Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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# SECRETSECTION IIMOTIVATION AND CONTROL1. ESTIMATE SUBJECT'S MOTIVATION. (Be detailed, al possible cate evidence. Do not use stock comment such as "anti- communist.") See Previous PRQ Part IIThis image of BKTRUST as a powerful, professional organization has been enhanced in QRPACHE/l's case by the circumstances of his agent relationship, which require very professional handling. Indeed Q/1 has probably come to hold a rather glamorous "storybook" image of BKTRUST and of the importance of his contribution to the XXX EKTRUST EFFORT. This is a very human trait and should not be exaggerated in his case,2. INDICATE WHAT CONTROL, IF ANY, EXISTS OVER THE SUBJECT. (If no control, or if there is a lack of control explain.)QRPHONE/1 is dependent upon a EKTRUST salary and has signed recruitment documents and a security pledge. QRPHONE/1 is not a handling problem and there has never been any instance in which either he or his handler has had occasion to allued to these control factors.SECTION IIICOVER1. COVER USED BY SUBJECT AND CASE OFFICER IN THEIR MEETINGS.Subject and RODIGAST use a journalist/literary agent cover in the unlikely event their clandestine meetings are compromised. Other officers will use cover of both being HTS INFORMATION AND IN CONTACTING HIS INFORMANTS.2. COVER USED BY SUBJECT IN OBTAININGFreelancexx Jornalist, authere, and as a sympathetic leftist3. INDICATE SERVICE FOR WHICH SUBJECT THINKS HE (Will work) (Is working).BKTRUSTSECTION IVINTELLIGENCE CONNECTIONS AND TRAINING1. EXPLAIN SUBJECT'S KNOWN PAST OR PRESENT CONNECTION WITH ANY OTHER INTELLIGENCE SERVICE. INDICATE THE EXTEXT SUCH CONNECTION IS KNOWN OVERTLY.No change from previous PRQ Part II2. LIST OTHER INDIVIDUALS (Agents, relatives, friends) WHO KNOW OF SUBJECT'S PRESENT INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.None3. EXPLAIN ANY TRAINING SUBJECT HAS HAD IN CLANDESTINE OPERATIONS.See Previous PRQ Part IIReporting Instruction with emphasis on spotting and assessment reports 14-16 Oct. 197SECTION VCOLLABORATION POTENTIAL1. INDICATE OTHER FOREIGN POWER SUBJECT WOULD BE MOST LIKELY TO COLLABORATE WITH BECAUSE OF HIS IDEOLOGY OR PAST ASSOCIATIONS. EXPLAIN.No change2SECRET
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PHQ PART IIQRPHONE/1## SECTION IIMotivation and Control1.  but every one of the wild anti-BKTRUST stories which he heard probably only serves to accentuate the feeling on his part of being a member of a very impressive outfit.    Having accepted BKTRUST employment for a combination of reasons, it must be added that QRPHONE/1 clearly likes his work. He enjoys dealing with international issues and political subjects. He enjoys the travel and the opportunity to exercise his language capability. In short, the rather sophisticated and cosmopolitan life which he has been able to live appeals to him.QRPHONE/1 was recruited at a time when he was in serious financial straits. BKTRUST has given him a job, paid him reasonably well and regularly, and has enabled him to be independent of his wife's family's Charity.
