14-00000 - LB April 1963 MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Personnel SUBJECT: . Fitness Report - Mr. David E. Murphy ; : 1. This memoranduny is In Heu of the Fitnesa Keport Form on Mr. Murphy and covers the period from | -April 1962 through 3L March 1963, during which Mr, Murphy hag served as Chief of the Eastern Europe Division. . 2. After a long sérics of assignments dating fromm April 1948 and involving duty at | Karlaruhe are Berlin where he served as Chief of Base of that important inatallation, ‘Mr. Murphy returned to Headquarters in August 1961 as Deputy Chief of the EE Division and became Chief of that Division in June 1962. T should like to quote from the fitness report on Mr. Murphy written at the time he was assuming his new responsibilities 2a Chief of EE Division: "There ie every reason to believe that Mr, Murphy will manage the EE Division in the same outstanding sianner with which he won the ungrudging respect of the Berlin corcmunity aa the leader of American intelligence in that area," A previous fitness report covering his firat year as Chief of Base, Berlin is equally laudatory. 3, In hig responsibility for streamlining and irnproving the eifectiveness of hia Division in both its headquartera and overseas. poatures, Mr. Murphy has been energetic and imaginative. He is an authority on the situation in West Germany but particularly in Berlin and has played a highly useful role in government councils He has excellent working knowledge of Russian, an these problems. French and German, and his operational experience a6 4 result
14-00000 ‘of hig field assignments is truly extensive, 4. In conducting the affairs of nis Division during thig past year, Mr. Murphy has without question borne out the prediction that he would turn in an Gulstanding perfurmuance, He has done this and continues to do it. Thomas H. Kararmessines Assistant Deputy Director (Plas) Reviewing Official: Richard Helms Date Deputy Director (Plang)
14-00000 SECRET "Pm ‘MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Personnel SUBJECT: ’?itneus Report - Mr. David . Murphy lL. This meaccendun to in Liew of the Flenesa Renoot Poms. Tu cevers Mr. Murphy's performance in the EE Division, ; tine Services fran 27 May 10GO to 3b March Luce. crn a enmene 2, Me. Murphy nee entered upon hic uew assignacnt ef the EB Divisios with vigor. There is every reauon te chat Mr. Murphy will manage the he Diviston in the sam: manner with whieh ne von the ungrudging respect of & munity as the leefer of American tntelligence in that ares. eccutlnues to perfors with tha came competence as vas ref. his previous Fltners Report. : Richinl Helos Deputy Director { Plas: } tae 1
27 May 1geod WEMONANDUM POR: Director of Peruonnel SUBJECT: David E. Murphy le Murshy's performance since he besane COS Herlin last summer must be almest as well known to Headquarters as lt ly to me. His projected assignment ay Deputy Chtef EE, then the reailsation that his continuation in Berlin {ts essential, and later still his detail to the senterence as the KUGARK referent on Berlin all recocentece different aspects of nls remarkably high quallfieattons. ‘ sor to Whillam &. Marvey; he bub in addition ne has Qvurdination, in wntlch the rest of KUP OYerseas . Ality of Amerfean Litelilsence 2. As COB Berlin he is a worthy suc {5 fully on tup.or the Job. Tink. was : shewn an astonishing virtuosity in the nis pioneering work has set a ine exanp) In a few months he learned more about the in Berlin than anyone would have suppesed 3 sible; then he usa’ hia «xnow]- ecye with great diplomatie skLLI to bring about one tmprovamnens after enother, The successful reform of thel__ |ultuation followed his Suggestions, sith the whole community wiliingiy cooperating cnce ha had demonstrated the advantages to be guined. Se Anows more of both the bly pleture ant the omall dietalls of Army aperasions than the Army's oen local commander (Lo say nothing of ali nigher ecnelons) and with tnis kacnledge has alreaasy taproved the Army's product, : kwsple in provictng detalled oricts «whieh the Amy cystem bs mot geares to supply. His grasa ef tne wnole gubjiect, hha abllity elther to generalize usefully or te go ints daep Satatl ag appropriate, mis speed and th seimiess In attacking toe many peoplems are all demonstrated in the series of bréiillant memorania enten have cume from him doromany montis, In adattion [ have several tla witnesgel Kis tapressive chill in negotiation, tn bilateral aiscusaion wlth one or other eelinnsue tn Gearlin, in meetings ai the (CCH, tn presentations before the badd, and in partloularly delleate dealings with Maj, General Yan Hatta, Ps is quite obear tuat ne has ace thy ungrudging eespest of the {iy an tne levaler of Amertcan tnietligence in fierlin. woke cospmint pn Gabe ae Lik, Cormany Loyerkify that db pave cern tite semcraietas Ls perder, 0, SibG oly Mh. ob oo Jf . ca SL ae é. Jee o® f SEGRE oo . ; tah! : Pty bbe Lae cat OE er 4 VELMA Fada dart raf eae as .
DISPATCH Into Cniet, EE throuyh COS, Germany MLAS S Flas ON Bot them Sel AND BQ. ~— i t { “SECRET | FSS? 1805 \ : 7 FRE ND, (Actentién: | Unencum ry COS, Germany Fo — Chief of Hase, Berlin _ Chief, SR thru gE Suovtct Lrative/Personne] gir ce At “m= {CHECK “X" ONE} FOR INDEXIN ROCKIMG REQUIRED Fitness Report REFERENCES? : | : BY GUALIFIE . M Execute attached Fitness Report i JALIFIED HQ. DESK ONLY Attached 1g a memorandum Pitness Report concert. (rz SO covering the pertod from 25 September 1958 tnraven 1959. This report has been read by and discussed ZIG CAN BE JUOGED 3 Attachmant: Mem Pitness Report hile: A Distributions ; of - Chief, EX w/as: (4 copies) thru cos OA 2 - COS, dermany w/att (1 copy) ie : 2 + Chief, SHR w/att (1 copy) thru EE a ™, ae oN } y é ay . “ ‘Fura, ar, co ‘ : Q . : j : 4 an i¢ tg ; ey : what g By, : By my wad