COMLIST: MOSCOW CONSOLIDATED 25 JAN 91

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• Publication Date: January 25, 1991

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SUBJ TAKEALL-- Comlist: Moscow Consolidated 25 Jan 91
Full Text Superzone of Message
1 GLOBAL
2 1 account of 25 jan soviet foreign ministry briefing given by vitaly
churkin on besmertnykh's forthcoming working visit to usa; meeting between
bessmertnykh and abbas and abd rabbuh, mbrs of plo exec committee, soviet
policy in kuwait crisis. (450 text sent: tassr 1555 tassr 1838)
3 2 "international situation: questions and answers": with valentin
guberenatorov, Igor surguchev, viktor levin and sergey pravdin:
gubernatorov talks with surguchev who states that Iraq's seizure of kuwait
has nothing to do with Israel's occupation of arab territories and that it
is absurd to think saddam husayn occupied kuwait in order to help
Palestinians (5 min); kaliningrad oblast listeners asks how druzhba oil
pipeline and mir power grid is now being used and-where east european
countries purchase oil, gubernatorov replies (4 min, sent); 18-year old
student from komsomolsk-on-amur asks until when towns with names of type
georgiu-dezh, tolyatti, will exist in ussr, noting that to romanians name
of gheorghiu-dej has same effect as Ceausescu and perpetuating his name in
this way was not at all source of joy, viktor levin admits that ancient
town of liski of course deserves to regain its old name but takes issue
with suggestion that name of town of tolyatti should be scrapped as it
arose virtually on an empty place where vaz was built with very vigorous
cooperation of Italians and togliatti was indeed an outstanding figure in
Intl communist and workers' movement (one min); pensioner gudkova from
sverdlovsk notes that with withdrawal of soviet troops from hungary and
number of other countries question of monetary compensation for structures.
left behind after withdrawal arises very frequently, gudkova suggests that
no-one asked soviets to build houses there so why not leave behind all
structures as a gift (1.5 min); great patriotic war veteran kuzmich wants
to know in greater detail why kaliningrad oblast will be handed over to
germany and why it is being done on the quite, levin replies that no one
intends to hand over kalfningrad oblast to germany (one min); letter by
viktor weber refers to an isga broadcast in July 1990 in which levin
expressed anxiety as to whether germany's nationalism could somehow revive
if two german states were unified, levin reiterates that while there are
some grounds for concern about emergence of nationalism in germany it
should not be exaggerated (one min); listener from tver oblast asks what
position communist parties of countries of eastern europe are in now,
gubernatorov replies that communist parties and Ieft-wing parties there
are now going through difficult period and find themselves under heavy
propaganda fire, citing meeting of leaders of left-wing parties of eastern
european countries held in moscow on 14-15 now 1990, which analyzed new
situation in region (2.5 min); muscovite veshnikov asks for what purpose
was so-called "right of veto" introduced in unsc, who can institute it and
how is it used? pravdin elaborates (3 min); fourth year students of first
medical institute would like to know why in usa there has been such
tempestuous, lengthy and acute polemics around right to abortus, pravdin
replies, with gubernatorov asking additional questions (2.5 min); listener
gppravedifor Release
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from volgograd Oblast wants to know about situation of pensioners in
china, gubernatorov replies that this year pension system will be reformed
(one min); petr demidenko from village in altay kray wants to be told
about differences between orthodox and Catholics and protestants and also
what the differences are between sunnites and shites, gubernatorov obliges
(4 min). (home 1130)
4 3 "top priority": irina tkachenko, sergey plekhanov and andrey kortunov
discuss gulf war and events in baltic republics. (18 min, excerpts sent:
enginter 2300)
5 4 "focus on asia and pacific": mikhail mayorov on un consultations
fallowing call by five crab counries for unsc debate in attempt to resolve
gulf conflict (rpt enginter 241210, item 38 on 24 jan list); (aleksey
kondrashov) on results of visit by Japan's foreign minister to moscow (rpt
enginter 241210, item 77 on 24 jan list) oleg aleksandrov looks at
soviet-Chinese relations, deputy foreign minister rogachev recently told
rmi that last year two nations greatly expanded ties, hoping for further
expansion (2.5 min); arkadiy petrov on improving thai-Cambodian trade
relations, overcoming hindrance of civil war in Cambodia, noting that
premier has done much to improve situation (2.5 min); anon on plans for
cooperation between kabul and soviet war veterans, in georgic afghan
wounded in continuing war will receive treatment, leonid zhukov reports on
plans for soviet afghan war veterans in republic to help, following
contacts made a year ago, local veteran describes some of the projects
they have helped with (4 min). (enginter 0610)
6 5 "Current events, Commentaries": academician (kachicha) interviewed on
gulf war (3 min); anon on Indian forpol on national day (4 min). (7 min:
mand 1000 1400)
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8 6 yevgeniy ivanon compares events in baltic states and persian gulf,
contending while Britain condemns events in baltic states one should view
them in context with influx of alied forces in persian gulf andh attempts
by soviet forces to quell nationalistic unrest in baltic republics,
stressing however need to find peaceful settlement of both conflicts.
