MONTHLY REPORT--AUSTRIAN BUREAU--OCTOBER 1982

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• Publication Date: November 3, 1982
• Content Type: MEMO

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3 November 1982
MAU-2037
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, FBIS
THROUGH . Chief, Operations Group
SUBJECT . Monthly Report--Austrian Bureau--October, 1982
A. Monitorial/Editorial
1. Our nascent Russian-language project came into clearer
focus this month with the arrival of HQs-supplied se nes which
we hope to fine tune during the November TDY of AG' STAT
We have a firm commitment from one candidate, who o p ans STAT
to join us the first of the year pending fina s approval. Unfortunately,
we have had to go back to the newspapers in search of someone to fill
the remaining slot, since our other prime candidate dropped out after
being told who his ultimate employer would be.
2. ELAD again came to our rescue this month, helping our
backlogged Yugoslav section by agreeing to view some 24 Belgrade
videocassettes that we had no chance of getting to. The addition of our
fourth Serbo-Croatian should reduce the frequency of such calls for
assistance.
B. Communications
During October the State Department authorized the Embassy CPU
to proceed with the procurement and installation of a STAT
data line between the Bureau and the Embassy to accomodate STAT
our new primary communications channel. We now hope the reprogramming,
line procurement and equipment interfaces will jell into a workable system
sometime in February or March.
C. Lateral Services
Ron Nelson, the deputy head of the MBFR delegation, called late in
the month to thank FBIS in general for being so responsive to a
request for any comment on Ambassador Starr's late October trip through
Scandinavia. Although we did not get much, the London-filed Helsinki
and Oslo accounts of the Ambassador's remarks were well received.
1. Our newest employee, joined us on 3 Oc tober, STAT
bringing the Yugoslav team up to four people. As soon as gets STAT
a couple of months training, we hope to be able to process more from
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some of our priority two and three newspapers.
2. Everyone in the bureau was pleased to welcome Bulgarian
monitor back to work on 7 October following his
more than six-week recuperation from a minor heart attack in
mid-August.
3. In recent weeks, bureau staffers have successfully penetrated
the East Bloc- to Budapest 17-20 August,
to East Berlin 8-12 October, and Prague 16-17 October.
Although these ground-breaking journeys got no play in the local press,
they did show how easy and relatively inexpensive it is to travel
in these once verboten lands.
B. Buildings and Grounds
1. The bureau chief finally sprung loose the funds to buy a
couch, chair and coffee table for his office so that visiting firemen
can relax on something softer than a straightback government-
issued chair when they come to call.
2. At month's end, workmen were still scurrying about on all
the scaffolding enclosing us, patching chipped masonry and giving us
our first paint job in nearly a decade. When the outdoor work is
finished later in November, the painters move indoors to spruce up the
editorial room and the chief's office.
C. Safety
In keeping with the spirit of Fire Prevention Week, "Fire Chief"
organized a speedy one-minute fifty second evacuation of
the building on 7 October without losing a single soul. A detailed
account is attached.
III. VISITS
To the Bureau:
1. 7-12 October
2. FR PAO, 12 October
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IV. COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Vienna Cub Scout Pack 27 of the Boy Scouts of America visited
the bureau 23 October to learn about communications, the October theme for
the scouts. The boys were introduced to antennas, multicouplers, receivers,
radio teletype, facsimile, TV recorders, ASRs and communications traffic.
The highlight of the visit came when the London teleops graciously answered
our test message over the ponyline altroute, delighting each of the boys
by typing out their individual names.
FOR THE CHIEF, AUSTRIAN BUREA~
Deputy ie ,
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Publishable Wordage Report
Non-Staff Personnel Report
Fire Prevention Report
cc: Chief, FBIS London Bureau
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(UNATTRIE-UTED COMMENTARY))
((TEXT)) EFFORTS r WESTERN r ?r ,T t +'? NEW
OF IMPERIALIST TO START A N_.
