FOR THE REPORT TO THE DCI.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88-00733R000200180026-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 30, 2010
• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: March 20, 1985
• Content Type: MISC

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FBIS-0117/85
20 March 1985
Chief, Management Staff
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For the report to the DCI.
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1 - D/FBIS Chrono
1 -Subject File
1 - C/LRB
1 -FBIS Registry
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D/FBIS Chrono
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FOREIGN BROADCAST INFORMATION SERVICE
Of Special Interest This Week
+ The Director, FBIS visited USIA on 19 March and at
Director Wick's invitation participated in a USIA staff meeting.
Director Wick was interested in Soviet media expansion and activities
in terms of helping to make the case for better Congressional funding
of USIA activities. D/FBIS also briefed Director Wick and his staff
on aspects of the FBIS Modernization Program and how this program will
benefit USIA. ~
+ FBIS learned that President Reagan was informed of the official
announcement of Chernenko's death from an FBIS report. Rod McDaniel,
Special Assistant to the President in Charge of the Crisis Ma t
Facility, mentioned this during a briefing at FBIS last week.
+ The FBIS ROSET installation in Panama marked another significant
.step forward in FBIS television monitoring with the coverage of Venezue-
lan President Lusinchi's live address to the National Congress. This
was the first scheduled major event to be covered by the bureau from
regular satellite television transmission, and demonstrates how satellite
television can fill a coverage gap. Normal radio reception in Panama
from Venezuela is very spotty.
+ FBIS initiated the "Five Cities" foreign television reporting
project on 19 March when the first tapes were sent from Hong Kong to
Headquarters under the new program. 'Ihe project is targeted at major
world capitals designated by the DDI, with FBIS taping major television
newscasts and special events each day for transmission to the United
States by commercial courier service. This system will improve product
timeliness for DDI analysts and is an easure until the FBIS
INTERNET system becomes operational. nterim_ 25X1
+ FBIS has received approximately 8,000 pages of unclassified
Italian documents on the results of the investigation of the assassina-
tion attempt against Pope John Paul II. In cooperation with other Agency
components, FBIS will scan this material and approximately 13,000 addi-
tional pages not yet received to determine portions of intelligence
interest which require full translation. The translations will be done
by JPRS contract personnel. n 25X1
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