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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. 108 …Rimanian King Michael has issued a hurried summons for Visoianu, President of the Rumanian National Committee…
  • p. 109 …Because of this, it is suspected that the British and King Michael may have made some…
  • p. 127 …C.King as a spokesman for Unitad Fruit Co. andElectric Bondand. will have Share Co. offered…
  • p. 141 …the US Merchant Marine Acad'ery at Kings Point, New York. He was well received and…
  • p. 155 …to the Panama Station requesting J. C. King, who arrives there on 21 Nov. to malke…
  • p. 178 …in .an accurate fore- cast of a probable coup d'etat prior to the King's…
  • p. 184 …time, Hassan will submit the program to King Farouk for approval. Stressed immediately will .be assistance…
  • p. 192 …Roosevelt have The intelligence requested that intelligence material of interest material and equipment to'King Faroul…
  • p. 196 …The King has written a letter ~to the Prime Minister agreeing in principle to the constitutiorial…
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.