MONTHLY REPORT--GULF BUREAU--MARCH 1985

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• Publication Date: March 30, 1985
• Content Type: MEMO

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MGF 004-85
30 March 1985
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, FBIS
THROUGH : Chief, Operations Group
SUBJECT : Monthly Report--Gulf Bureau--March 1985
I. OPERATIONS
A. Editorial/Monitorial
1. Bureau coverage of the Iran-Iraq war expanded signi-
ficantly during March with the escalation of fighting and
attacks on each others' cities. To ensure timely reporting
of war events, bureau Persian monitors are now reporting 1/2
hour earlier for work in the morning to cover the Tehran
Persian 0330 GMT cast. Tehran Domestic Service in Persian
has been put on open speaker watch for the time being, along
with Bushehr, Shiraz, and Ahvaz regional stations. Coverage
of the regionals has enabled the bureau to file within minutes
announcements of air raid alerts and several unique accounts
of the fighting and air attacks on cities. Also, at BBC's
request, bureau has assumed primary coverage of Tehran Domestic
Service in Persian from 1215-1315 GMT daily, during which time
BBC loses Persian coverage on MW owing to a station switch to
Bengali service.
American Embassy Manama consumers have requested that editors
keep them abreast of developments in the war.
2. On 1 March, Bangkok Bureau requested that Gulf attempt to
backstop Dhaka radio for an Ershad speech (to be re-read in English).
The station was unheard at Gulf on all known frequencies.
On 2 March, Bangkok again requested Gulf's assistance in
backstopping Karachi Domestic Service in Urdu for a speech by
Ziaul Haq. Bureau Urdu monitors recorded the speech with fair/
good reception, but processing assistance was not required by
Bangkok.
3. Several ad hoc processing requests were received during
March. On 6 March AG requested priority handling of an AL-WATAN
interview with the DFLP's Nayif Hawatimah. The item was processed
in two takes and cleared within 4 hours of receipt of message.
On 10 March Jordan Bureau requested priority processing, for
local embassy consumers, of a QNA report on remarks by Fatah
Central Committee member Khalid al-Hasan on "U.S. Mideast policy
and the Arab Leaders". While no QNA report could be found, reports
on the remarks from Kuwaiti and UAE papers were filed.
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4. In reaction to the death of Chernenko, bureau Central
Asian monitors were kept busy monitoring Soviet regional radio
behavior. Daily radio behavior FYI's were filed from 11 March
and discontinued on 14 March at headquarters request.
5. In response to a liaison request, the bureau prepared
and pouched eight tapes containing recordings of Jedda Interna-
tional Service in Turkmen.
6. On 26 March the bureau was requested by BBC/LD to assume
full coverage of the Saudi Press Agency because of a line problem
in London. Gulf's printout of SPA is excellent and we were thus
able to assume coverage with no undue strain on Arabic staffing.
BBC resumed coverage midday on 27 March. Bureau was again asked
to assume coverage for approximately 1 hour on 29 March owing to
BBC's loss of line.
7. Persian monitor/trainee completed the
first stage of her training and is now processing items without
countersignature of a senior monitor.
B. Communications
1. From 3-12 March, embassy TCU requested bureau's
cooperation in closing down primary send circuit for several
hours daily owing to work being done at TCU. The receive side
was not affected. The outages occurred during the bureau's
non-peak workload hours and thus operations were,not seriously
hampered. The bureau's backup Telex system was used to file
any immediate items during the outage periods.
2. Teletypist returned to duty on 10 March
following a lengthy illness. Her return was most welcome and
helped to alleviate a serious staffing shortage over the past
few months. With her return, bureau Administrative Assistant
who had been assisting with teletype duties, has
returned to her full-time administrative duties.
II. ADMINISTRATION
A. Personnel
1. Arabic monitor
resigned effective 29 March
2. The bureau chief departed 31 March for annual leave and
the bureau chiefs' conference.
Chief, Gulf Bureau
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Attachment A
ENGINEERING REPORT -- GULF BUREAU MONTHLY REPORT FOR MARCH 1985
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GULF BUREAU PRODUCTION P.EPORT FOR MARCH i985
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I, TOTALS FROM ALL SOURCES.
