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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.

  • p. 12 …ference which begins on 10 September. Mr. Gray has -circulated to the members of the Board…
  • p. 31 …Gordon Gray has requested DCI recommendation on DD/P the desirability of placing on the agenda…
  • p. 45 …Gordon Gray has forwarded for appropriate action by CIA DD/P Plan TAKEOFF which has been…
  • p. 71 …Gordon Gray's memorandum on planning with respect to the Far East, he has been informed…
  • p. 76 …Gordon Gray has requested DCI approval of "HUNMER", a Noted by Mr. Dulles "Psychological Operations Plan…
  • p. 82 …At the request.of Mr. Lay, Mr. Gray has reviewed a draft Mr. Dulles of parts…
  • p. 96 …Gordon Gray has forwarded a copy of his memorandum to Mr. Webb, which enclosed a copy…
  • p. 132 …ISCELLANEUS - Gordon Gray has furnished. DCI and D/DC1 with copies of a paper, prepared by…
  • p. 137 …Carl Gray, OPC activities and, .in particular, to act as titular head of Chief, Veterans OPC…
  • p. 164 …in a briefing iD/SI for Mr. Gray and key members of the PSB staffs covering…
  • p. 185 …for FY 1952 will be withdrawn. - Gordon Gray has requested that PSB be allotted one DD…
  • p. 213 …Gordon Gray has requested special intelligende clearance for his Deputy, Mr. Tracy Barnes. AD/CI NSC…
  • p. 223 …Gordon Gray has requested the establishment of one - Senior Assistant (GS-17) with Assistant Director rank…
  • p. 227 …Gordon Gray has requested that we nake the necessary arrangements to permit, .the mp n sation…
  • p. 230 …on theSpecial Committee o. s. dest, --- Mr. Gray states that he-had sat up a briefing…
  • p. 232 …Gordon Gray DCI In a letter to DCI, tr, Gray suggests tua8 a Fepre D Pfor…
  • p. 233 …Gordon Gray DCI Mr. Gray has furnished DCI with 4SeisoID acknowle ei t excerpts from the…
TOP SECRET -
- SECURITYJNFORMATION -
DIRECTOR'S LOG 7
TE 0' DATE 8:30 AM,26 Oct.- 8:30 AM, 27 Oct.
CUMENT RECEIVED FROM TO SUBJECT ACTION
OSO
A French Communist "Titoist" group claiming members in the French
CP Politburo has offered "extraordinary informatibn" at .a high
price to the French Surete Nationale. OSO/Paris believes this
group identical with that now being run through the former Surete
chief, Pierre Bertaux, and surmises that the offer grows out of .
CIA's withholding ftunds which that group has requested.
M.: Robert Hirsch, Chief of French Internal Security, told the
Senior Representative in Paris that he is-satisfied with present
liaison arrangements with CIA, through whidh the bulk of French
exchange information is channeled.. This follows his earlier
disclosure that the FBI had instructed its.Paris: representative
to expand liaison with his organization. :Confronted with the
French statement that the FBI had requested separate liaison,
the FBI representative in Paris stated that the FBI had: assigned
an additional man to Paris for this purpose.
Chief. of security, National Committee for a Free Europe, agreed
with OSO and OPC representatives to improve the coordination
and security of Radio Free Europe's overseas operations by consulting
with OSO and OPC on overseas assignments of U.S. staff personnel
and obtaining. OSO security advice on Foreign nationals employed
in staff positions abroad. MFE is not now willing to-require its
representatives to identify their sub-sources for similar security
checking.
The future status and assignment of Mr. Charles L. Palmer, FU/FEC
Intelligence Officer who returned to the U.S. last. June suffering
from severe strain and fatigue, will be determined after recommendations
to be made by. the Chief, Medical Services, and the Legal Counsel
following his return to duty on 22 October from extended leave..
Since his return was required by the FEC Provost Marshall because
of vilation.f SCAP regulations, it is unlikely that he can be
reassigned at that command.
TOP SECRET (CONTINUEDO) COPE # OF 5. -OCT 26 1951

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