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Claims (250)
Richard Helms worked_for
John F. Kennedy documented
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“I want to say that generally at least Presidents Kennedy Johnson and Nixon for whom I worked most closely usually left it to me as to how the order was to be carried out within the Agency…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 1: Unauthorized Storage of Toxic Agents · p.115
Richard Helms ordered_assassination_of
Fidel Castro reported
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“In early April 1962 Harvey who testified that he was acting on 'explicit orders' from Helms requested Edwards to put him in touch with Rosselli…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.97
Richard Helms met_with
Desmond Fitzgerald documented
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“The Inspector General's Report states that Fitzgerald consulted with the DDP Helms who agreed that Fitzgerald should hold himself out as a personal representative of Attorney General Kennedy…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.101
Richard Helms funded
Felix Rodriguez documented
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“Helms also authorized and was aware of the AM/LASH operation although it is not certain that he knew that AM/LASH intended to assassinate Castro.…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.105
William Harvey met_with
Richard Helms documented
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“Harvey testified that in the spring of 1962 when he was preparing to contact Rosselli * * * I briefed Helms generally on the takeover of Rosselli…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.116
Richard Helms covered_up
Castro assassination plots documented
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“Helms honestly didn't recall that Mr McCone was not informed and when I was told that there was evidence that he wasn't informed I was trying to scratch my head as to why I didn't tell him at the time…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.115
Richard Helms worked_for
CIA documented
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“Helms testified that he did not recall this conversation but that he had no reason to doubt the accuracy of Harvey's testimony and the Inspector General's Report…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.117
William Harvey met_with
Richard Helms documented
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“Harvey told the Inspector General that * * * on 14 May he briefed Helms on the meeting with the Attorney General as told to him by Edwards…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.118
Richard Helms worked_for
John McCone documented
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“Mr McCone had given me my job he had promoted me I felt close to him I felt loyal to him…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.119
Walter Elder met_with
Richard Helms reported
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“Walter Elder McCone's Executive Assistant testified however that he had personally told Helms of McCone's opposition to assassination after the August 10 meeting.…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.120
John A. McCone met_with
Richard Helms documented
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“McCone asked Helms for a report about the article…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.121
Richard Helms met_with
John A. McCone documented
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“when Helms came to see him he brought the following memorandum…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.121
Richard Helms worked_for
CIA documented
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“Helms Testimony ConcerningAuthority…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.7
Richard Helms met_with
Dean Rusk documented
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“Helms Report to Rusk…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.8
Richard Helms met_with
Lyndon B. Johnson documented
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“Helms Briefing of President Johnson on the 1967Inspector General's Report…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.8
Richard Helms worked_for
CIA documented
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“Richard Helms Testimony 10/22/75 Hearings Vol 4 p 84 Memorandum from Richard Helms to SheffieldEdwards Director of Security 5/17/54…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book II: Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.75
Richard Helms headed
CIA documented
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“Former CIA Director Richard Helms testified that he established the program in response to President Johnson's persistent interest in the extent of foreign influence on domestic dissidents…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book II: Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.116
Richard Helms founded
Operation Chaos documented
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“Former CIA Director Richard Helms testified that he established the program in response to President Johnson's persistent interest in the extent of foreign influence on domestic dissidents…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book II: Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.116
Richard Helms headed
CIA documented
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“As CIA Director Richard Helms wrote in 1969 when he transmitted to the White House the CIA's study of 'Restless Youth'…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book II: Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.117
Richard Helms met_with
Henry Kissinger documented
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“Letter from Richard Helms to Henry Kissinger 2/18/69…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book II: Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.117
Richard Helms met_with
J. Edgar Hoover documented
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“Hoover replied that he agreed with Helms that there should be expanded 'exchange of information between our agencies concerning New Left and racial extremist matters.'…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book II: Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.128
Richard Helms met_with
John Mitchell documented
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“CIA Director Helms shortly thereafter indicated his support for the plan to the Attorney General telling him "we had put our backs into this exercise."…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book II: Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.131
Richard Helms worked_for
CIA documented
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“Former Director of Central Intelligence Richard Helms testified publicly that he never seriously questioned the legal status of the twenty-year CIA New York mail opening project because he assumed his predecessor Allen Dulles had "made his …”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book II: Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.156
Richard Helms proposed
Huston Report documented
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“This testimony is partially contradicted however by the fact that in 1970Helms signed the Huston Report in which "covert mail coverage" defined as mail opening was specifically describedas illegal…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book II: Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.156
Richard Helms proposed
Huston Plan documented
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“Thus at Richard Helms suggestion Huston Plan working papers and documents were all stamped with legends designed to protect NSA's lawful communications activity…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book II: Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.163
Richard Helms met_with
Lyndon B. Johnson reported
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“The only claim that any President may have known about the project was made by Richard Helms who testified that "there was a possibility that he "mentioned it to President Lyndon Johnson in 1967 or 1968.…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book II: Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.166
Richard Helms covered_up
CIA mail opening project documented
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“The final interagency report on the Huston Plan signed by Richard Helms and J Edgar Hoover was sent to the President with the statement contrary to fact that all mail opening programs by federal agencies had been discontinued.…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book II: Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.166
Richard Helms met_with
J. Edward Day documented
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“Former Postmaster General J Edward Day testified that when Allen Dulles and Richard Helms spoke to him about a CIA project in 1961 he interrupted then before they could tell him the purpose of their visit…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book II: Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.175
Richard Helms met_with
Arthur Summerfield documented
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“In May 1954 DCI Allen Dulles and Richard Helms then Chief of Operations in the CIA's Directorate of Plans briefed Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield about the CIA's New York mail project which at that time involved only the examination o…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book II: Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.299
Nicholas Katzenbach met_with
Richard Helms documented
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“My calendar does show that on that date I had a meeting alone with the Deputy Director of the CIA Mr Helms which he had requested the previous afternoon…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.135
Richard Helms worked_for
CIA documented
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“Deputy Director of the CIA Mr Helms…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.135
Richard Helms worked_for
CIA Directorate of Plans documented
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“Wisner's second in command Chief of Operations was Richard Helms drawn from the OSO side to strike a balance at the senior level…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.44
Richard Helms worked_for
CIA documented
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“Richard Helms became DCI following nearly twenty-five years in the Clandestine Service…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.72
Richard Helms studied_at
Williams College documented
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“After graduating from Williams College in 1935 he worked as a journalist…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.72
Richard Helms worked_for
Strategic Services Unit documented
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“In 1942 he joined the service and was assigned to OSS…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.72
Richard Helms worked_for
William Raborn documented
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“In 1963 Helms was named DDP and was appointed Deputy Director of Central Intelligence (DDCI) under Raborn…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.72
Richard Helms member_of
Katzenbach Committee documented
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“Chaired by the Under Secretary of State Nicholas Katzenbach the Committee included DCI Richard Helms and Secretary of Health Education and Welfare John Gardner…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.75
Richard Helms headed
CIA documented
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“As Deputy Director for Plans from 1962 to 1965 Richard Helms attempted to upgrade the DDP's clandestine collection mission…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.75
Richard Helms headed
CIA documented
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“With the approval of DCI Helms the military inteligence units in OCI and ORR were combined into a separate Office the Officeof Strategic Research (OSR)…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.88
