MONTHLY REPORT -- PARAGUAY BUREAU -- MAY 1985

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• Publication Date: June 5, 1985
• Content Type: MEMO

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MPY-5031
5 June 1985
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, FBIS
THROUGH : Chief, Operations Group
SUBJECT : Monthly Report -- Paraguay Bureau -- May 1985
A. Monitorial/Editorial
1. May's main focus of attention in Argentina was the
escalation of right-wing extremism, which has been marked by a
number of bombing attacks on party and union offices throughout
the country. President Alfonsin and his government have shown
considerable concern over this problem and the security forces
are conducting investigations into its causes. Another major
story was Argentine reaction to the British inauguration of an
airport in the Falkland Islands. Buenos Aires alleges that the
airport will be used for military purposes, that its length
makes it usable by aircraft with sufficient range to strike
targets in Argentina, and that it involves South America in the
superpower rivalry and makes it a target for their nuclear
weapons. Foreign Minister Caputo carried Argentina's protest to
the OAS Permanent Council and the UN Security Council. His
speech before the OAS on the 15th, broadcast live by Buenos
Aires Domestic Service, was covered by the bureau with an
augmented staff.
2. In Bolivia, the government of President Siles Zuazo at
month's end announced the reestablishment of ambassadorial
relations with Cuba, cut in 1964. On the 9th, the cabinet
resigned en masse to allow Siles to form his team before the 14
July presidential elections and several cabinet members to
declare their candidacies. Eighteen political parties are
fielding candidates. In the unreal world of the Bolivian
economy, on the 14th the government announced a 50-percent
devaluation of the peso, making the official exchange rate
75,000 to the dollar and pushing the black:mark:et, or "street,"
rate up to 00,000 to the dollar.
3. Brazilian President Sarney dealt with one of his many
serious crises during the month, caused by heightened demands
from unions which touched off squabbling between two of his
principal ministers. As the month closed, most of the striking
workers had returned to work after agreements
had been reached and Sarney apparently had succeeded in patching
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up, at least temporarily, the differences. The bureau's receipt
of Brazilian papers was cut 30 April - 6 May because of a
Brazilian airport workers strike. ELAAD backstopped the bureau
during this period.
4. The terrorist actions of the extreme leftist Manuel
Rodriguez Patriotic Front highlighted the bureau's coverage of
Chilean affairs. Bombings claimed by the Front blacked out
Santiago and other major cities twice during the month, in
addition to causing a number of civilian casualties. President
F'inochet's government on the 3d extended the state of siege in
force throughout the country for another 90 days. The
opposition on the 30th held another day of protest, but it was
largely uneventful.
5. The Peruvian Government of President Belaunde Terry on
the 23d imposed an embargo on Soviet fishing trawlers in
Peruvian harbors following a campaign led by the fisheries
minister to revamp the fishing agreement with Moscow. The
dispute, according to the prime minister, never affected
relations, and the embargo was lifted after it was proved the
Peruvian company associated with the Soviet agreement, and not
the Soviets themselves, was responsible for the overdue
payments. On the 16th, Shining Path bombings hit several
embassies, including that of the United States, in Lima.
Although the government claims the Shining Path is withdrawing
from its original base areas because of losses resulting from
government pressure, the terrorists have vowed to continue their
struggle.
6. On the 15th, the bureau covered the Paraguayan
Independence Day celebrations and provided a video recording of
the military parade to the Defense Attache Office, for which it
expressed appreciation.
7. The bureau again has sent Panama Bureau a 2--day file of
the Paris AFP in Spanish take received at Paraguay. We have
noticed that the AFF' service received at Paraguay does not carry
many items on Panama's coverage area, particularly on Central
America. Panama will compare the two services and then report
its findings.
B. Cruising
1. During the month, the cruiser surveyed the secondary
adjustments by Moscow on its International Service, Radio Peace
and Progress, and Radio Magallanes. As of this writing, Moscow
appears to be conducting an additional realignment of its
broadcast frequencies, which will be reported when it is
completed.
2. The cruiser also conducted surveys of Uruguayan medium
wave stations from the new remote long-wire antenna, of radios
in Panama Bureau's coverage area to assist in the writing of the
bureau's backstop coverage plan, and of Havana International
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1. During Regional Engineer) I5-day tdy to
the bureau, a low-level performance bench test was conducted on
the 1403 Modified Frederick Tape Reader. The 1203 Converters for
the TELAM, DYN, and NOTICIAS ARGENTINAS news agencies were
modified -for low-level operation. To modify the AFP and EFE news
agencies, which are land-line, high-level sources, the bureau
needs special relay interfaces to go to low level. Engineering
Division will supply these as soon as possible. The 1403 Tape
Reader is available for low-level operation, but we need an
additional interface board for our backup EXTEL B-315 ASR before
the communications circuit is modified. This board has been
ordered. Arv's visit proved to be very productive.
2. Working two successive Saturdays with the help of GSO
technicians, jackhammers, and acetyline torches, we finally were
able to remove the steel supports to the two transformers
mentioned in last month's report. There was considerable concern
that we would break or crash through the ceiling of the office
located below FBIS. The small room in which the transformers
were located is being remodeled to locate one of the two IBM PC
work positions.
