Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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1. Develop and maintain close and effective working   relationships with LA Division personnel in support of   DDO counterintelligence operations and activities; and to   provide guidance and support in the furtherance of those   operations and activities.2. To screen non-restricted DDO operational tele-   communications in the LA area for selection and routing.   of items of Cl significance to appropriate Branch and   Staff officers.3. To assist in the review and coordination, in   conjunction with the central referent, of assigned double   agent cases in your geographic area which are sponsored   by the U.S. military and other U.S. agencies; and to help   manage certain select, foreign CI cases.4. To monitor hostile intelligence approaches to   U.S. persons in your geographic area, including U.S. Gov-   ernment military and civilian employees, tourists and U.S.   resident aliens.5. To participate in the LANE Section contribution   to an overall CI Staff annual evaluation of the counter-   intelligence program conducted under the Operating   Directive of the respective stations in the LA area.During your tour with CI/OC fitness reports on your performance will be prepared and based on the provisions of thisLOI. Any major changes in your duties will be made in writingwith your concurrence and will require your signature to beeffective.I have read and understood the above:Joseph S. Piccolo1 Sept 78DateJohn F. Markham
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# SECRET1 September 1978MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. Joseph S. PiccoloCI/LANE SectionSUBJECT : Letter of InstructionI. IntroductionThis LOI is intended to provide you with the general missions and goals of the Operations Coordination Branch (CI/OC) and the specific duties which you, as an officer in the LANE Section, have been assigned.II. Operations Coordination Branch - General Missions and GoalsCI/OC is responsible for monitoring and coordinating the foreign CI activities of CIA and other U.S. agencies, and providing appropriate support and guidance to such activities. It conducts CI and Operational Security Surveys of Directorate field stations, and manages certain select, sensitive foreign CI operations. It investigates and issues the necessary approvals for the operational use of all prospective DDO agents and assists in the monitoring of agent performance for CI purposes. It contributes critiques annually to EPDS on the progress of field stations toward their Cl objectives, and in general monitors the counterintelligence performance of CIA elements in accordance with the pertinent protions of Executive Order 12036.III. The Operations Group was reorganized in December 1977 and its functions and responsibilities were restructured along geographic lines. The effect was an amalgamation of the former Arca Operations Branch and the functional branches into three geographic components consisting of an EAAF Section, a EURER Section, and a LANE Section. Also at that time, the Clearance Section, formerly the Ops Clearance Branch, P&A Group, was transferred to CI/OCIV. Specific DutiesAs an officer in the LANE Section, CI/OC, your duties are as follows.ΓΣ ΠΙΡΡΕETCL. RY 057250
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1. Develop and maintain close and effective working relationships with LA Division personnel in support of DDO counterintelligence operations and activities; and to provide guidance and support in the furtherance of those operations and activities.2. To screen non-restricted DDO operational telecommunications in the LA area for selection and routing of items of CI significance to appropriate Branch and Staff officers.3. To assist in the review and coordination, in conjunction with the central referent, of assigned double agent cases in your geographic area which are sponsored by the U.S. military and other U.S. agencies; and to help manage certain select, foreign CI cases.4. To monitor hostile intelligence approaches to U.S. persons in your geographic area, including U.S. Government military and civilian employees, tourists and U.S. resident aliens.5. To participate in the LANE Section contribution to an overall CI Staff annual evaluation of the counterintelligence program conducted under the Operating Directive of the respective stations in the LA area.During your tour with CI/OC fitness reports on your performance will be prepared and based on the provisions of this LOI. Any major changes in your duties will be made in writing with your concurrence and will require your signature to be effective.I have read and understood the above:![signature of Joseph S. Piccolo]Joseph S. PiccoloIST) 8Date![signature of John F. Markham]John F. Markham
