Evening star., 1961-08-10
Gen. BedeII Smith, 65,
Dead of Heart Attock


chief Of staff in Europe during
World War II who later served
in the cold war as Ambassador
to Russia and head of the Gen.
tral Intelligence Agency. died
of a heart attack last night as
an ambulance rushed him to
Walter Reed Army Hospital.
Gen. Smith was stricken at
his home, 4400 Garfield street
NV
He had been in i'll health for
some time. He was listed in
critical condition for many
months last year, but after
treatment for pneumonia and
a lung abscess was discharged
in good condition in September,
1860. He re-entered the hos
pital this year.
Gen. Smith earned the unof-
ficial title Of general manager"
of the World War II in Europe
while chief Of staff to General
of the Army Dwight D. Eisen-
hover.
Envoy to Moscow
And at the end of the war
he took over as United States
Ambassador to Moscow, serv-
ing in that post three years
before being named head
of the Central Intelligence
Agency.
With his wide knowledge of
Russia, Gen. Smith : in 1858
was transferred by President
Eisenhower. becoming Under
secretary of State.
He stepped down from this
post in 1854 to enter private
industry as head of AMI Atom
les, Inc.
At the start of today's SEN
ate session. Majority Leader
Mansfield said Gen. Smith had
been lone Of the Nations great
soldiers in World War II and
also one Of the great diplo-
mats Of our time"
His fierce patriotism was a
byword." Senator Mansfield
said.
i Senator KucheI, Republican
Of California, the assistant mi
lnority leader, and. Senator Carl
son, Republican Of Kansas, also
joined in paying tribute to
Gen. Smith.
CIA Director Allen Dulles in
a personal letter of sympathy
to Mrs. Smith said, "The coun-
try has lost one OF its great
soldier-Statesmen and out
standing intelligence officers
1t was a rare privilege for me to
have worked so closely with
him"
Gen. Smith was born in In
dianapolis and attended paro-
chial schools there before en-
listing in the Indiana National
Guard. He won a commission
in 1917 and served as a World
War I ofncer In Europe fol-
five months, returning TO Wash
Iington for military intelligence
duty. He later was intelligence
lofncer and adjutant of the
379th Infantry at Camp Sher-
imam, Ohio. 81.
After various assignments, in
cluding a tour Of duty in the
philippines, Gen. Smith at
tended the Infantry School at
Fort Benning, Ca, and the
General Staff School at Fort
Leavenworth, Kans., and was
graduated from the Army Wal
College.
While an instructor at Fort
lBenning, he wrote a paper
which won the praise Of the
then commandant. Gen. George
C. Marshall.
In October, 1899. Gen
Marshall appointed Gen. Smith
assistant secretary Of the Army
General Stah and, the follow
ing September, as secretary Of
the newly created Combined
Chiefs Of Staff.
Picked by Marshall
It was Gen. Marshall, who
also picked Gen. Smith I'd
serve as chief of staff to Gen
Eisenhower, thus forming the
top-echelon team that ran
World War II operations in
Europe.
Gen. Eisenhower once listed
Gen. Smith as one of the four
United States Army officers
capable Of being great chiefs Of
STATS.
During secret negotiations in
Lisbon, seeking to bring about
Italy's surrender, the general
} donned civilian clothes and
Travelled as plain ''Mr. Walter
Smith" In behalf of Gen.
Eisenhower, he also signed the