Overview<\/p>\n
This collection of material by and about Richard Helms as Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) and Ambassador to Iran comprises the largest single release of Helms-related information to date. The documents, historical works and essays offer an unprecedented, wide-ranging look at the man and his career as the United States’ top intelligence official and one of its most important diplomats during a crucial decade of the Cold War. From mid-1966, when he became DCI, to late 1976, when he left Iran, Helms dealt directly with numerous events whose impact remains evident today and which are covered in the release.<\/p>\n
Made available here is a PDF version of the print collateral<\/a> that accompanied The Richard Helms Collection.<\/p>\n Personal for the Ambassador re Saigon msg <\/a> Helms from Warner: Donnenfeld requesting telephone call for …<\/a> Overview This collection of material by and about Richard Helms as Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) and Ambassador to Iran comprises the largest single release of Helms-related information to date. The documents, historical works and essays offer an unprecedented, wide-ranging look at the man and his career as the United States’ top intelligence official and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":945,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","transcript_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[471],"class_list":{"0":"post-944","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-richard-helms-collection","8":"tag-richard-helms"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/molehunt.10.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=944"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/944\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}1975<\/h3>\n
\nmsg to Helms for Miklos <\/a>
\nmsg to Charge D’Affaires Jack Miklos <\/a>
\nPersonal for the Charge D’Affiares re Iranian delegation <\/a>
\nre brief interview w\/ Eric Johnsen 1<\/a>
\nAmbass and Mrs. Helms returning to Tehran <\/a>
\nHelms unavailable <\/a>
\nmsg from Naas to Helms on Hersh article <\/a>
\nTestimony does not contain such a statement <\/a>
\nHelms request that motion be quashed 27273] 21 <\/a>
\nstand down effort to contact Helms <\/a>
\nHelms not expected back in Nairobi <\/a>
\nre Drop Helms on Head quote by Hersh <\/a>
\nDirector and Nairobi cables <\/a>
\nre Stand down <\/a>
\npertinent protions of Seymour Hersh’s NY times article <\/a>
\nCarver to Helms re Bob Slighton <\/a>
\nCunningham and Helms’ transited Cairo <\/a>
\nGeorger Carver for Helms re HQ cable<\/a>
\nmessages sent to Nairobi in connection w\/ Hersh <\/a>
\nWarner for Helms msg sent to Nairobi in connection w\/Hersh …<\/a>
\nTransmittal Manifest <\/a>
\nfrom Warner re letter for Charles Naas <\/a>
\nHelms suggestion discussed with DoJ (Tehran) <\/a>
\nTelegram constituting Warner’s authorization <\/a>
\nOral advice for DoJ in Helms representation in Bohmer case <\/a>
\nto Helms for Robert Hormats re memo of Robinson’s conversa… <\/a>
\nHelms re March 5 operation <\/a>
\nfor Scowcroft re lttr for General Mulla Mustafa Barzani <\/a>
\nre request of testimony before Nedzi Subcommittee <\/a>
\nre Senate Foreign Relations Committee <\/a>
\nfor Helms re Minister of Court Alam <\/a>
\nthank you; appropriate selection <\/a>
\nto Helms re Schlesinger Interview<\/a>
\nHelms for Naas re conversation w\/ Ambassador Zahedi <\/a>
\nHelms for Naas re Shah\/Queen visit <\/a>
\nDraft Naas for Helms re Shah’s visit to DC <\/a>
\nMalmborg of State Dept. letter <\/a>
\nNaas for Helms re hotel reservations <\/a>
\nitinerary from Tehran to Washington<\/a>
\ntravelers from Tehran to Washington <\/a>
\nfor Helms re Mr. Lawrence Eagleburger<\/a>
\nfor James Cunningham re Helms itinerary <\/a>
\nMsg for Gen Haig to Helms re Thank you for visit of CincSouth <\/a>
\nre msg #R-231619Z <\/a>
\nre: Miami civil action file no. 75-515 <\/a>
\nfor <\/a>
\nDispatch notice w\/ memo re Letter to Mr. Tulio Acampora (reque…<\/a>
\nre: thanks to Director <\/a>
\nDispatch notice w\/ memo re Ambassador’s reply to letter from …<\/a>
\nfor Ambassador Akins <\/a>
