MONTHLY REPORT--AUSTRIA BUREAU--NOVEMBER 1987

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• Publication Date: December 9, 1987
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, FBIS
THROUGH Chief, Operations Group
FROM Chief, Vienna Bureau
SUBJECT : Monthly Report -- Austria Bureau -- November 1987
With the official White House nomination 6 November of Henry
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mid-January.
Meanwhile, a spate of burglaries of American homes (including
four in close proximity to the residences of the bureau chief and
deputy chief) has focused new attention on residential security and
the need for common sense precautions, even in beautiful Vienna.
PMCD classification officer visited the bureau from STAT
3-7 November for orientation and to audit the Bureau's new system
administrator position. It is hoped that the oft-delayed visit
provided a solid basis for a favorable grade determination for the
position in Vienna as well as at other FBA bureaus.
A. Monitorial/Editorial
1. A useful memorandum was received from Headquarters
analyst based on his visit to Vienna and discussions withSTAT
Bureau personnel in October. The memo, which deals with aspects of
Albanian, Bulgarian, and Yugoslav coverage, contains many valuable
and interesting observations that are currently being circulated
among the appropriate Bureau sections.
2. Despite filed wordage numbers that continue to hover at
the record level, the Bureau continues to experience no filing
backlogs. This is testimony to the relief FBA-1 has provided to the
communications section. STAT
3. A 29 November - 2 December visit by DC/ADD
provided an excellent opportunity for a thorough exchange on-FBA
with all interested Bureau personnel. The con ensus, here at least,
is that the visit was well worthwhile. I
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4. At the request of MOD, a 1-week sampling of the
parliamentary reports carried on Italian television (RAIUNO) was
videorecorded off the 13-degree EUTELSAT satellite. The recordings
were subsequently pouched to Headquarters where they will be
evaluated by consumers for content and potential further exploitation
of the broadcasts.
B. Communications
1. The Bureau's primary circuit was down for approximately
20 hours on the 24th and 25th of the month due to unannounced modem
repair work at the embassy. The VCVC was used to send and receive
traffic during the outage.
2. Following brief difficulties with the VCVC on the 19th
that caused the BBC to lose part of its TANJUG Serbo-Croatian cast, a
copy of the Bureau's backstop printout of the missing items was faxed
to Caversham.
C. Lateral Services
1. At the beginning of the month, copies of the communique
issued on the meeting of Warsaw Pact foreign ministers at the end of
October were provided to the CSCE delegation in Vienna at their
request. The items were originally filed by London Bureau from
Soviet and CSSR sources.
2. On the 6th, the Embassy Political Section asked for
assistance in locating a DPA Spanish report on an interview given in
Vienna by a leader of the FDR opposition in El Salvador. A copy of a
Vienna radio interview with the individual, filed by the Bureau on 24
October, was located and forwarded to the Embassy after it was
determined that the DPA item was a report on that same interview.
3. At the request of the Embassy political officer on the
16th of the month, copies of a number of items related to the
Waldheim affair (some dating back to last spring) were located and
sent by courier to the Embassy. The items -- speeches, statements,
and commentaries -- were urgently neeeded for inclusion in a package
being created for ambassador-designate Grunwald.
D. Technical
Two Barco monitors, model CRM-2032, were transferred to
Abidjan Bureau during the month.
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A. Personnel
1.
(FBN-07/01) ove er.
EOD'd as Yugoslav monitor trainee STAT
2. FBN wage scales reflecting a pay increase averaging
between 1.7% and 3.8% and retroactive to 19 July were finally
received from Headquarters and put into effect late in the month.
3. The Embassy announced an increase in the staff post
allowance from 25% to 30% effective 22 November due to the continuing
fall in the value of the dollar. The Temporary Lodging Allowance was
increased at the same time from $65 to $70 per day.
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5. All Bureau staff and nonstaff personnel as well as
dependents of staffers were issued new color-coded Embassy ID cards
during the month.
6. A number of Bureau personnel were awarded promotions,
QSI's and PSI's during the month:
FBN-08/01, effective 8 November;
FBN-10/04, effective 8 November;
FBN-09/01, effective 8 November;
FBN-09/01, effective 8 November;
FBN-08/03, effective 22 November;
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FBN-08/02, effective 8 November; and
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7. Communications operator
19 November and
became the prou parents of a baby daughter,
B. Building and Grounds
er. STAT
STAT
STAT
1. Four additional closed circuit TV cameras were installed
on Bureau grounds during the month as part of the security upgrade
program. The slot editor, Main Radio and Admin monitors now provide
a view of all sides of the building as well as the front gate.
2. Completing other areas of the upgrade, motorized
shutters were installed on two additional windows in the editorial
FBN-07/01 to
FBN-09/04 to
FBN-08/02 to
STAT
7 FBN-08/02 to
FBN-08 02 to
FBN-08/02 to
FBN-08/01 to
(PSI) FBN-08/01 STAT
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room. Power for their operation as well as a central control for all
windows with metal shutters will be installed next month. The area
which will provide secure storage for the Bureau's PTPE was
refurbished during the month. We now await the arrival of the vault
door being shipped from Headquarters.
