MONTHLY REPORT--AUSTRIAN BUREAU--DECEMBER 1982

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
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• Publication Date: January 4, 1983
• Content Type: MEMO

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4 January 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, FBIS
THROUGH : Chief, Operations Group
SUBJECT : Monthly Report--Austrian Bureau--December, 1982
A. Monitorial/Editorial
1. The lengthy nonappearance of Bulgarian leader Todor Zhivkov
was finally explained 7 December when Zhivkov told a group of
students that he had had a "grave illness," going so far as to
say that "some viruses had even tried to remove me from the
ranks." Except for his attendance at Brezhnev's funeral, the
71-year old Zhivkov had not appeared in public since 19 October.
2. Despite a new 1,000-kilowatt transmitter in Pristina which
was supposed to have been inaugurated on 29 November, there was
no significant improvement in reception of this important
Yugoslav provincial station. Although disappointed, the bureau's
Albanian and Serbo-Croatian monitors still hold out hope that
the station will eventually increase its power and become easier
to hear.
3. Senior Editor) Iwas so successful with his "headSTAT_
of-the-month" contest that he and Editor havSTAT
introduced a new "socialist competition" to improve our quality
control. This time, our attention will be focused on abiding
by reminder to all bureaus to comply with the STAT
strict MIDAS requirement to keep takes under 1,000 words.
Attached is our East European-worded "directive" to "ensure
complete adherence to production length guidelines."
B. Communications
The bureau has moved one more small but sure foot closer to
switching over to the nAW Sf ai-A nrimarv n~ rnii; STAT
JIHI
We are now being told that SIAl
a the necessary reprogramming to get us into the system
should be completed by February. In anticipation of the change,
bureau technicians are well into all the necessary Wire Room
reconfiguration. We plan to retain the present Autodin Mode V
until we are satisfied that all the bugs are'ont of the new
system.
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C. Technical
BBC cruiser) spent over a week with us from
1-9 December surveying our East European transmitters as well
as a couple of Russian regionals. As a result, we now have
several more frequencies to use to bring in som oblPm
radio stations. At month's end we were awaiting fo1STAT
report to use as a basis for an FBIS survey to be conducted
later in the spring.
II. ADMINISTRATION
A. Personnel
1. The bureau chief provided HQs with a memo commenting on the
Benchmark Position Descriptions and the Interim Supervisory
Grade Evaluation Guide. The memo also presented a recommended
staffing pattern for the bureau and placement of individual
employees within the new classification system.
2. The young couple who are interested in our live-in custodian
jobs began working on a contractual basis 27 December. We are
coordinating closely with the embassy's security officer to get
them cleared so they can move into our basement apartment as
soon as possible. In the meantime, we have arranged to have a
private guard service provide a watchman to stay in the building
overnight.
B. Building and Grounds
The editorial staff set up temporary quarters in the downstairs
foyer for about a week in mid-month when workmen gave the
editorial room a fresh coat of paint. The painters, who had
earlier given the Czech suite a bright new look, are now schedul-
ed to come back later in January to spruce up the bureau chief's
office and the Wire Room.
cruiser, 1-9 December
STAT
Most of the bureau's staff and nonstaff employees attended the
annual embassy Christmas reception at the ambassador's residence
on either 20 or 21 December. Earlier, on 17 December, we had all
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wined and dined and occasionally danced and caroled at our own
bureau party, which provided a suitable debut for the newest
member STAT
born to on 2 December. SIAI
STAT
For the CHIEF, AUSTRIAN BUREAU
Deputy Chief
FBIS Austrian Bureau
Attachments:
Publishable Wordage Report
Engineering Attachment
cc: Chief, FBIS London Bureau
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Headline Competition Ends.' New One Begins!
Comrades.' The socialist competition to improve headline production
has ended. The results show it was a great success, yet a further
contribution to perfecting our system.
Data provided by the Central statistics Office shows that 87 percent
of monitoring cadres registered an increased awareness of headlines
and 72 percent showed actual qualitative improvements. The use of
striking uotations was up 54 percent over the same period last year,
the use of significant detail 47 percent, and informative headlines
increased 23 percent. some five comrades from four basic orga.,izations
were awarded tht'u gh state distinction, the Order of the Stamped
Fahrschein. t,iany others were cited for meritorious work.
Comrades: Appropriate attention is now generally being paid to the
top line of the production process -- and this must continue, competiti
or no competition. However, an insufficient degree is still being paid
to the bottoi:i. To be blunt, severe shortcomings have manifested them-
selves from time to time in the number of words on some production item
Fulfulling the word broduction plan is still a1priority task, but
overfulfilling it by producing more than 1,000 words per take can have
unfortunate consequences.
