The National Security Secretariat (Chinese: ㄍㄨㄛㄐㄧㄚ ㄢㄑㄩㄢ ㄕㄨㄐㄧㄔㄨ; Guójiā ānquán shūjìchù) more commonly referred to as the GAS is the chief intelligence agency of Manchuria, overseeing domestic, foreign and military affairs. The successor of the communist regime's secret police, the Shūjìchù, the modern GAS has far less powers then its predecessor. The GAS is primarily responsible for counter-terrorism, counter-espionage, surveillance, internal and border security, and external and military intelligence.