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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  • p. 185 …for FY 1952 will be withdrawn.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…
TOP SECRET
,.: ~ DIRECf0RIS IG .
8:30 AN,29 Dec, - 8:50 AM, 3 0 Dec.
EOF DATE A
CUmENT RECEIVED FROM TO SUBJECT ACTION
OPC CONT'D.
abolition of the Labor companies used for qover by CIA in
Germany. The intent of this action is tc p event the.
existence of military or paramilitary orgaaizations in
Germany which are not apart of the Gemnn cozntribution
to the European oommuiity. The European Cemmand is very
much against this clause and has asked the 1 ept. of the
Army to urge e State tept. to work against the inclusion {
of this clause n the treaty.
Training
At the request of 0SI arrangements have been made for a
special course in Scientific Russian forr10,rper'sons, 3
days a week for 1(Meeks at Georgetw tIniversity- All *
have had prior trianing in the Russian' language.
As an 4tial step in the -0njmietatien of , prgacts
announced in Staff Training Wvidly activities repok; dated
20 Dec 1951, a conference was held between representatives
of TRO and TSS to establish a division offresponsibility
with respect to the provision of training in:basic
technical fields, and to define propequisites for an
* operational investigative techni.gnes ceourse.
Development, of instruction pertaining to ths collection
and reporting of order of battle information has been
initiated, This instruction when preparea will be given
in both Staff and Quasi-Military courses. -
HALFWAY-SUNBOW - Project for FE/OPC and i4/,030 involving
the training of 16 Indonesian nlationals. The project
has been extended to.15 Feb 1952 with the addition of s
2 weeks of quasi-military training.
(CONTINUED)
ToP SECRET 29 DECEMBER 1951 CDPY # , OF 7.

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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 239 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.