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CONFLAGRATION WERE D_ rr.AL1r. DECISIVE SETBACK Ir TODAY AT =,tUATR BUREAU
THANKS TA TBA{~ AFI A BUURi_
TO THE r VIGILANCE OF VIGILANCE ?r THE ' H_ ' WORKING r. PEOPLE IN fi n TACTICAL EXERCISE
MARKING lPREVENTION t rrt WEEK: 3-9 OCTOBER. FIRE , 3-9 DEMONSTRATING
REVOLUTIONARY ORDER AND {ISCIPLINE s THE BUREAU CADRES CARRIED OUT
AND SPARTY
ALL TASKS ASSIGNED rrrT AND SUBSEQUENT 1
ASSIGNED BY r Y THE PARTY CONGRESS
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((SEE FIRST REF ITEM--FBiS)~: MAKING THE EXERCISE A
DOCUMENTS
urP r SUCCESS:
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ACCORDING SUBMITTED ~'l i THE THREE PEOPLE'S
REPORTS
--COMRADE FIRST CetiRST SECRETARY OF r THE r AUSTRIAN SECTION
:. It Trr r. j.!~rlr CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE
PARTY COMMITTEE; Ci ?R-,Arlr CHAIRMAN ='i i O1 MI E
FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; AND C OMRADE DEPUTY
CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY -- THE BUREAU
F.K: T? V:ti CLOSED C~~ ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS 1 TURNED OFF ALL STOVES
..I-_ ANY t.
AND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES, LOCKED UP ANY CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
IN SAFES, AND EXITED THE EUILDIN 5 IN A CALM AND ORDERLY WAY,
THE COMRADES IN THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNICATIONS
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SECTION LEADERS ~lt*. HERO WORKERS ? i riifr : Lt'.i1i RGE~~E ir!
SEC. T I ON AND HERO 6i
RISE ED THE DANGER OF FLAMES, ?HILL THEY SENT AN URGENT MESSAGE TO
PARTY HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON AND TO THE FRATERNAL PACT MEMBER
BUREAU IN LONDON, INFORMING THEM THAT THE EXERCISE WAS IN PROGRESS
((THIRD REF ?T~u i T EM 1Ii??. COMRADE r. EF --F: 1) : CSSR SECTION
PARTY ` r. r AND OFFICIAL EXERCISE Ir?MERs APPLYING
COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE t ! IN T i+? r.t ltl !fr THE EX n
OUR _A TEST ADVANCES IN T ECHNOLOGY.1 CLOCKED THE EXERCISE AT 1 MINUTE
50 SECONDS, AN EVACUATION TIME A FULL SEVERAL MINUTES AHEAD OF PLAN.
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THAT' THEIR COMPLETE SUCf S; SHOULD NOT LEAD TO COHPL ?,' OR.,
WHAT IS MORE, TO CLOSING ONE'S EYES TO CERTAIN SHORTCOMINGS THAT
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APPEARED IN THE rE EXERCISE r.r PREPARATIONS, INSTANCE.- - PEOPj t !S
FIR FOR T INS?_ LOCKED
FIRE MARSH 1AL THAT HIS AKTITV3~' FIRE ESCAPE WAS ~Li:AONOTED TA
IN TWO PLACES INSTEAD OF ONE, AS PRESCRIBED IN THE PARTY STATUTE,
AND THAT THE GRATES COULD NOT BE PULLED OPEN BY THE AVERAGE WORKER,
PARTICULARLY BY THE FEMALE COMRADES. AN INVESTIGATION BY THE BUREAU
~:~BEGUN A'~D
CONTROL COMMISSION, HEADED BY COMRADE HAS BEGUN AND
APPROPRIATE MEASURES WILL BE TAKEN: COMRADE HUNGARIAN'
FIRST r A n
SECTION PARTY COMMITTEE SECRETARY ND COMMANDER OF THE
ARMY f lR~~l, NOTED THAT IN 1 THE FUTURE A ROLL 1 CALL
PEOPLE'S ARMY CAVALRY!
SHOULD BE TAKEN OF THE COMRADES ONCE THEY HAVE EVACUATED THE BUILDING
..
