Ministry of Foreign Affairs-Extranational Affairs Offices

The Extranational Affairs Offices were established with the ratification of the Ministries Powers Act, serving as the Workers Republics foreign intelligence service(s). The agency is officially subordinate to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reporting directly to the Foreign Affairs Board, however the Military Affairs Administration and Public Safety Board both both hold considerable sway (formal and informal) over the agency. The agency has its roots in the Global Solidarity branch of the Social Welfare Party of the prewar period, the war time International Brigades and the postwar volunteer partisans that secured foreign funding and equipment. Since its formation in '51 the agency grown rapidly in size and is made up of the Intelligence Support Office, Diplomatic Security Office and Diplomatic Signals Office.

Technically the oldest office, it is also the most well known. Officially the Intelligence Support Office only processes reports from the Foreign Affairs Board, the Military Affairs Administration and the rest of the offices and provides suggestions of what to do with the subsequent intelligence. In reality the Office has a decorated and fairly well-known history; following the agencies baptism fire with the '52 Nuclear Crisis it has expanded from a handful of offices in embassies to a respected member of the international intelligence community. Although explicitly banned from performing covert actions on its own it is authorized to work in cooperation with the military with approval of the Foreign Affairs Board and the Military Administration Board. Seeing action in the '61 Border Crisis and the subsequent '62 Kelland Civil War the Office is credited with identifying high value targets for the military and establishing communication with sympathetic guerilla forces. The Intelligence Support Office also runs several initiatives including the Artifact Recovery Program which locates and assists with recovering art and other objects of historical significance lost due to civil unrest, military conflict, theft or natural disasters.

The Diplomatic Security Office is joint venture of the Foreign Affairs Board and the Public Safety Board charged with close protection of both Worker's Republic and foreign diplomatic staff. Formed in the wake of the '55 assassination of a Foreign Affairs representative, the Foreign Affairs Board was pressured into expanding the security details of its staff and agreed to form the office with the Public Safety Board. Made up of agents experienced with firearms, squad tactics, defensive driving and/or intensive first aid from military or Public Safety service, agents of the DSO ensure that personnel and property of the Foreign Affairs Board reach their intended destination in one piece. A peacetime detail is usually made up of an armored sedan, 2 Armed Service Officers equipped with personnel defense weapons or carbines and an Emergency Medical Specialist (usually carrying a sidearm). Visits taking place in high risk locations see an increase in the amount of ASO's, a dedicated EMS vehicle and the use of multiple identical vehicles. Although performing significantly better than the previous Foreign Affairs Board security details it has drawn criticism due to reported difficulty working with its foreign counterparts and failing to communicate with the military when in active conflict zones.