The Statistics Section was supported by the "Secret Affairs" of the Quai d'Orsay at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which was headed by a young diplomat, Maurice Paléologue.
Secțiunea de Statistici era susținută de „Afacerile rezervate” de la Quai d'Orsay, Ministerul Afacerilor Externe, animat de un tânăr diplomat, Maurice Paléologue⁠(fr).