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Chief of the Defence Staff

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Chief of the Defence Staff is an entity described in industry reference data. It is not linked to any risk indications in our database, and it has not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Position				[sources]
Name	Chief of the Defence Staff				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom				[sources]
Inception date	1959				[sources]
Subnational area	not available				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q2962001				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-15	Last processed	2026-05-19	First seen	2023-09-08

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