Henry Kissinger met_with
Richard Helms documented
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“It was Kissinger rather than Nixon who maintained regular contact with DCIs Helms and Colby…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.89
Richard Helms founded
Intelligence Community Staff documented
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“Early in 1972 Helms established the Intelligence Community (IC) staff as a replacement for the NIPE staff to assist in community matters…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.90
Lyndon B. Johnson worked_for
Richard Helms documented
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“it was Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon who limited the roles of Richard Helms and William Colby…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.101
Richard Nixon worked_for
Richard Helms documented
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“it was Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon who limited the roles of Richard Helms and William Colby…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.101
Richard Nixon met_with
Richard Helms documented
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“According to the former President the purpose of the September 1970 White House meeting attended by Mr Nixon CIA Director Richard Helms Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Henry Kissinger and Attorney General John Mitch…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.128
Tom Charles Huston relationship_with
Richard Helms documented
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“A July 23 1970 memorandum from Tom Charles Huston to Richard Helms indicating carbon copy sent to the President and H R Haldeman…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.158
Richard Helms met_with
Henry Kissinger documented
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“My present recollection is that in mid-October 1970 Dr Kissinger informed me that the C.I.A had reported to him that their efforts to enlist the support of various factions in attempts by Tr Allende's opponents to prevent Allende from becom…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.168
Richard Helms met_with
Augustin Edwards reported
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“Richard Helms has testified that he was ordered to meet with Augustin Edwards and that he did so on the morning of September 14 1970 or September 15 1970…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.169
Richard Helms met_with
H.R. Haldeman documented
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“A tape recording of a June 23 1972 conversation between yourself and H R Haldeman attributes to you the following remark we protected Helms from one hell of a lot of things.…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.172
Richard Helms headed
CIA documented
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“Both FBI Director Hoover and CIA Deputy Director for Plans Richard Helms pledged to keep the matter as an open case…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book V: The Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy · p.12
Lyndon B. Johnson met_with
Richard Helms documented
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“On the very day President Johnson received the FBI reports of these allegations he met with CIA Director Richard Helms…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book V: The Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy · p.12
Richard Helms ordered_assassination_of
CIA documented
document
“The next day Helms ordered the CIA Inspector General to prepare a report on Agency sponsored assassination plots…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book V: The Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy · p.12
John McCone met_with
Richard Helms documented
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“This prompted Director McCone to ask the Deputy Director for Plans Richard Helms for a report about the article…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book V: The Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy · p.19
Richard Helms worked_for
CIA documented
document
“This prompted Director McCone to ask the Deputy Director for Plans Richard Helms for a report about the article…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book V: The Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy · p.19
Richard Helms headed
CIA documented
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“Deputy Director for Plans Richard Helms called a meeting to outline responsibility for the CIA investigation of the assassination…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book V: The Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy · p.31
Richard Helms met_with
Thomas Karamessines documented
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“Deputy Director for Plans Richard Helms called a meeting to outline responsibility for the CIA investigation of the assassination…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book V: The Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy · p.31
Richard Helms met_with
James Jesus Angleton documented
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“Deputy Director for Plans Richard Helms called a meeting to outline responsibility for the CIA investigation of the assassination…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book V: The Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy · p.31
James Jesus Angleton met_with
Richard Helms documented
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“The desk officer recalled a meeting in late December 1963 with Helms Karamessines Angleton and others where the CIA report was discussed…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book V: The Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy · p.37
Richard Helms worked_for
CIA documented
document
“Helms acceded to this suggestion.…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book V: The Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy · p.37
Richard Helms appointed
James Jesus Angleton documented
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“Helms assigned responsibility for investigative matters related to the President's assassination to the Counterintelligence Division headed by James Angleton…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book V: The Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy · p.63
Richard Helms worked_for
Warren Commission documented
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“you were charged with furnishing the Warren Commission information from the CIA…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book V: The Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy · p.76
J.P. Morgan met_with
Richard Helms documented
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“SENATORMORGAN: [in 1963] you were not just an employee of the CIA…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book V: The Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy · p.76
Richard Helms met_with
Lyndon B. Johnson documented
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“CIA Director Helms met with the President at the White House on the evening of March 22 1967…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book V: The Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy · p.91
Richard Helms founded
National Intelligence Resources Board documented
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“The other satellite attached to the Office of the Director of Central Intelligence is the Intelligence Resources Advisory Committee successor to the National Intelligence Resources Board created in 1968 by CIA Director Richard Helms…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.265
Committee of Armed Services investigated
Richard Helms documented
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“Nomination of Richard Helms to be AmbaB sador to Iran and CIA International and Domestic Activities…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.311
Richard Helms headed
CIA documented
document
“Richard Helms U.S Ambassador to Iran former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 1: Unauthorized Storage of Toxic Agents · p.3
Richard Helms worked_for
CIA documented
document
“Mr COLBY Well the individuals would obviously be technically qualified to discuss and advise with respect to the material in question But normally the process by which CIA does its work in technical fields is by contract or by arrangement w…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 1: Unauthorized Storage of Toxic Agents · p.20
Richard Helms headed
CIA documented
document
“then from him to the Director of the Agency Mr Richard Helms…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 1: Unauthorized Storage of Toxic Agents · p.58
Gordon Gottlieb linked_to
Richard Helms documented
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“Senator TowE& Are you saying that you never had any indication of Helms rejecting the notion of retaining the substance Mr GORDONThis specific substance Senator TOWER Yes Mr GORDONHe could not in my humble opinion have made that kind of a s…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 1: Unauthorized Storage of Toxic Agents · p.72
Richard Helms worked_for
Strategic Services Unit documented
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“is it correct to say that you started at the OSS…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 1: Unauthorized Storage of Toxic Agents · p.98
Richard Helms met_with
National Security Council documented
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“because I attended a National Security Council meeting at which he announced that he intended to have this study made…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 1: Unauthorized Storage of Toxic Agents · p.99
Richard Karamessines met_with
Richard Helms documented
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“There is no question in my mind about the fact that Dr Gottlieb Mr Helms and I were of one mind as to what we should do with the program and the materials, they should be gotten rid of and instructions were accordingly issued to Dr Gottlieb…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 1: Unauthorized Storage of Toxic Agents · p.100
Richard Helms succeeded
Allen Dulles reported
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“I do not remember whether they started when General Smith was the Director or when Allen Dulles was the Director... when I became Director…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 1: Unauthorized Storage of Toxic Agents · p.107
Richard Helms succeeded
Walter Bedell Smith reported
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“I do not remember whether they started when General Smith was the Director or when Allen Dulles was the Director... when I became Director…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 1: Unauthorized Storage of Toxic Agents · p.107
Richard Helms ordered_assassination_of
William Colby documented
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“You ordered orally their destruction through Mr Karamessines…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 1: Unauthorized Storage of Toxic Agents · p.107
Richard Helms succeeded
William Colby documented
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“You were Director of Central Intelligence at that time were you not... in November of 1972…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 1: Unauthorized Storage of Toxic Agents · p.108
Richard Helms lived_in
Iran documented
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“travel back and forth between here and Iran where you are our Ambassador…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 1: Unauthorized Storage of Toxic Agents · p.110
Richard Helms met_with
James H. Huddleston documented
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“Senator HUDDLESTONBut in that agreement arriving at that agreement did you ever consider whether or not shellfish toxin or any other material that you had might not be included in the order…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 1: Unauthorized Storage of Toxic Agents · p.112
Richard Helms ordered_assassination_of
John Karamessines alleged
document
