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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  • p. 185 …for FY 1952 will be withdrawn.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
DIRECTOR'S LOG
TE OF DATE 8:30 AM, 19 Sept.- 8:30 AM, 20 Sept.
;CUMENT RECEIVED FROM TO SUBJECT ACTION
- OPC (Cont'd)
"To Bill. Ref Candle. Bad news important as good news.
Report by phone. Wil be in Taipei. (signed) 74."
Two points are raised by CIA Taipei. in the second cable: For
whom does she work? Does she lack responsibility and security.
in handling messages? Some messages for BGKABQUE could be
delivered to the wrong recipient. CIA Taipei is ceasing to
use the secretary entirely and has recommended full investigation.
OSO
The Chief Operations Officer of CIC/Trieste conferred with an
unidentified official at Headquarters of the Yugoslav Ministry
of the Interior in Ljubljana on 12 September and proposed
exchange of information on Soviet satellite countries with
Yugoslav Intelligence. 00 Trieste is being instructed to point
out to 0-2 .THJST that uncoordinated activity of this kind is
outside the jurisdiction and competence of CIC and should be
discontinued.
An 080 representative reviewed the case'of two recent high-
level Czech defectors with the Czechoslovakian Desk of State Depart-
ment, emphasizing that its operational aspects continue to require
their careful handling but adding that OSO would nevertheless
make them available for special interrogation by Mr. Schnee of
the U.S. Embassy in Prague. -
Rear Admiral Henry B. Garrett, Senior Military Attache in Formosa,
i$ returning to Washington on temporary duty for reassignment.
Since he was extensively briefed by-Adiral Hillenkoetter before
leaving for Taipei, Admiral Garrett may call on the DCI.
(CONTINUED) COPY # _ OF 5.
TOP SECRET

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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.