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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  • p. 185 …for FY 1952 will be withdrawn.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 .,,,
SECURITY INFORMATION
DIRECTOR'S LOG
8:30 AM,26 Nov. - 8:30 AM, 27 Nov.
~TEOF DATE
CUMENT RECEIVED FROM TO SUBJECT ACTION
OSO 'Cont'd.
Alarmed by Polish Embassy inquiries, French Intelligence OSO/Paris has been
has asked OSO/Paris to transport to the US Zone/Germsy instructed to urge
the former Polish Commercial Attache in Cairo and his the French to dispose
wife, both now defected, whom they have been debriefing of the Poles in the
with negative results. OSO/Cairo interviewed the 2 French Zone/Germany.
-Poles in October with similar negative results but paid
them and provided a live letterdrop ir. Paris, in case
Headquarters desired further contact. Upon being con-
tacted, 'OSO/Paris turned the defectors over to the
French.
US Air Attache/Madrid has advised tht he is acting con- OSO will ask the Air
trary to Air Force instructions in permitting his as- Force in Washington to
sistant to continue contact with Otto Skorzeny, authorize the Air At-
tache to permit con-
tnued contact.
Air Commodore James A. Easton, Aest. Ciei.of.the British
Secret Service, will arrive in Washington from Tokyo on
16 Dec. and depart for London on 18 Dec. He has no
official business to discuss with CIA but hopes to pay
courtesy calls on D/DCI and DD/P on 17 December.
Dr. Danios Morali, psychologist and Chief Assessment
Officer of French Intelligence, who has been conferring
with CIA assessment and security officers, is now visiting
universities in New York and Chicago. He will be in
Washington about 5 December for a final visit before
returning to Paris.
OPC
The annual convention of the CIA-supported International
Federation of World Veterans' Organizations is scheduled
to open in Belgrade on 27 Nov. Eightee countries will
TOP SECRET (CMImNUED), .COPY # L OF 6.

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