“when an oral instruction was given by you as head of the Agency to Mr Karamessines who in turn would give the instruction in this case presumably to Dr Gottlieb…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 1: Unauthorized Storage of Toxic Agents · p.113
Richard Helms succeeded
Richard M. Bissell Jr. documented
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“Richard Helms replaced Bissell as DDP in February 1962…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.97
Richard Helms worked_for
Lyndon B. Johnson documented
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“I want to say that generally at least Presidents Kennedy Johnson and Nixon for whom I worked most closely usually left it to me as to how the order was to be carried out within the Agency…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 1: Unauthorized Storage of Toxic Agents · p.115
Richard Helms worked_for
Richard Nixon documented
document
“I want to say that generally at least Presidents Kennedy Johnson and Nixon for whom I worked most closely usually left it to me as to how the order was to be carried out within the Agency…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 1: Unauthorized Storage of Toxic Agents · p.115
Richard Helms met_with
Charles Mathias documented
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“Senator MATHIAS Well if there was this compartmentation did that inhibit understanding of a Presidential directive which came down through you through whoever was Director…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 1: Unauthorized Storage of Toxic Agents · p.116
Richard Helms met_with
Gordon Hart documented
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“Senator HARTof Colorado Gentlemen you both testified that you were generally aware that the CIA had some relationship with Fort Detrick's Special Operations Division to investigate toxic capabilities…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 1: Unauthorized Storage of Toxic Agents · p.117
William Colby ordered_assassination_of
Richard Helms documented
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“what you and Mr Karamessines have said namely that the two of you orally ordered the destruction of those toxins in pursuance of the President's order…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 1: Unauthorized Storage of Toxic Agents · p.126
Richard Nixon ordered_assassination_of
Richard Helms documented
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“a followup order was issued on February 14 1970 specifically directing the destruction of all forms of toxins…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 1: Unauthorized Storage of Toxic Agents · p.126
Tom Charles Huston met_with
Richard Helms documented
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“July 23 1970 memorandum to Richard Helms from Tom Charles Huston Subject Domestic Intelligence…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 2: The Huston Plan · p.4
Richard Helms met_with
John Mitchell documented
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“July 28 1970 memorandum for the Record from Richard Helms Subject Discussion with Attorney General Mitchell on Domestic Intelligence…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 2: The Huston Plan · p.4
Richard Helms met_with
George McManis documented
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“July 28 1970 memorandum to George McManis from Richard Helms…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 2: The Huston Plan · p.4
W. Raymond Wannall met_with
Richard Helms documented
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“No 30 March 25 1971 memorandum to Charles D Brennan from W Raymond Wannall Subject Director's Meeting March 31 1971 with the Attorney General Mr Richard Helms and Adm Noel Gayler…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 2: The Huston Plan · p.5
Richard Helms met_with
J. Edgar Hoover documented
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“No 36 February 26 1970letter to J Edgar Hooverfrom Richard Helms…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 2: The Huston Plan · p.5
J. Edgar Hoover met_with
Richard Helms documented
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“No 51 March 31 1970letter to Richard Helms from J Edgar Hoover…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 2: The Huston Plan · p.6
Richard Helms met_with
Donald Bennett documented
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“No 63 Presidential Talking Paper for meeting with J Edgar Hoover Richard Helms Lt Gen DonaldBennett and Adm NoelGayler__…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 2: The Huston Plan · p.6
Richard Helms met_with
Noel Gayler documented
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“No 63 Presidential Talking Paper for meeting with J Edgar Hoover Richard Helms Lt Gen DonaldBennett and Adm NoelGayler__…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 2: The Huston Plan · p.6
Richard Helms met_with
Henry Kissinger documented
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“No 65 February 18 1969 memorandum for Henry A Kissinger from Richard Helms Subject Student Unrest…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 2: The Huston Plan · p.6
Richard Nixon met_with
Richard Helms documented
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“On June 5 1970 President Nixon called in ... Richard Helms of the CIA…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 2: The Huston Plan · p.7
Richard Helms worked_for
CIA documented
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“Richard Helms of the CIA…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 2: The Huston Plan · p.7
Richard Helms member_of
Interagency Committee on Intelligence (Ad Hoc) documented
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“To Admiral Gayler General Bennett and Mr Helms…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 2: The Huston Plan · p.11
Richard Helms met_with
Noel Gayler documented
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“Then in April of 1971 following after that there was another meeting with Mr Hoover Mr Helms Admiral Gayler discussing a broadening of the operations…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 2: The Huston Plan · p.48
Richard Helms relationship_with
J. Edgar Hoover documented
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“Mr Schwarz And Director Helms knew that did he not Mr ANGLETON That is correct Mr Schwarz And J Edgar Hoover head of the FBI knew that did he not…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 2: The Huston Plan · p.59
Richard Helms headed
CIA documented
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“The DCI, meaning the Director of Central Intelligence then asked who in the Past OfficeDepartment knows the full extent of the operation…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 2: The Huston Plan · p.61
Richard Helms met_with
John Mitchell documented
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“Mr Helms stated that on Mondayhe had briefed Attorney General Mitchell on the operation…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 2: The Huston Plan · p.61
John Mitchell met_with
Richard Helms documented
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“Mr Helms stated that on Mondayhe had briefed Attorney General Mitchell on the operation…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 2: The Huston Plan · p.61
Richard Helms met_with
Charles Thomas Huston documented
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“Mr Helms but he attended only for a few moments Huston made the opening remarks as I recall…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 2: The Huston Plan · p.65
Richard Helms met_with
Vice Admiral John H. Gayler documented
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“on April 12 do you recall there was a meeting among Mr Helms Mr Hoover and Admiral Gayler…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 2: The Huston Plan · p.76
Richard Helms met_with
John V. Tunney documented
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“For instance when Mr Helms was before the committee last week we discussed the question of compartmentation…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 2: The Huston Plan · p.83
Richard Nixon appointed
Richard Helms documented
document
“all of whom the President had designated to serve on the Committee under the direction of the Director…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 2: The Huston Plan · p.213
Richard Helms member_of
Interagency Committee on Intelligence (Ad Hoc) documented
document
“As of this time the following membershave been designated CIA Mr Richard Helms…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 2: The Huston Plan · p.222
Robert C. Mardian met_with
Richard Helms documented
document
“As a result of my discussions with Director Hoover of the FBI and Director Helms of the CIA and in consultation with Justice Sharpe and John Dean it was decided to limit the first meeting of the Evaluation Committee...…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 2: The Huston Plan · p.264
Richard Helms appointed
James Jesus Angleton documented
document
“Director Helms designated James Angleton Chief of the Counter-Espionage Section of the CIA as his representative…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 2: The Huston Plan · p.264
Richard Helms met_with
John Edgar Hoover documented
document
“On March 29 1971 I attended a meeting with the Attorney General Mr Richard Helms Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Admiral Noel A. Gayler Director of the National Security Agency…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 2: The Huston Plan · p.274
Richard Helms met_with
John N. Mitchell documented
document
“Mr Helms stated that on Mondayhe had briefed Attorney General Mitchell on the operation…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 2: The Huston Plan · p.374
Richard Helms met_with
W. Marvin Blount documented
document
“The DCIthen indicated that yesterday 2 June 1971 he had seen Postmaster General Blount…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 2: The Huston Plan · p.374
Richard Helms met_with
DD documented
document
“Mr Helmsconvened in his office the DD the C/Cl the D/S and C/Cl/Project to report on recent action taken by him concerning the HTLINGUAL operation…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 2: The Huston Plan · p.374
Richard Helms met_with
C/CI documented
document
“Mr Helmsconvened in his office the DD the C/Cl the D/S and C/Cl/Project to report on recent action taken by him concerning the HTLINGUAL operation…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 2: The Huston Plan · p.374
Richard Helms met_with
D/S documented
document
“Mr Helmsconvened in his office the DD the C/Cl the D/S and C/Cl/Project to report on recent action taken by him concerning the HTLINGUAL operation…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 2: The Huston Plan · p.374
Richard Helms met_with
C/CI/Project documented
document
“Mr Helmsconvened in his office the DD the C/Cl the D/S and C/Cl/Project to report on recent action taken by him concerning the HTLINGUAL operation…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 2: The Huston Plan · p.374
CIA worked_for
Richard Helms documented
document
“I impressed upon them the Director's this would be Director Helms the Director's concern…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 3: Internal Revenue Service · p.32
Richard Helms worked_for
CIA documented
document
“Helms Richard Ambassador to Iran and former Director Central Intelligence Agency…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.3
Richard Helms met_with
J. Edgar Hoover documented
document
“March 20 1970 letter from Richard Helms to J Edgar Hoover…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.4
Richard Helms met_with
John Mitchell documented
document
“July 28 1970 memorandum for the record from Richard Helms re Discussion with Attorney General Mitchell on Domestic Intelligence…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.4
Gordon Stewart met_with
Richard Helms documented
document
“I provided Mr Helms with a 15 or 20-minute briefing on the whole Counterintelligence Staff survey…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.11
Howard J. Osborn worked_for
Richard Helms documented
document
“During my tenure as Director of Security I served successively under ... Mr Richard Helms…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.29
