PARAGUAY BUREAU MONTHLY REPORT--NOVEMBER 1982

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
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• Publication Date: December 1, 1982
• Content Type: MEMO

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1 December 1982
Memorandum for: Director, FBIS
Through . Chief, Operations Group
Subject . Paraguay Bureau Monthly Report--November 1982
A. Ambassador Davis presided over an award presentation cere-
mony on 9 November, during which he announced the Meritorious Unit
Citation FBIS Paraguay bureau employees received for their exceptional
performance of duty during the Falkland Island crisis.
B. On the 5 November, the presidents of Paraguay and Brazil met
at the Itaipu dam to officially inaugurate the project's spillway
system, thus signaling the completion of the basic construction
work. Extensive coverage was accorded the event by both Paraguayan
and Brazilian media.
C. Elections in the region highlighted the trend toward more
representative government in the area. Brazil's elections were the
freest in 18 years. While the ruling Social Democratic Party
retains overall power, the opposition gained the leadership of
many important industrial states and obtained a large representation
in congress. A new president will be chosen by the electoral
college in 1985.
In Uruguay, the first step toward reconstituting the political
parties was taken on the 28th when intraparty voting took place to
elect delegates who will meet later to choose party leaders in pre-
paration for a general election scheduled for 1985. Preliminary
results indicated headway by factions representing opposition currents
within the traditional Blanco and Colorado parties would take over
the leadership of those groups. If all goes well, the parties will
soon be able to resume normal activities and thus end a 9-year
political recess.
In Paraguay a low-key campaign continues with elections set
for February.
D. November was a stormy month in Paraguay. It was the wettest
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on record for 100 years, and the numerous periods of high winds and
lightning storms left substantial damage to property and caused
several deaths in Asuncion. No bureau property or personnel were
affected, although one office dependent had to be rescued after
unsuccessfully attempting to ford an inundated intersection.
Fortunately the by-standers did not understand traditional
Australian expletives.
A. Editorial/Monitorial
1. Buenos Aires LATIN garbled badly during much of the
first half of the month. The Bureau contacted the local representa-
tive a number of times and was told high distortion on the line from
New York was to blame. Panama Bureau had to backstop the Bureau on
several occasions. By the end of the month, however, reception
had returned to normal.
2. Coverage of the Brazilian elections from the 15th
onward required a considerable monitorial effort. A monitorial
midnight shift was set up on the 15th, and thereafter six Brazilian
radios were on open watch at various times until the 27th to enable
to bureau to update FYI's on the election outcome.
3. Moscow completed its fall frequency changes during the
first part of the month requiring the usual extensive cruising effort.
4. On the 6th, the new Bolivian president announced his
government's promised package of economic measures. Following his
lengthy speech, decrees were read out over the nationwide network
implementing various measures. The bureau texted the speech and
filed selected decrees. Followup reaction has been largely negative
to the Government's plan.
5. On the 28th, a Sunday, an extra monitor was assigned
to cover the reporting on the Uruguayan political party internal
elections. An open watch on Uruguayan stations was conducted for
several days thereafter to cover the election results.
B. Technical
1. The Bureau received the first of its two new video
recorders during the month. After testing, it replaced the
previous recorder which was not producing tapes that could be
viewed in color in Headquarters. The previous recorder also had a
fault in the playback mode causing substantial video dropouts.
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2. The Embassy backup power generator is slowly working its
way through all combinations and permutations of possible ways to
fail. It malfunctioned during a 1-hour local power outage on the
6th. Embassy maintenance personnel traced the trouble to a dead
cell in the starter battery, which was replaced.
C. Lateral Services
1. The American Embassy in Chile requested processing of
a Moscow in Spanish to Chile item from the 16th. The request also
carried the following note to the Bureau: "Thanks also for timely
and comprehensive support throughout the year."
2. Two items were processed at BBC request during the
month.
D. Administrative
1. The Bureau successfully completed an audit held 8-11
November.
2. Monitor departed on 20 November for STAT
a two month training TDY in Key West.
