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DIRECTOR'S LOG
TE OF DATE 8:30 AM, 24 Oct. 8:30 AM, 25 Oct.
CUMENT RECEIVED FROM TO SUBJECT ACTION
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OSO officers attached to ZIPPER are forwarding photostats of
ten reports received from Otto Skorzenyas alleged penetration
of a Soviet Intelligence net which purportedly extends into
all elements of the Allied High Commission. The reports are
poor carbon copies and are described as .obvious fabrication of
low quality.
General Truscott reports that a forthcoming HICOG-EiCOM directive
will transfer the cost df domestic services performed by German
nationals from the German economy to the holders of billets,
Other services and rents of requisitioned property will be
paid by the U.S. agency concerned.
Antonin Strnad, Czech Commercial Attache at The Hague, defected
on 22 October to the Dutch Internal Security Service, as a
result of a joint Dutch-British operation brought to the
attention of OSO/Brussels in its late stages.
Sir Edward Travis, Director of the British Goernment Communications
Headquarters, British counterpart of AFSAy will visit Washington
late this month. The report of-his iupsnding retirement was-
confirmed last week by General Strong.
Brigadier Richard Gambier-Parry, Chief of british Foreign Office
and Secret Service Communications, will'arive i Washington on
3 November for several days during which he will confer with
CIA officials. -
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