(3.5 min: enginter 2000)
9 7 info on Intl listeners club of moscow radio. (4 min: Berman 1600)
10 DISARM/PEACE
11 8 anon interviews two participants of moscow conference of soviet peace
movement, people's artist yevgeniy simonov, artistic director of theater
of friendship of peoples in moscow and metropolitan vladimir of rostov and
novocherkassk, giving their impressions of conference and stressing user
needs peace as never before. (3 min: enginter 1810 2110 portbraz 2300
spanla 2300 Berman 1600 greek 2000 polish 1600 serbo 2000)
12 t)NITED STATES
13 9 report on 24 jan kremlin meeting between gorbachev and michael
armstrong, president ibm Corp, with gist remarks exchanged. (c/r tassr
241528, item 10 on 24 jan list) {2 min: tv 1530)
14 10 vladislav kozyakov on coming bessmertnykh-baker meeting. (3 min, sent:
enginter 1810 2110 2300)
15 11 Olga bobrova on festival of u.s. music underway in moscow, recalling
earlier festival of soviet music in Boston, organizer of festival quoted
at moscow gress conference. (4.5 min, incl music: enginter 1810 2110;
attrib trofimova: portbraz 2300 spanla 2300)
16 AMERICAS
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17 12 anon intvw with director soviet magazine america latina, on activities
marking 500th anniv of discovery of american continent. (rpt spanla
242300, item 14 on 24 jan list) (spanla 0000)
18 13 "letters from brazil" feature: .letters from brazilian listeners
praising programs, asking for reading material, etc. (3 min: portbraz
2300}
19 14 first part of vladimir stigneyev intvw with Cuban vice foreign minister
raul roa, who compares perestroyka with current process in Cuba. (6 min,
sent: spanla 2300)
20 15 "rhythms of friendship" feature: anon on letters received from Cuban
listeners, details of contest. (25 min, incl music: spancuba 0130)
Zl GERMANY
22 16 epsu cc secretariat greetings to participants to frg social democratic
congress. (cov pmu) (50 text: tassr 1513)
23 17 "topical subject": boris melnichenko on forthcoming party congress of
pds in berlin 26-27 jan. (5 min: Berman 1700)
24 18 info on current moscow exhibition about former berlin wall. (6 min:
Berman 1600)
25 19 info on most recent moscow exhibition kosum export 91, including
interview with representative of saxonian firm robotron. (3 min: Berman
1600)
Z6 WEST EUROPE
27 20 "good evening, austria": incl report on participation of austrian fim
(pro system) at moscow exhibition konsum expo 91, incl intvw with firm rep
{4 min); intvw with vienna administration officer dr, (breiner) and a rep
of moscow city soviet (name indistinct) on end of vienna relief action for
moscow (4 min): info on recent austrian art exhibition in moscow (8 min);
report on third moscow sacred music festival, incl intvw with austrian
music historian (wuerzinger) on this festival (9 min}; info on mozart's
effect on russia (3 min): (34 min, incl music: germaust 1925)
28 21 izvestiya on kgb revelations of rsfsr land deal with british company.