Osborn met_with
Richard Helms documented
document
“is that what you told Mr Helms when you briefed him about that particular project…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.33
Tom Karamessines met_with
Richard Helms documented
document
“I was told that Mr Karamessines had got Mr Helms approval…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.36
Mr. Osborn met_with
Richard Helms documented
document
“I showed it to Mr Helms…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.38
L. Fletcher Prouty met_with
Richard Helms documented
document
“You talked to Mr Helms he apparently hit the roof or was apparently upset…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.40
Richard Helms headed
CIA documented
document
“I think his reaction was one of concern…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.40
Richard Helms met_with
W. Marvin Blount documented
document
“The DCI then indicated that yesterday the 2nd of June 1971 he had seen Postmaster General Blount…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.42
Richard Helms worked_for
U.S. Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities documented
document
“And in the afternoon session we will call again on Mr Richard Helms…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.43
John A. Karamessines met_with
Richard Helms documented
document
“And we are going to take that up with Mr Helms this afternoon…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.48
Richard Helms met_with
John A. Day documented
document
“They came to visit me yes on February 15 1961 about 3 weeks after I took office…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.49
Richard Helms met_with
John A. Gronouski documented
document
“Mr BLOUNT Yes I did…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.49
John A. Blount met_with
Richard Helms documented
document
“I don't recall this being a very long meeting…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.51
John N. Day met_with
Richard Helms documented
document
“at the time Mr Dulles and Mr Helms came to see you…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.52
Richard Helms met_with
United States Department of Justice documented
document
“I have seen from testimony by Mr Helms and documents that he had seen the Attorney General prior to the meeting with me…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.51
Frank Carlucci met_with
Richard Helms documented
document
“going back to your meeting with Mr Helms…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.53
Richard Helms met_with
Frank Carlucci documented
document
“The DCI then indicated that yesterday 2 June 1971 he had seen Postmaster General Blount…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.54
Winton M. Blount met_with
Richard Helms documented
document
“I have testified that I raised the question of legality in the meeting I had with Mr Helms…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.61
Richard Helms met_with
William E. Mitchell documented
document
“Mr Helms told me that he had talked to the Attorney General about this…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.61
William E. Blount met_with
Richard Helms documented
document
“I also got some recommendations from Mr Helms…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.64
Lawrence O'Brien met_with
Richard Helms documented
document
“Mr Day you did not want to hear what Mr Helms told you…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.63
W. Marvin Blount met_with
Richard Helms documented
document
“I never recalled anything about that until Mr Helms came to see me in June of 1971…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.66
Richard Helms headed
CIA documented
document
“"The DCI" that was Mr Helms then…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.76
Mr. Cotter met_with
Richard Helms documented
document
“subsequent communications for the record indicated that indeed that meeting was held…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.79
Richard Helms met_with
W. Marvin Blount reported
document
“I saw your former boss Dick Helms yesterday or the other day…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.79
Roscoe Hillenkoetter met_with
Richard Helms documented
document
“I don't think I had spoken to Mr Helms maybe once prior to that time and I haven't spoken to him since except for the 1971 meeting…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.83
Richard Helms met_with
Dean Rusk documented
document
“we went to see him…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.89
Richard Helms met_with
William Colby documented
document
“Approximately when did you meet with Mr Blount Was it June of 1971 as the records show…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.89
Richard Helms met_with
Richard Nixon documented
document
“when I went to see then President-elect Nixon in New York…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.90
Richard Nixon appointed
Richard Helms documented
document
“was asked to stay on as Director of Central Intelligence…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.90
Richard Helms met_with
Roscoe Hillenkoetter reported
document
“Mr Cotter and I had had a conversation about this operation…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.91
Richard Helms met_with
Marvin Watson reported
document
“I asked if it wouldn't be a good idea that I go and see the Postmaster General Mr Blount and talk with him about this…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.91
Richard Helms met_with
John Schwarz documented
document
“Mr SCHWARZ He denies incidentally that that was his reason…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.91
Richard Helms relationship_with
Dwight D. Eisenhower reported
document
“No it would have been most unlikely that I would…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.92
Richard Helms relationship_with
John F. Kennedy reported
document
“I never recalled discussing it with President Kennedy…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.92
Richard Helms relationship_with
Lyndon B. Johnson alleged
document
“it was an item that I mentioned to President Johnson on one occasion when I was going over some sensitive thing the Agency was doing…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.92
Richard Helms relationship_with
Marvin Watson documented
document
“I knew Marvin Watson well…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.92
Richard Helms relationship_with
Larry O'Brien documented
document
“I knew Larry O'Brien well…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.92
Richard Helms met_with
Lyndon B. Johnson reported
document
“if I discussed it with President Johnson it would have been in the context of a particular private meeting…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.93
Richard Helms met_with
John Day documented
document
“Let us pass on to your meeting with Mr Day…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.94
Lyndon B. Johnson appointed
Richard Helms documented
document
“I was appointed sir by President Johnson…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.96
Richard Helms worked_for
Lyndon B. Johnson documented
document
“I served under him [President Johnson]…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.96
Richard Helms worked_for
Richard Nixon documented
document
“I served under him [President Johnson] and under President Nixon…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.96
Richard Helms met_with
Henry Montague documented
document
“that you were joined by the Chief Postal Inspector Mr Henry Montague…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.95
Richard Helms met_with
Richard Roosevelt documented
document
“When you the Director and Mr Roosevelt went down to see Mr Day…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.95
Richard Helms proposed
Huston Plan documented
document
“A special report which bears your signature and that of J Edgar Hoover General Bennett and Admiral Gayler the heads of the four most important intelligence and law enforcement agencies which is exhibit 11,1 was prepared for this purpose and…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.98
Richard Helms met_with
Arthur Summerfield documented
document
“One of the questions I have goes back to 1954 when I believe you and Mr Dulles briefed Postmaster General Summerfield…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.110
Richard Helms carried_out_attack
Mail Cover Operation documented
document
“this operation completely changed its course and went to actually opening mail and photographing the contents of mail…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.110
Richard Helms met_with
Gordon Hart documented
document
“Senator HART of Colorado As a tactic you deplore it Ambassador HELMS I do deplore it…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.113
Richard Helms met_with
John N. Mitchell documented
document
“That document reflects a meeting you had with Mr Mitchell about the Huston plan after the President's approval thereof came to the Agency…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.119
Richard Helms worked_for
J. Edgar Hoover documented
document
“you and Mr Hoover always referred to each other as Mr Helms and Mr Hoover but never got beyond the "mister" in all the time you worked together…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.119
John Mitchell met_with
Richard Helms documented
document
“The CHAIRMAN Mr Mitchell can you state the basis for declining to reveal to the committee what the principal subject of conversation was that day between you and Mr Helms…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.125
Richard Helms met_with
Edward Day documented
document
“on 15 February the Director Chief TSD and the undersigned called on Mr Edward Day the Postmaster General for the purpose of briefing him on subject project…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 4: Mail Opening · p.214
Richard Helms worked_for
CIA documented
document
“Director Helms commented that an election effort would not be effective unless an early enough start was made…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.16
Richard Nixon met_with
Richard Helms documented
document
“On September 15 President Nixon met with Richard Helms Henry Kissinger and John Mitchell at the White House…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.17
James B. Symington met_with
Richard Helms documented
document
“in 1973 Senator Symington asked Mr Helms if the CIA tried to overthrow the Government of Chile…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.49
Richard Helms covered_up
CIA documented
document
“Helms said no…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.49
Richard Helms headed
CIA documented
document
“Shortly thereafter John McCone telephoned CIA Director Richard Helms…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.163
Richard Helms met_with
Richard Nixon documented
document
“Richard Helms notes from his September 15 1970 meeting with President Nixon…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.184
Richard Helms worked_for
CIA documented
document
“This view was not accepted by the CIA Director Helms remarked at the meeting that Allende 's Marxist pronouncements should be taken at face value…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.194
John McCone met_with
Richard Helms documented
document
“subsequentlyholds a numberof conversationsregardingChilewith Richard Helms the currentCIADirector…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.209
Richard Helms ordered
destruction of working papers documented
document
“Unfortunately the working papers relating to that investigation were destroyed upon the completion of the Report pursuant to instructions from CIA Director Richard Helms…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.17
Richard Helms requested
preparation of the Inspector General's Report documented
document
“In fairness to Director Helms it should be added however that he was responsible for requesting the preparation of the Inspector General's Report and for preserving the Report…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.17
Lyndon B. Johnson asked
Richard Helms documented
document
“The President also asked Helms for information concerning possible United States involvement in the assassinations of Trujillo and Diem…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.17
Richard Helms headed
Directorate of Operations documented
