PRESENT BROADCAST MEDIA COVERAGE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00868R000100060087-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 8, 2007
• Sequence Number: 87
• Publication Date: January 1, 1979
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. Summary of Current Capabilities .
FBIS monitors a broad sampling of Moscow International Service
broadcasts beamed to the "arc of crisis." It also covers the
Baku-based clandestine National Voice of Iran in Persian and
Azeri. FBIS monitors, in full or in part, all domestic
services in the "Arc of Crisis" as well as several area news
agencies. These are normally the first to carry reports of
new developments and commentaries. FBIS also covers selected
international service broadcasts from these countries, such as
Tehran in Arabic and Urdu, and Kabul in Pashto. However, FBIS
regularly surveys the content of key international beams to
determine if they are carrying unique material of intelligence
value and adjusts coverage schedules accordingly.
2. Summary of Present Resources
a. Bureaus devoting resources to coverage of Muslim area:
Amman
Bahrain
Tel Aviv (in part)
Nicosia (in part)
Bangkok (in part).
London/BBC (in part)
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A. PWENT BROADCAST MEDIA COVERAGE
Details of Present Coverage
a. Moscow International Service. Broadcasts to the Muslim
World are covered selectively by several FBIS bureaus and
the BBC, including programs in Arabic, Persian, Dari, Urdu,
Bengali, Pashto and Turkish.
b. Soviet Clandestines. Coverage includes the clandestine,
Baku-based National Voice of Iran in both Persian and Azeri
to Iran as well as the clandestine East Germany-based Our
Radio and the Voice of Turkish Communist Party, both trans-
mitting in Turkish to Turkey and Cyprus.
c. Soviet Muslim Minorities. One daily broadcast in Uighur is
recorded in Bangkok and processed by Nicosia Bureau, on a
delayed basis. Yerevan in Kurdish is recorded in Nicosia and
processed in London on a delayed basis.
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d.. Iran.. Full coverage of Tehran Domestic Servi and limited
coverage of Tehran international service broadcasts in
Arabic, English, Urdu and Kurdish is provided. Bahrain
bureau covers several Iran regional stations, including
Shiraz, Abadan, Tabriz: and Bonab (the latter two in
Azeri and Persian). Bahrain also covers Tehran TV (audio
only), poor reception permitting.
e. Arab Countries. The domestic radios and press agencies of
the Arab countries in the Arc of Crisis are comprehensively
covered, except for some gaps in coverage of Libyan, Sudanese,
Iraqui and Gulf States' domestic radios. FBIS also covers
Libyan and Iraqi pan-Arab services.
f. South Asia. Coverage of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh
is extensive but hampered by reception at existing sites.
Coverage is provided of representative Kabul domestic
and international broadcasts in Dari and Pashto and
Kabul international broadcasts in English; selectively
of Pakistani domestic radio in English and Urdu and the
overseas service in English, Urdu and Bengali; and
selectively of Dacca domestic radio in both English and
Bengali as well as Dacca overseas service in English.
Turkey. FBIS provides comprehensive coverage of Turkish
central radios.
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B. EXPANSION OF BROADCAST MEDIA COVERAGE
1. To meet NSC requirements, FBIS will have to remedy the following
coverage gaps:
Soviet Central Asian Regional transmitters broadcasting
to Muslims at home and abroad in Arabic, Persian, Dari,
Azeri, Uzbek, Tadzhik, and Urdu.
b. Additional Iranian regional radios (in north and east of
the country)
c. Iraqi domestic and international services (expanded coverage)
d. Libyan domestic service.(expanded coverage)
e. Afghanistan domestic. service (expanded coverage)
f.
indigenous languages, most notably Persian, Arabic, Dari,
Sudan domestic service (expanded coverage)
Arc of Crisis international broadcasts in a variety of
Urdu, and Azeri
h.. YAR, PDRY, and Arab Gulf States, except Kuwait.
2. The following options will fill these coverage gaps:
a. Full Staffing of New Bahrain Bureau
Bring the new Bahrain Bureau to the full, planned staffing
level, and complete training of the new personnel.
