'PROFESSIONAL SPOOK'

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP01-01773R000100130094-7
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 22, 2012
• Sequence Number: 94
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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THE N~W YORK TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JUNE
`Professional SpoQk'
Richard McGarah Helms
Spedll to The New York Timer
WASHINGTON, June' 28-
Before leaving Williams
College in 1935, Richard Mc-
Garrah Helms had 'been
chosen the junior who best
exemplified the traditions of
the school, permanent presi-
dent of his class; president
of the senior honor society,
editor of the school Paper,
editor of the sen-
Man for year book, a
In the member of, Phi
Beta Kappa, and,
News in %0e j0p4nio of
his classmates.-the
most likely to succeed, the
most respected, the one who
had done the 'most for the
college, the fleet politic44
the second most varsaJ*
and the third nlost popular.
Now, at the age of-58, Mr.
Helms could probably win
cempprable honors and ku-
dof`i$ any part or the Gov-
ernment, especially on the
Vlrliala campus of the Cen'
tral Intel Ug f Agency, to
which 'he ~lfilo devoted his
career.
The Senate, Unanimously
appro,red his appointment to-
day as' Director of Central
Intell1l1ggadce.
Although the first "pro-
f spook" to head the
17r.A:; there Is nothing,
apooklsa about Mr. Helms. He
seems to have no obsession
with romantic adventure, but
rather is serene and gentle.
The emphasis in eonversa-
A pleasant, gentle spy
Tall and dark - complex- a student of history. and is Jul
toned, Mr. Helms keeps in ex- said to have deferred to C.IA. Boneless Chuck ROASTIOT
cellent physical shape by professional analysts for long- LEAN AND TASTY
playing tennis. He is pleasant range judgments. His politics
even in ~1 L - OAMe.~J do1wound
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tion i >out him is on "pro- in 1946 to the Central Intelli-
felisional." He Is described as genre Agency.
a practical and decisive man, He has been an assistant
the kind who could get him- or deputy director of the
aeK'afs lntdrvieW with Adolf agency throughout its his-
Hitler'as 'a young Vrdted Cory, but three times in recent
Press correspondent in Ger 'years he had to sit by while
-bat toes Over -al] Use. 'other men moved ahead of
!r[citement on the eve . of him.
Wor'id War It to manage ad- He was the second in com-
vertising for The Indianapolis masid of covert operations'
Times to support his family. when, in 1958, Allen W. Dulles .
Widely I3e ted passed him up for promotion
in favor of the more flam-
Mr. Heilns Is almost un!- boyant Richard M. Bissell Jr.
virsally . respected, although In 1962, after both Mr. Dulles
very je* know what he has and Mr. Bissell had come to
r eaity done and how well. grief over the Bay of Pigs.
The few who know will talk invasion of Cuba-which Mr.
only in generalities. Helms reportedly opposed-he
Mr. Helms was born March was chosen to head the
30, 1913, In St. David's, Pa. euphemistically named
He was reared in South Or- "plans" division, only to find
ange, N. J., and spent two Lyman Kirkpatrick as exec-
high school years in Switzer- utive director of. the C.I.A..
land and Germany. His father, a position that downgraded
Herman, was k sales executive Mr. Helms one notch in the
for Alcoa unitl he retired to agency.
take his family to Europe. Favored by McCone
Mr: Helms is fluent in Ger- A year ago, John A. McCone
man and French, makes dart- campaigned to have Mr.
slops promptly and speaks Helms succeed him as director,
orlsply and to the point. He but President Johnson in-
likes 'to leave his office in stead chose Vice Adm. Wil-
late afternoon with the in- liam F.. Raborn. Mr. Helms
basket empty, and is that was expected to supervise the
rare C.I.A. man who has end- professional work at the
eared himself to the Pentagon agency as the admiral's dep-
for not waging jurisdictional uty.
warfare. Mr. Helms Is not known as
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told ':& Senate zing today
that I iftereesing t by
defei and into genre agen'
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me clasmmau:s, tnw
most likely to succeed, the
most respected, the one wlio
had done the 'most for the
college, the beet politiciLVy
tl)e second most versatile
and the third most popular.
Now, at the age of 68, Mr.
Helms could probably win
comparable honors and ku-
dog'in any part or the Gov-
ernment, especially on the
Virginia campus of the Con,
tral Intelligenc* Agency, to
which he hoe devoted his
career. _
The Senate unanimously
approved his appointment to-
day as Director of Central
Intelligence.