document
“The Directorateof Plans is presentlycalledthe Directorateof Operationsand is headedbytheDeputyDirectorforOperations(DDO)…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.25
Brian Mulroney met_with
Richard Helms reported
document
“Mulroney distinctly recalled that after his second discussion with Bissell he met with Richard Helms who was then Deputy to the DDP and Chief of Operations in the clandestine services division in order to make his opposition to assassinatin…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.53
Richard Helms met_with
Robert F. Kennedy documented
document
“An entry in Attorney General Kennedy's calendar for May 7 1962 states "1:00.Richard Helms.…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.145
Richard Helms succeeded
Richard M. Bissell Jr. documented
document
“Helms said that he inherited the Rosselli program from Bissell…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.149
David Atlee Phillips met_with
Richard Helms documented
document
“The SGA request for Helms to estimate... is another example of the close control the SGA exercised over Operation MONGOOSE (Memo Lansdale to Helms 3/5/62)…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.159
Robert F. Kennedy met_with
Richard Helms documented
document
“Helms noted in a memorandum of a meeting on October 16 1962 that Robert Kennedy in expressing the 'general dissatisfaction of the President with MONGOOSE' pointed out that [MONGOOSE] had been underway for a year…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.160
Richard Helms succeeded
Fritz Bissell documented
document
“Helms had succeeded to this post following Bissell's retirement in February 1962…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.162
Richard Helms headed
CIA documented
document
“As DDP Helms was in charge of covert operations when the poison pills were given to Rosselli in Miami in April 1962…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.162
Richard Helms met_with
David Atlee Phillips documented
document
“The Attorney General was on the phone to me he was on the phone to Mr Harvey…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.164
Richard Helms worked_for
Kennedy Administration documented
document
“No member of the Kennedy Administration * * * ever told me that [assassination] was proscribed…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.164
Richard Helms met_with
John Stennis documented
document
“During one appearance before the Committee Helms was asked by the Chairman…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.165
Richard Helms met_with
John C. Stennis documented
document
“Senator HUDDLESTON * * * it did not occur to you to inquire of the Attorney General or of the Special Group or of anyone that when they kept pushing and asking for action * * * to clarify that question of whether you should actually be tryi…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.165
Richard Helms met_with
John L. McClellan documented
document
“Senator MORGAN In light of your previous statement that this is a Christian country and that this Committee has to face up to the prime moral issue of whether or not killing is * * * acceptable * * * don't you think it would have taken affi…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.166
Richard Helms worked_for
Special Group (Ad Hoc) documented
document
“Helms stated that the SGA's control system for MONGOOSE was not intended to apply to assassination activity…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.166
Richard Helms relationship_with
Robert F. Kennedy documented
document
“Helms testified that he had never told Attorney General Kennedy about any assassination activity…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.165
Richard Helms targeted_for_regime_change
Fidel Castro documented
document
“Helms immediately reiterated that his perception of authority for Castro's assassination derived from the pressure exerted by the Administration against Castro…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.166
Richard Helms met_with
Felix Rodriguez documented
document
“Helms said he had considered AM/LASH to be a political action agent... and that Fitzgerald's meeting with AM/LASH and Helms decision not to contact Robert Kennedy should be viewed in that light…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.189
Richard Helms covered_up
CIA documented
document
“Helms told the Committee that this memorandum to Rusk was 'inaccurate and not factual'…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.192
Lyndon B. Johnson appointed
Richard Helms documented
document
“Drew Pearson's newspaper article in the spring of 1967 alleging United States involvement in plots to assassinate Fidel Castro prompted President Johnson to direct Helms who was then DCI to conduct an investigation…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.193
Richard M. Bissell Jr. met_with
Richard Helms documented
document
“Bissell and Harvey briefed Richard Helms on Project ZR/RIFLE when he became DDP…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.201
Richard Helms headed
Project ZR/RIFLE documented
document
“Although Richard Helms was briefed and given administrative responsibility (as DDP) for Project ZR/RIFLE three months later…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.203
Richard Nixon met_with
Richard Helms documented
document
“On September 15 1970 President Nixon met with his Assistant for National Security Affairs Henry Kissinger CIA Director Richard Helms and Attorney General John Mitchell at the White House…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.241
Richard Helms headed
CIA documented
document
“CIA Director Richard Helms…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.241
Richard Helms met_with
Richard Nixon documented
document
“Helms notes from the September 15 meeting with the President included the notation 'make the economy scream.…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.245
Henry Kissinger met_with
Richard Helms documented
document
“Economic leverage was the primary topic of a September 18 White House meeting involving Kissinger, Helms and Karamessines…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.245
Richard Helms met_with
Henry Kissinger documented
document
“Helms and Karamessines met with Kissinger at the White House…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.261
George McManus worked_for
Richard Helms documented
document
“Helms assistant George McManus testified that "it never occurred to me that the vigorous words of the Attorney General could be taken as authorizing assassination"…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.280
Richard Helms met_with
Richard M. Bissell Jr. documented
document
“Harvey stated that he had been told by Richard Bissell that the effort against Castro had been authorized "from the highest level, and that Harvey had discussed the plots with Richard Helms his immediate superior"…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.279
Richard Helms met_with
William Harvey documented
document
“Harvey stated that he had been told by Richard Bissell that the effort against Castro had been authorized "from the highest level, and that Harvey had discussed the plots with Richard Helms his immediate superior"…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.279
Richard Helms met_with
John McCone documented
document
“Helms failure to inform McCone about the underworld operation (when it was reactivated under Harvey and poison pills were sent to Cuba) was a grave error in judgment and Helms excuses are unpersuasive…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.282
Richard Helms attempted_assassination_of
Fidel Castro documented
document
“One justification advanced by Richard Helms and William Harvey for not informing John McCone about the use of underworld figures to attempt to assassinate Fidel Castro was their assertion that the project had already been approved by McCone…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.292
Richard Helms involved_in
Ngô Đình Diệm documented
document
“Richard Helms who had been involved in an assassination plot before he became DCI said he had concluded assassination should be ruled out…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.295
Richard Helms proposed
CIA documented
document
“Helms in 1972 and Colby in 1973 issued internal CIA orders banning assassination…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.296
Richard Helms succeeded
Richard M. Bissell Jr. documented
document
“Richard Helms succeeds Richard Bissell as Deputy Director Plans CIA…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.307
Richard Helms proposed
CIA documented
document
“1972 Helmsissues directiveagainst assassination…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.309
Richard Helms worked_for
CIA documented
document
“During the Post-Bay of Pigs phase Bissell turned the project over to William Harvey and his immediate superior Richard Helms…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.322
Richard Helms succeeded
Richard M. Bissell Jr. documented
document
“Helms was at that time DDP (taking over from Bissell in February 1962)…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.325
William Harvey met_with
Richard Helms documented
document
“Harvey testified that he had 'briefed Helms some time in early 1961 regarding Bissell's directive to Harvey to begin working on an assassination capability.…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.326
Richard Helms met_with
John McCone documented
document
“McCone testified that he learned of the plots for the first time in August 1963 when Helms briefed him…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.326
Richard Helms worked_for
Kennedy Administration documented
document
“Helms testified that he had no doubts but that the assassination attempts were within the authorized U.S policy toward Castro…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.327
William Harvey worked_for
Richard Helms documented
document
“Harvey reporting directly to first Bissell and then Helms also exhibited in his testimony an ingrained reluctance to even discuss assassination in front of his superiors unless specifically asked about it…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.330
Richard Helms worked_for
Dwight D. Eisenhower documented
document
“Now when President Eisenhower took responsibility for the U.2 flights that was on his own * * * [h]e wasn't obliged to do that * * * he had his mechanism to blame it on if he wanted to…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.329
Richard Helms worked_for
John F. Kennedy reported
document
“I just think we all had the feeling that we were hired out to keep those things out of the Oval Office…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.330
Richard Helms worked_for
CIA documented
document
“Richard Helms has testified that during the time he was DDP the prevailing mood in the Administration regarding Castro was in essence 'anything goes.…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.348
Richard Helms worked_for
CIA documented
document
“In the words of former CIA Director Richard Helms…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.54
Henry Kissinger met_with
Richard Helms documented
document
“In June 1969 the President's Special Adviser for National Security Affairs Henry Kissinger called Director Helms to the White House to discuss an estimate on Soviet strategic forces…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.85
Trump administration targeted_for_regime_change
Richard Helms documented
document
“During the summer and fall of 1969 the White House and then the Secretary of Defense indirectly pressured the DCI to modify his judgments on the capability of the new Soviet SS.9 strategic missile system…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.85
United States Department of Defense targeted_for_regime_change
Richard Helms documented
document
“During the summer and fall of 1969 the White House and then the Secretary of Defense indirectly pressured the DCI to modify his judgments on the capability of the new Soviet SS.9 strategic missile system…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.85
Richard Helms headed
CIA documented
document
“Recognizing all these difficulties the Select Committee has investigated two particularly difficult cases for Director Helms in an effort to illustrate the problems the DCI confronts in carrying out his responsibility to produce objective a…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.85
