MONTHLY REPORT--PANAMA BUREAU--JANUARY 1987

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• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: February 3, 1987
• Content Type: MEMO

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3 February 1987
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, Foreign Broadcast Information Service
THROUGH : Chief, Operations Group
SUBJECT : Monthly Report -- Panama Bureau -- January 1987
A. At month's end we received word from the U.S. Embassy that the
Panamanian Minister of Government and Justice had "reconsidered" his
position on at least one of the bureau's two frequency requests. The
embassy relayed that "the request for frequencies" would be approved and
that the official approval note would be forwarded to the embassy during
the first week of February. Until we receive the note, however, we cannot
be sure if approval covers both the microwave and Internet frequency
requests or just the previously rejected microwave request.
B. In an effort to upgrade bureau security, all bureau employees were
supplied with U.S. Embassy badges. These badges allow local personnel
access to embassy buildings as well as to the bureau compound. ID checks
will begin the second week of February, and access to the bureau compound
will become more strictly controlled.
A. Editorial/Monitorial
1. On 16 January Ecuadoran president Leon Febres Cordero was
abducted by Air Force personnel seeking the release of jailed General
Frank Vargas Pazzos, who had led coup attempts in March 1986. In response
to this bizarre incident, the bureau kept an open speaker watch on
Ecuadoran radio stations until late in the evening and was able to cover
the release of both Febres and Vargas.
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2. The inauguration of the Nicaraguan constitution was
prominently featured in Managua media. In addition to the actual 9
January inauguration ceremony and accompanying speeches by Daniel Ortega
and Peru's Alan Garcia, the bureau translated the 30,000-word text of the
constitution later in the month.
1 B. Communications
On 6 January ACAN-EFE mistakenly instructed the Panamanian
telecommunications office to redirect the ACAN-EFE circuit to the
embassy. It took two weeks before the necessary paperwork and bureaucracy
allowed the service to be reconnected to the bureau. The bureau
compensated for the loss in coverage by monitoring EFE via satellite and
having ACAN-EFE deliver its file twice daily so it could be scanned on a
delayed basis.
III. ADMINISTRATION
Personnel
1. Communications operator
FBN-4/1 effective 4 January.
2. Communications operator
to FBN-4/2 effective 4 January.
January.
January.
was promoted to
STAT
was promoted STAT
was promoted to FBN-7/1 effective 4 STAT
4. Monitor) Iwas promoted to FBN-9/1 effective 4
STAT
5. Assistant Chief Technician) attended a course
entitled "Interpersonal Communications for Supervisors" from 26 to 30
January at the Corozal Training Center.
1_ Captain Bruce Beane, Air Force/Electronic Systems Division, and
STAT
Mitre Corporation, on 14 January for a discussion of
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2. Lt. Col. Henry Mioduski, Captain Wilmya Hardy, Capt. William
Rynecki, Lt. George Alicea-Ruiz, Lt. Barry Trueblood, SMSGT Lindey Misner,
and NM-7 Larry Soriano from the Intelligence Division/USAF Southern Air
Division on 23 January for an orientation and tour.
FROM THE BUREAU:
Deputy Chief and Chief Editor Ito the Southern
Command Network studios on Ft. Clayton on 27 January for an orientation
and familiarization with SCN satellite operations.
V. COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
The bureau's 1987 Social s Committee was announced on 27
January, and Chief Monitor was named committee chairman. UndetSTAT
embassy auspices, we have opened a special account with the military
commissary and can now purchase the majority of the bureau store's
supplies from the commissary. It is expected that this purchasing system
will provide bureau employees with a better quality and more varied
selection of foods while also providing a better profit base for the
committee.
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Panama Bureau Production Report for January 1987
I. TOTALS FROM ALL SOURCES:
TOTAL PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH: 405110
TOTAL NON-PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH: 18850
TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLISHABLE ITEMS FILED DURING MONTH: 821
BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
II. INPUT OF REGULAR COVERAGE: 12005.00 76590.00 212.00
(minutes or issues per week) min. min. issues
III. OUTPUT FROM ALL SOURCES:
(publishable words per month)
ARGENTINA
Buenos Aires REUTER in
Spanish
CHILE
Santiago Television Service in
Spanish
CLANDESTINES
Clandestine Radio Farabundo Marti in
Spanish to El Salvador
Clandestine Radio Venceremos in
Spanish to El Salvador
COLOMBIA
Bogota Cadena Radial Super in
Spanish
