COMLIST: MOSCOW CONSOLIDATED 21 JAN 91

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C00174898 CLAS UNCLASSIFIED CLAS UNCLASSIFIED AFSN TB2801150091C SUBJ TAKEALL-- Comlist: Moscow Consolidated 27 Jan 91 Full Text Superzone of Message 1 GLOBAL 2 1 "world this week": boris andrianov, dmitriy volskiy and sergey golyakov discuss soviet Japanese relations pegged to nakayama's recent moscow visit; gulf war noting fear of chemical and other non-conventional weapons being introduced into war; new soviet foreign minister bessmertnykh's tasks, pegged to sov-american relations, persian gulf situation, others; impact of baltic events abroad, its effect on soviet-u.s. summit prospects. (30 min sent: home 1230) 3 2 gorbachev stmt at 22 Jan moscow press briefing at ussr foreign ministry press center, on soviet stand toward gulf conflict, situation in baltic republics. (c/r home 221751, item 1 on 22 Jan list (4 min: persian 1500; one min: swahili 221700) 4 3 "top priority": discussing gulf war and baltic events. (rpt enginter 252300, item 3 on 25 Jan list) (enginter 2300) 5 4 "contacts". (rpt Berman 231700, item 3 on 23 Jan list) (german 1600) 6 5 "moscow mailbag". (rpt enginter 262300, item 5 on 26 Jan list) (enginter 2300) 7 6 "youth program": reviewing activities of univ students at brussels intl fed of econ, business management; youth activities in mongolia, belorussia, tashkent ufo report. (26.5 min: mand 1000 1400) 8 DISARM 9 7 boris (nechayev), mbr sov cmtee for peace, disarm and ecological safety in seas and oceans, giving his views on issue of turning world oceans into regions of peace in view of gulf war. (rpt enginter 261210, item 8 on 26 Jan list) (enginter 0000 dart 261500) 10 UNITED STATES 11 8 yuriy solton on visit to usa by soviet foreign minister bessmertnykh. (rpt enginter 261210, item 14 on 26 Jan list) (german 261600 hungarian 262000 tagalog 261300 jap 261200) 12 9 reports on bessmertynkh's remarks to journalists at vnukovo-2 airport prior to his departure for usa. (c/r home 261200, item 10 on 26 Jan list). (2-1 min: mayak 0630 german 261600 261700 1600; czech/slovak 1800; brief: frenchinter 261800 czech/slovak 261800 hungarian 262000) 13 10 anon on bessmertnykh's official visit to usa, saying visit is in pursuance of understanding former foreign minister shevardnadze had reached with u.s. on possibilities of u.s.-soviet moscow summit, bilateral relations, and regional issues; citing bessmertnykh's moscow press conference saying that during talks, special attention will be paid to general aspects of u.s.-soviet ties, regional problems and disarmament. (6-3 min: enginter 1210 1510 1810 2110 portafr 1900 persian 1500 polish 1600 romanian 1700 serbo 2000 korean 0900 camb 1100 1230 viet 1400 lao 1030 mand 1300 tamil 1400 hind 1200 indo 1530 bur 1430) 14 11 report on bessmertnykhs's stmt to press on his arrival in washington. (c/r tasse 262202, item 12 on 26 Jan list) (250 text: tasse 0649) 15 12 bessmertnykh replies to tass corrs questions on his expectations re talks with bush and baker. (rpt tassr 262235, item 13 on 26 Jan list) Approved for Release Page: 137 of 149 C00174898 Page: 138 of 149 (tassr 0139; one min: enginter 0000) 16 13 reports on bessmertnykh's 27 fan press statement in washington following his first round of talks with fames baker. (400 text sent: tassr 0135; 2-1 min: enginter 0800 0900 1000 1100 wand 1000 1300 1400 korean 0900 1100 carob 1100 1230 viet 1200 1400 lao 1030 1330 bur 1200 1430 hind 1200 urdu 1100 beng 1330 indo 1100 1530 thai 1300 tamil 1400 tagalog 1300; brief: enginter 1200 1300 1400 1500) 17 TB2801150091TAKE1 18 14 zvyagin Washington report saying first round of talks between bessmertnykh and baker took place, he goes onto say american people do not want to see worsening of u.s.