STAT
ie Paraguay Bureau
Att'd: Monthly Production Report
Accountable Property Report
clr/TEF
12/02/82
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PARAGUAY BUREAU PRODUCTION REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 1982
TOTALS FROM ALL SOURCES: 221,630
TOTAL PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING THE MONTH: 169,350
TOTAL NON-PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING THE MONTH: 52,280
TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLISHABLE ITEMS FILED DURING THE MONTH: 648
BROAD- PRESS PUBLIC-
CASTS AGENCY ATIONS
I. INPUT OF REGULAR COVERAGE: 6,995 40,230 164.96
(min) (min) (issues)
II. OUTPUT FROM ALL SOURCES:
Publishable words per month)
ARGENTINA
Buenos Aires Domestic Service in
Spanish 7,960
Buenos Aires Argentina Televisora Color Network in
Spanish 1,130
Buenos Aires LATIN in
Spanish 7,550
Buenos Aires TELAM in
Spanish 8,880
Buenos Aires NOTICIAS ARGENTINAS in
Spanish 11,820
Buenos Aires DYN in
Spanish 8,480
Buenos Aires Buenos Aires HERALD in
English 7,290
Buenos Aires CLARIN in
Spanish 1,520
Buenos Aires EL ECONOMISTA in
Spanish 0
Buenos Aires GENTE in
Spanish 0
Buenos Aires CONVICCION in
Spanish 1,090
Buenos Aires LA NACION in
Spanish 1,620
Buenos Aires LA PRENSA in
Spanish 4,790
Buenos Aires LA SEMANA in
Spanish 690
Buenos Aires LINEA in
Spanish 0
Buenos Aires CRONICA in
Spanish 0
Buenos Aires DIARIO POPULAR in
Spanish 0
Buenos Aires SOMOS in
Spanish 0
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L-
BROAD- PRESS
CASTS AGENCY
PUBLIC-
ATIONS
BOLIVIA
La Paz Radio Illimani Network in
Spanish
10,290
La Paz Cadena Panamericana in
Spanish
5,330
La Paz Radio Fides in
Spanish
430
La Paz Domestic Service in
Spanish
9,260
La Paz EL DIARIO in
Spanish
La Paz PRESENCIA in
Spanish
BRAZIL
Brasilia Domestic Service in
Portuguese
3,190
Porto Alegre Radio Guaiba in
Portuguese
1,210
Rio de Janeiro Radio Globo Network in
Portuguese
380
Sao Paulo Radio Bandeirantes Network in
Portuguese
9,270
Rio de Janeiro BRAZIL HERALD in
English
0
Rio de Janeiro JORNAL DO BRASIL in
Portuguese
4,580
Rio de Janeiro LATIN AMERICA DAILY POST in
English
2,890
Sao Paulo 0 ESTADO DE SAO PAULO in
Portuguese
2,280
Rio de Janeiro MANCHETE in
Portuguese
0
Rio de Janeiro 0 GLOBO in
Portuguese
3,460
Sao Paulo FOLHA DE SAO PAULO in
Portuguese
7,070
Sao Paulo VEJA in
Portuguese
CHILE
Santiago Domestic Service in
Spanish
Santiago DIPLOMATIC INFORMATION SERVICE in
Spanish
Santiago COSAS in
Spanish
5,590
2 , 740
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-3-
BROAD- PRESS PUBLIC-
OASTS AGENCY ATIONS
Santiago EL MERCURIO in
Spanish
Santiago EL MERCURIO EDICION INTERNACIONAL in
Spanish
Santiago ERCILLA in
Spanish
Santiago HOY in
Spanish
Santiago LA TERCERA DE LA HORA in
Spanish
Santiago QUE PASA in
Spanish
CHINA
Beijing in
Spanish to Latin America
FRANCE
Paris AFP in
Spanish
PARAGUAY
14,080
Asuncion Domestic Service in
Spanish 0
Asuncion Domestic Television Service in
Spanish 4,310
Asuncion Teledifusora Paraguaya Television in
Spanish 330
Asuncion Television Cerro Cora in
Spanish 1,470
Asuncion ABC COLOR in
Spanish
Asuncion EL PUEBLO in
Spanish
Asuncion HOY in
Spanish
Asuncion LA TRIBUNA in
Spanish
Asuncion PATRIA in
Spanish
Asuncion SENDERO in
Spanish
Asuncion ULTIMA HORA in
Spanish
1,070
0
0
1,490
0
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PERU
Lima Radio Union in
Spanish
Lima Radio America in
Spanish
Tacna Radio Tacna in
Spanish
Lima CARETAS in
Spanish
Lima EL COMERCIO in
Spanish
Lima EXPRESO in
Spanish
Lima OIGA in
Spanish
BROAD- PRESS PUBLIC-
CASTS AGENCY ATIONS
40
1,860
0
UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS
Moscow Radio Peace and Progress in
Spanish to Latin America 1,060
Moscow in
Spanish to Latin America 2,020
Moscow in
Spanish to Chile 2,710
Moscow in
Spanish to Cuba 0
Moscow in
Portuguese to Brazil 180
URUGUAY
Montevideo Radio El Espectador in
Spanish
Montevideo Domestic Service in
Spanish
Montevideo EL DIA in
Spanish
2,530
1,150
0
1,190
1,430
0
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ACCOUNTABLE PROPERTY REPORT NOVEMBER 1982
RECEIVED
1 TV RECEIVER, SAMSUNG, S/N 12300258, $266.00.
1 VIDEO RECORDER, PANASONIC, VHS SYSTEM NTSC, PAL N, 110V.
S/N C2SA86913, $1,563.00
1 MULTICOUPLER, VHF/UHF, MDL. 414 A-8, S/N 137, $1,646.00
4 DATA SUBSET, LENKURT, MDL. 25C, S/N 925, 927, 214, 214 .$450.00 EA.
$1,800.00 TOTAL ( two have the same S/N)
1 TUBE TESTER, HICKOK, MDL. 725A, S/N 39701096 $404.25
THE ABOVE EQUIPMENT WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE AMERICAN EMBASSY, ASUNCION
TO BE GIVEN TO ANTELCO AS A NO COST GIFT.
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