MONTHLY REPORT -- PARAGUAY BUREAU -- FEBRUARY 1985

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86-00040R000300600010-6
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• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 9, 2010
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: March 5, 1985
• Content Type: MEMO

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MPY-5019
5 March 1985
MEr'1ORANDiAK FOR: Director, FBIS
THItOUQi Chief , Operations Group
S[JBJDC.T Nbnthly Report -- Paraguay Bureau --.February 1985
A. Speaking for Ambassador Davis, DC1~I Dan Clare asked the bureau
to translate from English into Spanish the Paraguay section of the
annual State Department human t was
translated by bureau monitors Unlike
last year when the now banned newspaper ABC COIAR published the text
of the doc~unent, the local media reported sparingly on the Paraguayan.
section, usually ignoring any of the critical cents on htm~i rights.
The En~Uassy made available the Spanish translation to interested persons,
organizations, and media in the country.
B. Along overdue cost of living pay increase was approved for
local employees effective 3 February. With the local inflation rate
increasing 20-30 percent over the past 12-18 months, the across-the~oard
increase of 12.47 percent plus an additional 7,560 guaranies for each
employee was, as expected, much appreciated.
A. Monitorial/Editorial
1. In Bolivia the precarious politico-econanic situation further
deteriorated. On the 9th the currency was devalued by over 400. percent;
many private banks wpxe closed for long periods during the nanth due to
disputes with workers; and paper currency became the. country's third
largest import, behind wheat and mining equipment. In addition to many
strikes and stoppages declared by the Bolivian Labor Confederation, that
organization has taken over also numPSOUS goverruneiztal functions in the
supply and distribution of goods and staples.
2. Assistant Secretary of State Langhorne A. Nbtley`s visit to
Chile 17-20 February highlighted events in the country during the mrmth.
The visit, the highest-level visit by a U.S. official to the country
in some years, was evidently very carefully covered by the ChiI.ean domestic
service and other media, whose accounts differed from international press
agency reporting on the nnre sensitive issues -- htAnaxi rights and the
political situation. The government experienced a cabinet reshuffle during
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the month in which Interior Minister Jarpa was replaced by little icnawn
Ricardo Garcia Rodriguez. At th same time, Finance Minister Luis
Escobar, considered a Jarpa prot~ge, was replaced by former Pl.annning
Minister Hernan Bocci.
3. Argentina may be witnessing the end of a united Peronist
political movem~.nt. .Bitter infighting for the leadership of the
Peroni.st movement led to separate congresses and two sets of leadership.
At month's end Mrs. Peron, who is resident in Spain, washed her hands
of Peronism, telegranming her resignation from the party presidency.
President Alfonsin accepted the resignation of Etbn~~ Minister
Grincpun and Central Bank President Vazquez apparently because of
personality clashes within the economic team. 'The shakeup, announced on
the 18th, cbes not appear to presage any substantial change in policy.
4. Brazil launched its first satellite, BRASILSAT I, on the 8th
frown the Etiiropeari space launch facility in French Guiana. Although the
footpath for the satellite is reportedly a spot beam intended for t.~"
Brazil, Panama Bureau will attempt to use its ROSEI' to cruise out the
satellite after it becotres operational sometime in March or April.
5. In mid~ronth the Uruguayan Congress met for the first time
in 11 years. 'The presidency of the republic passed. to the Supreme
Court president when the president of the military regime, Greg~:o
Alvarez, resigned to avoid having to cede power to de-nocratically
elected. President Julio Sanguinetti on 1 March.
6. The bureau's long awaited hookup for the Paris AFP Spanish
service carried by satellite tools plane on 26 February. The bureau
will revert to the SOP that existed prior to the break in the RTI'
service at the beginning of the year -- covering our wan area, backstopping
Panama Bureau, and filing imned:i.ate and flash materials as warranted
for other areas.
7. On the 21st, REUI~.tt LATIl~I representatives fran Buenos Aixes
visited the bureau to see if we were interested in again. subscribing to
the service, which will be available in AstuLCion sometimme in March. They
offered to let. the bureau sample the. service before we make a decision.
The two representatives, Raul Correa, sales manager for the Southern Cone,
and Graham Spencer, markets manager for Latin America, claiired the
agency is reentering the Cone market in a 'rbig way,." expanding the corps
of correspondents and stringers and beefing up LATIlJ's headquarters in
Buenos Aires.
B. Cruising
The Bolivian frequency occupancy survey was ce~npleted.during the month
and wirefiled to Headquiarters. Wbrls has begun on the Peruvian survey..
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C. Technical
1. The bureau received four of the C~ transceivers, and sore of
the ancillary equipments, that were damaged earlier in shipment to the
bureau and had been returned to Headquarters for inspection, replace~rexLt
and/or repair.
2. One modified Frederick tape reader Model 1403 Sly 18221 was
shipped to London Bureau.
3. The first preventive maintenance of the year was carried out
at the Antelco remote antenna field by the bureau's contractor.
4. Work has started on installing along-,wire antenna at the
Antelco remote antenna field to improve reception of Argentine and
Uruguayan transnitters, particularly in the mecliim~rave band.
