TRANSMITTAL OF HELMS DCI STUDY DRAFTS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP01-00569R000100060003-3
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 16, 2009
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: December 22, 1983
• Content Type: MEMO

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22 December 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
THROUGH: Executive Secretary
FROM: J. Kenneth McDonald
Chief, History Staff
SUBJECT: Transmittal of Helms DCI Study Drafts
1. I shall attach the following draft chapters and sections from our
study in progress of Richard Helms's tenure as Director of Central
Intelligence:
Richard Helms and Intelligence Production (102 pp)
by R. Jack Smith
Richard Helms and Chile (31 pp)
by
Richard Helms, Vietnam and Clandestine Operations (53 pp)
by R. Jack Smith
Richard Helms and the Intelligence Community, 1966-71 (83 pp)
by John A. Bross
Notes on Richard Helms's Dismissal (20 pp)
by John A. Bross
2. I should emphasize that these are working drafts, which will be
revised and edited before the whole study is completed and presented for
review. Since these drafts are not in final form, I would be grateful if
you would return them to us. Mr. Helms has read them, and we would be glad
to have your comments as well.
AV
J. Kenneth McDonald
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