MONTHLY REPORT--LONDON BUREAU--JULY 1987

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• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: August 5, 1987
• Content Type: MEMO

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ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET
SUBJECT: (Optional)
Monthly Report London Bureau
FROM: EXTENSION NO.
DATE
Chief, Operations Group July 1987
TO: (Officer designation, room number, and
building)
DATE
OFFICER'S
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Chief, Operations Group
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Chief, E&PS
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Chief. AAnalysis Group
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Admin Staff
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Chief, B&F
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Exec. Reg.
FOR
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STAT
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5 August 1987
MLD-7028
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, Foreign Broadcast Information Service
FROM : Chief, FBIS London Bureau
THROUGH : Chief, Operations Group
SUBJECT : Monthly Report -- London Bureau -- July 1987
I. GENERAL
1. BBC announced during the month that the computer-driven control
system which will allow full use of the two 11-meter steerable
satellite dishes at Crowsley Park is expected to be operational
"sometime in October." In another modernization development,
replaced as BBCMS Reception
Department modernization special assistant effective 20 July.
2. A BBCMS modernization schedule published on 1 July included a
surprise reference to FBIS decanting from the second floor from
late 1990 until mid-1991. An urgent memo from the bureau chief
to BBCMS management elicited the less-than-reassuring response
that the decision on decanting would be up to FBIS based on its
ability to work directly under the planned roof renovation
project. BBC has promised FBIS an early meeting with its
architect to discuss this issue, particularly with regard to the
Autodin Room.
3. ESG Deputy Chiefl land three FBIS automation
contractors spent 22-24 July at the bureau in discussions with
BBC automation officers and bureau management. Based on the
talks, a draft technical memorandum of understanding on the
interfaces between the BBC and FBIS automated systems was
revised for approval by appropriate FBIS and BBC officers.
STAT
STAT
STAT
A. Editorial/Monitorial
1. PMU managed two "scoops" during the month. Chief, Wire
Services Staff advised that the unit's timely handling of
Gorbachev's interview with the Indonesian paper MERDEKA
from the Soviet central pre resulted in a "true scoop"
for FBIS. PMU Chief Editor catch on the STAT
identification of Tretyak as Air Defense Forces commander
in chief reached Washington over 12 hours ahead of other
western media reports.
2. Written agreement was reached in mid-month with BBC News
and Publications Department whereby any BBC Part 1 requests
for PMU special processing would be routed through News and
Publications Department management to Chief, PMU with a
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copy passed to the deputy bureau chief. This new procedure
will rectify workload problems which were arising from Part
1 editors going directly to PMU media analysts with
processing requests.
Communications
1. The dedicated circuit to Headquarters was returned to
operation with its increased baud rate and new termination
point in Reston and, at least in the first month of
operations, a significantly higher amount of downtime. In
another change, we have noted that the circuit has returned
with a new name: LDA/DLA instead of the former LWA/WLA.
2. Communications Unit Chief received the STAT
award for "most esoteric BACH bug" of the month when STAT
he pointed out a problem with the "modify a consumer"
routine in BACH 1.31A. As a result of his message, an STAT
all-bureau advisory was sent recommending a temporary fix
until new software is implemented.
3. Islamabad Unit: British Telecom International on 29 July
began work on extending the satellite-borne segment of the
Islamabad Line from London to Islamabad, thus replacing the
former downlink in Karachi. After initial problems on the
Islamabad side resulting in an almost 48-hour line outage,
the new link was fully operational in both directions by
the morning of 31 July. This change, eliminating the
troublesome microwave link between Karachi and Islamabad,
is expected to result in improved line quality and
reliability.
4. Cologne Unit: C/ADD offered some help in improving the
Unit's production system by suggesting, on 28 July, that
the PC the Unit chief is using be upgraded by adding a hard
disk, controller, and enlarged power supply to enable the
Unit to run BACH.
C. Lateral Services
At the request of the U.S. NATO mission in Brussels, PMU filed a
USSR roundtable discussion on military sufficiency, parity and
deterrence from the 13 July edition of NEW TIMES.
D. Technical
1. A faulty fixed disc controller board on the Victor PC II
recently received from Headquarters was identified and
replaced by the bureau's IBM PC maintenance contractor.
2. When the VDU used for programming the automated Adaptable
Facsimile Processor developed a fault, bureau engineers
were able to trace the problem to a dry joint on the power
PC board. Thanks to the routine backup recording
operation, there was no delay in supplying the Soviet press
printout to PMU while the fault was being rectified.
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Personnel
1. The Embassy personnel officer has advised that the expected new
wagescales for London Embassy FSN employees, which will also
affect FBN wagescales, are second in a queue of 18 awaiting
final approval by the Department of State. Once approved, the
new wagescales will be implemented retroactively to 5 July.
