▁still ▁st ung . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁st ain ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁the ▁w ides p read ▁support ▁he ▁had ▁received ." ▁By ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁however , ▁" the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁anti - CI A ▁de cade " ▁had ▁arrived . ▁As ▁Hel ms ▁took ▁the ▁pod ium ▁to ▁speak , ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁" return ing ▁war ▁hero ' s ▁welcome " ▁by ▁top ▁US G ▁officials ▁and ▁hundreds ▁of ▁guests ▁at ▁the ▁Grand ▁Ball room ▁of ▁the ▁Washington ▁Hil ton . ▁" I ▁am ▁touched ▁and ▁hon ored . ▁My ▁reasons ▁can ▁be ▁no ▁mystery ▁to ▁any ▁of ▁you ." See ▁below , ▁section ▁" L ater ▁years ". ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁ ▁Hel ms ▁res igned ▁from ▁his ▁post ▁in ▁Iran ▁to ▁face ▁alleg ations ▁brought ▁by ▁Carter ' s ▁Justice ▁Department ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁earlier ▁mis led ▁Congress . ▁Perhaps ▁as ▁a ▁result , ▁Hel ms ▁allowed ▁the ▁journalist ▁Thomas ▁Pow ers ▁to ▁interview ▁him ▁over ▁four ▁" long ▁m orn ings " ▁about ▁his ▁years ▁of ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁C IA . ▁The ▁interview ▁trans cript ▁tot als ▁about ▁ 3 0 0 ▁pages . ▁Although ▁not ▁over ly ▁pleased , ▁Hel ms ▁was ▁apparently ▁satisfied ▁with ▁the ▁product : ▁a ▁widely ▁pra ised ▁book ▁by ▁Pow ers , ▁The ▁Man ▁Who ▁Ke pt ▁the ▁Sec rets . ▁Richard ▁Hel ms ▁and ▁the ▁C IA , ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁by ▁Kn opf . ▁Hel ms ▁writes , ▁"