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DIRECTOR'S LOG
)ATE OF DATE 8:30 AM, 4 Oct. 8:30 AM,
)0CUMENT RECEIVED FROM TO SUBJECT ACTION
OSO
The Pentagon has warned EUCOM that its Deutsche Mark budget
may have to be converted into dollars for presentation to
Congress. EUCOM concludes that suppoit of U.S. activities
by the German economy is to be stopped and is converting
the OSO DM budget for hire of German personnel into dollars
for inclusion with its own estimates. 00 must look for-
ward to making dollar payment for such items as German non-agent
personnel, rail transport, signal services, solid fuels,
and all types of housing.
OSO/Paris. reports new regulations prohibitiig ECA personnel
from making delicate political investigations in any ECA
country without express authority from the local,U.S. representative
of ECA, who must effect prior coordination with the local
State and OSO missions. This action follows-anincident in
Belgium in which the investigative activity of a French employee
of ECA/Paris embarrassed both State and OSO. s
OPC
JCS/JSPD has received a cable from General Arnold in Ankara
recommending that CIA be allotted the 87 T/O slots in Joint
American Military Aid Mission to Turkey iequested to provide
cover for personnel to be engaged in Turkish based operations
against the USSR and the Balkans.
MISCELLANEOUS
A letter has been sent to Mr. Armstrong regarding the document
delivered to State complaining of certain alleged British
and U. S. clandestine activities hostile to the Government of
Yugoslavia indicating that at a meeting held in the office
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