Richard Helms

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Person.png Richard Helms   SpartacusRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
BornRichard McGarrah Helms
1913-03-30
St. Davids, Pennsylvania
Died2002-10-23 (Age 89)
Washington, D.C.
NationalityUnited States
Alma materWilliams College
Member ofAssociation of Former Intelligence Officers, JFK/Assassination/Perpetrators, Office of Strategic Services

Employment.png United States Ambassador to Iran

In office
April 5, 1973 - January 1, 1977

Employment.png Director of Central Intelligence

In office
June 30, 1966 - February 2, 1973
DeputyRufus Taylor, Vernon A. Walters
Preceded byWilliam Raborn
Succeeded byJames Schlesinger
Covered up a lot of the details of Project MKUltra by ordering extensive destruction of the CIA documents on the matter.

Employment.png Deputy Director of Central Intelligence

In office
April 28, 1965 - June 30, 1966
Preceded byMarshall Carter

Career

He ordered the complete destruction of all documents regarding the CIA's Project MKUltra.

He was found guilty of lying to congress and given a 2 year suspended sentence.[1]

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