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# SECPET(When Falled In)# FITNESS REPORTThe Fitness Report is an important factor in agency personnel management. It seeks to provide:1. The agency selection board with suformation of value eren curdering the application of an individual for membership in the career service: and2. A periodic record of job performance as an aid to the effective utilisation of personnel.# INSTRUCTIONSTO THE ADMINISTRATIVE OR PERSONNEL OFFICER: Consult current administrative instructione CODED the initiation and transmittal of this report.TO THE SUPERVISOR: Read the entire form belore attrapting to complete any item. As the supervisor who assigns, directs and reviews the work of the individual, you have-primary responsibility for evaluating his strength, weaknesses, and on-the-job effectiveness as revealed by his day-to-day activities. If this individual been under your supervision for less than 30 days, you you will collaborate with has previous supervisors to make sure the report is accurate and complete. Primary responsibility rests with the current supervisor. out the period this individual has been under your Supervision, you have discharged your supervisory responsibilities by frequent discussions of his work, so that is a general way he knows where he stands. DATEA 17 Ak56nest refortdurPosted F. CoW wha Wh DEC 203211/1712-29133IT IS OPTIONAL WHETHER OR NOT THIS FITNESRBCRIPORT IS SHOWN TO THE PERSON BEING RATEDSECTION I (To be filled in by Administrative Officer)1. NAME (Last) (Firat) (Middle) 2. DATE OF BIRTH 3. SEK 4. CAREER DESIGNATIONO'CONNELL James ? P.Jr. 19. Feb. 1917 Male SD-GE5. DATE OF ENTRANCE ON DUTY 6. OFFICE ASSIGNED TO 7. DIVISION 6. BRANCH17 December 1951 Security Security Support.. Support9. NATURE OF ASSIGNMENT 10. IF FIELD, SPECIFY STATIONE 11. GRADEDEPARTMENTAL CS-1412. DATE THAT THIS REPORT IS DUE 13. PERIOD COVERED DY THIS REPORT (Inclusive dates)17 December 1955 5 November 1954 to ló December 1955SECTION 11 (To be filled in by Supervisor)1. CURRENT POSITION 2. DATE ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR..POSITIONChief, Support Branch, Security Support Division.. 14 December 1954.3. WHAT SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENTS OR TASKS ARE TYPICAL OF THOSE GIVEN TO HIM DURING THE PAST THREE 163IX MONTHS (Line. in order of frequency):From 5 November 1954 through 13 December 1954, Mr. O'Connell was Assistant Special Agent in Charge of a Security Support Division field office where he supervised a large number of clerical and professional employees engaged in investigating individuals and/or organizations to be employed or used by the Agency ad in conducting investigations in support of various Agency activities. From 14 December 1954 to date, Mr. O'Comell has been Chief of the Support Branch, Security Support Division, where he has supervised the activities of clerical and professional employees engaged in directing the very complex and highly important Operational Support and Cover Support activities.READ THE ENTIRE PORM BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO COMPLETE ANY ITEMSECTION 111I cortify that, during the latter hall of the period covered by this report, 1 have discussed with the rated indi- vidual the manner in which he has performed his job and provided suggestions and criticisms wherever needed. I be lieve that hie understanding of my evaluation of his performance an.consistent with my evaluation of him, az ovi denced by this fitness report and I have informed him of his strengths, weaknesses, and on-the-jah effectiveness. If performance during the report period has been unsatisfactory, there is attached a copy of the memorandum notio fying him of unsatisfactory performance.This report has not been shown to the individual rated.DATESiccemiers SIGNATURE OF BATER (Employee's immediate, supervisor)I HAVE REVIERED THIS REPORT (Consense, il any, are reflected by attached sesorandum)THIS DATEVALEC 55 Official port higher in line of authority)FORM 0.45 REPLACES PREVIOUS EDITIONs of JAN 55 THIS FORM SHICH MAY BE USED.SECRET (4)