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Agent handling

In intelligence organizations, agent handling is the management of so-called agents (called secret agents or spies in common parlance), principal agents, and agent networks (called "assets") by intelligence officers typically known as case officers.

Training, Human intelligence & Agents, spotting, and recruitment

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Human intelligence

Agents, spotting, and recruitment

Training

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Agent handling

Nodes25
Edges24
Triples13
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.08
Components1

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Agent handling

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related to Human intelligence · 7
Agent handling → Case, HUMINT, In, Intelligence, It, Sometimes, Such
is a · 1
Agent handling → management of so-called agents

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agents agent case intelligence tradecraft officers network principal human officer networks interrogation members potential organizations also time clandestine training target

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Agent handlingis amanagement of so-called agents0.90text
clandestine communicationinstance ofTrainingAgent training often includes techniques of tradecraft0.80text
including cryptographyinstance ofTrainingAgent training often includes techniques of tradecraft0.80text
the use of one-time padsinstance ofTrainingAgent training often includes techniques of tradecraft0.80text
the construction of concealment devicesinstance ofTrainingAgent training often includes techniques of tradecraft0.80text
and the employment of dead dropsinstance ofTrainingAgent training often includes techniques of tradecraft0.80text
Agent handlingrelated to Human intelligenceSuch0.60section
Agent handlingrelated to Human intelligenceCase0.60section
Agent handlingrelated to Human intelligenceIntelligence0.60section
Agent handlingrelated to Human intelligenceHUMINT0.60section
Agent handlingrelated to Human intelligenceSometimes0.60section
Agent handlingrelated to Human intelligenceIt0.60section

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