PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL RADIO BROADCASTING ORGANIZATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000700060506-2
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• Original Classification: R
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 6, 2011
• Sequence Number: 506
• Publication Date: May 27, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT
CLASSIFICATION RESTRICTfiD
CENTRAL INTELLIGEN~CFEOAGENCY
INFORMATION FROM
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS
Czechoslovakia; poland; Rumania; USSR; China
Scientific - Electronlce~ radio broadcasting,
OIR
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YRO~ER~RGS OF~E6 ~fiER1FA=IURAL RADIO BROADCASTING OF-GANIZATIOH
1!eetirgs ~;: r.he ndministrative organizations of the Inte:.~ational Radio
Broadr_astiag Organization rOT~i were held late in December 1951 in Prague,
".'he te_l.owing meetings very hrlc: the 19th a:d 2pth sessions o! the adminie-
tratire counc;.l, the tenth ordi^ary session of the general aseemtly, and the
fifth seesion oP the teahn?.cal comm,aelon. R.eeolatione of great importance
for the nrga:lzat:on were ad:~pted at the meetings.
The OZFi approached the tenth session coae:derably strengthened and
solidified, In the pan; year, the organization has done a great deal of
worx oa pr~ti:g int?raettonal cooperation in radio broadcasting and in
inieuxify Leg the struggle far Fence throughout the world,
The technical center :f the OIR, which has been furalehe~l modern radio
equipment, has also done important work. Aa a result of measures taken by
the technical center, the number of measurements has now increased to 400 per
day on long and medium vaveB and to 600 per day on short wares, as against 260
sad 250, respectively, in 1947, Since early 1951, measurements have been made
every day, whereas pravloualy, they were made every other day. The number of
measurements of field intensity and special meaeuremeate made at the request
of OIR members has increased greatly.
Ia contrast to the destructive action of radio broadcasting offices of
the Aog1o.~A:aericaa Blo=, which left the OIR so sa to wreck it, the OIR has
consistently promoted internatloael cooperation, sad the number of members
has iacr:aeed, The Radio Broadcasting fAasoclstlo] of the Chinese Peoplera
Republic is now a member of the OIR and a permanent member of its admiais.
trative council At pr?seal, 16 countries of Europe and Asia are members
cf the OIR,
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At the ee?sions, the edmiaistretiie bodies of the OIR discussed problems
relating to the erteaeion of international cooperation is radio broadcasting
sad to the need for using radio broedcastiag sad tsleVieion to intensifq the
straggle for peace sad propagandise the cultural acce?plishments of the peace-
la-ing nations.
Blectioas to the adalnistratire bodies were also held nt the meetings.
Sazimir 8tnh1, the general director of Czechoslovak Radio, vas elected
chalrmea of the adainietrative conmcil for 1952. Vice-chairsea elected
were 1lisho Aikolov, chairman of the Bulgarian Radio Committee, sad Petro
Situ, chairman a! the Albanian Radio Committee. Joachim, chairmn of
V~L72huahi.n (R3 SRj and Janike(Po1a~i~were elected~imembers ofithe bureau
of the tecbnlcal commission.
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