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DIRECTOR'S LOG 2 u.
ITE OF DATE 8:30 AM,27 Nov. - 8:30 AM, 28 Nov.
CUMENT RECEIVED FROM TO SUBJECT ACTION
OSO
Chief, FDP/OSO, conferred with Mr. Dixon, State Dept. Greek DD/P has cabled OSO/
Desk, and Mr. Howard Furnas, representing Mr. Armstrong's Athens regretting that
office, on Ambassador .to Greece Peurifoy's suggestion that CIA cannot assist the
CIA send .a US heart specialist to examine Greek Prime Ambassador in this
Minister Plastiras, who has recently suffered several instance.
heart attacks. Although admitting that the matter was
within State jurisdiction, Mr. Dixon was adamant'in
insisting that CIA assume responsibility for it. Mr.
Furnas agreed with the CIA view that action in a case
of this kind is not a proper CIA functionf.or responsibility
and called later to apologize for-Mr. Dixon's unreasonable
and erroneous position. He added that this is- not the
position of the State Dept., which should use State funds
to help Plastiras if such aid is desirable.
The Spanish police officer in Barcelodna whd handles the Headquarters has decided
playback of a captured Soviet W/T agent has offered to to defer participation in
accept buildup material from OSO/Barcelona for use in the operation pending
the operation. * establishment of official
liaison with the Spanish
Services in Madrid.
A large US electronic instrument firm, which has offered
to furnish deep cover in Finland, has indicated willing-
ness to accept an agent already recruited by OSO as qualified
for the cover position.
OPC
Three scheduled radio attempts to contact the CIk agent
team in Northern Albania have met with failure. The
team was last contacted successfully on 1 Nov. and it
reported at that time that it was moving to -a new location.
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