MONTHLY REPORT - OKINAWA BUREAU - MARCH 1988

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• Publication Date: April 1, 1988
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MEMORANDUM FOR:
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I. GENERAL
FBIS 5011-88
1 April 1988
Director, Foreign Broadcast Information Service
Chief, Operations Group
Chief, Okinawa Bureau
Monthly Report - Okinawa Bureau - March 1988
A. Early in March, Japan and the U.S. signed a protocol
which will allow Tokyo to pay all allowances of Japanese workers
on U.S. bases in Japan. The agreement has yet to be approved by
the Japanese Diet and will probably be enacted in phases when
approved.
Under the current five-year special agreement which went
into effect June 1987, Japan pays up to one-half of the cost of
eight different allowances paid to MLC employees. The new accord
paves the way for Japan to pay the full cost of the allowances
such as transportation, housing, and retirement pay. The bureau
expects little, if any relief for this fiscal year, but the FY 89
outlook is more hopeful.
B. The usual uneventful evening commute from bureau to home
was enlivened for bureau employees on 29 and 30 March when a
rally and protest demonstration by the rightest Dai Nippon
Ishinto (Japan Restoration Party) was held on the roads around
Yomitan Village. The slow moving caravan of buses and vans
equipped with loudspeakers blaring patriotic songs and speeches
slowed traffic considerably. The demonstrators were protesting
the actions of a Yomitan villager who burned the Japanese flag at
the National Athletic meet.
II. OPERATIONS
A. Monitorial/Editorial
1. The major event for the Chinese unit this month was
the opening of the First Session of the Seventh National People's
Congress. In anticipation of this, the bureau adjusted staffing
schedules to respond quickly to major speeches. Early in the
month, we began filing material on preparations for the coming
sessions, including a 28-take namelist of delegates to the
session. Beijing Radio announced it was expanding its morning
newscast to focus on the NPC and CPPCC proceedings. XINHUA also
increased its transmissions, often running its newscasts
continuously, without signing off between casts.
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The NPC opened as scheduled at 0655 GMT on 25 March.
The opening ceremony was carried live by Beijing radio and
television. We coordinated splitting the processing of Acting
Premier Li Peng's government work report with Hong Kong so that
the translation would be filed in time for inclusion in that
day's Daily Report. In addition to the FYI's, editorial reports
and live speech by Li Peng, we also filed 38 XINHUA English
reports on Li's speech.
Processing since then has included numerous reports of
speeches on the economy, on restructuring, and on several press
conferences. The session is expected to close on 13 April.
2. Another violent anti-Chinese demonstration occurred
in Tibet this month, less than 6 months after the last such
incident. The bureau filed the first report on the incident from
XINHUA which carried a brief account of a disturbance in the last
paragraph of an item. This disturbance erupted on 5 March, the
last day of an annual religious festival, when a number of monks
suddenly started chanting nationalist slogans. Street battles
between demonstrators and Chinese police followed and a number of
deaths and injuries were reported.
3. On 11 March all units became involved in covering
the death of Vietnamese Premier Pham Hung. In addition to filing
a report from Hanoi Cantonese, which is not on regular coverage,
comparisons were done from Hanoi English, Japanese, and Russian
casts which were also not on regular coverage..
4. Our ads for Chinese linguists in the Taipei and
Manila newspapers have brought 53 applications from Taiwan and 20
so far from the Philippines. In previous years it was normal to
receive several hundred responses from Taiwan. However, despite
the relative small number of responses, the ratio of good
applicants is higher than previous years. A recruiting trip to
Taiwan is planned for late April.
5. Editorial trainees,
completed their training on 24 marcn and departed tne next day.
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B. Cruising
1. The PRC launched a new communications satellite
this month which is located at 87.5 degrees east. PRC news
agency ZHONGGUO TONGXUN SHE reported that eventually all
television transmissions, now located on 66E Intelsat, will be
moved to this satellite. Presently two telemetry signals are
observed. The bureau began observing them on 24 March.
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2. During Acting Premier Li Peng's speech to the NPC
Opening session, the Beijing International service operated a
powerful mediumwave transmitter on 1251 kHz to carry an English
translation of the speech. Indications were the transmitter was
located in Shanghai. The English version was also carried on
1296 kHz which carries the Shanghai City Service Fifth Program.
Unfortunately reception deteriorated by mid-speech.
