MONTHLY REPORT -- NICOSIA BUREAU -- OCTOBER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP87-01104R000100100003-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 3, 2012
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: November 2, 1986
• Content Type: MEMO

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MNC-6144
2 November 1986
MEMORANDUM J'OR: Director, Foreign Broadcast Information Service
THROUGH Chief, Operations Group
SUBJECT : Monthly Report -- Nicosia Bureau -- October
I. GENERAL
A. The news of the month with regard to our new site is that the
construction firm submitted a formal letter on 29 October claiming that
delays in the work, for which it'is not responsible, require that it be
granted an extension of 123 days to complete the contract. This figure is
clearly excessive, given the contractor's stated Justifications, and will
be the subject of negotiations. It is becoming ever more clear that the
contractor has no intention of meeting his mid-January project completion
date. As a result, we probably will not be able to move into our new
premises until lateVebweary or early March,
STAT
II. OPERATIONS
A. Monitorial/Editorial
1. The bureau placed monitored Lebanese media on open watch
following Lebanese claims that an Israeli airplane had been shot down
during a 16 October air raid on Fatah targets south of Sidon in
retaliation for a grenade attack on IDF recruits in Jerusalem the previous
day. Conflicting reports emerged as to the fate of the two Israelis. aboard
the plane, although the Amal Movement was reported to have captured at
least one of them. Despite the fact that Israeli aircraft continued to fly
over the area and Israeli gunboats cruised offshore, the bombardment of
Lebanese targets concluded by late evening. As there were no indications
of further planned Israeli activity, the bureau concluded its watch at its
COB.
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2. A labor dispute at the Cyprus Broadcasti3sg Corporation (CBC)
disrupted Nicosia radio and television several times during the month.
Work stoppages announced by the trade unions representing CBC personnel
interrupted transmissions on 4 October, 18 October, 19 October, 24
October, 25 October and 26 October, for a total of 47 hours.
3. We have placed on coverage a new Egyptian anti-Libyan commentary
program aired by the Cairo Voice of the Arabs radio entitled "Voice of the
Libyan People." The tenor of the program was exemplified by a commentary
broadcast on 7 October appealing to Libyan Army personnel to rise up and
overthrow Colonel Al-Qadhdhafi, or to dispatch him "to his destiny."
4. Following a week's sampling of new casts beamed to Iran in
Persian and Aseri by Moscow Radio Peace and Progress, the bureau has added
the RPP Persian cast to coverage as a Class D listing program. The radio's
Aseri cast was demonstrated to be a substantive repeat of the earlier
Persian cast, and regular coverage was not deemed necessary.
5. The initiation of winter flight schedules has had an effect on
the bureau's press receipts; the mainland Turkish press is now being
received a day later than was previously the case, while mainland Greek
papers are being received on a delayed basis on Sundays and Thursdays.
B. Technical
1. All of the bureau's old ITT 2300/5 Arabic printers and Extol
AF-11 RO printers have now been replaced with new Creed Comscribe IIIC
teleprinters.
2. The bureau's circuits to the Cypriot Foreign Ministry and to the
Cypriot Public Information Office have been upgraded from 75 baud to 150
baud.
3. The landlord of the building housing our offices has given
permission for the installation of a passive reflector on the roof for use
in our microwave link to the Embassy when we move to the new site. As a
result, a previous request that CYTA permit installation of the reflector
on one of its stations has been cancelled.
4. Equipment received:
-- One MagnaSync/Moviola 10-channel audio tape recorder/reproducer
Model 1-R/0-P/0-10, from Headquarters.
5. Equipment sent to other bureaus:
-- One multisystem JVC TV/monitor Model AV-20ME was purchased
locally and pouched to Swaziland Bureau.
-- Two Extel AF-11R printers and related spare parts were sent to
Okinawa Bureau.
-- Two Extel AF-11R printers were sent to Paraguay Bureau.
-- One Extel AF-11R printer was sent to Florida Bureau.
6. Three ITT 2300/5 Arabic printers have been disposed of through
the local Embassy.
