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# Helms Terms Newsman 'Killer' For Hint of Murders by C.I.A.

WASHINGTON, April 23 (UPD) always discussions of every- Richard M. Helms, former chief Two men may have sat Director of Central Intelligence, in the State Department or denounced a newman today the Defense Department and for reporting charges that the discussed things that may not Central Intelligence Agency be acceptable to the American carried out the assassination people. That happens all the of foreign leaders.

Mr. Helms made the com. Mr. Helms refused to comments to reporters after an ment on reports that the late appearance of nearly three President Johnson told several hours before the Rockefeller. colleagues that he believed the commission—the longest app. colleagues that he believed the pearance by any of the 44 assassination of President Kenwitnesses who have testified in 1963 was in retaliation during its 16-week investigation for a C.I.A. plot aimed at Preition of the C.I.A.

The target of Mr. Helms's "I don't know why President attack was Daniel Schorr, the Johnson said these things." Mr. CBS newsman, who first re-Helms said, ported that President Ford was Besides being accused of concerned that the C.L.A... plotting to kill the Cuban Prosecution would reveal that, the C.L.A. has allegedly the agency had a role in the been involved in a plot to assassination of at least three associate President Francois foreign leaders.

"Killer Schord! Killer Schord!" Mr. Helms said loudly as he walked down the hallway with reporters after his appearance before the Presidential convention that is headed by Vice President Rockefeller.

Besides being accused of plotting to kill the Cuban Premier, the CIA, has allegedly been involved in a plot to assassinate President Francois Duvalier of Haiti and in the assassinations of Rafael L. Trujillo, head of the Dominican Republic, and of Premier Lumumba of the Congo. Mr. Helfens, now the United States Ambassador to Iran, was Director of Central Intelligence from 1961 to 1973.

Objects To 'Lies'

In a news conference later, when Mr. Schorr asked a question on a subject unrelated to the alleged assassinations, points that, during the interview Mr. Helms would only answer, profess in the late nineteen- I like some of the lies you've told, the C.I.A. was engaged been putting on the air. I just in a massive domestic spying want to say one thing-I don't program that is illegal under know of any foreign leader the country's charter.

know of any foreign leader that was ever assassinated by Mr. Helms said his testimony the C.L.A. That's my honest "covered all kinds of subjects—belief." Cuba, Vietnam—anything you

Mr. Helms bristled when I mentioned newsmen asked him if there he had spent two had ever been discussions in days preparing with the staff the C.I.A. plotting the assassin of the Rockefeller commissionations of foreign leaders. Land then appeared before the officers like asking me if full panel "for a reaffirmation!"

"That's like asking me if full panel "for a reaffirmation I've stopped heating my wife," of what I covered with the Mr. Helms said. "There were staff."