# CESIS > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/CESIS > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/CESIS.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CESIS > Source revision: 1301341075 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Former Italian government committee that coordinated intelligence}} {{more citations needed|date=July 2017}} {{Infobox government agency |agency_name = Executive Committee for Intelligence and Security Services |nativename = Comitato Esecutivo per i Servizi di Informazione e Sicurezza |nativename_a = |nativename_r = |logo = CESIS logo.png |logo_width = 175 px |logo_caption = CESIS Logo |seal = |seal_width = |seal_caption = |formed = 24 October 1977 |preceding1 = |preceding2 = |dissolved = |superseding = |jurisdiction = [Government of Italy](/source/Government_of_Italy) |headquarters = |employees = |budget = |minister1_name = |minister2_name = |minister2_pfo = |chief1_name = [Lieutenant General](/source/Lieutenant_General) [Giuseppe Cucchi](/source/Giuseppe_Cucchi) |chief1_position = [Secretary General](/source/Secretary_General) |chief2_name = |chief2_position = |parent_agency = |child1_agency = |child2_agency = |website = [http://www.serviziinformazionesicurezza.gov.it/pdcweb.nsf/pagine/ee_homepage serviziinformazionesicurezza.gov.it] |footnotes = }} '''Comitato Esecutivo per i Servizi di Informazione e Sicurezza''' ({{Transliteration|it|Executive Committee for Intelligence and Security Services}}) was an Italian government committee whose mission was the coordination of all the intelligence sector, and specifically between the two civilian and military intelligence agencies (respectively, [SISDE](/source/SISDE) and [SISMI](/source/SISMI)), with the aim to report all the relevant information collected by it to the political Authorities, represented by the [Presidency of the Council of Ministers](/source/President_of_the_Council_of_Ministers_of_Italy). With the reform of the [Italian Intelligence Services](/source/Italian_Intelligence_Services) approved on 1 August 2007, CESIS was replaced by [DIS](/source/Dipartimento_delle_Informazioni_per_la_Sicurezza).Legislative Act n.124 of 08/03/2007, reported on the Official Gazette of the Italian Republic, [https://web.archive.org/web/20120725041856/http://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/gurifulcrum/dispatcher?service=1&datagu=2007-08-13&task=sommario&numgu=187&tmstp=1189016330697 General Series, n.187 of 08/13/2007]. ==History== Since the end of World War II, [Italian intelligence agencies](/source/Italian_intelligence_agencies) have been reorganized many times in an attempt to increase their effectiveness and bring them more fully under civilian control. The committee was established as part of a broader reform of the [Italian](/source/Italy) intelligence community, which represented the latest in a long string of government attempts to effectively manage Italy's intelligence agencies. * In 1977, with Legislative Act n.801 of 24/10/1977, this came after a former chief of [SID](/source/Servizio_Informazioni_Difesa), [Vito Miceli](/source/Vito_Miceli), was arrested for "conspiration against the State" (See [Golpe Borghese](/source/Golpe_Borghese)), and the intelligence agencies were reorganized in a democratic attempt. This re-organization mainly consisted of: ** The split of [SID](/source/Servizio_Informazioni_Difesa), the intelligence agency at that time, into two separate agencies with different roles: [SISDE](/source/SISDE) (the domestic one) and [SISMI](/source/SISMI) (the military one). ** The creation of CESIS, with a coordination role between the two intelligence agencies and the [Presidency of the Council of Ministers](/source/President_of_the_Council_of_Ministers_of_Italy). ** The creation of the Parliamentary Committee, [COPACO](/source/COPACO), to oversee the activities of the two agencies. * Since 1 August 2007, with Legislative Act n.124 of 08/03/2007, following the reform of the Italian intelligence agencies, SISDE, SISMI and CESIS were replaced respectively by [AISI](/source/Agenzia_Informazioni_e_Sicurezza_Interna), [AISE](/source/Agenzia_Informazioni_e_Sicurezza_Esterna) and [DIS](/source/Dipartimento_delle_Informazioni_per_la_Sicurezza), and the COPACO was granted additional oversight and control powers. CESIS's first Secretary General was [Prefect](/source/Prefect) Gaetano Napoletano, the last one was [Lieutenant General](/source/Lieutenant_General) [Giuseppe Cucchi](/source/Giuseppe_Cucchi). == Mission == CESIS was a collective body, chaired by the [President of Council](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Italy), and composed of the main political, public security, military and intelligence agency top authorities: * The [President of Council](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Italy) or, by proxy, another government authority. * The Secretary General of the President of the Council of Ministers' Office. * The Secretary General of the [Ministry of Foreign Affairs](/source/Italian_Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs). * The