TOTAL PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH SLt7, 7I
TETRL'4ON-PUBLISHFELE WORDAGE FILED DURING 99,26L=
TOTAL NUMBER OF FLBLISHRBLE ITEMS FILED DURING MONTH
841
BROAD- PRESS PUBL.I-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
11. INPUT OF REGULAR COVERAGE: 14, 935 8)280 2311,
(MINUTES OR ISSUES PER WEEK)
560
III, OUTPUT FRO11 ALL SOURCES:
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(PUBLISHABLE WORDS PER MONTH)
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KABUL INTERNATIONAL SERVICE
114 ARABIC
KABUL IN ENGLISH TO
SOUTH ASIA
BAHRA I h---
KANRMR DOMESTIC SERVIifE IN
ARABIC
MANAMR TELEVISION SERVICE
IN ARABIC
MANAMA WRF H I N
ARABIC
MANAMA WA;H IN
ENGLISH
MANAMA AKHBAR L-%:HALIJ
I ARABIC
MANAMA' RL-ADI4R' I1
fnABIC
NANAMA AL-MAWR+ IF
IN ARABIC
MANAMA SABR AL-U BU'
I ARABIC
MANAMA GULF DRILY NEWS
I:9 ENGLISH
MANAMA GULF IIIR OR IN
ENGLISH
210
i2,360
13,788
1,0
LEed@
5:8
2,2?Q
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RFGHANISTAN
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iLRNDE -TINE:
1CLRUD(:STI #E) VOICE OF ISLAMIC
RE:VOL'ITION OF AFGHANISTAN
III DFRI
; I.RIIDE:STI1E~ VOICE OF ISLAMIC
REVOLUTION OF AFGHANISTAN
IN PfiSHTO
(CLANDESTINE) VCiIC OF RL-RHVRZ
RI:VOLUTION IN ARABIC
(CLRND STINEI VOIC OF IRAQI
KURDISTAN IN I3AHDINRNI KURDISH
ULANUI:STIFNE) VC.Ii Jr Ir%RI~I
KIRD I:STAN IN SURRNI KURDISH
(CLANDESTINE) VOICE OF IRAQI
REVOLUTION I= SURRNI *UPDISH
GLRIIDE:ST'IdEI F Ef VjFIIC . J Ir:RII
III PERSIAN
600
200
-a-
-0-
-0-
(CLRNDEESTINE) R DI) NEJHT-E IRAN
III PERSIAN
3, 131 00
(CLANDESTINE) RADI : IRAN IN
PERSIAN
'40
c:LRNDE_ST=NE) FREE SONS OF
YEMENI 5OU'.H IN ARABIC
779
IFRN
TEHRAN INTERNATIONAL SERVICE
IN RRRBIC
2i,580
TEHRAN TELEVISION SERVICE
III RRRBIC
-0-
TEHRAN INTERNRTIIONRL SERVICE
III RUSSIAN
1-
TEHRAN INTERNATIONAL SERVICE
I!'H TURKISH
-0-
1fiSHHR. INTERNATIONAL SERVICE
1i DARI
-0-
IAiBRIZ INTERNR IONAL SERVICE
11 AZERI
-O-
TEEERAN DOMESTIC SERVICE
11 PERSIAN
27,208
TEHRAN DOMESTIC SERVICE
I'I SURRNI KURDISH
-8-
TEHRAN DOMESTIC SERVICE
Ii BAHDINAMI KURDISH
400
TEHRAN TELEVISION SERVICE
14 PERSIAN
-0-
TEHRRN-TELEVISICiN SERVICE
11 ENGLISH
-0-
RE?URZ IOHEST}C, - ERVICE
H PERSIAN
4,369
. BANDRR 'RBBRS DU 1ESTIC SERVICE
Iill PERSIAN
970
BEi$HEHIr.. DONEST I i4 SERVICE
III PERSIAN
6,230
E,SFAHRIN DOMESTIC r7RVICE
IN PERSIAN
L990
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1FRMRN DOMESTIC SEI?%VICE
ICI PERSIAN
0SHHRi) DOMESTIC S_RVICE
IN PERSIAN
)HIRAZ DOMESTIC SDYIC,E
IN PERSIAN
TRBRIZ DOMESTIC SERVICE
III RF:MENIRr N
TRBRIZ DOMESTIC SERVICE
III RZERI
ZHHEDRII DOMESTIC' SERVICE
IN PERSIAN
TEHRAN IRh'R IN
RRRBIC
TEHRAN RL-SHffl III
IN ARABIC
TEHRAN KEYHRN RL.-'RRRBI
IN ARABIC
TEHRAN KAVHAN II TERNRTIONAL
III ENGLISH
TEHRAN TEHRAN TINES IN
ENGLISH
TEHRAN ETTELR'RT IN
PERSIAN
TEHRAN JONHURI-VE ESLRMI
ICI PERSIAN
TEHRAN KEYHRN Its
PERSIAN
TEHRAN KEYHAN HAVA' I
I'I PERSIAN
178
-8-
i,258
i, 3+68
-8-
618
i,E!?0
1,828
528
146
838
IRAQ
BFGHDR:) TELEVISION SERVICE
IA PERSIAN
Bf GHDRf-DOMESTIC SERVICE
IN ARABIC
BFGHDR:) DOMESTIC SERVICE
IN SURRNI KURDISH
