CARTER EYES TRIAL OF EX-CIA CHIEF

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP09T00207R001000030046-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 5, 2011
• Sequence Number: 46
• Publication Date: September 19, 1977
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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By John Maclean
CMc Ib Trlbudo Piess.servittr ; .'
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
19 SEPTEMBER 1977
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kidicted , as,,, a ,matter of justice and House said George. Meant', head of the
law," Colby bald The Tribune in a tele- AFL-CIO, talked to - C arter about. the'
phone interview a1atte
.
-IM - taken under consideration a recottimen' '"The.'Supreme"~~Court has p;made considerations rank abovieU( he security:
eneed to
lotion by: Jtistitd Departfrient.lawyers to ` reap you cannot convict -on. perjury u+ ,
.indict former Central Intelligience Ages- {1 fie '.evidence is very clear," Colby p us `fig the spertaw~
et' director. Richard Helms in connection said " YOU,: look. at Helms' testimony yer Edward.;Bennelt Williams is consid-
with testimony before Congress on CIA each question he-was asked has'extenu-~ atinp circumstances araun3 ered a sign that Helms intends to our
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^''Wi1iS HNOTIIN='Pies;denV'Carte
learned: 4 ...- . t -
r It is `widely thoughtthat Reims faces'
Indictment for.- tellirig 1 the Senate': that
the CIA' did nothing, to overthrow 'the
government:of.:Marxist Salvador Allende
:, ,
in. Chile.,.
-' Sources'close to Hems' defense'attor
neys said they were told a week ago
that an indictment ivae imminent. These
sources-said Carter'4has'reviewed:''the`
results, of the Justice 3 Depart'ment's: two=
,year inquiry. l'he.Justice Department lawyers. said.
more than a, 'month -ago; these-svurces"
,said, tha the evidence-warranted indict
anent.
ATTY','GEN: Griffin Bell lids" sald'tl'ir, -
,results of the H 1m5:.inquiry are , on ,his
desk" and he:wlll mantas a decision'soon;
possibly" this ; iiiontb.' :A 'Justice Depairt:rt
'merit, spokesman refused comment when:'.
asked if the matter has boen,sent,to the
White'HOUse foi aifmnaI decpsiop; }., ,;rt,
WIilte ~'~tous .oftIcl`als. declined ' com-
mettE on ithe Helms case. However, they
'said standing policy is that decisions on
vhether,*or, not lo" pussy particliier"
case reside with, then Justice Depart
.,- One'.concern taL'hasridelayed a". final
decision in Helms' case is whether `a trial`
-with'-the_broad -powers of discovery
ghat arq a right f; ;thp def ns?--would
endangeranationaLsectil tyr
-WHILE- JUSTICE.' Demepa tpart
indict
meats, normally do not'' me," e r.
White House' review;'it'wouhl bedifficult4
iif.not iro leLfor:an `atto
poss1h rQ,ey, genera}
'; alone?'to decide ' whether indit:tactent was
worth the: r to the. national fsectuity,
;? ~Angtt~er,,;cocsideratign, according. to
foriper lA,. Directoi ,. i iaru .C~lby ; 1':
whether, the 1 pv}d M kifga - s Hers,
would stared up-
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'!HE::WAS asked specifically, 'Did you
help Allende' opponents?'
~~l'-Welfi we considered doing fiat,,,' Col:'
!by said,-!`There'?were''two opponents :of
gJoe And we "made a': specific ideci-.
ssgttrag nsl It Now if, .there was a sp;ll;Byer from some ;of the .other thugs, we:
may have 'done, that's a different
matter.
"He. was obviously keeping a secret,"
Colby added. "But that's what the Presi-
dent [former President Nixon] ordered
hum to du,"
.Colby has entered law practice since
leaving the CIA early last year
IT_ALSO WAS learned that organised'.,
.
Iaaor has urged the White House not to!
,indict Helms. Sources close to the White
` he stands trial:: That cxuld iac3ude d3sclo-
sure of sensitive' activities of Helms dur-
mg his bmg tenure with the CIA:
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