MONTHLY REPORT -- PARAGUAY BUREAU -- SEPTEMBER 1985

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 9, 2010
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: October 3, 1985
• Content Type: MEMO

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FOREIGN BROADCAST INFORMATION SERVICE
PARAGUAY BUREAU
ASUNCION, PARAGUAY
MPY-5045
3 October 1985
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, FBIS
THROUGH : Chief, Operations Group
SUBJECT : Monthly Report -- Paraguay Bureau --
September 1985
1. Staff and non-staff personnel on the 25th
attended the reception held at the Residence to say farewell
to outgoing Ambassador Davis, who departed post on the 28th.
His replacement, Ambassador-designate Clyde Taylor, who has
not yet been approved by the Senate, is planning to arrive
in Paraguay toward the end of October or early November.
2. During the month the new two-person editorial
desk and the accompanying Lazy Susan were installed. The
editorial desk forms the shape of an "H" with one leg
missing, and the Lazy Susan is a spin off of the now-famous
design from Okinawa. The bureau also received a
new cabinet for newspaper storage, and we should be
receiving the desk for our new computer room and lockers for
all staff in the next couple of weeks. In addition, Main
Radio and the future computer room were recarpeted, and the
storage room went through a major spring cleaning.
3-Field Engineering Division has advised the bureau
that the contract has been signed to purchase a 4.6-meter
antenna and the necessary ground control equipment for our
Associate ROSET system. The contractor and the regional
engineer will be visiting the bureau in mid-October to
inspect the prospective sites and meet with local
contractors.
A. Monitorial/Editorial
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1. The main focus of attention in Bolivia this
month was the government-labor crisis resulting from labor's
oppostion to the new economic policy of the Paz Estenssoro
government. On the 3d, the principal labor grouping
declared a general strike that was to last only 48 hours,
but when it was extended the government responded by
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having the Army occupy petroleum installations and the Air
Force take over airport operations. In a forceful action to
break the strike, the government on the 19th declared a
state of siege and arrested some 2,000 union and opposition
leaders, many of whom were banished to the remote Amazon
region. As the month closed, the Congress was debating the
state of siege in nightly sessions that the bureau is
covering.
2. Events in Chile took a turn for the worse in
September with violent incidents increasing. On the 4th, the
main workers organization sponsored a "Day of Protest"
against the government of President Pinochet that resulted
in 11 killed and some 1,000 arrested. President Pinochet
delivered a speech to the nation on the 11th, the 12th
anniversary of his assumption of power. In the speech, which
the bureau excerpted, Pinochet praised the policies of his
government and attacked the opposition and the multiparty
National Accord for the Transition to Democracy for
promoting disorder. On the 16th, our Santiago contractor
relayed a speech by opposition leader Gabriel Valdez
broadcast by Radio Chilena. This is the first such speech by
an opposition leader broadcast since Pinochet came to power.
Our Santiago contractor has already sent his first two video
tapes since acquiring this capability; they were on the 11
September National Day festivities and Army Day on the 19th.
3. The bureau resumed regular coverage of Argentine
television on the 25th, after Clorinda Channel 2, a repeater
station of Formosa Channel 11, began carrying a 30-minute,
direct relay from Buenos Aires of national and international
news Monday through Friday. The new program is named
"Television Informa," replacing the "30 Milliones" program
previously relayed by the Clorinda repeater.
4. The Paraguayan Government over the month
tightened its pressure on the local opposition, banishing
two MOPOCO leaders on the 8th to remote areas, arresting
another on his return from Argentina on the 18th, and
detaining another on the 21st. In addition, a leader of the
main opposition Liberal Party was detained and held for a
week. Furthermore, public infighting within the ruling
Colorado Party has increased since the party executive board
intervened in precinct elections. The dollar-guarani
exchange rate has momentarily stabilized at between 750-800
after going over 1,000 last month.
B. Cruising
The cruiser is participating in the biannual survey
of Moscow International Service broadcasts, and he completed
during the month a survey of Havana International Service
broadcasting. While cruising Bolivian stations in support of
the monitorial staff during the government-labor crisis, he
discovered the "Cadena Nacional de Emisoras Mineras
(National Network of Mining Stations)."
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C. Technical
1. A new television antenna was installed on the
roof to enhance coverage of Argentine television. The
antenna is mounted on the tower on top of the roof and
utilizes a mixer, a distributor amplifier and five
distributor boosters each with four outputs.
2. VHF transceivers were installed in the bureau's
car and truck and a base established in main radio. This
system is compatible with our beeper recall system and will
be incorporated into the Embassy security system.
3.The following equipment was purchased locally for
the Lima contractor: a Panasonic VCR, an ITT AM-FM
radio/television/cassette player, and an NTV Viking phone
patch setup.
Personnel
1. The Embassy on the 29th implemented for local
employees an across-the-board pay increase of 9 percent,
far short of a 40-percent increase that had been
recommended by the Ambassador for 1 September but turned
down by the Department.
for
2. The bureau started pre-employment
newly selected associate editor candidate If
all goes well, we hope to have him report for duty before
the end of the year, based on our past experience with our
first candidate.
departed post on the 14th on a
2.L (deputy chief /Operations
Group, visited the bureau 24-26 September.
3.An IG inspection team TDY'ed at the bureau 29
September-3 October.
