FBIS TRENDS--04 MAY 88--EGYPT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91-01355R000300350024-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 27, 2013
• Sequence Number: 24
• Publication Date: May 12, 1988
• Content Type: CABLE

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SUBJECT: (Optional)
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Praise for FBIS Trends Article 0' etc
FROM:
R. W. Manners
Director, Foreign Broadcast
Information Service
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12 May 1988
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COMMENTS (Number each comment to show from whom
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FYI: The attached praise for a
Trends article is noteworthy
in that the article was
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brand new analyst
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debut publication. 2!
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also played a 25'
role as acting branch chief
and division chief.
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SUBJECT: FBIS TRENDS--04 MAY 88--EGYPT
REF: FBIS 060437Z MAY 88
1. (U) VERY MUCH ENJOYED YOUR ANALYSIS OF
OPPOSITION?GOVERNMENT RELATIONS IN THE WAKE 0 F THE
EMERGENCY LAW FLAP. YOUR REPORT DEMONSTRATES THE
IMPORTANCE OF CAREFUL MONITORING OF THE EGYPTIAN PRESS
AS AN INCREASINGLY USEFUL WINDOW ON EGYPTIAN POLITICS
AND NATIONAL LIFE. OUR COMPLIMENTS TO THE FBIS
ANALYSTS FOR A WELL?WRITTEN AND INSIGHTFUL PIECE.
2. (LOU) A SUGGESTION FOR ANOTHER MEDIA ANALYSIS
PROJECT: WE HAVE NOTED AN APPARENT UPSWING IN
GOVERNMENT PRESSURE ON THE ISLAMIC INVESTMENT
COMPANIES, REFLECTED LARGELY IN A PRESS CAMPAIGN. FOR
NOW, THE GOVERNMENT EVIDENTLY HAS CHOSEN NOT/NOT TO
ASSAULT THESE INSTITUTIONS FRONTALLY WITH NEW
LEGISLATION, BUT TO ATTEMPT TO UNDERMINE PUBLIC
CONFIDENCE IN THEM. HENCE, FOR EXAMPLE, RECENT PRESS
ITEMS (IN THE PRO?GOVERNMENT PRESS BUT ALSO, OF LATE,
IN THE OPPOSITION PRESS) SUGGESTING THAT ONE OF THE
RAYYAN BROTHERS HAS BEEN TREATED FOR DRUG ADDICTION;
AND A SMALL NEWS ITEM REPORTING THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS
CLOSED DOWN RAYYAN'S FAMOUS NURSERY SCHOOL FOR
OPERATING WITHOUT A PERMIT. MEANWHILE, THE
EDITORIALISTS HAVE KEPT UP THEIR SNIPING. ON THE OTHER
HAND, THE RAYYANS ET AL ARE FIGHTING BACK THROUGH
STEPPED?UP ADVERTISING -- IN EXPENSIVE, FULL?PAGE
SPREADS, OFTEN IN THE SAME ISSUES OF PAPERS CARRYING
ATTACKS ON THEM. THE CONTOURS?AND DIRECTIONS OF THIS
BATTLE FOR PUBLIC OPINION SEEM TO US TO MERIT THE KIND
OF CAREFUL MONITORING AND SYNTHESIS THAT FBIS DOES SO
WELL.
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