The Direction générale des études et recherches (English: General Directorate for Studies and Research, DGSS), was the successor of Direction générale des Services spéciaux (English: Directorate General of Special Services, DGSS). 1 It was created in 1944, and Jacques Soustelle was the first director, from 6 November 1944 to 18 April 1945, followed by André Dewavrin until April 1946, when the DGER became the Service de documentation extérieure et de contre-espionnage (SDECE).
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Direction générale des études et recherches
The Direction générale des études et recherches, was the successor of Direction générale des Services spéciaux. It was created in 1944, and Jacques Soustelle was the first director, from 6 November 1944 to 18 April 1945, followed by André Dewavrin until April 1946, when the DGER became the Service de documentation extérieure et de contre-espionnage (SDECE).