MONTHLY REPORT--TEL AVIV BUREAU--NOVEMBER 1982

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86-00040R000100160002-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 1, 2008
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: December 2, 1982
• Content Type: MEMO

Approved For Release 2008/04/01 :CIA-RDP86-000408000100160002-6
MEMORANDUM FOR Director, Foreign Broadcast Information Service
THROUGH Chief, Operations Group
SUB?ECT Monthly Report -- Tel Aviv Bureau -- November 1982
I. GENERAL
In two separate incidents in November, terrorist bombs went
off in areas familiar to Bureau empld~es. On 8 November, a bomb
exploded at a bus stop in Herzlia, injuring four people. Then on
21 November, a bomb exploded at the Central Tel Aviv bus terminal,
injuring one person. No Bureau employees were involved.
At a Bureau ceremony on 15 November, the ~ureau ~h'
presented a Meritorious Unit Citation from FBIS Director`
to the Bureau for exceptional performance during the
Lebanon Crisis-1982. Both the Citation and accompanying letter
have been framed and prominently displayed on the wall.
The Bureau Chief hosted a gala dinner for visiting Deputy
Chief of Oper~itions on 7 November at one of Tel Aviv's
smartest Chinese restaurants. Bureau staff and spouses were there.
Adjourning to the Bureau Chief's house for coffee and dessert, the
party was joined by Ambassador Lewis and his wife Sally. A good
time was had by all.
New individual lockers for Bureau employees were installed
on the landing just one flight of steps down from the Bureau
entrance. All who wanted them were assigned personal lockers with
padlocks.
The Israeli national airline Ei Al was still closed throughout
the month of November. Despite worker protests, the E1 Al stock-
holders voted to disband the airline on 24 Nov. However, a temporary
court injunction against disbanding El Al was still in effect at the
end of the month.
STAT
STAT
STAT
Approved For Release 2008/04/01 :CIA-RDP86-000408000100160002-6
 Approved For Release 2008/04/01 :CIA-RDP86-000408000100160002-6
II. OPERATIONS
A. Monitorial/Editorial
HEBREW SECTION
The Commission of Inquiry into the Sabra and Shatila camp
massacre continued to hear. testimony from major political figures
in November; IDF Northern Commander Drori on 1 November, Prime
Minister Begin on the 8th, and Foreign Minister Shamir on the 24th.
This was followed on 24 November by a letter of warning from the
Commission to nine officials, including Begin, Shamir, Sharon, Drori
and Chief of Staff Eytan. stating that the Commission's conclusions
might "harm" these officials, and detailing the faults uncovered.
Those warned were given specific documents to study, and were
offered an opportunity to reply or retestify. Reaction to the
warning and the political implications of it kept our monitoring
staff busy. Other major stories in Israel this month included the
collapse of the IDF's military command Headquarters building in
Tyre on 11 November, killing or injuring over a hundred occupants,
and the death of Prime Minister Begin's wife on 13 November. The
prime minister quickly ended a visit in Los Angeles and flew back
to Jerusalem, also postponing a meeting with President Reagan in
Washington.
TURKISH SECTION
The new Turkish Constitution was approved by a referendum on
7 November, with over 90 percent of the voters in favor. General
Evren automatically becomes the, president of Turkey for the next 7
years. Protests against the regime in Turkey included a takeover
of the Turkish Consulate in Cologne on 3 November, and a short-
lived takeover of the Turkish Airline Office in Paris on 9 November.
The only other major story for our Turkish section in November was
the visit of Foreign Minister Turkmen to the Soviet Union beginning
on 28 November.
III. ADMINISTRATION
A. Personnel
Turkish Monitor
on 3 November.
gave birth to a baby girl,
Approved For Release 2008/04/01 :CIA-RDP86-000408000100160002-6
 Approved For Release 2008/
-
IV. VISITS
04/01 :CIA-RDP86-000408000100160002-6
3 -
A member of
the F
oreign Se
rvic
e Inspection
team,
D
STAT
visited t
he Bu
reau on 3
Nov
. No difficu
lties we
re found.
STAT
Deputy Chief
of O
perations
visit
ed the B
ureau
STAT
7
- 11 November on
TDY.
FRTS Arimi ni s
trati
nn C)ffi ra
~
isited
the Bure
au 10 - 14
STAT
A security officer made a routine check of the Bureau on
23 November. No major deficiencies were found.
Senior Inspector) visited the Bureau
on 24 November and was briefed on operations by the Bureau Chief.
Vienna Bureau Associate Editor) s topped by
and had a quick tour of the Bureau. She was on Annual Leave in
Israel.