Personnel
1. During the month the ~inbassy `s .formal approval. for the bureau's
new associate editor's position was forwarded to the Department. The
bureau now awaits the final go-ahead from FBIS Headquarters before the ~
local recruitment can begin.
2. The bureau recruitireizt effort to hire a new monitor to replace
who is on a year's LWC)P until January 1986, began at
month's end. The bureau is recruiting for the first time at the
FBN-07 level, steel of -06 level -- another step forward in implementing
the overall restructuring of the bureau's T/O with the adoption of the FBi~T
system.
Zhe bureau chief to the States 20-26 February on EVT to attend
the funeral of a brother.
Chief, FBIS Paraguay Bureau
CC: Chief, Panama Bureau
Attachment: Nbnthly Production Report
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Domestic Service in
Argentina Televisora Color
TOTALS FROM ALL SOURCES:
TOTAL PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING THE MONTH:
TOTAL NON-PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING THE MONTH:
TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLISHABLE ITEMS FILED DURING THE MONTH:
8,735 39,360 135.00
{min} {min} {issues}
BROAD- PRESS PUBLIC-
CASTS AGENCY ATIONS
I? INPUT OF REGULAR COVERAGE:
II. OUTPUT FROM ALL SOURCES:
ARGENTINA
Buenos Aires
Spanish
Buenos Aires
Spanish
Buenos Aires
Spanish
Buenos Aires
Spanish
Buenos Aires
Spanish
Buenos Aires
English
Buenos Aires
Spanish
Buenos Aires
Spanish
Buenos Aires
Spanish
TELAM in
NOTICIAS ARGENTINAS
DYN in
BUENOS AIRES HERALD
CLARIN in
GENTE in
LA NACION in
PARAGUAY BUREAU PRODUCTION REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 1985
Buenos Aires LA PRENSA
Spanish
Buenos Aires
Spanish
BOLIVIA
AMBITO FINANCIERO in
La Paz Radio Illimani Network in
Spanish
La Paz Cadena Panamericana in
Spanish
La Paz EL DIARIO in
Spanish
La Paz PRESENCIA in
Spanish
197,000
61,230
589
14, 760
130
0
1,120
2,270
1, 450
20 , 550
19,310
6,420
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Brasilia Domestic Service in
Portuguese
Porto Alegre Radio Guaiba in
Portuguese
Sao Paulo Radio Bandeirantes Network in
Portuguese
Sao Paulo Radio Bandeirantes in
Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro JORNAL DO BRASIL in
Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro LATIN AMERICA DAILY POST in
English
Rio de Janeiro MANCHETE in
Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro 0 GLOBO in
Portuguese
Sao Paulo FOLHA DE SAO PAULO in
Portuguese
Sao Paulo 0 ESTADO DE SAO PAULO in
Portuguese
Sao Paulo VEJA in
Portuguese
CHILE
Santiago Domestic Service in
Spanish
Santiago Radio Chilena in
Spanish
Santiago COSAS in
Spanish
Santiago EL MERCURIO in
Spanish
Santiago HOY in
Spanish
Santiago LA TERCERA DE LA HORA in
Spanish
Santiago QUE PASA in
Spanish
Beijing in Spanish to
Latin America
BROAD- PRESS PUBLIC-
CASTS AGENCY ATIONS
1, 830
400
1,180
5,280
4, 480
1,270
0
2,170
8, 310
2,920
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 ~RANCE
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PARIS AFP in
Spanish
PARAGUAY
Asuncion Domestic Service in
Spanish
Asuncion Radio Primero de Marzo in
Spanish
Asuncion Red Privada de Teledifusora
Paraguaya Television in Spanish
Asuncion EL DIARIO NOTICIAS in
Spanish
Asuncion HOY in
Spanish
Asuncion PATRIA in
Spanish
Asuncion SENDERO in
Spanish
Asuncion ULTIMA HORA in
Spanish
Asuncion EL PUEBLO in
Spanish
PERU
Lima Domestic Service in
Spanish
Lima Television Service in
Spanish
Lima Cadena Panamericana Television in
Spanish
Lima Television Lima in
Spanish
Lima Radioprogramas del Peru in
Spanish
Lima OAY-47. Television Service in
Spanish
Lima Radio del Pacifico in
Spanish
MADRID EFE in
Spanish
BROAD- PRESS PUBLIC-
CASTS AGENCY ATIONS
1,270
290
0
240
90
2,050
250
1, 060
120
4,570
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UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS
Moscow in
Portuguese to Brazil
Moscow in
Spanish to Latin America
Moscow in
Spanish to Chile
Moscow in
Spanish to Cuba
Moscow Radio Peace and Progress in
Spanish to Latin America
Moscow Radio Magallanes in
Spanish to Chile
URUGUAY
Montevideo Radio E1 Espectador Network in
Spanish
Montevideo Radio Carve in
Spanish
Montevideo Domestic Service in
Spanish
Montevideo EL DIA in
Spanish
Montevideo OPINAR in
Spanish
BROAD- PRESS PUBLIC-
CASTS AGENCY ATIONS
1,740
3, 980
890
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