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Central Intelligence Agency · 239 pages · text from the file's own layer

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. 35 …the American Mercury, in both this Col. Hansen will magazine and the current Cosmopolitan has reported…
  • p. 46 …FROM TO SUBJECT ACTION ITEMS FROM COL. HANSEN Conversed with Drew Pearson at Doctors Hospital- late…
  • p. 70 …a meeting in either Washington or Col. Hansen New York with not more than a dozen…
  • p. 164 …on CIA. He will call on Col. Hansen at 9:30 Friday, November .23, for a…
  • p. 172 …the press. Both - Col. Edwards and Col. Hansen advised informally that we' could not give significant…
  • p. 204 …Agency has requested our comment on Col. Hansen for direct an unsigned letter that Agency received…
4 "TOP SECRET
DIRECTOR'S LOG
TE OF DATE 8:30 AM, 20 Sept. 8:30 AM(,21 Sept.
)CUMENT RECEIVED FROM TO SUBJECT ACTION
.PC (Cont'd)
have approached the State Department. The State Department has
approached CIA. The Chief, Inspection and Security Staff,
is handling the matter.
OPC Hong Kong suggests that if HTMERLIN has reached- the
overt stage at this time, it appears probable that General Now
would rally to the flag, bringing the '19,000,000 bucks with him.
A clandestine C A Albanian language transmitter, identifying
itself as the VOICE OF FEE ALBANIA, stai-ted regularly scheduled
shortwave broadcasts into Albania on 18 September. The trans-
mitter is in the vicinity of Athens but'its location will not
be divulged in the broadcasts to Albania. No attempt to
establish the transmitter as being located within Albania
will be made, but it is anticipated thattihis inferrence may
gain credence.
MISCELLANEOUS
Mr. Gordon Gray has forwarded for appropriate action by CIA DD/P
Plan TAKEOFF which has been approved by PSB.
COPY #L OF 5. SEP 20 1951
TOP SECRET

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