MONTHLY REPORT--NICOSIA BUREAU--MAY 1983

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 19, 2008
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: June 1, 1983
• Content Type: MEMO

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1 June 1983
MNC-3038
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, FBIS
THROUGH . Chief, Operations Group
SUBJECT . Monthly Report--Nicosia Bureau--May 1983
A statement by Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktas carried by BBC World
Service on the 17th, in which he called for a referendum on declaring
independence for Northern Cyprus, caused considerable interest at the embassy.
This and a subsequent announcement by Denktas on the cancellation of the
31 May intercommunal talks came in the wake of a UN General Assembly resolution
overwhelmingly supporting the Greek Cypriot position. In light of heightened
embassy concern and Tel Aviv Bureau's poor reception of Bayrak radio, the
bureau is backstop recording the daily 1030 and 1930 GMT Bayrak Turkish casts
and has phone patched several casts to Tel Aviv for processing. In addition,
the processing of Turkish Cypriot press material on the independence issue has
been expedited, including a Denktas speech,of the 20th that was unprocessable
from Bayrak radio.
/Our efforts to initiate a survey of Cairo television from Paphos were
frustrated when the prospective contractor backed out at the last minute. The
possibility of having the recordings made in Kili is now being explored. A
Bayrak television strike from 12 to 15 May gave us the opportunity to briefly
monitor Cairo television without local interference, using rooftop antennas.
Programs summaries were filed on the first program's 1800-1900 news and feature
segment.
Improved summertime reception and the installation on the bureau roof of
twin UHF antennas, together with a low loss coaxial cable, allowed a survey of
Beirut television to get underway. To date, however, reception has been
disappointing and has presumably been affected by a spate of unseasonal
thunderstorms in the area. The survey is continuing.
The last phase of the editorial room beautification was completed this
month with the installation of new wall to wall carpeting, carefully selected
to coordinate with the room's lunchlcounter decor.
A. Monitorial/Editorial
1. Bureau editorial hours were changed from 0600-2300 GMT to 0500-2200
GMT to bring them more in conformity with the monitors' hours and coverage
commitments.
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2. Effective 9 May, coverage of Voice of Hope's Arabic and English
Service was transferred to Jordan Bureau.
3. On 23 May, we began daily backstop recording of the Baghdad Voice
of the PLO 1600-1700 GMT cast.
B. Technical
~DY' ed at the bureau 8 - 10 May. STAT
1. Engineer) and Electronics Specialist)
visited the Kili remote site on 4 and 5 May for realignment and testing
of the system. The realignment was again unsuccessfulSTAT
and the order wire between Kill and the Paphos relay continues in use.
2. After the bureau's inability to telephone patch Denktas' remarks
of the 20th carried by Bayrak radio, Messrs STAT
discovered, with the help of Tel Aviv technician that the STAT
patching equipment at Tel Aviv was only wired to send not to receive.
Once this was corrected, it was also found that N;i?cosia Bureau's ability
to record via the patch was impaired by the high noise level on the phone
lines. The bureau is checking with CYTA to determine whether higher
quality lines are available.
III. ADMINISTRATION
A. Visits
1. Bureau chief returned 1 May from Bureau Chiefs Conference.
2. AG analyse
3. The Internet survey team of FEB/ED Chief
and Collins/Rockwell engineers
visited the bureau 8-11 May.
bureau 13 and 16 May.
5.I ITDY'ed at Tel Aviv Bureau 15-19 May.
6. Headquarters analyst
visited the bureau 26 May.
7. NEAD program chie
8. Electronics specialist
TDY at Jordan Bureau.
departed 30 May for STAT
STAT
Chief,VBIS Nicosia Bureau
A. Production Report
STAT
STAT
STAT
STAT
STAT
TDY'ed at the bureau 28 May-1 June. STAT
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NICOSIA BUREAU PRODUCTION REPORT FOR MRY 1983
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