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< | [[Saudi Arabia]]'s national intelligence service, the '''General Intelligence Department (GID)''', grew to substantial size in the 1970s, under the directorship of Prince [[Turki al-Faisal]]. | ||
It was described as organizationally modeled after the [[Central Intelligence Agency]], with directorates including operations and intelligence, as well as [[signals intelligence]]. <ref name=Coll>{{citation | |||
| author = Steve Coll | |||
| publisher = Penguin | year = 2004 | |||
| title = Ghost Wars: the Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001}},pp. 79-82</ref> The general impression is that it does not have a direct action capability of its own, but recruits foreign individuals or groups. | |||
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Revision as of 19:05, 13 June 2009
Saudi Arabia's national intelligence service, the General Intelligence Department (GID), grew to substantial size in the 1970s, under the directorship of Prince Turki al-Faisal.
It was described as organizationally modeled after the Central Intelligence Agency, with directorates including operations and intelligence, as well as signals intelligence. [1] The general impression is that it does not have a direct action capability of its own, but recruits foreign individuals or groups.
References
- ↑ Steve Coll (2004), Ghost Wars: the Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001, Penguin,pp. 79-82