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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  • p. 185 …for FY 1952 will be withdrawn.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
)ATE OF DATE 8:30 AM, 5-Oct.- 8:30 AM, 6 Oct.
)OCUMENT RECEIVED FROM TO SUBJECT ACTION
OPC (Cont'd)
"Freedom by Truth for Asia". Philippines Defense Secretary
Ramon Magsaysay and noted American speakers have been invited
to attend.
Messages were received on 15 and 28 September from one
of the two British teams dropped into the Ukraine in mid-June.
The first stated that contact points could be kept open until
the end of October for the reception of a new British-controlled
Ukrainian team but cautioned that. conditidns'inside are extremely
difficult. The second confinned advice' prviously received that
the otheriBritish-controlled team dropped into the Ukraine in '
mid-June was wiped out by Soviet security forces. A group of
overland couriers traveling to contact the surviving team in
the Ukraine was successfully infiltrated icidns the Bavarian-
Czech border in late September.
An RAF plane flying from England to Egypt dropped 500,000
leaflets over Albania on the night of 28/29 September. One-
half of the cargo consisted of leaflets prepared by CIA.
MISCELLANEOUS
Navy has approved our training agreement for the purpose : Cl. Baird
of raining a limited number of selected career employees.
COPY # OF 5. - OC 51
TOP SECaET

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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.