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drink. He says that in the revolutionary movement poverty is no virtue, but merely indicates lack of influence. He says that the most popular persons are those who can dispense money, alcohol, and women. .his may well be true. It is certainly true that such a role would please Q immensely (that is, having a plush apartment in which he could entertain terget personalities, satisfying KUBAPK's requirements and his personal desires).F. Q must be dealt with firmly, with continued serving of requirements and planned itineraries for trips. At the same time, it is obvious that he improvises well when left without instructions; he is versatile, and can create situations which will result in an intelligence product. Rodigast's method is to suggest reasonable plans and to be ready to show that they can be implemented, and how they can, anticipating objections.While there is no evidence that if left alone Q would drift, dragging out an assignment to ill time, it is possible that he would. He has not written as many free-iance articles as Fodigast would have liked him to, because each requires thinking out a subject, gathering material, selecting a point of view and thinking of the public to which it would be addressed-- a lot of work for articles meant to ser mainly as cover, for publication in obscure organs, or perhaps merely to be used to convince editors that he was active. On the other hand, he produced the first issue of the newsletter in record time, following instructions to the letter (indeed, accepting what must at times seem like petty editorial changes made by Rodigast). Perhats he produced the latter so efficiently because he saw in it added prestige, an opportunity to get his name back before the public in a respectable context.Ideological motivation would not seem to be a level of control in his case. what is most important is his contentment with being (he hopes) a permanent part of a large organization, with a steady salary (he has never said this, of course); the power of ODY.E is less important than its known reputation for keeping its promise to pay, something one doesn't find anong the opposition groups known to Q, and he finds new examples of this daily.Doubtless, his tendency to bear a grudge is a factor here-- Q is now in a position where he can thumb his nose at some of his enemies.Rodigast feels that considerate dealing with Q, letting him know where he is going, what he can expect, not changing the rules abruptly or pulling a rug from under his feet, letting himssee the possibility of small but certain increases in zaterial benefits in the course of his career, compose the ideal commula for handling him. In the course of time, the ideological factor, which is perhaps marginal at this time, would probably be reinforced, could one way be a major factor. Q, meanwhile, must feel that the persons who deal with him are concerned with his material wellbeing and also of his physical safety, appre iating the risks in his work and understanding that not all assignments will bear fruit. Our relationship with Q could be destroyed very rapidly if we failed to pay him as promised, or wasted his time with make work, or cane him confusing or contradictory instructions which suggested that KUBARK was not the all-powerial institution he may now think it is.