Dutch Military Intelligence and Security Service

Logo of the MIVD with its motto: Meritum in veritatem discernendo (Merit in discerning the truth)

The Military Intelligence and Security Service (Dutch: Militaire Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst) is the military intelligence service of the Netherlands, which operates under the Ministry of Defence.[1] It is tasked with investigating the security of the armed forces and collects military intelligence from and about foreign countries. The civilian counterpart is the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD), which operates under the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations.

  1. ^ Jaarverslag Militaire Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst 2013 (PDF). The Hague: Ministerie van Defensie. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-16. (online pdf here: https://www.docdroid.net/nI09Akp/jaarverslag-militaire-inlichtingen-en-veiligheidsdienst-2013.pdf)