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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. 68 …The Armenian groups are similarly delayed, but will meet:.in Cairo in early October for the…
  • p. 93 …This book was printed in Cairo and copies taken to France. From there small lots of…
  • p. 168 …OSO/Cairo interviewed the 2 French Zone/Germany. -Poles in October with similar negative results but…
  • p. 174 …A meeting took place in Cairo on 26 Nov. between US Ambassador Caffery, the British Ambassador…
  • p. 184 …Discussions re the implementation of CIA' slemergency program for Egypt are reported progressing satisfactorily in Cairo…
  • p. 192 …ACTION OPC steps have been taken to have them rebroidcast- Ambassador Caffery in Cairo and Mr…
  • p. 194 …Legation in Cairo who defected in Paris after brief contact with OSO/Cairo. Since- the defectors…
  • p. 217 …ACTION We are dispatching an agent from Cairo to liarachi' to attend the World Moslem Conference…
TOP SECRET -
SECURITYINFOR~uTiO -
DIRECTOR'S LOG
8:30 AM, 26 Dec. - 8:30 AM-27 Dec - -
ATE OF DATE - -
OCUMENT RECEIVED FROM -To SUBJECT :-T
OSO Cont'd. - -
-. the Crimea. Radio contact with this agentda last
made on 21 .July195.
The French Ministry of the ntdiior has$een cr tiaei
daily: the "ineffectivenesse of $Obert 3irach. Director
Sgeneral of Itie Freh Srkte Nationale. This supports
durrent rumors that IE.'Hirsch will soon resign. O're n
didal, Chie$ of th@,ureters unls gnes Generaux ---
rumored as a possible successor.
- SC-
- . Lay, NSC, express~d apprecistion and~s 5ristlon
for high degree of cooperation and assistance 'kitdered-
by CIA staff entatives Lowel s and Samtie -
Cabaugh on theSpecial Committee o. s. dest, ---
Mr. Gray states that he-had sat up a briefing with DD/P (Col. T yl
Col. Johnrton, AD/PC, for certain key mabers of P58 for rec tio
Staff on.Friday,:.28 Decemd* , xn eroquests 4 and act
on brfefing for individuals They aret - Tract
-.. Barnes;.Deut Director; almer Mutnam, DirectoreC
Growp and Georg e.Morgan (provided he has dined -.
by 2DDecember:) -
S - TOP SECRET 26 DECEMER 191 r

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