The Interpol Headquarters in Paris, France, is located on the banks of the Rhone River in Lyon. It is a sturdy silver-gray cubic glass building. It is close to Lyon's Golden Head Park. It is far away from the city, shaded by green trees, and has an elegant environment. The entire building is immersed in a shallow pool.
, it is surrounded by a flower wall several meters high and an iron gate with detection and control functions. There are many antennas on the transparent spire at the top of the building, and cameras are mounted in every direction. Every door in the building is controlled by electronic locks, and internal personnel use belts.
Only electronic passes with photos can be opened, and the data of each person entering and exiting each door is recorded in the computer. Visitors must go through the formalities one day in advance and undergo security checks just like passport checks at the airport before being led in by staff.
Interpol was founded in 1923, originally called the Interpol Commission, with its headquarters in Vienna, the capital of Austria. During World War II, the organization moved to Berlin, the capital of Germany, and was once controlled by the Nazi organization. After World War II, the organization resumed normal operations and moved its headquarters
to Paris, France. In 1956, the organization was renamed the International Criminal Police Organization, referred to as INTERPOL. In 1989, the organization's headquarters moved to Lyon, France.
The "Interpol" organizational structure includes "the General Assembly, the Executive Committee, the Secretariat and the National Central Bureau. The General Assembly is its highest authority and is composed of delegations from each member state; the Executive Committee is composed of representatives of 13 member states elected by the General Assembly.
The secretariat is composed of the Secretary-General and the technical and administrative staff of the organization, and is responsible for the implementation of the resolutions of the General Assembly and the Executive Committee, and the editor.
Various publications, wanted fugitives, etc.; the National Central Bureau is the permanent organization of the organization in each country, and is mainly responsible for cooperation between national police and the member states of Interpol. As of September 2005, there are 182 member states of Interpol.
.Interpol headquarters has a data archive that contains information on more than 1.5 million international criminal criminals and a laboratory used to identify the authenticity of currency and other securities. The international notifications it transmits are marked in red, green, and
The four colors of blue and black indicate priorities and content topics. INTERPOL's email network system can handle 1 million "notifications" in Arabic, English, French and Spanish each year. Publications include "International Criminal Police Review"
(10 issues per year) and Counterfeit Coins and Counterfeiting (technical journal).
The purpose of INTERPOL is to ensure and promote cooperation between the criminal police departments of member states in preventing and combating criminal crimes. Its main tasks are to collect and review international crime information and study crime countermeasures; it is responsible for the exchange of intelligence with member states;
Collect various criminal cases and criminal fingerprints, photos, and files; report clues to important criminals, arrest important criminals and extradite important criminals; compile information on criminal crimes, etc.
Interpol holds a general meeting every year and often holds various international or regional seminars. The organization maintains close relations with the national central bureaus of various countries on a daily basis and organizes international pursuits. "Red Notice" is the organization's role in combating international crimes.
An emergency quick wanted notice used at events.
China joined Interpol in 1984 and established the Interpol China National Central Bureau in the same year. In 1995, the 64th Interpol Congress was held in Beijing. Over the years, China has maintained a close cooperative relationship with Interpol.