MONTHLY REPORT - AUSTRIA BUREAU - APRIL 1988

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• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: May 10, 1988
• Content Type: MEMO

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10 May 1988
FBIS-3008-88
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, FBIS
THROUGH Chief, Operations Group
FROM : Chief, Austria Bureau
SUBJECT : Monthly Report - Austria Bureau - April 1988
In spite of continuing predictions that the dollar had not yet
reached its low, the average exchange rate slipped only marginally in
April to 11.75 Austrian schillings to the dollar from 11.8 to 1 in
March.
A. Monitorial/Editorial
1. With the date for the Bureau's assumption of FRG
coverage) rapidly approaching (we're striving for STAT
a 6 June start-up), the major pieces required for the shift began
falling neatly into place. The West German newspapers currently
covered have been placed on subscription, initial target radio STAT
and TV newscasts and other programming have been identified, and
arrangements to print DPA for informational purposes have been made.
In addition, two new monitor candidates with STAT
a great deal of experience with FBIS style an knowledge ot the FRG
and its media) have been placed in processing. We hope to have one
on board. by mid-June and the second by the end of that month. We
have also made arrangements to contract for the services of a former
AU chief monitor to handle FRG television coverage (ARD and ZDF) from
the Vienna cable TV system, which will not be available at the Bureau
until the 1990's.. Another former Bureau monitor has agreed to a
short-term contract to assist in training the two new monitors.
2. In addition to regular coverage of the FRG, the Bureau
will take over the Bonn "Cities" Project -- currently handled by a
contract employee in Frankfurt -- around the end of May so as to be
in a position to consolidate all aspects of FRG media coverage. The
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"Cities" Project, which is intended to provide videorecordings of
selected FRG TV broadcasts to consumers in Washington as quickly as
possible, will be handled on a contract basis by the former Bureau
chief monitor, who will be responsible for making regular recordings,
preparing program summaries, and forwarding tapes to Headquarters via
the DHL courier service.
3. On the 16th, Vienna's 18th district, where the Bureau is
located, suffered a total power outage lasting some 90 minutes.
Operations were not affected because the "new" emergency generator,
acquired some time ago from the defunct Gulf Bureau, proved its worth
by kicking in promptly and providing the Bureau with full electric
power.
After being delayed in route for several weeks, the new BACH
2.1 and Transmit 1.1 software packages finally arrived on 28 April.
We plan to begin using this software with the new message format on 2
May.
1. Regional Engineer) (spent two days at the STAT
Brindisi site during the month accompanied Tel Aviv staff engineer
The visit was scheduled to perform preventive STAT
maintenance on FBIS equipment there and as an orientation visit for
in August.
who will replace as regional engineer at Vienna STATE
2. The following equipment was received during the month:
Three Comscribe V printers, one BBH-6 antenna, four
Collins 651S-1 receivers ($3,480.00 each), two Sharp 14S11-1A TV
monitors, and three Sharp VC-N70 VHS video recorders.
A. Personnel
1. After a thorough review of applications and test results
obtained locally and with the assistance of London Bureau, a short
list of candidates to fill current and upcoming vacancies in the
Bureau's Russian, Czech and Polish sections was developed. Final
interviews of four Russian, three Czech and one Polish candidates
will be conducted by Deputy Chief in London in mid-May, STAT
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after which the final selections will be made and positions
offered. It is hoped to have at least two Russians and one Czech on
board by the end of July.
2. Russian monit
April. Monitor technician
resigned effective 1 STAT
ered on duty 10 April. STAT
3. Bulgarian Monitor Supervisor) (received a PSI STAT
to FBN-11/7 effective 24 April.
B.. Building and Grounds
1. A project to rewire the Bureau's 110VAC circuits was
completed during the month. New electrical cables were run
throughout the building, replacing many that were found to have
splices. In addition, each room has been provided its own circuit
breaker.
2. The Embassy GSO completed an inventory of all staff
household furniture during the month in preparation for turning
responsibility for the furnishings over to the Bureau which will now
be responsible for administering its own furniture pool.
The Bureau received the following visitors in April:
visiting Vienna on private travel on return
from editorial trainin in Nicosia Bureau, 8 April for orientation;
FBIS Deputy Director 14 to 18 April for management
visit; Tel Aviv staff engineer 30 April to 5 May for
orientation.
