PRODUCTION REPORT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00385R000200060024-9
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 11
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 8, 2007
• Sequence Number: 24
• Publication Date: January 1, 1981
• Content Type: REPORT

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JORDAN BUREAU -,JANUARY 1981
PRODUCTION REPORT
1. Coverage
a. Average daily hours of voice 19
b. Average daily hours of press agency 58
c. Average daily hours of publications scrutiny 9
2. Production (English)
a. Average daily voice wordage 0
b. Average daily press agency wordage 613
c. Average daily publications wordage 15
Total average daily production - English 628
3. Production (Arabic)
a. Average daily voice wordage 3,337
b. Average daily press agency wordage 2,178
c. Average daily publications wordage 304
Total average daily production - Arabic 5,819
4. Production (Kurdish)
a. Average daily voice wordage 211
b. Average daily press agency wordage 0
c. Average daily publications worddage 0
Total average daily production - Kurdish 211
5. Total average daily publishable wordage (2+3) 6,658
6. Total average daily wordage of roundups, program
summaries, cruising, admins, others 2,110
7. Total average daily filed wordage (5+6) 8,768
8. Total average daily number of publishable items 24
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MONITOR PRODUCTION BY LANGUAGE/SOURCE
LANGUAGE
VOICE
PRESS AGENCY
PUBLICATIONS
TOTALS/COUNTRY
ARABIC
Bahrain
11,760
11,760(3,520)(B)
Clandestine
V alestine
1,440(0)
1,440 (0) (CL)
France
Newspapers:
Al-Mustaqbal
2,660(70)
2,660(70)(F)
Iran
Tehran Int'l
23,920(26,530)
23,920(26,530)(I)
Iraq
Domestic
11,460(7,310)
VofMas.ses
10,820(12,030)
INA
32,220(26,660)
54,610(46,000)(IR)
Jordan
Domestic
13,520(23,720)
D stic TV
2,580(1,760)
V
2,160(5,550)
Newspapers:
Al-Akhbar
120(570)
Ad-Dustur
860(1,280)
Ar-Ra'y "i
5,780(2,610)
25,020(34,990)(JO)
Libya
V.O.A.Homeland
9(330)
0 (330) (LI)
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LANGUAGE
VOICE
PRESS AGENCY
PUBLICATIONS
TOTALS/COUNTRY
Monte Carlo
160(0)
160(0)(MC)
Qatar
12,900(2,720)
12,900(2,720).(Q)
Sudan
SUNA
4,790(3,360)
4, 790 (3, 360) (SU)
S a
D estic
34,050(59,670)
SANA
910(530)
V.Oflraq
1,660(0)
36,620(60,200)(SY)
United Arab
Emirates
ENA
2,680(210)
2,680 (210) (U)
Yemen Arab
Republic
Domestic
3,840(1910)
3,840 (1910) (Y)
TOTAL ARABIC
103,450(133,260)
67,530(42,050)
9,420(4,530)
180,400(179,840)
KURDISH
Clandestine
V raqi Kurdistan 2,010(6,830)
ran Kordestan 4,540(2,540)
6,550(9,370) (CL)
Iran
Domestic
0(2,100)
0(2,100)(I)
Iraq
Domestic
0(700)
0 (700) (IR
TOTAL KURDISH
6,550(12,170)
0(0)
0(0)
6,550(12,170)
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LANGUAGE VOICE PRESS AGENCY PUBLICATIONS TOTALS/COUNTRY
Bahrain
GNA
Iran
150(0)
150(0) (B)
PARS
1?
1,220(1,470)
1,220(1,470)(I)
INA
Jordan
0(730)
0(730)(IR)
Domestic TV
Newspapers:
JORDAN TIMES
Sudan
0(350)
460(710)
460(710)(JO)
SUNA
United Kingdom
2,580(790)
2,580(790) (SU)
REUTER
15,040(18,270)
15,040(18,270)(UK)
TOTALS
0(350)
18,990(21,260)
460(710)
19,450)22,320)
PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE:
206,400(214,330
T AL NONPUBLISHABLE WORDAGE: .
Admins,Svc Msgs,Cruising:
23,680(23,380)
Program Summaries for BBC:
41,730(44,470)
GRAND TOTAL OF FILED WORDAGE:
271,810(282,180)
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. ?TTACHMENT C
1. Total wirefiled FBIS wordage during January 1981 was
271,810, a decrease of 10,370 compared with December. The
highest daily total was 21,770 on 6 January, while the
lowest was 4,790 on 18 January. The daily average was 8,768
compared with 9,102 in December.
2. All wordage was filed over the Embassy SKYMUX circuit, but
for 600 words filed via telex.
3. The following is a breakdown of total outgoing/incoming
wordage, figures include reruns:
OUTGOING
WORDAGE
FBIS
284,200
1,329
DAO/MAP
36,500
313
Svc Msgs
71,400
714
TOTALS
392,100
2,356
FBIS
606,000
2,571
DAO/MAP
195,400
671
STATE
331,500
1,057
Svc Msgs
69,200
692
TOTALS
1,202,100
4,991
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JORDAN BUREAU - J#ARY 1981 ATTACHMENT D
1. Received
1.
