MONTHLY REPORT--SEOUL BUREAU--FEBRUARY 1982

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CIA-RDP86-00040R000100140007-3
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March 5, 1982
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MEMO
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Approved For Release 2008/04/02 : CIA-RDP86-00040R000100140007-3 5 March 1982 MSK-2005 MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, Foreign Broadcast Information Service THROUGH Chief, Operations Group SUBJECT Monthly Report--Seoul Bureau--February 1982 A. Monitorial/Editorial 1. Proposals and counterproposals dominated North-South issues during the month. Following rejection by the DPRK of ROK President Chon's call for contacts, South Korea's minister for unification issued a 20-point proposal on opening of roads, rail- ways, etc. between the two areas. This was rejected by the North which then called for a 100-man conference to discuss any differences. Not only did the DPRK dictate the game to be played, it listed the players from both sides who should take part in the conference. Back came the South with ROK unification minister calling for a high- level meeting in March. This, in turn, was rejected. The arrest in Canada of a hit team with ROK President Chon as its target generated much furor in Seoul, with the North being vigorously denounced for allegedly masterminding the plot. The joint U.S.-ROK military exercise "Team Spirit" got underway during the month. North Korean media charged that the exercise was further evidence of U.S.-ROK moves to create war hysteria and to threaten peace in the area. On his birthday on 16 February, Kim Chong-il was granted several honors--among which was Hero of the DPRK--which apparently signaled that he has solidified his position as successor to his father, Kim Il-song. The fact that KCNA observed its special Sunday schedule could indicate that the date has been designated an official holiday in the North. 2. There has been some slippage in the timing for bureau technician TDY to Okinawa for training by Okinawa STAT Cruising Monitor The trip, originally planned for SIAI sometime in Marc , has now been postponed until after the first of May. Approved For Release 2008/04/02 : CIA-RDP86-00040R000100140007-3 Approved For Release 2008/04/02 : CIA-RDP86-00040R000100140007-3 B. Lateral Service 1. Upon notification by FCS, the bureau discontinued taping North Korean radio broadcasts for use by a Headquarters consumer as an aid in teaching the Korean language. 2. At the request of USICA Public Affairs Office, the bureau teletype section punched and transmitted a two-take item after regular ICA working hours. This was in accordance with an informal agreement to help their office in occasionally trans- mitting material as long as it does not interfere with bureau operations. C. Technical The bureau's Mode II was unusable for a period of time on 23 February due to inoperative tape readers. Replacements for the faulty tape readers was requested from Bangkok Bureau. II. ADMINISTRATION A. Personnel 1. Chinese monitor was promoted from FSN 8/5 to FSN 9/2 on 21 February. This follows earlier State Department approval to upgrade bureau monitors. 2. Editor was appointed bureau property officer. He is presently engaged in confirming the location of all bureau nonexpendable property and bringing bureau property records up to date. 3. Teletype supervisor) son underwent brain surgery during the month. Prognosis is guarded. III. VISITS 1. The bureau chief and deputy chief paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Richard Walker. The Ambassador expressed his appre- ciation for the bureau's product. 2. The bureau chief paid a courtesy call on Paul Cleveland, Deputy Chief of Mission. Mr. Cleveland raised the issue of a possible reconfiguration of embassy offices. 3. During the month, the bureau chief, deputy chief and They received a briefing by the operations officer and inspected bureau equipment located there. STAT STAT STAT STAT Approved For Release 2008/04/02 : CIA-RDP86-00040R000100140007-3 Approved For Release 2008/04/02 : CIA-RDP86-00040R000100140007-3 4. New State communications chief Gary Bobbitt and recent arrival Bill Corbett, assigned to the Embassy Economic Section, visited the bureau for orientation. They were briefed on opera- tions by bureau personnel. 5.I lof ICS visited the bureau during an inspection tour of embassy facilities. Since this was their first visit to an FBIS field bureau, they were extensively briefed on operations. The bureau chief joined the two visitors, the Special Assistant to the Ambassador and the Defense Attache for lunch following the briefing. Chief, Seoul Bureau, FBIS Attachment: Production Report cc: Chief, Okinawa Bureau Chief, Hong Kong Bureau STAT STAT Approved For Release 2008/04/02 : CIA-RDP86-00040R000100140007-3 Approved For Release 2008/04/02 : CIA-RDP86-0004OR000100140007-3 SEOUL BUREAU PRODUCTION REPORT FOR Feb. 1982 1. TOTALS FROM ALL SOURCES: TOTAL PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH: 367,910 TOTAL NON-PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH: 86,040 TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLISHABLE ITEMS FILED DURING MONTH: 956 BROAD- PRESS PUBLI- CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS II. INPUT OF REGULAR COVERAGE: 13,755 4,470 48 (minutes or issues per week) min. min. issues III. OUTPUT FROM ALL SOURCES: (publishable words per month) CHINA (PRC) Beijing in Korean to Korea 1,350 Changchun Jilin Provincial Service in ' Mandarin 8,130 Harbin Heilongjiang Provincial Service in Mandarin 11,860 Hohhot Nei Monggol Regional Service in Mandarin 8,500 Jinan Shandong Provincial Service in Mandarin 8,220 Lanzhou Gansu Provincial Service in Mandarin 5,170 Shenyang Liaoning Provincial Service in Mandarin 7,120 Tianjin City Service in Mandarin 2,330 Xining Qinghai Provincial Service in Mandarin } .4,400 CLANDESTINE N (Clandestine) Voice Of The Revolutionary Party For Reunification in Korean to South Korea 24,320 Approved For Release 2008/04/02 : CIA-RDP86-0004OR000100140007-3 Approved For Release 2008/04/02 : CIA-RDP86-0004OR000100140007-3 KOREA (NORTH) Pyongyang Domestic Service in Korean Pyongyang KCNA in English KOREA (SOUTH) Seoul. Domestic Service in Korean Seoul YONHAP in English Seoul CHOSON ILBO in Korean Seoul CHUNGANG ILBO in Korean Seoul HANGUK ILBO in Korean Seoul KYONGHYANG SINMUN in Korean Seoul SEOUL SINMUN in Korean Seoul THE KOREA HERALD in English Seoul THE KOREA TIMES in English Seoul TONG-A ILBO in Korean UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS Moscow in Korean to Korea BROAD- PRESS PUBLI- CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS 65,690 130,900 4,840 19, 540 4,080 5,450 1,850 1,000 1,140 24,780 14,920 10,270 2,050 Approved For Release 2008/04/02 : CIA-RDP86-0004OR000100140007-3