MONTHLY REPORT--SWAZILAND BUREAU--JANUARY 1988

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• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: February 3, 1988
• Content Type: MEMO

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EMBASSY OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
P.O. Box 199
Mbabane, Swaziland
3 February 1988
FBIS-5805-88
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, Foreign Broadcast Information Service
THROUGH Chief, Operations Group
SUBJECT Monthly Report--Swaziland Bureau--January 1988
I. OPERATIONS
A. Monitorial/Editorial
1. Fighting in southeastern Angola between government
FAPLA troops and Jonas Savimbi's UNITA came to a head this month
with a prolonged siege by UNITA against the FAPLA airbase at Cuito
Cuanavale. The battle began with a 12 January attack by UNITA
forces reportedly reinforced by 6,000 motorized South African
infantry troops. FAPLA defended its position with MiG fighters
flown by Cuban pilots and claimed to have halted the UNITA advance
just one-half mile from the town. On 27 January, UNITA sources
alleged that FAPLA had withdrawn from Cuito Cuanavale after seeing
its airstrip destroyed. However, on 28 January Angolan President
dos Santos asserted that the town was still under FAPLA control and
reiterated his belief that Angolan forces would repel the UNITA
attack.
2. On 28-29 January, Angolan and Cuban Government
officials met in Luanda with a U.S. delegation, led by Assistant
Secretary of State for African Affairs Chester Crocker, for
discussions on solutions to the civil war in Angola and the question
of Namibian independence. In a Foreign Ministry statement following
the talks, Angola noted that new elements presented during the
sessions would be evaluated with a view to holding future meetings.
3. Zimbabwean Foreign Minister Nathan Shamuyarira,
protesting the U.S. Department of Special Services' holding of
Terrence Karamba, the allegedly abused son of a Zimbabwean United
Nations official, demanded the "immediate and unconditional release"
of the child and, failing that, reserved the right to "retaliate or
reciprocate" against the United States. Zimbabwean and U.S.
officials eventually agreed on conditions for Terrence's release; in
a 25 January interview, Shamuyarira said the boy, although still in
New York, was eager to return home.
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4. The prime minister of Bavaria, Franz Josef Strauss,
visited South Africa, Mozambique, and Namibia from 20 to 29 January
on behalf of West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. In Mozambique,
Strauss offered President Joaquim Chissano assistance in
rehabilitating Maputo harbor and the Cahora Bassa hydroelectric
station. While in South Africa, Strauss proposed an international
conference on regional tensions to give South Africa "a chance to
explain their position and also to listen to criticism from other
countries."
II. ADMINISTRATION
A. A new Toyota Land Cruiser, purchased
of London Bureau to replace the Bureau's station
at the Bureau on 27 January. It was immediately
service for the visiting FBIS director's tour of
Malolotja nature reserves.
with the assistance
wagon, arrived
pressed into
the Mlilwane and
B. The family took their R&R in Januar making a
tour of the major cities of southern Africa. The also
returned from their R&R trip to the United States.
VISITS
A.
Monitoring
B.
January to
C.
from 28-31
On 4 January, the deputy general manager of the BBC
Service, visited the Bureau.
The AFCA deputy director made a short stopover on 25
discuss the ICT installation with the bureau chief.
FBIS Director Bob Manners paid a TDY visit to the Bureau
January.
Chief, Swaziland Bureau
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" ? Swaziland Bureau Production Report for JANUARY 1988
TOTALS FROM ALL SOURCES:
TOTAL PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH:
TOTAL NON-PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH:
TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLISHABLE ITEMS FILED DURING MONTH:
INPUT OF REGULAR COVERAGE:
(minutes or issues per week)
III. OUTPUT FROM ALL SOURCES:
(publishable words per month)
ANGOLA
Luanda Domestic Service in
Portuguese
BOTSWANA
Gaborone Domestic Service in
English
Gaborone BOTSWANA DAILY NEWS in
English
CLANDESTINE
(Clandestine) Radio Truth in
English to Zimbabwe
(Clandestine) KUP in
French to Southern and Central
Africa
(Clandestine) KUP in
Portuguese to Southern and Central
Africa
(Clandestine) KUP in
English to Southern and Central
Africa
LESOTHO
Maseru Domestic Service in
English
Maseru Domestic Service in
seSotho
MALAWI
Blantyre Domestic Service in
English
BROAD-
CASTS
6240.00
min.
:30260
880
4210
540
0
880
304050
26020
834
PRESS PUBLI-
AGENCIES CATIONS
14120.00 113.00
min. issues
660
0
5950
0
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Blantyre DAILY TIMES in
English
MOZAMBIQUE
Maputo Domestic Service in
Portuguese
Maputo in
English to Southern Africa 4310
Maputo NOTICIAS in
Portuguese
Maputo TEMPO in
Portuguese
Beira DIARIO DE MOCAMBIQUE in
Portuguese
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
26230
0
3810
NAMIBIA
Windhoek DIE REPUBLIKEIN in
Afrikaans 0
Windhoek DIE SUIDWESTER in
Afrikaans 0
Windhoek THE NAMIBIAN in ,
English 0
Windhoek THE WINDHOEK ADVERTISER in
English 2710
'SENEGAL
Dakar 1-ANA in
English
Dakar PANA in
French
SOUTH AFRICA
Johannesburg International Service in
English
Johannesburg Domestic Service in
Afrikaans
Johannesburg Domestic Service in
English
Johannesburg Television Service in
Afrikaans
Johannesburg Television Service in
English
Umtata Capital Radio in
English
Johannesburg SAPA in
English
4500
750
16:380
5750
7230
7480
11430
980
62:380
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CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
Cape Town CAPE TIMES i
English
Cape Town DIE BURGER in
Afrikaans
Durban ILANGA in
Zulu
Johannesburg BEELD in
Afrikaans
Johannesburg BUSINESS DAY in
English
Johannesburg CITY PRESS in
English
Johannesburg DIE VADERLAND in
Afrikaans
Johannesburg NEW NATION in
English
Johannesburg RAPPORT in
Afrikaans
Johannesburg SOWETAN in
English
Johannesburg SUNDAY TIMES in
English
Johannesburg THE
English
Johannesburg THE
English
Johannesburg THE
English
Johannesburg THE
English
RSA Editorial
CITIZEN in
STAR in
SUNDAY STAR in
MEEKLY MAIL in
Press
Review
Afrikaans and English
of
Press
SWAZILAND
Mbabane Domestic Service in
English
Mbabane Domestic Service in
siSwati
Mbabane Television Service in
English
Mbabane Television Service in
siSwati
Mbabane THE SWAZI NEWS in
English
Mbabane THE SWAZI OBSERVER in
English
Mbabane THE TIMES OF SWAZILAND in
English
UNION OF.SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS
Moscow in
Zulu to Southern Africa
0
0
250
0
0
650
0
710
6450
470
VJ
3280.
0
840
2600
2010
4410
1190
7950
29250
1080
0
1180
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CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
Moscow in
English to Southern Africa 0
Moscow in
Afrikaans to Southern Africa 0
UNITED KINGDOM
London BBC World Service in
English
ZAMBIA
Lusaka Domestic Service in
English
Lusaka SUNDAY TIMES OF ZAMBIA in
English
Lusaka TIMES OF ZAMBIA in
English
ZIMBABWE
Harare Domestic Service in
English
Harare Voice of Namibia in
English
Harare THE FINANCIAL GAZETTE in
English
Harare THE HERALD in
English
Harare THE SUNDAY MAIL in
English
20540
7220
10.360
0
0
0
0
6290
0
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