MONTHLY REPORT--NICOSIA BUREAU--JUNE 1983

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
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• Publication Date: June 30, 1983
• Content Type: MEMO

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30 June 1983
MNC-3042
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, FBIS
THROUGH : Chief, Operations Group
SUBJECT : Monthly Report--Nicosia Bureau--June 1983
Larnaca airport was the focus of international attention on 22-23 June
when a Romanian airlines plane that had taken off from Athens airport was
hijacked by two Lebanese, who ordered the plane first to Rome for refueling
and then to Cyprus. The aircraft, which was originally bound for Libya,
landed at Larnaca after it was refused permission to land in Beirut and
began running short of fuel. The 21-hour drama ended without incident when,
after 3 hours of negotiations, the two hijackers released the plane's 32
passengers and crew and surrendered to Cypriot authorities.
Bureau employees and farewell dinner
for departing senior edito t the Cleopatra STAT
Hotel on 20 June.
A. Monitorial/Editorial
1.. As a result of Jordan Bureau's poor reception of the initial
segment of the Baghdad Voice of the PLO 1530 GMT cast, Nicosia
Bureau on the 23d assumed responsibility for filing priority and
above material from the cast until advised by Jordan that it has
taken over coverage. A Nicosia-Amman phone patch was recently
tested and found to work satisfactorily, although the absence of
direct dialing between the two cities effectively rules out this
option as a way of avoiding the split coverage arrangement.
2. A 1-week survey of the clandestine Iranian radio Nejat-e Iran
was conducted from 23 to 30 June, and it was decided to add the
radio to regular coverage.
B. Communications
1. The commercial circuit was opened from 15 to 18 STAT
June while shut down the bureau's incoming and STAT
outgoing primary circuit for testing.
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C. Technical
and technical assistant) (visited the antenna site at STAT
Kili on the 24th and installed a VHF and UHF antenna to test the
possibility of recording Cairo television broadcasts from Kili.
During the 1-day survey, Cairo's channel 8 was found to offer the
best monitorability, with good to fair reception. Athens television
was also received with fair to good reception.
During their visit, the engineers also confirmed that the distortion
in the system is coming from the mains and being STAT
caused by CYTA's generating equipment. It has been decided to continue
indefinitely the use of the order wire for the Paphos to Kili connection.
A. Personnel
1. Bureau drive received an award from
Ambassador Ewing at an embassy ceremony on the 28th for 22 years of
safe driving.
B. Visits
1. Electronics specialist returned on the 3d
from a TDY at Jordan Bureau that began 30 May.
June during private travel in Cyprus.
TDY'ed at the bureau 7-11 June.
4. Edito
prior to her to roman.
arrived 16 June for an extended TDY
5. Cairo Embassy personnel assistant) to the bureau
20 June.
6.I lof the Political Psychology Division, Office
of Global Issues, visited the bureau 21 June.
7. Bureau Chief TDY'ed at Tel Aviv 21-22 June.
8. Senior editor
25 June.
departed PCS to Headquarters
Attachment
A. Equipment Report
B. Production Report
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Equipment and Property Report, Nicosia Bureau, June 1983
1. Akai VHS VS-2EGN video cassette recorder, three each, local purchase.
2. Akai DT-250 timers, two each,,Hong Kong Bureau.
3. Sharp DV-1600SPN television monitor, one each, local purchase.
4. Telex audio cassette copier, one each, from Headquarters.
5. Hewlett Packard 1220 oscilliscope, one each, from Headquarters.
6. Volvo 245 GLE station wagon, one each, local purchase.
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MICOSIR BUREAU PRODUCTION REPORT FOR JUNE 1983
1. TOTALS FROM ALL SOURCES:
TOTAL PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MOHTHn 444,000
TOTAL W OR nDAGE o- FILED DURING MONTHn*~i.: ~a .:o vu= . tc
NON-PUBLISHABLE 127, i0O
tMIREFILEB PROGRAM SUMMARIES 75,0008I
(FYI'S, Rt'NIN -, SVCa, CRUISING, ETC, X52, 8U )
TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLISHA3LE ITEMS FILED DURING MONTH.- 1,383
BffilHi- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTb AMENS: i ES CATIONS
II= INPUT OF REGULAR COVERAGE:
III. OUTPUT FROM ALL SOURCES:
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(PUBLISHABLE WORDS PER MONTH?
