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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. 11 …on a mission to kidnap an individual cooperating with a CIA cover organization in -estern Germany…
  • p. 17 …OSO Djakarta believes he prefers to cooperate with the u.S. A Chinese claning to represent…
  • p. 34 …The American Red Cross has expressed appreciation for the "grand cooperation" of CIA personnel in the…
  • p. 44 …Bird is cooperating closely with CIA .there. Congressman Rogers and Killam's parents TOP. SECRET (CONTINUED…
  • p. 47 …The articles,,prepared by a CIA agent in cooperation with British intelligence, were planted through a…
  • p. 49 …Lie the expansion of cooperation between OSO and the Norwegian party's intelligence organization, which he…
  • p. 52 …the National Committee for a Free Albania cooperating with CIA in operations against Albania havemade politically…
  • p. 56 …A CIA agent in Germany has enlisted the cooperation of the East Zone Assistant Postmaster General…
  • p. 65 …The 2 Turkish officials expressed willingness to cooperate and have-agreed to the conduct of negotiations…
  • p. 80 …have 'attributed the agent's arrest to cooperation between U. S. intelligence and German- authorities. OPC…
  • p. 98 …Tudeh plans for Mehregan (the Autumn Festival). Cooperation with our agents led to the/arrest of…
  • p. 110 …Guaranty Trust is most cooperative, will divulge nothing further' and ddes not appear concerned by possible…
  • p. 115 …the Ozeek - Intelligence services with the secret cooperation of OSO. The traffic of this W/T…
  • p. 118 …willing'to cooperate in such a-project. This action is being taken in view of difficulties…
  • p. 134 …Although the owner of the Island was agreeable and cooperative there was parliamentary opposition and it…
  • p. 135 …to Economic Cooperation Administration. The President has now cancelled this NSC project in view of his…
  • p. 139 …the field to shown complete reluctance to 'cooperate with his superiors furnish details of and has…
  • p. 142 …been fully clarified, with close and infoiaed cooperation expected. in the future. Mutual benefit will .result…
  • p. 144 …Ladd was given a copy of CIA's message to the field on,,CIA/FBI cooperation…
  • p. 147 …that 'tripartite program of this kind in cooperation (between U. S., U. K.,-and Belgium) was…
  • p. 165 …to inforia of possible'need fir his cooperation in arranging aid to police and.security agencies…
  • p. 175 …Kingsbury Smith, European representative of 'the International News Service, is cooperating in a plan to pick…
  • p. 179 …useful group in order to get its cooperation with the Political Center. (CONTINUED) - TOP SECRET LL…
  • p. 205 …Discussion was specific and detailed but cordial and cooperative. Working-level liaison has been establ shedbetieen…
  • p. 229 …Lie hesitates to expand his cooperation with OSO, but has agreed t';furnish monthly reports on…
  • p. 230 …Lay, NSC, express~d apprecistion and~s 5ristlon for high degree of cooperation and assistance 'kitdered…
  • p. 231 …to remedyia' ituation which- -P- be4 exteaemely cooperative witfri.)SO/Athens auring- the could be disastrous…
TOP SECRET -
SECURIIN INFORMATION
DIRECTOR'S LOG
TE OF DATE 8:30 AM,1h Dec. - 8:30 AM, 15 Dec.
CUMENT RECEIVED FROM TO SUBJECT - ACTION
OSO
State Dept. informed 050 that Vishinsky i c rculating a 0S0 informed State that an
petition in the UN which protests the:use of "electrical OSO-officer in Athens had
torture devices" by"U.S. security police" on Communists occasionally used a lie
recently arrested in Greece and requested iaformatibn to detector to assist Greek
guide its action in the matter. Security interrogation of
Communists, who submitted
voluntarily to the proce-
dure. Vishinsky's maneuver
seems clearly designed to
diffuse the impact of evi-
dence to be presented in
the impending trials of
Greek Communists arrested
during CIA's recent effec-
tive' carpaign against them.
State will drop the matter
on the basis of this ex-
planation.
OSO/New Delhi reported that Prime Ministe.Nehru has
welcomed with enthusiasm OSO's suggestion that Indian
Intelligence officers be trained in the U.S.. He insists,
however, that the officers selected for training remain
in India until the end of the Indian generaljelections
about' l February 1952.
John Bruce-Lockhart, British Secret.Serviceiia son: OSO does not feel that this
officer in Washington, told the Chief, 'FDW/dSO that expression of British interest
Spanish Intelligence had requested British support should modify the present
in radio-locating secret Soviet transmitters before;; bilateral arrangement made
asking for CIA assistance.- Since: the British are without knowledge of are
now ready to proceed, he suggested that CIA should British involvement.
either join in a tripartite operation or withdraw
from the project.
TOP SECRET (CONTINUED)
DEC 141951

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