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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R000700110017-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 10, 2003
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: August 13, 1965
• Content Type: MF

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13 August 1965
EMORANDUM FOR: Director of Personnel
SUBJECT
STAT
1. Dean Acheson telephoned Mr. H lms about three weeks ago to
recommend our serious consideration oil ho. STAT
because of differences of opinion on policy matters, will retire from
the Department of State about the end of September. At Mr. Helms'
request I interviewedi on 1Z August 1965. Attached are some
self-explanatory papers about him. (I believe you already have a file
resulting from an interview with ) STAT
2. 1 found I to be quite personable and keen. He apparently
has other job possibilities but is sincerely interested in CIA. He was
quite candid in saying that he had had his differences of opinion with
various policy-makers in the Department of State, currently Assistant
Secretary Williams, and that it was for this reason that he was retiring.
He associates himself with the Acheesonien policy rather than some of
the policies advocated by the Department today. This applies particularly
to Africa and the Near and Middle East. He supports very strongly most
if not all of the other policies of the Department today. He would be
interested in an assignment either on the operational or substantive side
and could live either here or abroad.
3. 1 believe that years of STAT
ago. He Ls*] He STAT
regards as the most interests ex 'his nialry a in where, in part STAT
because of his relationship to he established a. very large STAT
number of [:::A=contacts which he said he has maintained. His interest
in is almost certainly greater than in any other area, and it is
in this area that he thinks he could make a contribution. We told me that
he knew quite well as a result of his
service
4. 1 told I that his background and experience were certainly
interesting to us. At the same time, I outlined our general difficulties
in employing people of his age. This he fully appreciated. I assured
him that the papers which he submitted would be considered by senior
personnel in the Agency who might possibly utilize his services and that
I would be In touch with hi-n again sometime between now and I September.
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S. While there is no pressure to find a positicn for
Mr. Helms is interested is the outcome of this ease. Please insure
that you coord"nate with Cord Meyer and Tracy Barnes, among others.
and submit a report by 30 August.
.!'. k
L. K. White
Executive Director-Comptroller
LKW:rcr:12 Aug 65
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Atts: SF 57
Bio papers
STAT
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