TAKE 1 OF SEVERAL -- COMMENTARY LIST: MOSCOW CONSOLIDATED 12 AUG 83

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• Publication Date: August 12, 1983
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housing conditions in western countries, including britain and
italy (2 min); dorin answers listeners who ask why china never
doronin introduces replies by nikolay shishlin on arms race,
G;n%I detente and situation in central america (15 min); doronin
compares proper provision of housing in ussr with deplorable
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1 "international situation -- questions and answers": anatoliy
demanded reparations from japan for damage inflicted furing wwii
(one min); doronin explains why ussr did not ratify salt-2 (brief);
doronin answers listeners who ask why reagan appears to be getting
off scot-free in scandal over theft of carter election documents
(one min); pavel demchenko discusses situation in chad (6.5 min);
demchenko discusses situation in near east, particularly in
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lebanon (5.5. min); demchenko on iran-iraq war (1.5 min); doronin
on u.s. electronic espionage stations inpakistan (brief); doronin
on history of costa rica, noting dominating role that united
fruit company has played in that country since 1870's (brief);
doronin on u.s. authorities attempts to prove that political
murders in america are work of loners, rather than conspiracies,
in order not to admit that murders are last and most convincing
argument in u.s. political system (brief); viktor levin on
prevalence of neonazism in western world (5 min); doronin reply
on plans to develop east amazon area of brazil for iron ore
mining and other industries (2 min). (overall 42 min,, excerpts
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2 (rowul alekseyev) on influence of socialist cooperative
body on development of world through acute confrontation between
socialist and capitalist systems. says socialist stand for
detente does not imply that socialist countries cannot sustain
pressure from capitalist countries. calls for holding talks to
reduce armament. calls for signing agreement for refraining
from increasing military expenditures. says socialist countries
atttach importance not to military competition but to competition
in economic sector. notes economic cooperation among coma nations
vantage point: boric belitskiy refers to illiteracy rate.
in western countries, quoting report issued in britain and new
scientist. compares employment prospects of youngsters in
capitalist countries and ussr, contending that motivation of
future prospects is reason for superior soviet record. (3.5
min: enauk 1900)
vsevolod shishkovskiy Ion second world ciSTAT
on racism, outlining discussions on south africa, israel and
discrimination in certain western countries, quoting soviet
delegate. notes that-many developing countries' representatives
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ass political news analyst boris shabayev on geneva
second world conf on racism, pointing out that israel, south
It africa and usa -- countries responsible for continuation of
racism -- did not attend, quoting speeches criticizing racist
policies of these countries. (450 text: tasse 0606 tassr 0325)
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6 nikolay gavrilov replies to listeners questions on need
for just economic system in world. says unctad has repeatedly
published data on widening gap between developing and developed
nations. exploitation of developing countries by capitalist
countries leads to progressively worsening position of young
states. multinational corporations are spreading their operations
in african countries. ussr and socialist countries support
third world demands for restructuring of intnatl economic relations.
(5 min:/oafr 1700)
7 orolev on cooperation between ussr and developing countries,
citing major projects built with soviet aid in India, syria and
other c ntries. (6.5 min: mand 0700)
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(lowiekov) "effective assistance" dealing with difference
between soviet aid, capitalist countries' aid for developing
f' t() countries. (7.5 min: mandsea 1230)
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9- pravda report by corn (darasta), who accompanied nhan dan
corr during visit to baku petrochemical college, telling of
college training of cadres from different fraternal countries!
(rpt viet 041300) (8 min: viet 1300 1400)
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10 reports from various correspondents from different capitalist
countries on unemployment problems in capitalist world. first
report cites unemployment in new york. a meeting was held and
thousands of unemployed people attended. second and third reports
are received from france and england which indicates considerable
numb/e1' of unemployed persons. (5 min: persian.1700) t C-
12 AUG 1983
11 soviet panorama: incl anon, re forthcoming moscow intnatl
book fair, on publications of books in ussr, availability of
fore3.gn., books. (3.5 min: finnish 111530)
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 13 -"this week": incl pavel kuznetsov on current state of
soviet-american relations (sent); note on six young soviets who
walked along entire coast of arctic, and their statements on
trip and welcome they received in moscow. (engna 112300)
conversation with the listeners: replies on unselfish help
given by socialist states to developing countries, as opposed
to empty words of capitalist states, refuting allegation that ussr
intends to force soviet model on young states; on mode of socialist
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12 "interlocutor" program: incl reply on soviet ppls support
for principle of peace; letter praising soviet role in wwii and
in current intnatl struggle for peace; remarks by two africans
hailing ussr's peace policy and its unselfish support for third
world nations. (portafr 1830)
cooperation and internationalism. (hungarian 1630)
15 kaleidoscope.
