te CLASSIFICATION FITNESS REPORT SECTION A GENERAL INFORMATION _ t “EMPLOYEE } NUG BER . ii MAME @ flost., ” fest, ouddle) _ ‘s “BATE OF pinta GER “8 Grave]. ea 194737__ =|. Flores, Daniel _.... _ {4 Aug.35 1 M._iGS-12 D__. ¥. OFricran POStTtaN rite, . 's Orr, oy BR or “AGSIGNMENT,& GURRENT BATION, 19 CODE tek ene) Ops Officer, | DDO/LA/COG.. ....... |. Washinzton,pei xis" |_ [or TR. YYPE OF REPORT a TvPE or APPOINTMENT | canceal eee meet ° 1 lormen see] 7 — , CAREER | RESERVE ONTRAG i EMPORARY) yo [ANNUAL : ) REASBIGN. SPECIAL } j { SRT. ' i J+ marnncnccreette ntl atte $40 anpresnvercnntueneen foreman h sta. DATS REPORT ‘pug if OP, perp ence ee pee toee a wee = bee he 19. REPORTING PERIOD (/rom-to-) § Mareh 1974 - 30 September 1974 1S BEING SUBMITED Wilh CHANGES, AND 15 ATTACHED 10. TaiS REPORT, PLACE THE 19 NO CHANGES ARE REQUIRED, PLACE THE WORD “NO' IN THE BOX AT RIGHT. - QUALIFICATION 8$ UPOATE. FORM WORD “YES” IN THE BOX TO THE RIGHT, SECTION C PERFORMANCE EVALUATION. U—Unsatistactory Performance is enoceeptoble. A tating in this cotegory requires inmediote and postive remedial action, The + netvre of the action tould range from covnteing, ta further training, te placing on probution, i2 reassignment of to sepacation. Descnbe ection taken ar proposed in Section 0. : c Performance is deficient in some orpects The reatons far onigning this rating should be stated in Section D and remedial octlons taken of recommended should be described. Performance is satstuctary, Desired reuite are being produced ta the manner expected, M— Marginal P ~Proficient $- Strong Performance is characterised by eaceptional proficiency. O-Qutstandiag Performance is sa axcaptional ia rglation to requirements of the work and in comparaon to the performance af others doing similor work os fo worran? special recognition. SPECIFIC OUTIES Lie? up to du of the ewat important epecific dufies performed during the rating period, Inert rating letter which best describes the manner In which employee performs EACH apecic duty. Consider ONLY effectiveness in performance of that duty. All employees with superwisary reaponubilities MUST be rated on their ability te to supervise Gindicafe number of employees fepervinedh RATING Lavver § SPaciFic DU Duty RO. t Primary case officer for a sensitive| SPECIFIC BUTY NO & 7 , ~ a cue Provide operational support and guidance for Cuban operations con- ducted by LA Division Stations. RATING LETTER SPECIFIC OUTY bee a- Direct and supervise Intelligence Assistants assigned to specific areas of responsibilities, 5 SPREE BTW Desk case officer for access agents and support assets in LA | Division Stations! Cuban operations. — aot 1 § SPECIFIC DUTY HO. B re ee TING | Larver Search for leads in the U.S. for LA Division Cuban operations and | personally debrief and exploit further exploitation. es SPECIFIC BUTY HO, _ OVERALL PERFORMANCE IN CURRENT POSITION Toke late aereuat everything about the emgloyse whah inflyences hit oHactivenen ia his quersat postion auch oa performance of spevilla det on productivity, condect eo ob. cooperatvenais, pertingr? personal treats ar hatin and partnvier hmtatnmns of teleot, Rosed ca pews bnowledge of employes s everell gevtgraaage during the rating pened. place the iptter wm the ratag bea currespordiag © the stetomeet wha moot orrw rately cotlocts bes bowel of pecter mance. baat ener © ecannen Tae. . d Gel e-7e ferreeey 83. wamper Ca OP canna i) & CLASSIFICATION ~~ th a Gg
