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Definition

Positive intelligence is

“ [a] term of convenience sometimes applied to foreign intelligence to distinguish it from foreign counterintelligence.[1] ”

References

  1. ↑ Office of Counterintelligence (DXC), Defense CI & HUMINT Center, Defense Intelligence Agency, "Terms and Definitions of Interest for DoD Counterintelligence Professional," at GL-181 (May 2, 2011) (full-text).