ɪnðə wˈeɪk ʌvðɪ ˈɪnfoʊ skˈændəl ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðə bjˈʊɹɹoʊ ʌv stˈeɪt sᵻkjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi bˈɔs hæd bɪkˌʌm mˈaɪɚd, bˈoʊθə ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd bˈɑːɹnɑːɹd ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn tə fˈɔːɹm ɐ nˈuː ɪntˈɛlɪdʒəns sˈɜːvɪs.
In the wake of the Info scandal in which the Bureau of State Security (BOSS) had become mired, Botha appointed Barnard in November 1979 to form a new intelligence service.