Chapter 249: France National Security Architecture (FNSA) - II

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Chapter 249: France National Security Architecture (FNSA) - IIREPUBLIC OF FRANCE Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) Confidential – National Authority Directive Decree No. 4140/SEC/37 Dated: April 1937 Subject: Establishment of the France National Security Architecture (FNSA) In recognition of the imperative to secure the sovereignty of the French Republic against external aggression, internal sabotage, and structural disunity, and pursuant to the emergency powers vested in the Office of the Supreme Executive Commander, the following decree establishes the France National Security Architecture (FNSA). The FNSA shall serve as the formal architecture for national defense coordination, civilian protection, scientific oversight, strategic command, and governmental synchronization in both wartime and peacetime contingencies. This national directive reflects lessons from the Great War and anticipates the realities of modern strategic conflict, including aerial warfare, technological disruption, and ideological subversion. It supersedes all fragmented jurisdictional overlaps and introduces a legally codified national command system, housed in the executive and serviced by designated ministries, scientific entities, and armed command branches. Article I: Purpose and Scope The France National Security Architecture (FNSA) is hereby declared the centralized, legally ratified command and coordination structure of the French Republic, whose mission includes: 1. Integration of civilian and military command during emergencies. 2. Strategic anticipation of foreign threats and intelligence dissemination. 3. Harmonization of governmental ministries in all matters of national security. 4. Legal formalization of the Committee for Radiowave Applications (CORA) and affiliated scientific divisions. 5. Unification of internal security bureaus, logistical arms, and public communication under coherent authority. The FNSA shall function continuously, irrespective of peace or conflict, and shall possess institutional permanence unless revoked through full parliamentary legislation following independent review. Artcle II: Supreme Executive Command 1. The FNSA vests executive strategic oversight in the Supreme Executive Commander, the incumbent Head of State (currently General Charles Moreau), who shall retain final authority on security emergencies, coordination of ministries, and interpretation of this framework’s operational scope. 2. The Supreme Executive Commander shall retain the right to issue executive orders binding across military and civil hierarchies during active crises or periods of mobilization. Article III: National Security Council (NSC) 1. The National Security Council shall function as the central deliberative and policy-issuing organ of the FNSA, chaired by the Vice-Commander for Security and Coordination (currently Renaud). 2. Permanent members shall include: Minister of Defense (General de Castelnau) Minister of the Interior (Georges Mandel) Minister of Finance (Paul Reynaud) Minister of Armament (Jean Vincent) Minister of Education & Civic Communication (Jean Zay) Minister of Scientific Affairs (position to be confirmed) Chief of the Army (General Gamelin) Director of CORA (Paul Langevin, ex officio) 3. The NSC shall meet weekly in peacetime and daily during periods of declared national emergency. 4. The NSC is authorized to classify legislation, redirect budget allocations, and override standard parliamentary delay procedures in the interest of defense. Article IV: Executive Committees and Strategic Substructures 1. Cabinet Security Committee Subordinate to the NSC, this body shall execute inter-ministerial directives, coordinate funding transfers, and ensure synchronization of planning across all critical ministries. It includes deputy ministers and is supervised directly by the Vice-Commander. 2. Unified Armed Command The land, naval, and air forces are integrated under a single operational hierarchy. Command responsibilities are as follows: Ground Forces: General Maurice Gamelin Naval Forces: Admiral Émile Muselier Air Forces: General Joseph Vuillemin All three branches shall report to the Joint Operations Bureau, which maintains contingency maps, orders of battle, and signal coordination in real-time. 3. Ministry of Scientific Affairs This ministry shall oversee state-sanctioned military-scientific research, especially programs related to electromagnetic detection, communications encryption, and anti-aircraft technology. It will maintain scientific independence while remaining under strict executive oversight. Article V: Scientific Institutions under FNSA 1. CORA CORA is declared an institutional arm of national defense. (Further information is Confidential) 2. Civilian Technical Coordination Bureau This adjunct to CORA shall liaise with industrial laboratories, universities (e.g., Sorbonne), and private contractors to streamline defense research. All cooperative research agreements shall be subject to executive audit. Article VI: Internal Security Institutions To prevent ideological subversion, sabotage, and political destabilization, the following bureaus are integrated into the FNSA under the Ministry of Interior: 1. National Surveillance Bureau (NSB) – Headed by Delacroix, responsible for monitoring suspect political activity, foreign agents, and communication interception. 2. Office of Stability Provost – Directed by Mercier, overseeing riot control, anti-subversive policing, and prefectural coordination. 3. Ideological Surveillance Authority – Led by Duret, responsible for mapping hostile propaganda and conducting institutional loyalty audits. 4. Counterintelligence Bureau – Under Inspector Coulombe, empowered to neutralize espionage networks, vet state employees, and conduct domestic threat analysis. All above agencies shall operate under a classified protocol and report weekly to the Minister of Interior and biweekly to the NSC. Article VII: Civic and Communication Authorities 1. Civic Communication Directorate – Headed by Gaudin under Minister Zay, it handles public broadcasts, wartime civil announcements, morale management, and strategic censorship. 2. Civil Defense & Emergency Management – Overseen by Marcel Déat, it coordinates shelter networks, refugee evacuation planning, civil rationing, and first-response protocols. 3. Strategic Mobility Directorate – Directed by Vautrin, it shall supervise rail and road logistics, military transport corridors, and the construction of mobile infrastructure for wartime displacement. Article VIII: Legal Protections and Access Control 1. The FNSA shall be legally protected from standard judicial review except by Presidential decree or unanimous parliamentary override. 2. All documents, communications, and personnel records under FNSA jurisdiction are classified "Strictly Confidential" and stored under encrypted ledger systems. 3. Any unauthorized dissemination of FNSA data shall be treated as an act of treason punishable under wartime penalty codes. Article IX: Implementation and Parliamentary Procedure 1. The FNSA shall enter into force immediately upon decree issuance. 2. Within 60 days, each ministry shall establish an internal FNSA Bureau to implement compliance and structural realignment. 3. Parliament may review the act after a period of six months; until such time, the structure operates under provisional authority. 4. An inter-agency compliance commission shall be established to audit implementation effectiveness and report directly to the NSC. Article X: This structure answers the critical need for national coherence in times of approaching instability. The architecture represents the most advanced form of government-military-scientific integration in the world today, exceeding the fractured systems of Britain, Germany, and the Soviet Union. By coordinating all levels of response, anticipation, and control while embedding scientific innovation at its core the FNSA secures the future of France. This decree is final and shall be sealed with the authority of the Republic. Signed, in Command and Dignity of the Republic: General Charles Moreau Supreme Executive Commander Renaud Vice-Commander, National Security Council General de Castelnau Minister of Defense Georges Mandel Minister of the Interior Jean Vincent Minister of Armament Paul Reynaud Minister of Finance Jean Zay Minister of Education and Communications Paul Langevin Scientific Advisor and Director of CORA (ex officio)

Chapter 249: France National Security Architecture (FNSA) - II

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