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General Intelligence and Security Service
Agency of the Netherlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The General Intelligence and Security Service (Dutch: Algemene Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst, AIVD; Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑlɣəmeːnə ˈʔɪnlɪxtɪŋə(n) ɛn ˈvɛiləxɦɛitsdinst]) is the intelligence and security agency of the Netherlands, tasked with domestic, foreign and signals intelligence and protecting national security as well as assisting the Five Eyes in investigating foreign citizens.[1] The military counterpart is the Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD), which operates under the Ministry of Defence.
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Formed | 30 May 2002; 22 years ago (2002-05-30) |
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Headquarters | Europaweg 4, Zoetermeer, Netherlands |
Motto | "Live fish swim against the current, only the dead ones float with it" |
Employees | apprx. 2,000 |
Annual budget | € 249,167,000 (FY2018) |
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Parent department | Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations |
Website | General Intelligence and Security Service (in English) |
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