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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 SEClET
- ~ SECURITY INFORMATION W
/ DIRECTOR'S LOG -
TE OF DATE 8:30 AM,8 Dec. - 8:30 AM,9 Dec.
ICUMENT RECEIVED FROM TO SUBJECT - ACTION
Training
A representative of the Office of. Traihinjlmet with
Professor Bellinger of Yale University to make final
arrangements with him for accepting the position of
establishing college contacts in .50 or more ;American
colleges and universities primarily for the'purpose
of recruiting high-level basic traineesi
Initial steps have been taken to plan for the second
CIA participation in a summer seminar .n ,the Near East
Four field grade officers from the Dept. of State -2
USAF and 1 each from Army and Navy - have requested
permission to attend the next !D-day CIA Orientation
Course. I&SO has concurred in admitting these officers
to the course provided they can be security cleared.
Project ZRCORSET - On.5 Dec. representatives of.JSPD
and USAF met with Lt. Col. Wilde (OPC) and 'a representa-
tive of the Office of Training. The conference was called
to clarify and explain the formal requisatfor c:over.
Informal conclusion reached was: -
The USAF conferees stated that in their personal. opinion
the military services would; support ZRCORSET as to its
cover and as to its logistic support proaided that:
1. Official written assurance from CIA be given JSPD
that a firm agreement had been reached with the
British Government permitting the proposed
activities at ZRCORSET.
2. The requested logistical support be both factual
and "reasonable".
The Office of Training was informed by OpsO/OPC on 5 Dec.
that a representative of OPC had been directed to open
the entire matter of negotiations with the British Govern- DEC 1
ment; that he is now in London; and that an .iminent report of
progress is TOP SECRET -
-expected. (CONTINUED. C0p I7

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