Coverage gain: North and South.Yemen
Arab Gulf States
Additional Iranian regional radios (in south
and west of country)
Afghanistan domestic service
Afghanistan international service in Arabic
Pakistan international service in Arabic,
Persian, and Urdu
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Personnel: None over present authorized level
Funds: f cost of present authorized
operation remain unfunded in FY 1980.)
Implementation: 6-12 months
b. Enlarge the Bahrain Bureau
Assumes host-government approval not required.
Coverage gain: Real-time coverage of six Soviet Central
Asian regional radios in Russian and
vernacular languages
Personnel:
Funds:
Implementation: 6-12 months
c. Recording Units in Kabul and Islamabad
Temporary arrangement pending implementation of option c>t.
TDY technicians would record broadcasts and mail recordings
to London or Bahrain for delayed processing. Assumes host-
government approval not required.
Coverage gain: Full coverage of Kabul domestic service
Improved coverage of Karachi domestic service
Improved coverage of Iranian regional radios
(east and north of country)
Funds:
Implementation: 6-12 months
d. Islamabad or Kabul Remote Monitoring
Replace option )k. with a permanent unmanned monitoring facility
in Islamabad or Kabul. Use modified facilities to
relay monitored signal to London Bureau or real-time proces-
sing. Assumes host-government approval not required.
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Coverage gain: Same as.option A., but same-day coverage in
place of the several days delay in option b.
positions in addition to personnel
needed for option A.
Funds:
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in addition to funds needed for
option dz. ; includes in non-
recurring costs.
Implementation: 12-18 months
e. Cyprus Remote Monitoring
Establish remote-controlled receivers at antenna site near
Paphos, Cyprus, and relay signals to Nicosia Bureau for
real-time processing. Request for site use pending before
Government of Cyprus.
Coverage gain: Libyan domestic service (improved coverage)
Sudan domestic service (improved coverage)
Implementation: 3-6 months from GOC approval
f. Recording Units in Tripoli, Omdurman
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Alternative for option A. if GOC approval is not obtained.
TDY technicians would record broadcasts and mail recordings
to Nicosia or Jordan Bureau for processing on delayed basis.
Assumes host-government approval not required.
Coverage gain:. Same as option d., but coverage will be on
a delayed base .
Personnel:
Funds:
Personnel:
Funds:
Implementation: 6-12 months
Middle East Media Roundup
Issue a daily roundup of coverage of major Middle East
developments by the media of the Middle East and South
Asia, presented in terse, capsule style for high-level
Washington consumers.
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C. PRESENT AAND EXPANDED PUBLICATION COVERA
1. Publications are scanned at FBIS Headquarters by staff
linguists who select items responsive to requirements for trans-
lation by contract translators and publications by the Joint
Publications Research Service (JPRS).
2. Current Capabilities
Muslim Countries --
Soviet Muslim regions --
150 publications
11 vernacular publications
3. Options for Enhanced Coverage
Muslim Countries -- Add 60 publications and
exploit 150 publications
in greater depth.
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Implementation: 6-12 months
Soviet Muslim regions --
24 vernacular publications
Implementation: 12-15 months
assuming qualified linguists
can be found.
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D. CURRENT AND EXPANDED MEDIA ANALYSIS
1. Current Capability
FBIS systematically analyzes Moscow and other communist
media output on the "Arc of Crisis." FBIS also does limited
ad hoc media analyses bearing on Soviet nationality issues.
This involves the full-time effort of two and one-half
analysts and one research assistant, at a cost of 113K.
2. Enhanced Capability
Analyze the output of radio and press sources in Soviet
Muslim areas as it becomes available, provides substantive
guidance for FBIS monitoring and processing of media output
from Muslim countries in the "Arc of Crisis" as well as from
Soviet Muslim areas, and develop and maintain appropriate
files (e.g. textual files of public statements by major leaders
in key Muslim states), FBIS will require two additional analysts
and two. additional research assistants for this purpose.
Personnel:
Funds:
Implementation: 6-12 months
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