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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. 57 …to participate in the Federations's recent Rome conference. A CIA agent who has completed a…
  • p. 68 …A representative from the Frankfurt station was immediately sent to'Rome to return Reason to Frankfurt…
  • p. 73 …the- editorial offices from New York to Rome-wi thin the next three months. Mr. Gogh…
  • p. 87 …Gesualdo Barletta, Chief of the Secret Affairs Division of the Italian Ministry of Interior in Rome…
  • p. 149 …Albania considered by officials will be distributed at a reception in Rome to celebrate of CIA…
  • p. 177 …will be highlighted by a large reception in Rome which will be attended by members of…
  • p. 191 …The covertly controlled Rome celebration of Albanian Independence Day on 28 Nov. was attended by'166…
  • p. 200 …OSO/Rome has cabled the preliminary debriefing, conducted. OSO is giving first by an agent of…
  • p. 203 …The Chief of the Swiss IS, currently in Rome, has - been discussing matters of mutual interest…
TOP SECR'T
SSECURITY INFORMATION -
DIRECTOR'S LOG a ' U*e.
'TE OF DATE 8:30 AM, 22 Dec. - 8:30 AM, 23 Dec.
)CUMENT RECEIVED FROM TO SUBJECT ACTION
Training
Two members of the Maritime Training Branch are attending
a symposium. on underwater swimming, sponsoied by the
National Research Council in Coronado, Calf. on comple-
tion they will inspect Santa Catalina srand forits
suitability as a maritime training base: .
ISOLATION - Administrative Services has arranged meetings
for 26 Dec. in Richmond, Virginia, with owaiers oft2
housing developments to discuss'possibilities of obtaining
advanced commitments of rental of a block ofhouses for
use by ISOLATION personnel.
ZRELOPE - An investigation has been started to. locate a Additional details are
possible training site for use in the event'the ZRCORSET being assembled on the 3
site is not available. An informal inquiry has been :other sites in order to
made to the Bureau. of Yards and Docks and they have determine whether an
suggested 5 possible areas. Of these, 2 are inadequate inspection of each is
or not adaptable either due to location or lack of desirable. Also various
acreage. . - sites inspected in late
1950 and the early part of
1951 are being restudied
as to possible use for
paramilitary training
;junder ZRELOPE.
MISC
-r. John H. Ohly, Ast. to the Director of Matual DD/A.
Security, has withdrawn his letter to Mr. Lawton
concerning the inclusion of an additional ,50AO0,000
in the FY 1953 Mutual Security program for peCial
purposes in the Far East.
TOP SECRET 22 CIy95-

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