Talk:Richard Helms

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|This article referrs to Helms as both "Director of the C.I.A." and "head of the Central Intelligence Agency". Is the appropriate title for both not Director of Central Intelligence?

Acegikmo1 15:16, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)

I'm fairly certain there is no basis for Helms as the inspiration for 'X' in JFK. The inspiration was, in fact, L._Fletcher_Prouty. They even included a Prouty interview on the JFK DVD. So, I'm removing this

bselig

Thanx for the update... You're right. I stand corrected. Chilkoot

Changes made to Helm's uppbringing from a copy I have on Helms autobiaography: Looking over my shoulder, 2003 -nerox21

Deceptive Language

"Helms' ultimate undoing was the CIA role in the subversion of Chilean socialist government and the overthrow, under Nixon's orders, of that country's socialist president Salvador Allende in 1973. Helms had reportedly opposed this operation."

This is deceptively stated. According to Helms [and other sources] the overthrow of Allende occurred completely independently of CIA or other US influence. Nixon made a last ditch effort to stop Allende's designation as president [Allende received a plurality of the vote and became president of Chile only when the Chilean Congress chose him over the second place finisher]. But after Allende's inauguration, the US took no further action. Pinochet acted on his own. I'll get the reference from Helm's memoir, A Look Over My Shoulder 203.84.191.125 11:30, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

Okay, I made changes to the Chilean coup section, following Helm's remarks in his book. Shirokuma1 05:29, 10 September 2007 (UTC)