MONTHLY REPORT--ABIDJAN BUREAU--APRIL 1982

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
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• Publication Date: May 5, 1982
• Content Type: MEMO

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MAB 214
5 May 1982
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, FBIS
THROUGH : Chief, Operations Group
SUBJECT : Monthly Report--Abidjan Bureau--April 1982
I. GENERAL
Carl Cundiff, deputy chief of mission-designate, toured the bureau
on 28 April. Mr. Cundiff will replace DCM Gerald Friedman in September.
Currently the Economic Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Lagos, Mr.
Cundiff was familiar with the FBIS product but had never visited a
bureau. He seemed impressed with bureau operations and asked many questions
as he toured the facility and met the personnel on duty. He commented that
the process was interesting, that the monitors were obviously well trained,
and that the facility was impressive and unobtrusive. The bureau mission,
including our s the Ivory Coast Government, were fully explained
by Acting Chief STAT
A. Monitorial/Editorial
Several major speeches were monitored during the month, some of
which presented unusual problems. On the 19th, Nigerian President Shagari
asked the National Assembly for emergency economic powers to deal with the
country's mounting problems, which he blamed in part on Western attempts
to undermine OPEC. The speech -was carried live on Lagos radio. As the
bureau's communications link with TCU and the telex used as a backup
were both out, an advance FYI was telephoned to the Wire and tapes had
to be driven to the Embassy for relay, causing a delay in transmission.
Shagari also addressed the nation the?-following day. Communications had
been restored, but poor reception made the speech slow going, requiring
the bureau to remain open until 0200`:to clear it. A statement by Flight
Lieutenant Rawlings of Ghana on the 15th caused similar problems. Although
Accra radio announced several times during the day that Rawlings was going
to speak, a statement in his name was read instead by Secretary for
Education Ama-Attah Aidoo, whose quiet voice is far more difficult to
understand than Rawlings' clear, forceful diction. Again the bureau had
to stay late to complete processing.
B. Communications
The bureau's communications link went out STAT
on the 19th. The failure was caused by oxidized connections in a tone
transmitter link which operates the bureau microwave. The connections
were repaired the following day.
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C. Lateral Services
At the request of the BBC News Bureau, the bureau provided
extensive priority coverage of the archbishop of Canterbury's visit
to Nigeria, from Lagos and Kaduna radios and from the News Agency of
Nigeria. Following the archbishop's visit, the News Bureau expressed
thanks for this "excellent coverage."
A. Personnel
French-English monitor (received a PSI on
the 18th, to FSN 3/2.
B. Buildings & Grounds
Bureau Engineer designed a new console unit to hold STAT
the bureau's press agency traffic. The unit, constructed by a GSO car-
penter, is cut to fit over the marble stairs leading into the editorial
room. It provides more room for bureau personnel working with the
newly expanded press rack, and lends a more professional appearance to the
operations area than the table it replaced.
STAT
Attachment
Monthly Production Report
CC: Deputy Chief, London Bureau
Chief, Swaziland Bureau
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ABID,JAII BUREAU PRODUCTION REPORT FOR APRIL 1982
