| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1 January 1994 |
| Preceding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Government of South Africa |
| Headquarters | Arcadia Building, Pretoria |
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| Website | www.sass.gov.za Archived 28 November 2004 at the Wayback Machine |
The South African Secret Service (SASS) was the previous name of a South African intelligence agency. Currently, it is known as the Foreign Branch of the State Security Agency. It is responsible for all non-military foreign intelligence and for counterintelligence within the Service itself. It is also responsible for gathering, correlating, evaluating and analysing this intelligence.