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# SECRETCLASSIFICATION# FITNESS REPORT## GENERAL INFORMATION1. EMPLOYEE NUMBER: 0256582. NAME (Last, First, Middle): Piccolo, Joseph3. DATE OF BIRTH: 8 Dec 354. SEX: M5. GRADE: GS-136. ORG: DAG7. OFFICIAL POSITION TITLE: Operations Officer8. OFF/DIV HR OF ASSIGNMENT: DDO/CI/OG/SO9. CURRENT STATION: HQS10. UNIT/OFC (if any):11. TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:X CARRIERRESRVETEMPORARYINITIALX ANNUALREASSIGNMENTSPECIALCONTRACTSPECIALOTHER13. REPORTING PERIOD (FROM/TO): 1 Oct 76-30 Sep 7714. DATE REPORT DUE IN O.P.: 31 Oct 77## QUALIFICATIONS UPDATEIF QUALIFICATIONS UPDATE FORM IS BEING SUBMITTED WITH CHANGES, AND IS ATTACHED TO THIS REPORT, PLACE THE WORD "YES" IN THE BOX TO THE RIGHT. IF NO CHANGES ARE REQUIRED, PLACE THE WORD "NO" IN THE BOX AT RIGHT.## PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONPerformance is unacceptable. A rating in this category requires immediate and positive remedial action. The nature of the action could range from counseling, to further training, to placing on probation, to reassignment or to separation. Describe action taken or proposed in Section D.Performance is deficient in some aspects. The reasons for assigning this rating should be stated in Section D and remedial actions taken or recommended should be described.Performance is satisfactory. Desired results are being produced in the manner expected.Performance is characterized by exceptional proficiency.Performance is so exceptional in relation to requirements of the work and in comparison to the performance of others doing similar work as to warrant special recognition.## SPECIFIC DUTIESList up to six of the most important specific duties performed during the rating period. Insert rating letter which best describes the manner in which employee performs EACH specific duty. Consider ONLY effectiveness in performance of that duty. All employees with supervisory responsibilities MUST be rated on their ability to supervise (indicate number of employees supervised).SPECIFIC DUTY NO. 1Operations officer for multiple lead highly sensitive CI project.RATING LETTERSSPECIFIC DUTY NO. 2Case officer for CI/FBI project involving extensive international and domestic travel.RATING LETTEROSPECIFIC DUTY NO. 3Investigation and exploitation of CI leads derived from Agency and/or FBI operations.RATING LETTERSSPECIFIC DUTY NO. 4Ad hoc assignments; i.e. CI Operational Surveys, CI training of foreign liaison, etc.RATING LETTEROSPECIFIC DUTY NO. 5To serve as Acting Branch Chief.RATING LETTERSSPECIFIC DUTY NO. 6RATING LETTER## OVERALL PERFORMANCE IN CURRENT POSITIONTake into account everything about the employee which influences his effectiveness in his current position such as performance of specific duties, productivity, conduct on job, cooperativeness, pertinent personal traits or habits and particular knowledges or talents. Based on your knowledge of employee's overall performance during the rating period, place the letter in the rating box corresponding to the statement which most accurately reflects his level of performance.CLASSIFICATION00119712. IMPDET CL BYRATING LETTERS
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# SECRETFITNESS REPORTOctober 1977Joseph S. PiccoloSECTION D NARRATIVE COMMENTS - /Continued/In addressing the specific duties, Mr. Piccolo has been engaged during the past year in the exploitation of a sensitive multi-lead CI Project which has resulted in a neutralization of some Soviet espionage activity abroad. In the furtherance of this project he supervised, with an even hand, one intelligence assistant. Mr. Piccolo has been called upon to support CI activities requiring extensive travel abroad in support of joint Agency and FBI objectives. He executed these assignments with a singular degree of professionalism. Recently he organized and ran a CI training course for foreign liaison. This required the preparation of course material in Spanish and personally delivering lectures in the Spanish language. The Station described this effort as an outstanding contribution to the current task of molding the liaison service into an efficient and effective counterintelligence organization. More recently, based on previous experience and participation in CI Operational Surveys, he has been designated to head a CI Survey team going to Latin America. Finally, during the period of this report, due to the absence of the Branch Chief, Mr. Piccolo has served well as the Acting Branch Chief and during his tenure kept work flowing smoothly, efficiently and without change of pace. To sum up, Mr. Piccolo is in the opinion of this rater a solid first class officer whose judgment is totally dependable and whose accomplishments have been significant. We would commend Mr. Piccolo for any assignment in field operations above any of his peers.
