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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  • p. 185 …for FY 1952 will be withdrawn.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 -1
SECURITYINFORMATION
DIRECTOR'S LOG
T:30 AM, 15 Nov. 8:30 AM, 16 Nov.
,TE OF DATE -
CUMENT RECEIVED FROM TO SUBJECT ACTION
OSO (Cont'd)
On departing from Canadafor Londa Colonel John Munn,
Director of. Training for the British Secret Service,
expressed pleasure in the results of his recent
discussions with CIA in Washington.
00
The tW Hungarian Air Force sergeants: who arrived in
the United States from the Defector Reception Center
(Germany) last week, have been escorted-to Mobile,
whence they left on a United Fruit ship for per-
manent. resettlement in Honduras on 13 November.
They appeared to be in excellent spirits, and were
looking forward enthusiastically to their employment
with the United Fruit Company subsidiary.
.PC
A party of 40 Bulgarians which tried to cross the The Company is CIA's source
Franco-German border illegally last week to enlist. for Bulgarian agent per-
in the Bulgarian Guard Company was captured and sonnel'. The field is being
returned to France. instructed not to refuse
qualified applicants who may
successfully cross the fron-
tier illegally in the future
provided EUCOM has no
objection.
14 November '51 Father Walsh To: DCI Father Walsh states that he has been ill and therefore-
has not, had an opportunity to further consider lending
Colonel Dostert to CIA. He notes he will give us a'
decision in the near future. - Colonel Baird
TOP SECRET COPY # OF 5 'NOV 15 1951
SECURITYINFORMATION -

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