The General Department of Defence Intelligence (GDDI; Vietnamese: Tổng cục Tình báo Quốc phòng - TBQP, lit. 'General Department of Intelligence for the State Defence', sometimes Tổng cục Tình báo, lit. 'General Department of Intelligence'),[1] also recognized by its internal designation General Department II (Tổng cục II or less formally Tổng cục 2) or TC2,[2] is a strategic military intelligence agency of Vietnam, serving the Vietnam People's Army and practically the biggest existing intelligence agency under the Vietnamese government.
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Formed | 25 October 1945 |
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Headquarters | Bắc Từ Liêm District, Hanoi |
Employees | ~25.000 |
Annual budget | Classified |
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References
edit- ^ "Defense intelligence sector receives noble order". en.qdnd.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ "Defense intelligence service always excellently accomplishes its missions". en.qdnd.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2022-10-11.