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? III. ADMINISTRATION
A. Personnel
1. Editor
STAT
larrived PCS 22 October to replace Senior
scheduled to depart 3 November PCS to Key West. STAT
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ATTAGRAW: Production Report
Pfi#eau e
osia Bureau
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Nicosia Bureau Production Report for October 1986
TOTAL
PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH:
297340
TOTAL
NON-PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH:
121140
TOTAL
NUMBER OF PUBLISHABLE ITEMS FILED DURING MONTH:
1024
BROAD-
CASTS
PRESS
AGENCIES
PUBLI-
CATIONS
II.
INPUT OF REGULAR COVERAGE:
9180.00
22260.04)
117.00
(minutes or issues per week)
min.
min.
issues
III.
OUTPUT FROM ALL SOURCES:
(publishable words per month)
CHINA
Beijing in
Persian to Iran
CLANDESTINE
(Clandestine)
Arabic
Radio Free Lebanon in
20100
(Clandestine)
Persian
Radio Iran in
0
(Clandestine)
Arabic
Voice of the Mountain in
9780
CYPRUS
Nicosia Domestic Service in
Greek
6700
Nicosia Domestic Service in
English
110
Nicosia Television Service in
Greek
120
Nicosia Cyprus MAIL in
English
Nicosia ELEVTHEROTIPIA in
Greek
Nicosia ELEVTHEROTIPIA tis DHEFTERAS
in
Greek
Nicosia I SIMERINI in
Greek
Nicosia I SIMERINI tis DHEFTERAS in
Greek
Nicosia KHARAVYI in
Greek
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Nicosia KHARAVYI tis DHEFTERAS in
Greek
Nicosia 0 FILELEVTHEROS in
Greek
Nicosia 0 FILELEVTHEROS tis
DHEFTERAS in
Greek
Nicosia TA NEA in
Greek
Nicosia THE CYPRUS WEEKLY in
English
EGYPT
Cairo Domestic Service in
Arabic
Cairo Voice of the Arabs in
Arabic
Cairo MENA in
Arabic
Cairo MENA in
English
FRANCE
Faris AFP in
English
GREECE
Athens Domestic Service in
Greek
Athens ATHENS NEWS in
English
Athens ELEVTHEROTIPIA in
Greek
Athens I FK:ATHIMERINI in
Greek
Athens KIRIAKATIK.I ELEVTHEROTIF'IA in
Greek
Athens RIZOSPASTIS in
Greek
'
IRAN
Tehran International Service in
French
Tehran Domestic Service in
Persian
IRAO
Baghdad in
Persian to Iran
BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
4040
8710
630
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BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-?
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
LEBANON
Beirut Domestic Service in
Arabic
Beirut Domestic Service in
English
Beirut Voice of Lebanon in
Arabic
Beirut Voice of Lebanon in
English
Beirut Voice of National
Resistance in
Arabic
Beirut Ihdin Radio of Free & Unified
Lebanon in
Arabic
Beirut AL_NAHAR in
Arabic
Beirut AL SAFIR in
Arabic
Beirut MONDAY MORNING in
English
LIBYA
Tripoli Domestic Service in
Arabic
QATAR
Doha Domestic Service in
Arabic
TURKEY
Ankara YANKI in
Turkish
36410
570
24180
240
0
1100
0
0
Istanbul BULVAR in
Turkish
1420
Istanbul CUMHURIYET in
Turkish
4500
Istanbul DUNYA in
Turkish
0
Istanbul GUNAYDIN in
Turkish
680
Istanbul HURRIYET in
Turkish
9580
Istanbul MILLIYET in
Turkish
1870
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BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
Istanbul TERCUMAN in
Turkish
UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS
Moscow Radio Peace and Progress in
Persian
Moscow in
Greek to Cyprus
Moscow in
Persian to Iran
*Baku Domestic Service in
Azeri
Tashkent Domestic Service in
Uzbek
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Dubayy Domestic Service in
Arabic
3500
i)
3410
470
450
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