-soviet relations and have great expectations for forthcoming summit. (6 min: mayak 0730) 19 AMERICAS 20 15 anon on rio group meeting to begin in caracas 28 fan. (3 min: spanla 2300) 21 GERMANY 22 16 boris melnichenko "topical events" analyzing socio-econmic situation in east germany and reasons for second large scale strike taking place in former gdr. the people living in that part of united germany tend to think they are economically discriminated. the outlook for territory of former gdr are not too bad, however. (5 min: german 261700) 23 WEST EUROPE 24 17 "good evening, austria." (rpt germaust 251925, item 20 on 25 Jan list) (germaust 261925) 25 18 aleksandr malikov london dispatch on announcement by british home sec, kenneth baker, that he intends to implement range of tough measures in order to prevent new refugees turning up in country, not merely those with an african or asian accent but also those with eastern european ones, condeming this decision calling it discriminatory and contradictory to britain's so-called stance on freedom of travel. (mayak 1030) 26 19 anon on cultural events organized in ussr this year to mark 125th anniversary of french writer romain rolland. (rpt frenchinter 251800, item 27 on 26 fan list) (frenchinter 261800) 27 AFRICA 28 20 "africa as we see it": aleksandr fedorov on south african situation,. noting that ANC's mandela and inkatha's buthelezi are to commence dialogue on 29 fan, aimed at halting black on black violence (3 min); anon on namibian president nujoma's visit to angola where he met and discussed various issues with angolan officials (3 min). (zulu 241800) 29 21 "africa as we see it": vladlen mikhaylov on nigerian debt problem where principal creditors have agreed 20 year deferment, which is viewed as type of premium for nigeria's implementation of economic restructuring recommended by IMF (4.5 min); closing talk by nikolay (kosukhin) (rpt enginter 261630, segment item 31 on 26 jan.list). (enginter 261930 0630) 30 22 "russians abroad". (rpt enginter 031630, item 23 on 3 fan list) (enginter 1630) 31 23 "africa speaking". (rpt enginter 231930, item 31 on 24 fan list) (enginter 261930) 32 24 "africa speaking": vladimir zhuravlev interview with nigerian politologist, literary figure and businessman arthur (nwankwe), on his country's progress towards multi-party democracy, noting that by offsetting nigeria's debt the vest has shown its confidence that democratic nigeria can be viable proposition. (9 min: enginter 0630) C00174898 Page: 139 of 149 33 25 "south africa, panorama of events": anon on expected dialogue between mandela and buthelezi; opening of south african parliament; inquiry into existence of hit squads in south africa; namibian president's visit to angola. (8 min: zulu 251800) 34 26 yuriy zhuravlev warning against over-optimism by both angolan government and angola, voicing general acceptance of peace plan drawn up by portugal, u.s. and soviet observer delegation. (rpt portafr 241900, item 35 on 24 Jan list) (portafr 1900) 35 27 aleksandr (verikonikov), estonian scholar, on longstanding relations between estonia and ethiopia. (rpt amharic 151500, item 29 on 15 Jan list) (amharic 251500) 36 28 vladimir borisov on agreement reached reached in rome between various somali opposition parties, noting that only common denominator betweeen these groups is their common enemy siyad barre. (3 min: amharic 251500) 37 TB2801150191TAKE2 38 29 yelena karinyeva on south african liberation literature. (10 min: zulu 231800 261800) 39 PERSIAN GULF 40 30 yuriy solton on consequences of gulf conflict, noting that even though war is in its infancy, heavy casualties and damage has already been caused. (rpt enginter 211210, item 37 on 21 Jan list) (greek 2000 romanian 1700 korean 1100 urdu 1100 burm 1430 tamil 1400 indo 1530 tagalog 1300 camb 1100 1230 lao 1330 viet 1400) 41 31 aleksandr pogodin on various nonaligned countries efforts to cease conflict in gulf. (rpt enginter 2212100, item 34 on 22 Jan list) (swahili 221700) 42 32 anon on call for peace talks by african countries re persian gulf conflict. (3 min: swahili 221700) 43 33 anon intvw with soviet academician mikhail kapitsa, mp and soviet association member. (rpt portbraz 252300, item 34 on 25 Jan list) (amharic 251500) 44 34 stv interview with soviet missile forces chief mikhalkin, on iraq's missile potential. (c/r tv 261800, item 35 on 26 Jan list) (2 min: tv 1530; brief: enginter 0000) 45 35 