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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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TOP SECRET-[i'i~ 7 SECURITY INFORMATION ;21 DIRECTOR'S LOG ATE OF DATE 8:30 AM, 19 Nov.- 8:30 AM, 20 Novi )CUMENT RECEIVED FROM TO SUBJECT ACTION 030 Chief, OSO/Belgrade, was introduced on 17 November Chief, OSO/Belgrade, will be to Minister of Interior Rankovic by Ambassador furnished a few items of sig- to Yugoslavia Allen. Feeling that a blunt- request nificant intelligence to pass for establishment of official liaison wmuld be to Rankovic's office for the rejected, Ambassador Allen did not specifically purpose of determining his broach the matter but presented the OSO represen- reaction, unless Rankovic tative as an officer delegated to negotiate with should himself initiate con- Rankovic's staff on certain matters loosely tact within a week or so. related to intelligence. Since Rankovic is fully aware of the 030 officer's true status and nevertheless agreed to deal with him, it .is clear that he is personally acceptable and may now be in a:position to work his way-into liaison gradually. It is possible that the Yugoslvs will be more willing to acquiesce in ths develop- ment of such a relation if they are not' iequired to agree to it dficially. Greek Minister of Interior Rendis has advised the Chief, OSO/Athens, that the British Embassy has unofficially approached the Greek Foreign Office with a view to continuing the British Police Mission after expiration of its contract in January 1952, adding that the Interior Ministry would be guided in the matter by Ambassador Peurifoy's reaction to it. Rendis has been informed, without quoting the Ambassador but by his authorization, that the Embassy could not openly oppose the British move but that, if the British should request U. S. support, the Minister or Counsellor.of Embassy would be: TOP SECRET (CONTINUED) '.COPY -. OF 5 NOV 19 1951
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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.