SECTION D "NARRATIVE COMMENTS _ indiate signedicant strengths or weaknesses demonstrated ia curreal potion teopiag’belpeoper perapect've their celahonship to overall performance, Stote suggestion: mode for improvement of work performance Give recommendations for trainieg Comment on foreiga language competence, # required for turegat position Amplity or explain ratings gives in Sectian Tote progde best boris for determining fyture personnel acton. Manner of itormance of managerial o¢ tupervisory duties ond cost Conwooursess in! thie See aivebon fell ba equipment gad funds, muit be commented on, f applicable, If t extra space is needed to complete Section D, anach @ separate shee? of paper. In a very short time, Mr. Flores haus become an important factor in LA/COG's efforts to directly handle‘ ‘Cuban | and to expand its recruitment program. His fluent Spanish. past onerational experience, versatility and ability to in most Latin American countries, make him highly qualified for his present assignment. He demonstrates sound opcrational judgment under often trying conditions, and good ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. His frequent TDYs demand long and unusual hours, which he gives ungrudgingly. Almost immediately after his assignment to LA/COG in March 1974, Mr. Flores was called upon to handle a sensitive case. The agent had already been recruited and many of the developmental aspects of the case had been resolved prior to Mr. Flores’ introduction, but it still required a Headquarters based case officer to provide the neces- sary continuity wherever the agent | The case is com- plicated and time-consuming, involving extended TDYs and utmost adherence to good tradecraft procedures. It has developed into one of - our most productive: sources of | CERTIFICATION. AND COMMENTS : 1. BY SUPERVISOR ~ [IP THIS REPORT NAG NOT DEEN BHOWN TO EMPLOVES. GIVE EXPLANATION MONTHS EMPLOYER HAG BEEN UNDER MY BUPERVIGION OFFICIAL TITLE OF SUPERVIGOR TYPED OR PRINTED NAME AND GIGNATURE LA/COG/OPS 2. BY EMPLOVEE be hey W74 BATE anche ar aamcarae EMI AG IGE LB, 3. BY REVIEWING OFFICIAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THIG EVALUATION OF MY PERFORMANCE COMMENTS OF REVIEWING OFFICIAL I concur with the rating officer's comments and performance evalua- tion. Soon after his arrival at’ LA/COG, Mr. Flores took over the handling of a sensitive agent. While the agent's bona fides had already been established and his modus operandi determined, considerable ad hoc judgement and direction were required to continue the agent's motivation and ensure his viability. Mr. Flores did extremely well in his guidance of the agent in a series of complicated, extended meetings which took place in| Good, professional tradecraft and sound judgement were exhibited by Mr. Flores. As to his support of LA Station efforts against _the Cuban tars - TITLS OF REVIEWING OFFICIAL ™ me (cont 'd) 4, BY EMPLOYEE { . « /__. vr eraié yom [oats ns a Ninek nist BARRE ’ / a Se PCHNTIOY PEAT s AVE BEY THE EMTAIGE 1 ' BLA OEE TIONG OF F308 REPORT ad > vf bo regs f eoam
14-00000 FITNESS REPORT - Daniel Flores SECTION D (CONTIRUED). activities in Latin America, due largely to Mr. Flores’ professionalisn. Mr. Flores’ current assignment is a combination of operational and Headquarters desk responsibilities, the . latter calling for the support of field stations in their : efforts to develop individual Cuban recruitment programs. His extended TDYs have understandably prevented Mr. Flores from devoting much time to his desk responsibilities and it is somewhat difficult to judge his performance as a desk i officer. He has a good grasp of what needs to be done, and ; his handling of specific tasks indicates good managerial : potential, Nevertheless, he does need additional desk | . experience, especially in areas which will allow him to use _ i : his operational ability to support and guide field stations | i that are developing Cuban operational programs. . i COMMENTS BY REVIEWING OFFICIAL (CONTINUED) this aspect of his performance was less noteworthy, and it is believed more attention and research could have been given to this activity. Mr. Flores writes concisely and well, and his CI/CE instincts are sharp and true. He can be expected to turn in a solid desk performance in the future.