sergey koshkin on economic consequences of gulf crisis in view of registering new price link for oil. (rpt enginter 261210, item 38 on 26 j*an list) (enginter 0000 german 261600 hungarian 262000 hind 1200) 46 36 valentin zorin on use of nuclear weapons in gulf war, where reports indicate that first air raids carried out by u.s. were aimed at iraqi nuclear installations. (3 min sent: enginter 0000) 47 37 sergey pravdin on progress of gulf war, giving details of latest allied air raids on iraq, citing new york times that air superiority would be insufficient to make iraq withdraw from kuwait, quoting pentagon on reasons behind iraq's delay in using chemical weapons. (3 min: home 1600) 48 38 vladimir pasko interview with soviet deputy foreign minister belonogov, on kuwait crisis and threat of escalation of war to near east region, which has posed policy makers with issue of creating regional security system in this zone. (9 min sent: mayak 0930) 49 39 summary aleksandr smirnov nezavisimaya gazeta, summing up views of soviet arabists on gulf war, questioning whether allies military success will become victory for peace, legal order of world and rule of law. (5 min sent: czech/slovak 1800) 50 40 vladimir viktorov on effects of gulf war on south east asia. (4 min: C00174898 Page: 140 of 149 tagalog 1300) 51 41 summary za rubezhom entitled "first lessons of war", on issues pertaining to gulf conflict. (4 min: arabic 1500) 52 42 "topical subject": viktor glazunov on gulf conflict, stressing that kuwait must be liberated from iragi's occupation and shoving some understanding for germany's non-involvement. (6 min: german 1700) 53 43 round table discussion chaired by aleksey zlatorunskiy on situation in persian gulf, with participation from pavel (demechenko) and yuriy vamilichev, describing aims of this conflict and ecological danger emanating from it. (arabic 1600) 54 44 undatelined tass roundups of situation in gulf. (approx 400 words: tassr 1552) 55 MIDEAST 56 45 second in series interviews with syrian students studying in moscow, with discussions taking place on soviet typography, printing industry and writers. (8.5 min: arabic 1500) 57 46 "soviet union and turkey--on path of goodneighborliness": intvv with soviet official heading association of soviet-turkish economic relations, on recent developments of this relationship. (15 min: turkish 261430) 58 47 mikhail (varyshov) on results of romanian premier petr roman's visit to turkey. (romanian 271700 59 TB2801150291TAKE3 60 SOUTH ASIA 61 48 report on news conference by afghan ambassador in moscow in which he discusses domestic affairs, sov-afghan relations, and giv govt's stance on gulf war. (3 min: dari 251500) 62 49 vladimir pasko report on intvw with afghan ambassador to moscow mohammad razmyar, on soviet-afghan economic coop. (3min, sent: mayak 0830) 63 50 (boris birogov) kabul dispatch on activities of cmtee assigned with clearing land mines in afghanistan. (3 min: dari 251500) 64 51 (aleksandr sharov) on failure of afghan opposition groups to form a united front. (5 min: dari 251500) 65 52 gorbachev greetings to ramaswamy venkatarama, president of India and chandra shekhar, prime minister of republic, on 41st anniv proclamation of republic of india. (c/r enginter 260800, item 50 on 26 Jan list) (brief: frenchinter 261800 spanla 0000 german 261600 261700 mend 262200 0100) 66 53 gennadiy vasiliyev marking indian republican day. (rpt urdu 261100, item 53 on 26 Jan list) (urdu 1100) 67 54 yegor demichev pegged to republican day of india. (rpt tamil 261400, item 54 on 26 Jan list) (tamil 1400 hind 1200) 68 CHINA 69 55 alekseyev on mongolian party chmn orchirbat's visit to prc. (3 min, sent: wand 1400; anon: 4 min: viet 1200) 70 56 anon on phnom penh govt efforts to improve relations with prc. (5 min: indo 1100 1530) 71 ASIAN COMMUNIST 72 57 anon on un debate at unhq on cambodian refugee problem. (rpt viet 251500, item 53 on 25 Jan list) (5-3 min: camb 1100 thai 1300) 73 ASIA/PACIFIC 74 58 "focus on asia": pravda on econ reform in china (5 min); tass reporter on pakistan's attempt to possess nuclear weapons (5 