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(rpt frenchmag 041930 on 5 aug list)
16 reports from soviet union: note on youth newspapers and
periodicals coverage of issue of entrance examination to institutes
of higher education; indian representative praises position of
women in central asia; note on czech winner of competition "do
you k s the soviet union." (turk 1400)
If- mailbag for french listeners: incl acknowledgement listeners
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(7 m persian 1700) . Lf v 12 AUG 1963
holiday greetings; interview with leader of french delegation
on recent peace train whose visit to leningrad convinced him
that soviets do not want war (1.5 min); letter on thriving
activities of aix-en-provence branch of franca-ussr society;
let er describing recent peace demo in reims. (french 1730)
disarm/peace
18 summary anon pravda on communist movement favoring peace
and seeking ways to eliminate causes of war. (rpt persian 111800)
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19 vadim zagladin on communists' role in struggle for peace,
citing soviet communist party's policies and efforts directed
toward eliminating dangers of war while imperialist nations
are aggravating global tension by pursuing aggressive. armament
policies. (10 min: hindi 1.400; 7 min: viet 1300 14001 6 min:
polish i4 0 port 2000)
leonid krichevskiy, re gdr proposals submitted to geneva
disarm committee, hails constructive arms limitation and disarm
proposals of socialist countries, criticizes usa and nato allies
for intransigence. (7-3 min: enginter 1'300 1600 frenchinter-1600
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arabic 1730 tuck 1400 bul 1530 czech/slovak 1500 polish 1400
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21 vyacheslav (shakhov) "key to success in geneva talks."
recalls soviet initiatives, charges that west, by refusing
inclusion of british and french nuclear arms in calculations,
r princif equality. (6 min: finnish 111530)
is seeking to attain superiority. calls on west to acknowledge
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22 disarmament today: mikhail vasilyev "soviet union stands
up for military parity," on geneva disarm negotiations, criticizing
usa for not seriously negotiating but instead preparing for war
K (5 min); information on peace and antiarmament manifestations
in i1 countries (5 min). (total 10 min: german 0900)
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23 viktor shlenov report on growing antiwar actitons in
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west european countries. in the beginning the respective governmer
dedicated little attention to movement, but now they organize
O_C764"S their measures against it. also mentions incidents with u.s:
military police in ramstein, quoting paper neues zeit. (4 min:
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24 yuriy reshetnikov on unnamed u.s. official's claim that
,J)(,,jr,)progress has been made in arms control talks with ussr in geneva.
Ile, refutes claim of progress, regretting that talks are at standstill
because of u.s. stance and euromissile deployment plans. quotes
andropo~ n euromissile issue. (engna 2200) . bt-S
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not deployed. (350 text: tasse 2219)
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26 on nato intention of pooling information aniSTAT
propaganda to counter antimissile movement in west european
,)c,-j-r) countries. (350 text sent: tasse 1600 tassr 1236) ,
27 reports on soviet tv discussion, held within framework of
third congress of intnatl physicians for prevention of
nuclear war. (tassr 101954) (7-4 min: spancuba 0100 german 0900
finnish 111530 greek 111800 hindi 1130 urdu.12O0 jap 111200
viet 1000)
28 viktor tanin on week of protest against nuclear weapons. says
spd presidium member erchard epp1STAT
vorwaerts interview on euromissile issue, claiming that ussr is
prepared to make concessions if new U.S. nuclear missiles are
extent of protests caused fear and worry in nato circles; talks about
soviet military supremacy is a myth; reagan government wanted
to change military parity in europe; if new u.s. missiles are
O R deployed in europe ussr will be-obliged to take countermeasures.
