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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  • p. 185 …for FY 1952 will be withdrawn.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 .SECkiT -CIIRJ!Y I~FRMAnto DC
- -DIRECTOR'-S LOG
8:30 AM, 17 Dec.- 8:30 AM, 18 Dec.
TE OF DATE -TO
CUMENT RECEIVED FROM TO SUBJECT N ACTION
OSO
Chief, OSO/Belgrade met for the first time ith the Yugoslav
Intelligence officer designated to conduct dliaison with him
and presented a broad and comprehensive outline of CIA's
views on the relationship. The Yugoslav reply, expected this
week, should define the initial scope of the liaison, after.''
which the Chief of Station will return to Washington for
discussion of its further development. The Yugoslav
representative confirmed that 050's Chief of Station is
personally acceptable and that his past intelligence activities
in Yugoslavia will not prejudice the association.
A Finnish agent, who has performed 2 missions in Soviet OSO is arranging, with
Karelia for the Army Attache/Helsinki acting for OSO, Army approval and as-
escaped illegally last month to Sweden to avoid arrest sistance, to evacuate
by the Finnish Border Guard on Soviet requa't. Following ''the agent to Germany,
hisarrestby Swedish authorities,' he gave Swedish in order to protect
Intelligence' full account or his activities, including both the Army Attache/
the identity of the agent who accompanied him on both Helsinki and the agent
missi,dns but is still in Finland, though unidentified in Finland.
by either Finnish or Soviet authorities. To forestall
an anticipated Finnish request-for extradition; Swedish
Intelligence has now offered to release the agent to
OSO/Stockholm for immediate removal frm Sweden.
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TOP SECRET (CONTINUED) 17 DECEMBER 1951 COPY # L OF 7.
SECURITY INFORNATION 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.