(3 min: engna 2300)
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30 22 sergey sayenko on lamot's opposition to attempts to speed up
introduction of common european currency, quoting his speech in
parliament. opinion polls show most britons want economic and financial
integration with europe but. oppose any restrictions on britain's
sovereignty. some experts warn major that if pound is still tied up with,
for one, the Berman mark even in 1992 Britain will not be able to cope
with its economic recession. (3 min: enginter 2000)
31 23 sergey bogoslovskiy interviews alistair robertson, export coordinator
of coats viyella, about his firm's dispaly at consume expo '91 exhibition
in moscow and about his firm's contacts with user and its plans for future
cooperation. (7.5 min: enginter 2000)
32 24 "program for france and Belgium": round up of events marking 125th
anniversary of french writer romain roland in ussr (6 min); "program for
Belgian listeners" (rpt frenchinter 231800, item 23 on 24 jan list)
(frenchinter 241800)
33 AFRICA
34 25 "ussr/africa-contacts and contracts." (rpt enginter 221630, item 28 on
22 jan list) (enginter 0630)
35 26 "africa as we see it": valentinov on anc decision to launch mass action
campaign on 1 feb (rpt enginter 231630, item 19 on 23 jan list); third
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talk by dr. nikolay (kosukhin) on problems of development in africa, how
should we fight all the misfortunes that fell on africa, citing speech by
chairman of un commission for africa, adedeji, saying use of market
mechanisms did not correspond to conditions on continent, where production
basis was weak and internal market undeveloped (5.5 min). (enginter 1630)
36 27 vladimir korneyev intvws ussr amb in Somalia, describing deterioration
of situation in mogadishu after 20 dec, noting three times same group of
people had pen etrated embassy territory intent on stealing automobiles (6
min: enginter 1630)
37 Z8 "you write to moscow." (rpt enginter 231630, item 20 on 23 jan list)
(enginter 0630)
38 29 yuriy (zhuraviov} on angolan govt acceptance of angolan-proposed peace
talks program with unita rebels (rpt portafr 241900, item 35 on 24 jan
list) (Swahili 241700)
39 30 "you write to us": letter from south african listener read who planned
to visit moscow in 1991, he asked for russian study guides. (5 min, incl
music: enginter 1630)
40 PERSIAN GULF
41 31 soviet defense ministry. 24 jan statement denying western allegations re
soviet aid to Iraq. (c/r tassr 241447, item 39 on 24 jan list) (one min:
tagalog 1300 that 1300; brief: spanla 0000)
42 32 mikhail mayorov on un consultations followinmg call by five arab
countries for unsc debate in attempt to resolve gulf crisis. (rpt
enginter 241210, item 38 on 24 jan list) (enginter OOOO amharic 241500
Swahili 241700 hind 1200)
43 33 gulf update: featuring leshchinskiy over foreign video clips, followed
by vremya announcer over further video clips. (5.5 min: tv 1800)
44 34 anon intvw with soviet academician mikhail kapitsa, an mp and soviet
ease mbr, about gulf war, condemning deaths and casualties, contending
fault lies with iragi regime, however, yet is is necessary to find way to
remove aggressor from kuwait without civilian casualties. (5-3 min:
portbraz 2300 spanla 2300 german 1600 persian 1500 bulgarian 1600 korean
1100 lao 1300 Iamb 1100 1230 Urdu 1100 indo 1530 bur 1430 tagalog 1300)
45 35 anon describes efforts by leaders of india, pakistan, nepal, other
south asian countries to end Persian gulf situation. (3 min: korean 0900)
46 36 anon on pre reaction to gulf war, noting peace efforts. (3 min: mand
1400)
47 37 anon on development of Persian gulf war and meeting held in moscow by
plo ldrs with ussr foreign minister aleksandr bessmertnykh in attempt to
stop war. (5 min: spanla 2300)
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49 38 (aleksandr grakhov) report from Peru on general opinion on need to stop
war in Persian gulf. (3 min: spanla 2300)
50 39 (rustam glonin) dispatch from islamabad saying Pakistani prime
minister's gulf mission is aimed at initiating peace efforts as well as
pacifying domestic opposition to send forces to Saudi arabia. (4 min:
urdu 1100)
51 40 review of soviet press on events in middle east: quoting articles in
soviet press on situation in the gulf. (arable 1500}
52 41 report on latest developments in the gulf war. (5. min: romanian 1700)
53 MIDEAST
54 42 report on bessmertnykh's 25 jan moscow meeting with visiting members of
plo executive committee abas and abd ratio, with gist remarks exchanged.
