ATTORNEY GENERAL GRIFFIN BELL SAID TODAY HE HAS REACHED A DECISION WHETHER TO PROSECUTE FORMER CIA DIRECTOR RICHARD HELMS; BUT WON'T DIVULGE IT UNTIL HE DISCUSSES IT FURTHER WITH PRESIDENT CARTER.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP09T00207R001000030008-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 5, 2011
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: October 20, 1974
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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t%EPF;RTMENT OFFICIALS SAID MR. HELMS3 CIR DIRECTOR FFOn 1965
To 1973 ANO RMSA SAVOR TO FRN FRO=i' 073 To 076s PLEEPOE NO
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CONTEST TO THE CHARGE IN `U.' . L%I5TRIC T COURT HERE TODAY.
SHE CHARGE WAS A LESSER ONE THAT HAD ?EEN COHSIDiERED By
SOME .tEMOERS OF THE J )STI C? DEPARTMENTS ANO MR. HELM= PLEA
HERNS HE OOES NOT CONTEST THE CHARGE AND WILL RCCEPT WHATEVER
PENALTY THE COURT i?F'IE5.
=`R. HELMS 0EXIE f IN CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY IN 1973 THAT
THE C-'.; WAS INVOLVED IN ANY WAY IN EFFORTS TO MEEP THE LTTE
SALVSDOR HLLEND? FROM E:ECOMI S PRESIDENT OF CHILE.?
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S STRTEMENT --= R:__TE TO REPORTERS AFTER TEE CHPRGZ
"i]?:i ??-?a HELMS' { ti ER! THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT TRYING 7HE CASE
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,M=RE SS NO t MEO-Ri= INDICATION OF WHAT PENALTY MIGHT BE
V !MPOSE& _ THE STATEMENT _P5= _ATE_ T MAT PLEA _AFCPIN
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CASE HAS BEEN _ _ 1 - ^ - L _ . . _ f --T_..''.'-_?1 s.=_.-_':AL GRIFFIN
AS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT ....i._^S HE HAS HAD TO ry6i5LE
SINCE HE TOOK OFFICE : iai_ MONTHS GO^
PRR7ZES PXD ELSEWSERE BY PERSONS WHO URGED HIM NOT TO 7nXE
_, a..;:ii _ ACTION AGAINST THE FORMER CIR DIRECTOR.
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WS CENTEREO ON PER' r'F. SINCE MR. HELM= TESTIMONY
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