LETTER OF INFORMATION

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• Publication Date: November 29, 1968
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Staff Personnel
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GENERAL
1. Director's Retirement: Mr. Roger G. Seely, who retires on
31 December after 21 years with FBIS, 12 of them as Director, was
presented with the Intelligence Medal of Merit on 2 December for
meritorious serVice. The presentation was made by Mr. Richard Helms
at a ceremony attended by many of Mr. Seely's FBIS colleagues and other
guests, f i IvIdinlathe heads of the Agency Directorates. Mr. Paul A. Borel,
Special to the DDI, who will take over as FBIS Director on
1 January, has been spending 3 dap:: a week with FMB. A Yographic
sketch of Mr. Sorel is attached.
2. Service to President-elect: By request, special arrangements
were made to supply a copy of each area Daily Report for early morning
transmittal to President-elect Nixon's office in New York. A similar
service was also arranged for the PAD Trends.
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FBIS-BBC Coordination Committee: The annual FBIS-BBC
Coordination Committee meeting was held at Caversham on 18 October with
the Director and the Chief of the London Bureau representing FBIS. The
BBC was represented by two officials who had not participated in
previous meetings the new Head of the Monitoring Service, 50X1
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Director General designee of BBC, who chaired the meeting. Discussions
at the meeting led to agreement by the BBC to study: an FBIS proposal
that deteriorating Caversham coverage of East Europe be met by
establishment of a BBC monitoring unit in the FBIS Austrian Bureau at
Vienna; and the possibility of extending the reciprocal agreement to
include press monitoring,now a major part of the FBIS mission. Mr. and
Mrs. Seely and subsequently visited the Mediterranean, Austrian, 50X1
and German bureaus.
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5. Saigon Situation: An improved security situation and concurrent
relaxing of curfew to the pre -Tet -offensive hours (Midnight-6 a.m.) on
1 November allowed the Saigon Bureau to return to "normal," operating
two editorial shifts a day and permitting the evening editor the luxury
of sleeping in his own bed.
6. Panama Developments: With the return of something like normalcy
to Panama, bureau operations also normalized. Press Agency coverage
which had been transferred to the Caribbean Bureau was reassumed. Many
of the pro-Arias radio stations which went silent at the start of the
coup had not returned to the air. A unique extension of the bureau's
press monitoring role was made possible during the height of the
emergency by bureau personnel and members of their families supplying
pamphlets, clandestine newspapers, and other underground publications
for bureau exploitation.
During the crisis, the Panama Bureau was once again faced
with the problem of mobilizing all of its personal and technical
resources for concentration on a single target, the Republic of Panama,
at a time when circumstances made such a mobilization extremely
difficult and, to some degree, even hazardous. While staff employees
were little affected other than working long, strenuous hours, local
personnel had to carry on with an extraordinarily heavy workload coupled
with extreme psychological pressure generated by concern for the welfare
of their families, from whom they were separated for long periods, plus
deep emotional involvement with the events tormenting their homeland.
To a man, all employees performed with exceptional professional skill
and exemplary loyalty.
7. _Cyprus Developments: Workers of the Cyprus Telecommunications
Authority (CYTA) went on strike 18 October, disrupting the commercial
radioteletype circuit to London. Full use was made of commonuscr
communicaticps by way of the Department of State Relay Station in
Nicosia.
Telephone communications between Kyrenia and Nicosia went out
shortly after the strike began, but circuits between the bureau and
vrenia by WV cr? the Lapithos automatic exchange were pPerativc.
Talks between Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders continued
during the month, with both sides showing renewed determination to
reach some agreement rather than leave the final solution to the major
powers. There were indications, however, that the Turkish side would
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delay any final decisions at the request of Ankara until elections in
Turkey take place in the summer of 1969. The current prognosis is for
continued talks, some minor agreements in the areas of judiciary and
police, and a minimizing
of any
incidents, but no real solution at least
until mid-1969.
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The forced
resignation
of Interior Minister Yiorkatzis over
alleged involvement in the attempted assassination of the Greek
prime minister resulted in a number of demonstrations on the island
in favor of Yiorkatzis and in one shooting incident in Nicosia.