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(200 text sent: tassr 1311 tasse 1825)
55 43 tass corr Igor vinogradsky on yasser arafat's message to gorbachev to
emphasise importance of world community new effoorts to end hostilities in
gulf and solve regional problems within un framework and by peaceful
means. (450 text sent: tasse 1927)
56 44 the "literary microphone" program: short biography of soviet writer and
poet Ilya enhrenburg re his 100th birth anniv with excerpts from one of
his books on greece (6 min); viktor sokolov report from athens on latest
translations into greek of works of aleksandr pushkin and another
translation of russian fairytales (il min). (19 min, overall: greekcy
1730)
57 SOUTH ASIA
58 45 tass corr leonid timofeyev on moscow press conference given by mohammad
dyad razmyar, afghan amb to moscow, on how policy of national
reconciliation and contacts with field commanders and moderate opposition,
launched by afghan govt four years ago, helped elaborate plan for peaceful
settlement of afghan problem. (300 text sent: tasse 1539)
59 46 boric biragov on work of clearance of miaes in afghanistan, noting its
scale, and difficulties of clearance, pointing out often even opposition
groups that have crossed over have no idea where they previously lad their
mines, noting films and educational aids to help population understand
problems are being prepared. (5-3 min: enginter 1210 1510 portbraz 2300
spanla 2300 arabic 1500 Persian 1500 romanian 1700 serbo 2000 Iamb 1230
indo 1530 bur 1430)
60 47 gorbachev greetings to ramaswamy venkatarama, president of indfa and
Chandra shekhar, prime minister of republic, on 41st anniversary of
proclamation of republic of indfa. (cov pmu) (200 text sent: tassr 1635;
brief: tv 1800 enginter 1600 1700 1800 1900 frenchinter 1800 greekcy 1730
polish 1600 Czech/slovak 1800)
61 48 soviet ballet dancer (diva yortonova), who had spent some time in
indfa, greeting Indian friends on their republic day on 26 San. (4 min:
hind 1200)
62 49 radio 3ournal: "friendship and cooperation" for Indian listeners
present: talk on growing soviet-indfa cooperation in space research,
including recent agreement under which Indian satellites to be launched by
soviet union, citing Indian space research agency official rao on
,importance of agreement for indfa; anon on promotion of Chinese, tibetan
and Indian ayurvedic system of medicine in ussr; anon on russian
translation of noted Indian epics ramayana and mahabharat. (20 min, incl
music: hind 1200)
63 50 vadim menikov on scheduled visit to sri lanky by Indian external
affairs minister shukla, while noting improvement in Indian-sri lankan
relations, says visit will help remove any doubt existing about problems
faced by island nation and give fillip to process of concluding bilateral
friendship treaty. (4.5 min: hind 1200)
64 CHINA
65 51 anon on maritime kray gas company's ties with prc. (5 min: wand
252200)
66 52 "youth program": (chilenev), komsomol official responsible for sino-sov
youth coop, on efforts to promote youth ties. (5 min: mand 1000 1400)
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68 ASIAN COM!lUNIST
69 53 anon on un deabte at un hq on Cambodian refugee problems. (5 min: viet
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1400)
70 54 intvw with soviet scholar of korean studies (lech konsvich) on
development of korean studies in user notes start of korean studies in
70c, introduction of korean books in 1772, also notes introduction of
travelogues on korea to user in 17c, 18c, 19c, also notes migration of
koreans in soviet far east in 1860, also notes publication of korean
dictionaries, establishment of korean studies department in ussr,
continuously discusses development of korean studies in ussr before
revolution. (7 min: korean 0900)
71 55 (leonid isinmov), head of foreign law relations and cooperation service
of soviet justice ministry, on results of soviet justice ministry's
cooperation with justice ministers of laos and vietnam, notes regular
working visits to Laos and vietnam by soviet justice delegations to
discuss problems of execution of laws in carrying out reform work. (4
min: lao 1330)
72 56 teas corr aleksandr denisovich hanoi dispatch on joint
soviet-vietnamese consultations to agree economic relations documents.