Select Committee spied_on
Richard Helms documented
document
“Recognizing all these difficulties the Select Committee has investigated two particularly difficult cases for Director Helms in an effort to illustrate the problems the DCI confronts in carrying out his responsibility to produce objective a…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.85
Richard Helms worked_for
United States Intelligence Board documented
document
“Memorandum from Director Helms to USIB Members 9/4/69…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.86
Trump administration proposed
Richard Helms documented
document
“According to testimony by three Board members at the time they saw nothing improper in a White House request to redraft the estimate to include more evidence…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.86
Richard Helms met_with
Henry Kissinger documented
document
“The Memorandum to Holders of NIE 11.8.68 approved by USIB on 12 June was discussed at a meeting with Dr Kissinger and others on Saturday…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.86
William Baroody met_with
Richard Helms documented
document
“We (did) discuss the differences at the time between as these documents refresh my memory between the DTA concern of that particular paragraph and the CIA estimate…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.86
Richard Helms worked_for
National Security Council documented
document
“Because Director Helms decided in April not to send such an estimate to the NSC…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.87
George Carver worked_for
Richard Helms documented
document
“George Carver Director Helms Special Assistant for Vietnamese Affairs in 1970…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.88
Richard Helms covered_up
Stocktaking in Indochina: Longer Term Prospects documented
document
“Then the day before the incursion began Helms decided not to send the memorandum to the White House…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.88
Richard Helms met_with
Abbot Smith documented
document
“On an early draft Helms commented to Abbot Smith Chairman of the Board of National Estimates 'O.K Let's develop the paper as you suggest'…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.88
Richard Helms worked_for
United States documented
document
“Telegram from Richard Helms to the Select Committee 3/23/76…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.90
Richard Helms met_with
Board of National Estimates documented
document
“In the cases of the SS.9 and Cambodia Helms took the decisions without consulting with the Board collectively…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.91
Richard Helms worked_for
CIA documented
document
“Following objections from the CIA's Directorate of Operations Director Helms decided instead to establish an ad hoc task force to study the whole range of HUMINT problems…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.93
Richard Nixon appointed
Richard Helms documented
document
“In a 1971 directive President Nixon asked Director Helms to plan and review all intelligence activities including tactical intelligence and the allocation of all resources to rationalize intelligence priorities within budgetary constraints.…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.95
Richard Helms founded
Intelligence Community Staff documented
document
“Early in 1972 Helms established the Intelligence Community (IC) Staff as a replacement for the NIPE staff to assist in community matters…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.131
Richard Helms worked_for
CIA documented
document
“Richard Helms expressed this skepticism when he remarked in testimony before this committee The clandestine operator is trained to believe that you really can't count on the honesty of your agent to do exactly what you want or to report acc…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.190
Richard Helms member_of
Katzenbach Committee documented
document
“Johnson organized a committee composed of Undersecretary of State Nicholas Katzenbach Secretary of HEW John Gardner and CIA Director Richard Helms to review government activities that may 'endanger the integrity and independence of the educ…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.194
Lyndon B. Johnson appointed
Richard Helms documented
document
“Johnson organized a committee composed of... CIA Director Richard Helms...…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.194
Mentions (120)
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When Bakhtar was arrested in the heroin scheme, a pen register trap on his phone revealed calls to and from Richard Helms in Iran. Who's part of the CIA? Bakhtar's lawyer happened to be Ramsey Clark. He never called Helms as a witness to de…
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On his visit to Washington, Syed Ramadan began using Dawad as his personal assistant and secretary. Dawad kept up communications with him as Ramadan traveled the world. Dawad began to see Ramadan as his mentor. One day in early 1979, a call…
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arms in return for the release of the hostages. According to Dawood Salahuddin, Fardas became the go-between for the arms negotiations. On the American side, Helms was selected by Carter to be the liaison. Two months after the contact with …
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did not tell Helms that he had been the reason for his trip beyond an attempt to make good, to improve relationships with Washington. He was on a mission to prove his loyalty to the new Iranian revolution, according to a revolution Iranian …
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to allow him entry had started a massive investigation into possible U.S. agents among high-level members of the revolution because they were there. Fardas and others came under suspicion of being on the CIA payroll. The edge that Richard H…
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on the Nixon-Helms October 8th, 1971 conversation where – and I posted the purple pill. I can post it up to the nest too. But Nixon calls CIA Director Helms into his office and basically says, look, the Pentagon Papers just got released by …
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So, Helms, you know, who, like, we know that we had the whole Warren Commission and everything. Okay, who really shot John? I think his question was, I think the exact quote was, you know, who shot John? Is Johnson to blame? Is Nixon to bla…
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about misinformation that was coming even out of his own CIA. So he was viewed as a big threat. In 1977, he wrote a letter to his wife, Ames did, expressing his frustration with U.S. policy, stating, and this is a quote, I know I can get th…
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I don't know if there's any relation here, but I'll just read it. Investigative journalist Edward J. Epstein agrees with the high regard in which Angleton was held by his colleagues in the intelligence business and adds that Angleton earned…
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He says Richard Helms, the CIA director with a reputation for keeping the darkest secrets, insisted in his memoir and on Capitol Hill that AMLASH operation was playing at tilting the domestic politics in Cuba by fomenting political oppositi…
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telling a bold-faced lie. Because this guy, as crazy as he is, is actually saying, yes, we tried to kill him. And we tried multiple times to try to kill him. So the reporter says, was Amlash an assassination operation? Jenkins immediately s…
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Graphic Interpretation Center supported Jenkins on the plan to assassinate Castro at the DuPont Beach estate east of Havana. Castro was known to go there, and they had pre-positioned a high-powered rifle that was going to be used in the att…
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first-person account of supplying murder weapons, corroboration of CIA files, and basically just saying Helms lied to Congress, that they absolutely amlashed, was an assassination conspiracy of many different facets to kill Castro, despite …
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for him to be the link between ITT and the government. McCone was able to see Kissinger, the president's national security advisor, immediately to convey Guinan's million-dollar offer. Although Kissinger did not accept it, he was impressed …
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That's the accusation. Kissinger, and let me just say this. They all know this is horseshit. This is the crap that they fed to the American public. But every single one of them understands what this anti-communist, the World League, the Wor…
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on ways of stopping Alente. Later in the morning, Kissinger met with another powerful figure, eager to protect large interests in Chile, David Rockefeller of Chase Manhattan Bank. Ooh, bringing in the big leagues now. At three o'clock in th…
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If there was a transcript, you would see that this entire thing is garbage. However, one of the officials in the meeting later told the New York Times that Nixon gave the impression of being extremely anxious for quick results. Another desc…
▶ 15:05
become a classic documentation in the history of diplomacy and covert action. And I'm going to, it has bullets. I'm going to read to you the bullets. One in 10 chance, perhaps, but save Chile. Worth spending. Not concerned, risk involved. N…
▶ 39:46
The president came down very hard that he wanted something done, and he didn't much care how, and he didn't care how much it cost. It was a pretty all-exclusive order, all-inclusive order, sorry. If I ever carried a marshal's baton in my kn…
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Helms and his operatives were working to design a covert operation. Kissinger told a group of newspapers if Alente was allowed to take power, he would establish some sort of communist government, and that would be a massive problem for the …
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both before and after the coup, unquote. A centerpiece of the operation was the CIA FUBELT, F-U-B-E-L-T. That's kind of like their code name, like MJ Wave and all of those types of things. Apparently, a reference to the tightening of a belt…
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In Washington, Nixon was overhauling his Chilean team. He had already replaced Ambassador Corey with another career diplomat, Nathaniel Davis, who had been serving in Guatemala. After Alente's United Nations speech, he decided to replace Ri…
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That's sweet. Put the CIA director over in Iran because it's already so screwed up. Thanks to the CIA. At his confirmation hearing, he said, he replied, no, sir, when asked if the CIA had tried to block the election of Alente in 1970. The t…
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peaceful resistance in this entire operation, because we are going to get so good at this that we are going to be able to have conversations with our congressional members. We're going to be able to forewarn them. And then at some point the…
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He doesn't mention anything about a syndicate, at least not directly. So I guess my question for you is maybe the character of this is OK, yet Chile was clearly a CIA op. He's clearly talking about it with Richard Helms. It clearly has that…
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According to these CIA agents, they distrusted Kissinger because of that. So it says, unlike many of his colleagues, CIA Director Richard Helms had never been comfortable with the kind of covert operations Kissinger liked to run out of the …
▶ 25:11
He was assigned to dispatch a small spy ship to the waters off of Iran to spy on the Soviet Navy. At that time, von Marbach was head of the Defense Department Purchasing Office in Iran, with a rank equal to that of Ambassador Richard Helms.…
▶ 29:28
