Editing Rose des Vents (section)

==Overview==
Plan Bleu and Rose des Vents (also known as Arc-en-Ciel or “Rainbow”) were clandestine anti-communist networks in France, established as part of NATO’s broader “stay-behind” Operation Gladio during the Cold War. These networks were designed to prepare for resistance against a potential Soviet invasion but also engaged in domestic operations to counter communist influence, often through controversial means. While Plan Bleu was an early initiative disrupted in 1947, Rose des Vents became its successor, operating under the French intelligence service SDECE (Service de Documentation Extérieure et de Contre-Espionnage) and later the DGSE (Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure).