General Directorate of State Security (Dubai)

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The General Directorate of State Security is a security agency in Dubai. Although theoretically under the direction of the United Arab Emirates' State Security Directorate (SSD), in practice it responds to the Dubai political leadership, according to a US diplomatic cable.[1]

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  1. Uae Illicit Finance Strategy 2010, US Embassy Abu Dhabi, 27 January 2010, released by Wikileaks, 1 September 2011.