3. Following a number of recent false alarms on the
Bureau's silent alarm to the local police station, PTT technicians
installed a new line for the alarm from the main alarm box to the
telephone line junction box in hope of solving the problem.
STAT
The Bureau hosted a number of visitors during the month,
including: PMCD classification officer 3-7 November, for
orientation and to audit the system administrator position; Chief,
FBIS Administrative Staff 5-8 November, for orientation
and discussions; rom the Regional Office of STAT
Communications, 10 November, to discuss a possible replacement for
the Bureau telephone system; Embassy Counselor for Administration STAT
Harold Vickers and Community Liaison Officer Mrs Helga Rice, 10
November, for orientation; Chief, Budget and Fiscal Branch, STAT
'11-13 November, for orientation and discussion; and epu y STAT
29 November - 2
Chief, Advanced Development Division,
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December for orientation and discussi ons.
STAT
Chief, Austrian Bureau
cc: Chief, FBIS London Bureau
Attachments
Production Report
Staff Personnel Report
Non-Staff Personnel Report
STAT
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Austrian Bureau Production Report for November 1987
I. TOTALS FROM ALL SOURCES:
TOTAL PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH: 812,150
TOTAL NON-PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH: 36,520
TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLISHABLE ITEMS FILED DURING MONTH: 1,405
BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
II. INPUT OF REGULAR COVERAGE: 12,300 15,865 325.99
(minutes or issues per mon min. min. issues
ALBANIA
Tirana Domestic Service in
Albanian
Tirana ATA in
English
Tirana BASHKIMI in
Albanian
Tirana DRITA in
Albanian
Tirana PUNA in
Albanian
Tirana RRUGA E PARTISE in
Albanian
Tirana ZERI I POPULLIT in
Albanian
Tirana ZERI I RINISE in
Albanian
7,680
13,680
AUSTRIA
Vienna Domestic Service in
German 10,080
Vienna ORF TELETEXT in
German 580
Vienna Television Service in
German 2,460
Vienna NEUE AZ in
German
Vienna DIE PRESSE in
German
Vienna KURIER in
German
Vienna NEUE KRONEN ZEITUNG in
German
Vienna PROFIL in
German
Vienna VOLKSSTIMME in
German
Vienna WIENER ZEITUNG in
German
0
1,210
4,470
3,620
1,710
12,950
3,240
990
3,050
1,420
7,380
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BROAD-
CASTS
PRESS
AGENCIES
PUBLI-
CATIONS
BULGARIA
Sofia Domestic Service in
Bulgarian
9,980
Sofia BTA in
English 31,420
Sofia ANTENI in
Bulgarian
0
Sofia
LITERATUREN FRONT in
Bulgarian
2,090
Sofia
NARODNA ARMIYA in
Bulgarian
4,500
Sofia
NARODNA MLADEZH in
i
3,470
an
Bulgar
Sofia NOVO VREME in
Bulgarian
Sofia OTECHESTVEN FRONT in
i
l
0
4,430
an
gar
Bu
Sofia POGLED in
Bulgarian
Sofia RABOTNICHESKO DELO in
i
1,560
51,310
an
Bulgar
Sofia STURSHEL in
0
Bulgarian
Sofia TRUD in
Bulgarian
Sofia ZEMEDELSKO ZNAME in
Bulgarian
5,350
CHINA
Beijing International Service in
Albanian
Beijing International Service in
Serbo-Croatian
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Prague Television Service in
Czech
Prague Television Service in
Slovak
Prague LIDOVA DEMOKRACIE in
Czech
Prague MLADA FRONTA in
Czech
Prague NOVA MYSL in
Czech
Prague PRACE in
Czech
550
2,000
5,670
2,420
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BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
Prague RUDE PRAVO in
Czech
Prague TRIBUNA in
Czech
Prague VECERNI PRAHA in
Czech
Prague ZEMEDELSKE NOVINY in
Czech
Bratislava PRAVDA in
Slovak
Bratislava ROLNICKE NOVINY in
Slovak
Bratislava SMENA in
Slovak
Bratislava VECERNIK in
62, 110
1,740
710
1,020
27,870
2,070
Slovak
FRANCE
Paris AFP in
English
23,330
Paris
GDR
East
ZNAKI
Polish
Berlin
CZASU in
BERLINER ZEITUNG in
0
East
German
Berlin
