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==History== | ==History== | ||
The origins of DSS go back to the early stages of the First World War, when the United States, which sought to maintain its neutrality, found itself the target of espionage, sabotage and passport fraud.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/DS100Then-Now_forWebOnly-1.pdf|title=Diplomatic Security Service: Then and Now}}</ref> German and Austrian spies were known to be conducting operations in | The origins of DSS go back to the early stages of the First World War, when the United States, which sought to maintain its neutrality, found itself the target of espionage, sabotage and passport fraud.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/DS100Then-Now_forWebOnly-1.pdf|title=Diplomatic Security Service: Then and Now}}</ref> German and Austrian spies were known to be conducting operations in New York City using forged or stolen identity papers. In late 1915, [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] [[Robert Lansing]] recommended creating an international law enforcement task force within the Department of State to investigate such crimes. | ||
=== Bureau of Secret Intelligence === | === Bureau of Secret Intelligence === | ||