MONTHLY REPORT--OKINAWA BUREAU JUNE 1982

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• Publication Date: July 7, 1982
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FOREIGN BROADCAST INFORMATION SERVICE
UNITED STATES FORCES, JAPAN
OKINAWA BUREAU
APO SAN FRANCISCO 96239
MOK-2047
7 July 1982
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, FBIS
THROUGH: Chief, Operations Group
SUBJECT: Monthly Report--Okinawa Bureau June 1982
A. On 11 June Kadena Base Commander Col. Francis Fanning
was relieved by Col. Ronny Covert, who has been his vice since
July 1980.
B. Islandwide water rationing was lifted on 7 June, thus
ending nearly a year of water use restrictions.
C. The value of the dollar continued to increase with
the exchange rate reaching 259 Yen to the dollar on 28 June,
the highest level since April 1980. Some local "strong dollar"
believers have predicted that the Yen will rise to 270 to the
dollar before beginning a downswing later this summer. Thus,
the business of prognosticating budget figures continues to be
as chancy as weather forecasting on the island.
A. Monitorial/Editorial
1. We assumed coverage for all Moscow TV programming
except 1300 GMT and 1700 GMT Vremya newscasts from 14 to 30 June
during London Bureau Russian monitor's annual leave. Effective
16 June the Bureau dropped the 1030 GMT Vremya newscast from
regular coverage and added the Saturday "Talk by Political
Observer" program, both changes designed to free monitorial
time for feature program processing. Several lengthy Moscow
TV programs were processed during the month, including the 11 June
"The World Today" program on Israel's invasion of Lebanon, the
19 June talk by Yuriy Zhukov, the 26 June "For the Prevention of
Nuclear War" program on the medical effects of nuclear war. Process-
ing of the 2-hour 2 June "The Food Program--Common Task for all
People" program, moderated by political observer L.A. Voznesenskiy
is still underway.
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2. During the month we conducted an extensive cruising
survey and sampling of all audible Taiwan stations. Results of
survey indicate that we have been covering the best available
programs, and no new programs were added to coverage. However,
with the updated cruising information now on hand we can on short
notice assume any ad hoc Taiwan coverage in a crisis. In line
with the Bureau's attempts to broaden Taiwan coverage, we are
now receiving with a 3-5 day lag three new Taiwan dailies--
CHUNG KUO SHIH PAO, TZU LI WAN PAO, and CHING CHI JIH PAO. We
have also subscribed to four other weekly or monthly publications,
but have not yet begun receiving them. On 23 June Nanjing Jiangsu
Provincial Service in Mandarin announced that it would begin broad-
casting to Taiwan on 1 July, thus setting a precedent for PRC
provincial radio stations. We will cover this new service on an
experimental basis beginning 1 July.
3. Russian Unit Chief
for a special orientation program
London Bureau in Septembe .
STAT
has been selected
to Headquarters an-
B. Technical
1. Bureau Chief Engineer spent the greater STAT
part of the month working with the new press ax equipment. We
are now regularly receiving and printing fax copies of numerous
Soviet newspapers including PRAVDA and IZVESTIYA;although the
quality of the printouts is improving, the resolution is still
not as good as we would want for regular monitoring. is STAT
now training Assistant Engineer and two local tech'STAT
on pressfax operations. In July we wi conduct a systematic
study of the pressfax to determine, among other things, which
papers are transmitted by the Soviets and the order--if any--in
which they are sent; time and motion studies on the entire operation
will also be made.
2. We received two new Sony 5630 video recorders from
Hong Kong on 10 June. However, we discovered that for some reason
our Russian TV signal was not compatible with the recorders,
specifically manifested in the color level, or lack thereof. We
sent one of our tapes to Sony Reps in Tokyo as well as Okinawa
who confirmed the incompatibility. Study of the necessary
modification is underway.
3. The Inteq control unit for the Bureau's updated
MODE I circuit was put on line for 24-hour test on 23 June.