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# SECRET25 October 1977MEMORANDUM FOR: Joseph S. Piccolo, Jr.SUBJECT: Letter of InstructionDear Mr. Piccolo:This Letter of Instruction sets forth your responsibilities and duties as an operations officer assigned to the Counter- intelligence Staff. Your performance of the duties described below will serve as the basis of the preparation of your fitness report. Any questions, clarification or elaboration regarding these instructions should be discussed with the Chief, CI/OG/SO and/or Chief, CI/OG.General1.  Working under the supervision of the Chief, CI/OG/SO, you are responsible for the initiation, coordination and support of certain counterintelligence opérations designed to detect and neutralize efforts by adversary foreign intelligence services which seek to penetrate U.S. Government agencies (especially CIA) as well as any intelligence service abroad with which CIA maintains a liaison relationship. To do this effectively you will be expected to develop and maintain close working contact with other components of this Agency as well as officers of other U.S. agencies involved in counterintelligence.2.  Through perusal of pertinent cable traffic and other available data you should keep abreast on a continuing basis of the activities, personnel and political factors affecting the hostile opposition as well as problems which confront friendly liaison services and Agency installations overseas. It is further expected that you will contribute sound operational planning and participate actively in decisions reached concerning those counterintelligence operations assigned to you. You will also be expected to keep your immediate supervisor fully informed of all major developments and problems of an operational or administrative nature.![stamp]2 IMPDETCL BY 061197# SECRET
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# SECRET3. In the absence of the Chief and/or Deputy Chief, CI/OG/SO, you will act in his place, assuming all the responsibilities and duties of that job.**Duties**4. In fulfilling your responsibilities you will be expected to perform the following duties:a. Operations officer for multiple lead highly sensitive CI project.b. Case officer for CI/FBI project involving extensive international and domestic travel.c. Investigation and exploitation of CI leads derived from Agency and/or FBI operations.d. Ad hoc assignments; i.e. CI Operational Surveys, CI training of foreign liaison, etc.e. To serve as Acting Branch Chief.![signature of Jack Friedlander]Jack FriedlanderChief, CI StaffOperations GroupI have read and understood the above.![signature of Joseph S. Piccolo, Jr.]Joseph S. Piccolo, Jr.# SECRET
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# SECRET## SECTION D NARRATIVE COMMENTSIndicate significant strengths or weaknesses demonstrated in current position keeping in proper perspective their relationship to overall performance State suggestions made for improvement of work performance Give recommendations for training Comment on foreign language competence, if required for current position. Amplify or explain ratings given in Section C to provide best bass for determining future personnal action Manner of performance of managerial or supervisory duties and red consciousness in the use of personnel, space, equipment and funds, must be commented on, if applicable if extra space is needed to complete Section D, attach a, separate sheet of papers,Mr. Piccolo joined the Ct Staff at his initiative and has served in several different roles in the period of this report. These included positions as survey officer in the Area Operations Branch for six months, operations officer in the Special Operations Branch for three months and then acting chief of that branch for two months. Overall he has performed his duties in these positions with efficiency and thoroughness.During the six month period Mr. Piccolo was assigned to the Area Operations Branch, his duties consisted of participation in CI operational surveys of two countries, e.g., Ethiopia and Peru. By way of explanation, Cl operational survey is defined as an in-depth review, both at leadquarters and in the field, of a Station's operational activities in order to detect efforts by and determine the capabilities of foreign intelligence services to accomplish recruitments, penetrations, provocations and deception operations plus an evaluation of the threat these pose to future operations and assets. The surveys are conducted by a team of two or more operations officers and their final report may be 100 or more pages in length. The report is addressed to the DDO and the Area Division Chief and gives them a detailed CI profile of the Station.