36:
364:
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
308:
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
369:
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
206:
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).
290:
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
473:
53:
514:
221:
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.
415:
343:
509:
458:
100:
314:
210:
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.
177:
229:
The Sub-directorate of
Analysis, prospective and society facts is in charge of analysing and syntesing data collected from social, financial or other institutions.
72:
504:
237:
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.
550:
408:
79:
86:
524:
310:
171:
555:
443:
438:
305:
From the 1990s, the RG have been confronted to new events. They now particularly monitor radical
Islamism, anti-Globalization movements, and cults.
68:
401:
424:
340:
245:
The Sub-directorate of Gaming and casinos monitors these places together with horse racing, and also has judiciary and police powers there.
463:
448:
93:
545:
155:
119:
292:
57:
257:, the term "Renseignements Généraux" dates back to 1907, with the creation by the Director of the General Security,
17:
46:
387:
147:
258:
143:
499:
254:
347:
274:
Inspection Générale des
Services de Renseignements Généraux et de la Police Administrative
298:
From 1973, the job of monitoring France's borders was passed to a dedicated service, the
539:
494:
489:
280:
163:
393:
359:
270:
Direction des services de renseignements généraux et de la police administrative
268:, some of which were manipulated by foreign powers, triggered the creation of a
35:
265:
350:, official website of the French Ministry of the Interior, September 13, 2007
313:, was suggested several times, and finally implemented on July 1, 2008 (see
320:
The particularity of the RG was their anonymous synthesis reports called
159:
468:
261:, of an intelligence department parallel to the judiciary services.
453:
397:
29:
138:(Central Directorate of General Intelligence), often called
264:
During the 1930s, the activities of fascist groups such as
225:
Sub-directorate of
Analysis, prospective and society facts
388:
Description on the site of the
Ministry of the Interior
253:
Although police intelligence services appeared in the
482:
431:
189:The RG was subdivided into four sub-directorates:
60:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
341:"La réorganisation des services de renseignement"
69:"Direction centrale des renseignements généraux"
285:Direction Centrale des Renseignements Généraux
158:. It was also in charge of the monitoring of
135:Direction Centrale des Renseignements Généraux
409:
315:Direction Centrale du Renseignement Intérieur
178:Direction centrale du renseignement intérieur
18:Direction centrale des renseignement généraux
8:
213:The last chief of the RG was Joël Bouchité.
416:
402:
394:
362:. Hugh Schofield, BBC. 16 October 2008.
172:Direction de la surveillance du territoire
152:Direction Générale de la Police Nationale
120:Learn how and when to remove this message
233:Sub-directorate of Resources and methods
169:On July 1, 2008, it was merged with the
333:
196:Analysis, prospective and society facts
241:Sub-directorate of Gaming and casinos
7:
551:Defunct French intelligence agencies
58:adding citations to reliable sources
25:
300:Police de l'Air et des Frontières
27:French police intelligence agency
556:2008 disestablishments in France
360:Sarkozy sues French ex-spy chief
34:
425:Intelligence agencies of France
283:created its own service, named
45:needs additional citations for
1:
154:(DGPN), and, ultimately, the
217:Sub-directorate of Research
572:
365:prominent men and women.
546:National Police (France)
156:Ministry of the Interior
272:(1937), followed by an
140:Renseignements Généraux
148:French National Police
199:Resources and methods
150:, answerable to the
144:intelligence service
54:improve this article
346:2008-08-03 at the
533:
532:
322:feuilles blanches
202:Games and casinos
130:
129:
122:
104:
16:(Redirected from
563:
418:
411:
404:
395:
386:
372:
357:
351:
338:
324:(white sheets).
259:Célestin Hennion
125:
118:
114:
111:
105:
103:
62:
38:
30:
21:
571:
570:
566:
565:
564:
562:
561:
560:
536:
535:
534:
529:
500:Deuxième Bureau
478:
427:
422:
384:
381:
376:
375:
358:
354:
348:Wayback Machine
339:
335:
330:
281:Regime of Vichy
251:
243:
235:
227:
219:
187:
126:
115:
109:
106:
63:
61:
51:
39:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
569:
567:
559:
558:
553:
548:
538:
537:
531:
530:
528:
527:
522:
517:
512:
507:
502:
497:
492:
486:
484:
480:
479:
477:
476:
471:
466:
461:
456:
451:
446:
441:
435:
433:
429:
428:
423:
421:
420:
413:
406:
398:
392:
391:
380:
379:External links
377:
374:
373:
352:
332:
331:
329:
326:
250:
247:
242:
239:
234:
231:
226:
223:
218:
215:
204:
203:
200:
197:
194:
186:
183:
142:(RG), was the
128:
127:
42:
40:
33:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
568:
557:
554:
552:
549:
547:
544:
543:
541:
526:
523:
521:
518:
516:
513:
511:
508:
506:
503:
501:
498:
496:
495:Secret du Roi
493:
491:
488:
487:
485:
481:
475:
472:
470:
467:
465:
462:
460:
457:
455:
452:
450:
447:
445:
442:
440:
437:
436:
434:
430:
426:
419:
414:
412:
407:
405:
400:
399:
396:
389:
383:
382:
378:
371:
366:
361:
356:
353:
349:
345:
342:
337:
334:
327:
325:
323:
318:
316:
312:
306:
303:
301:
296:
294:
288:
286:
282:
279:In 1941, the
277:
275:
271:
267:
262:
260:
256:
255:Ancien Régime
248:
246:
240:
238:
232:
230:
224:
222:
216:
214:
211:
208:
201:
198:
195:
192:
191:
190:
184:
182:
180:
179:
175:into the new
174:
173:
167:
165:
161:
157:
153:
149:
145:
141:
137:
136:
124:
121:
113:
102:
99:
95:
92:
88:
85:
81:
78:
74:
71: –
70:
66:
65:Find sources:
59:
55:
49:
48:
43:This article
41:
37:
32:
31:
19:
519:
490:Cabinet noir
368:
363:
355:
336:
321:
319:
307:
304:
299:
297:
289:
284:
278:
273:
269:
263:
252:
244:
236:
228:
220:
212:
209:
205:
188:
185:Organisation
176:
170:
168:
164:horse racing
151:
139:
134:
133:
131:
116:
110:January 2013
107:
97:
90:
83:
76:
64:
52:Please help
47:verification
44:
385:(in French)
162:places and
540:Categories
328:References
266:La Cagoule
80:newspapers
344:Archived
276:(1938).
193:Research
166:ranges.
160:gambling
483:Defunct
469:TRACFIN
432:Current
302:(PAF).
249:History
146:of the
94:scholar
96:
89:
82:
75:
67:
515:SDECE
474:DNRED
459:UCLAT
101:JSTOR
87:books
520:DCRG
510:DGER
505:BCRA
464:DRPP
454:DRSD
444:DGSI
439:DGSE
367:...
132:The
73:news
525:DST
449:DRM
370:one
317:).
311:DST
293:OAS
56:by
542::
295:.
287:.
181:.
417:e
410:t
403:v
390:.
123:)
117:(
112:)
108:(
98:·
91:·
84:·
77:·
50:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.