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ILLEGAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-11-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Police
- Intelligence (Military)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- illegal support work 1, record 1, English, illegal%20support%20work
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Performed by an illegal support agent or an intelligence officer attached to the legal residency; to provide the legal residency with "backstopped" information to be used in the cover and legend of an illegal. 1, record 1, English, - illegal%20support%20work
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Police
- Renseignement (Militaire)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- valorisation
1, record 1, French, valorisation
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-11-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Police
- Intelligence (Military)
- Citizenship and Immigration
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- illegal resident 1, record 2, English, illegal%20resident
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A trained intelligence officer infiltrated into another country and using a false identity with an appropriate cover, such as a small business in order to establish and/or control an illegal residency. 1, record 2, English, - illegal%20resident
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Police
- Renseignement (Militaire)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- résident clandestin
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9sident%20clandestin
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- chef de réseau clandestin 1, record 2, French, chef%20de%20r%C3%A9seau%20clandestin
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-11-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Police
- Intelligence (Military)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- illegal intelligence officer 1, record 3, English, illegal%20intelligence%20officer
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- illegal 1, record 3, English, illegal
noun
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An agent operating within a target country with a cover that gives him or her the identity of another, innocent, person, and a way of life that is unlikely to draw the attention of the enemy counter-espionage service. 1, record 3, English, - illegal%20intelligence%20officer
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Police
- Renseignement (Militaire)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- officier de renseignements clandestin
1, record 3, French, officier%20de%20renseignements%20clandestin
see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- clandestin 1, record 3, French, clandestin
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cours martiales et exécutions d'espions se succédèrent, et frappèrent de crainte certains clandestins à l'âme moins ferme. Le célèbre clandestin soviétique William Fischer, alias colonel Rudolf Abel. 1, record 3, French, - officier%20de%20renseignements%20clandestin
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'équivalent correct du terme «intelligence» est «renseignement» au singulier. 2, record 3, French, - officier%20de%20renseignements%20clandestin
Record 3, Key term(s)
- officier du renseignement clandestin
- officier clandestin du renseignement
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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