MONTHLY REPORT--NICOSIA BUREAU--OCTOBER 1983

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: November 3, 1983
• Content Type: MEMO

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MNC-3065
3 November 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, FBIS
THROUGH . Chief, Operations Grpup
SUBJECT . Monthly Report--Nicosia Bureau--October 1983
A. The initial Beirut Radio report on the 23 October suicide-bombings
against the headquarters of the U.S. Marine and French peace-keeping contingents,
broadcast early Sunday morning, was monitored before the arrival of the
dayshift editor and the bureau's official opening hour. The duty editor
arrived within minutes of the early morning monitor's phone call. The second
report on the incidents, which provided the first hint of the true magnitude
of the disaster, was filed at flash precedence, as were all updates from
Lebanese radios for the next hour detailing the loss of life and the progress
of rescue operations. Additional monitors and editors were summoned to the
bureau immediately following the filing of the first flash report and the bureau
maintained an open watch on all Lebanese transmitters for the next 2 days to
provide the fullest possible coverage of the rescue effort.
B. The bureau recorded the second highest monthly wordage total in its
history: 787,100. The bureau record is 826,900, set in October 1981. The
previous second highest monthly total was in September 1983, when we filed
776,900 words. The bureau also set a new record for a single shift when 22,100
words were filed on the 18 October evening shift. Heavy reportage on a spate
of official state visits by high-level Bloc leaders and a Soviet parliamentary
delegation, plus Beirut developments, were responsible for the high wordage.
C. Efforts to fill the remaining vacancy in the Arabic section were
stepped up last month. Advertisements in the Cyprus press drew a number of
responses from Lebanese who have recently arrived in Cyprus, and 10 candidates
have been tested. We are also pursuing several leads in England.
D. On 3 October Cyprus adopted a new decimal currency system to repIace
pounds and mils. The Cyprus pound is now divided into 100 cents rather than
1,000 mils, and new coins have been minted.
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A. Monitorial/Editorial
1. Coverage of the Beirut Television Service evening newscast
was suspended after reception deteriorated owing to the cooler weather.
2. Eight hours of panel discussions and a press conference by
Turkish party leaders were video-recorded at the bureau from Ankara
Television Service and forwarded to Tel Aviv for processing.
3. Nicosia's coverage of Moscow Greek 1600-1630 and 1900-1930 GMT
casts was extended indefinitely until BBC's Greek monitor recovers
from.kklingering illness.
4. A special report on monitored Egyptian voice and press agency
media treatment of Israel during this year's October war anniversary
celebration was prepared in response to an AG request.
1. The Nicosia-Caversham commercial circuit was activated from 28
October to 2 November as a result of an extended communications outage
caused by a landline problem between the bureau and STAT
1. Teletypists was presented with certificate of STAT
distinction and a casn by Ambassador Ewing at an embassy
awards ceremony at the residence on the 26th.
1. London Bureau Chief Editor TDY'd at the bureau 2-6 STAT
October during a familiarization trip to the Mideast.
2. AG Chief
TDY'd at the bureau from 29 September STAT
3. Tel Aviv cruising monitor) (departed 6 October STAT
following a 1-week TDY at the bureau to assist in the documentation
of Moscow Radio's new winter schedule.
4. Editor-trainee
training TDY.
arrived 5 October for a 3-month STAT
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5.I Condon Bureau's supervisor for technical
operations, TDY'd at the bureau 27 October in conjunction with
private travel in Cyprus.
(Chief
\.FBIS Nico is Bureau
A. Production Report
B. Engineering Report
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STAT
STAT
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ENGINEERING--NICOSIA BUREAU MONTHLY REPORT--OCTOBER 1983
Equipment Installed . Emergency radio repeater for DEA
Emergency descent equipment
Equipment Received Demodular/tuner
Microwave ovens (6)
Emergency hand-held radios for
Staff residences (7)
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NICOSIA BUREAU PRODUCTION REPORT FOR OCTOBER 1983
Is TOTALS FROM ALL SOURCES:
d A Z P 7S 1 d 2 TOTAL PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH: 597,500
TOTAL NON-PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH: is9,6E!