No problems were encountered at either end. A modification of
the system was necessary, however, to provide the Bureau a hard
copy of outgoing messages. Requests have been made through local
DCA elements to go officially on line.
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III. ADMINISTRATION
A. Personnel
1. Junior editor
PCS on 2 June.
2. Deputy Chief
take up assignment as Chief, E&PS.
3. Cruising officer
4. Senior editor
5. Editor
and PCS Bangkok.
STAT
arrived at the Bureau
departed PCS 7 June to STAT
departed PCS 15 JuneSTAT
departed PCS 18 JuneSTAT
departed 4 July for home leave STAT
6. Processing is underway for hiring of new Russian
monitor, with EOD expected sometime in the fal1STAT
7. Chinese monitor returned to the Universit,STAT
of the Ryukus Hospital on 25 June after spending three weeks in
his home.
IV. VISITS
To the Bureau:
1. LRB Deputy Chief
2. Mr. Ted Horn from Defense Language Institute
escorted by Capt. Don Proctor of Torii Station on 17 June.
3. Fred Vassie, accompanied by his predecessor
Tony Melzer, DOD Spec. Rep at Torii Station, on 23 June.
STAT
STAT
STAT
Attachment:
Production Report
cc: Chief, Bangkok Bureau
Chief, Hong Kong Bureau
Chief, Seoul Bureau
Chief, London Bureau
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OKINAWA BUREAU PRODUCTION REPORT FOR JUNE 1982
I. TOTALS FROM ALL SOURCES:
TOTAL PU3LISHA3LE WORU\Ci FILED DURING MONTH: 691,370
TOTAL NON-1?U3LIS;IADLE tJORDAGE FILED DURING ,MONTH: 339,170
TOTAL NUM3Ek OF PUBLISHA3LE ITEMS FILED DURING MONTH: 1,894
BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
II, INPUT OF REGULAR COVERAGE: 18,606 50,880 166.62
(minutes or issues per week) min. min. issues
III. OUTPUT FROM ALL SOURCES:
(publishable words per month)
CHINA
If Beijing International Service in
English 0
Beijing International Service in
Japanese 130
Beijing to Southeast Asia in
Mandarin 0
Beijing to Taiwan in
Mandarin 9,520
Beijing to the USSR in
Russian 780
Beijing to Vietnam in
Vietnamese 6,010
Fujian Front PLA to Taiwan in
Mandarin 410
Beijing Domestic Service in
Mandarin 38,630
Fuzhou Fujian Provincial Service in
Mandarin 4,150
Hangzhou Zhejiang Provincial Service in
Mandarin 9,010
Hefei Anhui Provincial Service in
Mandarin 2,990
Nanchang Jiangxi Provincial Service in
Mandarin 6,750
Nanjing Jiangsu Provincial Service in
Mandarin 4,190
Shanghai City Service in
Mandarin 3,950
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Beijing XINIIUA in
English
Beijing X:INHUA Domestic Service in
Chinese
Fuzhou FUJIAN RI3AO in
Chinese
Hangzhou ZI{EJ L\NG RI3AO in
Chinese
Nanjing XINHUA RI3AO in
Chinese
Shanghai JIEFANG RIBAJ in
Chinese
Shanghai i?/EN HUI SAO in
Chinese
C L..NDE ST INE
(Clandestine) Ba Yi Radio to China in
Mandarin
FRt NCE
Paris AFP in
English
HONG KONG
Hong Kong AFP in
English
PRESS PUEL I-
AGENCIES CATIONS
BKOAD?-
CASTS
7 930
7,160
JAPAN
Naha NHK Television Network in
Japanese
500
Tokyo NHK Television Network in
Japanese
7,7 10
Naha Radio Okinawa in
Japanese
0
Tokyo JPS in
English
Tokyo KYODO in
English
Tokyo J IJ I in
English
Tokyo AKAIUATA in
Japanese
Tokyo ASAHI SHIN3UN in
Japanese
Tokyo ASAHI EVENING NE'. S in
English
Tokyo MAINICiII DAILY NE,!S in
English
4,
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