(400 text sent: tassr 0320)
73 ASIA/PACIFIC
74 57 pravda analyzing soviet trends to develop economic and trade relations
with asian countries. (rpt korean 240900, item 70 on 24 Jan list) (5-3
min: bur 1430 that 1300)
75 58 "focus on asia" program incl: (igor Ievedev) on rok foreign minister's
report to no tae-u on relations with ussr (3 min, sent); anon on
agricultural reforms in china (4 min). (korean 1100)
76 59 kalinin on Intl talks in sepal on asia-pacific peace, noting sov policy
fn this respect. (4.5 min: jap 241000)
77 60 anon on 24-26 jan kathmandu conf on asia-pacific peace and security.
(4 min: hind 1200)
7$ 61 vladimir viktorov on impacts from persian gulf war on southeast asian
countries. (5 min: thai 1300)
79 62 oleg glazov on Burma's campaign against narcotic drugs. (rpt burro
231200, item 61 on 23 jan list) (bur 1200)
80 63 reports on 23 jan kremlin meeting between gorbachev and Japanese
foreign minister, with gist remarks exchanged. (c/r tease 231751, item 68
on 23 jan list)~(3 min: jap 241000; 2 min: jap 241000 241200)
81 64 anon on Wakayama visit, noting prep for gorbachev visit to japan. (7
min: jap 241200)
82 65 report on Wakayama intvw on sov tv, noting coop in medical field. (4
rains jap 241200)
83 66 (aleksey kondrashov) on results of visit by Japan's foreign minister to
moscow. (rpt enginter 241210, item 77 on 24 jan list) (enginter 0000 hind
1200)
84 67 teas reporter on development of trade between ussr and japan., (3 min:
korean 0900)
85 68 teas political analyst askold biryukov on aspects of soviet-Japanese
relations. (400 text sent: tease 1844 tassr 1442)
86 69 (vasilliy silikov) on recent announcement by jap govt to further expand
Japanese firms and investment in southeast asia, says jap firms are
expanding operations in southeast asia without regard for environment. (5
min: bur 1200)
87 70 intvw with general who led mil deleg to dprk on korean reunification.
(3 min: mend 1400)
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88 71 oleg alekseyev on thai govt's decision to set up trade office in hanoi
and phnompenh. (5 min: carob 1100 indo 1530)
89 72 anon bangkom dispatch on recent trend in buying land in northern
thailand. (4 min: carob 1230)
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91 EAST EUROPE
92 73 report on soviet-albanian trade talks. (3 min: wand 242200)
93 74 irina chaykova intvw with rsfsr dpty tatyana koryagina, on visit to
Czechoslovakia, comparing. progress of restructuring in two countries with
ref to soviet film on subject, noting that political and econ reform go
hand in hand, touching on book by sholzhenitsyn, reviewing current tasks
facing ussr and noting that gorbachev outlined some of them at his recent
press conf on 22 jan. (15 min: czech/Slovak 241800)
94 75 anon on rehabilitation of ppl sentenced in Stalinist repressions now
under way in ussr, quoting soviet prosecution official on process, noting
some cases, incl Czechoslovak ones, mentionining that Czechoslovak
prosecutor gasparovic notified by his soviet counterpart. (6 min:
czech/slovak 241800)
95 76 aleksandr shakhin Belgrade report on Balkan foreign trade ministers
meeting, noting Balkan trade has been expanding and such meetings are
possible thanks to new climate in europe and understanding which has
improved over past three years, quoting yugoslav press that meeting aims
to bring about multilateral trade in area, as opposed to bilateral. (5-3
min: portbraz 2300 greek 2000 Bulgarian 1600)
96 WARSAW PACT
97 77 military observer colonel vadim solovyev critizing hungary's and
Czechoslovakia's approach to Warsaw pact. (10 min: Bulgarian 1700)
98 MILITARY -
99 78 joint press stmt of ussr interior and defense ministries on law and
order measures, incl joint militia-army exercises. (3 min, sent: tv 1800;
300 text: taske 2051; brief: enginter 2200 2300)
100 79 tars Corr oleg moskovskiy, quoting interview with soviet armed forces
rear cmdr-general vladimir achkipov, on military equipment auction in