? S' R.ILED T. PROGRAM SUMMARIES 37 ~d
i. _ 1 , 300 .i
(:FYI'S, ADAINO) S Cg, CRUISING, ETC. 72,300)
TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLISHABLE ITEMS FILED DURING MONTH: 1,659
BROAD- PRESS F`UBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CRT IONS
II; INPUT OF REGULAR COUERAGE:
ret?
(MINUTES n O: ISSUES a-S PER WEEK)
ii,715 21,841 152
S L 152
MIN MIN ISSUES
III. OUTPUT FROM ALL SOURCES:
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PUBLISHABLE WORDS PER MOUTH
CHINA
BEIJING IN
PERSIAN TO IRAN AND AFGHANISTAN 0
CLANDESTINE (LEVANT)
(CLANDESTINE) .ICE OF ARAB LEBANON IN
(CLANDESTINE) RADIO FREE LEBANON IN
ARABIC 17I 00
(CLANDESTINE) RADIO FREE LEBANON IN
ENGLISH 100@
CLHNDETIPE(IRAN&IRAO)
(CLANDESTINE) RADIO NEAT-E IRAN IN
PERSIAN 0
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';V CMSir DOMEST"I"C SERI IN
rr,:n re
ENGLISH 200
NICOSIA DOMESTIC SERVICE IN
't rt rrif I 37,200
GREEK
NICOSIR DON STIC TELEVISION SERVICE IN
r I GREEK 1 1200-
Ir t
NICOSIA DOMESTIC LE rtVISt "tiN t SERVICE IN
ENGLISH 500
NICOSIA lHREIiti IN
TURKISH i 000
NICOSIA BOZ URT IN
TURKISH GOO
NICOSIA CYPRUS MAIL IN
ENGLISH t 12000
NIir1 r:t tr t OSIR I ELEV??HEROTIPIR IN
GREEK 3t2~
3,200
NICOSIR I EEEVTHEROTIPIA TIa OREFTEROS IN
GREEK
NICOSIR I SIERII IN
GREEK ,OOA
F
NICOSIA F .~~ SI!?ERINi + T vr ~ iS n rt QRice.U' Rrq S IN
NICOSIR 1
t
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NICOSIA KHRRRUYI IN GREEK 7,40+1
#ICOSIR. KHPRRV`, I TIS I1HEVTERRS IN
GREEK
NICOSIR KIBRIS POSTRSI IN
. TURKISH
NICOSIA U A ON IN
GREEK
NICOSIA O ROON TIS DHEUTERRS IN
GREEK,
NICOSIA 0 ONEXPRTITOS IN
GREEK
t.t (S n r rt r Pt I IN
NICOSIA It r!L ELEUTHERIda
''REEK
4t O r rILELEU tTHE rROS t 1 1 5 tH t E r U T ERAS t I N
NICOSIA GREEK
NICOSIA PRESS AND INFORMATION OFFICE IN
500
300
.c
ENGLISH # E;, 6OO
NICOSIA PRESS AND INFORMATION OFFICE lN
GREEK
NICOSIA SOZ IN
TURKISH
NICOSIA TR NER IN
GREEK
(EMITORIRL REPORT IN
GREEK) 11180
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CRIRIJ DOMESTIC SERVICE IN
ARABIC
CAIRO PALESTINE RADIO IN
ARABIC
CAIRO HEHR IN
ARABIC
CAIRO MENA IN
ENGLISH
(EDITORIAL REPORT IN
ARABIC)
67,400
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60
PRANCE
PARIS REP IN
ENGLISH 58,100
?3REECE
ATHENS DOMESTIC SERVICE IN
GREEK 29,300
ATHENS RKROPOLIS IN
GREEK 3,400
ATHENS ATHENS NEWS IN
ENGLISH 40@
ATHENS ELEUTHEROTIPIR IN
GREEK 30000
ATHENS E?X?ORHISI IN
GREEK 600
ATHENS I R?VI IN
GREEK 1=411
ATHENS I KRTHIHERIRI IN
GREEK 980
ATHENS KIRIRKRTIKI ELEUTHER?{TIPIR IN
GREEK 0
ATHENS ESIHU?RIHI IN
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ATHENS HER PORIR IN
GREEK a
ATHENS RIZOSPASTIS IN
GREEK 5eX80
ATHENS TO tINA T15 KIRI?AK1S IN
GREEK 0
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