'CHANGE OF GUARD' AT LANGLEY DISCUSSED

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000100160003-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 14, 2003
• Sequence Number: 3
• Content Type: TRANS

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the appointment of Richard HELMS to the position of director' of CIA
An article by K. BORISOV, APN commentator, in Sovetskaya Latviya
(Riga), 17 J 66, entitled "Change of Guard in Langley" discussed
to replace Adm William F. RABORN.
The article stated: "Richard Helms was born in St. David,
Pennsylvania. He was educated in Switzerland and Germany, and
subsequently graduated from Williams College in Massachusetts.
During the following years,.before the US entered the war
and the newspaper Indianapolis Times. During World War II, Helms
,was engaged-in Journalism and worked for the United Press Agency
At that time the 033 was the name of the US intelligence center,.,"',,'.
fluent in languages and had lived abroad .(especially in'Germany)'G'
was sent to work in the Office of Strategic Services, since he was
Helms was transferred to the newly created CIA,t-where he'made
,After the war and the reorganization of US intelligence ox'gans,
his career.
CIA activities connected with secret operations, i.e.,.conspiraciea,
Deputy Director for Plans. This innocuous name conceals all
"In the early 1960s he was the assistant ofRichard BISSELL,,
political coups,:kidnapings, terroristic acts, etc.
When the adventurous operation against free Cuba. ended. in 4, .
complete fiasco Sn' the Bay . of Pigs, Bisee, l who was, responsible,",