Directorate-General for External Security
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The Directorate-General for External Security is France's foreign intelligence agency, equivalent to the British MI6 and the American CIA, established on 2 April 1982. Wikipedia
Founded: April 2, 1982
Headquarters: Paris, France
Annual budget: €880 Million (2021)
Employees: 7000
Formed: 2 April 1982; 42 years ago
Minister responsible: Sébastien Lecornu, Minister of the Armed Forces
Preceding agency: External Documentation and Counter-Espionage Service