It soon became clear that Wilson's perceptions of the situation in Iran directly contradicted those of Ambassador Helms. In other words, they're lying. Although Nixon had fired Helms from the CIA, he had appointed him ambassador of Iran bec…
▶ 29:58
who, to be politically correct, during the Cold War were loosely labeled communists. No kidding. See, they use that label to all of these people that they want to handle a certain way. Because Helms had run the CIA, it was assumed that his …
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inexplicable than his relationship with the Pandemanian strongman Manuel Noriega. The records show that Bush Sr. put Noriega on the CIA's payroll. Even after Bush had left the CIA, he kept in touch with Noriega through Admiral Daniel Murphy…
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Crowley, in his role as the CIA liaison to the corporate world, was privy to the plan in which worldwide covert operations for the agency were funded through a host of Saudi banking and charity enterprises, of course, one of which is BCCI. …
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Because Atom, through his relationships with Shackley and Bush, had intimate knowledge on just how desperate the U.S. intelligence was for services, a convenient Washington, D.C.-based bank acquiring one became one of his main goals. Meanwh…
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been investigating Helms' line to the Senate about the CIA's involvement in the coup in Chile. It was threatening the future of both Shackley and Helms and would have also exposed the Safari Club. Adam did not rely simply on money to carry …
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one of British intelligence's most important and classified units. Further, he never returned to England after World War II. One of the worries some of the counterintelligence people had was that Jennifer might be spying on Bush for the Bri…
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Turner put out a notice that if he found out who it was, he would fire them. Brill said, I know that Tom did it. The immediate reason for Klein's bitterness came after he was removed from his old DO post. And he was actually the liaison at …
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Shackley felt that this would get Klein's out of harm's way, but Turner ordered it canceled. Despite the circumstances of Shackley and Klein's departure from the CIA, Shackley still talked about wanting to be the DCI. Brill said both men ta…
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H-A-K-I-M, whom she did not like. That is how she learned that Hakeem, Shackley, and Clines were doing business together long before the Iran-Contra affair. Brill described Clines' relationship with Secord and Quintero as being like blood b…
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Klein and Shackley were still just hanging on, but a lot of people within the CIA wanted to help because they knew that the Sandinistas were the bad guys. In fact, Wilson's notable description of the motive for helping Somoza was only a fra…
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be the liaison for the contract. Wilson says that he and Klein's were trying to set up for Nicaragua was a for-profit version of the Vietnam Phoenix program assassination program. Wilson offered Somoza a small initial contract for $700,000.…
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So he wanted to get like a level one retirement. So he made himself a defense attache. And Ambassador Richard Helms, who of course is CIA, was really upset because Von Marbog was on the same level as the ambassador. I mean, Helms was furiou…
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The lack of warning could be blamed in part on the unwillingness of the Shaw's closest friend, Richard Helms, who in and of himself is DIA, to face reality. In addition, Helms and his associates had made money off the Shaw in the weapons de…
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What does the Secretary of Defense have to do with overthrowing a government? Other influential old-line Democrats like Clark Clifford, a BCCI CIA money laundering fame, had loyalties that came nowhere near Jimmy Carter. When Carter refused…
▶ 32:42
Clifford, though he was not Helms' lawyer, actively lobbied the Justice Department to drop their investigation because he's afraid that it's going to show up his role in BCCI and the money laundering. Richard Bennett Williams, excuse me, Ed…
▶ 8:43
Richard Helms was so feared in Watergate was because he believed that the involvement of the CIA in Nixon's activities could cause a major congressional investigation into the CIA that would lead to the examination of everything that had go…
▶ 11:02
be bore out with the exposure of several moles. But Colby and other CIA officials began to attack Angleton, which resulted in his dismissal by Colby in December of 1974. This, combined with Watergate, is what prompted the Safari Club to sta…
▶ 11:29
James Angleton said before his death that Colby destroyed counterintelligence, but because Colby was seen by Shackley and Helms as having betrayed the CIA to Congress, they simply began working with outsiders like Adam and Saudi Arabia. The…
▶ 13:58
The scrutiny began when the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Multinational Corporations, chaired by Frank Church, questioned Richard Helms about ITT's complicity in the CIA Chilean assassination. And remember, ITT paid Nixon in orde…
▶ 14:28
and resulted in his assassination. Helms, as DCI, lied about the CIA's role. Helms' testimony laid the foundation for an all-out assault on the spy agency he claimed to admire, because he not only lied saying that they had nothing to do wit…
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asking him to investigate high U.S. officials for crimes concerning Chile. Levi, a highly moral man, at once sent the Corey letter to the criminal division of the Justice Department. The result, the CIA was turned upside down. Corey's lette…
▶ 18:42
President Ford realized that Colby intended to comply with all requests for information, with the exception of the names of American agents. The establishment, both Republicans and Democrats, now was facing lots of revelations. From Iran, H…
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B-R-A-D-E-N. Braden remembered Helms saying, quote, if I am going to be charged, then I will reveal Henry Kissinger's role in these operations, unquote, which, of course, he was guilty as hell in the whole Allende assassination. There were …
▶ 22:02
But Donald Rumsfeld and others convinced Ford that the CIA under siege by Ford's attorney general, the last thing they needed was a reformer to head the CIA. Henry Kissinger, who needed someone at the CIA to stave off Richard Helms' very re…
▶ 39:05
The Lettier murder could not have happened at a worse time for Shackley, Clines, and the operations directorate at the CIA. Attorney General Levi's bloodhounds set on the trail of Ambassador Corey were already pressing the CIA to produce do…
▶ 40:34
Clifford was one of the two lawyers that helped BCCI buy three banks inside the United States illegally. Washington insider Clark Clifford visited Deputy Attorney General Harold Tyler. He warned him that the indictment of Richard Helms woul…
▶ 54:14
who ran basically the Vietnam desk, had sent a memorandum to Richard Helms, who was the CIA director at the time, after Comer's second visit, and he accused Comer of fundamental misconceptions about the nature of the war in Vietnam. He felt…
▶ 7:01
Everett Baumgardner was Colby's deputy in the theater and used to oversee pacification efforts in the central provinces of Vietnam. And if you guys recall the map we originally used, there was the north and central and south areas. Obviousl…
▶ 23:13
Well, never mind about that part. So he says, it all started, I explained, when Colby agreed to help me write the book that is dedicated to the Phoenix program. That and him having met with Richard Helms. Richard Helms hated Colby for givin…
▶ 23:43
had to admit that Roman Catholic Colby was CIA royalty, bathed in the blood of the Lamb. As an OSS officer, Colby had parachuted into occupied France and fought Germany behind the scenes in France. He had also helped out in Italy. And Colby…
▶ 1:01
You want to go ahead and give, oh, I guess I have to do that. I'll give her the co-host. And there's a couple of things that I want to talk about, one of which, Bridget, if you'll remind me, is the True the Vote post. I definitely want to t…
▶ 1:04:17
And he was governor of California at that time. Yep. Yep. I'll go ahead. Yeah, I think also a key kind of good old boy figure in Governor Reagan's, you know, camp was Eval Younger, you know, who was like one of the Burma boys with Richard H…
▶ 58:22
LBJ's search for Vietnam options. You have John McCone, who at that time is now the CIA director, presenting a 12-point program for political action developed under Richard Helms, who is his chief of plan. Breaking with the image of the CIA…
▶ 59:37
liked his options, qualified, and analyzed. A veteran of this time of half a dozen inspection visits and command conferences at Honolulu, McNamara also periodically was briefed by the CIA. At about this time, Richard Helms was promoted to d…
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formed a committee on narcotics called the Heroin Committee to coordinate drug policies. The Heroin Committee was composed of cabinet members represented by their deputies. James Ludlam represented CIA Director Richard Helms, a member of th…
▶ 19:16
Given the addiction among U.S. troops in Vietnam was soaring, the massive amounts of Southeast Asian heroin being smuggled into the U.S. for use by middle class was on the verge of a revolution. Nixon's response was to make drug law enforce…
▶ 23:11
Ingersoll's inspection staff had gathered enough evidence to warrant the investigation of dozens of corrupt FBN agents who had risen to management positions in the BNDD. But Ingersoll could not investigate his top managers while simultaneou…
▶ 25:41
The Nixon White House blamed the BNDD's failure to stop international drug trafficking on its underdeveloped intelligence capability, a situation that opened the door for even more CIA infiltration. That's so convenient. In late 1970, CIA D…
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Because of the assassination attempt on Bob Marley, because the other major ingredient that the novel lifts straight out of CIA history and U.S. history is, yeah, Colby's son is there doing a documentary at the actual time of the Bob Marley…
▶ 1:05:59
You can't make this shit up. This is, you know, the most disputed and pivotal CIA figure in history, and his son is literally making a documentary at the Sunsplash. And, you know, it's a convergence of media, music history, and literal CIA …
▶ 48:08
that he should be revealed as one of the Washington's most ardent hawks in 64 and 65 provides plenty of motivation for why we were there doing what we were doing. Richard Helms, who was the director in 70, was a career intel officer who did…
▶ 47:46
You must believe that we are honorable men, CIA Director Richard Helms said. When the Office of Public Safety was abolished, its funds cut off in the car barn, which is where the International Police Academy doors were locked. Some advisors…
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Basically, this total BS propaganda straight out of CIA's, particularly Richard Helms' right-hand man known as, oh, Jesus. Oh, I can't remember the name, but it's almost uniformly that the catechism is quoting this top aide to Richard Helms…
▶ 9:34
for U-2s while they were overflying China and Russia. Sometime during his tour, he, along with Roscoe White, was recruited by the intelligence community. And sometime later, just before defecting to Russia, became an asset. According to Vic…
▶ 1:18:52
The most important liar on one of the most important liars on the JFK stuff, you know, spouting pure CIA propaganda from Sam Halpern, Richard Helms, right hand man. And again, so it's again, it's so accident that right now, you know, the le…
▶ 43:01
in Iran. Mr. Ball spoke with the American ambassador to Iran, who just so happened to be at that time, the former CIA director, Richard Helms, and several banking interests, about a 35% interest in the Iranian bank. The final stop was at an…
▶ 27:35