Kyrenia
schoolchildren paraded in support of the former EOKA leader.
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8. German Bureau Phase Out: The German Bureau ceased
all
radio
and press monitoring as of the close of business on 29 November.
It
continues, however, to carry out its communications relay functions.
The bureau will be phased
out completely no later than 30 June 1969.
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9. CPR Press
Restrictions:
According to cables from the Hong Kong
Consul General, all foreigners
in China have been cut off from access
to the ChiCom provincial press. This includes our Hong Kong AIRLO
source, which supplied Asia Division with 25 provincial newspapers.
However, because of the great volume in which they were received, a
considerable number of these papers still remain to be exploited. Every
effort ia being made t find alternate
sources for ChiCom publications.
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10. Key West Hurricane:
The
Key West Bureau sustained no damage
and operations were suspended only
four hours during the passage
of
Hurricane Gladys through the Key West area on 16 October.
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Paris Talks: Continued service to the U.S. Vietnam
Mission in
Parih inclucld extensive filing from South Vietnamese sources following
Saigon's change in attitude toward the talks. EAD was called on to
supply two Vr?nrh
ltnauists for duty in Paris in support of the U.S.
negotiators.
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12. Wir,1 File. The Wire Service had two periods of relatively heavy
activity, ca:: tying reaction to President Johnson's 31 October announcement
of a bombing halt in North Vietnam, and immediately after the
presidential election reporting worldwide reaction to Richard Nixon's
victory, Reaction to the bombing halt included the DRV's 2 November
"important" announcement on the subject, as well as South Vietnam
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President Thieu's speech on the sane date spelling out Saigon's refusal
to attend the Paris talks. The White House and other consumers were in
frequent telephone contact with the Wire concerning expeditious
processing of the materials by the FBIS Asian bureaus.
SERVICES AND REQUIREMENTS
13. Lateral Services: At the request of the State Department's
Office of International Conferences, field bureaus were asked to file
to the U.S. Mission to NATO in Brussels all processed references to the
NATO Ministerial Conference from 12 to 16 November.
In response to a special request from an Organization component,
London Bureau was asked to file processed articles on the Philippines by
TASS correspondent Sergey Svirin to the U.S. Embassy in Manila.
14. Special Services L An Organization component
was supplied voice record:_ngs oi 14 chle s of state and other leaders,
taken from recent speeches monitored by London, Okinawa, Bangkok,
Panama, Caribbean and African bureaus.
An Organization component expressed appreciation for FBIS'
"rapid and comprehensive check of rough field translations" of 18 tape
recordings in Lao for use as a film sound track. The tapes were
reviewed and edited by the domestic contractual facility within 2 weeks
in late August.
The Economic Branch of Asia Division translated a Japanese-
language tape of an interview with Xuan Thuy on the peace talks. This
interview was presented in an MIK (Japan Broadcasting Company) news film.
The Bangkok Bureau supplied the USIS Director in Thailand with
data on communist:transmitters.broadcasting-into Thailabd; The material
was used in a seminar attended by representatives of Thai broadcasters.
The USIS Radio/TV Officer also asked for data on programs and frequencies
of communist radios broadcasting to Thailand. This material was used in
the same seminar. The bureau also supplied an organizational component
with data on programs, frequencies, and characteristics of the Laotian
clandestine Radio of the Patriotic Neutralist Forces.
Mr. Robert Brackett, Electronic Engineer, U.S. Coast Guard
District Seven, Miami, visited the Key West Bureau on 22 October to
discuss the possibility of locating a transmitting station, presumably
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in Eastern Cuba, emitting an interfering 120-hertz signal which is
affecting the reception of the Southeastern Region LORAN network on
1900 kilohertz. Mr. Brackett and the bureau engineer prepared tape
recordings of this interference whieh will be analyzed in Miami.
The Saigon Bureau was visited by Mr. Nguyen Chau An of the
Special Studies Bureau, RVN Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on 15 October.
