Part of the government series of articles.

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.

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 citizenshipa 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

Federal Directorate

The Federal Directorate (FD/NI) covers Commonwealth territory, domestic security and special operations. It administers the service’s headquarters functions alongside the two domestic bureaux, which operate independently of one another and of the Foreign Intelligence Directorate.

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Home Office (HO/NI)

The Home Office provides domestic intelligence coverage across Commonwealth republics, focusing on constitutional threats, organised crime, foreign infiltration and diasporic security concerns.

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. No bureau holds authority over the others; each reports directly to the FI/NI chief. Within each bureau, geographic stations maintain fixed presences and relationships in their areas of coverage. Working groups are thematic and cross-station – they draw personnel and infrastructure from multiple stations as required and do not maintain their own geographic offices.

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Africa Bureau (RB/NI)

The Africa Bureau is headquartered in Casablanca and is currently the most operationally active of the four foreign bureaux. It covers the full African continent through five geographic stations. Three working groups presently operate across them, of which the Anti-Apartheid Working Group is the largest by personnel. Significant portions of the bureau’s activity are concerned with decolonisation and the management of the Commonwealth’s longstanding relationships with independence movements.

Stations

Section 18 Abosasme – North Africa Station, Casablanca
Maghreb Federation, Libya, The Nile, Sudan, Darfur, Central Saharan Republic

Section 19 Bulga – West Africa Station, Lagos
Nigeria, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Mali, Niger, West Africa, Sokoto, Yorubaland, Latin Africa

Section 20 Cobian – East Africa Station, Nairobi
Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanganyika, Zanzibar, Seychelles, Mauritius

Section 21 Domo – Central Africa Station, Léopoldville
Zaire

Section 22 Ende – Southern Africa Station, Lusaka
South Africa, Rhodesia, Namibia, Botswana, Madagascar, Mapuraque, Livre Portugal-Mozambique

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. Operations include intelligence collection, monitoring of Commonwealth diaspora communities and management of relations with regional democratic movements.

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 maintains offices in London, Paris, Prague, Moscow and Genoa. It operates under a predominantly defensive doctrine – most foreign espionage against the Commonwealth originates from Western and Communist Europe – and significant resources are devoted to counter-espionage and the monitoring of attempts to penetrate Commonwealth institutions by both blocs.

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

Section 29 Asosnia – China and Taiwan Station, Hong Kong
China, Taiwan, Manchuria, Mongolia

Section 30 Bouismiosn – Japan and Southeast Asia Station, Tokyo
Japan, Korea, Malaya, Singapore, Thailand, Saigon, Vietnam, Kingdom of Laos, Lao PDR, Philindo, Burmaland, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Micronesia, Pleasant Republic, Hawaii

Section 31 Cismi – India and South Asia Station, Delhi
India, Pakistan, East India, Ceylon, Kashmir, Himalayas, Maldives, Afghanistan

Section 32 Drosviousn – Middle East and West Asia Station, Tehran
Israel, Federation of the Fertile Crescent, Mehran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, South Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Trucial Coast, United Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar

Working Groups

WG 1 Erswin – Non-Aligned Affairs Working Group

WG 2 Fennet – Counter-espionage and political operations