Bernard GRASSET - Military Secrets

Pouvoirs n°97 - Transparence et secret - avril 2001 - p.63-66

The requirement of secrecy in the field of National Defense has always served different goals from those officially proclaimed. With a concern for conciliating the rule law and the necessary secrecy of National Defense, the Jospin government decided to create a commission on National Defense secrecy in 1998. The role of this commission is to give an opinion on the declassification and communication of information classified under the provision of article 413.9 of the Penal Code. It is the first independent agency with open access to the National Defense secrets. It facilitates the supervisory role of the French parliament’s investigation commissions and of the officials in charge of controlling the budget of civil and military civil servants. Résumé

Référence électonique : Bernard GRASSET, "Military Secrets", Pouvoirs, revue française d’études constitutionnelles et politiques, n°97, 2001, p.63-66. Consulté le 02-06-2012. URL : http://www.revue-pouvoirs.fr/Military-Secrets.html