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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. 68 …The Armenian groups are similarly delayed, but will meet:.in Cairo in early October for the…
  • p. 93 …This book was printed in Cairo and copies taken to France. From there small lots of…
  • p. 168 …OSO/Cairo interviewed the 2 French Zone/Germany. -Poles in October with similar negative results but…
  • p. 174 …A meeting took place in Cairo on 26 Nov. between US Ambassador Caffery, the British Ambassador…
  • p. 184 …Discussions re the implementation of CIA' slemergency program for Egypt are reported progressing satisfactorily in Cairo…
  • p. 192 …ACTION OPC steps have been taken to have them rebroidcast- Ambassador Caffery in Cairo and Mr…
  • p. 194 …Legation in Cairo who defected in Paris after brief contact with OSO/Cairo. Since- the defectors…
  • p. 217 …ACTION We are dispatching an agent from Cairo to liarachi' to attend the World Moslem Conference…
TOP SECRET
DIRECTOR'S LOG -
SECURITY INFORMATION
TE OF DATE 8:30 AM,3 Nov. - 8:30 AM,5 Nov.
)CUMENT RECEIVED FROM TO SUBJECT ACTION
OSO-
A recent report on Communism in Pakistan received by OSO through liaison
with the Pakistan Intelligence Bureau has been given the highest possible
evaluation (A-l) by the Department of State.
Chief, NEA (OSO/OPC), called upon Mr. Graham, Ass't Sec'y of the Treasury
on 31 October, to discuss the possibility of.T-man cover for CIA personnel
abroad, specifically at Tangier, Beirut, Teheran, and Alexandria. Mr. Graham
was most receptive to the idea and has, arranged for Chief, NEA, to discuss the
matter in detail with the Commissioner of the Narcotics Branch of the Depart-
ment of the Treasury on 5 November.
An OSO representative met with Ambassador to Ceylon Joseph Satterthwaite and
Mr. William Witman, Chief of the India-Nepal desk, -at the Department on 1 Nov.
to discuss, at the Ambassadorts requestjoperational and security matters
relating to the recently opened OSO station at Colombo.
- 00-
Three Polish army privates, who defected to the-French in Berlin on 20 Oct.,
have arrived at the Defector Reception Center (Germany), and are undergoing
preliminary interrogation.
OSI - ,~
Reference is made to the log item of 31 Oct 51, covering a conversation
between Dr. Chadwell and Dr. Colby of AEC. Dr. Colby has reported that the
matter was discussed with Mr. Gordon Dean. Mr. Dean feels there is no need
of the suggested conversation between DDCI, AD/SI and Dr. Colby, and a letter
has been prepared to this agency covering the Commission's position. This
letter should be received within the next few days.
TOP SECRET Copy #- 3 1951

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