He was the bearer of a letter from the Director of the Cabinet, Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, requesting that their Special Studies Bureau be
added to the distribution list of the Saigon Bureau's Press and Radio
Highlights, terming it a publication of "great value." Permission
was obtained from the Acting Director, FBIS, to release the Highlights
to the Foreign Ministry. Ambassador-designate William E. Colby, who
will replace Ambassador Robert W. Komer as Deputy to the Commander of
U.S. Military Assistance Command for Civil Operations and Revolutionary
Development Support, requested that he be put on the distribution list
for the entire FBIS file received by Saigon Bureau. A copy will be
provided him directly from the Embassy teletype room. Mr. George Newman,
who replaced Mr. Eugene Rosenfeld as Chief of the Mission Press Center
and Counselor for the Embassy for Press Affairs, requested that the
Saigon Bureau provide him with a personal CODY of speeches made by the
leaders of the Republic of South Vietnam.
When, during the month, Moscow started to sharpen the tone of
the commentaries in its program beamed to Austria, the Austrian Bureau
provided special editions of its German-language publication "Week in
the East" for the Austrian Foreign Ministry and the Embassy. After the
first sharp commentary, the bureau arranged for live coverage of the
program. The strongest attack, in a program broadcast while Austrian
President Jonas was visiting Yugoslavia, was pointed out to the Deputy
Chief of Mission, Rollie H. White, who immediately informed the Foreign
Ministry. The DCM himself came out to the bureau to pick up the
commentary, both in English and original German versions, to present to
the Secretary General of the Foreign Ministry.
At the request of Ambassador Douglas MacArthur II, the Austrian
Bureau supplied items on Under Secretary of State Nicholas DeB.
Katzenbach's visit to Yugoslavia to the Office of the Ambassador.
Significant items processed by the contractual facility included
Chapter 11 of a Russian book on Radar Jamming and Protection of Radar
Stations against Noise, an article by a West German correspondent published
in a Bonn newspaper hinting at a possible break between the Hanoi
government and the Viet Cong published in Translations on North Vietnam;
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a 74-page Russian brochure entitled "Automaied Subsystem for Calculating
Wages Using the 'Ural-111 Computer"; the four-article series by
Josefafilensky.(totaling 64 pages), published in the Tel Aviv daily
Maariv, was translated bn a priority basis; the translation will be
published in the politiCal serial Translations on East Europe.
An Organization component sent a memorandum of appreciation
for the excellent support given him by the Near East & North Africa
Branch of Asia Division. The Economic Branch of Asia Division translated
a highly technical 12-page document on "Radio Operating Procedures" from
English into Chinese for an Organization component.
Tapes in seven languages were supplied by Okinawa, Saigon,
Bangkok, Mediterranean, London, and Austrian bureaus in response to a
Headquarters request. The tapes were forwarded to NSA for use in a
training project. Five recordings of Moscow Domestic Service broadcasts
of PRAVDA editorials and articles were supplied by London Bureau for an
Organization component, also for training purposes.
15. Use of FBIS Materials FBIS material was cited
in a large number of State Department telegrams during the month. A
high-precedence telegram from the Saigon Embassy called the Department's
attention to the broadcast.of President Thieu's Order of the Day,
monitored by Saigon Bureau. Earlier in the month, a high-precedence
telegram from the Department to the Paris Embassy carried the full text
of Thieu's radio address to the nation on 19 October, also monitored by
Saigon Bureau. Other telegrams from the Saigon Embassy quoted liberally
from FBIS-monitored Hanoi Radio reaction to an attempted coup in Saigon,
a NHAN DAN commentary refuting U.S. statistics on the war, a Hanoi
Domestic Service commentary entitled "Johnson's Stubborn Attitude," and a
VNA article disparaging Western press reports of a breakthrough in the
Paris talks.
A: Vientiane Embassy telegram noted that a Pathet Lao News Agency
item entitled "Radio Relays Souvanna's Peace Swindle," monitored by FBIS,
"illustrates the sharp NLHX reaction" to Souvanna's comments to AFP on
18 October.
Ten situation report cables filed by an Organization component
in Panama from 11 to 24 October cited FBIS reports on the behavior of the
clandestine "Radio Rebelde" and "Radio Libertad" transmitters.
