---
created: 2025-07-22
updated: 2025-07-22
title: France
tags:
  - Organization
  - Government
  - Country
  - Europe
  - Intelligence
description: France is a country in Western Europe, known for its historical involvement in international affairs and its intelligence services.
category: "Country"
summary: "France is a country in Western Europe. Its intelligence services have been implicated in various international affairs, including alleged involvement in disinformation campaigns related to psychic research during the Cold War."
---
[[France]] is a country in Western Europe. Its intelligence services have been implicated in various international affairs, including alleged involvement in disinformation campaigns related to psychic research during the Cold War. For instance, [[Jacques Bergier]], a French consulting editor with alleged ties to [[French Intelligence]], played a role in disseminating the fabricated "[[The Nautilus]]" story, which had significant repercussions for Soviet psi research.[^1]

### Footnotes
[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.