DER MORGEN in
0
East
German
Berlin
EINHEIT in
960
10
East
German
Berlin
HORIZONT in
,
100
1
East
German
Berlin
NATIONAL ZEITUNG in
,
0
East
German
Berlin
NEUE ZEIT in
0
East
German
Berlin
NEUES DEUTSCHLAND in
560
57
East
German
Berlin
NEUER WEG in
,
0
German
HUNGARY
Budapest Television Service in
Hungarian
Budapest MTI in
English
Budapest KULPOLITIKA in
Hungarian
Budapest MAGYAR HIRLAP in
Hungarian
Budapest MAGYAR NEMZET in
Hungarian
0
19,730
4,020
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Budapest MAGYARORSZAG in
Hungarian
Budapest NEPSZABADSAG in
Hungarian
Budapest NEPSZAVA in
Hungarian
Budapest PARTELET in
Hungarian
Budapest TARSADALMI SZEMLE in
Hungarian
ITALY
Rome ANSA in
English
POLAND
Warsaw KULTURA in
Polish
Warsaw NOWE DROGI in
Polish
Warsaw POLITYKA in
Polish
Warsaw PRZEGLAD KATOLICKI in
Polish
Warsaw RZECZPOSPOLITA in
Polish
Warsaw RZECZYWISTOSC in
Polish
Warsaw SLOWO POWSZECHNE in
Polish
Warsaw SZTANDAR MLODYCH in
Polish
Warsaw TRYBUNA LUDU in
Polish
Warsaw ZOLNIERZ WOLNOSCI in
Polish
Warsaw ZYCIE PARTII in
Polish
Warsaw ZYCIE WARSZAWY in
Polish
Krakow TYGODNIK POWSZECHNY in
Polish
ROMANIA
Bucharest Domestic Service in
Romanian
Bucharest AGERPRES in
English
BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
9,240
6,630
54,390
250
38,870
3,250
0
2,160
14,390
880
31,570
1,970
1,080
3,480
47,830
0
0
3,290
2,390
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BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
Bucharest AGERPRES in
French
Bucharest ERA SOCIALISTA in
Romanian
Bucharest LUMEA in
Romanian
Bucharest ROMANIA LIBERA in
Romanian
Bucharest SCINTEIA in
Romanian
USSR
Moscow in
Albanian to Albania
Moscow in
Bulgarian to Bulgaria
Moscow in
Macedonian to Yugoslavia
Moscow in
Romanian to Romania
Moscow in
Slovene to Yugoslavia
Moscow ISTORIYA SSSR in
Russian
Moscow KOMMUNIST VOORUZHENNYKH SIL in
Russian
Moscow KOMMUNIST in
Russian
Moscow MEZHDUNARODNAYA ZHIZN in
Russian
Moscow MIROVAYA EKONOMIKA I
MEZHDUNARODNYYE OTNOSHENIYA in
Russian
Moscow OBSHCHESTVENNYYE NAUKI in
Russian
Moscow PARTIYNAYA ZHIZN in
Russian
Moscow PLANOVOYE KHOZYAYSTVO in
Russian
Moscow POLITICHESKOYE
SAMOOBRAZOVANIYE in
Russian
Moscow PROBLEMY DALNEGO VOSTOKA in
Russian
Moscow PROBLEMY MIRA I SOTSIALIZMA in
Russian
Moscow RABOCHIY KLASS I SOVREMENNYY
MIR in
Russian
Moscow SOTSIOLOGICHESKIYE
ISSLEDOVANIYA in
Russian
630
0
1,680
39,970
7,080
0
3,930
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BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
Moscow SSHA: EKONOMIKA, POLITIKA,
IDEOLOGIYA in
Russian
Moscow VOPROSY EKONOMIKI in
Russian
Moscow VOPROSY FILOSOFII in
Russian
Moscow VOPROSY ISTORII KPSS in
Russian
Moscow VOPROSY ISTORII in
Russian
Moscow VOYENNO-ISTORICHESKIY
ZHURNAL in
Russian
Kiev PRAVDA UKRAINY in
Russian
Kiev RADYANSKA UKRAINA in
Ukrainian
YUGOSLAVIA
Belgrade Domestic Service in
Serbo-Croatian 13,420
Pristina Domestic Service in
Albanian 840
Pristina Domestic Service in
Serbo-Croatian 0
Belgrade Television Service in
Serbo-Croatian 0
Belgrade TANJUG DOMESTIC SERVICE in
Serbo-Croatian
Belgrade TANJUG in
English
Belgrade BORBA in
Serbo-Croatian
Belgrade KOMUNIST in
Serbo-Croatian
Belgrade NARODNA ARMIJA in
Serbo-Croatian
Belgrade NIN in
Serbo-Croatian
Belgrade POLITIKA in
Serbo-Croatian
Belgrade SOCIALIZAM in
Serbo-Croatian
Ljubljana DELO in
Slovene
Novi Sad DNEVNIK in
Serbo-Croatian
Pristina RILINDJA in
Albanian
0
5,360
0
0
16,530
8,620
29,710
0
600
0
14,880
0
10,680
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BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
Sarajevo OSLOBODJENJE in
Serbo-Croatian
Skopje NOVA MAKEDONIJA in
Macedonian
Titograd POBJEDA in
Serbo-Croatian
Zagreb DANAS in
Serbo-Croatian
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