Attachments: a. Production Report
b. Communications Report
c. Engineering Report
STAT
STAT
STAT
Approved For Release 2008/04/01 :CIA-RDP86-000408000100160002-6
 Approved For Release 2008/04/01 :CIA-RDP86-000408000100160002-6
TEL AVIV BUREAU PRODUCTION REPORT FOR Nnvemhpr~ 198 ~ ATTACIII~tENT A
I. TOTALS FROM ALI: SOURCES
TOTAL PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH 392,100
TOTAL NON-PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH 97,900
TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLISHABLE ITEMS-FILED DURING MONTH: 1,077
BROADCASTS PRESS PUBLICATIONS
AGENCIES
II. INPUT OF REGULAR COVERAGE min. min. issues
.(minutes or issues per week) 7,,233 10,590 51
III. OUTPUT FROM ALL SOURCES
(publishable words per month)
CLANDESTINE
(Clandestine) National Voice of Iran, in
Persian to Iran 12,000
(Clandestine) Voice of Iranian Kordestan in
Persian to Iran 0
(Clandestine) Bayrak Radio in
English to Cyprus 4,200
(Clandestine) Bayrak Radio in
Turkish to Cyprus 2,900
(Clandestine) Our Radio in
Turkish to Turkey 500
(Clandestine) Voice of Turkish Communist .arty in
Turkish to Europe and Turkey 9,000
ISRAEL
Jerusalem Domestic Service in
English 11,200
Jerusalem Domestic Service in
Hebrew 84,800
Jerusalem Domestic Television Service in
Hebrew 12,600
Tel Aviv IDF Radio in
Hebrew 20,500
Tel Aviv ITIM in
Hebrew
Jerusalem GOVERNMENT PRESS OFFICE in _
English
10,500
36,400
j Approved For Release 2008/04/01 :CIA-RDP86-000408000100160002-6
 Approved For Release 2008/04/01 :CIA-RDP86-000408000100160002-6
BROADCASTS PRESS PUBLICATIONS
AGENCIES
ISRAEL (cont'd)
Jerusalem THE JERUSALEM POST in
English
26,700
Tel Aviv 'AL HAMISHMAR in
Hebrew
7,100
Tel Aviv DAVAR in
Hebrew
8,500
Tel Aviv HA'ARETZ in
Hebrew
33,100
Tel Aviv HA'OLAM HAZE in
Hebrew
200
Tel Aviv HATZOFE in
Hebrew
1,400
Tel Aviv MA'ARIV in
Hebrew
36,500
Tel Aviv YEDI'OT AHARONOT in
Hebrew
11,600
Tel Aviv BEMAHANE in
200
Hebrew
Tel Aviv YOMAN HASHAW'A in
Hebrew
1,500
Marj
Marj
'Uyun Lebanon Voice of Hope
English
'Uyun Lebanon Voice of Hope
Arabic
in
in
0
2;400
TURKEY
Ankara Domestic Service in
Turkish
46,500
Ankara ANATOLIA in
Turkish
800
Ankara ANATOLIA in
English
8,200
Ankara ANATOLIA in
French
600
UNITED KINGDOM
London BBC World Service in
English
USSR
Moscow in
Dari to Afghanistan
Moscow Radio Peace and Progress in
Hebrew to Israel
1,700
STAT
Approved For Release 2008/04/01 :CIA-RDP86-000408000100160002-6
 Approved For Release 2008/04/01 :CIA-RDP86-000408000100160002-6
TEL AVIV BUREAU MONTHLY COMt~tJNICATIONS REPORT FOR November,1982 ATTACHP4ENT B
1. TOTAL PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED WAS - 392;100 ( 451?,.200 )
TOTAL NONPUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED WAS 97,900 ( 88,400 )
DAILY WORDAGE FILED AVERAGED 16,333 ( ]7,406 )
HIGHEST DAILY WORDAGE FILED WAS 26,720 ON 4 November
LOWEST DAILY WORDAGE FILED WAS 6,430 ON 6 November
2. OUTAGES ON OUTGOING SKYMUX CIRCUIT TOTALED p,75 HOURS, 0.15PERCENT.
OUTAGES ON INCOMING SKYMUX CIRCUIT TOTALED 0,75 HOURS, 0.15PERCENT.
EXTENDED OUTAGES: (none)
3. WORDS FILED VIA TELEX DURING OUTAGES OF THE SKYMUX CIRCUIT: none ( 1,570 )
NB. Figures from preceding month in parentheses.
Approved For Release 2008/04/01 :CIA-RDP86-000408000100160002-6
 Approved For Release 2008/04/01 :CIA-RDP86-000408000100160002-6
ATTACHMENT C
ENGINEERING REPORT -- TEL AVIV BUREAU MONTHLY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 1982
EQUIPMENT RECEIVED NONE
EQUIPMENT TRANSFERRED NONE
PROJECTS NONE - General maintenance and
repairs.
I Approved For Release 2008/04/01 :CIA-RDP86-000408000100160002-6