MONTHLY REPORT--PARAGUAY BUREAU--MAY 1987

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• Document Release Date: June 4, 2012
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: June 4, 1987
• Content Type: MEMO

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FOREIGN BROADCAST INFORMATION SERVICE
PARAGUAY BUREAU
ASUNCION, PARAGUAY
MPY-7009
4 June 1987
MEMORANDUM FOR. Director, FBIS
THROUGH I Chief, Operations Group
SUBJECT 1 Monthly Report--Paraguay Bureau--May 1987
1. The Bureau Chief hosted an afternoon asado at her
residence on the 25th that was attended by most Bureau personnel,
the Charge'de Affaires, and many Embassy officers. This
Paraguayan-style barbecue was held to welcome and
to honor retiring Chief Monitor During the
gathering, read a letter of commendation to= from
FBIS Director and presented =with the FBIS
Career Medal. now is doing much better following his surgery
in February.
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2. On the local scene, the Embassy Security Officer STAT
has alerted all personnel that there are two gangs of thieves
operating in Asuncion that uncharacteristically are using
handguns. Their modus operandi involves car hijackings and then
taking the occupants out of the city where they are robbed and
abandoned and their car is stolen. Another gang is breaking into
homes and has broken into the home of one British diplomat and
apparently tried a second time but failed. Bureau personnel have
been briefed to take precautions.
II. OPERATIONS
A. Monitorial/Edi o Taal
1. As a result of the rationalization of Bureau
coverage sponsored by the Managing Editor and the Focus
Committee, Paraguay Bureau has made the following coverage
adjustmentsi
-- Downgraded coverage of the Buenos Aires Argentina
Televisora Color Network in Spanish 2200-2300 GMT cast to "C"
coverage from "B" coverage.
-- Dropped Buenos Aires GENTE in Spanish.
-- Dropped the Rio de Janeiro Rede Globo Television in
Portuguese 0230-0300 GMT cast.
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-- Dropped Rio de Janeiro MANCHETE in Portuguese.
-- Dropped Santiago MENSAJE and QUE PASA in Spanish.
-- Dropped Lima CARETAS, LA REPUBLICA, and EL NUEVO
DIARIO in Spanish
These adjustments were made to help streamline Bureau
coverage and give the monitorial staff more time for processing
copy. Thus far, it seems to have worked and the Bureau is better
able to keep up with the timely processing of copy.
2. A 4-day nationwide police strike in Peru from the
14th to the 19th caused alarm in Lima and forced Peruvian
President Alan Garcia to delay by several hours a trip he was
planning to Montevideo. On the night of the 17th, the Bureau
moved its ROSET dish to cover Peruvian television reportage on
the strike since the Bureau was unable to monitor any Peruvian
broadcasters via terrestrial antennas. The dish was again swung
on the 18th, and a government communique ordering the police to
return to work and threatening Armed Forces intervention was
monitored. The Bureau remained open 2 hours past normal closing
time both nights to cover the situation.
3. The Bureau remained open 2 hours past closing time
the night of 30 May because of an Argentine press agency report
that the police had taken control of all military buildings in
Buenos Aires. Sounding like a coup was in the making, the Bureau
instituted open-speaker watches on monitorable Argentine radios.
The Bureau opened the next day, Sunday morning, for an
abbreviated shift during which a monitor and editor reviewed the
Argentine press agencies file and monitored morning news
programming. After it was d fined that nothing untoward was
in the making, the Bureau called he Wire to inform it of
developments and that the au was closing.
4. On 1 June at 1600 GMT, Paris AFP in Spanish ceased
its operations in Asuncion because of the large financial losses
it suffered over the past year and the recent readjustments to
its fees by ANTELCO, the local telecommunications monopoly. AFP
expects to resume transmissions in some 3 months, which in the
local vernacular could mean anytime in the next year or so.