Bogota Domestic Service in
Spanish
Bogota Emisoras Caracol Network in
Spanish
Bogota INRAVISION Television Cadena 1
Spanish
Bogota Radio Cadena,Nacional in
Spanish
Bogota EL SIGLO in
Spanish
Bogota EL TIEMPO in
Spanish
COSTA RICA
San Jose Radio Reloj in
Spanish
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San Jose LA NACION in
Spanish
San Jose LA PRENSA LIBRE in
Spanish
San Jose LA REPUBLICA in
Spanish
San Jose LIBERTAD REVOLUCIONARIA in
Spanish
San Jose LIBERTAD in
Spanish
San Jose RUMBO in
Spanish
CUBA
Havana International Service in
Quechua
Havana International Service in
Spanish
Havana Tele-Rebelde Network in
Spanish
Havana EFE in
Spanish
Havana PRENSA LATINA in
English
Havana PRENSA LATINA in
Spanish
Havana PRENSA LATINA in
.French
ECUADOR
Quito Radio Quito in
Spanish
Quito Voz de los Andes in
Spanish
EL SALVADOR
San Salvador Canal Doce Television in
Spanish
San Salvador Domestic Service in
Spanish
San Salvador La Voz Panamericana in
Spanish
San Salvador Radio Cadena Sonora in
Spanish
San Salvador Radio Cadena YSKL in
Spanish
San Salvador'Radio Cadena YSU in
Spanish
BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
1610
44480
13940
380
4390
3020
12710
2450
690
7390
14890
1480
110
520
2250
440
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San Salvador Television Educativa in
Spanish
San Salvador DIARIO LATINO in
Spanish
San Salvador EL DIARIO DE HOY in
Spanish
San Salvador EL MUNDO in
Spanish
San Salvador LA NOTICIA in
Spanish
San Salvador LA PRENSA GRAFICA in
Spanish
FRANCE
Paris AFP in
English
Paris AFP in
Spanish
GERMANY
Hamburg DPA in
Spanish
GUATEMALA
Guatemala City
Unidas in
Spanish
Guatemala City
Network in
Spanish
Guatemala City
Guatemala in
Spanish
Guatemala City
Spanish
Guatemala City
Spanish
Cadena de Emisoras
Radio Nuevo Mundo
Radio Television
EL GRAFICO in
PRENSA LIBRE in
Tegucigalpa Cadence Audio Video in
Spanish
Tegucigalpa Domestic Service in
Spanish
Tegucigalpa Radio America in
Spanish
Tegucigalpa Televisora Hondurena in
Spanish
BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
840
2520
5070
1750
5430
2130
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BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
Tegucigalpa Voz de Honduras Network in
Spanish
San Pedro Sula LA PRENSA in
Spanish
San Pedro Sula TIEMPO in
Spanish
Tegucigalpa EL HERALDO in
Spanish
Tegucigalpa LA TRIBUNA in
Spanish
MEXICO
Mexico City Red Nacional 13 IMEVISION
Television in
Spanish
Mexico City XEW Television Network in
Spanish
Mexico City CERIGUA in
Spanish
Mexico City EL DIA in
Spanish
Mexico City EL NACIONAL in
Spanish
Mexico City EXCELSIOR in
Spanish
Mexico City THE NEWS in
English
Mexico City UNOMASUNO in
Spanish
NICARAGUA
Managua International Service
Spanish
Managua Domestic Service in
Spanish
Managua Radio Noticias in
Spanish
Managua Radio Sandino in
Spanish
Managua Sistema Sandinista
Network in
Spanish
Managua ANN Diplomatic
Service in
Spanish
Managua ANN in
Spanish
Managua PRENSA LATINA
Spanish
1990
25190
0
0
3870
1950
100
960
3650
2650
2340
-1150
2760
2300
4300
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BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
Managua SALPRESS-NOTISAL in
Spanish
Managua BARRICADA in
Spanish
9630
Managua EL NUEVO DIARIO
Spanish
in
4160
Managua LA GACETA in
Spanish
14890
PANAMA
Panama City Circuito RPC
Television in
Spanish
Panama City Television Service
Spanish
Panama City Televisora Nacional
in
in
Spanish .
Panama City ACAN in
Spanish
Panama City CRITICA in
Spanish '
900
Panama City DIALOGO SOCIAL in
Spanish
-2200
Panama City EL SIGLO in
Spanish
860
Panama City EXTRA in
Spanish
1880
Panama City LA ESTRELLA DE PANAMA in
Spanish
740
Panama City LA PRENSA in
Spanish
4490
Panama City LA REPUBLICA DOMINICAL
Spanish
in
0
Panama City LA REPUBLICA in
Spanish
1830
Panama City MATUTINO in
Spanish
Panama City QUIUBO GRAFICO in
Spanish
Panama City STAR AND HERALD in
English
Panama City THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC in
English
PERU
Lima Panamericana Television
Network in
Spanish
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Lima Television Peruana in
Spanish
SPAIN
Madrid EFE in
Spanish
VENEZUELA
Caracas Television Service in
Spanish
Caracas EL NACIONAL in
Spanish
Caracas EL UNIVERSAL in
Spanish
BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
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PANAMA BUREAU PRODUCTION REPORT FOR JANUARY 1987 -- ANNEX
TOTALS FROM ROSET SOURCES
COLOMBIA
Bogota INRAVISION Television Cadena 1 in
Spanish
6,770
CUBA
Havana PRENSA LATINA in
Spanish 3,020
Havana PRENSA LATINA in
French 160
Havana EFE in
Spanish 380
MEXICO
Mexico City XEW Television Network in
Spanish
Mexico City Red Nacional
Spanish
Mexico City CERIGUA in
Spanish
IMEVISION Television
19,930
1,750
590
NICARAGUA
Managua ANN in
Spanish
Managua PRENSA LATINA in
Spanish
SPAIN
Madrid EFE in
Spanish
VENEZUELA
Caracas Television Service in
Spanish
TOTAL FOR DECEMBER 1986
3,870
1,440
5,510
45,370
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