min); intvw with economist (soltan zharasov) on introduction of nics-model market econ C00174898 Page: 141 of 149 system (4 min); literary program on works of korean-soviet writer. (20 min: kor 1100) 75 59 (meksolov) on asia-pacific disarm symposium to be held in bandung 28 jan. (3 min: wand 1400) 76 60 "reply to burmese listeners: on soviet shipbuilding industry (5 min); talk on fashion house in moscow that trains soviet couturiers and records soviet fashion changes over years (5 min). (17 min overall, incl music: burm 1200) 77 61 intvw with doddy hidayat, indonesian chief delegate to moscow intl consumer goods expo. (rpt indo 261100, item 69 on 26 Jan list) (indo 1100) 78 62 anon report on gorbachev meeting with Japanese foreign minister nakayama, with gist remarks exchanged. (c/r tasse 231751, item 68 on 23 jan list) (4-3 min: viet 1400 lao 1330 urdu 1100 burm 1430 thai 1300; one min: zulu 231800) 79 63 anon on nakayama's visit to ussr, focusing on gorbachev's upcoming visit to Japan. (rpt kondratyev, enginter 241210, item 77 on 24 Jan list) (enginter 1210 1510 1810 2110 german 1600 persian 1500 romanian 1700 polish 1600) 80 64 (ririkov) tass report on sov-jap relations, noting kaifu speech hoping for gorbachev visit, foreign ministers' talks in moscow, warning jap media for criticism of baltic actions (5 min, sent: jap 261200) 81 65 far east journal: cpd member intvwd on sov far east trade with Japan, rok. (18 min: jap 261000) 82 TB2801150491TAKE4 83 66 program for koreans in soviet union who look for their separated families, relatives. (14 min: kor 0900) 84 CEMA/EAST EUROPE 85 67 intvw with acad oleg bogomolov on changes in trade coop between ussr and former cema countries, noting soviet trade with east european partners has been falling sharply recently, in region of 25-30 percent, pointing out ussr in debt towards other cema countries but in future price of industrial products of often insufficient quality imported by ussr from cema countries will fall while price of soviet raw materials will be preserved, claiming ussr has many things to offer, goods as well as raw materials and agri products. (6 min: czech/slovak 261800) 86 68 solovyev reviewing nepszabadsag article on military relations between hungary and ussr. (5 min, sent: hungarian 262000) 87 MILITARY 88 69 report on forthcoming withdrawal of soviet troops from east european countries, on tour of delegation of soviet ppl's deputies to countries concerned, to examine circumstances of this withdrawal, and quotation from stmts by mbr of this delegation on agmts with frg admin, incl german assistance to soviet armed forces re withdrawal, and on problems concerning withdrawal from poland. (5 min: german 1600) 89 70 intvw with soviet defense minister on cutback of soviet troops in eastern region of ussr. (4 min: tagalog 1300) 90 71 intvw with maj-gen tsherbinow on retraining of officers within military conversion framework. (3 min: german 1600) . 91 72 "attention -- we are searching": reviewing continuing work in search of WWII comrades. (11 min: german 1700) 92 SPACE/SCIENCE 93 73 "moscow mailbag". (rpt enginter 192000, item 73 on 19 jan list) C00174898 Page: 142 of 149 (enginter 2000) 94 74 "sci-tech world": report on anaemia research (4.5 min); report on study of day-night pheomena on space activities (3 min); anon intvw with sci-tech industrial association leader on getting inventions into production (4.5 min); intvw with mbr of aced of sci (4 min). (16 min overall: wand 0700) 95 75 "vid": incl intvv with veniamin (yamashev), local resident in ufa who claims to have seen various extra-terrestrial objects or life-forms which are thought to be associated with "perm triangle", quoting scientist summarizing theories about special sources of energy in human organism which may account for such phenomena (9 min); intvw in moscow park with artist-photographer, who shows and describes a photograph of his dog which also contains a circular object in sky which he thinks is a ufa (7 min); intvv with scientist in studio expounding his theory of existence of a parallel world and showing photographs of