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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.
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* TOP SECRET ® " DIRECTOR'S LOG 2ATE OF DATE 8:30 AM, 6 Oct. - 8:30 AM, 8 Oct. 2OCUMENT RECEIVED FROM TO SUBJECT 'ACTION OSO Operational developments have increased OSO doubts as to-the authenticity of the penetration of the Greek Communist Party in Athens which recently produced information that Comunists were planning to assassinate the Deputy Chief of ECA in Greece. All leads are being followed out to dis- tinguish the genuine from the false aspects of the operation. In a discussion with OSO representatives, Admiral Carney cordially welcomed the proposed assignment of Mr. Michael G., Mitchell to his CINCNELM staff as OSO liaison officer and recommended that Mr. Mitchell join his planning staff as a reserve Commandai'oh active. duty under Captain Fabian, Chief CINCNELM Intelligence Officer. The Admiral emphasized his interest in Balkan developments and expressed a desire .for the further assignment of an OSO Balkan expert. 00 is confident, however, that Mr. Mitchell's qualifications will make this additional officer unnecessary. "j - Pierre Boursicot, Chief of the French Secret Service, told CIA officers in Paris that General de Lattre de Tassigny has agreed to accept a Senior CIA representative in Indochina, together with two 00 and two OPC officers. Tenms of the agreement include CIA acceptance of two representa- tives of the French equivalent of OPC in Korea. Interpreting a. comment of the DCI in Paris to mean that CIA will take some time to find personnel qualified for the Indochina assignment, Boursicot asked whether he might name the two French officers without. waiting for CIA's nominations. It is the belief of the British Secret Service representative in Washington that Major General Charles.Haydon and AiriCommodore James A. Easton are.being groomed to succeed the present Chief and Vice Chief of the British Service,'not necessarily in that order. ADSO is forwarding through State channels a letter to the Canadian Department of External Affairs in Ottawa requesting assistance in arranging for CIA interrogation of a number of Polish seamen who recently defected in (CONTINUED) COPY # / OFS. OCT 6 1951 TOP SECRET
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is under it. 239 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.