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Belgium's Colonial Secret Police and the Intelligence Network
While we have covered the brutality of the Force Publique and the extraction of rubber, this episode turns the lens on the unseen machinery of control: Belgium’s colonial intelligence apparatus. We explore how Governor-General Jules De Meulemeester established a sophisticated spy network in the Belgian Congo during the interwar period to monitor dissent before it could coalesce into organized resistance. Lucas walks through the creation of the Service de Renseignements Coloniaux, detailing how local informants were recruited through coercion and patronage to map the political landscape of…
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