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Swedish National Security Office
Secretary of Home Affairs | Gustaf Quist |
Director General | Klas Friberg |
Security Classification: SECURE
Diplomatic Protection Personnel [785 / 785] | 
Human Intelligence Personnel [480 / 480] |
Security Classification: SECURE
Rolls Royce Phantom VII [3 / 3] 
Volvo S80 [15 / 15] | 
Chevrolet Suburban 2500 [7 / 7] 
Chevrolet Express [3 / 3] |
Swedish Terror Threat Advisory (STTA)
The current threat to Swedish mainland from international terrorism is XEXCEPTIONALX
The current threat to Swedish overseas territory from international terrorism is XHEIGHTENEDX
The current threat to the Nordic region from international terrorism is XLOWX
What does this mean?
The current threat from international terrorism is set by the Swedish Terror Threat Advisory, an team that sits within the National Security Office to monitor real-time intelligence, current global affairs, terrorist capability, intentions and timescales in order to build a picture of threat to mainland Sweden, overseas territory and the Nordic region. This team are governed by the Department of Home Affairs. The levels begin at low (one of five) and run through heightened, exceptional, severe and immediate (five of five). If you see something that doesn't look right you should contact the emergency services as soon as it is safe to do so, you can do this by calling 112.
Document Classification and Security Act
DCSA1 - TOP SECRET - Unauthorised access to this document may result in an exceptionally grave threat to national security or considerable loss of life.
DCSA2 - SECRET - Unauthorised access to this document may result in credible threat to life, property or national infrastructure.
DCSA3 - CONFIDENTIAL - Document containing diplomatically sensitive information which may damage the reputation of the kingdom.
DCSA4 - RESTRICTED - Document containing personally sensitive information, reserved for all routine public sector business, operations and services.
DCSA5 - UNCLASSIFIED - No identified classification.
What does this mean?
Documentation of an official capacity and its level of classification in generally managed by the National Security Office and governed by legislation; namely the Document Classification and Security Act 1995. All documentation is given a relevant classification in accordance with the above scale to protect from unauthorised access or sharing. The scale is intentionally clearly defined for international recognition irrespective of if the specific domestic definition is known or understood. Violation of this act is a criminal offence.
Operation Scimitar
At present all Operation Scimitar deployments should be conducted in accordance with a dynamic risk assessment and liaison with the hosting party to ensure adequate security provisions are in place to ensure ongoing safety, rapid extraction in emergency situations, communication and countermeasure capability and reasonable medical response in a catastrophic failure of the operation.
What does this mean?
Following a number of high-profile security incidents Operation Scimitar serves as a multi-agency response to dignitary protection both in domestic and foreign settings. The objective of the operation is for the coordination of predominantly security services to ensure the protection of identified important persons - this may also include the liaison and arrangement of necessary precautions through appropriate foreign agencies, organisations and services as a contingency. The operation also seeks to identify, train and quality officers of the National Security Office to conduct their duties on foreign soil lawfully. The operation serves as a contemporaneous structure.
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