“..CLASSIFICATION SECTION D NARRATIVE COMMENTS""- Jadicot vijedicent shongths or wool Rosson,demonstrated in current polition keeping in proper perspective their relationship to overall performance. State tvogothens made for improvement of wore perlorinonce. Give recommendation”
“kept operations at the top of his priority list, and that as a result our operational achievements in the area during the past year have been on the whole better than in the year before. • Mr. Phillips is developing into a very competent manager, and has handled well the pro”
“14-00000 C... 6 June 1969 - MEMORANDUM IN LIEU OF FITNESS REPORT- SUBJECT: Mr. David A. Phillips 1 April 1968 to 31 March 1969 Mr. Phillips continues to head the Division's program against the high-priority Cuban target, although he has also been selected to fill an ”
“14-00000 tat -2- Mr. Phillips is a notably good supervisor, especially with- younger officers, for whom he is an object of admiration and emulation. Mr. Phillips is a fast-moving, energetic person and he has some of the faults that often go with this virtue: he is impati”
“14-00000 SEPPET O-VhEl Fitness Report - "David A. Phillips SECTION C (Continued) Most important however, and this is one of Mr. Phillips unique qualities, he has been able to bring about this drastic reduction and at the same time instill enthusiasm in his staff for n”
“14-00000 S-E-C-R-E-T. 27 February 1969 / MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, WH Division SUBJECT: Briefing at DO Base Chiefs* Conference by Mr. David A. Phillips I should like to express my thanks to you for having made available Mr. David A. Phillips to brief the DO Base Chiefs”
“14-00000 ( S EC RE T \Cilisizic4t0y OPF RECOMMENDATION FOR HONOR OR MERIT AWARD • . (Subwie,in tripiietti • see HI 20-37) SECTION • • EMPLOYEE NO. 2. net oFPrason RtCOMeENOtO (Lost, Pirot, Middle) 3. POSITION TITLE 024345 Phillips, David A. Division Chief 4. GRADE $.”
“4-00000 -2- Mr. Phillips continues to show excellent growth' potential and his breath of capabilities qualifies him for advancement to senior echelons. - I rate Mr. Phillipa as very Strong as Chief of . Wil iamV.Bine Station, Brasilia.. - Chief Western Hemisphere Di”
“just become the order of the day. The same energy, imagination and zeal which has characterized Mr. Phillips over the years has characterized his performance in this difficult task since his assumption of the new responsibility. He has been a prime mover in ■ reducing the Hea”
“14-00000 62s Fitness Report David A. Phillips SECTION C - Continued: Perhaps the outstanding quality which Mr. Phillips has demon strated ishis ability to "fire up" his people to produce at their maximum capacity. Another outstanding characteristic is his diplo matic”
“4-00000 - Lre-*63 tze. - Dare . , OPF REPORT: OF HONOR ND MERIT AWARDS BOARD- 753-5400 11 March 1975 ,. | The -Honor, ^ .Merit Awards Board having considered arecommendation that: SCRTAt 01(0 40. ■ mawE (fn-rift-him!•) 01atwit1* - ><» TYPE EurLovEE 024345_ a PHILLIPS, Da”
“14-00000 SECRET -2-- Mr. Phillips has a large, widely spread operation with Bases in Brasilia, Recife and Sao Paulo. However, he has succeeded in keeping them well coordinated and dead on the target. . I rate Mr. Phillips as Strong as Chief of Station, Rio de Janeiro. ”
“14-00000 isisg pranrr CtbRtl 30 June 1971 MEMORANDUM IN LIEU OF FITNESS REPORT SUBJECT: Mr. David A. Phillips 1 April 1970 - 30 June 1971 This memorandum is in lieu of the fitness report on Mr. Phillips as Chief of Station,- Rio de Janeiro, during the period 1 Apr”
“1 4-00000 (. ( 10 January 1972 MEMORANDUM IN LIEU OF FITNESS REPORT.. SUBJECT: David A. Phillips 1 July - 31 December 1971 This memorandum is in lieu of a fitness report to cover Mr. Phillips' performance during the period 1 July to 31 December 1971. This rating is b”
“LIMITEDOFFICIAL USE (whin Completed) , , CHIEF OF MISSION'S EVALUATION UF PERFORMANCE, AL.7 (Mission submits original and one copy directly to appropriate agency; retins one copy.) OFFICER BEING RATED POST David A. PHILLIPS : American Embassy, Rio de Janeiro POSITION GRAD”
“SECRET . - XXXXXXXXXXXX (When Completed) SECRET CHIEF OF MISSIONS EVALUATION Or PERFORMANCE (Mission submits original and one copy directly to appropriate agency, retains one.copy.) OFFICER BEING RATED - POST - - David A. PITI LLIPS American Embassy Rio de Janeiro POSITIO”
