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Commonwealth Intelligence Service

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Commonwealth Government F-2201211511

Part of the government series of articles.

❊ EFF 01 Jan 01
Registry CMD-11 Reg 11 of 14
Headquarters Oslola
Scale 6 offices
810 staff
SECURITY THREAT: LOW
An attack is highly unlikely at this time. This is because there are very few people who want to cause harm to Vekllei, and there is little means to conduct an attack on this country.

There are very few violent extremists with the intention to conduct an attack onshore, and the risk factors of an attack have been reduced. You do not need to change your daily behaviour or activities.
SECURITY THREAT: MODERATE
An attack is possible, but not likely. This is because there are a few people in Vekllei and overseas who want to cause this country harm, and may pose a risk to public safety.

The threat from scandinationalists and religious extremists has moderated. The ability for these groups to attack Vekllei have been substantially degraded, and support for these groups has declined. You do not need to change your daily behaviour or activities.
SECURITY THREAT: SUBSTANTIAL
An attack is likely. This is because extremists, including scandinationalists and religious fundamentalists, have support in Vekllei and overseas and may attempt to attack this country.

Rising anti-government sentiment and anti-Vekllei extremist beliefs can create conditions for an attack. It is important that Vekllei people remain aware of their surroundings in busy public places and report suspicious activity.
SECURITY THREAT: SEVERE
An attack is highly likely. This is because Noshem is aware of extremists in Vekllei and overseas who intend to attack this country. The risk of danger to Vekllei people is considerable.

In these conditions, support for extremist beliefs are a serious risk to public safety. Vekllei people should reconsider their need for travel and be aware of their surroundings in public places. All suspicious activity should be reported.
SECURITY THREAT: CERTAIN
An attack is imminent. Noshem are aware of a plan to attack this country. Danger is certain and Vekllei people may need to act immediately to save lives.

Extremists are planning to commit an act of terror against Vekllei and the public may be in danger. Vekllei people should stay away from all public places, cancel plans to travel and shelter in place. All suspicious activity should be reported.
Noshem
Establishment of the Ministry of Defence
Employees 810
Sections 32 (11 working groups)

The Commonwealth Intelligence Service (National Intelligence, or Noshem) is the secret service of Vekllei, responsible for foreign intelligence gathering, counter-espionage and covert action abroad. It is organised into two directorates of equivalent standing – a Federal Directorate covering domestic and special operations, and a Foreign Intelligence Directorate covering external affairs through four regional bureaux. Neither directorate holds authority over the other; both report to the Director-General.

Noshem is an effective and feared organisation with a considerable reputation. It has a strong association with the Social Working Group, which conducts kidnappings, blackmail and assassinations along ideological lines. Noshem also participates in these activities directly as part of its long-running efforts against diasporic violence and apartheid.

Noshem has substantial international reach and recruits extensively from foreigners. It has a deep intelligence presence in many parts of the British Commonwealth, as well as the United States and Western Europe. It maintains an independent and maverick intelligence posture and so relies on its own internal network of resources and informants. After the Atomic War and occupation, a substantial Commonwealth diaspora settled across North America, Western Europe and Australia, which provide a depth of linguistic, cultural and familial access that aid the organisation there.

The service also draws on an unusually wide ideological pool – primarily European communists, trade unions, anarchists and labour zionists. The Commonwealth’s ostensible neutrality also aids it in Africa, since it is not directly aligned with either bloc. Noshem has many paid informants but also offers citizenship and residency, which has generally produced more reliable assets.

The service is an independent organisation accountable to the National Intelligence Commission and the Mandatory Ecclesia, and is funded by the Ministry of Defence.

Noshem Outline

Federal Directorate (FD/NI)

  • Home Office (HO/NI) – Sections 1–12
  • Special Activities (SA/NI) – Sections 13–17

Foreign Intelligence Directorate (FI/NI)

  • Africa Bureau (RB/NI) – Sections 18–22, WGs 1–3
  • Americas Bureau (AB/NI) – Sections 23–25, WGs 1–3
  • Euro Bureau (EB/NI) – Sections 26–28, WGs 1–2
  • Orient Bureau (OB/NI) – Sections 29–32, WGs 1–2
Departments 2 departments, 6 offices, 810 staff

Federal Directorate

120

Covers Commonwealth territory, domestic security and special operations through the Home Office and Special Activities bureau.

  • Home Office

  • Special Activities

Foreign Intelligence Directorate

690

Comprises four regional bureaux of equivalent standing covering Africa, the Americas, Europe and the Orient.

  • Africa Bureau

  • Americas Bureau

  • Euro Bureau

  • Orient Bureau

Federal Directorate

The Federal Directorate (FD/NI) covers Commonwealth territory, domestic security and special operations. Its two bureaux report separately to the Director-General, and have little to do with the foreign side of the service.