Kamal Adem saw. A colleague of Shackley's from Laos by the name of Ambassador Thomas Sullivan had replaced Richard Helms in Tehran in 1977. He, again, let me just say this, you've got CIA people serving as ambassadors. He was one of the few…
▶ 28:36
with Reagan. So that should not be a surprise to anyone. They can say that they told him and that he ignored it. And who knows, maybe he did because maybe they knew that they were the CIA. Who knows? Helms, along with Henry Kissinger and ot…
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by Major General Schwarzkopf, Arnold's dad. The people that ran it were hand-selected by the CIA. So this is the CIA being involved in a crisis in Tehran. For Helms and Shackley, a chance to influence the Ayatollah Khomeini had come many ye…
▶ 31:03
in 1964 when the CIA arranged a safe haven for him in Iraq after he had briefly been imprisoned by the Sabah and exiled to Turkey. Now, this is very interesting again. For Helms and Shackley, the CIA agents, one of which posing as the ambas…
▶ 43:17
that was located in Iraq was proof that the Iraqis were planning to match Israel's nuclear weapon capability, something had to be done. The Israelis had the information because back in 1977, when Shackley was still inside the CIA, he had pl…
▶ 49:43
would haunt Bush years later when he was up for re-election as president and he crossed the Israelis on a $10 billion loan guarantee. Casey was not kept informed on all of these secret operations that Bush was running. The highest value of …
▶ 50:11
Hogle had to go, and he had to go soon if Shackley was not going to be shown up as basically worthless. If Hogle had ever felt welcome at the CIA, he had no idea how unfriendly it was about to get. Bill Casey wanted to shake up the Director…
▶ 54:12
He went on to get involved in other deals with the Israelis, and then Shackley was free to be the sole conduit of Israeli information back into the United States intelligence community once again. So I just think, and obviously you guys can…
▶ 34:57
Shackley counted on Varsala to nail Wilson. Now, Varsala would get a little help from his old colleague. One of the most bizarre events of the entire Wilson case is a meeting at the White House on the evening of July 8, 1981, three months b…
▶ 36:27
is a, quote, imaginative piece of fiction. The purpose would appear to be to bail himself out of legal problems. The agency files were all no record except in the DO area, unquote. Several lines of the memo have now been deleted, but what i…
▶ 36:56
and a Shackley subordinate who asked not to be identified, Kaiser had been used by Shackley as a contract agent in Europe. The fact that Kaiser had conned the National Security Advisor, Richard Allen, and the Deputy Director of the CIA, Bob…
▶ 37:56
He had first come in contact with Shackley and Klein in the 1950s, helping the U.S. government in their post-war Nazi recruitment. In fact, Kaiser was in New York born, but had been raised in Germany and in Brazil. As a young man, he had re…
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According to Berlin-based veteran John Sherwood, Shackley and Kaiser met at the Berlin operating base, that was the Bob, where Kaiser played a role in running the rat line, secretly exporting Nazis both to the U.S. and South America. Over t…
▶ 39:51
Half a billion dollars. Under Florida law, none of that money was required to be put in escrow during construction. For Kaiser, who had already been on the Interpol's wanted list, that was a real opportunity. Just when Shackley contacted Ka…
▶ 40:46
Kaiser had used the Pulitzer-winning Hearst to get him into contact with top-level American power. According to Wilson's lawyers in Hearst, Kaiser said he wanted to know one thing before he agreed to lure Wilson back. He asked if Wilson was…
▶ 43:07
Richard Peterson, the Treasury agent assigned to Wilson's case, said that Barthola, whom he greatly admired, tended to fall in love with the intelligence types. At about the same time, Bill Casey was given a report confirming that the men a…
▶ 43:39
For Casey, none of it mattered. Klein, Shackley, Secord, and von Marburg were all playing a major role in the Iranian initiative that had begun with the October surprise in the 1980 campaign. And you couldn't piss any of them off because th…
▶ 47:09
that they were now setting him up. The scheme that Kaiser used to convince Wilson that the U.S. wanted to make a deal with him was similar to the Shackley-Kleinz Accord and von Marbog had done with Wilson and Itzko. Wilson was to be allowed…
▶ 48:06
the CIA and somebody else. Without Klein, and I don't know whether it's true or not, I just think it's hilarious because in some cases, on this particular one, in some cases, it's absolutely not true. And I've found other coordinating where…
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Laos, right? So, and then if you remember that a CIA had set up all of these agricultural programs like fish ponds and pig breeding centers, you know, almost like they're doing a planned smart city or something like that. And then we had Ri…
▶ 39:57
at least for the CIA. An era passed unheralded when a deeply depressed Frank Wisner put a shotgun to his head and killed himself in 1965. Lots of questions about that. It was Richard Helms, the professional espionage specialist, that then b…
▶ 40:24
while playing tennis on his home court. The director of plans was awarded a post-humus national security medal, but his replacement was Thomas Karaminenz, a Helms protege from the espionage crowd. The secret warriors could no longer count o…
▶ 43:43
In October 1969 hearing, Senator Symington succeeded in drawing William Sullivan into admitting that there were no formal obligations by the U.S. to the Mao, the Meng, sorry. In his own testimony, the CIA chief Helms refused to be drawn out…
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basically saying such other functions on that directive in 1947 that we talk about all the time, the 5412-2. In October 30, 1969, the memorandum to Helms and the general counsel, Lawrence Houston, argued that the CIA had no combatants as su…
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Clearly, Symington had some reason to be exasperated with the agency's disingenuousness because, of course, he had been one of their biggest supporters. He was over there. He knew exactly what they were doing. Here's another quote from Symi…
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on Symington's change of heart as dishonesty. And in a 1981 interview, Helms said that when Senator Symington got up and started talking about a secret war, he knew far better than that. One element that may have helped sour key people in W…
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because the drug people that they were passing the information on to protected them. Helms told Senator John Dennis, chairman of the Armed Services Committee of the CIA reporting, basically making it sound like the CIA was actually reportin…
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The chief of the CIA said to the Senate committee, well, Mr. Chairman, how could we possibly not help the U.S. government when we've got such a hideous drug problem in this country? Again, that just lies. They created the drug problem. Helm…
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CIA Chief Helms had admitted to testimony that the CIA used USAID as cover in Laos. Fulbright added that recruiting and training of soldiers and native agents was handled by the embassy, while the mysterious Special Requirements Office hand…
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which is when they were doing the Brazil overthrow. Dick Bissell was an enthusiastic champion of the counterinsurgency as well. He led the 1961 summer study that included Walt Rostow, but his sins were too many and he passed on. His replace…
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Um, let's see. He also had presided over the peak of the secret war, the years that the Kennedy administration, um, and then on into the Nixon. Helms was one of the few senior officers untouched by the Bay of Pigs through chief of operation…
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attended few of the VEA PIGS sessions, so it basically didn't, like, blow back on him. Starting out as a Naval Reserve Lieutenant, Holmes successfully served in the OSF and then in the CIA. His specialty was Central European espionage, whic…
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There was an internal audit later found in 1961 to 62, the special group considered only about 16% of the covert operations actually initiated by the United States, which means the rest of them were part of NATO. Helms had another difficult…
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DCI at the time, was a California businessman. He made no pretense at micromanagement of the CIA. Such experts as Houston and Richard Helms knew their jobs. The general counsel and the plans department and other component chiefs were given …
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Though he had endeavored to emphasize espionage, Helms recognized the increased interest in counterinsurgency and encouraged plans efforts in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia, where all the coups happened. By the mid-1960s, Helms h…
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Often the retired intelligence officers tend to get into international finance. Gosh, I wonder why that is, because there's a lot of money to launder. Such as Richard Helms, who set up his own company as a joint venture in Iran. After the d…
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who was director of the Joint Staff, presented a detailed status to Kissinger at the White House recommending that Operation Ivory Coast be carried out at the end of the month. The Joint Chiefs, the SECDEF, and the CIA Director, Richard Hel…
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was the presenter on November 18th when Ivory Coast's plan was again briefed at the White House, this time directly to Nixon, SACDEP, Kissinger, CIA Director Helms, and Secretary of State William Rogers. The president was told that he had a…
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was working with Comer in Vietnam. Langley soon learned just how much of an influence Comer had in the White House. In late 1967, Richard Helms, the CIA director, felt that the time had came for a change in the plans area of the Far East Di…
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in the Soviet-Russian division. William Colby naturally accepted and was already getting his first briefings when Comer asked instead for Colby's assignment to Saigon as deputy chief of his cords program. At one of the president's regular T…
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S-N-E-P-P, could find no better title for the book, giving his account of the debacle other than decent interval. After the March 7th, 1969, Richard Nixon helicoptered out of Langley with Richard Helms to address senior officials of the CIA…
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Richard Nixon helicoptered out of Langley with Richard Helms to address senior people at the CIA in a large auditorium. As in common previous ceremonial pep talks, the president painted the role of the CIA in glowing terms. Quote, I look up…
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As in too many other instances, Kissinger blamed the bureaucracy for allegedly opposing intervention, while Ambassador Corey was consistently warning of Allende's candidacy and the CIA for being too complacent, though Dick Helms, Richard He…
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So supposedly Nixon's justification for orchestrating a coup that ended up killing tens of thousands of people was because a Chilean newspaper man who basically was funded with U.S. dollars had a problem with the Linde. That's the story the…
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Kissinger were called in to discuss the possibilities of how to play hardball with Chile. The CIA could have $10 million if needed in order to ensure that the Senate in Chile did not confirm Allende as the president. And Nixon also ordered …
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in order to starve the people, hopefully they'll get out on the street and overthrow their own president if they're hungry enough. Helms would later say President Nixon came down very hard in favor of attacking Allende. Okay, on September 1…