MONTHLY REPORT--ABIDJAN BUREAU--JULY 1982

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• Publication Date: August 5, 1982
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5 August 1982
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, FBIS
THROUGH Chief, Operations Group
SUBJECT . Monthly Report--Abidjan Bureau--July 1982.
I. GENERAL
On 3 August, the Acting Joint Administration Officer advised that
the Embassy's FY-82 FAAS budget had been reduced by $40,000 by the State
Department. All embassies in CFA countries had been so reduced because of
the depreciation of that currency. Contributing agencies will receive their
pro rata share of the reduction through their Washington headquarters.
II. OPERATIONS
A. Monitorial/Editorial
1. As U.S.- French relations deteriorated over the gas pipeline to
the USSR and other issues, Paris Diplomatic Information Service proved
to be a valuable source of statements by the French foreign minister. On
6 July, External Relations Minister Cheysson gave a speech to the National
Assembly which was widely reported and evoked considerable consumer interest
in Washington. The text of the address, however, was not carried by
French commercial media. On 8 July, Paris Diplomatic Information Service
transmitted the 4-take text of Cheysson's basic address and followed the
next day with the 3-take text of answers which he gave to questions
submitted by National Assembly members. Both were processed expeditiously
and filed at immediate precedence in response to a Wire request. On the
23rd, the service carried the texts of Cheysson's announcement summoning
the U.S. ambassador for consultations on bilateral relations, an interview
in English to ABC News on bilateral relations and a similar interview in
French with Paris Radio, only part of which was actually carried by'":the
radio.
2. The murder of three judges and a retired Army officer provoked
considerable controversy in Ghana. On the 3rd, Accra Radio announced
that three judges had been kidnapped and were being sought. All media
immediately condemned the act and Flight Lieutenaht Rawlings assured the
judiciary that everything was being done to find the judges. The following
day, however, Rawlings addressed the nation on radio and television and
announced that the bodies of the three judges and the retired officer had
been found on the Accra Plains and that an investigation team would be
established to look into the matter. This did not impress the legal fra-
ternity, however, Lawyers, hnd judges announced a work stoppage on the
6th. Despite a torrent of media comment supporting the government, Accra
Radio did permit some time for nonsupporters. The radio reported an appeal
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by Catholic bishops for policy changes on the 11th and on the 24th a
statement by the Association of Recognized Professional Bodies calling
for the Provisional National Defense Council to turn over power to a
national unity government which would prepare for elections by next
September. These, particularly the latter, were roundly condemned by all
media and groups supporting the government. Rawlings himself responded to
the criticism on the 29th with a 40-minute radio and television address to
the nation defending his regime and blaming problems on "counterrevolution-
aries" and the former regime. The bureau- remained open until.0300'.to .clear
the speech.
3. Keeping track of what countries were attending the OAU minis-
terial council meeting to prepare the organization's summit-.in-Tripoli,
scheduled to begin 5 August occupied considerable bureau attention. Split
over the controversial admission of the SDAR by the OAU secretary general,
a number of countries refused to attend the meeting if the SDAR was present.
Some also were reluctant to go because it was being held in Libya. The
national radios of Guinea, Cameroon, Senegal (and Gambia) and Gabon carried
statements saying their respective countries would not attend. AFP
carried articles that Liberia would not attend, which was not reported by
the radio, and the Ivorian president simply avoided the issue to both radio
and press agencies even though it was well-known the Ivorians would not go.
Zaire media were similarly mum. Lagos Radio carried a statement saying the
country was going even though it was unhappy with SDAR's presence. As a
result of the boycott, a quorum was never achieved and the success of the
planned summit was put into question.
4. The ministerial council meeting was diverted by an attempted coup
in Kenya against OAU Chairman Daniel arap Moi, who was scheduled to go
to Tripoli for the summit to turn over the chairmanship to Libyan leader
al-Qadhdhafi. AFP English carried the first report monitored':here and both
the English and French beams provided on-the-scenes accounts from corres-
pondents in the country. AFP was also actively monitoring the radio, help-
ful because of EAU's temporary inability to get communications out of the
country. The agency also provided reports on continuing problems in the
country that local media failed to report. It was noteworthy that AFP's
coverage was faster and more complete than Reuter's even though Kenya is a
former British colony.
Bureau Engineer land Technician) (completed
their most extensiveregular maintenance of bureau antennas. Almost all
supporting ropes, connectors and hardware were replaced. Each antenna
was checked from antenna to associated receivers to determine any losses
of degradation of the system. This also included a check of multicouplers
and the antenna matrix/switching equipment.
STAT
III. ADMINISTRATION
Personnel
1. Monitor F___1was badly injured in an automobile accident in STAT
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Monrovia on the 19th. She suffered a broken shoulder, broken ribs and
lung contusions, and probably will be hospitalized for several weeks.
Her family is with her, and the Embassy in Monrovia advises that she.-is
receiving good care.
2. Monitors and teletypist
received PSI's during July, to FSN 3/4, 4+/7, and 7/3 respectively.
3. French-English monitor eparted on the 30th for
a six-month TDY at Swaziland Bureau, where he will help train new
monitors.
1+. French-English monitor
boy on it July.
1 October.
5. Bureau Chief
6. Editor
(gave birth to a
will be on maternity leave until about
left on the 29th for four weeks of R ancl?.R
Chief, Field Engineering Branch visited the bureau
from July -as part of an orientation visit of bureaus in Africa,
the Middle East and Europe.
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Abidjan Bureau
Attachment:
Production Report
CC: Deputy Chief, London Bureau
Chief, Swaziland Bureau
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ABIDJAN BUREAU PRODUCTION REPORT FOR JULY -2
ii. INPUT OF REGULAR COVERAGE:
(MINUTES OR ISSUE: PER #EEK)
III. OUTPUT FROM ALL SOURCES
(PUBLISHABLE WORDS PER MONTH)
TOTALS FROM ALL SOURCE;,.
TOTAL PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH:
TOTRL NON-PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH: 4.38H
TOTRL NUMBER OF PUBLISHABLE ITEMS FILED DURING MONTH. 530
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