moscow. (300 text sent: taske 1531 tassr 1050)
101 SPACE
102 80 "science and engineering": incl feature "question time": belitskiy
replies to kenyan listener re earth only known planet to be habitable,
giving details of soviet moon exploration, mentioning interest in ussr in
possibility of extra terrestrial research, confirmation that there has
never been an official statement on capture of a UFO. (8 min: enginter
0710 2300)
103 NATIONALITIBS
104 81 anatoliy potapov on NATO's reaction to events in Baltic republics,
noting NATO's demarche causes both surprise and alarm. (rpt enginter
241210, item 95 on 24 jan List) (enginter 0000 amharic 241500 swahili
241700)
105 82 larissa korneyeva on western media reaction to Baltic events, noting
few attempts to reveal true causes and get to roots of crisis, stressing
until law and order are restored in Baltic region more blood can be shed,
stressing that soviet law enforcing bodies have seen behind lithuanian
conflict flagrant violations of national constitution, comparing soviet
actions with those of u.s. in grenada. (4.5 min: enginter 2300)
106 83 vitally gurov on easing tensions in Baltic republics, briefly quoting
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gorbachev press statement. (rpt enginter 241210, item 94 on 24 jan list)
(mand 252200; anon: spanla 0000 portbraz 2300)
107 84 anon on situation on Baltic states. (3 min: korean 1100)
108 85 cpsu cc press center report on secretariat meeting on Baltic, quoting
v.a. ivashko, dpty gen-sec, who chaired meeting. (800 text sent: tassr
1752)
109 86 Igor fesunenko tv intvw with Boris pugo, user minister of internal
affairs, and vladimir kazantsev, Intl lawyer, discussing situation in
Baltic republics. (6 min, sent: tv 1800)
li0 87 vladislav solovyev on situation in Baltic republics, noting situation
stabilizing partly due to gorbachev's stmt. pointing out much now depends
on contradictory behaviour of opposing side, touching on burokevicious
call to landsbergis for meeting to end tension, mentioning such processes
are reportedly under way in beighboring Baltic republics, with a call to
remove barricades in raga, stressing tendency toward dialogue is gwoing in
republics. (6-3 min: enginter 1210 1514 2000 portbraz 2300 spanla 2300
german 1600 arabic 1500 greek 2000 persian 1500 Bulgarian 1600 romanian
1700 polish 1600 serbo 2000 tagalog 1300 burro 1200 1430 thaf 1300 viet
1200 carob 1100 lao 1030 1330 wand 1000 1400)
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112 88 review of letters to gorbachev expreessing concern about country's
destiny following events in Baltic republics, quoting letters from workers
of a tallinn plant, klaipeda electric equipment workshop, tomsk shoe
factory and krasnoyarsk ship repair works. letters from party cmtee in
tomsk district and rural council in omsk district also quoted, all
supporting strong measures to stabilize situation in baltics. (3.5 min:
enginter 1810 2110)
113 89 special corr andrey trapeznikov tallinn dispatch,_on estonian supsov
decision declaring 25 jan day of mourning in memory of those who lost
their lives for independence of latvia. (6 min sent: mayak 0610)
114 90 andrey trapeznikov tallinn dispatch on situation in estonia,
highlighting meeting between arnold ruutel, head of parliament, ulo nugis,
speaker of supsov and 3aak leimann, minister of economy with reps of labor
collectives at negotiation table, noting talks have shown that estonian
leadership is prepared in principle to opt for compromise, but also is in
favor of using method of negotiations to tackle all issues, and in
particular those concerning compensations in connection with price rises
in republic. (S min: mayak 1508)
115 91 inard skuins riga dispatch on thousands of ppl bidding faiewell to
victims of Sunday's tragic events, noting funeral meeting was held at
freedom monument in center of city, and words of farewell were spoken by
churn of council of ministers godmanis, among others, reviewing current