14-00000 : ; ” ” CONFIDENTIAL NOTE: Supervisor or Reviewing Official may assign a higher classification Hf CONFIDENTIAL Is nat adequate for the report when completed, _ FITNESS REPORT SECTION_A eee ee GENERAL INFORMATION ce eee ee * I) Date OF gigim [4 sex [8 Geantle D 1, BAPLOTEE NUADER 2 NAME (lost, Brea, viable) 194737 L__Flores, Cante? 4 Aug 35 | M pst? 3. GiFicial BOSINON The Tg Ore Divan OF hae @ CURRENT Ops Officer Raasaanen __ se 10, Tree OF APPOINTMENT aoe a _ . TYPE OF REPORT [carer ~p ~ we poe EP Vagastion. | PROVISIONAL AMMUAL 21 MONTH YOMONTH Xx mene SPECIAL TE PEPORTING PEPIOD (Promtah ——=s—«d LS DATE REPORT DUE Im OP. Parlormance lp waccceptadte A renng sa this category fequires bamadiate aad ponhwe eomedial astoa the nature of the achen tould sange trom ceunteting, tp Curther woiniag, te gluging on probation, to reatigament oe to seperation, Deunbe achew toler U-Unatatectory oe proposed la Section €. Perlormance is deficient ta some aypeits The racsons for sooigning thle rating should be stated in dectian € and romedipt oatone §- ~ Marginal taben o recommended chawld be deusibed P~ Proficigad Bertosmance is sanslortory Beared cowl ore basing produced ta the manner enpected. $~ Strong Porloemance ly charocterizned bp secepnonal profisioncy. O- Outitanding Porformante is sa aeceptional m relaties to requirements of the wach aid la comporian to the performance of others doing smiles work a: fo warrant apetial reragaimen, ee SPECIFIC DUTIES——=s=~“‘CS;<;SW.OC ioe wp to ala of the mas? impertant specific duties performed dering the rating period Insert ruting terter which best describes the manner ia which emplayen performs EACH poesia duty. Consider ONLY sttarrwonans ia perlermonce of thet duty, All employees wih swpersivary terpoanbilites MUST be reted on thew ability te super vine {sedeuate avebe: of empisyece sepereued). RATING LETTER OPEC FIC DUTY Pet MG. 8 Station officer responsible for operations against the | MPCHEEK target ; . $ pracinnc Buty woe a eee arid Larrag Direction of and support for an| land SPaciPee DUTY NO. 8 a  aarin@ { varvas Case officer responsible for a lteam | $ See rr CTT Larter & ee rae UR OR FF rtnemmrEeS sem aamat at Amen Tears inetect terme Ute Aan mind Te fens ete ee ERR ae rth Puree OPECIPIG DUTY HO ® bears - & & ee wn te TE EI IEEE eee a Ua NRE Oe ee Roa 4 nde We Mak Ele BR ee ETE EE eV PRG THREE AEN NE TTS re oe ARbmeet enhpmete rest Hy ae te Ratiweg Prentiss eury Bo e .ertes Laem mune vs SVEAAIT PEEFSUMANCE IN CUBRINT POSITION te tore Gormys? prmrytiteg what Hs ampterSs Of vt wFagcsen Ba 0 Went renee 2 by tees? porters Geet G2 porte: meso” of aporcy Some sovgnfan Bo, rps Gia at poh eempd whee pe gd-t-ame? FB gee wt eh ws Sydney aed parm enies temeracs m tawty, Read o paar broom ge of amptes BO eo get wf pry Dee ararows Boney Sho “weeny PR teh eine oe tote & Be cag bee pecsagerdag Be Se gdecd wind seegh Eee owipy eu ba tpg of ap te Ome Botred wiry shee gee aseneneny we rar aa CONNGENTIAL po Rms ea ; ate 7
. OF FILE HCONPOMY KL SECTION Co [NARRATIVE COMMENTS ee lndupte wgaduaal srengths o¢ weabnessen demoastea: ke sm Capen ya PH: Ad ° taper pectpective then + polotionshs 7 9 overall parlormance State ugyortons made far le provemant of woth perform hes fe ved “O55, rt earning Comment an foreign languages compotens, if required for terrend poston Ample ot gepluin ratings gwen 1 ertyn fe pronde best busip tor determining future personnel otton Manner of performance of munoyeriol uf wperemes dunes and cost Coniinuiness on we wee of personnel, spocs, syvipment and funds, must be commented on, If applicable. if gate space te neated to complate Section C, attach “A F Bs Subject's tour in| Hon cut short by the serfous fliness of his daughter. As : ‘result of this iliness it was also necessary for him-to spend the months of December and January on emergency leave in the United States, returning without his family in February