(CONTINUED)## SECTION E CERTIFICATION AND COMMENTSMONTHS EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN UNDER MY SUPERVISIONIF THIS REPORT HAS NOT BEEN SHOWN TO EMPLOYEE, GIVE EXPLANATION1. BY SUPERVISORDATE14 DEC 1976OFFICIAL TITLE OF SUPERVISORDC/CI Staff Ops GroupTYPED OR PRINTED NAME AND SIGNATURERobert G. L. Wall2. BY EMPLOYEEI HAVE ☐ OR HAVE NOT ☐ ATTACHED A STATEMENT CONCERNING THE SUPERVISOR'S EVALUATION OF MY PERFORMANCE.DATESIGNATURE OF EMPLOYEEJoseph S. Piccolo3. BY REVIEWING OSFICIALCOMMENTS OF REVIEWING OFFICIALI fully concur with the comments of the supervisor. I have been most pleased with the manner in which Mr. Piccolo has moved in and taken over the management of his branch in the absence of the branch chief who departed with little warning. Mr. Piccolo is a hard-nosed, honest evaluator of CI problems. He has, however, the ability to manage problems and people with tact and professionalism.DATEOFFICIAL TITLE OF REVIEWING OFFICIALChief, CI Staff Ops GroupTYPED OR PRINTED NAME AND SIGNATURELawrence M. Sternfield4. BY EMPLOYEESIGNATURE OF EMPLOYEEJoseph's PiccoloCLASSIFICATION
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SECRETFITNESS REPORTJoseph S. Piccolo, Employee #025658SECTION D - NARRATIVE COMMENTS (Continued)The two countries which Mr. Piccolo helped survey represent widely varying operational and social environments. In both instances, however, the Station Chiefs cabled Headquarters at the end of the field aspect of the survey complimenting the team on the thoroughness and understanding with which they conducted the survey, and conumented on the usefulness and practicality of the team's recommendations. It should noted that these cables had considerable impact on DIO management and were used widely in the extension of the survey program into other areas.Although Mr. Piccolo's field exposure has been exclusively in the Latin American area, he has a widely varied operational background, having served in varying operational capacities in several stations, and he is perceptive in his understanding of operational realities. His personality is positive and outgoing, and in most instances he is able to initiate very quickly a responsive dialogue with fellow officers. He is adaptable in outlook and reads quickly and with understanding; qualities almost indispensible in an activity of this kind. Im sum, Mr. Piccolo approached both Surveys with enthusiasm and a sense of responsibility, completed his written report (he had a different partner in each case) promptly and accurately. He un- doubtedly would have been engaged in a third survey except his temporary tour ended and he was assigned permanently elsewhere in the Staff.In his duties in the Special Operations Branch, Mr. Piccolo has excelled in his management responsibilities in the sense of both getting the work out of his people and in getting along with them. He is on good terms with all of them. He has shown good CI mentality and a thoroughness which is essential to good CI work. His dedication to his work is shown by his punctuality in the morning and his presence in his office well after five most evenings. His production as operations officer has been steady and thorough for both of the projects for which he has responsibility. Unfortu- nately, he experienced a period of ill health following a hectic TDY; however, he returned to duty at the first opportunity and resumed his duties with vigor. Ilis versatility was recently demonstrated by his participation in a joint meeting with representatives of a foreign service over a period of several days and evenings during which he proved fully effective in achieving Agency objectives in a liaison and social environment.The most impressive aspect of Mr. Piccolo's performance and one deserving special mention in this fitness report is his ability with the written word. It is fully accurate to say that the survey reports to which he contributed were mich better written than were those of his peers. He has the ability to describe an operational situation in terms which are at the same time mean- ingful, concise and easy to read. It is a pleasure to read his material and to compliment him on this ability in this report.SECRET