TO ENSURE ALL ARE PRESET: MEASURES ARE ALSO NEEDED IT AS- POINTER
OUT, TO BETTER FAMILIARIZE SOME WORKERS, PARTICULARLY THE NEW
CADRES NOW AT THE P RTf7' SI NST I TUTS s WITH THE LOCATION
AND USE OF FIRE EXITS AND EXTINGUISHERS,
AT A TIME WHEN FIRES IN THE CAPITALIST WORLD ARE INCREASINGLY
BEING FOISTED ONTO THE BACKS OF THE WORKING PEOPLE , THE REVOLUTIONARY
VIGILANCE AND ACTION UNITY OF AUSTRIA BUREAU ONCE AGAIN PROVES THE
FUNDAMENTAL SUPERIORITY OF THE SYSTEM IN DEFENDING THE PEOPLE'S
GAINS FROM THE THREAT OF A HOLOCAUST, AS COMRADE
r ff r OF THE r AUSTRIAN BUR rEAU R
GENERAL SECRETARY PARTY COMMITTEE, SAID
IN HIS OPENING REPORT E PARTY CONGRESS HEL1D SEPTEMBER 1982
~~ T ~ T ~i THE ,
AT THE PARTY'S FUHRGASSLHUBER CONGRESS CENTER "THE SUCCESSES OF
THE PREVIOUS FIVE-YEAR PERIOD MUST NOT GIVE US CAUSE TO SIT BY
IDLY BUT RATHER TO FULFILL AND OVERFULFILL OUR NEW MONITORING,
EDITING AND OTHER TRSKS, BOTH UANTITRTIVEL? AND QUAL1TRTIVELY,
TO THE BENE~rI! 11 REPORT, THE WIRE, AG, THE FRATERNAL
TO OF THE DRILY
BUREAUS AND WORLD PEACE. WE MUST GUARD OUR ACHIEVEMENTS LIKE THE
APPLE OF OUR EYE."
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((TEXT)) THE REVISIONIST NEWS `.GENt: t,lBtit;E*REPORTS THAT
t Ir e CODE-NAME r?r_i }}FI`:E }?? DRILL" WERE HELD ,r;D ON A r tUSM1TRZ _AN SOIL BY
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FORCES OF THE AGGRESSIVE TREATY FORCES UNDER
THE ,JOINT COMMAND OF MARSHALS STAT
THIS NEW SABER RATTLING IS DONE AT A TIME WHEN THE TWO
e r? T ,Ar '_i f !i INTENSIFYING THEIR ARMS RR CE ARE ~?fN 1DF CE AND
SUPERPOWERS
L WAR PSYCHOSIS i Z}{, ! ALL MANNER OF rr ME ! MEANS fi TO DIVERT
INSTIGATING
A WAR THE ATTENTION
sy OF THE FREEDOM-LOVING PEOPLES AND THE [TOILING THE
FRIJM THE RRURG :?AUS_D TO THEIR LIVING STANDARDS BY THE
C THAT CRISIS TitHAS GRIPPED , THE : ! Ttlr n t CAP,tTlAt}?1fT AND REVISIONIST
ECONOMIC
WORLD. I T I S A LOGICAL i.OiNSEDL#EN ?E OF THEIR RIVALRY I N
SECURING WORLD DOMINATI ~3}rTT 'kON : FOR FOR. , THEIR RESPECTIVE BLOCS.- RS IS PROVEN
~: i ~? THE r FACT THAT S I ?MIL`.. t tr? MANEUVERS HAVE BEEN THE a HELD .' ~ BY ! WESTERN
!. ! ., }iR !} 4. !~.' L! IMPERIALIST BLOC IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE WORLD.
HOWEVER.. AS COR.NADE ENVER HOXHA STATES IN HIS MAJOR. WORK
@I NE NEITHER THIS rt KIND O rF SABER
'IMPERIALISM AND THE REVOLUTION," BER
RATTLING NOR DEMAGOGIC ATTEMPTS TO PAINT OVER THE FACADE OF THE
AND DrR_LI_?! r } ?~? T BUILDING OOF T TL is I T LIS?T-RnEV t ? r`ISION A
CRACKING
THE CAPI IST
CAN DECEIVE ?CErIVE +? THE TH= ' PEOPLES OR OR EXTINGUISH THE r ~ FIRE
WORLD CAN
INEVITABLE FIRE
OF THE REVOLUTION THAT WILL TURN ALL THEIR HEINOUS PLANS INTO DUST
AND ASHES.
