MONTHLY REPORT -- PARAGUAY BUREAU -- NOVEMBER 1986

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 2, 2012
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: December 4, 1986
• Content Type: MEMO

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FOREIGN BROADCAST INFORMATION SERVICE
PARAGUAY BUREAU
ASUNCION, PARAGUAY
MPY-6055
4 December 1986
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, FBIS
THROUGH : Chief, Operations Group
SUBJECT : Monthly Report -- Paraguay Bureau --
November 1986
1. During November, the Paraguayan Government
cracked down more severely than usual on the opposition.
Jamming of the opposition Radio Nanduti increased during
the last week of the month to its highest level since it
began 7 months ago -- at times the interferen9'e has been
almost continuous. Earlier in the month, the'interior
minister denied that the government has anything to do with
the jamming, which the station owner has said is causing
sponsors to withdraw commercials, thus reducing station
revenues and putting the station near bankruptcy. One of
the radio's reporters was beaten and arrested, allegedly
for reporting on demonstrations by politically active
employees and doctors at the Hospital de Clinicas in
Asuncion who have clashed with police several times this
year. The reporter now is reported missing and the leader
of the protesting doctors union has been jailed.
2. Further signs of government intransigence were
contained in remarks by two generals. At a graduation
ceremony, the major general who heads an officers training
school said that President Stroessner will rule "until the
and of his days." Another general, in a comment that
surprised no one, said that the Army will defend the
government "with arms if necessary."
3. As part of the State Department's effort to
bolster security at embassies overseas, all Embassy
employees are now required to wear Embassy I.D. badges and
personal and official vehicles must be registered and
display an Embassy decal to enter the compound.
A. M9nitgESil/?4itori$1
1. Following a 30 October JORNAL DO BRASIL
report that Paraguayan President Alfredo Stroessner is very
ill with gallstones and an infection, and that he has been
advised to receive treatment in the United States, the
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Bureau initiated a log of Stroessner's daily appearances on
local television news programs. The longest period during
which Stroessner did not appear was 4 days -- from the 7th
to the 10th. No subsequent reports of his illness have
been monitored.
2. The Bureau this month began covering a new
Paraguayan opposition newspaper, LA DEMOCRACIA. The
paper's masthead states that it expresses the thinking of
Paraguayan liberalism.
3. In November, the Bureau filed 34,340 words
exclusively from Brasilsat sources, up from 18,140 words in
October. A large part of this increase was the result of
coverage of the announcement of the Brazilian Government's
new economic measures and the subsequent protests by
opposition politicians and the first violent riots against
the democratic government since it was installed.
B. Tgahniggti
1. The Bureau this month started experiencing
some reception problems with the two press agencies
monitored off Brasilsat. It was discovered that the No. 1
TVRO-270-FDM generates a signal that interferes with the
No. 2 TVRO-270 FDM, causing extensive garbling. It was
also discovered that there is interaction among the
TVRO-270-70 and TVRO-270-FDM receivers. To improve our
reception until a permanent solution is found, the Bureau
has turned off the No. 1 FDM and the No. 2 "70." S.T.
Research is sending a technician to the Bureau the week of
7 December to look into the problem.
2. Bureau technicians successfully tested and
installed the antenna selector unit at the remote site near
Luque. This system will be used with the microwave
expansion project.
3. The technicians also installed the IBM-XT in
the computer room.
C. Cruising
The cruiser spent 2 weeks cruising Brasilsat SBTS
Al in an unsuccessful search for more public media sources.
He also checked the frequency changes for Beijing
International Service and secondary frequency changes for
Moscow International Service.
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A. P sQnOgj
Since receiving Headquarters approval to increase
the FBN T/O to 25, the Bureau has obtained Embassy approval
to bring another monitor on board. This will bring the
Bureau's monitorial strength up to 15. The Bureau has sent
letters to two candidates from the last hiring campaign who
look promising and will begin advertising the position in
local newspapers in January-February.
Paraguay Bureau experienced a baby boom in
November. On the 7th, Bureau Administrative Assistant
gave birth to a daughter,
And on the 30th, the wife of-Monitor Supervisor
had a boy named
Chief, FBIS Paraguay Bureau
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Paraguay Bureau Production Report for November 1986
TOTAL
PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH:
26045ci
TOTAL
NON-PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH:
89660
TOTAL
NUMBER OF PUBLISHABLE ITEMS FILED DURING MONTH:
8.2
BROAD--
CASTS
PRESS
AGENCIES
F'IJBL I -
CATIONS
I I .
INPUT OF REGULAR COVERAGE:
1
1 020. 00
50220. 00
173.23
(minutes or issues per week)
min.
min.
issues
III.