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An airgram from the Vienna Embassy which noted that Vienna
newspapers "unanimously rejected PRAVDA's charge of their having committed
'psychological sabotage' in covering the Czech crisis" cited Austrian
Bureau's 30 September swmmnry of Vienna newspaper editorialson this
subject. Another telegram from the Vienna Embassy referred to an
Austrian Bureau Prague Television item reporting local Czech party
organs' protests over distribution of the Soviet "White Book" explaining
the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia.
A State Department airgram from the consul in Jerusalem
entitled "Israelis Camouflaging Vehicles?" notes that the FBIS Review
of Middle East Broadcasts quoted a Damascus report that Israel had
Itrepainted some of its vehicles and planes like those used by neighboring
Arab states." Two telegrams from the Amman Embassy describing the
growing tension in Jordan cited FBIS-monitored Cairo "Voice of Fatah"
reports on Fedayeen'activities. Another telegram from Amman summarized
King Husayn's remarks in a television interview on relations with Israel.
The interview was monitored from radio by FBIS.
Referring to.an FBIS-monitored Moscow broadcast in Hausa on
the Nigerian crisis, a Lagos Embassy telegram said the USSR apparently
wanted to answer charges that it "was collaborating" with British and
.other Western powers in helping to suppress the Biafran rebellion.
Another telegram from the Lagos Embassy on allegations of foreign support
for Biafra mentioned an FBIS-monitored report of the discovery of
documents revealing Biafran-German arms negotiations.
16. Press and Document Exploitation: The Europe/Africa/Latin
America Division provided German and French versions of a speech to be
delivered before the North Atlantic Council in Brussels by Senator
Jackson.
The West Europe/Africa Branch of EAD and the Near East/North
Africa Branch of AD jointly published a 90-page glossary titled
ABBREVIATIONS IN THE AFRICAN PRESS. Copies of this unique report were
sent to all FBIS field bureaus concerned.
The Near East & North Africa Branch of Asia Division translated
a 47-page Iraqi Ministry of Defense listing of active army officers by
name, rank, and order of appointment.and a 26-page Arabic document
entitled, "Selections from Communist Party Documents from Lebanon and
Syria" for an Organization component.
it. CPR Coverage: Okinawa Bureau, in coordination with the Hokkaido
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of Communist China's National Day celebrations as reported by CPR media.
Since all CPR newspapers except two national publications are no'longer
procurable, additional means of broadening Chinese radio coverage are
being explored. A Foreign National Cruising Monitor who had been at
Okinawa Bureau for 90 days of intensive training and a Mandarin
Monitor were transferred on PCS to the Hokkaido Bureau.
18. Operation High Heels: Exemptions to the communications MINIMIZE
imposed 17-25 October by JCS during Operation High Heels were sought by
and granted to several Okinawa Bureau lateral consumers who said that
uninterrupted receipt of the FBIS China file was essential.
4. Czechoslovak Coverage: Coverage of Czechoslovak radio and press
continued to be shared by EAD and the Austrian and London bureaus.
Three major events were covered in late October--a session of the Czech
National Assembly on the 27th; a joint session of the CPCZ Central
Committee, the National Assembly, and representatives of the government
and National Front on the 28th; and a 30 October joint session of the
Slovak Communist Party Central Committee and the Rational Council.
. 20. TV Survey: FBIS is initiating a survey to determine the potential
of its bureaus for TV monitoring and the value of the material obtained
from such monitoring. The survey involves the collection of data as to
what television broadcasts can be monitored at our current sites,
sampling of the material from these broadcasts, and the evaluation of
the sample material by Organization production components. As part of
this survey, Mediterranean Bureau has compiled a comprehensive listing
of television transmission from the Middle East countries. Other bureaus
have been asked to provide similar data. A television set and still
camera .now in Tokyo will be forwarded to the Austrian Bureau for still-
shot sampling of those transmissions that can be received in Vienna.