1. On the 10th, Bureau Chief and
Deputy Chief represented the
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bureau at a reception given on the occasion of the
inauguration of the new Peace Corps center. Peace Corps
Director Loret Ruppe was the guest of honor.
2. On the 28th,1 (hosted an
Embassy-wide surprise shower for mother-to-be Editor
She received lots of goodies for the future editor.
Chief, FBIS Paraguay Bureau
CC: C/Panama Bureau
C/Key West Bureau
Attachments: Production Report
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PARAGUK UREAU PRODUCTION REPORT FOR SEI MBER 1985
TOTALS FROM ALL SOURCES: 370,010
TOTAL PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING THE MONTH: 279,610
TOTAL NON-PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING THE MONTH: 90,400
TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLISHABLE ITEMS FILED DURING THE MONTH: 811
BROAD- PRESS PUBLIC-
CASTS AGENCY ATIONS
I. INPUT OF REGULAR COVERAGE 7,455 41,310 171.25
(min) (min) (issues)
II. OUTPUT FROM ALL SOURCES:
ARGENTINA
Buenos Aires Domestic Service in
Spanish
Buenos Aires NOTICIAS ARGENTINAS in
Spanish
Buenos Aires TELAM in
Spanish
Buenos Aires DYN in
Spanish
Buenos Aires BUENOS AIRES HERALD in
English
Buenos Aires CLARIN in
Spanish
Buenos Aires GENTE in
Spanish
Buenos Aires LA NACION in
Spanish
Buenos Aires AMBITO FINANCIERO in
Spanish
Buenos Aires LA PRENSA in
Spanish
BOLIVIA
La Paz Radio Illimani Network in
Spanish
La Paz Cadena Panamericana in
Spanish
La Paz EL DIARIO in
Spanish
La Paz PRESENCIA iri
Spanish
4,310
15,020
8,830
1,600
13,280
190
0
2,390
5,140
28,020
1,000
Brasilia Domestic Service in
Portuguese
Porto Alegre Radio Guaiba in
Portuguese
3,450
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BRAZIL - continued
Sao Paulo Radio Bandeirantes Network in
Portuguese
Sao Paulo Radio Bandeirantes in
Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro JORNAL DO BRASIL in
Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro LATIN AMERICA DAILY POST in
English
Rio de Janeiro MANCHETE in
Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro 0 GLOBO in
Portuguese
Sao Paulo FOLHA DE SAO PAULO in
Portuguese
Sao Paulo 0 ESTADO DE SAO PAULO in
Portuguese
Sao Paulo VEJA in
Portuguese
CHILE
Santiago Domestic Service in
Spanish
Santiago Radio Chilena in
Spanish
Santiago COSAS in
Spanish
Santiago EL MERCURIO in
Spanish
Santiago HOY in
Spanish
Santiago LA TERCERA DE LA HORA in
Spanish
Santiago QUE PASA in
Spanish
Santiago ANALISIS in
Spanish
Santiago FORTIN MAPOCHO in
Spanish
CHINA
Beijing in Spanish to
Latin America
FRANCE
Paris AFP in
Spanish
BROAD- PRESS PUBLIC-
CASTS AGENCY ATIONS
7,330
1,600
0
0
5,920
3,380
22,490
10,370
0
6,500
0
690
0
5,470
760
39,080
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PARAGUAY
Asuncion Domestic Service in
Spanish
Asuncion Red Privada de Teledifusora
Paraguaya Television in Spanish
Asuncion Cerro Cora Sistema Nacional Television in
Spanish
Asuncion EL DIARIO in
Spanish
Asuncion EL PUEBLO in
Spanish
Asuncion HOY in
Spanish
Asuncion PATRIA in
Spanish
Asuncion SENDERO in
Spanish
Asuncion ULTIMA HORA in
Spanish
BROAD- PRESS PUBLIC-
CASTS AGENCY ATIONS
1,730
3,410
0
2,680
Lima Domestic Service in
Spanish 0
Lima Television Service in
Spanish 12 , 810
Lima Radio del Pacifico in
Spanish 5 , 300
Lima Cadena America Television in
Spanish 2, 360
Lima Cadena Panamericana Television in
Spanish 9,680
Lima Televisora Lima in
Spanish 1, 780
Lima Radioprogramas'del Peru in
Spanish 2 , 350
Lima CARETAS in
Spanish
Lima EXPRESO in
Spanish
Lima EL DIARIO MARKA in
Spanish
Lima EL COMERCIO in
Spanish
Lima LA REPUBLICA in
Spanish
MADRID EFE in
Spanish 28,020
0
0
1,640
100
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UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS
Moscow in
Portuguese to Brazil
Moscow in
Spanish to Latin America
Moscow in
Spanish to Chile
Moscow in
Spanish to Cuba
Moscow Radio Peace and Progress in
Spanish to Latin America
Moscow Radio Magallanes in
Spanish to Chile
URUGUAY
Montevideo Radio El Espectador Network in
Spanish
Montevideo Radio Carve in
Spanish
Montevideo EL DIA in
Spanish
Montevideo LA HORA in
Spanish
Montevideo OPINAR in
Spanish
BROAD- PRESS PUBLIC-
CASTS AGENCY ATIONS
1,260
1,600
1,080
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