MONTHLY REPORT OKINAWA BUREAU--JULY 1983

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 31, 2008
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: August 4, 1983
• Content Type: MEMO

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FOREIGN BROADCAST INFORMATION SERVICE
UNITED STATES FORCES, JAPAN
OKINAWA BUREAU
APO SAN FRANCISCO 96239
MOK-3034
4 August 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, Foreign Broadcast Information Service
THROUGH: Chief,. Operations Group,.FBIS
SUBJECT: Monthly Report, Okinawa Bureau-_-July 1983
I.. GENERAL.
A. Japan's Crown Prince Akhito and Princess Michiko made a brief
visit to Okinawa on 13. July as part of a nation-wide blood donation
campaign now underway. Extreme security measures were in effect and no
incidents of note occurred.
B. The dollar continued to strengthen during the month reaching.over
243 Yen to the dollar, its highest level in seven months.
A. Editorial/Monitorial
1.. We. assumed video coverage of the "International Review,"
"The World Today" and "Community" programs and daily. video and program
summary coverage of the,1700 GMT."Vremya" program from Moscow Television
from 23 July. to 28 August-during London-Bureau Russian monitor's annual
.leave. .
2. On 29 July we assumed coverage of the 2330 GMT Hanoi Domestic
Service VPA program from Bangkok'Bureau due to a temporary staffing shortage
there.
3. Two "Studio 9".programs, on 2 and 30 July., highlighted
Russian Unit coverage for the month.
B. Cruising
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end of HF.transmission of the ANTARA English language newscast as of 1 August.
On 2 August we-copied some of the ANTARA Indonesian transmission.
STAT
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III. ENGINEERING
A. The new 280 KW generator was. tested and accepted on.15 July.
B. The long-awaited replacement for the TohoDenki Hellschreiber Chinese
character printer arrived at.the Bureau on,27 July. Testing of the "Newsfax"
system began immediately and initial results have been spotty. System will
be put on line as soon as.a couple . mechanical problems are ironed out.by the
technical staff, with advice from Engineering Division.
D.. A preliminary report from the Air Force antenna maintenance crew
indicates that approximately 80 percent of the Bureau's antenna poles .are
below Air Force climability standards. Engineering Division has been notified.
complete the 100 percent design package. Upon his return to HQ,
selected the chillers' compressors for the project.
C. The Bureau's air conditioning project continues apace.
of RECD visited the. Bureau on-25 July. to make a preliminary review o e
90 percent design package. Pan Asia Engineering has now been directed to
A. Chinese Unit-Chief
of U.S. Government service.
B. Admin Officer
29 July..
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retired on 31 July after 34 years STAT
departed PCS on STAT
C. Admin Officer
arrived PCS on 26 July. STAT
D. Japanese monitor.traineq the Bureau's first MLC STAT
monitor, EOD'ed on 11 Jul and is making good.progress under the tutelage of
Japanese Unit Chief STAT
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A.. Bureau began. filing all. priority and above PRC source material to.
consumer. at U.S. Embassy in Tokyo in response to request. Bureau Chief will
follow upon service-during upcoming Tokyo Visit.
B.. Okinawa. and London Bureaus have been requested by LRB to provide
information on the composition of internal bureau lateral service "packages"
to aid LRB in rationalizing the LSL. Senior-Editor will. coordinate STAT
this effort during his upcoming TDY at London Bureau en route'to.PCS
Headquarters (LRB).
Lt. Gary Schaumburg, USN, and four officers from the Hanza site,
briefing and familiarization, 14:July:.-
SA Sam Kirton and a second.group of special agents, OSI
Detachment 4607,'Kadena Airbase,''briefing and familiarization, 18. July.
Col.. Ken Meadows, USA, newly: assigned deputy chief of staff,
USFJ, Yokota Airbase, orientation, 28 July.
3 August.
Chief, Okinawa Bureau, FBIS
Attachment :
Production Reports
cc: Chief,, Bangkok Bureau
Chief, Hong Kong Bureau
Chief,, London Bureau.
