Directorate of State Security

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The Directorate of State Security (Arabic: إدارة الأمن الداخلي idārat al-aman ad-dākhilī) was the primary intelligence agency of the Arab Union, under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It replaced the Directorate for Internal Affairs' foreign intelligence section in 1963 and was itself replaced by the State Committee for State Security in 1968.

Commissions[edit | edit source]

The DSS decided its activities between several commissions, each led by a commissioner who answered directly to the Director.

  • Human Intelligence Commission: Responsible for covert intelligence operations abroad, including infiltration of state infrastructure and handling double-agents.
  • Electronic Intelligence Commission: Handled cryptology and the informational security of the government.
  • Special Intelligence Commission: Responsible for tracking foreign dissidents and potential spies domestically, often operating as a secret police agency alongside the former Directorate of Public Security of the Ministry of Interior.