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FALSE-FLAG RECRUITMENT [1 record]

Record 1 2023-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Intelligence (Military)
DEF

The recruitment of a source by men who pretend to be working for one country, with whom the subject is sympathetic, while in reality they are working for another.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Renseignement (Militaire)
DEF

[...] Recrutement dissimulant la nationalité du service auquel appartient l'officier traitant.

CONT

En matière d'espionnage, il existe des recrutements sous fausse bannière qui consistent à recruter des agents en les trompant sur la puissance qu'ils sont amenés à servir.

Spanish

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