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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  • p. 185 …for FY 1952 will be withdrawn.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 N o
EOF DAT 8:30 AM, 2-Oct. - 8:30 AM, 3 Oct.
)OCUMENT RECEIVED FROM ' TO . . SUBJECT ACTION
OSO
An OSO agent recruited in Finland has returned from a
two-week cross-border mission in the Karelian Isthmus
and is being debriefed. Owing to the sensitive cover
situation of OSO/Helsinki, this operation has been
handled. through the local U.S. Army Attache.,
OPC
The Chinese Nationalist Air Force dropped an additional
30,000 leaflets over Fukien Province in a CIA-directed
operation on 27 Sept, bringing to lh5,000 the total
dropped during the month of September.
Arrangements have been made with the Chinese Nationalist
- Air Force for night and possibly day photographic missions
over the Chinese mainland with the next two months. Western
Enterprises Inc., the -BG.iARQUE cover organization, will
furnish photographic equipment and technicians. The U.S.
Military Attache at Taipei will furnish FEAF with copies
of photogr'aphs taken. The Military'Attache will also
establish a symbol to be affixed to the photographs which
.will give Western Enterprises a credit line.
MISCELLANEOUS
In a letter to DCI, Mike Cowles indicates he believes it
would be worthwhile to hold a meeting in either Washington or Col. Hansen
New York with not more than a dozen top newspaper editors,
press service executives and news magazine officials to give
them a confidential briefing on CIA.
TOP SECRET COPY # OF 5. t; Z &

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