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[For the entire collection see Zbl 0723.00022.] Let \(M\) be a connected, not necessarily compact, submanifold of Euclidean space \(E^ m\). Let \(\Delta\) be the Laplacian on \(M\) for the induced metric and let \(x\) be the position vector. \(M\) is null 2-type if \(x=x_ 0+x_ q\) where \(\Delta x_ 0=0\) and \(\Delta x_ q=\lambda x_ q\) for \(\lambda\neq 0\). The author shows: Theorem: The following conditions are equivalent for a surface in \(R^ 4\): (a) \(M\) is an open portion of a helical cylinder. (b) \(M\) is null 2-type with constant mean curvature. (c) \(M\) is null 2-type with first normal space of dimension \(\leq 1\). Theorem: The following conditions are equivalent for a curve in \(E^ m\): (a) \(M\) is a circular helix with non-zero torsion lying in a 3- dimensional linear subspace. (b) \(M\) is null 2-type.