BI)6HDR:) TELEVISION SERVICE
IN ARABIC
-8-
3,818
-8-
-c-
KUWAIT
KUWAIT DOMESTIC SERVICE
III ARABIC
KUWAIT TELEVISION SERVICE
IN ARABIC
KUWAIT AL-RNBR'
,IN RRRBIC
KUWAIT RL-HAfAF IN
ARABIC
KUWAIT .RL-VAERS
III ARABIC
KUWAIT AL-RA'Y AL-'RMM
III ARABIC
KUWAIT RL-SIYRSAH IN
ARABIC
2,758
2, 4 9[1
2,528
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WRIT AL-WATRP
IN ARABIC 9,548
KUWAIT ARAB TINES IN
ENGLISH 5,858
IEBRHON
BEIRUT RZTAG IN
ARMENIAN 2,528
BEIRUT ZRRTONK IN
ARMENIAN 2, 5050
311 AN
MUSCAT DOMESTIC SERVICE
III ARABIC
RLALAil DOMESTIC SERVICE
I J ARABIC
MUSCAT ' UIIRN IN
ARABIC
PFKIST?IN
ISLRMR:3AD THE P1LUSL III
III`ENGLISF
KRRRCH.f DAWN IN
ENGLISH
KARACHI JASARR T IN
URDU
KARACHI NRSHRI@ IN
URDU
KARACHI NAWR-E IA I
Ili URDU
LAHORE JRIIG IN
URDU
RAWALPINDI HAIDAR IN
URDU
RAWRLPINDI PAKISTAN TINES
,,. 4,IH ENIKISu
QATAR
2,168
L898
-a-
BOHR DOMESTIC SERVICE
III ARABIC 1,418
DOHA TI:LEUISION SERVICE
I ' I ARABIC ,8-
BOHR Q1IR I N
ARABIC
SAUDI:IIRABIR
JEDDAH -DOMESTIC SERVICE
III ARABIC
RIYADH DOMESTIC SERVICE
IN ARABIC
RIYADH TELEVISION SERVICE
III ARABIC
1,528
2,588
790
5,198
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UIYRDH TELEVISI(-N SERVICE
III ENGLISH
IL-DAMIAM AL-YRI M IN
1RHIC
JEDDAH RL-BILRD IN
RRHBIC
JEDDAH RL-MRDIN H IN
ARRBIC
RIYADH 11h IN
ARHIC
UNION OF SOVIET SIc iRLIST REPUBLICS
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MOSCOW IN PERSIE;N TO
IRRN
BRKU IMTER fRTIC AL SERVICE
III PERSIAN
BRKU IMTERNATIC AL SERVICE
I M AZER I
DUSHANBE INTERIFTI JNRL SERVICE
IN PERSIAN
..v r}?-!IT~a~-rn.~i.-. Maur
Iii,' 1U .i~I i-eicl4{4fEi iJf1iil
nr
IN PERSIAN
TASHKENT INTERNETIUNAL SERVICE
-0-
358
49
268
-0-
-0-
-0_
III UIiGHUR -0-
TRSHKENT INTERI4RTIONAL SERVICE
III UZBEK -0-
YEREVAN INTERNFTIOdAL SERVICE
ICI AR ENIFI
ALMA-Ri'R DOMESTIC SERVICE
-0-
Ii'i RUSSIAN 3,240
S:HKHAiAD DOMESTIC SERVICE
IN RUSSIAN 5,580
BFKU DOMESTIC SERVICE
IN ALE? I 10508
BFKU DOMESTIC SERVICE
III RUSSIAN
660
DUSHAN;IE DOMESTIC SERVICE
II RUSSIRII 4,790
TFSHKEIIT DOMESTIC SERVICE
III RUSSIAN 6,530
TASHKENT DOMESTIC SERVICE
III UMBE 970
YEREVRII DOMESTI SERVICE IN
AR1IENIAN 630
YEREVAN KOMMUNI =lT
III RUSSIAN
YEREVAU SOVETAKRN AYASTAN
IN ARMENIAI
18,1.30
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UNITED ARAB EM1RATES
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ABU DHABI DOMESTIC SERVICE
IN ARABIC
DUBRYY DOMESTIC SERVICE
IN ARABIC
ABU DH;BI WAM
IN ARABIC
RBU DHiiBI RL-ITTII?AD
IN ARABIC
RL-SHARIQAH AL-KHFILIJ
IN ARABIC
DUBRY't' !L-BA'i RI?i
IN ARABIC
DIIBRYY KHALEEJ TIMES
IN ENGLISH
UNITED KINIGDOM
LONDON RSGHAR AIR
IN PERSIAN
LONDON KE Y HRII Iii
PE SIAN
LONDON VOICE OF IRAN
IN ENGLISH
PEOPLE'S DEP1OCR T'C REPUBLIC
Of YEMEN (PIIRY
ADEN DOMESTIC SERVICE IN
ARABIC
ADEN VOICE OF PRLESTIIrE
IN ARABIC
AMEN ANA IN
FRABIC
ADEN AIR IN
ENGLISH
YEMEN RRR REPUBL'C (VAR)
-------------------------
SANRR DOMESTIC GE:'VICE
IN ARABIC
S NAA VOICE OF PALESTINE
IN ARABIC
SANAR AL-THAWRAi
IN ARRDiC
2,398
-8-
2,688
it 3t
6, I. ill
5, r;9(1 -
19,618
148
-8-
9) 79
2,518
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