COVERAGE SHIFT CONTINGENCY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP94-00798R000200130027-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 1, 2012
• Sequence Number: 27
• Publication Date: March 27, 1986
• Content Type: CABLE

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SUBJECT: COVERAGE SHIFT CONTINGENCY Y
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1. -FOR PLANNING PURPOSESA NEED TO KNOW YOUR ESTIMATE OF THE ADDITIONAL
MANPOWER AND EQUIPMENT NICOSIA BUREAU WOULD NEED IN ORDER TO ASSUME ON A PERMANENT
BASIS COVERAGE OF ALL CASTS OF FOLLOWING MEDIA {USE THE CAST TIMES AND DURATIONS
LISTED IN FEBRUARY FIELD COVERAGE SCHEDULE AS BASIST:
A. RIYADH TV IN ARABIC {ASSUME THAT STATION AVAILABLE FROM ROSET}.
B. RIYADH SPA IN ARABIC {ASSUME AVAILABILITY FROM ROSET)
C. MANAMA WAKH IN ARABIC/ENGLISH {ASSUME AVAILABILITY FROM ROSET}
D. MANAMA DOMESTIC SERVICE IN ARABIC {ASSUME AVAILABILITY FROM ROSET}
E. MANAMA TV IN ARABIC {ASSUME AVAILABILITY FROM ROSET}
F. TEHRAN IRNA IN ARABIC
G. TEHRAN TV IN PERSIAN/ARABIC/ENGLISH {ASSUME AVAILABILITY ON ROSET}
H. {CLANDESTINE } FREE VOICE OF IRAN IN PERSIAN
I. {CLANDESTINE} RADIO IRAN IN PERSIAN
J. MOSCOW IN PERSIAN {ADDING SAT, SUN COVERAGE} y
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2. WE REALIZE SOME OF THESE ARE NOT HIGH-PRIORITY TARGETS, BUT
WE DO NEED TO KNOW WHAT IT WOULD REQUIRE TO MONITOR ALL OF THEM,
GIVEN GOOD RECEPTION AS EXPECTED ULTIMATELY VIA ARABSAT. Y
3. REALIZE YOU AND C/OPS DISCUSSED IN GENERAL SOME STAFFING
TRANSFERS TO YOUR BUREAU ONCE GULF IS CLOSED. WE STILL HOPE TO SEND
A MAXIMUM OF THREE MONITORS TO FILL YOUR ANTICIPATED VACANCIES.
OVER AND ABOVE THIS, HOWEVER, WE WELCOME YOUR OPINION ON THE 111101
LIKELIHOOD OF MISSION/HOST GOVERNMENT APPROVAL FOR A MODEST FN STAFF
INCREASE ABOVE EXISTING T/O. HOW FAR COULD WE GO WITHOUT RISKING
OUR EXISTING AGREEMENT WITH OUR HOSTS f WE ASSUME THAT YOUR CURRENT
itiot4T2FF T/O WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO HANDLE THIS ADDITIONAL COVERAGE
LOAD, BUT IF YOU FEEL OTHERWISE PLEASE INDICATE WHAT EXTRA STAFF
YOU THINK YOU WOULD NEED. CURRENT PLANNING IS TO SITE THE ROSET
WITHIN THE NEW BUREAU GROUNDS. ARE THERE ANY OBSTACLES TO DOING
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4. PLEASE ALSO INDICATE TIMES OF DAY WHEN TEHRAN DOMESTIC
PERSIAN RECEPTION AT NICOSIA IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR PROCESSING OR PHONE
PATCHING. Y
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5. FOR THE TIME BEING RESTRICT DISCUSSION OF THIS EXERCISE TO
AMERICAN STAFF MEMBERS ONLY. DECL 0/ADR DRV COL-14
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