---
category: Country
created: 2025-07-22
description: France is a country in Western Europe, known for its historical involvement
  in international affairs and its intelligence services.
summary: France is a Western European country whose intelligence services (SDECE/DGSE)
  conducted covert operations including the fabrication of the 'Nautilus telepathy
  project' story and organization of the Safari Club anti-Soviet intelligence alliance
  under SDECE director Alexandre de Marenches.
tags:
- Organization
- Government
- Country
- Europe
- Intelligence
title: France
updated: 2026-05-17
---

[France](/places/france/) is a country in Western Europe. Its intelligence services have been implicated in various international affairs, including alleged involvement in disinformation campaigns related to psychic research during the Cold War. For instance, [Jacques Bergier](/people/jacques-bergier/), a French consulting editor with alleged ties to [French Intelligence](/organizations/french-intelligence/), played a role in disseminating the fabricated "[The Nautilus](/concepts/the-nautilus/)" story, which had significant repercussions for Soviet psi research.[^1]

[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.