LOGNOTE--CHIEF, OPERATIONS GROUP, 13 APRIL 1983

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP94-00798R000200330062-1
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 19, 2012
• Sequence Number: 62
• Publication Date: April 13, 1983
• Content Type: MISC

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LOGNOTE -- Chief, Operations Group, 13 April 1983
1. I The following comments forwarded by
keyed to items on the agenda proposed for the May BBC-FBIS
Coordination Meeting:
(1)
Financial Outlook. BBC hopes to get their modernization plan
to the Treasury by the end of May. This would put the plan
in the Treasury's planning cycle for next year. BBC would
like to know what computer demands we'll be making of them;
they will be asking us for this information within the next
six months.
(2) Satellite Monitoring. BBC will discuss specific plans for
Crowsley and their schedule for takeover of the large dish.
Delays encountered over grading issues, and other negotiations
with the unions, mean that BBC robabl will not be able to
take over the dish by the time leaves for Vienna.
(This should have no impact on us as
can handle the dish.)
(3)
USSR (Regionals). BBC will give a rundown on how they view the
Islamabad operation and an update on their vernacular recruiting.
They also will give an update on plans to modernize the Stockholm
operation.
(4) VCVC. BBC has had to make some changes in the plan for full
automation of the VCVC. They will want to make some interim
arrangements with the RACALs which should lighten the load on
the Austrian Bureau technicians.
(S)
Eastern Europe. BBC will provide an update on Polish coverage;
Berlin modernization; TANJUG (if this issue is not resolved by
late May).
(10) Western Europe. BBC would like a restatement of FBIS interest
in West European coverage. (The FCO doesn't see much value in
it.) BBC would also like to discuss the issue of future direct
TV broadcasts from Europe.
(11) Clients. As a result of trying to drum up support for their
modernization plan BBC has been seeing more of their consumers
than ever before and has a better idea of consumer interests.
They will expand on all this.
(12) Press Agencies. A discussion of how press agency contracts can
be negotiate so as to protect both FBIS and BBC interests.
(cc: D/FBIS, C/DRD, C/FCS, C/ED, C/Prod, C/AG)
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CONFIDENTIAL
FBI3-BBC MONITORING SERVICE
34TH C0-ORDINATION MEETING
CAVERSHAM PARK, 24TH-26TH MAY, 1983
DRAFT AGENDA
1. Financial outlook and modernisation plans
2. Satellite Monitoring
3. USSR (including regionals)
4. VCVC
5. East Europe
6. Middle East
7. Africa
8. Latin America.
9. Far East
10. West Europe
11. Official Clients! Interests
12. News Agency Contracts
13. Any Other Business
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