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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  • p. 185 …for FY 1952 will be withdrawn.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
SECURITI NFRRMATION
DIRECTOR'S LOG
TE OF DATE 8:30 AM, 13 Nov. 8:30 AM, 14 Nov.
CUMENT RECEIVED. FROM TO SUBJECT ACTION
OPC
The JCS gave full approval of 9 November for use of the.
Joint' American Nilitary Mission to Aid Turkey(JAAT) as
cover for CIA-controlled Paramilitary operations in Turkey
and Turkish.based CIA-controlled operations into the
Balkans and the USSR.
A third contact was made with the CIA-controlled agent team
in Northern Albania on 8 November. The team reported the
loss of one man who was captured by the enermy and requested
additional supplies to replace those lost in the resupply
drop of 15 October.
The Commanding Officer of OPC's facil ty at Camp Chinen,. Headquarters has
Okinawa, has requested authority to terminate the contracts granted the authority
of 2 employees, Kirby Atterbury,' Jr. and Fenton Kilkenny. requested and in-
Atterbury, OPC supply officer, at nearbyadena irport, has structed the field to
shown complete reluctance to 'cooperate with his superiors furnish details of
and has possibly mishandled government funds. Kilkenny, the possible mis-
an, admistrative assistant, has not performed his duties handling of funds.
satisfactorily and was last reported AWOL. Atterbury & Kilkenny
will be returned to US
held for debriefing &
investigation and then
discharged.
Carrier Task Force 77 carried out an air strike on a labor
party office, .security office, and troop barracks in Kapsan,
North Korea, on 29 Oct. on the basis of intelligence furnished
by CIA-controlled guerrillas in the area. The guerrillas
reported on 30 Oct. that 520 of the enemy were, killed in' the
- raid, including 40 officials of the labor party, 31 officials
of. the local gun committee, 76 anti-guerrilla trainees, 300
North Korean soldiers, and llciviliana. Aerial photographs
confirmed complete destruction of the three targets.
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