One 3-phase safety switch from Hqs
2.
Ten 15-Amp fuses from Hqs
3.
Fourhundred feet 3-pair talkaphone cable from
Hqs
4.
Two EXTEL RO teleprinter machines from Hqs
5.
Two aluminum blank panels from Hqs
6.
150 Amohenol RF connectors from Hqs
7.
Two wire strippers from Hqs
8.
One EXTEL RO power supply front board from Hqs
9.
Fifty external retaining rings from Hqs
10.
Fifteen ITT ribbons from Nicosia
11.
Assorted hardware from Nicosia
12.
Spare parts and tools for ITT printers from Nicosia
2. Sent
1. One crimping tool to Hqs.
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JORDAN BUREAU - JANUARY 1981 ? ATTACHMENT E 1
ELECTRONIC COVERAGE
Manama GULF NEWS AGENCY in Arabic (open)
0500-0630 daily daily good 1 A JN RTT News
0730-0930 daily daily good 1 A JN RTT News
1030-1230 daily daily fair 1 A JN RTT News
1430-1500 daily daily fair 1 A JN RTT News
1700-1715 daily daily fair 1 A JN RTT News
1745-1900 daily daily fair 1 A JN RTT News
1930-2000 daily daily fair 1 A JN RTT News
2030-2100 daily daily fair 1 A JN RTT News
Manama GULF NEWS AGENCY in English (open)
1500-1700 daily irreg good 1 Z JN RTT News
CLANDESTINE
(-Clandestine) Voice of Iranian Kordestan in Kurdish
1230-1315 daily daily poor 2 A JN VBC News and Commentary
(Clandestine) Voice of Iraqi Kurdistan in Arabic
1610-1630 daily daily poor 2 A JN VBC News and Commentary
(Clandestine) Voice of Iraqi Kurdistan in Bahdinani Kurdish
1550-1610 daily daily poor 2 A JN VBC News and Commentary
(Clandestine) Voice of Iraqi Kurdistan in Surani Kurdish
1530-1550 daily daily poor 2 A JN VBC News and Commentary
(Clandestine) Voice of Iraqi Revolution in Arabic
1550-1600 SMTWT S SMTWT S FAIR 2 A JN VBC News and Commentary
(Clandestine) Voice of Iraqi Revolution in Kurdish
1500-1550 SMTWT S SMTWT S FAIR 2 A JN VBC News and Commentary
1200-1300 F F FAIR 2 A JN VBC News and Commentary
(Clandestine) Voice of Palestine in Arabic to the Arab World
1600-1800 daily irreg fair 1 Z JN VBC News and Commentary
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IRAN
Tehran International Service in Arabic
0330-1300 daily daily fair 1 A JN VBC News and Commentary
1730-2030 daily daily poor 1 A JN VBC News and Commentary
Tehran Domestic Service in Surani Kurdish
1830-1900 daily irreg fair 3 A JN VBC News
Tehran PARS in English (open)
0730-0930 SMTWT S irreg poor - Z JN RTT News
IRAQ
Baghdad Voice of the Masses in Arabic
0800-0815 daily
daily
fair
2
A
JN
VBC
News
1200-1215 daily
daily
fair
2
A
JN
VBC
News
1600-1630 daily
daily
fair
1
A
JN
VBC
News
and Commentary
Baghdad Domestic
Service
in Arabic
1700-1715
daily
daily
fair
2
A
JN
VBC
News
1900-1915
daily
daily
fair
2
A
JN
VBC
News
Baghdad Domestic Service in Bahdinani Kurdish
1700-1715 daily irreg fair 3 A JN VBC News and Commentary
Baghdad Domestic Service in Surani Kurdish
1715-1730 daily irreg fair 3 A JN VBC News and Commentary
Baghdad INA in English (open)
0900-1900 daily daily good 2 A JN RTT News(Europ.&N.Africa)
1900-2100 SMTWT S SMTWT S good 2 A JN RTT News(Europ & N.Africa)
Amman Domestic Service in Arabic
0500-0530
daily
daily
good
1
A
JN
VBC
News
& Press Review
1200-1215
daily
daily
good
1
A
JN
VBC
News
& occ.Newsreels
1600-1615
SMTWT
S
SMTWT
S
good
1
A
JN
VBC
News
and Commentary
1600-1610
F
F
good
1
A
JN
VBC(Comm.not bdcst Fridays)
1900-1910 daily daily good 2 A JN VBC
2100-2110 daily daily good 1 A JN VBC
Amman Domestic Television Service in Arabic
1800-1830 daily daily good 2 A JN TAO
Amman Domestic Television Service in English
2000-2030 daily daily good 2 A JN TAO
News
News
News
News
Amman PETRA-JNA
in
Arabic
(open)
0900-1000