phenomena which he claims illustrate this (7.5 min). (tv 251640) 96 NATIONALITIES 97 76 sergey vorobyev on foreign and soviet concern over growing displays of nationalism, separatism and centrist forces in soviet republics. (rpt enginter 261210, item 90 on 26 Jan list) (enginter 0000 german 261600 tagalog 261300 1300) 98 77 "your northern neighbor, soviet union". (rpt turkish 241430, item 92 on 24 Jan list) (turkish 261830) 99 78 yuriy rogachev discussing soviet media coverage of events in baltic republics, noting change in tone of reporting with glimpse of hope emerging that tragedy would not repeat itself. (2 min sent: enginter 1210; 5-3 min: persian 1500 bulgarian 1600 romanian 1600 hind 1200 indo 1100 burm 1430 tamil 1400 camb 1100 lao 1330 wand 1300 viet 1400) 100 79 anon on gradual detente of situation in baltic region, quoting gorbachev's condemnation of military officers behavior on this issue. (4 min: german 1600) 101 80 aleksey pogodin on western reaction to baltic events, noting ussr's awareness that disputes are likely to occur as country embraces reform which places need for caution in words and deeds. (2 min sent: 4 min: lao 1330) 102 TB2801150391TAKE5 103 81 "press kaleidoscope": historian aleksey (kirov) izvestiya, on ongoing ussr processes in wake of baltic region events, warning against panic on path toward progress. (4 min: german 1700) 104 82 "radio magazine on soviet far east": interview with chairman of sakhalin television, radio station on exchange of progress between sakhalin and japan (8 min); interview with speaker of khavarovsk people's soviet, on introduction of market economy system (8 min). (korean 0900) 105 83 andrey trapeznikov tallin dispatch on situation in estonia, citing duty officer at republic's internal affairs directorate, re joint order of ministers of defense/internal affairs. (3 min sent: mayak 0822) 106 84 andrey trapeznikov tallinn dispatch on visits to flats by military, with lists of those due for call up and deserters from soviet army, citing government head edgar savisaar on meeting with pavlov. (3 min sent: home 1600) 107 85 gerasimov video report on situation in lithuania, noting general calm over past 24 hours although military still patrolling some sites. (rpt tv 261800, item 96 on 26 Jan list) (tv 1530) 000174898 Page: 143 of 149 108 86 sergey vorobyev on 22 jan rsfsr supsov session, noting yeltsin pointed to opportunities for dialogue with union leadership. (rpt enginter 221210, item 101 on 22 jan list) (swahili 221700) 109 87 interview with rsfsr people's deputy on issues pertaining to restructuring. (5 min: romanian 271700) 110 88 "parliamentary herald of russia": i. zbronzhko interview with ruslan khasbulatov, first deputy chairman of rsfsr supreme soviet, discussing agenda for next session of rsfsr supreme soviet scheduled for 31 jan. (15 min: tv 261645) 111 89 vitaliy pechenko interview with vitaliy (filenko), people's deputy and co-chairman of party for democratic revival in ukraine, on decisions adopted by congress of independent parties conference. (3 min: home 1900) 112 SOVIET ECONOMY 113 90 gorbachev 26 jan decree on measures to promote struggle against economic sabotage and other economic crimes. (c/r tassr 261735, item 106 on 26 jan list) (600 text: tassr 0423; one min: hungarian 262000 mend 262200 0100; brief: enginter 0000 0800 0900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 spanla 0000 urdu 1100 hind 1200 beng 1330 indo 1100 that 1300 burm 1430 tamil 1400 camb 1100 1230 korean 0900 1100 lao 1030 1330 mand 1000 1400 viet 1200 1400) 114 91 vitaliy gurov on events of last week in ussr when 50 and 100 ruble notes were withdrawn from circulation. (rpt enginter 261210, item 110 on 26 jan list) (enginter 0000 german 261600 arabic 1500 hungarian 262000 mend 1000 1400) 115 92 vladimir stefanov interview with OBKHSS (fraud squad) official nikolay sobol, on illegal ways various people have avoided intentions of exchanging bank notes, including forgery by officials, bribe taking and other offences pertaining to exchange process. (3.5 min sent: tv 1800) 116 93 anon reviewing official economic