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conclusion of intnatl week of action against nuclear weapons marking
~~ya hiroshima anniversary, briefly outlines activities within framework
of week, criticizes u.s. nuclear arms policy, recalls various bloc
arms limitation initiatives. (350 text: tasse 1012 tassr 0924)
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30 anon on" 1983 antiwar campaign, citing peace marches, cycle
6? ~b riding, demonstrations,
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quoting team captain on convincing nature of ride's message of
peace (home 0800 orbita 0800)
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36 soviet foreign ministry protest to u.s. embassy in moscow
over u.s. navy provocative interception of soviet merchant vessel
aleksandr ulyanov. (tasse 111500) (brief: spanla 0000 spancuba
their views on need for prevention of nuclear war. andropov remarki
cite --(,en g a f r 1700 2000)
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33 interview with soviet poetess.(raisa romanova) on her work
31 review of soviet press comment on growing antiwar movement
in world and unsuccessful campaign in west to intimidate it,
(/' A/ uoting pravda, za rubezhom, socialist industry, international
P'/Affizvestiya and moscow news. (6 min: enginter 0700)
32 ppl and events: incl stmts by soviet citizens expressing
status of poets in ussr, her concern at possibility of nuclear
atasthe. (enguk 1900)
34 report on bike for peace 83.
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(rpt engna 112200) (german
35 time, events, people: incl reportage on completion of 1983
peace cycle race, describing warm reception enjoyed by participants
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rrt._ 0100 inni;sh 111530 greek 111-800)
37 summary vsevolod ovchinnikov pravda on new guidelines for
foreign aid proclaimed by reagan admin. (rpt tassr 112130) (400
text: tasse 0820)
rallies held in various countries.
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38 viktor olin on growing risk of accidental unsanctioned use
of nuclear arms, re 1980 mcconnell air base incident -- nuclear
missile titan was about to be fired when two officers who suspectec
that something was wrong managed to prevent launching. (3 min,
sen$ -tnginter 0800)
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39 tass political analyst yuriy kornilov "where broken arrows
fly from," on last minute discovery of computer error in 1979 when
V~5 )u. s. armed forces were alerted in connection with a nuclear
attack. (500 text sent: tasse 2014 tassr 1303) 1A S
r~,S m,55/ S 40 yuriy soltan re president reagan's position on disarm.
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41 viktor olin on president reagan's latest news conf remarks
that all world developments had a bearing on u.s. interests in
one way or another and that his admin saw it its duty to react to
them accordingly, scores washington's policy of using military
force any time at any place. (3 min: enginter 1600)
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42 tars analyst ivan ablamov on rise in dollar and onslaught.
on currencies of u.s. allies who also are its economic rivals.
(480 text sent: tasse 1228 tassr 1027) (k_S
43 sovetskaya rossiya publishes abstract from book "energy
rip-off" by gus hall, cpusa sec gen, exposing policy of u. s.
monopolies battening on energy crisis in usa. (330 text: tasse
44 vladimir pozner reply to u.s. priest who claims americans
have higher living standard than soviets. (rpt engna 112200)
(engna 2200)
U
erik alekseyev on adverse effect of recession on u.s. working
ppls living standards, noting highest rate of unemployment is among
ethnic minorities and youth. inflation inroads into workers'
incomes, and gap btwn poor and rich widens, with lowering wages
and increasing profits unbiased economists acknowledge that huge
milit expenditure is chiefly to blame for
worsen ng of econ situation in usa. (3.5 min: enginter 0700)
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46 intvw with (john mesechek), official of u. s. natl
education assn, cites impression of ussr visit as. mbr delsg.of ;u...s.
natl education assn and of u. s. union of teachers, says he was most
impressed by similarities in ppl and problems. similarities in
problems concerned curriculum -- reluctance of teachers to accept
change and concern that students learn to use calculators but
miss process of inculcation of basic theory of maths. ussr
too appears to have avoided problem of dropouts, this again arises
from differing govt attitudes to education. he will work for
strengthening ties with sov teachers when he returns to
wash' ton. (8 min: engna 2200)
americas
47 stmt by soviet public organizations protesting against
escalation of aggressive adventuristic actions of usa in central
america, mainly targeted against nicaraguan republic.
(350 text sent: tasse 1328 tasar 1348; 4-3 min: enginter 2000
portbr 200 2300 serbo 1900)
48 aleksandr zholkver on reports from honduras about arrival of
more and more new u. s. armed forces' units. (3 min, sent: home
49 yuriy soltan on central american policy of reagan admin.
