Comlist: Moscow Consolidated 21 Dec 90

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during which debates continued on general concept of new union treaty and procedure for concluding this process. (6 min sent: home 0900)

95 aleksandr ruvinskiy on 21 dec proceedings at ussr congress of people's deputies, where debates continue on union treaty and country's political situation, including remarks by deputy chelyshev. (4.5 min: mayak 1000)

118 96 a. nikiforov on 21 dec congress proceedings, including excerpts from reports by khasbulatov (2.5 min), sobchak (5.5 min) and tatar supreme soviet chairman shaymiyev (one min). (15 min: home 1200)

119 97 ivan invanov/vladimir isachenkov report on congress debate on new union treaty ending, noting most speakers supported ideas behind draft and favored its prompt conclusion. (300 text sent: tasse 1254 tassr 1213)

120 98 lev aksenov/yuriy sizov on congress of ppl's deputies discussing constitutional amendments, highlighting lukyanov report and debate that followed. (300 text: tasse 1557)

121 99 lev aksenov/yuriy sizov report on debate on amendments to constitution, quoting aleksandr yakovlev, chernyak, borodin, konstantin, lubechenko, among others. (300 text sent: tasse 1806 tassr 1455)

122 100 tass analyst andrey orlov reviewing first four days of 4th session of congress of ppl's deputies, reviewing various debates and highlighting shevardnadze' resignation. (400 text sent: tasse 1209 tassr 1007)

123 101 l. khatayevich reportage, incl intvw with andryushchenko about sociological questionnaire handed out to congress deputies at start of 4th congress, i.a. about whether work of congress is adequate, about vremya coverage of congress. (3 min: tv 1800)

124 102 recorded excerpts from ppl's deputies denouncing talk of general collapse and deploring poor level of political debate. (6 min: german 1600)

125 103 summary pravda intvw with tajik president kakhar makhkamov on importance of gorbachev's report to congress of ppl's dpties which contained new and very important ideas about place of autonomous republics and formations in union. (cov pmu) (300 text: tasse 1340)

126 104 anon parliamentary corr report on proceedings at 21 dec session of congress of deputies, noting discussions on new union treaty have ended, outlining deabtes and noting call by interregional deputies for mps who walked out to return, and quoting speeches by sobchak, kliment ivanov from yakutiya and khasbulatov. (4-3 min: enginter 1510 spanla 2300 portbraz 2300 enguk 2000 german 1600 romanian 1700 polish 1600 mand 1000 1400; attrib sergey vorobyev: serbo 1700)

127 105 vyacheslav solovyev reviewing deliberations of 21 dec session which discussed new union agmt and bill for amendment of country's constitution. (6-4 min: greek 2100 turkish 1400 persian 1500 dari 1500 somali 1600 burm 1030 1430 camb 1100 1230 viet 1000 1400)

128 106 report on gorbachev-ryzhkov meeting workers' delegation during special meeting where numerous questions were discussed, quoting ryzhkov (2 min), and gorbachev (1.5 min). (6.5 min, sent: russinter 1030; 500 text, incl brief ryzhkov, 100 words gorbachev, sent: tasse 1824; brief: enginter 2200 spanla 2300 engna 2300)

129 LIFE IN USSR

130 107 "update": incl anon rounding up people's deputies views on important of issues under debate at congress, stressing need for continuing existence of new union (5.5 min); leonid zhukov on situation in moldavia, quoting head of moldova comparty ideology department on negotiations aimed at stabilizing situation (4 min); interviews with rsfsr constititional