SMTWT
S
SMTWT
S
good
2
A
JN
RTT
News
1400-1500
SMTWT
S
SMTWT
S
good
2
A
JN
RTT
News
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QATAR
Doha ONA in Arabic (open
)
0930-1030
daily daily
fair
2
A
JN
RTT
News (via Manama)
1330-1430
daily daily
fair
2
A
JN
RTT
News (via Manama)
1900-1930
daily daily
fair
2
A
JN
RTT
News (via Manama)
2000-2030
daily daily
fair
2
A
JN
RTT
News (via Manama)
Khartoum SUNA in
Arabic
(open)
1000-1100
daily
daily
fair
1
A
JN
RTT
News
1400-1500
daily
daily
fair
1
A
JN
RTT
News
1700-1800
daily
daily
fair
1
A
JN
RTT
News
Khartoum SUNA in
English
(open)
0900-1000
daily
daily
fair
1
A
JN
RTT
News
1700-1800
daily
daily
fair
1
A
JN
RTT
News
SYRIA
Damascus Domestic Service in Arabic
0415-0445 daily'daily fair 1 A JN VBC News & Press Review
0915-0925 daily daily fair- 2 W JN VBC News Summ(Flash watch)
1115-1125 daily daily fair-. 2 W JN VBC News Summ(Flash watch)
1215-1245 daily daily fair 1 A JN VBC. News and Commentary
1615-1630 daily daily fair 2 A JN VBC News
1915-1930 daily daily fair 1 A JN VBC News
2115-2130 daily daily fair 1 A JN VBC News
Damascus SANA in Arabic (open)
0700-0900 daily daily poor 1 A JN RTT News
1200-1400 SMTWT S SMTWT S poor 1 A JN RTT News
1600-200 SMTWT S SMTWT S poor 1 A JN RTT News
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Abu Dhabi EMIRATES NEWS AGENCY in Arabic (open)
0600-0730 daily daily fair 2 A JN RTT News
1230-1300 daily daily fair 2 A JN RTT News
1700-1745 daily daily poor 2 A JN RTT News
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London REUTER in English
(for official use only)
0400-0700
daily
daily
good
1
A
JN
RTT
News
(to
Middle
East)
0745-1100
daily
daily
good
1
A
JN
RTT
News
(to
Middle
East)
1145-1500
daily
daily
good
1
A
JN
RTT
News
(to
Middle
East)
1545-1700
daily
daily
good
1
A
JN
RTT
News
(to
Middle
East)
1745-1900
daily
daily
good
1
A
JN
RTT
News
(to
Middle
East)
1945-2200
daily
daily
good
1
A
JN
RTT
News
(to
Middle
East)
YEMEN (YAR)
Sana Domestic Service in
Arabic
1200-1230
daily
daily
poor
1
A
JN
VBC
News
& Commentary
1700-1730
daily
daily
poor
2
A
JN
VBC
News
& Commentary
2000-2015
daily
daily
fair
1
A
JN
VBC
News
* (Commentary is repeat of previous cast)
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JORDAN-BUREAU - NUARY 1981 ATTACjNT E 2
PUBLICATIONS COVERAGE SCHEDULE
FRANCE
Paris AL-MUSTAQBAL in Arabic (open)'(no notice)
Sat 1-2 days 52 2 A JN PUB
Paris AL-WATAN AL-'ARABI in Arabic (for official use only)(copyright)
F 1-2 days 52 2 A JN PUB
IRAQ
Baghdad AL-JUMHURIYAH in Arabic (open) (no notice)
daily 1-2 days 365 1 A JN PUB
Baghdad ATH-THAWRAH in Arabic (open) (no notice)
daily 1-2 daus 365 1 A JN PUB
ISRAEL
Jerusalem AL-FAJR in Arabic (open) (no notice)
daily 1-7 days 360 1 A JN PUB (not publ. on certain holidays)
Jerusalem AL-MITAQ in Arabic (open) (no notice)
irreg 1-7 days ? 1 A JN PUB
Jerusalem AL-QUDS in Arabic (open) (no notice)
daily 1-7 days 360 1 A JN PUB (not publ. on certain holidays)
Jerusalem ASH-SHA'B in Arabic (open) (no notice)
SMTWTF 1-7 days 313 1 A JN PUB
Jerusalem AT-TALI'AH in Arabic (open) (no notice)
Thu 1-7 days 52 1 A JN PUB
Amman AD-DUSTUR in Arabic (open) (no notice)
daily same day 365 2 A JN PUB
Amman AL-AKHBAR in Arabic (open) (no notice)
SMTWT S same day 313 2 A JN PUB
Amman AR-RA'Y in Arabic (open) (no notice)
daily same day 365 1 A JN PUB
Amman JORDAN TIMES in English (open) (no notice)
SMTWT S same day 313 2 A JN PUB
LEBANON
Beirut FILASTIN ATH-THAWRAH in Arabic (open) (no notice)
S TWTFS 5 days 313 3 A JN PUB
F 5 days 52 3 A JN PUB
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