MONTHLY REPORT, (SANITIZED) AUGUST 1974

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 13, 2006
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: September 4, 1974
• Content Type: MF

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4 SEP 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, FBIS
THROUGH : Acting Chief, Operations.Group, FDIS
SUBJECT : Monthly Report
August 1974
STAT
I. OPERATIONS
Monitorial/Editorial: With the arrival of a third staff monitor to
fill the newly designated additional slot at the bureau (see par. II),
plans were completed to revise the monitors' work schedule and the bureau's
coverage and hours of operation, to be effective 15 September. Details of
the revised coverage. will be included in the midmonth coverage change
report. The bureauts expanded hours of operation were reported in FL 178.
Cuban television kept generally abreast of the fast-breaking events
in Washington surrounding the resignation of President Nixon and the
assumption of duties by President Ford. Havana television newscasts
showed an obviously monitored U.S. film clip sequence of Mr. Nixonts
farewell statement along with old films of past speeches and press con-
ferences by Mr. Nixon and recent shots of President Ford.
The bureau supplied dubbed English for a Havana television report on
Raul Castrots tour of the archaeological site of Iviachu Picchu while on
his visit to Peru in August and forwarded the videotape to Headquarters
for possible training use.
Ilintercepted a special Mexico City International Service live
broadcast of President Echeverria's return from his Central and South
America and Caribbean tour. Monitors provided. priority processing of his
unscheduled press conference remarks on the occasion. The bureau also
monitored special programming of the inauguration of Dominican Republic
President Balaguer and monitors filed a long editorial report on the
ceremony.
Publications Coverage: A bureau proposal to add one additional
Caribbean English-language newspaper, the Barbados ADVOCATE-10K5., to
coverage was sent to Headquarters on 15 August.
Cruisi :Q completed its reception check of London World
Service in English early in August. As expected, reception in the evening
hnurs of the world news and press review was solid. Details were sent to
STAT
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II. ADMINISTRATIVE
Personnel matters were a ?o concern during the month. The hospital-
ization of teletype supervisor with a heart attack prompted STAT
a call to Headquarters for assistance. Communications Branch responded
uickly with the loan on TDY of veteran communicator STAT
completed her TDY assignment to the bureau. She had filled in ?TAT
during staff monitors) summer a nua eaves, and will return to Q in
September. 0 arrived in I I on PCS to fill the bureau's newly ~~~
designated third monitor slot. He began work the first week in September.
Bureau engineer is preparing for PCS to to
replace who is expected to report for duty in in
mid-September, Papers on part-time technician applicant TAT
were forwarded to Headquarters on 30 August.
STAT
STAT
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Attachment A (Technical)
Monthly Report - STA
August 1974
TECHNICAL REPORT
1. Two BIG video recorder malfunctions were encountered during the month.
Both were minor. One involved replacing the tach pulse lamp on the
preamplifier board. The other (Mod. 706) was indicated by the scanner
drum rotating at about half-speed with mode switch in the 60Hz position,
although running normally in the 50Hz position. The problem was
corrected by removing the scanner motor drive board, cleaning the
contacts, and reseating.
2. A commercial power failure occurred on.21 August for approximately
12 hours. The bureau's emergency power equipment functioned normally.
3.
applicant for part-time technician position,
STAT
visited the bureau a number of times in early August and was given
limited orientation on bureau procedures and familiarization training
on some bureai equipment..
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 RECEPTION REPO tT
Attachment B (Re
Monthly Report STAT
August 1974
1. Havana Domestic Television was rated fair to good throughout the month.
A total of 51 regularly scheduled programs were recorded; 31 were rated
good, 18 fair, and 2 poor. Special recordings were rated generally
fair to good.
2. Cuban mediumwave reception was rated generally good. Radio Bahamas was
generally fair with some interference during the morning program. Radio
Belize was rated fair to poor.
3. Dominican Republic shortwave reception was rated generally fair to poor.
Radio Clarin (4850 Khz) has been unheard since 9 August. Radio Comercial
at 0930 Gild' has been heard intermittently with poor reception. Domestic
Service has been generally poor on 5970 Ichz; however,. on.16 August it
carried President Balaguer's inaugural speech and ceremonies on 9505 Iihz
with good reception throughout.
4. Reception of Mexico Radio Yucatan was rated generally fair throughout
the month. Radio Universidad was heard only intermittently with poor
reception.
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ADMINISTRATIVE - INTERNAL USE ONLY
MONTHLY PRODUCTION REPORTr,
(MONTH, YEAR)
August 1974
Coverage (Priority1 and 2)
Average daily press wordage NIL
b. Average daily hours of.press service NIL
o." Average daily hours of press 240
(1/2 hour per paper) '
Production (English)
a., Average daily voice wordage 15 ,
Average daily hours of voioe 6.6
a. Average daily press 1.1.90 ,
Production (All other)
a., Average daily voice,wordage 1,816
It.
b. Average daily press service wordage ' NiL
c. Average daily prosuu NIL
Total Average Daily Publishable Wordage (2 plus
3) 2,320
Total daily avorai;o woof i 1,11 mul.tilanguage
and/or multi".ourcci ro)xrr(h~.p c, prof;z-arn ,urninaries filed as
a continuing requirerrnn b; c omrrontary lists; cruil;ing
6. Total Daily Avorago i' ilod Word;igo 04 plus 5)
r, Total number of ETG Abotrao is Z or Month NIL
F3a baily avei4ge of publishable wordage - 16 iterns.
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NIL
2,320
 WOOTICTICN BREA'O(4i?N
;(Previous 'Month's Figures Bracketed)
LANUGAGE
Voice
Television
Spanish
-51,550
(41,700)
4,750
(23,900)
English
450
( 4,010)
-0-
Total Publishable
52,000
(45,710)
4,750
(23,900)
Wordage
Videolists
Cruising
Grand Total 52,0)0 (45,710 L,750 (23,900)
15,190 (22,800)
August 197h
3)h0 ( 280)
-0- (-0- )
74,130 (91,603)