Vita e opere di Federico Umberto D'Amato. I segreti della Repubblica

Abstract

Federico Umberto D’Amato was the best known official of the information services of the Ministry of the Interior during the forty years of his career (1944-1984) and even later, until his death in 1996. The article strives to contribute to the knowledge of this multifaceted character, of undisputed intelligence and investigative ability, but also argued to have been among the protagonists of the «strategy of tension» between 1969 and 1980: among which he would have used his role to mislead the investigations of the judiciary, hide evidence and manage the information system of the Ministry of the Interior with the discretionary powers of a secret service.