Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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SECRET# FITNESS REPORTEMPLOYEE SERIAL NUMBER: 01797-1## SECTION A1.  NAME(Last) Fox, (First) Jerome, (Middle)2. DATE OF BIRTH: 9 Oct. 283. SEX: M4. GRADE: GS-135. SD: D6. OFFICIAL POSITION TITLE: Ops Officer7. OFF/DIV/BR OF ASSIGNMENT: DDP/FE/PMI8. CURRENT STATION: Manila9. CHECK TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:   X CAREERRESERVETEMPORARYCAREER PROVISIONALSPECIAL (Specify):10. CHECK TYPE OF REPORT:INITIALX REASSIGNMENT SUPERVISORANNUALREASSIGNMENT EMPLOYEESPECIAL (Specify):11. DATE REPORT DUE IN O.P.12. REPORTING PERIOD: 1 January 1971 - 30 July 1971## SECTION B PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONU-Unsatisfactory: Performance 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 C.M-Marginal: Performance is deficient in some aspects. The reasons for assigning this rating should be stated in Section C and remedial actions taken or recommended should be described.P-Proficient: Performance is satisfactory. Desired results are being produced in the manner expected.S-Strong: Performance is characterized by exceptional proficiency.O-Outstanding: 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. 1Serve as the Station Referent for Communist Matters.RATING LETTER: SSPECIFIC DUTY NO. 2Spot, develop, assess, and recruit agents to obtain intelligence from the decision-making level of the communist parties (particularly the Maoists) and their main front organizations.RATING LETTER: PSPECIFIC DUTY NO. 3Handle on-going cases: tighten operational security, increase production, strengthen agent motivations; handle ad hoc operational cases.RATING LETTER: SSPECIFIC DUTY NO. 4Spot, develop, assess, and recruit penetration agents in the Philippine liaison services.RATING LETTER: PSPECIFIC DUTY NO. 5Prepare reports, correspondence, and other management/administrative requirements.RATING LETTER: PSPECIFIC DUTY NO. 6Prepare media-placement articles and themes.RATING LETTER: P## 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 limitations 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.RATING LETTER: SSECRET
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SECRETNARRATIVE (Continued)Referent for Communist Matters in an excellent fashion. He has a thorough knowledge of the communist situation in the Philippines and can provide briefings on any aspect of it. Subject has made meaningful comments on the communist penetration operations of other officers advising them on vulnerabilities and suggesting approaches for greater exploitation of these assets. His briefings are well prepared and he delivers them fully and persuasively. During this rating period, Subject was the most aggressive and effective of the three "Referents", who are senior operations officers responsible for the main operational targets of the Station.Subject has continued to be an effective agent handler. He motivates them and applies discipline without destroying initiative. He has directed them to collect difficult intelligence information, which has been of high value in planning and assessing future opera- tions. Headquarters grades to Subject's intelligence disseminations from the two communist penetration agents above attest to Subject's competence in extracting and preparing intelligence disseminations.While Subject has performed well as a Referent and agent handler, he has not done as well in the priority area of acquiring fresh assets in the unilateral and liaison penetration fields. This requirement has been spelled out in his Letter of Instructions (LOI), discussed by COS in the weekly operations staff meetings and daily Referent meetings, and in separate consultations with COS and DCOS. It is not that Subject dislikes contacting new people or contacting Filipinos; to the contrary, Subject has a warm, natural, and sincere approach in meeting Filipinos. Initial contacts are made with potential assets but there is a lack of planned and systematic follow through that all developmental cases require. Subject keeps himself busy throughout the day and his workday at the office normally begins at 0730 hours. He is no slouch when it comes to work and he appears to gravitate to it. His attitude and efforts in a recent highly sensitive Station operation were commendable. Subject is at his best in ad hoc duties: he sizes up a problem quickly, discusses his operational plan with COS/DCOS, and proceeds at once to implement it. Intelligence product derived from such operations are well written and meaningful; operational reports are thoughtful and thorough. His total work load described above is no heavier than any other officer at this Station. The Station of the '70's is lean on personnel and heavy on responsibilities, Since there appears to be no relaxation of the latter and the trend is further personnel reduction, not increase of personnel, operations officers will have to trim excess corners.SECRET
