etti ▁adm ired ▁Hel ms ▁for ▁his ▁office ▁for es ight , ▁not ing ▁" that ▁not ▁a ▁single ▁piece ▁of ▁paper ▁existed ▁in ▁the ▁ag ency ▁which ▁linked ▁Hel ms ▁to ▁... ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁P igs ." ▁Int elligence ▁author ▁Keith ▁Mel ton ▁describes ▁Hel ms ▁as ▁a ▁professional , ▁always ▁im pe cc ably ▁dressed , ▁with ▁a ▁' low ▁toler ance ▁for ▁f ools '; ▁an ▁el us ive ▁man , ▁la con ic ▁and ▁reserved . ▁About ▁Hel ms ▁author ▁Edward ▁Jay ▁Ep stein ▁writes , ▁" I ▁found ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁elegant ▁man ▁with ▁a ▁quiet ▁voice , ▁who ▁could ▁come ▁right ▁to ▁the ▁point ." ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁Hel ms ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁C IA ▁when ▁the ▁ag ency ▁was ▁ost ens ibly ▁perce ived ▁as ▁' li ber al '. Col by ▁( 1 9 7 8 ) ▁pp . ▁ 1 2 7 – 1 2 8 : ▁in ▁mid - 1 9 5 0 s ▁Europe ▁the ▁C IA ▁with ▁a ▁" f irm ly ▁liberal ▁color ation " ▁in ▁its ▁efforts ▁to ▁contain ▁the ▁S ovi ets , ▁supporting ▁as ▁an ▁option ▁an ▁" open ing ▁to ▁the ▁Left " ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁" dem ocr atic ▁social ism ▁of ▁the ▁West " ▁might ▁also ▁prev ail ▁in ▁popular ▁elections ▁against ▁the ▁l ure ▁and ▁" false ▁promise ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ists ". V ern on ▁Wal ters , ▁regarding ▁as ▁late ▁as ▁