MONTHLY REPORT--KEY WEST BUREAU--APRIL 1982

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• Publication Date: May 6, 1982
• Content Type: MEMO

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FOREIGN BROADCAST INFORMATION SERVICE
KEY WEST BUREAU
MAIN P.O. BOX 1056
KEY WEST, FLORIDA 33040
MFL - 2Q18
6 May 19 8 2
MEMORANDUM FOR: DIRECTOR, FOREIGN BROADCAST INFORMATION SERVICE
THROUGH CHIEF, OPERATIONS GROUP
SUBJECT Monthly Report -- Key West Bureau - April 1982
A. Operation Ocean Venture '82 has given the bureau the
opportunity to become directly acquainted with one of its major
consumers: the Psyops Battalion from Fort Bragg. The exper-
tise of the bureau linguists has been called upon to provide
information on Cuba, evaluation of Psyops produced material
and the evaluation of radio behavior.. There has been exten-
sive cooperation and coordination between the local J-2 of
the COMUSFORCARIB, the First and Seventh Psyops Battalions
and the Key West Bureau. Key West Bureau has given orienta-
tion tours to some 30 members'of the Psyops Battalion, inclu-
ding its chief officer Lt. Col. Dandar, Don Mathis of USICA--
briefing offi rfs of staff of Ocean Venture
and FBIS' own NEAAD linguist--who is partici- STAT
pating as a Spanish inguis with his reserve unit. This has
been an excellent opportunity for the bureau's editor/moni-
tors to gain insight into how their work is used--and highly
valued--by the consumers.
B. Of major concern has been the Navy's plan to straighten
a road skirting the antenna field on the east side of the bureau's
operations building by building a long, gradual curve through the
antenna field, alongside or parallel to our K & W phased loop an-
tenna array. A strong letter, emphasizing the technical prob-
lems presented by having traffic passing so close to the antennas,
appealing to the terminology of the original lease agreement--in
which the Navy agreed not to take any action which would dis-
rupt bureau operation--and pointing out the actual disadvantage
of the proposed road to the Navy itself, was sent to NASKW com-
mander, Captain Thomas Brown on 27 April. To date there has been
no reply.
II OPERATIONS
A. Monitorial/Editorial
The change to Daylight Saving Time in the United States
and the fact that Cuba has not yet gone on DST made it necessary
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for the bureau to alter monitor/editor shifts slightly to com-
pensate for the difference. This is only a temporary measure
as Cuba goes on DST on 8 May.
B. Lateral Services
RUEBBGA/COMUSFORCARIB Key West Florida was added as
a consumer for a number of Latin American services after giving
assurances that their Communications Center would be able to
handle the load. They had not, however, realized the volume of
traffic that would be generated by their request and the amount
of tra-fic which would result from Operation Ocean Venture '82.
Thus it became necessary to cut off the service prior to the
end of the month. It is to be hoped that with the end of Oper-
ation Ocean Venture '82 and with a careful pruning of the ser-
vices requested the bureau will be able to reinstate this ser-
vice, since it results in a great deal of vitally needed good-
will from the office of Admiral MacKenzie, commander of COMUSFORCARIB.
C. Technical
The installation of the experimental 600' Beverage
antenna, bearing 213 degrees true north, designed to provide
better reception for the bureau's task of backstopping Panama
Bureau in Central America, was completed. This antenna pro-
vides better, in some cases unique, reception of medium and
shortwave frequencies in the target area. There are times when
the clandestine "15 September," "Venceremon," and "Farabundo
Marti" have been audible and monitorable only through this
antenna. An important characteristic of this antenna is to
significantly reduce signals from southern Florida, thus im-
proving overall reception, not only of Cuban mediumwave but
also of other previously unmonitorable broadcasts. The ap-
propriate multicoupler has been installed to permit monitor
access to this antenna.
Nonexpendable property received from headquarters
during the month of April includes: 1 VHF/UHF Antenna Multi-
coupler, Reaction Instruments Mdl. 414A-8, Serial No. 138;
1 HF Antenna Multicoupler, Delta Electronics Inc. Mdl. SRMC-
lXlO-LFB-50, Serial No. 992; 1 Beverage Antenna Matching
Transformer, Delta Electronics Inc. Mdl. BVT-2, Serial No. 010.
was acting bureau chief from 9 to 25 April whileSTAT
-1 was attending the Bureau Chiefs' Conference in WashingSTAT
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On April 29 as a result of the bureau's extending an in-
vitation through more than 30 members of the
Psyops Battalion were given orientation tours of the bureau.
Lt. Col. Dandar, the commander of this group, and Don Mathis of
USICA were also given tours.
Key West Bureau,
FBIS
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KEY WEST BUREAU PRUIJUI:I IUIN xuruxi rum ,AIL 1932
I. TOTALS FROM ALL SOURCES:
TOTAL PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH: 128360
TOTAL NON-PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH: 870_-_
TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLISHABLE ITEMS FILED DURING MON1TH:456
'BROADCASTS PRESS AGENCIES PUBLICATIONS
If. INPUT OF REGULAR COVERAGE: _ 2,575 14,700 21
minutes or issues per week) min. min. issues
III. OUTPUT FROM ALL SOURCES:
publishable words per month)
BAHAMAS I .
Nassau Domestic Service in English
Nassau The Tribune in English
BARBADOS
Bridgetown CANA in English
Bridgetown Advocate-News in English
Bridgetown Sunday Advocate-News in English
BELIZE
Belize City Domestic Service in English
CUBA
Havana Domestic Service in Spanish
23,850
Havana Domestic Television Service in Spanish
;920
Havana Voice of Cuba to North America and the
Caribbean in English
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Santo Domingo Radio Mil Network in Spanish
2,000
GRENADA
St Georges Domestic Service in English
1,020
JAMAICA
Kingston Domestic Service in English
Kingston Daily Gleaner in English
Kingston Sunday Gleaner in English
MEXICO
Mexico City NOTIMX in Spanish
1,210
45,760
22,010
__]_,QM
240
_~10
1,200
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