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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. 11 …on a mission to kidnap an individual cooperating with a CIA cover organization in -estern Germany…
  • p. 17 …OSO Djakarta believes he prefers to cooperate with the u.S. A Chinese claning to represent…
  • p. 34 …The American Red Cross has expressed appreciation for the "grand cooperation" of CIA personnel in the…
  • p. 44 …Bird is cooperating closely with CIA .there. Congressman Rogers and Killam's parents TOP. SECRET (CONTINUED…
  • p. 47 …The articles,,prepared by a CIA agent in cooperation with British intelligence, were planted through a…
  • p. 49 …Lie the expansion of cooperation between OSO and the Norwegian party's intelligence organization, which he…
  • p. 52 …the National Committee for a Free Albania cooperating with CIA in operations against Albania havemade politically…
  • p. 56 …A CIA agent in Germany has enlisted the cooperation of the East Zone Assistant Postmaster General…
  • p. 65 …The 2 Turkish officials expressed willingness to cooperate and have-agreed to the conduct of negotiations…
  • p. 80 …have 'attributed the agent's arrest to cooperation between U. S. intelligence and German- authorities. OPC…
  • p. 98 …Tudeh plans for Mehregan (the Autumn Festival). Cooperation with our agents led to the/arrest of…
  • p. 110 …Guaranty Trust is most cooperative, will divulge nothing further' and ddes not appear concerned by possible…
  • p. 115 …the Ozeek - Intelligence services with the secret cooperation of OSO. The traffic of this W/T…
  • p. 118 …willing'to cooperate in such a-project. This action is being taken in view of difficulties…
  • p. 134 …Although the owner of the Island was agreeable and cooperative there was parliamentary opposition and it…
  • p. 135 …to Economic Cooperation Administration. The President has now cancelled this NSC project in view of his…
  • p. 139 …the field to shown complete reluctance to 'cooperate with his superiors furnish details of and has…
  • p. 142 …been fully clarified, with close and infoiaed cooperation expected. in the future. Mutual benefit will .result…
  • p. 144 …Ladd was given a copy of CIA's message to the field on,,CIA/FBI cooperation…
  • p. 147 …that 'tripartite program of this kind in cooperation (between U. S., U. K.,-and Belgium) was…
  • p. 165 …to inforia of possible'need fir his cooperation in arranging aid to police and.security agencies…
  • p. 175 …Kingsbury Smith, European representative of 'the International News Service, is cooperating in a plan to pick…
  • p. 179 …useful group in order to get its cooperation with the Political Center. (CONTINUED) - TOP SECRET LL…
  • p. 205 …Discussion was specific and detailed but cordial and cooperative. Working-level liaison has been establ shedbetieen…
  • p. 229 …Lie hesitates to expand his cooperation with OSO, but has agreed t';furnish monthly reports on…
  • p. 230 …Lay, NSC, express~d apprecistion and~s 5ristlon for high degree of cooperation and assistance 'kitdered…
  • p. 231 …to remedyia' ituation which- -P- be4 exteaemely cooperative witfri.)SO/Athens auring- the could be disastrous…
VTOP SECRE T . 1< (
DIRECTOR'S LOG
8:30 AM, 31 Oct.- 8:30 AM, 1 Nov.
ITE OF DATE ACTION
)CUMENT RECEIVED FROM TO SUBJECT
OSO
A Moscow. broadcast on 26 October mentioned an "electrical
torture machine handled by Americann:Robert Driscoll, an
employee of the American Embassy in Athens." This pro-
paganda, published in a Pravda article on the "Bloody
Crimes of The Greek Monarcho-Fascists", obviously refers
to the use of the polygraph in connection,with the interrogation
of certain Greek Communist personalities in the presence of
Mr. Driscoll who until recently was in charge of the OSO anti-
Communist project in Greece but is now stationed in Headquarters.
On 26 October, Otto SKORZENY showed the Assistant Air Attache,
Madrid, Spainy copies of reports allegedly intercepted by a
group which has penetrated a &ssian net'operating against
HICOG in Germany. The -00 representative in Madrid will.
continue efforts to obtain copies of these reports from
SKORZENY.
The official British visit to ZIPPER at Pullach will take place
on 6.and 7 November. British officers attending will include
Gen. Kirkman, Chief of Intelligence for the British High
Commissioner, and Mr. Simon Gallienne, Head of the MI-6 Station
in Germany.
Radio Tirana reported on 25 Oct. the elimination of 7 additional
spies who.had been parachuted into Albania. It identified the
men as British Intelligence agents.
To improve the security of CIA-directed operations against
Albania, the Executive Committee and the Military Junta of
the National Committee for a Free Albania and the Albanian
Guard Company in Germany will be excluded.from 1952 activities.
As an additional precaution, agent training will be moved from
the present training site in Germany. 1
TOP SECRET (CONTIliUED' COPY # j- OF 5.

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