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50 "the argentine week" feature: ethos fava proposed formatior
of a satin american movement of solidarity with cuba and
nicaragua. Fava was interviewed upon his return from Cuba,
where he participated in festivities marking anniversary of cuban
revolution. government has announced new economic package.
today's pravda article on agrentina's letter to Perez de cuellar
rejecting the exclusion zone near the malvinas. another pravda
article by oscar arevalos on preparations for elections.
demonstrations of solidarity with nicaragua held. new soviet
ambassador presented his credentials to bignone. (11 min: spanla
2300)
51 "the day of bolivia" feature: listeners' ltrs are read
durin a program. (10-min: spanla 0000)
52 intvw with orlando millas, mbr chilean cp cc secretariat, of
chilean ppls day of natl protest against undermocratic
(1 policies of pinochet junta. (rpt enginter 111300) (enginter
0800 LIRO f i n n i s h M530 g e r ma n 0900 g r e e k 111800)
5 anon on fourth protest day in chile, notes way pinochet
regime and u.s. corporations have driven chilean ppl to
desperation, draws attention to strikes, demos, and rallies
demanding resignation of pinochet, restoration of democracy
and socioeconomic reforms. (4 min: enginter 1900 1600 2000
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announcers refer to incidents, injured and arrested
people during yesterday's protest. they claim that people no
longer fear the police and military. refer to today's izvestiya
antic /spy (andrey kamodiy) on protests. (5 min: spanchile 2000)
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55 volodia teitelboim on successful result of fourth
protest, which shows unity of chilean people. also refers to
important role played by chilean communist party. says
Gt 65 L that armed forces can no longer ignore claims of peoole, adding
that if armed forces do not leave power by themselves,
people-ill throw them out. (9 min: spanchile 2000)
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56 orlando millers on fourth protest. he calls on
people to maintain unity so that pinochet can be overthrown.
(4. 5 f.iz : spanchile 2030)
57 annoucners quote local and foreign correspondents
as repotting on the fourth protest. (9 min: spanchile 2030)
59 JOSE LUIS CORDOBA REFERS TO FOURTH PROTEST IN CHILE.
says that not even repression and security measures prevented
and deterred people from holding protest. He reviews incidents
and ~e nts which took place during protest. (3 min spanla 2300) -
59 feature "two-line struggle on world political arena":
kalin on chilean ppls protest day against pinochet, denouncing
u.s. impists, some asian cliques for supporting pinochet. (5 mini
sent:d 1600)
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60 time, events, ppl: incl comment by vyacheslav lavrentyev
who for several years worked on freedom isle as moscow radio specie;
correspondent. in his first sketch he gives brief history of
cubs, praising friendliness of ppl, recalling threats made
against cuba by successive u. s.- president, and ppls support
for castro's defiance of such threats. (5 min: home 0800
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61 summary nikolay ognev pravda on guatemalan coup. (300
text: tasse 0835 tassr 112115; 3 min: mayak 0250)
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62 summary albert grigoryants izvestiya
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important factor of stability," on 13th anniv signing of frg-ussr
(~N~;~/ treaty. emphasizes advantages of agreement, in political as well
as economic sector. also refers to danger emanating from u.s.
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63 "our contacts" program for frg listeners. (rpt german 041600:
(german 1600)
64 summary anatoliy (name indistinct) new times STAT
on problem of unemployment in frg which is played down by minister
for labor and social affairs, bluem, and minister for economics,
lambrff. (5 min: german 1600)
65 interview with austrian comparty leader franz muhri,
denouncing u.s. policies as being detrimental to interests of
austria and other countries, condemning nato decision on missiles,
A)O T'D stressing party's support for disarmament and peace. (4 min:
66 "good evening austria" program for austrian listeners: second
part of interview with franz muhri, chmn austrian cp, on role of
his party in solving current economic problems of austria, mainly
unemployment (7 min); interview with deputy chmn of austrian
peace council with pravda on possibilities for prevention of nuclear
conflict (2 min, poor); recorded interviews with austrian film
directors who participated in moscow film festival (6 min, poor).
(tot 118 min, incl music: germaust 1800)
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6 uriy kobaladze reports on new tension in northern ireland
caused by unprovoked killing of youth. (rpt enginter 111300)
(e n_g4-der 0800 1100 f i n n i s h 111530)
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