Documents / FOIA release
This Central Intelligence Agency document, dated 21 December 1990 and approved for release in 2010, is a consolidated list of Soviet radio, television and TASS items monitored from Moscow that day. It summarizes coverage of Shevardnadze's resignation, the Congress of People's Deputies, the Persian Gulf, and the ROK president's visit, among other topics. A single science item notes a Radio Moscow answer on circles in British fields, mentioning speculation about UFOs and changing Soviet attitudes toward UFOs.
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visit, noting agreement reached by two countries on non-interference in internal affairs (4 min sent): anon on moscow meeting to promote dialogue and cooperation in asia-pacific region (3 min). (korean 1100) 53 anon on founding conf for soviet assn for dialogue and coop in asian-pacific region. (rpt hind 201400, item 63 on 20 dec list) (burm 1030 tamil 1400 malay 1200 urdu 1300 thai 1100) 55 mitin on effects of nato/warsaw treaty conventional weapons reduction treaty on asian region. (3 min: mand 1000) 54 anon on impacts of development in europe on asia-pacific region. (4 min: mand 1400) 0 56 anon on increase in cross border trade activities between cambodia and thailand, although two countries have not yet re-established diplomatic relations. (7 min: camb 1100) 71 57 anon on japanese political situation, military budget and other issues concerned with soviet union. (4 min poor: korean 0900) 72 58 summary izvestiya on economic development of sakhalin island. (3 min: mand 0700) 73 59 "asian affairs": lebedev on japanese diet recently passed bill on 5-year national def bldg plan. (3 min: mand 0700) 74 60 latyshev tokyo dispatch on japanese reaction to no tae-u's soviet visit, noting gorbachev-no talks dialogue invited positive reactions to japanese business and political circles. (5.5 min: jap 201200) 75 61 aleksey kondratyev on media reaction to no tae u's soviet union visit, noting that most reaction has been positive with only noticeable dissonance coming from north korean papers, expressing concern on intention to seek outside assistance in solving problem of korean peninsula. (4 min: enginter 1510 portbraz 2200 spanla 2300 german 1600 bulgarian 1700 polish 1600 indo 1300 1500 burm 1430 mand 1000) 76 62 dmitriyev on no tae-u visit to soviet union, stressing significance of soviet-rok friendship in post cold war era. (6 min: jap 201000) 77 TB2212120390TAKE4 78 63 summary pravda on ROK president no tae-u soviet visit, noting issues discussed and significance of peace on korean peninsula for northeast asia. (4 min: korean 0900) 79 EAST EUROPE 80 64 (fatin) on foreign ministry spokesman refuting soviet involvement in czechoslovak disturbances of nov 1989. (4 min: jap 201000) 81 65 anon on intensification of excesses aimed at soviet soldiers in poland, noting that provocative shooting in vicinity of soviet military buildings has become more frequent, which are not conducive to maintainence and development of relations. (3 min: polish 1600) 82 66 aleksandr shakhin on first anniversary of romanian revolution, noting that situation appears stable but there are demands that government resigns with talk of second revolution. (6-3 min: enginter 1510 2110 spanla 2300 portbraz 2300 enguk 2000 german 1600 persian 1500 dari 1500 greek 2100 turkish 1400 polish 1600 romanian 1700 serbo 1700 camb 1230 lao 1300) 83 67 political scientist (boris kovachev) on first anniversary of romanian revolution. (5 min: romanian 1700) 84 MILITARY 85 68 trud interview with yuriy samsonov, deputy chairman of supsov committee for defense and state security, on draft ussr defense budget for 1991. (400 text: tassr 0930)
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. The text was read from the page images by GLM-OCR; expect the odd misread word. 10 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.