\nJohn Walker to Helms re Barbour visit<\/a>
\n“Please advise after return of Ambassador.” <\/a>
\nCanberra and Tehran re Barbour schedule changes <\/a>
\nre Canberra re Helms most please to see Director of ASIO <\/a>
\nfor Helms re last-minute things <\/a>
\nre Canberra and Tehran cables <\/a>
\nre Canberra cable <\/a>
\nre Barbour<\/a>
\nHelms please to see <\/a>
\nfor Helms re thank you <\/a>
\nfor Scowcroft re call for Ambass Zahedi<\/a>
\nfor Helms <\/a>
\nreceived mail summons re C-75-1211-CBR <\/a>
\nre asking defendant to identify plaintiff <\/a>
\nHelms for Naas re interim msg concerning P-3 <\/a>
\nHandwritten memo to Scowcroft re Secretary Kissinger<\/a>
\nfor Helms to Scowcroft re: Saudi Arabian intelligence <\/a>
\nfor Naas to Miklos re P-3 Operations and Schlesinger’s approval <\/a>
\nfor Miklos to Naas re P-3 Operations<\/a>
\nHelms for Martin Hoffman re misinterpreted request re new …<\/a>
\nre Helms unavailable until 12 July<\/a>
\nre San Francisco case Plaintiff as John Doe issue <\/a>
\nPass msg to Helms and MajGen Devol Brett<\/a>
\nre departure from Tehran<\/a>
\nCunningham\/Helms transit Frankfurt <\/a>
\nfor General Jones re Rock Brett’s promotion <\/a>
\nHelms traveling <\/a>
\nHelms has been delayed<\/a>
\n“Immediate Paris Info Tehran” Helms\/Cunningham departing …<\/a>
\nItinerary Cunningham July 15-20<\/a>
\nFYI memo re info received from Kipperman July 22 <\/a>
\nDr. Tietjen for Helms re retirement\/medical record<\/a>
\nNaas for Helms re P-3 Flights 28719]<\/a>
\nDr. John R. Hietjen to Helms re agency medical record<\/a>
\nDr. Tietjen for Helms <\/a>
\nrequest of DoJ for representation in Civil Action no C-75-1211…<\/a>
\nCautionary memo re: Day’s lawyer intentions <\/a>
\nmaterial received from Mr. Day’s lawyer <\/a>
\nfor John Greaney fr. Helms re Nunez case <\/a>
\nReport “Possible NIOC Assistance to Ethiopian Oil Co” [RCI …<\/a>
\nHelms for Naas re transfers to Jordan<\/a>
\nfrom Situation Rm re Tehran msg<\/a>
\nConfirmation of receipt from civil action file no. 75-3493 <\/a>
\nre: suggesting Helms send lttr to Attorney General requesting …<\/a>
\nre “Plaintiff’s First Interrogatories and Plaintiff’s First Request for …<\/a>
\nHelms for Naas re previous message<\/a>
\n“It is not clear to me what the last sentence of the letter intends” <\/a>
\nDoJ letter dated 1 Aug 1975<\/a>
\nre DoJ preparing answers for the Bohmer case <\/a>
\nTehran: No suit filed <\/a>
\nre “Forwarded via TM 1021508” <\/a>
\nScowcroft to Helms re president thank you<\/a>
\nre answer for Attny Gen re representation in Driver Case Sep 20… <\/a>
\nTransmittal Manifest <\/a>
\nNaas for Helms re trying to get a response<\/a>
\nResponse has been delayed due to negotiations<\/a>
\nRCI 136<\/a>
\nHelms travel <\/a>
\nTransmittal Manifest: lttr for Ambassador<\/a>
\nre msg RCI 202 <\/a>
\nWashington Itinerary for October 1975 travel<\/a>
\nto Rumsfeld – congratulations from Helms <\/a>
\nto Scowcroft re congrats <\/a>
\nHelms for Naas 138 resolution of IBEX problems in 10 days <\/a>
\nfrom Scowcroft re thank you <\/a>
\nre corporate records re Chile Investigation <\/a>
\nTehran: DoJ investigating mail intercept program and hired privat…<\/a>
\nMail intercept cases <\/a>
\nre request Helms use RYBAT (Dummy chron) <\/a>
\nre complaint filed; request DoJ assistance<\/a>
\nIraqi Inventory ref # <\/a>
\n“Advise re: briefing” Tehran <\/a>
\nre: brief <\/a>
\nre Cunningham and Helms returning from Washington <\/a>
\nWilliam Nelson submitting recommendations to DoJ <\/a>
\nre RI judge Not granting extension of time <\/a>
\nref Tehran<\/a>
\nre Donnenfeld\/Helms mtg in DC mid Dec. 75 <\/a>
\nre trip postponed (Tehran) <\/a>
\nre Tehran cables<\/a>
\nre Tehran cable<\/a>
\nre: Tehran cables <\/a>
\nItinerary for trip to Iran<\/a>
\nre thank you for thoughtful msg on Welch’s death<\/a><\/p>\n1976<\/h3>\n
\nCable re funeral for Richard S. Welch <\/a>
\nTravel Itinerary <\/a>
\nCable: Helms for Colby re Admiral Raborn visit w\/Colby <\/a>
\nMemo re Admiral Raborn audience arranged through Iranian …<\/a>
\ncable memo by George Adis<\/a>
\nCable: Cunningham and travel companion arriving in DC <\/a>
\nHelms from Warner re: Tehran (msg given to Donnenfeld) <\/a>