The equipment will later be sent to other bureaus to provide a basis for
FBIS planning regarding television coverage.
21. De Gaulle Visit: President De Gaulle's visit to Turkey, 25 - 30
October, was covered jointly by the Caribbean, London, and Mediterranean
bureaus monitoring AFP, Paris Radio, and Ankara Radio respectively. The
Mediterranean Bureau also filed comment from the Turkish press.
22.. London Bureau Press Scrutiny: The London Bureau's wordage for
October included 885,280 words wirefiled by PMU on 23 workdays. The
average productivity of Press monitors per man-day was about 3,100 words.
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The British Post Office's adoption of a new system for handling
domestic mail has had a favorable effect on PMU's newspaper receipts.
Whereas previously newspapers were received either at noon or later on
Tuesdays and Thursdays, now with few exceptions the previous day's Moscow
papers are received regularly Tuesday through Friday. Saturday papers
are normally received on Monday, and Sunday papers on Tuesday.
23. Mediterranean Bureau Press Monitoring: On 4 October a revised
Mediterranean Bureau's press monitoring program went into effect. Under
the current program each issue of 24 newspapers from 14 countries of
the Middle East is scrutinized regularly for current and significant
material. In addition, 32 papers are monitored on a time-available
basis. Beginning 7 October a listing of items selected from the press
for processing is forwarded to Headquarters (flagged to the Asia
Division) each working day. At least one monitor from the Arabic Section
is now assigned to a press monitoring shift each week. During October,
Mediterranean Bureau produced more than 125,000 words from press
monitoring.
24. Broadcast Developments: Cuba's Defense Minister Maj. Raul Castro
inaugurated on 28 October an armed forces radio program entitled:
"Political Information for Combatants of the Revolutionary Armed Forces
and Interior Ministry." The program is broadcast on Radio Rebelde, one
of the Cuban national networks. The Key West Bureau is covering the new
program.
Liberation Radio, the Viet Cong clandestine broadcaster, on 28
October initiated two new daily Vietnamese programs entitled "Current
Events and Entertainment," preempting for one of the programs transmitters
that had been used by Radio Hanoi to broadcast a similar program to
Europe. Timing of the Liberation show also indicates a beaming to
European audiences. Okinawa Bureau is covering these programs.
Radio Baghdad on 3 November ended a series of 30 anti-American,
five-minute feature talks entitled: "America, Enemy of the Peoples." A
final announcement said that the series had exposed "the U.S. imperialist
strategy against the world's peoples and in particular the Arab people."
The broadcasts were carried on high-powered shortwave and mediumwave
transmitters which are audible throughout the middle east. Mediterranean
Bureau covered the program series.
Radio Moscow on 1 November introduced three Indian languages new
to its service--Assamese, Gujarati, and Kannada. The USSR thus broadcasts
in 11 of the 16 major Indian languages Which are used by All-India Radio
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to reach its national audience. Moscow also doubled its output in
Shona and Ndebeie for, Africa and changed beaming of six French-language
programs to West Africa from a previously general African target. FBIS
has no capability in any of the five Indian and African languages added.
The Peking-oriented clandestine "Voice of the People of
Thailand" introduced on 16 November twice-weekly programs in the Meo
language. FBIS has no capability in this language at present, although
Bangkok Bureau is recruiting for a monitor.
25. Monitorial Manpower:
Bangkok: The Bureau Chief visited Chiang Mai to recruit Meo
linguists; a contract Burmese-English monitor resigned; and a TCN
Thai-Lao-French monitor was separated.
Caribbean: One local Spanish monitor recruit has been offered
a job. The local Spanish monitor most recently brought on duty has
made sufficient progress to work independently.
Okinawa: One Chinese monitor applicant completed travel
arrangements and prepared to report for duty in November. Provisional
clearances for two others are pending. A promising Korean applicant
was located in Seoul. Hiring of a Vietnamese applicant in Tokyo is
pending.
Saigon: A newly-hired contract part-time Rhade/Jarai monitor
will sample broadcasts from Hanoi and other audible transmitters in these
Montagnard languages. For the second time in two months, one of the
bureau's regular monitors was released by the ARVN and returned to duty.
