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This Central Intelligence Agency file is a compilation of Top Secret Director's Log entries from September and December 1951. The entries are daily reports from CIA offices such as OSO, OPC and OO on covert operations and intelligence matters. They cover leaflet drops over mainland China, agent teams sent into Albania and Bulgaria, plans for defector detention centers in Panama, liaison with British, French and Spanish services, and the opening of the Trotsky papers at Harvard. None of the entries mentions UFOs.

-L TOP SECRET
DIRECTOR'S LOG
TE OF -DATE 8:30 AM, 19 Oct. 8:30 AM, 20 Oct.
)CUMENT RECEIVED FROM TO SUBJECT ACTION
OPC (Cont'd)
The North Korean OPC team Pluto contacted the remaining' seven
members of the OPC team Pullet. The original, Pullet group
of 30 was dropped on 14 June. Of these, one was known to
be captured and the radio operator was killed. :Except for
the seven contacted the remainder of the team is still
missing after scattering from enemy attack.- The Pluto. team '
supplied Pullet with 50 additional recruits and has set
them up as a sub-unit located at 127-5, 0-22.
Successful air strikes were made by Navy OTF-77's .on Komdok
Mine on 9 October and on Pukchong on 11 October. The first
target was suggested by the. OPC team Clown. Aerial photos
cdnfirmed the destruction of a North Koeah Army batallion
headquarters at the Mine and severe dange to a large Russian
,residence. The, second target was pinpointed by the OPC team
Pluto. Observers report 80% of the area was damaged, including
three warehouses and many buildings.
A cable from Mr. Aurell in Tokyo states that the Chief of the
CIA mission in Korea (Col. Vandervoort) has demonstrated over
a period of time shortcomings in his relations with his superiors
and subordinates among CIA personnel, and with military authorities
in the theatre. he has now been criticized by:Gen. .Van Fleet and
the latter's Chief of Staff, G-2 and G-3, especially. for his
"infiltration tactics into ROK units through KMAG".
Aurell has order Col. Vandervoort to Tokyo in an endeavor to
correct the situation, but sates that if this action is not.ef-
fective'he will request authorization for Col. Vandervoort's
recall to the U.S. without prejudice. (Joint SO/Pd cable has
been sent Aurell directing him to take suclh action as he deems
necessary.
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