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SECTION VISECRETOPERATIONAL USE - CONTACT1. IF SUBJECT HAS BEEN USED OR CONTACTED BEFORE, INDICATE ACTIVITY IN WHICH HE WAS ENGAGED AND THE TYPE OF INFORMATION HE HAS FURNISHED.No Change2. INDICATE HOW AND FROM WHOM SUBJECT OBTAINS INFORMATION.No Change3. INDICATE WHAT HAS BEEN TOLD SUBJECT AS TO THE DISPOSITION OF INFORMATION HE FURNISHES.Nothing4. DETAIL SUBJECT’S PROPOSED FI OR CI TYPE USE OR DUTIES. Subject will operate under free lance journalist cover and as a sympathetic leftist to develop contacts in the target milieu of Afro-Asian radical, pro-commie groups and solicit information from them on their activity, plans and views. Subject will also contact, assess recruit and possibly handle assets in these groups. In pursuit of operational objectives, he may be required to join a radical organization and/or travel to Bloc countries.5. DETAIL SUBJECT'S PROPOSED PP-PM TYPE USE OR DUTIES.No PM duties or use are anticipated. Selective CA exploitation within his cover situation - i.e. as a provacateur or means to surface anti-Soviet material from a "National Liberation" standpoint - will be continually possible.SECTION VIIPROPOSED LIAISON OR OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY1. DETAIL SUBJECT'S PROPOSED LIAISON TYPE CONTACT OR OPERATIONAL USE:A. WHERE SUBJECT IS AN OFFICIAL MEMBER OF A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT:NoneB. WHERE SUBJECT IS AN OFFICIAL OF ANOTHER AGENCY OF THIS GOVERNMENT:SECTION VIIIAGENCY RELATIONSHIP WITH SUBJECT1. EXPLAIN NATURE OF AGENCY RELATIONSHIP WITH SUBJECT: I.E. TRAINEE. OPPOSITE NUMBER: REMUNERATION. IF ANY: AGENCY PERSONNEL KNOWN TO SUBJECT.Subject has MOA providing for salary of $950.00 per month, (tax free), reimbursement for operational expenses and travel unless these are paid by other sources.SECRET
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# SECRETSECTION XIIIAVOCATIONAL INTERESTS1. INDICATE SUBJECT'S HOBBIES OR INTEREST IN SPORTS, MUSIC, LT..None knownSECTION XIVGENERAL1. INDICATE WHETHER SUBJECT'S LANGUAGE ABILITIES AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS, ARE SUCH AS HE COULD PASS AS A NATIVE   OF A COUNTRY OR REGION OTHER THAN HIS OWN. EXPLAIN.Subject speaks fluent but foreign-accented French. He has a functional speakingcommand of Spanish and Italian and can read German. Except for his language, hecould pass as an Algerian.2. INDICATE WHETHER INFORMATION IN PRO PARTS 1 AND IT WAS OBTAINED BY RESEARCH, CLANDESTINE ASSESSMENT, FILES.   CORRESPONDENCE OR OTHER MEANS.Research, files, correspondence and assessment by previous case officers3. IF OTHER THAN ROUTINE ACTION IS REQUIRED. IF AND WHEN TERMINATION OF SUBJECT IS EFFECTED, PLEASE EXPLAIN. (Also   see para. 43b, supra)None anticipatedSECTION XVEMERGENCY CONDITIONS RECONTACT ARRANGEMENTS1. GIVE FULL DETAILS I.E. RECOGNITION SIGNALS. S/W WHERE COULD CONTACT BE MADE: WHAT BONA FIDES COULD INDIVIDUAL   MAKING CONTACT USE?SECTION XVIMISCELLANEOUS OPERATIONAL DATA AND REMARKSSGSWIRL EXAMINATION OF SUBJECT on 21 September 1970 (no deception reported).DATESIGNATURE OF APPROPRIATE SENIOR OFFICER10 March 1972SECRET
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# SECRET7 MAR 19/2MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Covert Action StaffSUBJECT: Review of Project GRPHONE1. A review in some depth of Project QRPHONE was conducted in January 1972 by DC/CA and me with Branch 3 personnel, with the participation of Richard Berkey (now of Branch 4, formerly QRPRONE Case Officer at LCPIPIT). Attached at Tab A are the questions which formed the basis for the review. A full record of the responses to these questions and the review discussion is not practical so I have attempted below to summarize the general conclusions which emerged. Attached at Tab B are two charts prepared by Branch 3 for the review plus a rough draft "CI Assessment" which they also prepared.2. FI and CA. Excluding FBI Sensitive Reports, QRPHONE dropped from 157 reports in FY 1968 to 6 reports in FY 1971. His FI reports have evidently not been used as a basis for CA activities since 1967. This situation is apparently due to a variety of factors: the character of the man himself, restrictions placed upon him, a changing political context which compounded targetting difficulties, the complications of his own security situation, and the method by which be waB handled. It was agreed that QRPHONE does have inherent skills which should have an application to either FI or CA work. He is politically attuned; he writes well; be can handle contacts in several languages; he knows how to move internationally; he has an engaging social personality; he has an established (if controversial) reputation as a left-oriented journalist/writer with some scholastic credentials. The problem remains one of focussing his talents and determining the platform from which he should operate.# SECRET