!s is k-own, on more than one occasion party headquarters in Washington
has informed our aktiv in a frank, party-like way about these short-
comings. But des-,,ite this comradely guidance, the shortcomings have
not been fully eliminated. In fact, in one week of December alone,
more than 12 suco violations were recorded -- some by some of the
aktiv's leading and most experienced workers. These shortcomings
weakens' production norms and the prestige of the whole aktiv. :What is
more, they come at a time when hostile forces,will stoop to nothing to
discred}t our aktiv and the entire-.MIDAS system.
It is clear, comrades, th=.t we must put a prompt and effective end to
this situation. Thorough consultations have already taken place in
all work places and, on the recommendations of numerous cadres --
through letters, verbal comments and appeals -- it has been decided
to orgnize yet another competition, this time to insure complete
adherence to production length guidelines. The Control Commission for
the competition wiles be composed of the comrades in the party's
Communications Department, who normally oversee work in this area.
Toward the end of each week, they will post a list of names of those
cadres who have fully abided by requirements. Even one violation of
norms will result in a name being removed permanently from the list.
Those dadres whose names are still on the list after several weeks
will receive a high state distinction, as have hero workers in previous
competitions.
Comrades!. The time has come to excel not in some, but in all productioi
sectors! There is no room for lags or excuses: The inevitable march
of our system tow.-rd its goal must go forward:
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AUSTRIAN BUREAU PRODUCTION REPORT FOR DECEMBER 1982.
I. TOTALS FROM ALL SOURCES:
TOTAL PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH: 596,790 (491,090)
TOTAL NON-PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH: 24,560 ( 22,020)
TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLISHABLE ITEMS FILED DURING MONTH: 1,059 ( 1,203)
BROADCASTS PRESS AGENCIES PUBLICATIONS
II. INPUT OF REGULAR COVERAGE:
minutes of issues per week) min. min. issues
6,510 6,225 295.23
III. OUTPUT FROM ALL SOURCES:
(publishable words per month)
ALBANIA
Tirana Domestic Service in
Albanian
Tirana ATA in
English
Tirana BASHKIMI in
Albanian
Tirana DRITA in
Albanian
Tirana PUNA in
Albanian
Tirana RRUGA E PARTISE in
Albanian
Tirana ZERI I POPULLIT in
Albanian
Tirana ZERI I RINISE in
Albanian
AUSTRIA
Vienna Domestic Service in
German
Vienna Domestic Television Service in
German
Vienna ARBEITER ZEITUNG in
German
Vienna DIE PRESSE in
German
Vienna KRONEN ZEITUNG in
German
Vienna KURIER in
German
Vienna PROFIL in
German
4,740 (17,060)
13,670 (24,260)
1,240
0
0
0
7,930
0
3,830 (750)
1,440 ( 200)
4,620 ( 430)
2,760 ( 0 )
2,260 ( 210)
590 ( 0 )
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Vienna VOLKSSTIMME in
German
Vienna WIENER TAGEBUCH in
German
Vienna WIENER ZEITUNG in
German
BULGARIA
Sofia Domestic Service in
Bulgarian
Sofia BTA in
English
Sofia LITERATUREN FRONT in
Bulgarian
Sofia NARODNA ARMIJA in
Bulgarian
Sofia NARODNA MLADEZH in
Bulgarian
Sofia OTECHESTVEN FRONT in
Bulgarian
Sofia RABOTNICHESKO DELO in
Bulgarian
Sofia TRUD in
Bulgarian
Sofia ZEMEDELSKO ZNAME in
Bulgarian
CHINA
Beijing in
Serbo-Croatian to Yugoslavia
BROADCASTS PRESS AGENCIES PUBLICATIONS
15,450
39,100 (20,760)
0
400 (4,890)
0
520
33,390 (11,410)
0
1,320
0 (460)
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Prague Domestic Television Service in
Czech and Slovak
Bratislava Domestic Television Service in
Slovak
Prague LIDOVA DEMOKRACIE in
