| Servizio Imperiale Sicurezza e Difesa Esterna | |
 Seal of the SISDE | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 12 December 4571 |
| Dissolved | March, 5034 |
| Jurisdiction | Istalia |
| Headquarters | Romula |
| Employees | 18,000 |
| Annual budget | Classified |
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| Website | www.sicurezzanazionale.gov.ist/sisde |
The Imperial Service for External Security and Defence (istalian: Servizio Imperiale Sicurezza e Difesa Esterna), commonly known as SISDE, was the foreign intelligence service of the Istalian Empire. The service continued to operate also under the following Sixth Republic, as Service for External Security and Defence, until it was abolished with the creation of the Union of Quanzar and Alaria in 5034.
It was the agency supersiding to the Fourth and Fifth Republic's AISER which replaced in function after the imperial reform of 4571.
Operating outside Istalia the agency protected Istalia's foreign interests mainly through the use of HUMINT (Human intelligence).
It was supervised by the DESIS and was part of the Imperial Community of Information and Security Services.
Role[]
The SISDE had the tasks of researching and developing all the necessary information to defend the independence, integrity and security of the Istalian Empire from threats from abroad, including in implementation of international agreements. SISDE also performed activities in the field of counter-proliferation of nuclear materials or materials found to be strategic, and information activities for security outside Istalian national territory, to protect Istalian political, military, economic, scientific and industrial interests, as well as detecting outside the national territory espionage activities directed against the Istalian Empire and activities aimed at damaging national interests. SISDE was authorized to perform operations only outside the Istalian national territory, as well as Istalian embassies abroad.
Organization[]
The SISDE had a Director nominated by the Prime Minister on suggestion of the General Director of the Imperial Community of Information and Security Services and officially appointed by the National Assembly's Committee for Intelligence and National Security which in turn appointed three deputy director on suggestion of the Director of SISDE. The other positions within the Agency were appointed by the Director. The director had a maximum term of 4 years and is renewable for one time only.
Structure[]
The structure and internal organization of the SISDE remained always a classified information.