The Co-ordination unit of the fight against terrorism (, UCLAT) was a French organization
consisting of representatives from all active branches of the
National Police.
Founded in 1984, this structure ensured the coordination of all departments involved in the fight against terrorism. It performed a daily analysis and synthesis of information relating to terrorism by working closely with the
General Directorate for Internal Security
The General Directorate for Internal Security (, , DGSI; also known as the Directorate-General for Internal Security in English) is a French security agency. It is charged with counter-espionage, counter-terrorism, countering cybercrime and surv ...
, the
Directorate-General for External Security
The Directorate-General for External Security (, , DGSE) is France's foreign intelligence agency, equivalent to the British MI6 and the American CIA, established on 27 November 1943. The DGSE safeguards French national security through intelli ...
, the
National Gendarmerie
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and the
General Directorate of Customs and Indirect Taxes.
UCLAT coordinated the sharing of operational information from all relevant authorities and services involved in the fight against terrorism, including anti-terrorist judges and the prison administration.
UCLAT was directly attached to the Office of the Director General of Police.
References
External links
* (fr
Renseignement et terrorisme sur ladocumentationfrancaise.fr (en) Intelligence and Terrorism
rchiveon ladocumentationfrancaise.fr
* (fr
L’antiterrorisme espionne aussi mails et textos, Le Figaro, 28 mai 2007
rchive(en) The anti-terrorism spying also mails and text messages, Le Figaro, 28 May 2007
rchive* (fr
La coordination entre les services - Site du SGDN
rchive(en) The coordination between the services - Site NWMO
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National Police (France)
Non-military counterterrorist organizations
1984 establishments in France