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Home Office (HO/NI)

The Home Office is the domestic arm of Noshem, and is concerned with threats to the constitution, organised crime and foreign agents in the republics. It also watches the diaspora, which has been a source of violence since the Atomic War.

Home Office Sections

  • Section 1 Atlantique – Administration and recruitment coordination
  • Section 2 Bohs – Organisational security
  • Section 3 Cosette – Domestic threat intelligence
  • Section 4 Devon – Diasporic threat intelligence
  • Section 5 Eusea – Logistics and training command
  • Section 6 Familia – Procurement and delivery
  • Section 7 Gem – Foreign military intelligence
  • Section 8 Helette – Offices in the Commonwealth Intelligence Theatre
  • Section 9 Ioviosn – Offices in the Special Territories
  • Section 10 Jasvere – Liaison offices in Commonwealth republics
  • Section 11 Kosmo – Senior reporting and strategic command
  • Section 12 Los – Internal operations command

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Special Activities (SA/NI)

The Special Activities bureau handles covert operations, sensitive technical programmes and work requiring legal or jurisdictional distance from the main regional bureaux. It administers Commonwealth intelligence in Antarctica, space and international waters, provides close protection where this crosses into intelligence functions, and runs counterintelligence operations requiring close compartmentalisation.

Special Activities Sections

  • Section 13 Arcos – Special counterintelligence operations
  • Section 14 Boris – Close-target operations and individual protection
  • Section 15 Codesta – Offices in foreign claims and Vekllei Antarctica
  • Section 16 Decrest – Offices in foreign delegations and international waters
  • Section 17 Endoria – Offices in Vekllei space and lunar territories

Foreign Intelligence Directorate

The Foreign Intelligence Directorate (FI/NI) comprises four regional bureaux of equivalent standing. Each is divided into stations, which have offices in a few foreign capitals, and working groups, which borrow staff from the stations for a particular problem.

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Africa Bureau (RB/NI)

The Africa Bureau is headquartered in Casablanca, and is the busiest of the four. Most of its work concerns decolonisation and apartheid, and the Anti-Apartheid Working Group is its largest. The Commonwealth has old ties to many independence movements on the continent, and most members of the Social Working Group come from this bureau.

Stations

Working Groups

  • WG 1 Feras – Anti-Apartheid Working Group
    Operates across Sections 20–22; coordinates opposition intelligence, exfiltration and documentation relating to the apartheid governments of South Africa and Rhodesia

  • WG 2 Gisos – Independence and Democracy Working Group
    Operates across all RB/NI stations; monitoring and support for decolonisation movements and transitional governments

  • WG 3 Harret – Counter-Influence Working Group
    Tracks Soviet and American intelligence activity across the continent

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Americas Bureau (AB/NI)

The Americas Bureau is the largest regional bureau by installation count, with major offices in Washington D.C., Dallas and Bogotá and satellite presences across the hemisphere. Since 2058 it has been occupied by the secession crisis in Dallas America, and two of its working groups are devoted to it.

Stations

  • Section 23 Anatole – North America Station, Washington
    United States, Dallas America

  • Section 24 Bosme – Caribbean and Central America Station, Mexico City
    Mexico, Federal Republic of the Americas, Belize, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic

  • Section 25 Célestine – South America Station, Bogotá
    Brasil, Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina, Peru, Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador, Guyana, Patagonia, Chaco, Amazonas, Andea

Working Groups

  • WG 1 Catastrophic – American secessionist crisis intelligence
  • WG 2 Moses – Dallas crisis intelligence and refugee support
  • WG 3 François – Weaponised espionage and operations
  • WG 4 Mad Man – Atrocities office

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Euro Bureau (EB/NI)

The Euro Bureau has offices in London, Paris, Prague, Moscow and Genoa. Most foreign espionage against the Commonwealth comes from Europe, from both sides of the Iron Curtain, and so the bureau is mostly defensive.

Stations

  • Section 26 Ana – Western Europe Station, London
    United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Iberia, FR Germany, Republic of Germany

  • Section 27 Basa – Southern and Mediterranean Station, Genoa
    Italy, Greece, Balkan Federation, Malta, Cyprus

  • Section 28 Cofa – Warsaw Pact Station, Prague
    Soviet Union, DR Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary

Working Groups

  • WG 1 Demon – Special counter-espionage operations
  • WG 2 Eiga – Political and intelligence assessments

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Orient Bureau (OB/NI)

The Orient Bureau covers West Asia, South Asia, East Asia and the Pacific Islands with offices in Tokyo, Peking, Bangkok, Delhi and Tehran. Without direct strategic interests across most of the region, its work is weighted toward intelligence collection, monitoring of developments affecting Commonwealth trade routes and engagement with non-aligned states.

Stations

Working Groups

  • WG 1 Erswin – Non-Aligned Affairs Working Group
  • WG 2 Fennet – Counter-espionage and political operations