5. After coordinating with MOD, the Bureau added
three newscasts from Santiago Universidad de Chile Television
Network to coverage. These newscasts will be recorded and fed to
the Bureau by the Santiago contractor. From Paraguayan
television, the Bureau added two newscasts from Asuncion Red
Privada de Television and one cast from Asuncion Cerro Cora
Sistema Nacional Television.
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6. The Bureau is conducting a 1-week survey of Lima
Domestic Service in Spanish carried off the 53.0W Intelsat in
order to consider whether it warrants coverage. The Bureau does
this by moving its Associate ROSET from Brasilsat before press
agency transmissions begin but returning it to Brasilsat before
they do. The Lima cast comprises five 30-minute blocks of news,
and the initial feeling is that the first two blocks from 1100 to
1200 GMT warrant coverage while the last three blocks are
redundant. The Bureau likewise has been using the dish to cover
the Santiago Domestic Service in Spanish cast at 1030-1215 GMT
off the same satellite.
B. Lateral Service
1. At the request of the Managing Editor, the Bureau
has started mailing the newspaper Rio de Janeiro 0 GLOBO in
Portuguese directly to ELAAD in order to shorten the lag time in
receipt.
D. Technical
1. Bureau technicians this month performed routine
preventive maintenance on the monitorial booths, the microwave
equipment at the Bureau, and EXTEL RO machines.
2. The Bureau's new technician, is
continuing his training and at this point is working shifts by
himself.
E. Cruising
1. In response to a request from Headquarters, the
cruising monitor checked reception of Managua ANN and Havana
PRELA from the 34.5W Intelsat. PRELA was unmonitorable and ANN
was monitored with poor reception.
2. In further ROSET cruising off the 53.0W Intelsat,
the cruising monitor observed Lima Radio Nacional and Lima
Panamericana de Television. Reception of both stations was good
on SCPC.
3. The spring-summer secondary adjustments by Moscow
International Service introduced in the 2d week of May were
cruised.
4. At the request of the BBC, the cruiser conducted a
survey of Buenos Aires International Service broadcasting that
the BBC cannot monitor. He also surveyed the Spanish and
Portuguese broadcasts of Beijing International Service.
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1. On the 7th, Cheryl Coviello, the regional
personnel officer based in Montevideo, briefed the Bureau Chief
on the most recent Embassy wage scale survey. The Embassy now is
awaiting the Department's conclusions on the data provided.
chief, FBIS Administrative Staff,
and chief, FBIS Personnel visited Asuncion
from the Q e ~Oth. On the 18th, addressed a meeting
of Bureau employees to discuss personnel issues.
3. Chief of Operations TDY'ed to
Asuncion from the 24th to the 27th. During his visit, he met
with Charge'de Affaires Jim Mack and other Embassy officials. On
the 26th he briefed American staffers on FBIS issues.
Chief, FBIS Paraguay Bureau
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Paraguay Bureau Production Report for May 1987
TOTAL PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH: 26(-.)51(-)
TOTAL- NON-PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH: 92590
TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLISHABLE ITEMS FILED LED DURING MONTH: 831
BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
I I . INPUT OF REGULAR COVERAGE: 10420. ct) ;C )220. 00 174.23
(minutes or issues per week) min. mi n. issues
III. OUTPUT FROM ALL SOURCES:
(publishable words per month)
ARGENTINA
Buenos Aires Argentina Televisores Color
Network in
Spanish
Buenos Aires Domestic Service in
Spanish
Buenos Aires DYN in
Spanish
Bc_cenos 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 Panamer i r_ana in
Spanish
L.a Paz El Di ar i o in
Spanish
La Paz PRESENCIA in
Spanish
11930
