The_Info_Web/60 - PLACES/COUNTRIES/France.md

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created: 2025-07-22
updated: 2026-05-17
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 Western European country whose intelligence services (SDECE/DGSE) conducted covert operations including the fabrication of the 'Nautilus telepathy project' story and organization of the Safari Club anti-Soviet intelligence alliance under SDECE director Alexandre de Marenches."
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[[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.