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SECRETNARRATIVE (Continued)In my opinion, Subject's basic weakness, which was pointed out in the previous Fitness Report, continues to be his inability to budget his time to handle the priorities as established by COS/DCOS as well as by himself. Subject spends considerable time on a given matter of the moment and has great power of concentration on a single problem. These are attributes many wish they possess, but at the same time they impede the efficiency of an operations officer with numerous high priority duties. Unless he can budget his time by discriminating against the low priority or non-priority matters and focus on maintaining a balanced portfolio of contact and staff responsibilities, I believe his further development into the well-rounded senior officer would be impaired. Subject has made a determined effort to correct the above weakness including the submission of paper work by the deadline. By the end of the rating period, there has been favorable progress. I am confident he can overcome completely this area of weakness by exercising the same discipline he uses in executing duties #1 and #3.Above all, Subject tries to excell and he works extremely hard. I believe that Subject has the potential capability to progress to more responsible positions in the operations and management fields: he has sound operational judgment, he is cooperative and responsive, he works well with and has the confidence of people he deals with, and he has a good feel for the Station's total aims and capabilities.Subject was given an overall Strong in view of his vigorous and successful prosecution of the two important duties, his determined effort to overcome the weakness cited above, and his potential capability for continued growth in the management and operational fields.Subject has responsibility for the Station's communist penetration project. Ile has budgeted his funds realistically and has spent it on operations which have brought good results.SECRET
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SECRETREVIEWING COMMENTS (continued)for the subject, assigned him other responsibilities and given him strict deadlines in the hope that he will get organized. He is an above average officer who could do a lot better. His work comes to my attention on a daily basis. The rating officer is known to me to be a fair and objective rater. In this case, however, I disagree with the overall rating of Strong, because potential of this officer notwithstanding, he has not performed overall at that level. Both the Subject and the rating officer are aware of my views and both have read the foregoing comments. I believe the overall grade should be PROFICIENT.AKSECRET
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# SECRETFITNESS REPORT**SECTION A**1. NAMEFox, Jerome2. OFFICIAL POSITION TITLEOps Officer3. CHECK (X) TYPE OF APPOINTMENTCAREER4. DATE OF BIRTH: 9 Oct 19255. GRADE: GS-136. SD: D7. OFF/DIV/BRANCH OF ASSIGNMENT & CURRENT STATION: DDP/FE PAI Manila8. CHECK (X) TYPE OF REPORTX ANNUAL9. REPORTING PERIOD (From - To):1 May 1970 to 31 December 1970**SECTION B**PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONU-Unsatisfactory. Performance 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 C.M-Marginal Performance is deficient in some aspects. The reasons for assigning this rating should be stated in Section C and remedial actions taken or recommended should be described.P-Proficient Performance is satisfactory. Desired results are being produced in the manner expected.S-Strong Performance is characterized by exceptional proficiency.O-Outstanding Performance is so exceptional in relation to requirements of the work and in comparison to the performance of others doing similar work and warrants 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. 1 Station Communist movement (CM) officer responsible for functional coordination of overall program, including program guidance, analysis and research, and maintenance of central subject files pertinent to program targets (1 May - 10 August 1970).SPECIFIC DUTY NO. 2 Serve as the Station Referent for Communist Matters (August - 30 December 1970).SPECIFIC DUTY NO. 3 Spot, develop, assess, and recruit agents to obtain intelligence from the decision-making level of the communist parties (particularly the Maoists) and their main front organizations.SPECIFIC DUTY NO. 4 Handle on-going cases: tighten operational security, increase production, strengthen agent motivation, and handle ad hoc operational cases.SPECIFIC DUTY NO. 5 Spot, develop, assess, and recruit penetration agents in the Philippine liaison services.SPECIFIC DUTY NO. 6 Prepare reports, correspondence, and other management/administrative requirements.OVERALL PERFORMANCE IN CURRENT POSITION
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# SECTION CSECRETNARRATIVE COMMENTSIndicate significant strengths or weaknesses demonstrated in current position keeping in proper perspective whole 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 basic for determining future personnel action. Manner of performance of managerial or supervisory duties and cost consciousness. In the use of personnel space, equipment and funds, etc. If extra space is needed to complete Section C, attach a separate sheet of paper.Beginning in early July 1970 a new Staff operational policy was enunciated. It emphasized the thorough operational and security assignment of on-going cases and the acquisition of new agents in various priority fields. In early August the Station was reorganized and Subject was appointed as the Referent for Communist Matters (Duty 2), the highest priority area in our Operating Directive. This responsibility, plus other equally important priority of acquiring high grade agents in the