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# SECRET3. Mobility. QRPHONE can be viewed as essentially possessing mobility and has expressed a willingness to move. There are, however, qualifications on this. He has small children and an unwitting, anti-US, white, Jewish wife, who would only be willing to leave her homeland if the overt job to which QRPHONE was going was clearly a step upward in his career.4. Handling. The method by which QRPHONE has been handled, i.e. mainly through Rodigast (although there has been direct LCPIPIT contact recently), is unnecessarily cumbersome and not suited to the close consultation needed to explore QRPHONE's future directions. Having been declared to the British Services the most secure place to meet QRPHONE is in the UK and he should be handled directly by an LCPIPIT officer.5. Security. QRPHONE cannot escape the record of allegations that he is Agency-connected. What he can do, however, is face-up to these charges, challenge them and deny them. There may thus always be some element of suspicion attached to him, but, as time passes without definite proof of such a connection, its impact on his activities may be minimized and he may be able to engage in effective work inspite of it.6. Sub-agents. It was felt that QRPHONE may possibly have a flair for recruiting and handling sub-agents. It was believed that this should be explored and that he should be given relevant training, based in New York. This would also provide the opportunity for Headquarters exploration with him of his future development.7. Future Focus. What QRPHONE's own thoughts might be on his most natural course of development are not clear. He may have an inclination toward African Liberation Movements--the subject of his most recent major writing--but it could be questioned whether on this or on anti-fedayeen work, there is sufficient Agency interest to merit such focus. He has no significant base in the American black community (rather the contrary) which would make him of interest to others on this basis. His overt political orientation is described2# SECRET
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as "radical," but it is an intellectual "radicalism," not revolutionary. Further, he is basically a theoretician not a personal activist by nature. He might be asked and might undertake an activist role-but it is felt that it would not sit naturally upon him and would probably not achieve whatever access might have been postulated. Within his theoretician, non-activist context it was nevertheless felt that the probably-to-be-expanded field of Chinese Communist activities in Europe provided the focus which might most usefully be explored. The expansion of Chinese Communist activities in Europe may come quite slowly but, in view of the probable shortage of assets in this field, it was a matter on which we should have some patience. It is also a field which could be explored without QRPHONE's needing to move. Whether be focusses on this field or another, however, QRPHONE needs to develop some job or organizational base which will make him interesting as a target himself to those we wish to focus hin on. At the present time his cover does not provide a power or influence base and he is essentially completely dependent upon us.8. CA Staff Termination/Redirection Responsibility.   It was felt that in this process of redirection of QRPHONE, CA Staff should retain responsibility for QRPHONE. Even if a London-based assignment did not work out and it was decided to move QRPHONE to another area CA Staff should keep the project during the trial period and with this the responsibility for termination if the trial proved unsuccessful. If the trial was successful, on the other hand, then we would have discharged our responsibility for QRPHONE and could relinquish control.9. Some time has passed since the above discussions took place. I am not aware of the extent to which there may already have been a follow-up to them. Needless to Bay, they have decided field implications in which LCPIPIT needs to be consulted, should they be pursued.James E. KnottPrograms OfficerCovert Action StaffDistribution:Orig. & 1 - Addresseе 1 - CA/B4-Berkey1 - ADC/CA 2 - CA/PO1 - C/CA/B31 - CA/B3-Sweet
