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# SECTION CSECRET(when Filled In)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 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.Subject, a senior officer in respects, has been at this station for the past 20 months as the responsible CA and Political officer. His past fitness report covered very thoroughly and accurately his ability to meet, develop and recruit assets that are important to station's objective. He enjoys his work and the challenge of being on the spot. He is a thoroughly experienced officer in his field and although forced to specialize for years, we must start thinking of more responsible and more diversified employment for this fine officer.He is conscientious, dedicated and a team worker. He takes direction well and takes great pride in completing his obligations on schedule. One of the more imaginative officers of the station who is aggressive and effective. He handles his financial responsibilities well and has a good appreciation for the expenditure of official funds.I was particularly impressed with Subject during his recent activity re the MAR disclosures. Subject cannot be credited for the disclosures but he can be given full credit for exploiting these events. He quickly put to use all of his assets. He personally prepared material for passage to the press. He supplied information for coverage in other papers in the hemisphere. He coordinated and furnished guidance to other Latin American stations on this subject. In all, he worked -continued# SECTION DCERTIFICATION AND COMMENTS1. BY EMPLOYEEI CERTIFY THAT I HAVE SEEN SECTIONS A, B, AND C OF THIS REPORT.DATE26 March 1971SIGNATURE OF EMPLOYEE/s/ Joseph B. Smith2. BY SUPERVISORMONTHS EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN UNDER MY SUPERVISIONIF THIS REPORT HAS NOT BEEN SHOWN TO EMPLOYEE, GIVE EXPLANATIONDATE26 March 1971OFFICIAL TITLE OF SUPERVISORDeputy Chief of StationTYPED OR PRINTED NAME AND SIGNATURE/s/ George A. Fill3. BY REVIEWING OFFICIALCOMMENTS OF REVIEWING OFFICIALI agree with all of the above. Subject does a marvelous job in the propaganda field, getting a great deal of product out of a greatly-reduced (in number and cost) propaganda apparatus. He has a good sense of politics, and we have a few operations which are devoted to finding out what the COM won't tell us and what the political section probably can't get at. He has a good way with people and has made some interesting acquaintances which, in themselves, greatly increase the sensitivity of the station.Our lack of a political mission here, aside from the limited one -continuedDATE26 March 1971OFFICIAL TITLE OF REVIEWING OFFICIALChief of StationTYPED OR PRINTED NAME AND SIGNATURE/s/ John R. HortonSECRET