15=.00
17920
13300
890
C)
99C)
640
BRAZIL
Brasilia Domestic Service in
Portuguese ~' '8{)
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Brasilia Radio Nacional da Amazonia
Network in
Portuguese
Porto Alegre Radio Guaiba in
Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro Rede Globo Television in
Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro Redo Manchete Television in
Portuguese
Sao Paulo Bandeirantes Television in
Portuguese
Sao Paulo Radio Etandei ranter in
Portuguese
Brasilia EBN in
Portuguese
Rio do Janeiro AJE- in
Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro JORNAL DO BRASIL in
Portuguese
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 Radio Portales in
Spanish
Santiago Television Nacional de Chile
Network in
Spanish
Santiago ANALISIS in
Spanish
Santiago APSI in
Spanish
Santiago COSAS in
Spanish
Santiago EL. MERCUR I O in
Spanish
Santiago FORTIN MAF'OCHO in
Spanish
BROAD- PRESS PUBL.. I -
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
6c57C)
C)
4600
1510
2790
8620
1 1940
355( )
5510
7620
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Santiago HOY in
Spanish
Santiago LA EPOCA in
Spanish
Santiago L.A SEGUNDA in
Spanish
Santiago LA TERCERA DE LA HORA in
Spanish
Santiago MENSAJE in
Spanish
Santiago DUE PASA in
Spanish
CH IN
I1 ei _ji.ng in
Spanish to Latin America
FRANCE
Faris AFP in
Spanish
PARAGUAY
Asuncion Cerro Cora Sistema Nacional
de Television in
Spanish
Asunc i on Domestic Service in
Spanish
Asuncion Radio Primero de Marzo in
Spanish
Asc_cnc i on Red Nac i onal de Television in
Spanish
Asuncion EL DIARIO in
Spanish
Asuncion EL PUEBLO in
Spanish
Asuncion HOY in
Spanish
Asuncion LA TARDE in
Spanish
Asuncion PATRIA in
Spanish
Asc_cric i on SENDERO in
Spanish
Asuncion ULT I MA HORA in
Spanish
PARAGUAY'
Asuncion Radio Frimero de Marza in
Spanish
BROAD- PRESS PUDL_ I -
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
35o
1 680
10C0(_)
165o
C)
5510
760
it
1350
4460
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PERU
Lima Cadena America Television in
Spanish
Lima Canal 9 Television in
S:>pani sh
Lima Domestic Service in
Spani. sh
Lima Latinoamericana Television in
Spanish
Lima F'anamericana Television
Network in
Spanish
I.._i ma RBC Television in
Spanish
Lima Radio del Pacifi.co in
Spanish
L_. i. ma Rad i oproclramas del Peru in
Spanish
Li ma Television Peruana in
Spanish
Lima CARETAS in
Spanish
I....ima EL COMERCIO in
Spanish
I.._ima EL NIJEVO DIARIO in
Spanish
I.._i ma EXPRESO
Spanish
L. i ma LA REPUBL I CA in
Spanish
":;I:-'A IN
Madrid EFE in
Spanish
UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS
Moscow Radio Magallanes in
Spanish
Moscow Radio Peace and Progress in
Spanish to Latin America
Moscow in
Portuguese to Brazil
Moscow i n
Spanish to Latin America
Moscow in
Spanish to Chile
BROAD- PRESS PURL I -
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
0
1880
490
2430
1580
580
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Moscow in
Spanish to Cuba
URUGUAY
Montevideo Radio Carve in
Spanish
Montevideo Radio El Espectador in
Spanish
Montevideo LA HORA in
Spanish
Montevideo EL DIA in
Spanish
Montevideo EL PAIS in
Spanish
Montevideo LA DEMOCRACIA in
Spanish
BROAD- PRESS F'1.1F+L._ I -
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
1 180
400
i)
270
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Brasilia EBN in
Portuguese 10620
Rio de Janeiro AJB in
Portuguese 3790
Brasilia Radio Nacional da Amazonia Network in
Portuguese 6570
Brasilia Domestic Service in
Portuguese 3380
Sao Paulo Bandeirantes Television in
Portuguese 0
Rio de Janeiro Rede Globo Television in
Portuguese 4600
Rio de Janeiro Rede Manchete Television in
Portuguese 0
Santiago Television Nacional de Chile Network
in Spanish 0
Lima Television Peruana in
Spanish Boo
Santiago Domestic Service in
Spanish 330
TOTAL; 30,090
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