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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.
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- TOP SECRET
SECURITY INUORMATION
DIRECTOR'S LOG
ATE OF DATE 8:30 AM, 19 Dec.-.8: 3 0 AM,. 20 Dec.
OCUMENT RECEIVED FROM TO SUBJECT , ,{ ACTION
OPC
A CIA propaganda team in Germany has produced over.500,000.
propaganda leaflets, posters and stickers. to combat the
Grotewohl "unity" proposals. One of the items is a picture
poster reading, "Not All-German talks, but Free Elections
Bring Unity in Freedom." This poster depicts -a heavy wall
pierced by a flow of ballots. Another CIA distribution
group disseminated over 400,000 pieces of propaganda.
Among these were 34,000 toy balloons bearing slogans with
freedom themes.
In accordance with the request of the DCI, r.. Roosevelt,
Chief of LA Division raised with the Dept.; of State the
matter of additional policy guidance for, CIA on the
developing Iranian crisis. State.Dept. officials indicated,
that specific emergency action had not been discussed with
the British. They said thatv time- was needed to re-examine
the U.S. position on Iran and indicated that many questians
Mr. Roosevelt raised might require 'an NSC ,directive. They
said. they would give the matter further .thought and would
communicate with hr. Roosevelt later.
A CIA agent under the cover of Press and Information Officer
for. the State Dept. was assigned to attend the recant United
Nations General Assembly meeting in Paris. In an unofficial
capacity our agent contacted CIA personnel in Paril in order
to better exploit UN news events such as Vishinsky''s laugh.
This was accomplished through CIA's printing"houses; and
distribution channels both to member delegations and to,.the
public at large. Although our agent's true identity was
revealed accidentally,. we have discovered the value of an
"on the spot" channel for intelligence' gathering and dis-
semination. 'In addition, we have laid the organizational
ground work should we in the future desire'o .have a
representative at other United Nations meetings..-
TOP SECRET (CONTINUED) ,19. DECiiBER 1951 COPY # _. OF 7. Not linked to a story yet.
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