OUTPUT FROM ALL... SOURCES:
(publishable words per month)
ARGENTINA
Buenos Aires Argentina Televisora Color
Network: in
Spanish 450
Buenos Aires Domestic Servi e.1h'_
Spanish 621o
Formosa LT 88 Television in
Spanish 0
Buenos Aires DYN in
Spanish
Buenos Aires NOTICIAS ARGENTINAS in
Spanish
Buenos Aires TELAM 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 LA RAZON in
Spanish
BOLIVIA
L.a Paz La Red F'anamer i cana in
Spanish
La Paz Radio Illimani in
Spanish
La Paz El Diario in
Spanish
8170
2886c)
17(--)10
10460
1890
i)
159o
2340
1420
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La Paz FRESENCIA in
Spanish
BRAZ IL
Brasilia Domestic Service in
Portuguese
Brasilia Radio Nacional da Amazonia
Network in
Portuguese
Porto Alegre Radio Guaiba in
Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro Radio Globo in
Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro Rede Globo Television in
Portuguese
Sao Paulo Bandeirantes Television in
Portuguese
Sao Paulo Radio Bandeirantes in
Portuguese
Brasilia EBN in
Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro AJB in
BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro JORNAL DO BRASIL in
Portuguese
3980
Rio de Janeiro MANCHETE in
Portuguese
640
Rio de Janeiro 0 GLOBO in
Portuguese
3000
Sao Paulo FOLHA DE SAO PAULO in
Portuguese
4750
Sao Paulo 0 ESTADO DE SAO PAULO in
Portuguese
2360
Sao Paulo VEJA in
Portuguese
53'0
CHILE
Santiago Domestic Service in
Spanish
7140
Santiago Radio Chilena in
Spanish
9840
Santiago Radio Portales in
Spanish
18.0
Santiago QUE FASA in
Spanish
Santiago ALTERNATIVA in
Spanish
Santiago COSAS in
Spanish
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BROAD--? PRESS PURL I -
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
Santiago EL MERCURIO in
Spanish
2100
Santiago HOY in
Santi
Santi
Spanish
ago LA SEGUNDA in
Spanish
ago LA TERCERA DE LA HORA in
Spanish
(i
i)
640
Santiago ago MENSAJE in
Spanish
CHINA
Beijing Beijing in
Spanish
FRANCE
Paris AFP in
Spanish
PARAGUAY
Asuncion Radio Nanduti in
Spanish
Asuncion Cerro Cora Sistema Nacional
de Television in
Spanish
Asuncion Domestic Service in
Spanish
Asuncion Radio Primero de Marzo in
Spanish
Asuncion Red Privada de Television in
Spanish
Asuncion EL DIARIO in
Spanish
Asuncion EL PUEBLO in
Spanish
Asuncion HOY in
Spanish
Asuncion LA DEMOCRACIA in
Spanish
Asuncion LA TARDE in
Spanish
Asuncion PATRIA in
Spanish
Asuncion SENDERO in
Spanish
Asuncion ULT I MA HORA in
Spanish
3450
0
287(--)
210
200
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BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
PERU
Lima Cadena America Television in
Spanish c_r
Lima Canal 9 Television in
Spanish -
650
Lima
Lima
Domestic Service in
Spanish
Latinoamericana Television in
Spanish
C)
460
Lima Panamericana Television
Network: in
Spanish 550
Lima Radio Star in
Spanish C)
Lima Radio del Pacifico in
Spanish 1950
Lima Radioprogramas del Peru in
Spanish 090
Lima Television Peruana in:-
Lima CARETAS in
Spanish
Lima EL COMERCIO in
Spanish
Lima EL NUEVO D I AR I O in
Spanish
Lima EXPRESO
Spanish
Lima LA REPUBLICA in
Spanish
SPA I N
Madrid EFE in
Spanish
URUGUAY
Montevideo Radio Carve in
Spanish
Montevideo Radio El Espectador in
Spanish
Montevideo LA HORA in
Spanish
Montevideo EL DIA in
Spanish
Montevideo LA DEMOCRACIA in
Spanish
3090
i
50
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BROAD- PRESS PUEIL I -
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
USSR
Moscow Radio Magallanes in
Spanish 0
Moscow Radio Peace and Progress in
Spanish to Latin America 1350
Moscow in
Portuguese to Brazil
i~
Moscow in
Spanish to Latin America
Moscow in
Spanish to Chile 4550
Moscow in
Spanish to Cuba
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WORDAGE FILED FROM ROSET SOURCES
Brasilia EBN in
Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro AJB in
Portuguese
Brasilia Radio Nacional da Amazonia Network in
Portuguese
Brasilia Domestic Service i
Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro Radio Globo in
Portuguese
Paulo Bandeirantes Television in
Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro Rede Globo Television in
Portuguese
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