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‖ Sûreté|syrte|
[Fr., = surety n., security.]
In full, Sûreté nationale, the French police department of criminal investigation, controlled by the Ministry of the Interior. Also transf. of similar forces elsewhere.
Since 1966 amalgamated with the Prefecture of Police of Paris in the Police Nationale. The department was previously known as the Sûreté générale and the Service de la Sûreté, and was latterly also responsible for policing the provincial towns of France.
1871Observer 9 Apr. 6/4 M. Ranc..was the chief of the Sûreté Generale under Gambetta. 1885Encycl. Brit. XIX. 343/2 The service de sûreté, or detective department (out of uniform)..comprises a commissary, principal inspectors, brigadiers, and 211 inspectors. 1917J. F. Macdonald Two Towns—One City iii. i. 192 This foreign gentleman..represents the Sûrêté (or Criminal Investigation Department) of Paris. 1926D. L. Sayers Clouds of Witness iii. 94, I have written to the Sûreté and the Crédit Lyonnais to produce his papers. 1935A. Christie Death in Clouds xi. 115 At the Sûreté Poirot renewed acquaintance with the Chief of the Detective Force. 1955Times 9 May 8/3 The Binh Xuyen garrison which has been occupying the headquarters of the Sûreté in Saigon. 1963A. Orlov Handbk. Intelligence & Guerrilla Warfare xii. 143 An old Soviet informant who was an officer of the French Sûreté Générale (Secret Police). 1973‘M. Innes’ Appleby's Answer x. 97 The great Vidocq, who transformed the efficiency of the Paris Sûreté by..insisting that his detectives should never forget a face. 1980R. Grayson Monterant Affair xi. 94 The hotel was..within easy walking distance of Sûreté headquarters. |