MUSLIM WORLD SPECIAL FUNDING (ACTION PLAN)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00868R000100060029-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 8, 2007
• Sequence Number: 29
• Publication Date: March 25, 1980
• Content Type: REPORT

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MUSLIM WORLD SPECIAL FUNDING
(ACTION PLAN)
Subj ect
1. Complete Gulf Bureau
activation and enhance
staff to include coverage
of Soviet regional radios
Remarks
A.
MODE approvals (PO/RA) Initial discussion with CCS on rch.
CCS advised of draft letter to
25
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B.
on 24 March; copy forwarded.
Recruit non-staff monitors (6), Recruitment in London, Ankara, Karachi
teletypist (1) (AC/Ops) underway; to be completed by 4 April.
EOD's 6-8 weeks later.
C.
Procure equipment (C/EDSS) Will obligate 4135K by 1 April.
D.
Remainder ($65K) to be obligated by
1 June.
Assign additional staff Targeted for September.
editor (AC/OPS)
A.
Acquire State/host government Draft DDCI letter tol
forwarde21.X1
approval (DD/FBIS, AC/Ops)
B.
C.
MODE approvals (PO/RA)
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Recruit non-staff monitors (6), See I.B. above for monitor recruiting.
associate editor (1), Associate editor and teleop to be
teletypist (1) for London recruited by C/London in August.
Bureau (AC/Ops)
D.
Site identification and Engineer
will TDY to IslamabaE[X1
preparation (AC/Ops) April/May.
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E. Procure equipment (C/EDSS)
F. Assign staff engineer to
Islamabad (AC/Ops)
G. Recruit non-staff techs in
Islamabad (2) (AC/Ops)
H. Acquire Islamabad/U.K.
commercial voice lines
(AC/Ops)
I. Contract for engineering study
for remote monitoring system
via USG satellite (C/EDSS)
J. Add B&F officer at Hqs (C/E&PS)
K. Assign staff editor to London
Bureau (AC/Ops)
L. Add editor at Hqs (C/DRD)
M. Rent office space in U.K.
(AC/Ops)
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$135K to be obligated by 1 April.
Remainder ($65K) after site survey.
Recruiting underway. Vacancy notice
issued 17 March.
will initiate recruitment durii?X1
survey TDY.
Upon approval for operation, 25X1
would procure Islamabad tails
London tails and iI 5X1
satellite circuits.
Contract will concentrate on digitizing.
Will be let by 1 July.
Scheduled September.
Scheduled September.
C/London to identify and implement by
30 August. Renting, modifications.,
trailer are possible options.
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 3. Remote-controlled A. GOC approval (C/Nicosia, AC/Ops) If positive indication not received
monitoring facility in by 7 April, implement'alternative plan
Cyprus (Alexandria).
B. MODE approvals (P0/RA) Contingent on above.
C. Procure lines (AC/Ops) Contingent on above.
D. Procure equipment (C/EDSS) Contingent on above (c. $100K).
E. Recruit additional FN employees Contingent on above.
(3) (AC/Ops)
or
lacking GOC approval
Establish remote- A. Acquire State/host government included in draft letter[
monitoring facility in approval (DD/FBIS, AC/Ops)
Alexandria, Egypt
15X1
B. Conduct reception survey I itentatively scheduled 125X1
(AC/Ops) conduct survey in mid-April. FCS
currently working on data. Results by
15 May.
C. Procure commercial voice I ichecking on availability of 5X1
circuit (AC/Ops) leased circuits from Alexandria to
Cyprus or London.
D. Procure equipment (C/EDSS) Contingent on above ($100K).
E. Recruit local contractors Contingent on above.
(AC/Ops)
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4.
Technical upgrading of
Nicosia, Tel Aviv, Jordan
bureaus
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Assign project officer (AC/Ops)
Procure equipment (C/EDSS)
TDY support (C/EDSS)
Obtain MODE approval for
additional staff position in
Tel Aviv:(PO/RA)
Assign staff cruising officer
to Tel Aviv (AC/Ops)
5.
Monitoring of Soviet
satellite facsimile and
TV broadcasts
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Contract engineering support
(C/EDSS)
MODE approvals (PO/RA)
Site survey (C/EDSS)
Procure equipment (C/F)SS)
(FY 1981) Install system,
recruit and assign engineers
(2) (AC/Ops)
COME IDENTI AL
is EDSS project officer. 25X1
$150K to be obligated b 1 April.
Remainder, based on obligated
TDY and 25X1
ORD survey results, to be obligated
by 15 June.
Follow-up TDY's to bureaus by
regional engineer.
See 1.A. above.
By September.
Telcom under contract, working on
system design. Critical design
review 15 April; facsimile system
design 1 May ($100K).
See 1.A. above.
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FBIS/BBC coordination and site survey
selection early April. ~s oX1
project officer.
Basic receiving equipment procurement
by 15 May ($175K). FAX procurement
by 15 July ($125K).
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6. Middle East, Southwest
Asia roundup
7. Enhanced media analysis
A. MODE approvals (PO/RA)
B. Assign editor to London Bureau
(AC/Ops)
C. Recruit FN associate (C/London)
A. Recruit, hire analysts (2),
researchers (2) (AC/AG)
8. Coverage of published A. Recruit, hire language officers
media of Muslim countries (11) (C/Prod)
and Soviet Muslim regions
B. Arrange assignment of additional
admin support officer (1)
(C/Admin)
C. Recruit additional contract
translators (C/Prod)
D. Rent office space (C/Prod,
C/Admin)
E. Full-time training for two.
language-officers. (C/Prod)
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Targeted for July. C/DRD to
recruit replacement by third quarter.
July 1980.
Vacancy notices issued.
Discussions with Chief, Recruiting
Division on 13 and 21 March. OS
has reordered procedures to speed
up processing.
Clerical being sought. Action by
1 June.
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Ads to be placed in 12-13 major
newspapers by mid-April. Process
new translators by mid-July.
Space required ASAP, by 1 July at S
latest. D/OL requested to provide
space. Timing and cost dependent on
identification of space.
Persons to be selected by 1 May.
Training to begin either in summer or
fall term as feasible.
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9. Automate ComCenter, Wire,
ME and USSR DR's
? Memo of Understanding
.(ORD/FBIS)
? Prepare RFP
? Release RFP
? Bidders Conference
? Contractor Proposals
Due
? Proposal. Evaluation
? Contract Award
April
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July
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