Czech
Prague MLADA FRONTA in
Czech
Prague PRACE in
Czech
Prague RUDE PRAVO in
Czech
Prague TRIBUNA in
Czech
Prague VECERNI PRAHA in
Czech
Prague ZEMEDELSKE NOVINI in
Czech
Bratislava PRAVDA in
Slovak
Bratislava ROLNICKE NOVINY in
Slovak
0
8,580 ( 0 )'
5,040 (1,550)
71,060 (33,780)
4,290 ( 0 )
0
1,590
17,260
2,440 ( 280)
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BROADCASTS PRESS AGENCIES PUBLICATIONS
Bratislava SMENA in
Slovak 1,360
Bratislava VECERNIK in
Slovak 210
GERMANY (GDR)
East Berlin BERLINER ZEITUNG in
German
East Berlin DER MORGEN in
German
East Berlin DIE EINHEIT in
German
East Berlin HORIZONT in
German
East Berlin NATIONAL-ZEITUNG in
German
East Berlin NEUE-ZEIT in
German
East Berlin NEUES DEUTSCHLAND in
German
HUNGARY
Budapest Domestic Television Service in
Hungarian
Budapest KULPOLITIKA in
Hungarian
Budapest MAGYAR HIRLAP in
Hungarian
Budapest MAGYAR NEMZET in
Hungarian
Budapest MAGYARORSZAG in
Hungarian
Budapest NEPSZABADSAG in
Hungarian
Budapest NEPSZAVA in
Hungarian
Budapest TARSADALMI SZEMLE in
Hungarian
ITALY
Rome ANSA in
English
POLAND
Warsaw GLOS PRACY in
Polish
Warsaw JEDNOSC in
Polish
Warsaw POLITYKA in
Polish
Warsaw RZECZYPOSPOLITA in
Polish
Warsaw RZECZYWISTOSC in
Polish
Warsaw SOLIDARNOSC in
Polish
30,680 (26,420)
34,880 (8,860)
0
3,940
0
0
3,920 (16,220)
0
0
0
1,300 (14,840)
3,470
4,260
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BROADCASTS PRESS AGENCIES PUBLICATIONS
Warsaw SLOWO POWSZECHNE in
Polish 550
Warsaw SZTANDAR MLODYCH in
Polish 1,560 (5,050)
Warsaw TRYBUNA LUDU in
Polish 49,570 (74,460)
Warsaw ZOLNIERZ WOLNOSCI in
Polish 1,770 (7,970)
Warsaw ZYCIE WARSZAWY in
Polish 3,700
ROMANIA
Bucharest Domestic Service in
Romanian 29,$10 (11,820)
Bucharest AGERPRES in
English 53,770 (41,160)
Bucharest ERA SOCIALISTA in
Romanian 5,350 (0 )
Bucharest LUMEA in
Romanian 0
Bucharest'ROMANIA LIBERA in
Romanian 3,290
Bucharest SCINTEIA in
Romanian 48,110 (18,980)
UNION OF SOVIET-SOCIALIST REPUBLICS
Moscow in
Albanian to Albania 0
Moscow in
Bulgarian to Bulgaria 0
Moscow in
Macedonian to Yugoslavia 0
Moscow in
Romanian to Romania 0
Kiev PRAVDA UKRAINY in
Russian
YUGOSLAVIA
Belgrade Domestic Service in
Serbo-Croatian 18,550 (31,980)
Belgrade Domestic Television Service in
Serbo-Croatian 210
Pristina Domestic Service in
Albanian 1,330
Pristina Domestic Service in
Serbo-Croatian 0
Belgrade TANJUG in
English 60 ( 0 )
Belgrade TANJUG in
Russian 0
Belgrade TANJUG Domestic Service in
Serbo-Croatian 0 (520)
Belgrade BORBA in
Serbo-Croatian
0 (7,850)
19,380
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BROADCASTS PRESS AGENCIES PUBLICATIONS
Belgrade NARODNA ARMIJA in
Serbo-Croatian
Belgrade NIN in
Serbo-Croatian
Belgrade POLITIKA in
Serbo-Croatian
Ljubljana DELO in
Slovene
Novi Sad DNEVNIK in
Serbo-Croatian
Pristina RILINDJA in
Albanian
Sarajevo OSLOBODJENJE in
Serbo-Croatian
Skopje NOVA MAKEDONIJA in
Macedonian
Titograd POBJEDA in
Serbo-Croatian
Zagreb VJESNIK in
Serbo-Croatian
Note: Figures in parentheses are from preceding month.
0
7,350 ( 1,280)
8,740 (12,840)
2,580
5,730 ( 3,520)
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Austrian Bureau Engineering Attachment for December
Austrian Bureau received the following nonexpendable electronic
equipment:
1. FACSIMILE TRANSCEIVER, Nippon Electric Co.,
NEFAX-3500-lC2, S/N 13298, 1 ea.
2. MULTICOUPLER, Delta Electronic, SRMC 1 X 10 Model D10-10-12,
S/N's 909, 910 and 916, 3 ea.
Austrian Bureau sent to FEB/ED the following nonexpendable electronic
equipment:
1. VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER/REPRODUCER, Sony U-Matic,
Model VO-2630, SIN 46163, 1 ea.
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