In April 1956 control of the Gehlen Organization shifted to the newly-sovereign [[West German Federal Republic]] as the [[BND]] (Bundesnachrichtendienst, or "Federal Intelligence Service"). Gehlen remained chief of the West German Intelligence service until he retired in 1968.
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In April 1956 control of the Gehlen Organization shifted to the newly-sovereign [[West German Federal Republic]] as the [[BND]] (Bundesnachrichtendienst, or "Federal Intelligence Service"). Gehlen remained chief of the West German Intelligence service until he retired in 1968.<ref>Christopher Simpson, ''Blowback: America's recruitment of Nazis and its effects on the Cold War'', Weidendfeld & Nicolson, 1988.</ref>
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