FR

FRANCE

Intel Environment

Military Alliance	NATO, Defence and Security Cooperation Treaty, Franco-German Brigade
Interior Intelligence Services	Central Directorate of Interior Intelligence (DCRI) – Direction Centrale du Renseignement Intérieur
Exterior Intelligence Services	General Directorate for External Security (DGSE) – Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure
Military Intelligence Services	Directorate of Protection and Defense Security (DPSD) – Direction de la Protection et de la Sécurité de la Défense / General Directorate for External Security (DGSE) – Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure
SIGINT/COMINT Alliances

Telco/Carrier/ISP Environment

TYPE	NAME	OWNER	URL
GSM900/1800 / 3G 2100	ouygues Telecom
3G 900/2100	Free Mobile
GSM900/1800 / 3G 2100	Orange France (France Telecom Mobile)
GSM900/1800 / 3G 2100	SFR

Transnational Cables and Connections

Type	Name	Ownership	Connecting Point A	Connection Points B	URL/Notes
3,84 Tbs	EIG			Tripoli (LY) / Abu Talat (EG) / Al Fujaurah (AE) / Barka (OM) / Djibouti (DJ) / Gibraltar (GI) / Jeddah (SA) / London (GB) / Marseille (FR) / Monaco (MC) / Mumbai (IN) / Sesimbra (PT) / Widemouth Bay (GB) / Zaferana (EG)	Operator WP
480 Gbits/s	SEA-ME-WE-3			Norden (DE) / Oostende (BE) / Goonhilly (GB) / Penmarch (FR) / Sesimbra (PT) / Tetuan (MA) / Mazara del Vallo (IT) / Chania (GR) / Marmaris (TR) / Yeroskipou (CY) / Alexandria (EG) / Suez (EG) / Jeddah (SA) / Djibouti (DJ) / Muscat (OM) / Fujairah (AE) / Karachi (PK) / Mumbai (IN) / Cochin (IN) / Mount Lavinia (LK) / Pyapon (MM) / Satun (TH) / Penang, (MY) (Where it meets the SAFE and the FLAG cables.) / Medan (IN) / Tuas (SG) / Jakarta (IN) / Perth (AU) / Mersing (MY) / Tungku (BN) / Da Nang (VN) / Batangas (PH) / Taipa (MO) / Deep Water Bay (HK) / Shantou (CN) / Fangshan (TW) / Toucheng (TW) / Shanghai (CN) / Keoje (KR) / Okinawa, (JP)	WP

Vendor Appearance

• Vendor with Place of Registration in France: AMESYS, AQSACOM, THALES

Articles / Events / Situations

2013

Date	Source	Title	Tags
20130711	guardian.co.uk	NSA surveillance: French human rights groups seek judicial investigation - Two groups file lawsuit in attempt to prompt investigation in France into disclosures made by Edward Snowden	NSA / FR / DGSE
20130705	spiegel.de	Spähprogramme: Frankreichs Regierung rechtfertigt Abhörmaßnahmen	FR
20130704	guardian.co.uk	US and Germany to hold talks over European NSA surveillance concerns - Obama tells Merkel US 'takes seriously the concerns' but French interior minister admonishes US ambassador at 4 July party	US / NSA / DE / FR
20130704	guardian.co.uk	France 'runs vast electronic spying operation using NSA-style methods' - Intelligence agency has spied on French public's phone calls, emails and internet activity, says Le Monde newspaper	FR
20130704	bangkokpost.com	EU-US security talks on spy row set Monday in Washington	EU / US / NSA / DE / FR
20130704	spiegel.de	Spähskandal: Auch Frankreichs Geheimdienst zapft massenhaft Daten ab	FR / DGSE
20130704	lemonde.fr	Révélations sur le Big Brother français	FR / DGSE
20130702	guardian.co.uk	Barack Obama seeks to limit EU fallout over US spying claims - President says NSA will assess espionage allegations as France and Germany demand answers and warn of delay to trade talks	US / NSA / EU / FR / DE
20130701	guardian.co.uk	NSA spying row: bugging friends is unacceptable, warn Germans - US attempts to downplay spying allegations as growing European anger threatens to derail transatlantic trade talks	DE / NSA / US / EU / FR
20130701	spiegel.de	US-Abhördienst: NSA spähte weitere europäische Botschaften aus	NSA / EU / FR / IT / GR / JP / MX / KR / IN / TR
20130630	guardian.co.uk	New NSA leaks show how US is bugging its European allies - Exclusive: Edward Snowden papers reveal 38 targets including EU, France and Italy	NSA / DROPMIRE / EU / FR / IT / GR / JP / MX / KR / IN / TR / PERDIDO / BLACKFOOT / WABASH / BRUNEAU / HEMLOCK / POWELL / KLONDYKE
20130629	privacysurgeon.org	Former NSA contractor warns of “murky” interception arrangements	NSA / DE / FI / GB / DK / NL / FR / ES / IT / US / CA / AU / NZ / ECHELON / BND / CESID / OPERATION DELIKATESSE / TR / MIT
20130312	pcworld.com	Reporters Without Borders slams five nations for spying on media, activists	GAMMA / TROVICOR / HACKINGTEAM / AMESYS / BLUECOAT / US / GB / DE / FR / IT

2011

Date	Source	Title	Tags
13.12.2011	owni.fr	DES CHEVAUX DE TROIE DANS NOS DÉMOCRATIES
18.10.2011	owni.fr	Amesys surveille aussi la France	AMESYS FR

2009

Date	Source	Title	Tags
16.06.2009	bugbrother.blog.lemonde.fr	Frenchelon: la carte des stations espion du renseignement français	FR

2006

Date	Source	Title	Tags
2000-2006	spyworld.fr	Bienvenue dans le monde de l'espionnage	ECHELON