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Central Intelligence Agency · 239 pages · text from the file's own layer

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. 174 …Kermit Roosevelt of CIA; ., The plan was outlined in general terms to the British Ambassador 'nd…
  • p. 184 …Roosevelt and Hassai Youssef, Chief of the Royal Egyptian Cabinet, it was decided that Mr. Roosevelt…
  • p. 192 …rebroidcast- Ambassador Caffery in Cairo and Mr. Roosevelt have The intelligence requested that intelligence material of…
  • p. 220 …with the request of the DCI, r.. Roosevelt, Chief of LA Division raised with the Dept…
TOP SECRET
SECURITY INFORMATION
DIRECTOR'S LOG
TE OF DATE 8:30 AM,7 Dec - 8:30 AM, 8 Dec -
ICUMENT RECEIVED FROM TO - SUBJECT ACTION
00 (Continued)
that both ONI and the Department of State also -
- approved his company's activities. Although
there should be no difficulty in effectively
denying an "encouragement" which did not in
fact occur, the possibility of having CIA
involved in a case which might become a
national scandal must be avoided. CIA's
Legal Counsel is fully informed of the case,
and is working with Department of Justice attorneys.
TOP SECRET p-
DEC 7 1951 of.-

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