After World War II
On 1 September 1944, like most other Belgian officials in the administration, de Foy was suspended by the Belgian government returning from its exile in London, although it was stated that he had handled correctly. A judicial investigation was opened against him, but unlike many others, he was not jailed. The result was that his conduct was judged as having been blameless. From April 1946 to March 1947, he was appointed a judge in the international court seated in Tangier.
Upon his return in Belgium, de Foy resumed his duties as head of the State Security Service. Again, the major part of his activities consisted in tracking soviet agents and spies, as a part of cold war NATO activities. State Security was also tasked with organising "stay behind" groups, who would have resisted any Russian Army invading force. De Foy retired in 1958, handing over operations to Ludovic Caeymaex.
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