3. Moscow International Service began its
spring/summer program and frequency changes on 27 March. Four
hours of Mandarin programming (1500-1900 GMT) were dropped and
all of the Shanghai dialect programming (1 1/2 hours) was
discontinued. Three Cantonese programs were expanded by a 1/2
hour while two other 1/2 hour programs were dropped. Other USSR
radio and television stations also switched to summer time as
well as Ulaanbaatar MONTSAME in English and Russian.
4. Local
all computer stored
messages during the
LAN banner with the
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cruising unit se al
unique to Okinawa.
cruiser completed reformatting
cruising schedule and frequency change
month. These messages are now saved with a
s ecific routing indicators for each message.
also completed a 60-page SOP for the
mg many of the cruising duties that are
C. Technical
1. The beverage antenna renovation project has come to
a halt due to lack of essential parts. These parts are needed
for installing the guy wires on the poles. The Air Force antenna
maintenance crew used old and make-shift parts to install the guy
wires on the poles of the completed 305 degree beverage antenna.
The antenna crew has replaced eight poles on the 287 degree
antenna but has installed no guy wires. Headquarters has been
able to procure some of the parts, now due for arrival in Okinawa
in late April. The bureau has found a local supplier for the
rest, though the cost is high.
2. The contractor has started work on replacing the
rhombic antenna poles. Work will remain on schedule if parts
arrive by the end of April.
3. In anticipation of the typhoon season, a means for
holding the RAMSAT dish antenna in stow position was designed by two
local technicians. The system, using steel pipes and clamps, was
built by the engineering staff and installed at minimal cost to
the bureau. The system can be removed during normal weather
conditions and re-installed during a typhoon threat in less than
five minutes.
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4. The bureau radio net was installed during the
month. The primary base is at the bureau with a secondary base
at the motor pool. Four mobile radios were installed in bureau
vehicles and hand-held radios distributed to designated
personnel.
III. ADMINISTRATION
A. Personnel
1. Teletypist was promoted from trainee
to journeyman status effective 1 March.
2. Editorial trainees,
completed their TDY and departed 25 March and new
arrived 30 March.
trainees
B. Buildings and Grounds
1. One more Phase I unit in the housing
recapitalization program was turned over to the bureau for
occupancy during the month. It is now occupied. The remaining
unit is due for completion by 4 April. Phase I will then be
completed.
A design review of the GSWK house for Phase II of the
housing recapitalization project was conducted. Based on what we
have learned from Phase I several modifications are required.
2. The communications room was completely renovated by
bureau staff. Renovation included removing the old wall tiles,
carpeting, and wood trim and installing dry wall and a drop
ceiling. The air conditioning ducts were extended, walls painted
and new carpet tiles laid.
IV. VISITORS
To The Bureau:
Lt.Col. Jerry Berry, U.S. Army, and Robert L. Rogers, GSA,
for consultations on the housing recap program on 2 March;
Brigader General Arthur William, commander of Pacific Ocean
Division, Army Corp of Engineers, Lt.Col. Berry and Lt. Bluhorn
visited the bureau for discussions and a tour, 15 March; Mr.
Washington, ASOSI, on 15 March for discussions; Chuck Gibson and
Guy A.E. Graf, DODSPECREP, and Dr. 0. Van Kunten and Dr. William
W. Cooley, visiting specialists, for orientation tour and
discussions, 18 March; and Al Budris, 10th ASG, Plans and
Operations, U.S. Army to discuss support for the army microwave
tower across the street from the bureau on 22 March; George Tan,
PanAsia and Captain Spinelli, Army Corp of Engineers, on 30 March
to review designs for the GSWK housing renovation project.
STAT
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From The Bureau:
puty bureau chief and admin officer
attended a course on personnel management of MLC
employees, 15-18 March; on 17 March to attend a Health
Consumers Advisory Council meeting for the Kadena Clinic; and
Bureau Chief TDY'ed on 25 March at Hong Kong Bureau
and 4 April at Bangkok while on R&R travel
V. COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Editorial trainee editor completed his
training TDY by assisting the Kadena Falcons rugby team to its
first ever undefeated season. The rugby team is off to
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio in May where they will compete against
the world's top military rugby teams. In furthering
FBIS/military relations, Allen will join the Kadena Falconers in
their quest for the title.
