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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  • p. 185 …for FY 1952 will be withdrawn.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…
70F .SE UET Mel'.hfy S
SECURITY INFO1LATION
DIRECTOR' S IDlG
8:30 AM,2' Dec. - 8:30 AM129 Dec.
\TE OF DA
)CUMENT IVED FROM TO SUBJECT ACTIONS
The Rumanian announcement of the execution of 4 espionage
agents and the suicide of a fifth oorrectly identifies
the 3 whose capture was not previously announr-ed and
leaves little room for doubt that all 5 members of the
OSO-Dutch Intelligence tem dispatched from Athegs on
18 Octob@e? e'e in-ffat Captured. 4
Areliable;,ouroc in 0ermany has'reported that "the.
secouf$y ofricr" of the US Displaced Persons Gem-
mission orally transmitted sensitive CI :infosration
to an official of the International Rage'd Orgniza-'
tion. Since representatiens to thq :Obmission have
previously been necessary in thltreepect, ADSO hass
written the Commissioner to request au inmpcdtate
investigation adrep t,
Air Force recently requestei. CIA guidance oiapzjogect The Fbreq has been
independently initiated several .months -ago by Lt. Col. ilaXrmed.
Charlps Edwards, Asst. Air Attache in Istanbul, to proour
a -Soviet jet aircraft by defection pf . Soviet pilot in,
Rumania through- an utested Rumanian refugee. The.
I An la now adtitted. rduersaterrogation by ithe
Tur sh hadional Seogrity 6vicerthat ie neither has
nor'has had communication with Rumaia of any kind and
that he fabricated the entire py6ject to Justify the
monthly salary of 6 Turkish pounds paid him by Col.
Edwtrds. He confessed further to having bebn trained
in London by the British Secra: Service d g the
suimner of 1991 '
050 officers briefed a personal represeatative of Admiral
Fechteler on clandestine intelligence coverage of ain
Island.
(CONTINUED) 28 DElBER 19 1 COPY # DoF 7 .
TOP $ECRET x:6
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