Mission

The Office for Foreign Relations and Information is an intelligence service of the Czech Republic. Its principal goal, effort and mission is to provide foreign intelligence vital for the security and protection of foreign policy interests and economic policy interests of the Czech Republic.
Intelligence Community of the Czech Republic
 

Other Functions of Intelligence Services

Intelligence services also perform other security functions, especially in the field of personal security (checks on people working with classified information), information and communication security, including the protection of government communication, encryption and other aspects of technical security and security counselling. Military intelligence services are often equipped to wage electronic warfare and can provide special forces with intelligence. Intelligence services of large countries can carry out actions to influence, take secret active measures as a classified tool of foreign policy.

Intelligence service of course performs functions for their internal purposes, such as staff, controlling, personnel, legal functions, keeping of files, archiving, logistic and economic functions (regarding finances and property), communication and IT, security (including guard, checking and technical functions) or internal control.

Source: Petr Zeman - lectures, trainings and public speeches

 
 
 
 

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Glossary

In the world of intelligence one cannot do the job without knowing the language of business. Here are some key terms for your convenience.

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