British historian Antony Beevor suspects that Dewavrin might have tried to collect money to work against a possible communist takeover attempt.
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It was created in 1944, and Jacques Soustelle was the first director, from 6 November 1944 to 18 April 1945, followed by André Dewavrin until April 1946, when the DGER became the Service de documentation extérieure et de contre-espionnage (SDECE).