▁in ▁address ing ▁issues ▁ar ising ▁out ▁of ▁N ixon ' s ▁recent ▁policy ▁decision ▁confer ring ▁on ▁the ▁sh ah ▁his ▁new ▁role ▁as ▁" pol ic eman ▁of ▁the ▁G ulf ". < ref > C f ., ▁William ▁Shaw cross , ▁The ▁Shah ' s ▁Last ▁R ide : ▁The ▁F ate ▁of ▁an ▁Al ly ; ▁( New ▁York : ▁Simon ▁and ▁Sch uster ▁ 1 9 8 8 ) ▁pp . ▁ 1 5 5 – 1 6 5 , ▁regarding ▁N ixon ' s ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁visit ▁to ▁Te h ran ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁Shah , ▁and ▁increased ▁American ▁arms ▁sales ▁to ▁him ▁( role ▁quote ▁at ▁ 1 6 8 ); ▁and ▁p . ▁ 2 6 6 , ▁re ▁C IA ' s ▁presence ▁in ▁Iran ▁to ▁gather ▁intelligence ▁on ▁the ▁Soviet ▁military .</ ref > ▁ ▁Hel ms ▁also ▁suggested ▁that ▁since ▁he ▁could ▁ret ire ▁when ▁he ▁turned ▁ 6 0 , ▁he ▁might ▁volunt arily ▁do ▁so ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁March . ▁So ▁it ▁was ▁agreed , ▁apparently . ▁But ▁instead ▁the ▁event ▁came ▁without ▁warning ▁as ▁Hel ms ▁was ▁ab rupt ly ▁dismiss ed ▁when ▁James ▁R . ▁Schles inger ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁new ▁D CI ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁timing ▁caught ▁me ▁by ▁surprise . ▁I ▁had ▁bare ly ▁enough ▁time ▁to ▁get ▁my ▁things ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁office ▁and ▁to ▁assemble ▁as ▁many ▁colle agues ▁of