MONTHLY REPORT - (SANITIZED) JANUARY 1974

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00586R001000060012-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 19, 2006
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: February 6, 1974
• Content Type: MF

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FO~N BROADCAST INFORMATION VICE
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, FBIS
THROUGH Acting Chief, Operations Group
SUBJECT Monthly Report -
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6 February 1974
January 1974 STAT
~ nt. .: ,.~ n.,orati nnc C;r~un_ visited the bureau STAT
27-31 January to familiarize himself with the bureau s giuw~< a~?u
present operations, get to know the new personnel and renew acquain-
tances with older employees who had been at the bureau during his
tenure as bureau chief ten years ago. He discussed the bureau's
coverage and staffing plans with the bureau chief and other bureau
officers and met with several local consumers at a luncheon hosted
by the bureau chie
The bureau chief and deputy bureau chief each
hosted cocktail and buffet parties at their homes in
honor, attended bureau employees and spouses and other local col-
leagues; and the bureau's two senior editors hosted a "tea" at the
bureau for em to ees scheduled for the evening shift during the
period of visit.
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A. Monitorial/Editorial
1. The advised the bureau that
it would accept its contract proposals with minor modifications
which FBIS in turn agreed to. The contract was forwarded to
at month's end for signature.
2. The bureau continued experimentation with its associate
editors, assigning them for the first time the editing of trans-
lated copy and relieving them of some press selection responsibili-
ties. The latter, together with responsibility for expanded selec-
tion from Latin American newspapers, were assigned to selected
senior monitors. Further changes in the tasks assigned to associ-
ate editors and selection.monitors and development of a formal train-
ing program for each were planned for February.
3. The first of the newly placed subscriptions to Latin Ameri-
can newspapers, those from Nicaragua and E1 Salvador, were being
received by month's end.
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4. The bureau shared with bureaus cover- STAT
age of the mass rally welcoming CPSU General Secretary Leonid
Brezhnev to Havana on 28 January. shared pro- STAT
cessing of Fidel Castro's speech while processed Brez ~ TAT
speech from the Russian-language broadcast y Radio Moscow. TAT
compared the Moscow broadcast text with Havana International Serv-
ice's Spanish text and provided some fills in time for next day
DAILY REPORT publication.
5. The bureau provided full coverage of ceremonies and speeches
marking the tenth anniversary of the 1964 riots in Panama, General
Torrijos' visit to Argentina and Peru, the attack on the Azul army
garrison in Argentina and the strikes and unrest in Bolivia during
the month.
6. A higher level of antiregime agitation by Panama's
business and middle class produced a fluty of broadsides issued by
the dissidents in the absence of a free press.
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7. In compliance with Headquarters request, all monitors who
have not had a hearin test within the past two years were scheduled
to be tested at~ Hospital during February. STAT
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B. Communications
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D. Technical
1. The bureau chief and the chief technician made a detailed
survey of each antenna mast in the antenna field. Thirteen were
identified as in immediate need of painting, and the concrete bases
of two were found affected by serious water erosion. Estimates for
painting and correcting the erosion problem were obtained.
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2. After a hiatus over the holidays, bureau technicians re-
sumed preparatory work for relocating Main Radio. The weekend of
15-18 March was selected for the move.
III. ADMINISTRATION
A. Personnel
in seven months and was promote to grade NM-7.
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Radio, the old Main Radio, the dining room and the storage and
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Estimates were requested for installation of a heat-sensitive fire
for installation of improved outdoor lighting in the parking area,
A work order was sent to the Facilities Engineers,
B. Facilities
shop area.
Attachments:
A. Operations (including Production Report)
B. Engineering
C. Form 217a (page 1 only)
2. Monitor trainee
resigned effective 18 Janu-
3. completed the training program
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OPERATIONS ATTACHMENT TO THE
1. Overall voice reception continued to be fair to poor during the
month; reception of most press circuits remained fair.
2. Sporadic jamming interference was observed on Havana IS Spanish
15425-15340-15230-11760 khz between 2330 and 0500 GMT and on
Moscow IS Spanish to Chile 9775-9450-7240 khz between 2200 and
0400 GMT during the month. Although the jamming signals on
Moscow and Havana frequencies are different, interference direc-
tivity in both cases is identical, with the strongest signal on
antennas between 157 and 171 degrees; this would appear to bear
out the assumption that the jamming originates in Chile. Close
observation of all frequencies is continuing.
3. On 15 January, Santiago Radio Nacional de Chile, identifying it-
self as "La Voz.:.de Chile, transmitting on the 19, 25, 31 and 49-
meter bands," began daily broadcasts in Russian, German, Italian,
French, English, Spanish and Arabic between 2015 and 0500 GMT.
Programming, which is the same in each language segment, consists
of local news and propaganda items. Local newscasts formerly
carried by the transmitter which identified itself as CB 114 are
no longer heard, since the same frequency (15150 khz) is used for
the new international service broadcasts. The Spanish and English
segments of the "Voz de Chile" broadcasts have been added to re u-
lar covera e. The only other Chilean programs now monitorable
domestic service network broadcast at 1600-1630
and the Radio Portales newscast at 2330-00152.
5. Argentine time was moved ahead one hour 23 January. The Buenos
Aires ANSA transmission now signs off at 0500 GMT.
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7. Much of the cruising monitor's attention was devoted to close
observation of jamming on Havana and Moscow IS frequencies to
determine interference patterns; cruising of audible Chilean
voice frequencies to establish ro ramming with the advent of
he international service;
checks
of Guinea-Bissau TDM, AFP Portuguese, and Windward Is an s
radio in response to FCS requests; and observation of AFP French
transmissions for material of value.
8. The Hamburg DPA Spanish transmission to Latin America, totaling
some 12.5 hours daily, was added to regular coverage. Reception
has been fair to date.
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MONTHLY PFtODUGTION REPORT
JANUARY, 1974
1. Coverage (Priority 1 and 2)
a. Average daily hours of voice 2
b. Average daiJ~r hovers of press service 167.7
c. Average daily hours of press 7~
(1/2 hour per paper)
2. Prod (English)
a. Average daily voice wordage
b. Average daily press wordage _____-16
c. Average daily press 36
3. Production (All other)
a. Average daily voice wordage 2,1.00
b. Average daily press service wordage 6.2 4
c. Average daily press
1{.. Total Average Daily Publishable wordage (2 plus 3) 9
a. Average Daily number of items of Publishable wordage sent: ?~
5. Total daily average wordage of multipaper, multilanguage and/
or multisources roundups, program suamaaries filed as a
continuing requirement; commentary lists, cruising messages: 2.209
6. Total Daily Average Filed Wordage (4 plus 5) 1 ~.r.~.
7. Total number of ETG Abstracts for Month N_
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ENGINEERING ATTACHMENT TO THE
~ONTHLY REPORT FOR JANUARY 1974
Accountable Property Received
1. One each demodulator, dual frequency, consisting of two twin-
plex converters mounted in a single card tray, Model 1204A, S/N FE-13595;
Requisition No. 532-H-419-73, Voucher No. 73-20547-FVI; cost: $4,090.00.
2. Three each, receiver, radio, Collins Mdl 6515-1, consisting of
basic receiver, 500Hz filter, filter board with 3.0 KHz filter offset
2550Hz, battery keep-alive feature, power cords; P/N 522-4836-180, S/N
2294, 2295, 2296; requisition No. 532-H-323-74, Voucher No. 73-16392;
unit cost: $4,364.00.
Accountable Property Transferred
Mode V TCU Logic Card PL-1146/G, MP-5305; one STAT