Although ' the first "pro-
fessional spook" to head thq
1&.1,A., there is nothing
spooki4t spout Mr. Helms. He
seems to have no obsession
with romantic adventure, but
rather is serene and gentle.
The emphasis in conversa-
tion about him is on "pro-
fe3aional," He is described as
a practical and decisive man,
the kind who could get him-
seWan lnth'view with Adolf
Hitler as a young United
Pl'ess correspondent in Ger-
i0apy' sst toes am all the,
excitement on the eve of
World War II to manage ad-
vertising for The Indianapolis
Times to support his family.
Widely Respected
Mr. Hel}ns is almost uni-
vorsally respected, although
very few know what he has
reattf done and how we~
The few who know wAr talk
only in generalities.
Mr. Helms was born March
30, 1913, in St. David's, Pa.
He was reared in, South Or-
an'ga, N. J., and spent two
high school years in Switzer-
land and Germany. His father,
Herman, was . sales executive
for Alcoa- unit) he attired to
takri his family` to Europe.
Mr. Helms is fluent in Ger-
man 4nd French, makes dect,
stuns promptly and_ speaks
ralsply and to the point. He
likes to leave his office in
late afternoon with the in.
basket empty, and is that
rare C.I.A. marr who has end-
lared..hlniself tO the Pentagon
for not waging jurisdictional
,,'fail and dark -.csmplex-
loned, Mr, Helms keeps in ex-
cellent physical shape by
playing tennis. He is pleasant
even in disagreemment, and a
number of associates say they
have never seen him lose his,
temper.
It IN this patience cogn-
btnld with professionalism
that finally brought Mr.
Hekps to the top of the in-
telligence community. His ca-
reer began in World War II,
when he was assigned by the
Navy to the Office of Stra-
tegisServices, to ply his lin-
gulstlc talents in the Euro-
pean theater.
He stayed in intelligence
after the war, with the Joint
Strategic Services of the War
Department, which gave way
Strong Earthquake Rocks
Central California Area
Tbe New York Tlmtl by George Temeel
A pleasant, gentle spy
in 1946 to the Central Intelli-
gence Agency.
He has been an assistant
or deputy director of the
gory, but three times in recent
years he had to sit by while
other men moved ahead of
him.
He was the second in com-
mand of -covert operations
when, in 1958, Allen W. Dulles.
passed him up for promotion
in favor of the more flam-
boyant Richard M. Bissell Jr.
In 1962, after both Mr. Dulles
and Mr. Bissell had come to
grief over the Bay of Pigs.
invasion of Cuba-which Mr.
Helms reportedly opposed-he
was chosen to head the
euphemistically named
"plans' division, only to find
Lyman Kirkpatrick a. exee+
utive director of. the C.I.A.;,_
a position that downgraded
Mr. Helms one 'notch in the
agency.
Favored by McCone
A year ago, John A. McCone
campaigned to have Mr.
Helms succeed him as director,
but President Johnson in-
stead chose Vice Adm. Wit-
Liam F.. Raborn. Mr. Helms
was expected to supervise the,
,professional work at the
agency as the admiral's dep-
uty.
Mr: Helms is not known 4s
a Student of history, and is
said to have deferred to C.I.A.
professional analysts for long
range Judgments. His politl102
have been defined negative-
ly-as neither "bleeding lib-
eral" nor "F.B.I.-style anti-
Communist."
"Dick is so undoctrinalre,"
says one associate, "that he
insists there are pros and
cons in everything."
.Mr. Helms married Julia
Bretzman Shields of Indian-
apolis, a sculptor, in 1939.
Their son, Dennis, 24, is at the
University of Virginia Law
School. There also are a son
and daughter from Mrs.
Helms's previous marriage-
James R. Shields of Charlotte,
N.C., and Mrs. Jean-Loup
Guerin of Denver.
California selsmologista said thei
quake centered.
A power line and a number)
PAS , Calif., June'. trees fell there but the only
Q ROBLES, w" a minor cut to an
28 (AP) -' Central California's unidentified boy. The main jolt
strongest earthquake in 11 years
jolted a wide area last night,
but did little damage.
A chimney fell on a house in
Parktield, a farming community
apparently was along the San
Andreas Fault near..Parkfield,
Coalinga and Priest Valley:
Dr. Charles Richter, California
Institute of Technology seismol-
ogist at Pasadena, rated the
of 20 houses 20 miles east Of'first tremor at 5.0 on his scale
ran Miguel, where University ofland the second at 5.3.
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PEELED AND DEVEINED
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12 oz.
pkg.
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Pepsi Cola
16 oz.
hots.
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