Chief, Seoul Bureau
Staff. Cruising office TDY to Bangkok 24 July.- STAT
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I . TOTALS FROM ALL SOURCES:
.TOTAL PU.3LISHA.3LE WORDAGE FIL::D DURING MONTH: b15,790
TOTAL NON-PULSLIS!bX3LE WORDAGE FIL::.) DURING MONTdd: 401,650
TOTAL NULER OF PU:3L1:~H,1;3LE ITEMS FILED DURING MONTH: 2,307
BROAD-
CASTS
I I . 1142 UT OF R_.GULAR CUVE!tAG.: l b , 2b4
(minutes or issues per week) min.
III. OUTPUT FR0,M1 ALL SOURCES:
(publishable words per month)
CHINA
Beijing International Service to East & South !ifrica in
English ---
i ei jing International Service to North ALnerica in
English 100
Beijing International Service in
Japanese
Beijing to Southeast Asia in
Mandarin 700
Beijing to Taiwan in
Mandarin 10,420
Beijing to the USSR in
Russian 70
Beijing to Vietnam in
Vietnamese 9,990
Beijing Domestic Service in
Mandarin 32,5b0
Fuzhou Fujian Provincial Service in
Mandarin 1,640
Hangzhou Zhejiang Provincial Service in
Mandarin 4,560
Hefei Anhui Provincial Service in
Mandarin 11,560
Nanchang Jiangxi Provincial Service in
Mandarin 10,240
Nanjing Jiangsu Provincial Service in
Mandarin 9,890
Shanghai City Service in
Mandarin 5,530
PRESS PUBLI-
AGEi'CIES CATIONS
52,445 169.35
min. issues
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BROAD-
CASTS
PRESS PUBL.I-
AGENCIES CATIONS
Beijing X11UHUA in
English
Beijing XINi{UA Domestic Service in
Chinese
Fuzhou F UJ IAN R ISAO in
232,660
112,060
Chinese
Hangzhou %HEJ LANG RIBA) in
. Chinese
Nanjing XINHUA R Ii3AO in
Chinese
Shanghai RIBAO in
Chinese
Shanghai WEN HUI 3AO in
Chinese
3,300
1,280
450
5,890
3,590
CLANDESTINE
(Clandestine) da Yi Radio to China in
Nanda ri n 6,450
F RAMC:
Paris AFP in
English
HUNG KONG
Hong Kong, AFP in
. English
JAPAN
Tokyo NHK Television Network in
Japanese 1,580
Tokyo JPS in
English
Tokyo KYODO in
English
Tokyo J IJI in
English
Tokyo AKAHATA in
14, 670
7,800
70,040
14,830
Japanese
1,750
Tokyo ASAHI SHIM3UN in
Japanese
11,220
Tokyo ASAHI EVENING NEWS in
English
13,810
Tokyo MAIN[CHI DAILY NEWS in
English
12,190
Tokyo ?JAINICHI SHIMi3UN in
Japanese
8,950
Tokyo NIHON KEIZAI SHIi-13UN in
Japanese
14,080
Tokyo SA!' KE I S11 INi3UN in
Japanese
1,480
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PRESS PUBLI-
AGENCIES CATIuNS
Tokyo SHUKAN BUNSHUN in
Japanese
510
Tokyo THE DAILY YO1,IIURI in
English
8, 5b O
Tokyo T11: JAPAN TIMES in
English
3,850
Tokyo TOKYO SHI'?13UN in
Japanese
Tokyo YO:?IIURI SHIi?13UN in
Japanese
3,440
Naha OKIi4,\'.4A TDIES in
Japanese
1,240
Naha RYUKYU S:iL`IP0 in
Japanese
870
KOKEA (NOR(TH)
Pyongyang KCNA in
English
Muir GOL IA
Ulaanbaatar HHlu:TSA,?IE in
English
Ulaanbaatar ~IONTSAME in
Russian
PHILIP?II4 S
Quezon City RPN Television Network in
English
TA IIJAN
Taipei International Service in
English
Taipei Domestic Service in
Manda ri n
Taipei CIJA in
English
Taipei C!iINA POST in
English
Taipei CHING CHI JIfi PAO in
Chinese
Taipei CHUNG