situation in republic. (5 min: home 1600)
116 92 report on ZS jan journing in latvia. (8 min: german 1600)
117 93 gerasimov video report on vilnius situation normalizing. (rpt tv
241800, item 107 on 24 jan list) (tv 1530)
118 94 vladimir perfiliyev on situation in lithuania, noting press conference
held by georgiy tarazevich, rep of ussr supsov, noting some progress in
possible meeting between delegations of union and republic to discuss
situation, mentioning meeting between mikolas burokevicius, with leaders
of mass media. (3.5 min: home 1600)
119 95 intvw with two reps of lituhania's citizens' cmtee, to give their
eye-witness accounts of recent events, quoting viktor (samoylenko)
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explains that cmtee was set up 18 months ago and is engaged in defending
interests of ppl who are opposed to bourgeois system in lithuania and
lithuanian secession, quoting regime {velicenskiene) that she hopes soviet
union supports them and prevents lithuania from seceding, claiming russian
speaking population is being penalized in lithuania, stressing that a
non-lithuanian can become a lithuanian citizen only if he swears on oath
of loyalty to landsbergis government. (5 min: mayak 1630)
120 96 yeltsin 21 jam address to rsfsr supsov session. (c/r mayak 211100,
item 101 on 21 San list) (brief: enginter 0000 frenchinter 241800)
121 97 vyachelsav solovyev on failure of rsfsr parliament to approve report by
yeltsin. (rpt enginter 241810, item 114 on 24 jam list) (enginter 0000;
anon: spanla 0000)
122 98 stv 25 San interview with rsfsr premier ivan silayev, on creation of
innovation council. (3 min: tv 0601)
123 99 parliamentary corr a. ruvinskiy updating work of rsfsr supreme soviet,
where meeting of committees and commissions are underway, with discussions
examining food .deliveries to-union republican fund. (4 min: home 0900)
124 100 intvw with rsfsr cmtee churn on legal affairs cmtee work. (4 min: mend
252200}
125 101 anon on rsfsr supsov meeting discussing latvian situation. (3 min:
korean 0900)
126 102 lass corr yerevan dispatch quoting intvw with maj-gen artush
arutyunyan, armenian republic's military commissar, noting Gallup of
servicemen for active military sergice in republic of armenia is taking
place in a complicated social and political situation. {200 text sent:
laser 1142)
127 103 valeriy demidetskiy kishinev report on upcoming moldovan comparty
conference, quoting press conf remarks by petr luchinskiy, first sec
moldovan cpcc, on topics to be discussed. (200 text-sent: laser 1251)
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129 SOVIET ECONOMY
130 104 stepanyuk video intvw with golik, churn ussr supsov cmtee for law and
order and fight against .crime, on effect of banknote exchange on shadow
economy. (rpt tv 241800, item 130 on 24 jam list) (tv 1530)
131 105 tars corr vitally makarchev geneva dispatch, quoting interview with un
expert at un economic commission for europe, peter hess, on withdrawal of
high denomination bank notes aimed at restoring balance between money and
goods available. (450 text sent: tease 1454)
132 106 report on removal from circulation and exchange of old 50 and 100
ruble banknotes for new ones coming to a close in ussr, stressing measure,
along with temporary limits on withdrawals, is aimed at improving money
circulation and removing enormous sums of money circulating in shadow
economy, as well as those smuggled from ussr. (300 text sent: tease 1839)
133 107 lass news analyst andrey orlov on gorbachev's decree on withdrawal of
50 and 100. ruble banknotes, analyzing motives for such a move. (400 text
sent: tease 1551 tassr 1227)
134 108 lass news analyst andrey orlov intvw with viktor gerashchenko, churn of
ussr state bank board, stating that bank hopes to withdraw from
circulation 10 t0 15 billion rubles, incl money illicitly taken abroad,
denying claim that decree by gorbachev was meant only to confiscate money.
