ENGINEERING ATTACHMENT TO THE PANAMA BUREAU MONTHLY REPORT FOR OCTOBER 1981

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00385R000200110006-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 8, 2007
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: October 1, 1981
• Content Type: REPORT

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ACCOUNTABLE PROPERTY RECEIVED:
1. Two Stelma Clock Module, Model OA-8072/G, Serial Nos.0374
and 0397. Requisition No.0532-81168-014-2F. Received 7 October
1981. Unit Price: $540.80.
2. Two Stelma Sub-Assembly, Model MX-7379G, Serial Nos.1430
and 1241. Requisition No.0532-81168-014-3F. Received 2 October
1981. Unit'Price: $2,396.00.
LOCAL PROCUREMENT OF:
1. One 1981 Nissan Patrol 4-wheel drive vehicle, Model KRL160SP,
Motor No.SC33-105673, Color yellow, manual transmission, 6 cylinder,
hardtop diesel. Unit Price: $9,800.
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PANAMA BUREAU MONTHLY REPORT OCTOBER 1981
1. ( Clandestine ) Radio Venceremos in Spanish to El Salvador has expanded its
Monday through Saturday casts to 90 minutes and its Sunday casts to 2 hours.
2. ( Clandestine ) Radio 15 September in Spanish to Nicaragua continues to have
reception and jamming problems, and was mostly unheard during the month.
3. Attempts to monitor a new Salvadoran clandestine station, Radio Unidad, via
our remote monitoring system were unfruitful. Contractor based in San Salvador
advised that the station, reportedly operating in Usulutan Department, El Sal-
vador, was also unheard in the capital.
4. The commercial station Santo Domingo Radio Clarin was observed broadcasting
an "international cast" on 11700 Khz with poor to fair reception from 2215 to
0130 GMT. Broadcast includes a 30-minute section entitled "The Voice of Inde-
pendent and Democratic Cuba", which includes news and commentaries unfavorable
to the Fidel Castro regime.
5. Panama City Radio Continente was observed broadcasting two political party
programs on Tuesdays, during the La Palabra talkshow. The programs are spon-
sored by the currently unregistered Nationalist Popular Party and the Christian
Demoractic Party.
6. A new Panama City television station, Telemetro, S.A., began transmitting
on Channel 13 on 15 October. Station features only three full length color
films daily, from 2200-0400 GMT, and carries no newscasts.
7. Managua Domestic Service ( La Voz de Nicaragua ) has discontinued its regu-
lar 1-hour newscasts at 1300 and 1800 GMT, and is now earrying_only:brief news
bulletin.-=every half hour during the broadcast day.
8. An updated broadcast schedule was compiled for the leading Nicaraguan op-
position station, Managua Radio Corporacion.
9. Guatemala City Domestic Service has discontinued its 1500-1515 GMT newscast
on Thursdays and replaced it with an educational program.
10. Updated cruising observations were made on Buenos Aires SAPORITI.
11. The Bogota newspapers EL TIEMPO and EL ESPECTADOR were added to Priority 3
coverage on 20 October.
