The Administration for Security and Counterintelligence ( mk, Управа за безбедност и контраразузнавање), commonly referred to by the
acronym UBK, was the domestic
counterintelligence and
security agency of
North Macedonia. Its
headquarters
Headquarters (commonly referred to as HQ) denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated. In the United States, the corporate headquarters represents the entity at the center or the to ...
are located in
Skopje, and the agency is under jurisdiction of the
Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The agency was founded in the
People's Republic of Macedonia under the name Department for People's Protection
OZNA
The Department for People's Protection or OZNA ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, Одељење за заштиту нaрода, Odjeljenje za zaštitu naroda, Odeljenje za zaštitu naroda; mk, Одделение за заштита на народот; sl, Oddele ...
, as the official security agency in the Macedonian socialist republic.
Officially, the Administration for Security and Counterintelligence, was founded in 1995 under the name Directorate for Security and Counterintelligence.
This agency was succeeded by the National Security Agency
Directors
See also
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North Macedonia
*
Intelligence Agency (Civilian Agency)
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Military Service for Security and Intelligence-G2 (Military Agency)
References
External links
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dbki.gov.mk''Retrieved 15.05.2015 (Macedonian)''
slobodenpecat.mk 1/27/2015''Retrieved 18.05.2015 (Macedonian)''
Specialist law enforcement agencies of North Macedonia
North Macedonia intelligence agencies
Domestic intelligence agencies
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