COPACO was granted additional oversight and control powers. SISDE's last director was prefect Franco Gabrielli. Mission SISDE's mission was targeted to the defence of the State and its Institutions against whoever tries to threaten them, and from all subversion attempts. It shared responsibility for this task with SISMI, except in matters involving organized crime. SISDE reported to the Ministry of the Interior, which attended to its regulations, supervised its activities, and designated its directors. The directors Giulio Grassini (1977–1981) Emanuele De Francesco (1981–1984) Vincenzo Parisi (1984–1987) Riccardo Malpica (1987–1991) Alessandro Voci (1991–1992) Angelo Finocchiaro (1992–1993) Domenico Salazar (1993–1994) Gaetano Marino (1994–1996) Vittorio Stelo (1996–2001) Mario Mori (2001 - 15 December 2006) Franco Gabrielli (16 December 2006 - 3 August 2007) Motto and logo SISDE's motto, as seen on its logo, was "Per aspera ad veritatem" (Latin for "Through difficulties towards the truth"). It was depicted for the first time only in the second version of its official logo, in 1982, and it was maintained in the third and last version, adopted in 2002. It was chosen because, «by means of the balance between tradition and innovation, [it] emphasizes with full meaning the will of the Institution to address the challenges of modern society, characterised by new and emerging asperities and instabilities, with the purpose to defend national security with that kind of knowledge offering which founds the mission of every modern intelligence system». References External links Gnosis - "The Italian Intelligence Magazine" - SISDE's official on-line magazine) The Italian Intelligence and Security Services Official Website - SISDE The Italian Intelligence and Security Services Official Website - Home Page The Italian Intelligence and Security Services Official Website - A Brief History Italian intelligence agencies