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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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“Rome”9 pages

  • p. 57 …to participate in the Federations's recent Rome conference. A CIA agent who has completed a…
  • p. 68 …A representative from the Frankfurt station was immediately sent to'Rome to return Reason to Frankfurt…
  • p. 73 …the- editorial offices from New York to Rome-wi thin the next three months. Mr. Gogh…
  • p. 87 …Gesualdo Barletta, Chief of the Secret Affairs Division of the Italian Ministry of Interior in Rome…
  • p. 149 …Albania considered by officials will be distributed at a reception in Rome to celebrate of CIA…
  • p. 177 …will be highlighted by a large reception in Rome which will be attended by members of…
  • p. 191 …The covertly controlled Rome celebration of Albanian Independence Day on 28 Nov. was attended by'166…
  • p. 200 …OSO/Rome has cabled the preliminary debriefing, conducted. OSO is giving first by an agent of…
  • p. 203 …The Chief of the Swiss IS, currently in Rome, has - been discussing matters of mutual interest…
TOP SECRET ' nc,
SECURITY INFORMATION J
DIRECTOR'S LOG
8:30 AM, 30 Oct.- 8:30 AM, 3 Oct.
CUMENT RECEIVED FROM TO SUBJECT ACTION
OPe
Under the NSC-26 Oil- Denial Program, a contract has just-
been concluded with the Arabian-AmericariaOil Company
whereby CIA has advanced to the Company $350,000 toward
the purchase of well-cementing and perforating equipment.
050
The Chief oF Station at Fort Amador, C.. 4, .exploring
the possibility of a site within the Canal Zone for a
disposal center. The Executive Secretary of the, Panama
Canal has authorized the station to survey possible sites
in the belief that the Governor would be. willing'to
cooperate in such a-project.
This action is being taken in view of difficulties:
being encountered in negotiating for San Jose island. -
MISCELLANEOUS
Mr. LeBaron has approved our request that certain members AD/NE
of the National Estimates Board be allowed to attend the
periodic class conducted at Sandia.
TOP SECRET COpY # OF 5. . OCT 3 0 1951

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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is under it. 239 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.