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ocuments obtained under the UK’s Freedom of Information Act reveal French intelligence officers, supported by officials in Paris, conjured up a covert media disinformation campaign that would divert attention and suspicion away from France’s involvement with the sinking of Greenpeace vessel, the Rainbow Warrior in 1985. The scam was discovered by MI6, but unable to comment publicly, an “infuriated” Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher ordered Whitehall officials to force Paris to shut down the DGSE operation. Eye Spy has learned that the plan was devised months prior to the sinking of Rainbow Warrior, after DGSE (Direction Generale de la Securite Exterieure) officers who had infiltrated Greenpeace, also discov- ered an MI6 agent amongst its ranks. Accord- ing to intelligence sources, MI6 had used a front company to obtain information on the movements of Rainbow Warrior and its “protest agenda.” Rainbow Warrior had been despatched to New Zealand in July 1985 to monitor contro- versial French nuclear tests near Moruroa. When the ship arrived, DGSE operatives were waiting in Auckland armed with explosives and orders to sink the ship. The plan was duly carried out and the Rainbow Warrior was crippled. Greenpeace photographer Fernando Pereira was killed in the blast. New Zealand police quickly demanded the arrest of several people, unbeknown at the time, all of them were connected to the DGSE. Some intelligence officers, including Christine Cabon, a former French Army officer, had already left the country. She had EYE SPY ISSUE 3 8 , 2006 French intelligence placed blame for sinking of Rainbow Warrior on MI6 MI6 and DGSE Spy Games D Fernando Dopereira - killed in the attack ' GREENPEACE
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ing to intelligence sources, MI6 had used a front company to obtain information on the movements of Rainbow Warrior and its “protest agenda.” Eye Spy has learned that the plan was devised months prior to the sinking of Rainbow Warrior, after DGSE (Direction Generale de la Securite Exterieure) officers who had infiltrated Greenpeace, also discov- ered an MI6 agent amongst its ranks. Accord- ' GREENPEACE Fernando Dopereira - killed in the attack E Y E S P Y ISSUE 3 8 , 2006
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ocuments obtained under theUK’s Freedom of InformationAct reveal French intelligenceofficers, supported by officialsin Paris, conjured up a covertmedia disinformation campaignthat would divert attention andsuspicion away from France’s
involvement with the sinking of Greenpeacevessel, the Rainbow Warrior in 1985. Thescam was discovered by MI6, but unable tocomment publicly, an “infuriated” PrimeMinister Margaret Thatcher ordered Whitehallofficials to force Paris to shut down the DGSEoperation.
Eye Spy has learned that the plan wasdevised months prior to the sinking ofRainbow Warrior, after DGSE (DirectionGenerale de la Securite Exterieure) officerswho had infiltrated Greenpeace, also discov-ered an MI6 agent amongst its ranks. Accord-
ing to intelligence sources, MI6 had used afront company to obtain information on themovements of Rainbow Warrior and its“protest agenda.”
Rainbow Warrior had been despatched toNew Zealand in July 1985 to monitor contro-versial French nuclear tests near Moruroa.When the ship arrived, DGSE operatives werewaiting in Auckland armed with explosives andorders to sink the ship. The plan was dulycarried out and the Rainbow Warrior wascrippled. Greenpeace photographer FernandoPereira was killed in the blast.
New Zealand police quickly demanded thearrest of several people, unbeknown at thetime, all of them were connected to the DGSE.
Some intelligence officers, includingChristine Cabon, a former French Army officer,had already left the country. She had
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