\nCable: Meyer from Helms; letter for Cynthia <\/a>
\nCable: Starke mailed letter 15 Jan <\/a>
\nCable: plans proceeding per ref E2 <\/a>
\nTransmittal Manifest <\/a>
\nCable from Col Boynton “remarks during testimony were most …<\/a>
\nCable Helms trip with following exceptions <\/a>
\n1\/2 sheet Thank you for John Greaney for phone call<\/a>
\n1\/2 sheet Thank you to Brent Scowcroft on above note WH60230<\/a>
\nCable request from Helms to telephone Ambass Douglas …<\/a>
\nMemo for Helms re request for phone call to Mr. Averell Harri…<\/a>
\nCable re: companions’ plan to arrive in Washington 2\/22\/76<\/a>
\nCable re Maj Gen Richard Trefry for new Chief <\/a>
\nCable re coordination with RSO and Embassy [Cairo] <\/a>
\nCable DCI Bush will be given powers to control<\/a>
\nCable re AP story by David Martin re Helms meeting w\/Senator …<\/a>
\nCable re blacklisted Lavi brothers <\/a>
\nCable re Helms\/Cunningham re trip to Cairo <\/a>
\nCable re Flanagan and personal note <\/a>
\nHelms for Warner: Donnenfeld prepared affidavit for New York …<\/a>
\n1\/2 sheet from Brent Scowcroft, no prosecuting anyone else re …<\/a>
\nCable for DCI Bush re no release of names <\/a>
\nCable Embassy confirmed flight and hotel reservations [Cairo] <\/a>
\nCable: Remarks requested for John Warner’s farewell <\/a>
\nHelms from Warner: re Bohmer Case in San Diego DoJ letters … <\/a>
\nHelms from Warner: Nixon deposed Jan 1976 in connection wit… <\/a>
\ncable: William Miller of SSC forwarded to Dick Lehman information<\/a>
\nCable Ambass Helms and Mrs and Mr Cunningham departing …<\/a>
\ncable: re docs sent March 3 via diplomatic pouch <\/a>
\ncable: re George Carver analysis for assistance re SSC <\/a>
\ncable for Warner fr. Helms: msg to be forwarded to William Miller<\/a>
\ncable: re thanks for comments <\/a>
\nCable for Ambass Helms from Bill Koplowitz <\/a>
\nCable re Senator Proxmire <\/a>
\nCable reply to msg in absence of Gen Walters and Bill Nelson <\/a>
\nCable re John Warner’s retirement announcement <\/a>
\nCable re Recommendation for MAAG Army Section Chief Gen …<\/a>
\nKNOCHE FROM HELMS DELIGHTED TO READ OF YOUR …<\/a>
\nCable DCI Bush from Helms re IBEX and Gen Fish <\/a>
\nCable re April 9 mtg re IBEX Project<\/a>
\ncable: re confirmation of information provided by Helms in Bohm…<\/a>
\nCable re IBEX program <\/a>
\nCable for DCI Bush re Eltes and the Distribution of Power in Iran <\/a>
\nMemo: draft answer filed on behalf of Helms in th Bohmer Suit <\/a>
\nCable: Thank you for research study “Elites and the Distribution …<\/a>
\nCable: H. Knoche to Helms re thanks <\/a>
\nCable: Follow the IBEX Program <\/a>
\nCable: DCI Bush to Helms re expedite release <\/a>
\nCable: Follow the IBEX Program from policy view w\/DoD <\/a>
\nAmbass. Helm Eyes Only draft of Senate Select Committee …<\/a>
\nAmbass. Helm reply to ref. msg. <\/a>
\ncable from Helms to Greaney on Director <\/a>
\nCable: Karamessines\/Baron mtg on the SSC Draft Report <\/a>
\nHand written memo (french?) <\/a>
\nCable: Tom Powers travel to Iran <\/a>
\nOffice of the Ambassador routing sheet: FYI 6\/2<\/a>
\nCable: reservations <\/a>
\nCable re: visit with the Myers <\/a>
\nCable: personal re Itinerary changes <\/a>
\nCable: personal for Europa Hotel <\/a>
\nTransmittal Manifest <\/a>
\nCable: Zeke Zellmer travel to visit Helms <\/a>
\nCable for DCI: Helms missed msg due to travel in London <\/a>
\nCable Eyes Only from DCI to Helms re Zeke Zellmer trip to …<\/a>
\n“Ref Timing Fine” Tehran cable<\/a>
\nCable re Powers’ Rolling Stone article <\/a>
\nCable: Eyes Only re Rolling Stone article by Thomas Powers <\/a>
\nCable: Helms to Carter no RPT no Data] <\/a>
\nCable: Helms to DCI Bush re Zellmer’s visit <\/a>
\nTrip to Scotland<\/a>
\nTransmittal Manifest, NE Division, re: sealed envelope<\/a>
\nTransmittal Manifest<\/a>
\nAmended Complaint Class Action for Declaratory and Injunctive …<\/a>
\nDriver Case memo for Ambassador Helms from John Greaney <\/a>
\nItinerary for trip from Mehrabad Airport to Rasht Airport July 18 …<\/a>
\nCable: Personal msg to Helms from Carver <\/a>
\nCable: personal msg to George Carver from Helms<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"