2. Bureau engineer was selected to attend the 1987 STAT
running of the FBN Orientation Program.
3. PMU Arabic monitor trainee EOD'd on 6 July and STAT
teletype operator on July, bringing the STAT
bureau up to its full FBN T /O in all sections.
received Quality Step Increases
ype operators
during the month for sustained superior performances in their
STAT
STAT
STAT
STAT
5. In Islamabad, new Unit Chief assumed duties on 14 STAT
July upon the departure of outgoing chief STAT
To the bureau: Chief-designate Amman Bureau ~on 1-2 July; STAT
Chief-designate Islamabad Unit on 7 July for talks with STAT
bureau chief and BBC; Paraguay Bureau associate editor STAT
on 7 Jul for bureau familiarization; Amman Bureau junior editor
my for editorial discussions; Headquarters STAT
manager and colleague on 17 July for bureau tour; ESG SIAI
Deputy Chief and three Lockheed contractors 20-24 July STAT
for aut oration lks with bureau and BBC; and area communications
officer on 28 July for a bureau briefing, tour and pub STAT
lunch.
From the bureau: Teletype operator to Tel Aviv Bureau
from 29 June to 2 August to assist during a staff ng shortage.
The bureau chief andl lattended change of command ceremonies
at High Wycombe Air Station on 7 July during which Lt. Colonel
Lawrence Nevieux assumed command from Lt. Colonel Robert Todd.
STAT
STAT
STAT
cc: Chief, Austria Bureau
Chief, Cologne Unit
Chief, Islamabad Unit
Chief, Okinawa Bureau
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London St-treau Production Report for JULY 1987
1.
TOTALS FROM ALL SOURCES:
TOTAL
PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH:
2 ,
191,270
TOTAL
NON-PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH:
506,980
TOTAL.
NUMBER OF PUBLISHABLE ITEMS FILED DURING MONTH:
4,257
BROAD-
CASTS
PRESS
AGENCIES
PL..1BL I--
CATIONS
I I
INPUT OF REGULAR COVERAGE:
69,890
145
116
532
64
(minutes or issues per week)
min.
,
min.
.
issues
III.
OUTPUT FROM ALL SOURCES:
(publishable words per month)
AFGHANIS i'AN
k::abul in
English to Europe
0
k:: a b t
t :L in
..
Pashto to Europe
3 , 330
Kabul i n
Dari to Europe
t"-
Kabul Domestic
Dar i
Service
in
16,68('.)
Kabul Domestic
Pashto
Service
in
3,170
Kabul BAKHTAR
Dari
in
5,300
k::abu l BAM::HTAR
Eng .l i sh
in
12,200
Kabul BAk:HTAR
Pashto
in
I I 01o
ALBANIA
Tirana ATA in
English
Tirana ATA in
French
ALGERIA
Algiers Voice of Palestine in
Arabic
Algiers Domestic Service in
Arabic
Algiers Domestic Service in
French
Algiers APS in
Arabic
180
1,650
2,920
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Algiers APS in
English
Algiers APS in
French
Algiers EL MOUDJAH I D in
French
ARGENTINA
Buenos Aires International Service in
English
AUSTRALIA
Melbourne Overseas Service in
English
AUSTRIA
Vienna OPECNA in
English
BELGIUM
Brussels Domestic Service in
French
Brussels LE SOIR in
French
BULGARIA
Sofia in
Russian to the USSR
Sofia BTA in
English
BURUNDI
Bujumbura Domestic Service in
French
Bujumbura Domestic Service in
Kirundi
CANADA
Montreal International Service in
English
CHINA
Beijing X I NHUA in
English
BROAD-- PRESS PUBL I -
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
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BROAD- PRESS PUBL...:i -
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
CLANDESTINE (AFRICA)
(Clandestine) Radio of the Sudanese People's
Liberation Army in
Bari
(Clandestine) Radio Haigan in
a
Somali to Somalia
1,170
(Clandestine) Radio of the Sudanese People's
Liberation Army in
Arabic
(Clandestine) Radio of the Sudanese People's
0
Liberation Army in
English
(Clandestine) Voice of Western Somalia and
Abo Liberation Fronts in
4.670
Somali
(Clandestine) Voice of the Broad Masses of
0
Eritrea in
Amharic
(Clandestine)
Eritrea in
Voice of the Broad Masses of
2B0
Tigrinya
4+20
*(Clandestine)
Voice of Ethiopian Unity in
Amharic
2,050
(Clandestine)
in
French
Bardai Chadian National Radio
(Clandestine)
KUP in
English
Africa
to Southern and Central
(Clandestine)
KUP in
French to Southern and Central
Africa
(Clandestine) KUP in
Portuguese to Southern and Central
Africa
CLANDESTINE: (IRAN AND IRAQ)
(Clandestine) Radio of the Iranian Toilers
in
COMOROS
Moroni Domestic Service in
French
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Prague International Service in
Czech 540
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BROAD-- PRESS F''UBL_ I -
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
Prague International Service in
English if
Prague International Service in
Slovak 340
Prague in
Czech to Europe 0
Prague in
Russian to the USSR C)
Prague in
Slovak to Europe 0
Prague Domestic Service in
Czech 13, 360
Prague Domestic Service in
Slovak 2,440
Prague Television Service in
Czech 15, 1 50
Prague Television Service in
Slovak 0
Bratislava Domestic Service in
Slovak 820
Prague CTK. in
English
DENMARK.
