MONTHLY REPORT--JORDAN BUREAU--AUGUST 1983

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86-00040R000100220004-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 19, 2008
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: September 5, 1983
• Content Type: MEMO

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5 September 1983
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, Foreign Broadcast Information Service
THROUGH: Chief, Operations Group
SUBJECT: Monthly Report--Jordan Bureau--August 1983
A. Monitorial/Editorial
1. Early in the month the Bureau received several
messages from the Daily Report indicating that several JN-originated
items had been received without pinkie coding. A check of the
original tapes indicated that they had indeed been properly
coded when they were transmitted from the Bureau, but that the
coding had somehow disappeared from the messages en route to the
Daily Report. At Washington's request, one of the tapes was
telexed to Headquarters and several others were sent by pouch
in an effort to resolve the mystery of the disappearing pinkie
code.
2. Bureau efforts to monitor the new North Lebanon
Voice of Palestine radio, which began broadcasting the beginning
of August, were mostly unsuccessful. The morning transmission
was completely unmonitorable at Jordan Bureau throughout the
month, while the evening transmission was generally poor to
unmonitorable due to strong cochannel interference from IDF
radio and another unidentifiable transmitter. Adjustment of
the receiver bandwidth and redirection of the miniloop antenna
did not help to eliminate the interference.
3. Baghdad Voice of PLO has suffered from seasonal
reception problems throughout most of the summer, making it
necessary for Jordan Bureau frequently to request Nicosia Bureau's
assistance with coverage of the initial part of the broadcast.
By the end of the month, the Bureau's reception of the radio
had improved to the point that we were able to discontinue
sending daily immediate coordination messages to Nicosia advising
them of the time Jordan was picking up coverage. Nicosia is
continuing to backstop record the broadcast.
A ponyline providing FBIS service to various high level
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offices of the Government of Jordan went into operation on 7 Aug-
ust. The new line and the existing ponyline to the embassy are
controlled by a single selective calling unit, thus providing
the Jordan Government with the same selection of FBIS items as
is received by the Embassy Political Section.
C. Technical
A second video monitoring position was established during
the month to resolve occasional scheduling conflicts with the
existing position. The new position was set up in the Bureau's
cruising room to minimize noise problems in the main monitoring
operations area.
1. Arab' r was promoted to FSN-8
on 7 August. success u y completed one year as a
trainee monitor on that day.
7 August.
STAT
STAT
STAT
STAT
Budget and Finance Officer, 10-14 August.
Chief, Jordan Bureau
Att: Production Report
STAT
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offices of the Government of Jordan went into operation on 7 Aug-
ust. The new line and the existing ponyline to the embassy are
controlled by a single selective calling unit, thus providing
the Jordan Government with the same selection of FBIS items as
is received by the Embassy Political Section.
C. Technical
A second video monitoring position was established during
the month to resolve occasional scheduling conflicts with the
existing position. The new position was set up in the Bureau's
cruising room to minimize noise problems in the main monitoring
operations area.
1. Arab' r was promoted to FSN-8
on 7 August. success u y completed one year as a
trainee monitor on that day.
7 August.
STAT
STAT
STAT
STAT
Budget and Finance Officer, 10-14 August.
Chief, Jordan Bureau
Att: Production Report
STAT
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