With the resignation of one monitor for reasons of health and the
termination of another for failure to meet FBIS standards, the bureau
now has eight full-time monitors.
26. AUTODIN: All equipment for the Bangkok. Bureau's Mode V
AUTODIN installation has arrived at the bureau. Routing indicator
RUMDFBA has been assigned for use when the bureau is connected to the
Korat AUTODIN switch. According to information from the United Kingdom
Communications Region, Third Air Force, the AUTODIN program for the
United Kingdom is far behind schedule and no firm prediction can be made
regarding receipt of 1. nuinment or the beginning of the necessary
preliminary surveys.
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PUBLICATIONS
27. Supplements: Seven supplements to the Eastern Europe Daily
Report were published during October: "Materials on Czechoslovak
Political Developments, Volume VIII," dated 23 October, 67 pages;
"Materials on Yugoslav Political and Economic Developments," dated 28
October, 80 pages; "Material on East European Political and Economic
Developments," dated 6 November, 75 pages; "Materials on Polish Political
Developments," dated 7 November, 73 pages; "Materials on Ninth SED
Central Committee Plenum 22-25 October 1968, Volume I--Ulbricht, Other
Speeches," dated 12 November, 85 pages; same title, "Volume II-Politburo
Report, Hegel- Speech," dated 14 November, 77 pages; and "Volume III+Matern,
Warnke, Mittag, Other Speeches," dated 15 November, 34 pages. The three
SED plenum supplements were prepared on mats by German Bureau and the
domestio contractual facility, and three of the other four supplements
were typed by the contractual facility.
28. Propaganda Analysis: The final report in the Special Memorandum
series on Vietnamese communist propaganda on the U.S. elections,
prepared at the request of the Director, Bureau of Intelligence and
Research, State Department, was issued on 1 November. Continuing service
on Vietnam included the provision to INR, State Department, of
rinformation on ast Hanoi propaganda on the issue of cease-fire.
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A Special Report issued last June, "The Conflict Between Mao
Tse-tung and Liu Shao-chi on the Issue of'Agricultural Mechanization,"
by analyst was declassified and republished in slightly 50X1
abbreviated form as the 1 October issuance of Current Scene a USIS
Hong Kong publication. A PAD article by analyst on the 50X1
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A PAD Wire item of 14 November, taking note of reported new
restrictions on the availability of Chinese communist newspapers,
pointed out several items of interest in the Chinese provincial press as
broadcast by provincial radios.
29. Contractual Facility Support: To assist the German Bureau in
processing voluminous press material on the SED Central Committee plenum,
the domestic contractual facility translated and matted two lengthy items
for publication in Daily Report supplements. Turn-around time on the 30,000 -
word Ulbricht and 18,000-word Hager speeches was 9 and 4 dav, , respectively
and the quality of the work was excellent.
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MISCELLANEOUS
30. Visits and Briefings: Fourteen FBIS employees were briefed at
the National Photographic Interpretation Center, 10 were briefed at the
Printing Services Division, 15 at the Organization's Operations Center,
and seven at the State Department Operations Center during October.
Visitors from DIA, Library of Congress, and Organization components
were briefed on FBIS organization and activities during the month.
Visits to Field Bureaus included:
to the German Bureau; John
Heidemann of the Political Section of the American Embassy in London,
to London Bureau; Mr. Kenneth O'Brien, chief of the Yerolakkos relay
station to the Mediterranean Bureau; Colonel John Pratt, U.S. Forces
Japan J-2, and Colonel McKenzie, Commanding Officer, ASA Field Station,
Chitose, to'the Hokkaido Bureau; Col. James B. Vogler, Deputy Commander
72d Bomb Wing, Col. Thomas Carter, Commander of Ramey Air Base, Col.