Copenhagen BERLINGSK:E SONDAG in
Danish
Copenhagen BERL INGSKE TI DENDE
in
Danish
Copenhagen DET FRI AKTUELT in
Danish
DJ I BOUT I
Djibouti Domestic Service in
Somali
EGYPT
Cairo AKHBAR AL--YAWM in
Arabic
Cairo AL-AHALI in
Arabic
Cairo AL.-AHRAR in
Arabic
Cairo AL-AKHBAR in
Arabic
Cairo AL-JUMHURIYAH in
Arabic
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Cairo AL--SHA"B in
Arabic
Cairo AL-WAFD in
Arabic
ETHIOPIA
Addis
Ababa International Service in
Arabic
0
Addis
Ababa International Service in
Somali
0
Addis
Ababa Radio Freedom in
English to South Africa
9,070
Addis
Ababa Voice of Namibia in
English
0
Addis
Ababa in
English to Neighboring Countries
750
Addis
Ababa in
Amharic to Neighboring Countries
790
Addis
Ababa Domestic Service in
Amharic
79590
Addis
Ababa Domestic Service in
Oromo
0
Harar
Domestic Service in
Oromo
0
FINLAND
Helsinki International Service in
Finnish
Helsinki International Service in
English
Helsinki Domestic Service in
Finnish
Helsinki Domestic Service in
Swedish
Helsinki HUFVUDSTADSBLADET in
Swedish
FRANCE
Paris International Service in
French
81800
Paris
International Service in
English
0
Paris
Domestic Service in
French
13,340
Paris
Television Service in
French
4,240
Paris
AFRIQUE-ASIE in
French
BROAD- PRESS PURL. I --
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
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BROAD- PRESS PURL- I -
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
Paris AL--MUSTAQBAL in
French
Paris
Paris
AL-WATAN AL-'ARABI
Arabic
DEFENSE NAT I ONAL-E
French
in
in
r.)
5,17if
Paris
Paris
JEUNE AFRIGUE in
French
L'EXPRESS in
French
t')
3,920
Paris
L.' HUMAN I TE in
French
8,680
Paris LE FIGARO MAGAZINE in
French
(')
Paris
LE F I GARO in
French
6, 900
Paris LE MATIN in
French
Paris LE MONDE. in
French
Paris LE NOUVEL OBSERVATEUR in
French
Paris LE QUOT I D I E:.N DE PARIS in
French
Paris LIBERATION in
French
Paris PARIS MATCH in
French
GERMANY (FRG)
Cologne Deutschlandfunk Network in
German
Hamburg DPA in
German
GERMANY (GDR)
East
Berlin
in
Russian
to the USSR
East
Berlin
Domestic Service in
German
East
Berlin
Radio Volga in
Russian
to Soviet Forces
East
Berlin
Voice of GDR Domestic Service
German
East
Berlin
ADN International Service in
German
I-Il.04GAR Y
BuAdapest in
Encal:i.sh to Europe 140
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BROAD--- PRESS P-JBL I -
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
Budapest in
Hungarian to Australia and New
Zealand i?
