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# FITNESS REPORTThe Fitness Resort is an important factor in agency personnel management. It seeks to provide:1.  The agency selection board with information of value when considering the application of an individual for seabership in the career service; and2.  A persodic record of joh performance as an aid to the effective utilitation of personnel.INSTRUCTIONSTO THE ARMINISTRATIVE OR PERSONNEL OFFICER: Conoull current administrative instructions regarding the instintzon and transmittel of this report.TO THE SUPERVISOR: Read the entire fare belore attempting to complete any item. As the supervisor who assigns, directe and revises the work of the individual, you have primary responsibility for evaluating biometrengths, weaknesses, and on-the-job effectiveness as revealed by his day-to-day activities. If this individuel has be under your supervise for one thin 30 days, you will collaborate with his previous supervisora coldoby sure the report is accurate and complete. Primary responsibility rests with the current supervisor. It is the Bithyoush out the period this individual has been under your supervision, you have drocharged your supratory abilities by frequent discussions of his work, to that in a general war hestnoed Peer Con randeReviewed by PUSSECTION IIT IS OPTIONAL WHETHER OR NOT THIS FITNESS REPORT IS SHOWN TO THE PERSON BEING RATED1. NAMEJames A.2. DATE OF BIRTH 3. SEX 4. CAREER, DESIGNATION19 March 1911 HSD-DI5.  DATE OF ENTACE ON DUTY15 August 19OFFICE ASSIGNED TODDP7. DIVISION   WH8. BRANCH   I9. NATURE OF ASE'S GAMENT10. IP FIELD, SPECIFY STATION:Caracas, Venezuela11. GRADE    GS-0136.01-1512. DATE THAT THIS REPORT IS-DUE10 October 195513. PERIOD COVERED BY THIS REPORT (Inclusive dates)16 July 1954- 10 October 1955SECTION 111.  CURRENT POSITION    Branch Chief2.  DATE ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR POSITION    20 January 19563. PHAT SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENTS OR TASKS ARE TYPICAL OF THOSE GIVEN TO HIM DURING THE PAST THREE TO SIX MONTHS: (Lest in erder of frequency):Branch Chief: Under Division Chief, plans and supervises performance of all covert espionage and CE ops, covert political, economic and psychological warfare activities in area of responsibility and the collection of foreign clandestine intelligence in the area. Reviews all projected and current FI and FP cperations with desk officers; provides guidance to desk officers on FI and PP ops matters; supervises processing and dissemination of foreign clandestine intelligence information collected in area; makes recomendations to Div. Chief of any change in projects, organization or procedures in order to achieve raximum effectiveness; responsible for general administration and supervision of Branch personnel at Hqs.This officer was Chief of a major station for part of the period under review.READ THE ENTIRE FORM REPORE ATTEMPTING TO COMPLETE ANY ITEMSECTION 111I certify that, during the latter half of the period covered by this report. I have discussed with the reted individual the manner in which he has performed his job and provided suggestions and criticions wherever needed. I believe that his understanding of sy evaluation of his performance is consistent with any evaluation of him as evidenced by this fitness report and I have informed him of his atrangthe, weakrivance and on-the-job-affectivenes.. If pertecuance dorite the report period has been unsatisfactory, there se attached a copy of the memorandum roti-fying him olunsatsfactory performance.Thie report has not shown to the individual rated.March 2056I HAVE REVIEWED THIS REPORT (Comments, if any, are reflected by attached mororandua)Masch 20,1956FORM NO. 45 REFEREES FORM 37-161 OCT 54WHICH MAY BE USED.