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Service de Documentation Extérieure et de Contre-Espionnage

France's former external intelligence agency
Organization intelligence_agency Q1628883
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Service de Documentation Extérieure et de Contre-Espionnage

Summary

Service de Documentation Extérieure et de Contre-Espionnage is an intelligence agency[1]. It draws 484 Wikipedia views per month (intelligence_agency category, ranking #57 of 133).[2]

Key Facts

  • Service de Documentation Extérieure et de Contre-Espionnage is in the country of France[3].
  • Service de Documentation Extérieure et de Contre-Espionnage's instance of is recorded as intelligence agency[4].
  • November 6, 1944 marks the founding of Service de Documentation Extérieure et de Contre-Espionnage[5].
  • Service de Documentation Extérieure et de Contre-Espionnage was dissolved in April 2, 1982[6].
  • Service de Documentation Extérieure et de Contre-Espionnage's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 48.8745, 'lon': 2.40709}[7].
  • Service de Documentation Extérieure et de Contre-Espionnage's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Service de documentation extérieure et de contre-espionnage[8].
  • Service de Documentation Extérieure et de Contre-Espionnage's replaced by is recorded as Directorate-General for External Security[9].

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Founding

November 6, 1944 marks the founding of Service de Documentation Extérieure et de Contre-Espionnage[5].

Dissolution

Service de Documentation Extérieure et de Contre-Espionnage was dissolved in April 2, 1982[6].

Why It Matters

Service de Documentation Extérieure et de Contre-Espionnage draws 484 Wikipedia views per month (intelligence_agency category, ranking #57 of 133).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

France

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · MehOutput · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Isni → 000000012287142X
    Image → Décret non publié du 28 décembre 1945 - Archives Nationales - F-60-2555 - (1).jp
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +1982-04-02T00:00:00Z
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Décret non publié du 28 décembre 1945 - Archives Nationales - F-60-2555 - (1).jpg"
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