Budapest in
Hungarian to Europe C)
Budapest Domestic Service in
Hungarian 22,610
Budapest Television Service in
Hung ar i an 19, 090
Budapest MTI in
English
INDIA
Delhi General Overseas Service in
English
Delhi Domestic Service in
English
IRAN
Tehran International Service in
Persian 2,300
'T'ehran International Service in
Arabic -0
Tehran in
English to Europe 2,310
Tehran Domestic Service in
Persian 102,690
Tehran IRNA in
English
'Tehran KEYHAN in
Persian
ISRAEL
Jerusalem International Service in
English
Jerusalem Domestic Service in
English
ITALY
Rome International Service in
Italian 990
Rome Domestic Service in
Italian 1,530
*Rome Domestic Service in
English 1?0
Rome AVANTI in
Ital ian
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Rome L"ESPRESSO in
Italian
Rome L'UNITA in
Italian
Rome LA REPUBBI_ I CA in
Italian
Milan CORRIERE DELLA SERA in
Italian
Milan EUROPEO in
Italian
Milan L'UNITA in
Italian
Turin LA STAMPA in
Italian
Turin STAMPA SERA DEL L LINED I in
Italian
KENYA
Nairobi Domesti.c_. Service in
English
Nairobi Domestic Service in
Swahili
Nairobi Television Service in
English
Nairobi Television Service in
Swahili
Nairobi KNA in
English
Nairobi DAIL..Y NATION in
English
Nairobi KENYA TIMES in
English
Nairobi SUNDAY STANDARD in
English
Nairobi SUNDAY TIMES in
English
Nairobi THE NAIROBI TIMES in
English
Nairobi THE STANDARD in
English
Nairobi. THE SUNDAY NATION in
English
KUWA 3: T
Kuwait Domestic Service in
Arabic
Kuwait KUNA Diplomatic Information
Service in
Arabic
BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
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1< uwa i t KUNA in
Arabic
Kowa i t KUNA in
Eng 1 i sh
LIBYA
Tripoli Voice of Greater Arab homeland
in
Arab i c 1,870
Tripoli Domestic Service in
Arabic 3,730
Tripoli Television Service in
Arabic 9,550
Tripoli Correspondent's Dispatch in
Arabic C)
Tripoli JANA in
Arabic 4,470
Tripoli .JANA in
English 7,60('-)
MAUR I'1-AN I A
Nouakchott Domestic Service in
Arabic
Ni I SCELL.ANEOUS
Middle East/South Asia Review
BROAD--- PRESS PtJBL I --
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
MOROCCO
Rabat Domestic Service in
Arabic 2,870
Rabat MAP Diplomatic Information
Service in
Arabic C)
Rabat MAP Diplomatic Information
Service in
English 0
Rabat MAP Diplomatic Information
Service in
French 0
Rabat MAP in
Arabic 1,220
Rabat MAP in
English 2 , 340
Rabat MAP in
French 0
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Casablanca LE FIAT I N DU SAHARA in
French
NETHERLANDS
Hilversum International Service in
English
Amsterdam DE VOLKSKRANT in
Dutch
Rotterdam NRC HANDELSBL..AD in
Dutch
NIGERIA
Lagos Domestic Service in
English
NORWAY
Oslo AFTENPOSTEN in
Norwegian
Oslo ARBEIDE:RBLADET in
Norwegian
POLAND
Warsaw International Service in
English 290
Warsaw in
Russian to the USSR 0
Warsaw Domestic Service in
Polish 5,220
Warsaw Television Service in
Polish 3,440
Bydgoszcz Domestic Service in
Polish 0
Gdansk Domestic Service in
Polish 0
Katowice Domestic Service in
Polish 460
Koszalin Domestic Service in
Polish 0
Lodz Domestic Service in
Polish 0
Opole Domestic Service in
Polish 0
Poznan Domestic Service in
Polish o
Szczecin Domestic Service in
Polish 0
BROAD-- PRESS F'UBL I --
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
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BROAD- PRESS PULL I --
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
Wroclaw Domestic Service in
Polish 0
2ielona Gora Domestic Service in
Polish O
Warsaw PAP Maritime Press Service in
Polish C)
Warsaw PAP in
English 48,800
Warsaw PAP in
French 0
Warsaw PAP in
Russian 2 , 090
Warsaw POLITYKA in
Polish U
Warsaw RZECZPOSPOLITA in
Polish C}
Warsaw RZECZYWISTOSC in
Polish Ca
Warsaw SLOWO POWSZECHNE in
Polish Cr
Warsaw SZTANDAR MLODYCH in
Polish 0
Warsaw TRYBUNA LUDU in
Polish 0
Warsaw TU I TERA2 in
Polish 0
Warsaw VETO in
Polish 0
Warsaw ZOLNIERZ WOLNOSCI in
Polish C>
Warsaw ZYCIE GOSPODARCZE in
Polish C)
Warsaw ZYCIE WARSZAWY in
Polish C)
Bialystok GAZETA WSPOLCZESNA in
Polish C)
Bydgoszcz GAZETA POMORSKA in
Polish 96C)
Gdansk DZIENNIK BALTYCKI in
Polish C>
Gdansk GLOS WYBRZEZA in
Polish C>
Katowice DZIENNIK ZACHODNI in
Polish 2 , 250
Katowice TRYBUNA ROBOTNICZA in
Polish Cl
Kielce SLOWO LUDU in
Polish C)
Koszalin GLOS POMORZA in
Polish C)
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