(400 text-sent: tease 1811)
135 109 telephone interview with state bank chairman viktor gerashchenko,
clarifying three-day period earmarked for exchange of high denomination
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bank notes. (4 min: mayak 0800)
136 110 valeriy kiosa phone intvw with valeriy pekshev, dpty churn board of
ussr state bank, denying claims that exchange of 25 ruble banknotes will
start on 28 fan. (3.5 min: home 1600)
137 111 video report on progress of money exchange, incl intvw wof cashier at
a savings bank where pensioners are queueing to echange money, quoting
woman at another bank complaining about long waits in queues and lack of
organization. (3 min: tv 1800)
138 112 roundup reports on progress of money exchange operation, noting govt
prolongs period for pensioners to exchange money, citing tass report
citing pekshev denying withdrawal of smaller denomination notes, reviewing
foreign reaction and goskomstat report. (4.5 min: tv 1800)
139 113 vitaliy gurov on 25 jan being last day of current soviet financial
reforms, replacing 50 and 100 ruble notes, claiming reform was necessary,
but it has caused problems, with money unavailable at banks and panic in
country, maintaining prime reason for campaign is war against underground
business, quoting aleksandr (gorov) of ussr interior ministry, attacking
effect of smuggling money abroad, claiming this is a strike at foreign
connections of soviet mafia, citing stv report on panic among this group.
(3.5 min: enginter 1210 1510 2000 portbraz 2300 spanls 2300 german 1600
arabic 1500 Persian 1500 bulgarian 1600 romanfan 1700 polish 1600 serbo
2000 carob 1100 tagalog 3300)
140 114 review soviet press comment on monetary reform in ussr, quoting
komsomolskaya Pravda and robachaya tribune. (4 min: german 1700)
141 LIFE IN IISSR
142 115 vyacheslav solovyev on soviet sociologists' congress. (5 min:
bulgarian 1600)
143 116 "hour for youth." (rpt korean 221330, item 121 ou 22 jan list) (korean
1330)
144 117 "various aspects of soviet life": anon on first soviet meeting of
sociology held in moscow (5 min); anon describes on-going agricultural
reforms in ussr, cites failures in collectivization of soviet agriculture
fn 1930'x, also notes new laws allowing private ownership of land, saying
peasants can freely choose life in collective farms, or life as
independent peasants (7 min). (korean 0900)
145 il$ "through land and time": incl report on first moscow congress of
soviet sociologists, incl intvw with soviet aced tatyana (soslavskaya) (4
min); info on moscow mafia (6 min); requested info on death penalty in
ussr (5 min). (27 min overall, incl music: german 1700)
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147 119 "soviet life": incl talk on measures being taken in ussr in agri
sector and intvw with manager of inaidn firm which is taking part 3n
moscow trade fair in which he expressed desire to develop trade relations
with ussr. (18 min: bang 1330)
148 120 "know the ussr": discussing multi-party system, perestroyka. (37 min,
incl music: amharic 241500)
149 121 "events in ussr": incl profile of valentin Pavlov, new ussr counil of
ministers churn (3 min); report on results of Crimean referendum (3 min);
reportage on exhibition in memory of andrey sakharov (4 min). (turkish
1430)
150 122 "ussr today": (wajachev) on public debate on currency changes (3 min);
(chilianov) on protecting soldiers' slcoal, legal status (3 min). (6 min
overall: mend 0100)
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151 123 "ussr today": discussing currency reform, land reform plans. (15 min:
mend 1300)
152 124 review of soviet press comment on restructuring in ussr. (10 min:
romanian 1700)
153 125 intvw with dpty tatiana karenina of russian federation and dr of
political sci, on lack of progress for perestroyka in ussr. (16 min:
greek 2000)
154 126 misc internal ussr items: 30: global 3 sov 7 latam 3 asc 8 asnc 9
155 UNPRO: tv 0900 enginter 0800 0900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 turkish
1830
156 POOREST: portbraz 0000
157 POOR: polish 1600
158 PART MISSED: enginter 0000 (endall) 25 Jan 91
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