Chief of the [General Staff](/source/Staff_(military)) of the [Italian Defence](/source/Ministero_della_Difesa). * The [Chief of Police](/source/Chief_of_Police) (In Italy, the top authority of the [Polizia di Stato](/source/Polizia_di_Stato)). * The Commanding Generals of the [Arma dei Carabinieri](/source/Carabinieri) and the [Guardia di Finanza](/source/Guardia_di_Finanza) (in Italy, the two top authorities of the Arma dei Carabinieri and the Guardia di Finanza). * The Directors of SISDE and SISMI. * The Secretary General of CESIS. The Secretary General of CESIS was not only a member, but, as the chief of General Secretariat of CESIS (see below), he also acted as the Secretary of this body. ==The General Secretariat== The General Secretariat, the Office of the Secretary General, was a focal point which, amongst other things: * Acted as a link interface between the information collected by the two intelligence agencies and the political Authority. * Acted as a filter interface between the intelligence sector and the other public administration departments. * Coordinated and directed intelligence agencies' personnel. * Decided which foreign intelligence and security agencies SISDE and SISMI were allowed to establish contacts with. * Through the [UCSI](/source/Ufficio_Centrale_per_la_Sicurezza) (Central Security Office), a structure located within the General Secretariat of CESIS, it: ** authorized persons and companies to deal with classified information. ** attended to the managements of the State Secrets. UCSI's role is to protect the Italian secret of State.{{cite web|url=http://www.interno.gov.it/mininterno/export/sites/default/it/sezioni/sala_stampa/notizie/sicurezza/app_notizia_18606.html|title=Le funzioni del Cesis|language=Italian|trans-title=The functions of CESIS|access-date=July 9, 2021|website=[Ministry of the Interior](/source/Ministry_of_the_Interior_(Italy))|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903105725/http://www.interno.gov.it/mininterno/export/sites/default/it/sezioni/sala_stampa/notizie/sicurezza/app_notizia_18606.html|archive-date=2014-09-03}} By means of the General Secretariat, the President of Council ensures the unity of political leadership and management of the intelligence agencies. The Secretary General exerted, by proxy, the role of [ANS](/source/Autorit%C3%A0_Nazionale_per_la_Sicurezza) ("National Security Authority"), peculiar of the President of Council. ==The Secretaries General== * Gaetano Napoletano (1977-1978) * Walter Pelosi (1978-1981){{cite web|url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1986/02/07/pelosi-indiziato-per-le-armi-olp-alle.html|title=Biographical profile of Walter Pelosi|location=Venice|date=February 7, 1086|language=Italian}} * Orazio Sparano (1981-1987) * Giuseppe Richero (1987-1991) * Francesco Paolo Fulci (1991-1993) * Giuseppe Taormina (1993-1994) * Umberto Pierantoni (1994-1996) * Francesco Berardino (1996-2001) * Fernando Masone (2001-2003) * Emilio del Mese (2003 - 20 November 2006) * Giuseppe Cucchi (21 November 2006 - 3 August 2007) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{cite web|url=http://www.serviziinformazionesicurezza.gov.it/pdcweb.nsf/pagine/ee_cesis |title=The Italian Intelligence and Security Services Official Website - CESIS}} {{in lang|en}} *{{cite web|url=http://www.serviziinformazionesicurezza.gov.it/pdcweb.nsf/pagine/ee_segreteriacesis|title= The Italian Intelligence and Security Services Official Website - The General Secretariat of CESIS}} {{in lang|en}} *{{cite web|url=http://www.serviziinformazionesicurezza.gov.it/pdcweb.nsf/pagine/ee_ucsi |title=The Italian Intelligence and Security Services Official Website}} [The [ANS](/source/Autorit%C3%A0_Nazionale_per_la_Sicurezza) ("National Security Authority") and [UCSI](/source/Ufficio_Centrale_per_la_Sicurezza) ("Central Security Office")] {{in lang|en}} *{{cite web |url=http://www.serviziinformazionesicurezza.gov.it/pdcweb.nsf/pagine/ee_homepage |title=The Italian Intelligence and Security Services Official Website - Home Page |access-date=2007-09-08 |archive-date=2008-10-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022221702/http://www.serviziinformazionesicurezza.gov.it/pdcweb.nsf/pagine/ee_homepage |url-status=dead }} {{in lang|en}} *{{cite web|url=http://www.serviziinformazionesicurezza.gov.it/pdcweb.nsf/pagine/ee_storia|title=The Italian Intelligence and Security Services Official Website - A Brief History|access-date=2007-09-08|archive-date=2006-09-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060910010347/http://www.serviziinformazionesicurezza.gov.it/pdcweb.nsf/pagine/ee_storia|url-status=dead}} {{in lang|en}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cesis}} Category:Italian intelligence agencies Category:Political committees of Italy Category:Freemasonry in Italy --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [CESIS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CESIS) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CESIS?action=history)). 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