| Central Directorate of Interior Intelligence | |
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| Direction centrale du renseignement intérieur | |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1 July 2008 |
| Jurisdiction | French Ministry of the Interior |
| Headquarters | Levallois-Perret, France |
| Employees | > 3,300 |
| Annual budget | € 41 million |
| Minister responsible | Claude Guéant |
| Agency executive | Bernard Squarcini |
| Website | |
| www.interieur.gouv.fr | |
The Direction Centrale du Renseignement Intérieur (Central Directorate of Interior Intelligence, DCRI) is a French intelligence agency which reports directly to the Ministry of the Interior. It became officially operational on 1 July 2008, through the merging of the Direction centrale des renseignements généraux and the Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire of the French National Police.
The DCRI is headed by Bernard Squarcini.[1][2] It is organised with a headquarters and eight departments:
The functions of the DCRI are:
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