S. L. Gabby, Commander of the Ramey Base Hospital, and Lt. Col. R. W.
Hobson, Administrator of the Ramey Base Hospital, Mr. Charles A. Sither,
Assistant to the Director of the Office of Special Investigations,
Headquarters, USAF; Lt. Col. Jesse Casaus, Commander of the OSI unit at
Barney, and OSI Special Agent James J. Egan to the Caribbean Bureau; two
public affairs officers from USIS Chiang Mai to the Bangkok Bureau; and
Lt. Col. Carl Provine and Capt. Robert Pope of the Sixth Army MARS, to
the West Coast Bureau.
The Chief of the Panama Bureau and the Bureau's senior editor,
visited the political officer in the American Embassy in Panama City,
and Mr. Howard E. Kirchewehm, new USIS director in Panama and his
assistant Peter Bielak; and the Chief and Deputy Chief of the
Mediterranean Bureau called on the Mayor of Karavas, Mr. John Harmandas.
ADMINISTRATION
31. Use of Air Freight: Air freight is an expensive allowance
authorized on all PCS travel orders. The specific purpose of this
allowance on PCS transfers is to enable the employee and his family to
ship items needed to set up light housekeeping immediately after arrival
at their new post. Air freight may not be shipped into storage. As a
matter of information, air parcel post may be used (at U.S. Government
expense) in lieu of air freight. Air parcel post is fast and convenient,
there are no customs problems, it is much cheaper than air freight, and
it can be mailed directly to an employee's hone or post of assignment.
Employees should also investigate (at APO or FPO) the PAL system of
mailing, which provides air transport of packages at surface rates plus
$1.00.
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32. Split Home Leave: Home leave may not be split except in case
of operational necessity or a unique personal problem. As in the case
of deferred home leave, personal convenience is not sufficient
justification. Bureau Chiefs are requested to justify each request for
split home leave. The request must be approved by the Ctief of the
Operations Group prior to issuance of.the travel order.
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33. ("VI's, Awards, 20-Year Letters: All awards, including Quality
Step Increases, must be approved by the Director, FBIS. Recommendations
for merit awards should be submitted by field bureaus on Form 600
(three copies). Recommendations for WI's should be fully justified
by the bureau submitting the recommendation. Recommendations for the
presentation of 20-year letters from the Director, FBIS, should include
a draft of the proposed letter.
34. Administrative Messages: Administrative messages should be
written so that they can be generally understood without reference to
previous messages or letters.
36. Training: During tr_rena7ing period, the following personnel
attended training courses:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Analyst, Propaganda Analysis Division
Midcareer Executive Development Course, 13 October -
22 November 1968
Chief, Administrative Staff - Senior
Management Seminar, 20-25 October 1968
Chief, USSR & Eastern Europe Branch,
Publications Division - Managerial Grid, 17-22 November 1968
Chief, Publications Division - Management
Development Program for Federal Executives (three phase
program) which was sponsored by the U.S? Department of
Agriculture
37. Regulatory Issuances: The following regulatory issuances were
disseminated:
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38. Personnel Changes:
New Employees
Reassignments
Assignment
Clerk, Publications Division
Area Officer, USSR Division
Area Officer, Asia Division
From
Area Officer
Senior Editor
Publications Division
Editor
London Bureau
Senior Editor
Wire Services Staff
Acting Chief Engineer
Okinawa Bureau
Area Officer
Asia Division
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USSR Division
Area Officer
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Publications Division
Senior Editor
Publications Division
Chief Engineer
Okinawa Bureau
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Europe/Africa/LA Division
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Reassignments
Attachment
From
Deputy Chief
Mediterranean Bureau
Area Officer .
Europe/Africa/LA Div.
Area Officer
Europe/Africa/LA Div.
Editor
London Bureau
Watch Officer*
Mediterranean Bureau
Monitor
Caribbean Bureau
Area Officer
EuroPe/Africa/LA Div.
From
Area Officer, LAD (from LWOP)
From
Chief Engineer, Okinawa Bureau
To
Deputy Chief
USSR Division
Area Officer
Asia Division
Monitor
Caribbean Bureau
Editor
Wire Services Staff
PrOject Officer
Engineering Staff
Area Officer
Europe/Africa/LA Div.
Area Officer
R ER G. SEELY
Director
Foreign Broadcast Information Service
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