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# SECRETSECTION C NARRATIVE・COMMENTSIndicate significant strengths or weaknesses demonstrates on keeping in proper perspective their relationship to overall performance. Stute suggestions made for improvement certurmance. Give recommendations for training. Comenent on foreign language competence, if required for current reh or explain ratings given in Section B to provide best basis for determining future personnel action. Monner of pee managerial or supervisory duties and cost consciousness in the use of personnel space, exement and funds, must extra space is needed to cumploteSection C, attach a separate sheet of paper.Subject continues to be one of the strongest officers in the Baso and will undoubtedly be a solid li tacker msnumber three officor undor the new staffing pattern, is judkandilt is considered and sound, his operational savvy, oxperience and talent invaluable. His supervisory functions have changed somewhat since last evaluation, and ho now handles two active NOC officers (rather than ono NOC and ono inside caso officer) who in turn handle a variety of operations including government as woll-as-CP and terrorist penetration. As we havo noted in past fitness reports, he is an intelligent supervisor with a capability for lighting fires under his charges when necessary. His thorough knowledge and understanding of the ALSOBER and ALPALOOKA fields has earned him the respect of all his colleagues.Like the rest of us, he is not perfect, of course. His porformance over the past year has boon less stress on the oporational dovolopmont sido and he should shift some of the emphasis of his offorts in this direction in order to achieve a better balanced performanco. This will not be easy because at present he is unavoidably saddled with somo serious and complex oporational problems (not of his own making) and the demands of his NOC supervision are heavy. However, he is capable of adjusting his timo and putting out the nocossary offort and we have(CONTINUED)SECTION D CERTIFICATRIN AND COMMENTS1. BY EMPLOYEEI CERTIFY THAT I HAVE SEEN SERTILITAS B. AND COF THIS REPORTDATE2 Aug 1972 /s/ Joseph S. Piccolo2. BY SUPERVISORMONTHS EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN IF THIS REPORT HAS NOT SIT SAUEN TO EMPLOYEE, GIVE EXPLANATIONUNDER MY SUPERVISION13DATE OFFICIAL TITLE OF SUPERI TYPED OR PRINTED NAME AND SIGNATURE2 Aug 1972 Chief of Base /s/ David B. McGrath3. BY REVIEWING OFFICIAL   COMMENTS OF REVIEWING OFFICIALThe rating of Strong is deserved. This is a really fine officer, very corebral, experienced and skilled in the basic craft of our business, linguistically talented, toughminded and agressivo in agont handling and exploitation. His lack of developmont/recruitmont activity during the reporting poriod reflects to some degree a deliborato decision to keep a low profile in the Mission and in the city duo to the particularly sensitive nature of ongoing projects handled. This still applies to some degree but we all now agroo that during tho remaining months of his tour an effort can be made to exploit this officer's considerable talents in the crucial area of creating now assets. I strongly endorse the recommendation for promotion.DATE OPPILIAL FITLE TIPLU CA PRINTBO NAMAN SINNATURE2 Αυγ 1972 Chief of Station // W. D. KoplowitzSECRET