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# SECRET## AGENT EVALUATIONNAME: QRPHONE/1DATE: 18 January 1971PROJECT: QRPHONESTATUS: Contract Agent (Undera Memorandum of OralAgreement)OVERT JOB DESCRIPTION: International correspondent for "Sunday supplement"type color magazine distributed by twenty major newspapers in theU.S. Also represents owner of this color magazine in other ofhis business ventures in Europe. This overt job was assumed inDecember 1970. Prior to that, Q/1 was the London representativeof small U.S. news service. Q/1 does free lance journalism andis an occasional contributor to several magazines and newspapers.COVERT JOB DESCRIPTION: Singleton agent targeted at the radical left,including Maoist, African liberation, and Palestinian groups.Q/l's access derives from his many contacts in these circles.PERFORMANCE OF COVERT DUTIES: Q/1 continues to perform well andwithout posing problems for his handler. His personality iseasy-going and his attitude positive. If his efforts are notalways totally successful -- leaving us with tantalizing bitsof information and many uranswered questions -- this is generallydue to operational circumstances in which he was simply unableto elicit more information on a given subject.PERFORMANCE OF OVERT DUTIES: Q/1 does a solid and workmanlike jobas a journalist. He has acquitted himself well both as arepresentative of his cover firm and in his free lance activity.Occasional prompting on this subject produces added effort andin this connection the operation profits particularly from theenergy and knowledge of the deep-cover agent handler who himselfhas faced similar cover demands over many years.ATTITUDE TOWARD JKLANCE: QRPHONE/1's attitude is positive. (See belowunder Motivation.)ATTITUDE TOWARD COVER EMPLOYER: Q/l's attitude is good. He has madean effort to discharge his part of the cover arrangement and tounderstand the weaknesses and problems which plagued his formercover organization. He is approaching his new cover arrangementwith enthusiasm.MOTIVATION IN ACCEPTING JKLANCE RELATIONSHIP: This is a subject onwhich a good deal has beensaid over the course of this operation.The following points can be made on the subject of Q/1'smotivation:A. His basic image of JKLANCE is positive.SECRET
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SECRETB. This image of JKLANCE as a powerful, professional organization has been enhanced in Q/l's case by the circumstances of his agent relationship, which require very professional handling. Indeed Q/1 has probably come to hold a rather glamorous "storybook" image of JKLANCE and of the importance of his contribution to the JKLANCE effort. This is a very human trait and should not be exaggerated in his case, but every one of the wild anti- JKLANCE stories which he heard probably only serves to accentuate the feeling on his part of being a member of a very impressive outfit.c. In his political evolution over the years, Q/1 has become active in at least two "causes". In both instances he saw these causes undermined by petty jealousy and factional struggles and in both cases he was personally harmed as a result. The product of this situation has been a certain disillusionment with "causes" and a cynical political outlook. (In other circumstances this might be called political maturity.) Q/1 now tends to view political trends as a detached observer rather than a participant.D. Following on the foregoing thought is the fact that he is an American (and does not consider himself disloyal). Given his citizenship and his disinclination to feel "involved" in the currents of the radical left, he has been perfectly willing to accept employment by JKLANCE to report on those currents. He does not give any indication that he views this as "squealing" on his friends -- indeed the contrary seems to be the case.E. On a more mundane level, it must be realized that Q/1 was recruited at a time when he was in serious financial straits. He was without a job and was living off the charity of his wife's family. JKLANCE has given him a job, paid him reasonably well and regularly, and has enabled him to be independent of his wife's family's charity.F. Having accepted JKLANCE employment for a combination of the reasons set forth above, it must be added that Q/1 clearly likes his work. He enjoys dealing with international issues and political subjects. He enjoys the travel and the opportunity to exercise his language capability. In short, the rather sophisticated and cosmopolitan life which he has been able to live appeals to him.G. In assessing the relative importance of these several factors which make up Q/l's motivation, the under- signed would stress that C and E were probably the immediate causes of his acceptance of recruitment while A and D were more underlying. Band F have arisen since recruitment and probably play an important role in his current motivation.-2-SECRET
