Complex sentence: In established intelligence agencies, such networks usually follow a linear, rather than distributed, structure, with an agent handler who directs the activities of a number of persons and sources in order to obtain the necessary facts about the target of the intelligence gathering operation.
Split into simpler sentences: In established intelligence agencies, such networks usually follow a linear rather than distributed structure. An agent handler directs the activities of a number of persons and sources in order to obtain the necessary facts about the target of the intelligence gathering operation.