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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.
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-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. COPY # J OF 5. TOP SECRET - -
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 239 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.