-directorate of Analysis, prospective and society facts is in charge of analysing and syntesing data collected from social, financial or other institutions.
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The Sub-directorate of Resources and methods is in charge of recruitment, logistics, documentation and juridical matters, as well as of budget and staff training.
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From the 1990s, the RG have been confronted to new events. They now particularly monitor radical Islamism, anti-Globalization movements, and cults.
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The Sub-directorate of Gaming and casinos monitors these places together with horse racing, and also has judiciary and police powers there.
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Inspection Générale des Services de Renseignements Généraux et de la Police Administrative
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From 1973, the job of monitoring France's borders was passed to a dedicated service, the
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Direction des services de renseignements généraux et de la police administrative
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The particularity of the RG was their anonymous synthesis reports called
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During the 1930s, the activities of fascist groups such as
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Description on the site of the Ministry of the Interior
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Although police intelligence services appeared in the
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