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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. 19 …A six-man CIA-controlled Albanian agent team crossed the border into Greece on 3 September…
  • p. 28 …Continued operation with 2 doubleit agents offers improved prospects of controlling Bulgarian intelligence activities in Northern…
  • p. 30 …d) On a scouting mission to Shi Cheng Tao, the CIA-controlled Korean fishing vessel SEA…
  • p. 73 …Two OSO agents have returned to Salzburg from a mission into Hungary during which they buried…
  • p. 76 …time mission to Sofia, where he will recruit a resident agent. OPC A CIA-controlled guerrilla…
  • p. 139 …Joint' American Nilitary Mission to Aid Turkey(JAAT) as cover for CIA-controlled Paramilitary operations in…
  • p. 174 …known in official US quarters, conferred "in strictest confidence" with the BGMARQUE Chief of Mission on…
  • p. 234 …This is aonersnot mission. The men will leave as soon as the'y have decqred the…
TOP SECRET
SECURITYINFORMATION-
DIRECTOR'S LOG
A 8:30 AM, 21 Dec - 8:30 AM, 22 Dec 51
'ATE .0F DA TE
OCUMENT- RECEIVED FROM TO SUBJECT ACTION
OPC (Continued)
to Libya, two general officers representing
the Air Force, Mr. Gable, Chief of the Air
Maritime Division, and a representative of
CIA, re the ARC Wing Program. Mr. Villard was
thoroughly briefed and promised to support the
program to the best of his ability. .The'con-
-fereesagreed that:
(a) The Wing should be developed gradually so
that there would not be large troop movements
in the area at the same time:--
- (b) There should be a minimum amount of pub-
licity; -
(c) Insofar as is possible, the, Britisbj sh'ould, .
be informed;. and
"'(d) Mr. Villard should naturally be kept fully
informed.
MISCELTANEOUS
Mr. Haraden Pratt, Telecommunications Advisor AD/Communications for
to the President, is preparing a study relating, coordination with AD/CI
to the radio monitoring ability of the several and AD/O.
governmental organizations and has requested this
Agency's participation.
British Joint Services British proposed the establishment of a No CIA action required now
Mission NATO Security Committee with representation from per AD/IC. Sent to Chief,
all NATO countries and responsible to the Council I&S through DD/A, for de-
Deputies. *The proposed committee wold supersede, velopment of CIA position.
as a policy-making group, the existing Security
Committee (US, UK and French representation) ,idhich
formulates policies and procedures gotvrning all
phases of NATO Security System. *
- TOP SECRET (CONTIgD) - 2 -

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