i. TOTALS FROM ALL SOURCES:
TOTAL PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH: 244 280
TOTAL NON-PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH: 7 040
TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLISHABLE ITEMS FILED DURING MONTH: 689
BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
II. INPUT OF REGULAR COVERAGE: 71950 28!080 115
(MINUTES OR ISSUES PER WEEK)
III. OUTPUT FROM ALL SOURCES:
;PUBLISHABLE WORDS PER MOINTH)
ANGOLA
LUANDA DOMESTIC SERVICE IN
ENGLISH 950
LUANDA DOMESTIC SERVICE IN
FRENCH 690
LUANDA ANGOP IN
PORTUGUESE
LUANDA ANGOP IN
FRENCH 22 858
BENIN
COTONOU DOMESTIC SERVICE IN
FRENCH
COTONOU EHUZU IN
FRENCH
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YAOUNIE DOMESTIC SERVICE IN
ENGLISH 2 41'0
YAOUNDE DOMESTIC SERVICE IN
FRENCH 628
CAMEROON TRIBUNE IN
FRENCH
CAMEROON TRIBUNE IN
ENGLISH
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (CAR)
BANGUI DOMESTIC SERVICE IN
FRENCH
CONGO
BRAZZAVILLE DOMESTIC SERVICE IN
FRENCH
BRAZZAVILLE BULLETIN GUOTIDIEN IN
FRENCH
BRAZZAVILLE ETUMBA IN
FRENCH
EQUATORIRL GUINEA
MRLRBO DOMESTIC SERVICE IN
SPANISH
FRANCE
PARIS AFP IN
ENGLISH
PARIS AFP IN
FRENCH
998
930
33 358
25 330
~rF
$ t s s s s s i L
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GABON
LIBREVILLE DOMESTIC SERVICE IN
FRENCH
LIBREVILLE L'UNION IN
FRENCH
GAMBIA
BAN.jIL DOMESTIC SERVICE IN
ENGLISH
BANJUL GAMBIA NEWS BULLETIN IN
ENGLISH
GHANA
ACCRA DOMESTIC SERVICE IN
ENGLISH
ACCRA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE IN
ENGLISH
ACCRA fiHANRIRN TIMES IN
ENGLISH
ACCRA DAILY GRAPHIC IN
ENGLISH
RCCRA WEEKLY SPECTATOR IN
ENGLISH
ACCRA THE MIRROR IN
ENGLISH
LONDON GNA TO ACCRA IN
ENGLISH
GUINEA BISSAU
BISSAU NO PINTCHA IN
PORTUGUESE
BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
i i?8
:388
49 828
668
2!588
'3111 i NEA
+,ONA .RY DOMESTIC SERVICE IN
FRENCH 5 130
CONAKRY HOROYR IN
FRENCH
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NIGER
NIAMEY DOMESTIC SERVICE IN
FRENCH
NIAMEY LE SAHEL IN
FRENCH
NIAMEY SAHEL HEBDO IN
FRENCH
a a a s a a$ a s 13
BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
7 i2O
NIGERIA
LAGOS DOMESTIC SERVICE IN
ENGLISH i6 658
LAGOS INTERNATIONAL SERVICE IN
ENGLISH iA 020
KADUNA DOMESTIC SERVICE IN
ENGLISH 490
NIGERIAN NEWS AGENCY (NON) IN
ENGLISH
RWANDA
KIGALI DOMESTIC SERVICE IN
FRENCH
SENEGAL
DAKAR DOMESTIC SERVICE IN
FRENCH
DAKAR LE SOLEIL IN
FRENCH
288
S 2. 90
22 420
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AJ IDJAN DOMESTIC SERVICE 'IN-
FRENCH
ABIDJAN FRATERNITE MRTIN IN
FRENCH
ABIDJAN INFORMATION IN
FRENCH
LIBERIA
MONROVIA RADIO ELNA IN
ENGLISH
MONROVIA DOMESTIC IN
ENGLISH
MONROVIA EXPRESS IN
ENGLISH
MONROVIA LIBERIAN INAUGURAL IN
ENGLISH
MONROVIA NEU LIBERIAN IN
ENGLISH
MONROVIA THE SUND PEOPLE IN
ENGLISH
MALI
BAMAKO DOMESTIC SERVICE IN
FRENCH
BAMAKO L'ESSOR IN
FRENCH
MAURITAINIR
NOUAKCHOTT DOMESTIC SERVICE IN
FRENCH
NOUAKCHOTT CHARD IN
FRENCH
i iie
438
9 830
:330
4 260
i 830
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FREETOMN DOMESTIC SERVICE I.
ENGLISH i GSO
FREETORN DRILY MOIL IN
ENGLISH
TOGO
LOME DOMESTIC SERVICE IN
FRENCH
TOGO NOUVELLE MRRCHE IN
FRENCH
UPPER VOLTR
OURGRDOUGOU DOMESTIC SERVICE IN
FRENCH
OURGRDOUGOU L'OISERVRTEUR IN
FRENCH
UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON REUTER IN
ENGLISH
LONDON REUTER IN
FRENCH
ZRIRE
KINSHRSR DOMESTIC SERVICE IN
FRENCH
K:INSHRSR RZRP IN
FRENCH
KINSHRSR ELIMR IN
FRENCH
LUBUMBRSHI MJUMBE IN
FRENCH
Z 588
320
2 388
GSO
2 938
Z 350
1 788
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