(MiNUIES OR ISSUES PER REEK)
S;-SOO; 2#., 6 0 186
MIN' MIN ISSUES
CHINA
BEIJING IN '
PERSIAN TO IRAN AND AFGHANISTAN
O
CLANDESTINE (LEVANT)
(CLANDESTINE) VOICE OF ARAB LEBANON IN
ARABIC
11,588
(CLANDESTINE') RADIO FREE LEBANON IN
ARABIC
12,700
(CLANDESTINE) RADIO FREE LEBANON IN
ENGLISH
3,50
(CLANDESTINE) RADIO NEJRT-E IRAN IN
PERSIAN
400
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CYPRUS
NICOSIA DOMESTIC SERVICE IN
ENGLISH 400
NICOSIA DOMESTIC SERVICE IN
GREEK 12.200
NICOSIA DOMESTIC TELEVISION SERVICE IN
GREEK i600
NICOSIA ALITHIA IN
GREEK 700
NICOSIA APOGEVNRTINI IN
GREEK 300
NICOSIA BIRLIK IN
TURKISH 2.099
NICOSIA BOZKURT IN
TURKISH 21000
NICOSIA CYPRUS MAIL IN
ENGLISH 1,509
NICOSIA HALKIN SESI IN
TURKISH i.-90
NICOSIA I ELEUTHEROTIPIR IN
GREEK 2=409
NICOSIA I SINERINI IN
GREEK 6480
NICOSIA I SINERINI TIS DHEVTERAS IN
GREEK 500
NICOSIA KHRRRVYI IN
GREEK G,n0O
NICOSIA KHRRAVYI TIS DHELJTERRS IN
GREEK 500
NICOSIA KIBRIS IN
ENGLISH 0
NICOSIA 0 AEON IN
GREEK 3,600
NICOSIA 0 AGON TIS DHEVTERAS IN
GREEK s99
NICOSIA 0 ANEKRRTITOS IN
GREEK 0
NICOSIA 0 FILELEVTHEROS IN
GREEK 1:800
NICOSIA 0 FILELEVTHEROS TIS DHEVTERHS IN
GREEK 400
NICOSIA PRESS AND INFORMATION OFFICE IN
ENGLISH 100
NICOSIA PRESS AND INFORMATION OFFICE IN
GREEK 0
NICOSIA SOZ IN
TURKISH 400
NICOSIA TA NER IN
GREEK 300
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NICOSIA THE CYPRUS - _KLY IN
ENGLISH i.-LA
NICOSIA TO !JIHA IN
GREEK 8
!:GYP
CAIRO DOMESTIC SERVICE IN
ARABIC
CAIRO PALESTINE RADIO TIN
ARABIC
CAIRO HENR IN
ARABIC
CAIRO MMENA IN
ENGLISH
FRANCE
PARIS RFP IN
ENGLISH
23,680
2,488
2 7 , 6o@
i-SI 288
3MM
MM
GREECE
ATHENS DOMESTIC SERVICE IN
GREEK 18,2@0
ATHENS RKROPOLIS IN
GREEK 4,580
ATHENS RKROPOLIS TIS KIRIAKIS IN
GREEK 300
ATHENS ATHENS NEWS IN
ENGLISH 1~AG
ATHENS ELEVTHERGS KOSHOS IN
GREEK H
ATHENS ELEVTHERGTIPIR IN
GREEK
ATHENS EXGRHISI IN
GREEK:
ATHENS I RVYI IN
GREEK
ATHENS I KRTHINERINI IN
GREEK
ATHENS KIRIRKRTIKI ELEVTHERGTIPIR IN
GREEK
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1,688
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TRIPOLI DOMESTIC SERVa.E IN
ARRIIC
300
TURKEY
K.iJ11?A YAMIVT 111
ATHENS HESIHVRINI IN
CREEK
ATHENS NEH PORIA IN
GREEK
ATHENS RIZOSPASTIS IN
GREEK
ATHENS TO VIHH TIS KIRIAKIS IN
GREEK
IRR@
!R HDAD IN
PERSIAN TO IRAN
BAGHDAD VOICE OF PLO IN
ARABIC
460
L80I
LEBANON
BEIRUT DOMESTIC SERVICE IN
ARABIC 831680
rEIRLT VOICE OF LEBANON IN
ARABIC 52 9 0
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BEIRUT VOICE OF LEBANON IN
ENGLISH 360
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ARABIC IM00
BEIRUT AL-SRYRRN IN
ARABIC
BEIRUT RN-NRHAR I N
ARABIC
BEIRUT RS-SHFIR IN
ARABIC
BEIRUT HONDAY MORNING IN
ENGLISH
1}500
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