communist movement and the Philippine Security Services, was incorporated in Subject's revised Letter of Instructions (LOI) later in the year.Subject has demonstrated a keen grasp of the details of the communist movements. He has developed a thorough knowledge of the leaders, their inter relationships, personal background, strengths and weaknesses. At the same time he has kept current on the many front organizations. As Referent for Communist Matters, Subject has at his disposal the utilization of all Case Officers under official and non official cover to prosecute, as noted above, the Station's number one priority. While he has no command responsibility, he has been granted considerable latitude in the coordinative, creative, reporting, and project management role. Subject has used his knowledge effectively by providing staff advice to Case Officers, spotting new leads, approaches, and# SECTION DCERTIFICATION AND COMMENTSBY EMPLOYEE1. I CERTIFY THAT I HAVE SEEN SECTIONS A, B, AND C OF THIS REPORT2. 12 February 1971 /s/ Jerome FoxMONTHS EMPLOYEE HAS BEENUNDER MY SUPERVISION BY SUPERVISORIF THIS REPORT HAS NOT BEEN SHOWN TO EMPLOYEE, GIVE EXPLANATION3. 17 February 1971 DCCG, Manila /s/ Terry ShiresCOMMENTS OF REVIEWING OFFICIAL BY REVIEWING OFFICIALThe rating officer has done well in describing this officer's strengths and weaknesses. He is an effective team member, a perceptive student of the communist movement and a thorough agent handler. He knows the craft and practices it carefully. He is an officer on whom I can depend to handle well assignments involving people without need for close supervision. He now is in a position that will allow him to demonstrate leadership abilities and I believe he will acquit himself well. Compared to other officers of the same grade known to me, I would place Subject well above the Average. He has the potential for further growth given the opportunity.17 February 1971 CG, Manila /s/ George T. KalariaSECRET
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SECRETNARRATIVE (con'td)opportunities; suggesting new targots; sharpening the focus of going cases; assisting in the pruning of marginal assets; briefing visiting officials and Our Government's officials assigned to the Philippines; writing assessments and target analysis; and review-ing Station's total efforts against the communist movements.To achieve a tighter control and monitor of the Station efforts against the communist movements, Subject submitted a comprehensive project proposal to Headquarters. Responses of Case Officers to Subject's assistance have been favorable and productive. He has a friendly and easy way that exudes confidence and he has been generous with his time to those who solicit it to discuss patters related to his responsibilities.Subject has handled his on-going cases very professionally. Two agents, who operate as a team, wore acquired from a friendly service earlier in the your and they represent our deepest penetration in the pro Moscow communist movement in the Philippines. Between then we are provided with key information as to the Hovement's policy, plans, and organization. During this period Subject has formally recruited a Muslim who was spotted and developed by a previous Case Officer. The asset was subjected to a technical examination and has since been a reporting source on matters pertaining to the Muslim minority problem in thô Philippines, He is a potential asset to use against our Soviot Bloc operations. Subject_has handled-a-liaison-official who has agreed to share his cases with the Station. In addition to receiving positivo intelligence on communist, matters, Subject has been attempting to make this official a truly suborned liaison asset to provide counterintelligence Information as well. Subject has conducted a thorough assessment of a second liatson collaborator and subjected him to two technical interviews which resulted in his termination. He had provided sensitive documentary intelligence; however, the factors suggesting termination were overriding. Subject has handled the Manila end of a complicated communist netration case with results that have impressed Headquarters and a third Station. Subject served as the first Case Officer of an asset turned over to the Station by liaison. Subject conducted a thorough assessment of this asset's capability and subsequently trained, motivated, and handled him effectively before turningSECRET
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SECRETNARRATIVE (CON'TD)him over to another Case Officer. He has shown thorough knowledge of his cases, exercised tradecraft, and sound operational practices and judgment in his contact procedures; displayed inventiveness in extracting maximum information and at the same time motivating the assets; and has shown that he has full command of the assets.Subject is well prepared for his meetings and is a thorough debriefer.While Subject is an excellent agent handler he has not done as well in the higher priority agent acquisition field. Perhaps he has not yet achieved his stride to contact communist targets either directly or through the recruitment of principal agents. With his excollont knowledge of the communist targets, it would appear that he should theoretically bo the most aggressive in the agent acquisition field. I still have hope that there will be an operational breakthrough in this vital sector by