data issued by soviet statistical office, reflecting negative development in soviet economy. (3 min: Berman 261700) 117 94 review of soviet press; citing pravda article by senior officer of soviet state band, on necessity of partial change of ruble bank notes in order to protect economy, also citing komsomolskaya pravda, kommersant, and others on this issue. (5 min: german 261700) 118 LIFE IN USSR 119 95 anatoliy fedorov intvv with lt-gen petr bogdanov, ussr dpty minister of internal affairs, reviewing work of moscow militia in combating crime over past year. (4 min, excerpts sent: mayak 1600) 120 96 intvw with col. yuriy (fedoseyev), moscow CID assistant chief, on ways to combat racketeering, extortion in ussr, noting some 300 cases of extortion registered last year in moscow, stating that moscow's CID has learned much from its contacts with u.s. police officials and is using this knowledge in fight against extortion, mentioning KGB joining with home affairs ministry in fighting organized crime. (4.5 min: enginter 2300) 121 TB2801150591TAKE6 122 97 konstantin (lusakov) discussing german food aid for ussr. (4 min: german 1600) 1 123 98 stmt by WWII veteran, aleksandr (selantyev), on relief shipments for soviet vererans sent by west european countries, saying that this aid is welcomed, although it was not asked for, citing tass dispatch saying there have been cases of embezzlement of relief parcels. (8 min: german 261600) C00174898 Page: 144 of 149 UNCLASSIFIED 124 99 "dialogue": aleksandr ikonnikov on drug abuse, drug trafficking and medicare for drug addicted in ussr. (rpt Berman 201700, item 101 on 20 Jan list) (german 1700) 125 100 sociologist dr. tatyana (zaslavkaya) on social problems in ussr, maintaining it was inevitable that things would not go smoothly, pointing out ussr is now at crossroads of history, and if reactionary forces succeed in turning back wheel of perestroyka, it will only be a short episode in soviet history. (5-4 min: german 1600 greek 2000 romanian 1700) 126 101 report on current moscow movie festival, incl intvw with director of moscow branch of "goethe institute" (katja dietrich), on german films that were included in program. (6 min: german 1600) 127 102 "ussr today": review of letters to gorbachev urging baltic settlment (6 min); report on current rsfsr supsov session (4.5 min). (10.5 min overall: mend 0100) 128 103 "mailbag": reviewing listeners' letters on soviet republics' independence issue, noting parliament had decided to hold referendum on issue on 17 march, noting on idea for a smaller ussr it was recalled that rsfsr parliament proposed concluding a treaty uniting rsfsr, ukraine, belorussia and kazakhstan open to other republics, mentioning law adopted by congress of ppl's deputies setting out conditions for secession; item on food shortages in ussr citing govt mismanagement and lack of success in implementing econ reform; outline of main functions of KGB; other items on life in ussr. (18 min: enginter 0710) 129 104 "listener's day": looking back on past year, citing listeners' letters on subject of perestroyka, which topped list. (12 min, incl music: portaf 1900) 130 105 anon devoted to memory of famous writer (iliya erenburg), on his 100th birth anniv, reviewing his life and works, praising his contribution to peace and world civilization, touching on his inspiration from greek culture. (6 min: greek 2000) 131 106 "moscow evenings": incl highlights of stv intvw with mlynar on current situation in ussr, noting process of democratization threatened above all by econ problems, stressing some times it is necessary to take strict measures in order to prevent dissintegration of ussr; roundup events in ussr; summing up history of cema coop; review of 50 and 100 ruble banknotes being withdrawn. (czech/slovak 261800 1800) 132 107 misc internal ussr items: 39: global 9 sov 5 demos 1 eur 2 latam 7 ass 8 asnc 7 133 UNPRO: enginter 1600 1700 1800 1900 2100 2200 germaust 1920 134 POOREST: macedonian 261800 135 POOR: romanian 1700 136 MISSED: dart 1500 137 PART MISSED: czech/siovak 1800 (endall) 27 Jan 91 138 TB2801150691TAKE7