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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  • p. 185 …for FY 1952 will be withdrawn.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…
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TOP SECRET
i'Y INFRa2T6Iniq
DIRECTOR'S LOG
1TE OF DATE 8:30 AM, 30 Nov - 8:30 AM, 1 Dec
)CUMENT RECEIVED FROM TO SUBJECT ACTION
OSO
Efforts to improve coordination of US intdlligence activities
in Korea have resulted in Gen. Ridgways .establishing CCRAK
(Covert, Clandestine, and Related Activities in'Korea) on 28 Nov.
under the command of Col. Washington Ives:of FEC. CCRAK Head-
quarters in Seoul will direct all CIA, Arey, Navy, and Air Force
intelligence operations in Korea, but the organizational integrity
of each component will be preserved to the extent it requires.
OSO/Bangkok's consistently precise reporting of internal political
machinations in Thailand culminated on 23 Nov. in .an accurate fore-
cast of a probable coup d'etat prior to the King's return at the
end of November. OSO received and disseminated on the morning of
29 No. OSO/Bangkok's report of a Thai security alert-in anticipation
of a coup attempt. The reorganization of the Thai. government,-
abolishing Parliament and giving dictatorial powers to the coup
clique of 1947, was announced a few hours.;later.
The Director of the French Secret Service has agreed to the assignment
of .Col. Clinton Morton to Paris as an'iritelligence officer under M&aG
cover. A technical administrative questidn on the assignment remains
to be resolved with 0-2, Amy.
Although two-way communication has not yet been established, the OSO-
Dutch intelligence agent team dispatched into Rumania on 18 Oct.
has been heard attempting to make radio contact.
(CONTINUED)
TOP SECRET of '7 NOV 30 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.