_. Ten new IBM Selectric III typewriters were received.
I I . ADM I STRAT I ON
A. Personnel
1. The bureau's new part time secretary,
starting working on the 27th.
2. The bureau has begun interviewing and testing for the
recently approved associate editor position. We received
applications from some 50 candidates, some of whom have
impressive credentials.
-. Bureau personnel 20-31 May received training from the
visiting SDS/CRW team on the use of the IBM PC's. Eveyone who
received the training was very pleased with the course and all
agreed that the computers can be well applied to the bureau's
operations. Those receiving training were: chief
senior editor administrative assist
cans
and teletypist
cruiser
I and
1. Regional engineer) ITDY to the bureau
from the 5-10 May on an aperiodic working visit.
director of the Office of Communications, and
c~ief of ATO/Miami, to the bureau on the 24th for
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STAT 4. the members of the CRW F'C
training team, TDY to the bureau 19-31 May.
STAT
STAT
STAT
personnel attended the church service and the subsequent
reception at a local country club.
the of of the communications section and now
was married on the 4th. Many bureau
Chief, FBIS Paraguay Bureau
cc: C/Panama Bureau
C/Key West Bureau
(attachments: Monthly Production Report
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PARAGUAY 'JREAU PRODUCTION REPORT FG.. MAY 1985
TOTALS FROM ALL SOURCES:
332,380
TOTAL
PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING THE MONTH:
259,810
TOTAL
NON-PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING THE MONTH:
72,570
TOTAL
NUMBER OF PUBLISHABLE ITEMS FILED DURING THE MONTH:
728
II. OUTPUT FROM ALL SOURCES:
ARGENTINA
Buenos Aires Domestic Service in
Spanish
Buenos Aires Argentina Televisora Color
Network in Spanish
Buen6A-Aires TELAM in
Spanish
Buenos Aires NOTICIAS ARGENTINAS 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 LA PRENSA in
Spanish
Buenos Aires AMBITO FINANCIERO 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 in
Spanish
BRAZIL
Brasilia Domestic Service in
Portuguese
Porto Alegre Radio Guaiba in
Portuguese
BROAD-
PRESS
PUBLIC-
CASTS
AGENCY
ATIONS
7,085
39,990
17.00
(min)
(min)
(issues;
25,480
2,530
20,560
14,810
5,380
2,160
8,800
8,030
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BROAD- PRESS PUBLIC-
CASTS AGENCY ATIONS
BRAZIL -- continued
Sao Paulo Radio Bandeirantes Network in
Portuguese
o Paulo Radio Bandeirantes in
Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro JORNAL DO BRASIL in
Portuguese
:io 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
;antiago Domestic Service in
Spanish
;antiago Radio Chilena in
Spanish
;antiago COSAS in
Spanish
;antiago EL MERCURIO in
Spanish
antiago HOY in
Spanish
antiago LA TERCERA DE LA HORA in
Spanish
antiago QUE PASA in
Spanish
HINA
eijing in Spanish to
Latin America
RANCE
6,670
5,790
430
0
3,520
3,980
5,190
0
10,800
3,820
ARIS AFP in
Spanish 38,640
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BROAD- PRESS PUBLIC-
CASTS AGENCY ATIONS
PARAGUAY
Asuncion Domestic Service in
Spanish 2,550
Asuncion Radio Primero de Marzo in
Spanish 320
Asuncion Red Privada de Teledifusora.
Paraguaya Television in Spanish 0
Asuncion EL DIARIO NOTICIAS in
Spanish
Asuncion EL PUEBLO in
Spanish
Asuncion HOY in
Spanish
Asuncion PATRIA in
Spanish
Asuncion SENDERO in
Spanish
Asuncion ULTIMA HORA in
Spanish
Lima Domestic Service in
Spanish 0
Lima Television Service in
Spanish 0
Lima Cadena America Television in
Spanish 1,490
Lima Cadena Panamericana Television in
Spanish 2,570
Lima Television Lima in
Spanish 1,080
Lima Radio del Pacifico in
Spanish 780
Lima Radioprogramas del Peru in
Spanish 3,670
Lima EL COMERCIO in
Spanish
Lima EXPRESO in
Spanish
Lima OAY-4Z Television Service in
Spanish 230
Lima EL DIARIO MARKA in
Spanish
Lima LA REPUBLICA in
Spanish
Lima CARETAS in
Spanish
670
3,080
2,090
3,880
1,180
1,920
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BROAD- PRESS PUBLIC-
CASTS AGENCY ATIONS
SPAIN
MADRID EFE in
Spanish 28,450
UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS
Moscow in
Portuguese to Brazil 0
Moscow in
Spanish to Latin America 1,450
Moscow in
Spanish to Chile 4,090
Moscow in
Spanish to Cuba 0
Moscow Radio Peace and Progress in
Spanish to Latin America 1,390
Moscow Radio Magallanes in
Spanish to Chile 2,320
URUGUAY
Montevideo Radio El Espectador Network in
Spanish 3,070
Montevideo Radio Carve in
Spanish 1,650
Montevideo LA HORA in
Spanish
Montevideo EL DIA in
Spanish
Montevideo OPINAR in
Spanish
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