“14-00000 • atims Soppri OLUREF 15 July 1970 MEMORANDUM IN LIEU OF FITNESS REPORT SUBJECT: Mr. David A. Phillips 1 April 1969 - 31 March 1970 This memorandum is in lieu of the fitness report on Mr. David A. Phillips as Chief of Station, Rio de Janeiro, during the p”
“14-00000 752,7 x 10 June 1975 Mr. David A. Phillips 8224 Stone Trail Drive Bethesda, Maryland 20034 Dear Dave: „The ordinary retirement letter is in no way appropriate for you. In the first place, your retirement is no stepping out of the active world into.a world of”
“14-00000 VOICE OF AMERICA . 86 7 UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20547 1 April 15, 1968 Dear Dave: I thought you would be- pleased about, a reference to you which came up in the course of a longish conversation last night with Dr. Hector Garcia-Godoy”
“intelligence coverage but also frequently involved Station assets. - " ■ Mr. Phillips has done remarkably well in this difficult regearing 'process. It has in no way affected the volume or quality of Station ■ reporting which remains very high. His critical analysis and in-d”
“14-00000 CFODET Obulk, OPF Nr. David A. Phillips is retiring after a distinguished career with the Agency. He has been on an employee of the Agency since 1951 when he initially joined as a Contract employee. He served with dis - tinctioni in Santiago, Guatamala City, Ha”
“1 4-00000 -2-. 1 .3. Mr. Phillips has the intelligence, language capability, personality, management and operational ability to move forward steadily in this Agency and he is now ready for promotion to GS-16. I urge you to act affirmatively on this promotion recommendati”
“14-00000 ■ ronT Fitness Report - David A. Phillipa Section D., Continued: The most dramatic challenge to the capabilities of the WH Division in the past year flowed from the overthrow of the Allende government in Chile. Overall, the intelligence reporting was timely and”
“-2 - - Mr. Phillips is a good supervisor of men and the present high morale of the Rio de Janeiro Station and its - Bases s a living proof of this. He furnishes good opera tional planning and guidance and exhibits a high degree of cost consciousness. I rate Mr. Phillips a”
“that he has impressed me and other Embassy officers with whom he works, including Ambassador Elbrick, very favorably, indeed. He is a cool-headed, straightforward, intelligent man who seems professionally very capable. He has a clear understanding of the appropriate role for ”
“14-00000 c‘”s SECRET SECTION D • NARRATIVE COMMENTS 1. In the period covered by this report Mr. Phillips was the Chief of Station Brazilia during the time frame February to August 1,972. After7 that Mr. Phillips became the Chief of Station, Caracas and served in Venezue”
“made concerning Mr. Phillips. He is one of the best. He will take over as Chief, Cuban Operations Group this summer and we can expect new impetus in this difficult denied area program. We are carefully observing his promotional progress and are making every effort that he ad”
“14-00000 ‘*- A“%) , SECRET -2- operations, administration per se is not a totally alien field to Mr. Phillips. 5. In representational terms Mr. Phillips did a sound job in winning and maintaining the respect of the American Ambassadors in Brazil and Venezuela. This is”
“appreciation to the Agency for furnishing him a man of Mr. Phillips' caliber. r azth. d 1”
“return for each one spent. Overall Subject can be described as a very able person. His ability to maintain Station morale at a high level while producing at a very gruelling pace under difficult conditions is in itself an outstandin accomplishment. Mr. Phillips has been recomm”
“been equally impressed by Mr. Phillips' services and feels he performed in an exemplary manner, utilizing his mature judgment and excellent PP sense in attaining the objectives which led to J Eugne Wil eyon his assignment in Beirut. Division of Near East - - and Africa - ”
“American affairs, but he is perfectly capable of being a Station Chief at most Agency posts in Europe or Asia. 9. Mr. Phillips' activities come to the attention of the Rating Officer on a daily basis. SECRET”
“reason or another has fallen at least one grade behind in the promotion timetable. The Rating Officer, therefore, trusts that this will be corrected in the near future. Mr. Phillips is a gentleman of breadth, drive, imagination and dedication. The Rating Officer considers Mr.”
