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# CONFIDENTIALSECTION C NARRATIVE COMMENTSIndicate significant strengths or weaknesses demonstrated in current position, bearing 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 B to provide best basis for determining future personnel action. Manner of performance of managerial or supervisory duties and cost consciousness in the use of personnel, equipment and funds, must be commented on, if applicable. If extra space is needed to complete Section C, attach a separate sheet of paper.Mr. Flores came to the Quba Operations Group from a brief assignment to the Office of Training. Prior to the OTR interim, Mr. Flores had been a COG case officer and was therefore familiar with its operational techniques. During this ten-month period under review, Mr. Flores served as a section chief with responsibilities for East Asian stations with a Cuban target (Tokyo, Manila, and Hong Kong) and Canada. Mr. Flores was the only GS-13 officer to hold section chief responsibility, yet his performance compared favorably with that of the GS-14 section chiefs. As a section chief, Mr. Flores was supervisor for two operations officers, one intelligence analyst and a secretary. He was responsible for ensuring the prompt handling of correspondence to and from the field stations, and providing operational guidance and direction on matters pertaining to Cuban operations. His section was managed in a competent manner with Mr. Flores demonstrating his ability to delegate functional responsibilities. The Quba Operations Group also functions in a direct case officer capacity, and Mr. Flores frequently traveled TDY to handle cases. He was the operations officer for one particularly sensitive and productive on-island reporting case. This required him to travel on short notice and to arrange for secure meeting and debriefing sessions of this reporting source.Mr. Flores also traveled to Canada on various occasions to meet with liaison contacts and participate in developmental operations. One particular recruitment attempt required Mr. Flores to spend several days in a motel room observing the--CONTINUED--SECTION D CERTIFICATION AND COMMENTSMONTHS EMPLOYEE HAS BEENUNDER MY SUPERVISION1. BY SUPERVISORIF THIS REPORT HAS NOT BEEN SHOWN TO EMPLOYEE. GIVE EXPLANATIONRating:Trecite:DATEOFFICIAL TITLE OF SUPERVISORDC/LA/COGTYPED NAME AND SIGNATUREDonald H. WintersSTATEMENT CONCERNING THIS EVALUATIONOF MY PERFORMANCE2. BY EMPLOYEEDATEHAVE ATTACHED HAVE NOT ATTACHED3. BY REVIEWING OFFICIAL   SIGNATURE OF EMPLOYEE   Daniel FloresComments of reviewing official:Subject likes to operate. He is very practical, experienced, and realistic. He is, however, a little quiet and tends to accept things the way they are. While I have no doubt as to his skills, he may need a bit more management experience to learn how to make things move despite obstacles. He has done a fine job running the East Asian and Canada section of Cuba Operations Group.DATEOFFICIAL TITLE OF REVIEWING OFFICIALC/LA/COG4. BY EMPLOYEEI CERTIFY THAT I HAVE SEEN THE ENTRIES INALL SECTIONS OF THIS REPORTCONFIDENTIALTYPED NAME AND SIGNATUREFrederick W. Latrash