in order to transfer his ops workload and pack out his personal effects for PCS transfer to Headquarters on 4 March. Although the undersigned had the privilege of working with Subject only briefly, as rating officer he had the advantage of taking over handling of most of Subject’s cases following the departure on emergency jeave. Thus he was able to observe first hand and in detail the human material with which Subject had worked, the progress he had made in developing their access and capabilities, and the respect these agents had for him. During the period covered by this report, Subject continued his pursuit of the MPCHEEK target as his primary operational responsibility. He developed and recruited a/| | of the MPCHEEX | to the MPCHEEK and handled] [THe also handled a and the Station's | via a who in turn handied SECTION O CERTIFICATION AND COMMENTS BY EMPLOYEE U CERTIFY THAT 4 | HAVE SEEN SECTIONS A, 8, AND ¢ ¢ OF Th OF THIS: REPORT BiagnatuRe or EMPLOVER ‘4 May?4. dL /sf Danfel Flores. — bY SUPERVISOR : MONTHS €0 94, vee rr wernt rr Prerrs REPORT MAS BOF! BEEN BHO a oO EMPLOVER. Give. Garcanavion UNDER WF Bika & wiBieres i a dtervneinminnnantereimeranewd ae we ;OPFICIAL TITLE OF @uPERVIBOA Dats TF OED OR PRINTED MAME AND SIGNATUAE 4 Mar_74_ _l pcos._ Last! | __ ma “REVIEWING “OFFICIAL cen cen ny ere ne ve nue ar nner unansennen COM nbn Ie OF PEVIOWIED DPPC AL As the rater makes clear, Subject will be misséd inl land we can only sympathize with the reasons why he must now Jeave. He was doing the Stetion @ great deal of good and advancing his own , sereer nicely es well. Et 43 worth recalling that Subject pre-e Bided here tn Over whet we understand 15 still @ unique | operetione!] feat, 4 to an MPCHEEK Also, Subject was often used on 8 Variety of operational tasks having Little to 6o with his assigned targets ‘because, tm the > (Continued) 1 gored GR GO mIpis RAMS Ome PiamotuDeE Bale om Teo ra ses 8108 nee BUR Baie HIF 1 soe & Par JA , ' (08 $s7 Richard 4, wotcn CONDE TAS
14-00000 CONFIDENTIAL | hee o Continuation of Narrative Comments In carrying this heavy workload, Subject demonstrated that he is a superior agent handler, He succeeded tn conveying to these people a sense of mission and participation which has kept thetr - morale and motivation, and hence their production, at a high level. He also insisted upon work and security discipline, with a result that the record of these agents in prompt and reliable appearance for meetings and in responding in writing to requirements {5 extraordinarily good. -They al] have a clear idea of what is expected of them, confidence that performance will be rewarded and conversely that non-performance will not be tolerated. Just prior to his departure, Subject successfully terminated an entire —_ of long standing, a measure which was decided “Upon simply because the had been and from a security standpoint replacement seemed to be in - os order. Letting old agents go ts always a delicate and usually a q thankless task. It takes finesse and bargaining skill. Subject ' 4 showed these and more in divesting us of the team without a hitch. During his last month inf. | despite the fact that he was burdened with the problems of closing out his household and the normal operational and administrative cleanup prior to PCS depar- ture, Subject made two very significant contributions to Station Peec tr ves First, he sity [ey the 5 ALD the o cial but necessarily visit of a senior BKHER ' officer. Since th ation fs Subject had to maine tain his throughout, further complicating this delicate assignment. uring the visit. ne coordinated frenuently with the head of the and with the . chief. administrative atde of the | also 4 participated directly in one meeting with the This Z was of course not the type of assignment which would normally be : entrusted to a “junior officer", but Subject {is juntor only tn relative grade, certainly not