“active at both posts as an operations manager -who focused Station resources on the Soviet target, protected economic in telligence and the anti-narcotics effort. Unfortunately, as these programs moved into gear Mr. Phillips was also in motion between Stations, or had just b”
“■.KMXXXXXXXKXXXXXXAWHe Completed) -A SECRET- CHIEF OF MISSION’S EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE (Mission submits original and one copy directly to appropriate agency, retains one copy.). OFFICER BEING RATED POST POSITION Chief CAS David A. Phillips GRADE Santo Domingo AGENCY”
“3. BY REVIEWING OFFICIAL WiG COMMENTS OFEVIEWING OFFICIAL A Under Mr. Murphy's leadership the Paris Station became very opera- tionally oriented, concentrating on high priority targets, and much exceptionally fine intelligence and counterintelligence production result d. ”
“OFFICIAL V V - Theodore G. -€ Mr. Phillips is a highly experienced senior operations officer with outstanding leadership ability. In both the Chief of Station positions covered by this report his performance was superior in every important respect. DATE OFFICIAL TITLE O”
“has had the greatest experience, and it is hot surprising that he has made an excel lent input into the improvement of operational matters throughout the many areas of this hemisphere for which he is responsible." Mr. Phillips will be remembered for his initiative, drive an”
“14-00000 - ( /-S Fitness Report - Pavl^ A. Phillips Section D., Continued: The most dramatic challenge to the capabilities of the WH Division in the past year flowed from the overthrow of the Allende government in Chile. Overall, the intelligence reporting was timely a”
“14-00000 209 699 SURE Fitness Report David A. Phillips SECTION C - (Cont’d) His relationships with the Ambassador and with representatives of other agencies arc excellent and the high regard they accord him are reflected in the great confidence placed in him and his st”
“considerable energies enable him to give an out standing performance in managing and directing his Division's affairs while at the same time engaging personally and most actively in a number of very important Divisional cases. His competence includes awareness of the need fo”
“lie does it should not continue to be unrewarded and, hence, I add my strongest recommendation for early and favorable action. 2. This officer has performed in a most outstanding manner, as testified in his fitness reports by my prede cessor, and certainly during my tenure ”
“gained. He knows more of both the big picture and the small details of Army operations than the Army’s own local commander (to say nothing of all higher echelons) and with this knenledge has already improved the Army’s product, for example in providing detai led briefs which ”
“of his work, cooperated in our efforts to bring about maximum coordination of reporting. With rare exceptions he has, I believe, kept me appropriately advised on all matters relating to his functions, and the material which he provides on a regular basis has been extremely us”
“Phillips' efforts during his career constitute a major con tribution to the mission of the Agency, reflecting great credit- on him and the Federal service. AMARES (Recommendation approved by DD/O on S March 1975) APPROVED SIGNATURE (ia-i) t. E. 1..... • & Version A Wal”
“1 4-00000 of his field assignments is truly extensive. 4. In conducting the affairs of his Division during this past year, Mr. Murphy has without question borne out the prediction that he would turn in an outstanding performance. He has done this and continues to do it. ”
“4-00000 . 8 September 1960 MEMORANDUM IN LIEU OF FITNESS REPORT ■ 2 The following statement relates to the performance of ■ William K. Harvey, GS 18, Chief of FI, Division D. , This officer has held a series of responsible positions in DD/P and, its predecessor clandesti”
“S E C R E T XCENXXXX8* mben Completed) (ROGER -CHANNEL) CHIEF OF MISSION’S EVALUATION or PERFORMANCE (Mission submits original and one copy directly to appropriate agency, retains one copy.) OFFICER BEING RATED IPOST“ Chief CAS • . American Embassy BRASILIA POSITION: GRAD”
“when JMCLIPPER could expand activities. He has shown an unusually keen perception of areas of CA ope rational needs and of imaginative thinking on how to fill these needs. Subject has shown himself fully capable of exercising the self-disciplined and self-motivation necessar”
“Headquarters officers that he is highly pleased by the manner in which Mr. Williamson is handling his assign ment. .1 i”