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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  • p. 185 …for FY 1952 will be withdrawn.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 SEC~RET
SECURITYI9FORMATION Rat 0 SW
DIRECTOR'S LOG
8:30 AM,6 Dec. - 8:30 AM,7 Dec.
,TE OF DATE
CUMENT RECEIVED FROM TO. SUBJECT ACTION
OSO
A British Secret Service officer in London stated that
Conservative sensitivity to Labor campaign charges of
"warmongering" is a political factor which has led to
the foreign policy objectives recently defined by
Foreign Secretary Eden as (a) reduction of the tempera-
ture of international debate and (b) solution of limited,
specific problems to build .a mosaic of lasting peace.
This officer indicated his personal concern lest this
policy curtail or preclude the more aggressive Secret
Service operations, air dispatch of agents ii.particular,
as involving too great a risk of adverse,;jblicity at
home in the event of a documented Soviet or Satellite.
charge of internal interference.
Recognizing CIA's greater capabilities, responsible Greek
officials have fully agreed to CIA exploitation of all foreign
leads yielded by current operations against the Greek.
Communist Party. This makes possible coordinated and
effective exploitation of the international ramifications
of the case.
FBI liaison representatives in France reported to OSO/Paris
that they now receive copies of all FBI requests to CIA
for information from official French sources and, because :
of French delay in acting. on CIA requests, ai-e sometimes
able to get faster replies through their own liaison channels.
They agree that this procedure is unso'jnd,; however, and will
discuss such cases with OSO/Paris befors taking independent
action.
An agent of OSO/Berlin has returned from a mission in The ease with which the
Poland during which he recruited 8 sub-agents, including agent performed his mis-
a cross-border guide, a radio operator, and an employee sion engenders some
of.the Ministry of Foreign Trade, and established a . skepticism, requiring re-
safehouse and several letterdrops. assessment of his bona
TOP SECRET . (CONT-.UED) .:a > fideg DEC 6 1951

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