About Henri Biard
Lived 1915 – 1988 (aged 73). Henri Biard was a French prefect and official.
Henri Biard was the director of the Direction de la surveillance du territoire (DST), the French counterintelligence and domestic intelligence service from 1972 to 1974. Biard ordered DST agents to illegally wiretap the offices of Le Canard enchaîné, a French newspaper. When this decision was made public, Biard was forced to resign.
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Who was Henri Biard?
French official (1915–1988)
When was Henri Biard born?
Henri Biard was born on 9 May 1915 in Paris, 8th arrondissement of Paris.
When did Henri Biard die?
Henri Biard died on 22 July 1988 in Les Chéris, Avranches.
What was Henri Biard's occupation?
Henri Biard was a prefect and official.
What nationality was Henri Biard?
Henri Biard was French.
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