Servizio Informazioni Difesa
intelligence agencyintelligence agency
| Servizio Informazioni Difesa link () | |
|---|---|
| File:Forte braschi.jpg | |
| Predecessor | SIFAR |
| Successor | SISMI |
| Formation | 1965 |
| Extinction | 1977 |
| Headquarters | Forte Braschi, Rome |
| Leader | Servizio Informazioni Difesa/Director |
| Type | intelligence agency |
The Servizio Informazioni Difesa (SID) is a former Italian intelligence agency.[1]
SID was established in a reorganisation of defence intelligence in 1965, replacing the previous agency SIFAR. It ceased to exist in 1977, when SISMI was established.[2]
People
Directors
- Full article: Servizio Informazioni Difesa/Director
- Full article: Servizio Informazioni Difesa/Director
- General Giovanni Allavena 1965-1966
- General Eugenio Henke 1966-1970
- General Vito Miceli 1970-1974
- General Mario Casardi 1974-1977[3]
References
- ↑ Daniele Ganser, NATO's Secret Armies: Operation Gladio and Terrorism in Western Europe, Frank Cass, 2005, p.4.
- ↑ A Brief History, The Italian Intelligence and Security Services, accessed 6 September 2009.
- ↑ Daniele Ganser, NATO's Secret Armies: Operation Gladio and Terrorism in Western Europe, Frank Cass, 2005, p.272.