this potentially capable officer. Of somewhat lower priority than the above, Subject like all other declared officers has also been tasked with the job or penetrating the security services for positive and counterintelligence information. He has acquired several liaison contacts from his prodecossor and while one of them is being met regularly there has been no appreciable increase as yet in the number of developmentals in this area.Subject is a "team player" who has demonstrated high dedication and integrity; his intelligence-disseminations and operational correspondence shows that he has a firm grasp of the Station's mission; he is sensitive to information that must be brought to the attention of COS/DCOS and communicates such information promptly. Subject responds to requests for advice and discussions from various quarters in an enthusiastic fashion and gives his time freely and constructively; While the latter is one of Subject's greatest strongths, it is at the same time a main contributory factor to his woakness, I believo. Subject is not as rapid as he should bo in meeting deadlines and he had to be prodded to get his operational correspondence and also administrative requirements, such as accountings, to the concerned offices. It should bo stated, however, that when theso papers aro submitted they are well done and clearly thought out. I believe this weakness which could bo corrected easily with filmor personal discipline, is a main inhibiting factor to his assumption of a position that requires minimal supervision. Subject and COS/DCOS have daily consultationsSECRET
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NARRATIVE (CONTD)SECRETand Subject has been encouraged to budget his time so that his main priorities can be accomplished in a balanced keel. Consultations have been in a constructive vein and Subject has responded favorably. Subject has the willing attitude, sustained interest, aggressiveness, and professional competence to potentially excel further to assume more senior operational and management responsibilities. Subject has no cover responsibilities.Subject budgets his funds realistically and spends them wisely and with good impact. At the same time he is economy minded in the use of Government equipment.
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SECRET# SECTION CNARRATIVE 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 B to provide best basis for determining future personnel action. Manner of performance of managerial or supervisor duties and cost-consciousness in the use of personnel, space, equipment and funds, must be specified if applicable. If extra space is needed to complete Section C, attach a separate sheet of paper.JUN 16 3 10 PH 70No substantive change from previous Fitness Report. The comments therein remain essentially valid. Subject will be acting capacity covering in the main the current supervisor's functional responsibilities for an interim period of over two months. Through a deliberately imposed trial period in preparation for this change, Subject has moved in strongly and with good judgment. The variation in Rating Letter grades reflects the longer period of assessment. Subject has improved demonstrably in approaches and initiative under Specific Duty No. 3; under Specific Duty No. 6 the current Supervisor has noted a tendency to be less than prompt in finalizing support actions so vital to liaison as such and our own support elements; finally, the present Supervisor finds room for improvement in the conduct of intra-Station relationships, but this is admittedly a highly subjective view. There remains no question about overall professionalism and capabilities.# SECTION DCERTIFICATION AND COMMENTSBY EMPLOYEEI CERTIFY THAT I HAVE SEEN SECTIONS, A, B, AND C OF THIS REPORTDATE8 May 1970SIGNATURE OF EMPLOYEE/s/ Jerome FoxBY SUPERVISORIF THIS REPORT HAS NOT BEEN SHOWN TO EMPLOYEE, GIVE EXPLANATION:2. MONTHS EMPLOYEE HAS BEENUNDER MY SUPERVISION12 monthsDATEOFFICIAL TITLE OF SUPERVISORTYPED OR PRINTED NAME AND SIGNATURE8 May 1970Ops Officer/s/ Harry G. PetersenBY REVIEWING OFFICIALCOMMENTS OF REVIEWING OFFICIAL:The reviewing comments made in the previous fitness report continue to apply for this brief rating period. For the same reasons stated therein, I would rate Subject in Duty #1 as Proficient and the overall grade of Proficient. Duty #1 is Subject's principal function assigned in his Letter of Instruction (LOI). During the past two weeks and for a two week period in mid April when Subject managed the Communist Operations Branch and his cases all by himself, I have observed a distinct increase in his effectiveness. He has worked long and hard, has shown initiative and imagination, has kept DCOS/COS currently briefed, and has shown good judgment in the decisions he22 May 1070DCOS/s/ Terry T. ShimaSECRET
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## COMMENTS OF REVIEWING OFFICIALmade and recommendations referred to DCOS/COS, Subject has been encouraged to continue to exploit these strengths, as woll as to oxpedite the preparation of written reports as noted by the Rating Officer. I have no doubt that Subject can and will exploit his potential to the maximum capacity during the next rating period in order to increase his rating, his comparative standing among the Station's other GS-13 officers, and to fulfill more thoroughly the priorities in his LOI.