tm maturity, self-assurance or Judge ment. Then with only three days left in| Subject led an which entered a building recently purchased by : @ HEEKS, remained for and made two apparently a excellent | The Station will miss Subject @ great deal. As the above incidents demonstrate, when the tough or sensitive assignments came up, he was the officer we turned to most frequently. He never balks, argues inconvenience, or seeks the way Out. He fs cooperative, helpful, and in a low-key way 4s always effective, We hope he will not object te he term “old reliable” «+ he has been thet fr[ land more, © i arn e lf sec
14-00000 SECRET Gontinuation of Comments of Reviewing Officer first instance he was bilfagual and could fade into the background. But he would not have been so regarded if he had not shown ample good sense, zeal, and balanced judgment in unfamiliar situations. We hope Subject can get overseas again within a reasunable time and consider that the Station that gets him will be fortunate. 3 «8 . hs is es Rey opmEr
° ‘ COMPIDENTIAL . : NOTE, Supervisor or Reviewing Official may assign a higher classification FITNESS REPORT i COPFIDERMTIAL is not adequate for the report when completed. GENERAL INFORMATION _ Fe ume 2. NAME ilo, Art, middle) n DATE OF plage | 4. Sex 3. GRADEL6 $0 0361350 Flores, Daniel 7, Orricial POTION Hine ~~ — a 8 699/uiven OF ASSIGNMENT 19 CUDDINT SATION Operations Officer | PDO/WH/S 10. TYPE OF APPOIMIMENT 19. TYPE GF BEPCRT ween ree pe ; CAREER ; ; ~ ~~ a i ~~ [re BEASSION- camera paovisionat| | RESERVE ANBUAL a1 MONTH 30 mont matner SPECIAL PEPORTING PERIOD (Prem to) 13, DATE BESORT OVE IN OP. a CONTRACT BPECIAL” TEMPORARY y hd Pi Z SECTION 8 8 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, U-Unsatittectory - Performance te unacceptable. ry tating 1 thee eoleyory ronvires remediate oad positive semedial action, The nature of the aston ” tould range trom counseling, to further traning, te placing of prubatlon, te reanigament er to tepurction, Decenbe action taben ot proposed In Section C. Performance is deficient ln some aspects the eogoune for gesigning this rating shavld be stated le Sectlon € and remedial actions M—iMarginal tubes or rcotommended chould be dexribed Pertgrmance ia satisfactory Deured sasulte ara being produced in the mannse aspeciod. Performance tp charocterteed by eaceptional proficiency, $— Strong O~ Ountanding > Berfarmanae It to escoptional le relation to caqulrements of the work and in comparison to the perlormance of others doing similar -~Proficiont work as to warrant special recogaition. eens ne eect eee ee SPECIFIC DUTIES bist up to ain of the monet impacrtant specilic duties porfarmed during the rating pariud, inser? rating totter which bes describes the manner in which employee portarms ACH sprede duty, Consider UNLV offectivenass in performance of thet duty. All-empleyess with supervisory ratponubilities MUST by rated of thaie ability te supervicg lindicate faumber of employess supervised), apgciric OUTYNO.6 7 Raving - LEPFEs Station officer responsible for operations against the MPCHEEK ‘ cs $: f target. OPECIFIG DUTY NO. & Handler for sensitive Se AEE OE SPECIFIC DUTY NO. 8 Supervise principal agent SPECIFIC BUTT NO, & Hiscellaneous operational support activity, including direction of a| tean. SPRCIFIC OUTY HO. B BPECIIC GUTV NO. € OVERALL PERFORMANCE IN CURRENT POSITION enero men neces mee aitine Toe inte acrevat gverything ebavt "he employee hank w.Mwontes bw oMestconces ia Bn currant posits oh os port oucre af sperdie duties, LaTTER Srodwath ity, ceedust oe pob, reaper steerer, paiticgat peren.o! faita or hebls gad gartaeler lomrenace os toletis bewd on your baawtedge . , 3 bet oe Rie samy emo sarrenpengung to the sfeterngal whak meet otde L7G eres, prwe Ts af garg taxes Bue el ne-te-m 1g coe g PRO bo Peter y we aamen 89 Le ol ae gre Noe ears mo ao ed rt" 45N . CONFIDENTIAL 2 IMeott Co BF oe tags FH