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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. 68 …The Armenian groups are similarly delayed, but will meet:.in Cairo in early October for the…
  • p. 93 …This book was printed in Cairo and copies taken to France. From there small lots of…
  • p. 168 …OSO/Cairo interviewed the 2 French Zone/Germany. -Poles in October with similar negative results but…
  • p. 174 …A meeting took place in Cairo on 26 Nov. between US Ambassador Caffery, the British Ambassador…
  • p. 184 …Discussions re the implementation of CIA' slemergency program for Egypt are reported progressing satisfactorily in Cairo…
  • p. 192 …ACTION OPC steps have been taken to have them rebroidcast- Ambassador Caffery in Cairo and Mr…
  • p. 194 …Legation in Cairo who defected in Paris after brief contact with OSO/Cairo. Since- the defectors…
  • p. 217 …ACTION We are dispatching an agent from Cairo to liarachi' to attend the World Moslem Conference…
TOP SECRET
SECURITYINFORMATION
D|RECTOR'S LOG
TE OF DATE 8:30 AM, 6 Dec. -:8:30 AM, .7 Dec.
)CUMENT RECEIVED FROM TO SUBJECT - ACTION
OPC Cont'd.
Soviet Zone of Austria to try to extend DIE PRESSE
circulation into that area. -
The Philippine political crisis has eased' Therefore,
Ambassador Cowan's trip to Manila has been postponed
and he will go in January as. previously p.anned.
OSI
Dr. Chadwell will be in Boston tomorrow in order to
attend a meeting at the A.D. LittleCompany and also
a meeting of the Boston' Scientific Advisory Committee.
He will return to Washington Saturday morning.
Miscellaneous
The President has authorized, where practicable, that DD/A
the administrative-workweek for Christmas will be from
26 December to 29 December, inclusivet, and for New
Year's from.2 January to 5 January, inclusive.
FBI has forwarded an interview with a sour ce of known Copies furnished ONE
reliability who states that the Polish',Vice-Consul in and OIC.
Chicago, who has just returned from Poland,.gave the
following indications of Soviet intentions to start-
a'war: (a) Military service has been extended ]year;
(b). appearance of increased numbers of .individuals in
uniform; (c) setting up of security zonesj (d) the Polish
Government is stockpiling foodstuffs; (e) unrest among the
peasants; and (f). stepped-up propaganda. This information
has been furnished the members of.the IAC by the FBI, with
a 'request that it not be disseminated outside the receiving
agency.
TOP SECRET .1951
COpy Of - - DEC 6 3

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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.