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Types of Cover in Intelligence Operations

The document discusses concepts related to intelligence operations including: 1. The 14 operational cycles of intelligence operations including infiltration, planning, recruitment, and reporting. 2. Cover and undercover activities including using natural or artificial cover stories to conceal identities and the role of undercover agents. 3. Types of cover including natural, artificial, cover within a cover, and multiple covers. 4. Selecting action agents based on their placement, access to targets or information, which can be primary, secondary, or outside access.

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Types of Cover in Intelligence Operations

The document discusses concepts related to intelligence operations including: 1. The 14 operational cycles of intelligence operations including infiltration, planning, recruitment, and reporting. 2. Cover and undercover activities including using natural or artificial cover stories to conceal identities and the role of undercover agents. 3. Types of cover including natural, artificial, cover within a cover, and multiple covers. 4. Selecting action agents based on their placement, access to targets or information, which can be primary, secondary, or outside access.

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Iligan Capitol College

Mahayahay, Iligan City

COLLEGE of CRIMINOLOGY

Police Intelligence
➢ Intelligence Operations
➢ Cover and Undercover Activities
➢ The Undercover Agent

Prepared by: Kiven M. Geonzon


Intelligence Operation
• Intelligence Operation is the result of
intelligence planning, planning is always ahead
of operation although an operation can be
made without a plan, it is usually due to
sudden and inevitable situations but definitely
this is poor intelligence management.
The 14 Operational Cycles
1. Mission and Target
a. Infiltration – the insertion of action agent inside the target organization
b. Penetration – recruitment of action agent inside the target organization
2. Planning
3. Spotting
4. Partial Background Investigation (PBI) or Complete Background Investigation
5. Recruitment - the only qualification of an agent is to have an access to the target
6. Training
7. Briefing
8. Dispatch
9. Communication - technical method like telephone/radio, non-technical method like personal
meeting, live drop or dead drop
10. Debriefing
11. Payments – depends upon the motivation of informant
a. Regulatory - pay no bonuses
b. Supplemental - income that is enough to ease his financial worries
12. Disposition – involve activity on rerouting, retraining, retesting, termination
13. Reporting
14. Operational Testing
Cover and Undercover Activities
• Cover - the means by which an individual group of
organization conceals the true nature of its acts and or
existence from the observer.

• Cover story – a biographical data through fictional that


will portray the personality of the agent he assumed, a
scenario to cover up the operation

• Cover Support – an agent assigned in target areas with


the primary mission of supporting the cover story.
Types of Cover
1. Natural Cover – using actual or true
background
2. Artificial – using biographical data adopted
for the purpose
3. Cover with in a Cover – justification of
existence
4. Multiple Cover – any cover you wish.
• Organizational Cover – is an account
consisting of biographical which when
adopted by an individual will assume the
personality he wants to adopt

• Undercover Assignment – is an investigative


technique in which agent conceal his official
identity an obtain information from that
organization
THE UNDECOVER AGENT
• Special qualifications include knowledge of
the language, area background regarding
events, knowledge about the custom and
habits, physical appearance, and must be an
artist.
Selecting Action Agents
• Placement – location of prospective agent with respect to the
target

• Access – it is the capability of a prospective agent to obtain the


desired info for the Intel organization or to perform to Intel
collection mission in the area.

➢ Primary Access – it is the access to the desired info


➢ Secondary Access – it is the access to the desired info through a
principal source where the latter has the direct access
➢ Outside Access – the agent is employed outside the target and
merely monitor info from a third person who is monitoring info n
the area
to be continued….

Police Intelligence  Intelligence Operations  Cover and Undercover Activities  The Undercover Agent Iligan Capitol College
Intelligence Operation • Intelligence Operation is the result of intelligence planning, planning is always ahead of operation
The 14 Operational Cycles 1. Mission and Target a. Infiltration – the insertion of action agent inside the target organizati
Cover and Undercover Activities • Cover - the means by which an individual group of organization conceals the true nature of
Types of Cover 1. Natural Cover – using actual or true background 2. Artificial – using biographical data adopted for the pur
• Organizational Cover – is an account consisting of biographical which when adopted by an individual will assume the persona
THE UNDECOVER AGENT • Special qualifications include knowledge of the language, area background regarding events, knowledge a
Selecting Action Agents • Placement – location of prospective agent with respect to the target • Access – it is the capabilit
to be continued….

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