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I. TOTALS FROM ALL SOURCES:
TOTAL PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH: 411,030
TOTAL NON-PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH: 16,860
TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLISHABLE ITEMS FILED DURING MONTH: 1,073
BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
II. INPUT OF REGULAR COVERAGE: 11,825 49,050 111.00
(minutes or issues per week) min min issues
III. OUTPUT FROM ALL SOURCES:
(publishable words per month)
ARGENTINA
Buenos Aires LATIN in
Spanish
Buenos Aires TELAM in
Spanish
Buenos Aires NOTICIAS ARGENTINAS in
Spanish
COLOMBIA
Bogota Domestic Service in
Spanish 4,380
Bogota Emisoras Caracol Network in
Spanish 3,950
Bogota Cadena Radial Super in
Spanish 1,180
Bogota Radio Cadena Nacional in
Spanish 790
(CLANDESTINE)
Radio Venceremos in
Spanish to El Salvador
Radio 15 September in
Spanish to Nicaragua
COSTA RICA
San Jose Radio Reloj in
Spanish
San Jose LA NACION in
Spanish
28,690
1,370
19,490
7,200
0
0
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CUBA
Havana International Service in
Spanish
Havana Domestic Service in
Spanish
Havana PRELA in
English
Havana PRELA in
Spanish
BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
13,050
12,890
3,410
12,010
ECUADOR
Quito Voz de los Andes in
Spanish 2,930
Quito Cadena Ecuador Radio in
Spanish 700
Quito Domestic Service in
Spanish 5,140
Quito Diplomatic Information Service in
Spanish
EL SALVADOR
San Salvador Domestic Service in
Spanish 3,140
San Salvador Radio Cadena Central in
Spanish 0
San Salvador Radio Cadena Sonora in
Spanish 0
San Salvador Radio Cadena YSKL in
Spanish 0
San Salvador Radio Cadena YSU in
Spanish 0
San Salvador YSR Television in
Spanish 4,730
San Salvador EL DIARIO DE HOY in
Spanish
San Salvador EL MUNDO in
Spanish
San Salvador LA PRENSA GRAFICA in
Spanish
San Salvador THE NEWS GAZETTE in
English
San Salvador EL DIARIO LATINO in
Spanish
9,080
2,140
4,010
1,320
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BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
FRANCE
Paris AFP in
English
Paris AFP in
Spanish
GUATEMALA
Guatemala City Domestic Service in
Spanish 1,210
Guatemala City Radio Nuevo Mundo in
Spanish 1,810
Guatemala City Radio-Television Guatemala in
Spanish 4,440
Guatemala City DIARIO DE CENTRO AMERICA in
Spanish
Guatemala City EL IMPARCIAL in
Spanish
Guatemala City PRENSA LIBRE in
Spanish
Guatemala City DIARIO EL (RtAFICO in
Spanish
HONDURAS
Tegucigalpa Domestic Service in
Spanish 2,660
Tegucigalpa Voz de Honduras in
Spanish 1,080
Tegucigalpa Radio America in
Spanish 5,000
San Pedro Sula TIEMPO in
Spanish
MEXICO
Mexico City International Service in
Spanish
Mexico City ANSA in
Spanish to ANSA Buenos Aires
NICARAGUA
Managua International Service in
Spanish
Managua Domestic Service in
Spanish
1,750
7,400
26,740
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28,640
90
680
4,150
0
2,260
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BROAD-
CASTS
PRESS
AGENCIES
PUBLI-
CATIONS
Managua Radio Sandino in
Spanish
Managua Radio Corporacion in
Spanish
Managua Sistema Sandinista Television Network in
Spanish
56,140
8,390
12,640
Managua ANN Diplomatic Information Service in
Spanish
Managua BARRICADA in
Spanish
Managua EL NUEVO DIARIO in
Spanish
Managua LA PRENSA in
Spanish
4,280
10,610
6,380
PANAMA
Panama City Domestic Service in
Spanish
Panama City Televisora Nacional in
Spanish
Panama City Circuito RPC Television in
Spanish
12,590
10,580
1,200
Panama City Radio Mia Network in
Spanish
Panama City ACAN in
Spanish
Panama City CRITICA in
710
16,580
. Spanish
4,520
Panama City LA ESTRELLA DE PANAMA in
Spanish
3,060
Panama City LA PRENSA in
Spanish
12,390
Panama City LA REPUBLICA in
English
0
Panama City LA REPUBLICA in
Spanish
2,560
Panama City MATUTINO in
Spanish
4,930
Panama City STAR AND HERALD
English
in
1,010
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BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
PERU
Lima EL COMERCIO in
Spanish
Lima EL EXPRESO in
Spanish
SPAIN
Madrid EFE in
Spanish
UNITED KINGDOM
London REUTER in
English
London REUTER in
French
VENEZUELA
Caracas Radio Continente in
Spanish
Caracas Radio Rumbos in
Spanish
9,150
STAT
STAT