STAT
STAT
STAT
STAT
cc: Chief, FBIS. London Bureau
Attachments:
Production Report
Staff Personnel Report
Non-Staff Personnel Report
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Austrian Bureau Production Report for April 1988
I. TOTALS FROM ALL SOURCES:
TOTAL PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH: 764,240
TOTAL NON-PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH: 39,580
TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLISHABLE ITEMS FILED DURING MONTH: 1,404
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
6,750
6,010
0
270
4,080
1,520
AUSTRIA
Vienna Domestic Service in
German 1,060
Vienna Television Service in
German 50
Vienna ORF TELETEXT in
German 310
Vienna NEUE AZ in
German 830
Vienna DIE PRESSE in
German 5,700
Vienna KURIER in
German 1,860
Vienna NEUE KRONEN ZEITUNG in
German
Vienna PROFIL in
German 440
Vienna VOLKSSTIMME in
German 640
Vienna WIENER ZEITUNG in
German 5,330
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2 -
BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
BULGARIA
Sofia Domestic Service in
Bulgarian
Sofia BTA in
English
Sofia ANTENI in
Bulgarian
Sofia LITERATUREN FRONT in
Bulgarian
Sofia NARODNA ARMIYA in
Bulgarian
Sofia NARODNA MLADEZH in
Bulgarian
Sofia NOVO VREME in
Bulgarian
Sofia OTECHESTVEN FRONT in
Bulgarian
Sofia POGLED in
Bulgarian
Sofia RABOTNICHESKO DELO in
Bulgarian
Sofia STURSHEL in
Bulgarian
Sofia TRUD in
Bulgarian
Sofia ZEMEDELSKO ZNAME in
Bulgarian
CHINA
Beijing International Service in
Albanian
Beijing International Service in
Serbo-Croatian
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Prague Television Service in
Czech
Prague Television Service in
Slovak
Bratislava PRAVDA in
Slovak
Bratislava ROLNICKE NOVINY in
Slovak
Bratislava SMENA in
Slovak
Bratislava VECERNIK in
Slovak
11,230
35,350
1,730
0
1,240
250
0
2,670
660
42,010
0
2,390
670
1,220
22,860
780
540
2,240
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BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
Prague LIDOVA DEMOKRACIE in
Czech
Prague MLADA FRONTA in
Czech
Prague NOVA MYSL in
Czech
Prague PRACE in
Czech
Prague RUDE PRAVO in
Czech
Prague TRIBUNA in
Czech
Prague VECERNI PRAHA in
Czech
Prague ZEMEDELSKE NOVINY in
Czech
FRANCE
Paris AFP in
English
Paris ZNAKI CZASU in
Polish
GDR
East Berlin BERLINER ZEITUNG in
German
East Berlin DER MORGEN in
German
East Berlin EINHEIT in
German
East Berlin HORIZONT in
German
East Berlin NATIONAL ZEITUNG in
German
East Berlin NEUE ZEIT in
German
East Berlin NEUES DEUTSCHLAND in
German
East Berlin NEUER WEG in
German
HUNGARY
Budapest Television Service in
Hungarian
Budapest KULPOLITIKA in
Hungarian
Budapest MAGYAR HIRLAP in
Hungarian
Budapest MAGYAR NEMZET in
Hungarian
31,740
140
2,560
2,300
1,070
96,900
0
1,180
780
0
220
1,150
0
0
49,060
0
0
21,340
8,400
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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
Krakow TYGODNIK POWSZECHNY in
Polish
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
ROMANIA
Bucharest Domestic Service in
Romanian
Bucharest AGERPRES in
English
BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
17,740
5,810
41,080
400
0
2,060
0
15,750
0
2,550
32,960
1,790
60,650
2,110
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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 International Service in
Czech and Slovak
Kiev PRAVDA UKRAINY in
Russian
Kiev RADYANSKA UKRAINA in
Ukrainian
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
BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
1,420
1,490
610
860
51,150
19,660
5,750
0
0
9,860
0
11,020
0
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BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
Moscow RABOCHIY KLASS I SOVREMENNYY
MIR in
Russian
Moscow SOTSIOLOGICHESKIYE
ISSLEDOVANIYA in
Russian
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
YUGOSLAVIA
Belgrade Domestic Service in
Serbo-Croatian 8,240
Pristina Domestic Service in
Albanian 100
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 MLADINA in
Slovene
Ljubljana DELO in
Slovene
Novi Sad DNEVNIK in
Serbo-Croatian
2,720
0
0
43,340
0
7,050
0
14,050
0
610
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BROAD- PRESS
CASTS AGENCIES
PUBLI-
CATIONS
Pristina RILINDJA in
Albanian
18,250
Sarajevo OSLOBODJENJE in
Serbo-Croatian
0
Skopje NOVA MAKEDONIJA in
Macedonian
0
Titograd POBJEDA in
Serbo-Croatian
0
Zagreb DANAS in
Serbo-Croatian
2,710
Zagreb VJESNIK in
Serbo-Croatian
720
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