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AUSTRIAN BUREAU PRODUCTION REPORT FOR OCTOBER 1982
I. TOTALS FROM ALL SOURCES:
TOTAL PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH: 509,420 (496,190)
TOTAL NON-PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH: 22,710 ( 19,560)
TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLISHABLE ITEMS FILED DURING MONTH: 1,334 ( 1,300)
BROADCASTS PRESS AGENCIES PUBLICATIONS
II. INPUT OF REGULAR COVERAGE:
(minutes of issues per week) min. min. issues
6,510
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 2,600 (5,690)
Vienna Domestic Television Service in
German
Vienna ARBEITER ZEITUNG in
German
Vienna DIE PRESSE in
German
Vienna INTEGRAL in
German
Vienna KRONEN ZEITUNG in
German
Vienna KURIER in
German
Vienna PROFIL in
German
Vienna VOLKSSTIMME in
German
Vienna WIENER TAGEBUCH in
German
4,310
1,030
6,225 295.23
12,750 (9,830)
0
0
2,870
1,220
1,430
1,510
0
990
1,770
0
870 (2,240)
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Vienna WIENER ZEITUNG in
German
BULGARIA
Sofia Domestic Service in
Bulgarian
Sofia BTA in
English
Sofia LITERATUREN FRONT in
Bulgarian
Sofia NARODNA ARMIJA in
BROADCASTS PRESS AGENCIES PUBLICATIONS
3,280
13,830 (23,780)
27,370
0
Bulgarian
5,090
Sofia
NARODNA MLADEZH in
Bulgarian
730
Sofia
OTECHESTVEN FRONT in
Bulgarian
250
Sofia
RABOTNICHESKO DELO in
Bulgarian
28,910
Sofia TRUD in
Bulgarian
Sofia ZEMEDELSKO ZNAME in
Bulgarian
CHINA
Beijing in
Serbo-Croatian to Yugoslavia 0
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Prague Domestic Television Service in
Czech and Slovak 1,420
Bratislava Domestic Television Service in
0
Slovak
0
Prague
LIDOVA
Czech
DEMOKRACIE in
220
Prague
MLADA
Czech
FRONTA in
1,020
Prague
PRACE
Czech
in
0
Prague
RUDE PRAVO in
Czech
46,130
(31.850)
Prague
TRIBUNA in
Czech
200
Prague
VECERNI PRAHA in
Czech
540
Prague
ZEMEDELSKE NOVINI in
Czech
0
Bratislava PRAVDA in
Slovak
Bratislava ROLNICKE NOVINY in
Slovak
Bratislava SMENA in
Slovak
Bratislava VECERNIK in
Slovak
24,680
220
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BROADCASTS PRESS AGENCIES PUBLICATIONS
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 120
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
Warsaw SLOWO POWSZECHNE in
Polish
Warsaw SZTANDAR MLODYCH in
Polish
Warsaw TRYBUNA LUDU in
Polish
34,070 (26,030)
45,010
0
0
3,460
9,780
3,970
0
0
3,420
44,220
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Warsaw ZOLNIERZ WOLNOSCI in
Polish
Warsaw ZYCIE WARSZAWY in
Polish
ROMANIA
Bucharest Domestic Service in
Romanian
Bucharest AGERPRES in
English
Bucharest ERA SOCIALISTA in
Romanian
Bucharest LUMEA in
Romanian
Bucharest ROMANIA LIBERA in
BROADCASTS PRESS AGENCIES PUBLICATIONS
10,240
9,280 ( 1,770)
9,510 (35,030)
44,540
Romanian
Bucharest SCINTEIA in
Romanian
26,090
UNION
Moscow
OF SOVIET-SOCIALIST REPUBLICS
in
Albanian to Albania
3,160
( 990)
Moscow
in
Bulgarian to Bulgaria
0
Moscow
in
Macedonian to Yugoslavia
0
Moscow
in
Romanian to Romania
0
Kiev PRAVDA UKRAINY in
Russian
12,260
YUGOSLAVIA
Belgrade Domestic Service in
Serbo-Croatian
9,280
(14,100)
Belgrade Domestic Television Service in
Serbo-Croatian
0
Pristina Domestic Service in
Albanian
2,500
Pristina Domestic Service in
Serbo-Croatian
0 (
1,260)
Belgrade TANJUG in
English
7S0
Belgrade TANJUG in
Russian
Belgrade TANJUG Domestic Service in
Serbo-Croatian
0 (130)
2,140 (430)
Belgrade BORBA in
Serbo-Croatian
17,720
(23,630)
Belgrade NARODNA ARMIJA in ~
Serbo-Croatian
2,220
( 950)
Belgrade NIN in
Serbo-Croatian
5,530
Belgrade POLITIKA in
Serbo-Croatian
8,190
Ljubljana DELO in
490
3
( 0
Slovene
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BROADCASTS PRESS AGENCIES PUBLICATIONS
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.
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