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OKINAWA BUREAU PRODUCTION REPORT FOR MARCH 1988
I. TOTALS FROM ALL SOURCES:
TOTAL PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH:
TOTAL NON-PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE:
TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLISHABLE ITEMS FILED DURING MONTH:
II. I INPUT OF REGULAR COVERAGE:
(minutes or issues per week)
OUTPUT FROM ALL SOURCES:
CAMBODIA
Phnom Penh SPK in
English
CHINA
Beijing Internaticpnal Service to E. and S. Africa in
English
Beijing International Service to North America in
English
Beijing International Service in
Japanese
Beijing International Service in
Mandarin
Beijing to Taiwan in
Mandarin
Beijing to the USSR in
Russian
Shanghai Voice of Pujiang to Taiwan in
Mandarin
Beijing Domestic Service in
Mandarin
Fuzhou Fujian Provincial Service in
Mandarin
Hangzhou Zhejiang Provincial Service in
Mandarin
Hefei Anhui Provincial Service in
Mandarin
Nanchang Jiangxi Provincial Service in
Mandarin
Nanjing Jiangsu Provincial Service in
Mandarin
Shanghai City Service in
Mandarin
1,169,870
629,170
3,541
BROAD-
CASTS
21,675
min.
780
850
1,090
1,360
3,080
740
33,880
1,360
1,260
1,690
3,810
1,670
3,070
PRESS PUBLI-
AGENCIES CATIONS
17,385 175.79
min. issues
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Beijing Television Service in
Mandarin
Beijing XINHUA in
English
Beijing XINHUA Domestic Service in
Chinese
Beijing BEIJING REVIEW in
English
Fuzhou FUJIAN RIBAO in
Chinese
Hefei ANHUI RIBAO in
? Chinese
Hangzhou ZHEJIANG RIBAO in
Chinese
Nanjing XINHUA RIBAO in
Chinese
Shanghai JIEFANG RIBAO in
Chinese
Shanghai WEN HUI BAO in
Chinese
Miscellaneous
Editorial Reports
JAPAN
Naha Radio NHK in
Japanese
Tokyo NHK Television Network in
Japanese
Tokyo JIJI in
English
Tokyo JPS in
English
Tokyo KYODO in
English
Naha OKINAWA TIMES in
Japanese
Naha ylUKYU SHIMPO in
Japanese
Tokyo AKAHATA in
Japanese
Tokyo ASAHI SHIMBUN in
Japanese
TokyoASAHI EVENING NEWS in
English
Tokyo JAPAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL in
English
BROAD.- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
1,970
1,770
210
3,350
622,280
182,190
1,470
1,560
110,530
17,730
5,230
22,020
770
1,330
1,200
950
2,790
11,060
7,210
680
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Tokyo MAINICHI DAILY NEWS in
English
Tokyo MAINICHI SHIMBUN in
Japanese
Tokyo NIHON KEIZAI SHIMBUN in
Japanese
Tokyo SANKEI SHIMBUN in
Japanese
Tokyo THE DAILY YOMIURI in
English
Tokyo JAPAN TIMES in
English
Tokyo TOKYO SHIMBUN in
Japanese
Tokyo YOMIURI SHIMBUN in
Japanese
KOREA (NORTH)
Pyongyang KCNA in
English
LAOS
Vientiane KPL in
English
MONGOLIA
Ulaanbaatar International Service in
English
Ulaanbaatar MONTSAME in
English
Ulaanbaatar MONTSAME in
Russian
BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
2,420
???
.101.
2,360
4,820
6,480
2,300
7,530
850
8,830
4,700
700
4,010
TAIWAN
Taipei International Service in
English 9,720
Taipei Domestic Service in
Mandarin 1,210
Taipei CNA in
English 18,960
Taipei CHINA POST in
English 13,920
Taipei CHING CHI JIH PAO in
Chinese
Taipei CHUNG KUO SHIH PAO in
Chinese 1,330
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Taipei CHUNG YANG Jill PAO in
Chinese
_Taipei LIEN HO PAO in
Chinese
Taipei TZU LI WAN PAO in
Chinese
UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS
Moscow to Japan in
Japanese
Moscow International Service in
Mandarin
Moscow to Southeast Asia in
Mandarin
Moscow RPP to Asian-Pacific Region in
Mandarin
Moscow Television Service in
Russian
VIETNAM
Hanoi International Service in
Cantonese
Hanoi International Service in
English
Hanoi International Service in
Mandarin
Hanoi VNA in
English
4
BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
7,260
7,390
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1,520
8,730
690
100
1,260
?
1,840
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