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# SECRETWIFE'S ATTITUDE TOWARD JKLANCE: Q/l's wife is not witting of hisJKLANCE affiliation. She was allowed to believe that he wasworking indirectly for the Chinese. She certainly is awareof the past JKLANCE accusations which have been leveled atQ/1, but as far as Q/1 can determine (and this is not a subjecton which he can come right out and ask a direct question) shecontinues to accept the Chinese story. It should be addedthat Mrs. Q/1 is British and is the holder of some rathertypical "left" anti-JKLANCE attitudes. It should also be notedthat the relationship between the two is fraught with a varietyof problems thereby adding to the complexity of the situation.Certainly the whole subject of Q/l's activities is one whichMrs. Q/1 views with misgivings and which is simply not discussed --lest it lead to acrimony. Mention should also be made thatMrs. Q/1 seems to accept as legitimate the small amount ofmoney received from Q/l's cover and to regard this as a genuinestringer relationship.RESPONSE TO CASE OFFICER HANDLING: QRPHONE/1 has a very pleasantpersonality and responds well to Case Officer handling. He isa most willing asset requiring no special handling care -- otherthan the normal professionalism expected in the handling of asensitive asset such as Q/1.WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT INSTRUCTIONS OR GUIDANCE: Q/1 is willing toaccept guidance and criticism -- provided it is constructive.If anything, he may sometimes be too willing. His willingnessoccasionally exceeds his sense of security and it then fallsto his handler to bear in mind security and/or operationalconsiderations which may affect his pursuit of a given target.However, this should not be over dramatized.RESPONSIVENESS: Q/1 is most responsive to requirements levied uponhim. In this connection it should be recalled that his abilityto respond fully is usually restricted by the nature of hisrelationship with his informants; i.e., since he is only elicitingthe information from unwitting informants he is rarely able topress for all the desired details.JKLANCE CONTROL: Q/1 is dependent upon a JKLANCE salary and he hassigned recruitment documents and a security pledge. We hastento add that Q/1 is not a handling problem and there has neverbeen any instance in which either he or his handler has hadoccasion to allude to these control factors.PERSONAL SECURITY: Q/1. has a good sense of personal security and hishandler makes an effort to build upon this at every opportunity.As cited above, Q/l's enthusiasm sometimes leads to his failureto consider all aspects and implications of a given situation.-3-SECRET
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SECRETOTHER SECURITY AND COVER SITUATIONS: The past allegations of Q/l's affiliation with JKLANCE, many pré-dating his actual recruitment, add an extra diacasion Loi's cover situation. We have no indication that any of these allegations are based on any proof, nor have they produced a significant reduction in his number of contacts.ABILITY TO WORK WITHOUT SUPERVISION: Q/1 is a self-starter and can work well for extended periods without supervision.ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS: Q/1 poses only a minimum administrative burden. He is not overly concerned about his administrative and financial position, allowances, payments, etc. He merely expects JKLANCE to do the fair thing by him. However, on the rare occasion when JKLANCE has failed to perform as he expected, he can be very upset.REPORTING: Q/1 is a journalist by training. He is an effective reporter -- both in terms of ability to elicit and writing style.PERSONAL ENERGY AND ENDURANCE: Q/1 is quite energetic and can continue his efforts on a sustained basis.LANGUAGES: In addition to his (native) English, Q/1 can speak French, Italian and German.WILLINGNESS TO TRAVEL: Q/1 is quite willing to travel and even enjoys it!AREA KNOWLEDGE: Q/1 is quite widely travelled in Europe and Africa and consequently has acquitted an extensive area knowledge.ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL ABILITY: Q/l's present operating context does not provide an adequate basis to evaluate these talents. It is assumed that he has a satisfactory competence in both these areas, however.WEAKNESSES; PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL: Q/1 has no major weaknesses, either personal or professional which inhibit his operational use. The existence of his "reputation" as a JKLANCE asset which is believed by some and rejected by others of his contacts is a definite limitation on his employment.CAREER POSSIBILITIES: Q/1 has mentioned to his handler that he hopes to be able to make a career of his relationship with JKLANCE. He enjoys the work and presumably the financial security. However,SECRET
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SECRETthe combination of the security factors operative in this case and the unlikelihood of Q/l's contirued eccess to targets of interest over a prolonged period argue against his being regarded as a career asset.![signature of Aaron C. Laginestra]AARON C. LAGINESTRAFIELD CASE OFFICERCOMMENTS OF SUPERVISOR: This is another thoughtful evaluation of this agent, and reflects the views of the agent handler as well as of the Case Officer.I doubt that we have really divined Q/l's motivations for working with JKLANCE, and this evaluation should be read as the best stab we can make at this enigmatic subject.![handwritten note "I disagree - ? Think we do fod."]ADRIAN B. MASLOTTCHIEF, LCPIPITSECRET