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14-0000015 December 1976MEMORANDUM FOR: Joseph S. Piccolo, Jr.SUBJECT: Letter of InstructionDear Mr. Piccolo:This Letter of Instruction sets forth your responsibilities and duties as an operations officer assigned to the Counter- intelligence Staff. Your performance of the duties described below will serve as the basis of the preparation of your fitness report. Any questions, clarification or elaboration regarding these instructions should be discussed with the Chief, CI/OG/SO and/or Chief, CI/OG.## General1. Working under the supervision of the Chief, CI/OG/So, you are responsible for the initiation, coordination and support of certain counterintelligence operations designed to detect and neutralize efforts by adversary foreign intelligence services which seek to penetrate U.S. Government agencies (especially CIA) as well as any intelligence service abroad with which CIA maintains a liaison relationship. To do this effectively you will be expected to develop and maintain close working contact with other components of this Agency as well as officers of other U.S. agencies involved in counterintelligence.2. Through perusal of pertinent cable traffic and other available data you should keep abreast on a continuing basis of the activities, personnel and political factors affecting the hostile opposition as well as problems which confront friendly liaison services and Agency installations overseas. It is further expected that you will contribute sound operational planning and participate actively in decisions reached concerning those counterintelligence operations assigned to you. You will also be expected to keep your immediate supervisor fully informed of all major developments and problems of an operational or administrative nature.E2 IMPDETCL BY 008885
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SECRET3. In the absence of the Chief and/or Deputy Chief, CI/OG/SO, you will act in his place, assuming all the responsibilities and duties of that job.Duties4. In fulfilling your responsibilities you will be expected to perform the following duties:a. To carry out ad hoc operational requirements as may be assigned such as the conduct of CI Surveys at overseas stations.b. To serve as Branch Chief or Deputy Branch Chief as required in the absence of the incumbent.c. To serve as the Headquarters case officer for certain highly sensitive CI operations.d. To exploit CI leads arising out of sensitive material and command channel communications.![Lawrence M. Sternfield]Lawrence M. SternfieldChief, Cf StaffOperations GroupI have read and understood the above.![Joseph S. Piccolo, Jr.]Joseph S. Piccolo, Jr.2
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SECRETSECTION C NARRATIVE COMMENTSHe handles a contract agent who, in turn, handles a low level penetration of the orthodox communist party. This marginal asset is kept on the payroll at a modicum cost for the purpose of filling gaps, and for spotting, until better coverage can be developed. The contract agent, whose administration is almost identical to that required for a NOC, also produces information on the extremist target through his marital connections.Also handled under Duty No. 1 is a high level member of a legal political party of socialist persuasion, which has traditinally demonstrated a propensity for cooperation with the communists and/or extremists in Nicaragua. This paid agent produced twenty eight intelligence reports with a Value Quotient (VQ) average of 4.07 over this period. This agent, handled directly, requires and receives close and alert guidance. He has provided valuable spotting information, which the Case Officer has followed up, accomplishing the full cycle of assessment, development and successful recruitment of a member of the communist youth organization, who will be targetted against both the communist youth, the orthdox party, and hopefully, into the FSLN (terrorist organization.)Acting upon a lead from ERHATCHET-2, a former media asset, this Officer also contacted, assessed, developed and recruited a student who was formerly with the Revolutionary Students Front (FER-support arm of the FSLN terrorist organization.) This asset is being targetted against the FER and FSLN.Considering the paucity of leads available on the elusive but important FSLN target, (a Priority 1 Objective of the Station), these two recent recruitments are judged to be very significant achievements, attributable to this Officer's language fluency, sincerity, experience and style, which makes it all look easier than it really is.Subject has been criticized in his last two Fitness Reports for not developing new assets into the key target area (terrorists). It is important, therefore, to recognize his efforts and achievements now, as detailed above. He had never been a strong recruiter, but had always been an above-average agent handler who could extract more information and servicesSECRET