Comlist: Moscow Consolidated 26 Jan 91

Read from the scan by GLM-OCR; expect the odd misread word.

gorbachev's stmt on events in baltic areas, quoting pravda and nezavisimaya gazeta in response (2 min), stressing need for a referendum on issue, claiming a coordinated stand of national president and republican leaders could lead to stabilization of situation. (4.5 min: enginter 1210 1510 1810 2110 spanish 2100 arabic 1500 persian 1500 bulgarian 1600 romanian 1700 polish 1600 serbo 2000 mand 1000 1400 viet 1400 lao 1030 burm 1200 1430 indo 1100 thai 1300; anon: spanla 2300 kor 1100)

91 andrey trapezhnikov tallinn dispatch on situation in estonia, recalling 25 jan meeting between reps of estonian parliament and govt and strikers, pointing out results of meeting are not yet available, stressing estonian leadership is in principle prepared to agree to talks and even to a compromise. (6 min, sent: mayak 0820)

115 92 andrey trapezhnikov tallinn report on problems resulting from money exchange, mentioning strikes continuing in some factories, also noting continuing problems re questions of call-up. (4 min: home 1732)

116 93 inard skujins riga dispatch recalling gorbunov/rubiks meeting with gorbachev 22 jan, quoting rubiks statement on results of meeting published today. (3 min mayak 0850)

117 94 galina kuchina/valeriy zaytsev riga dispatch on reps of all militia sub-units of republic's capital demanding resignation of latvia's internal affairs minister aloiz vaznis, noting this is relected in resolution adopted at 25 jan meeting. (500 text sent: tassr 1040)

118 95 gerasimov video report from lithuania, mentioning shooting incident. (3 min: tv 251800 1530)

119 96 gerasimov video report on situation in lithuania, noting general calm over past 24 hours although military still patrolling some sites, quoting press conference by forum of intelligentsia of baltic states and of russia, during which an appeal was issued protesting against rebirth of dictatorship. (3 min: tv 1800)

120 97 yan bartosh vilnius report "why did kazimiera prunskiene go abroad?" reviewing tiesa article by prunskiene setting out movites for her action. (400 tassr 1618)

121 98 reports on studio phone-in with rsfsr prime minister silayev answering questions from viewers on various topical issues. (40 min, excerpts sent: tv 1106; 200 text sent: tasse 1712 tassr 1331)

99 anon on rsfsr parliament's debates on events in baltic republics quoting (indistinct) democratic russia dpty (one min), and dpty dmitriy (volkogonov) (1.5 min), mentioning first draft of stmt on baltic events was sent back to commission, but redrafted version was not adopted either, stressing debate on baltic republics will continue next week. (5.5 min: frenchinter 251800)

123 100 intvw with (name indistinct) ppl's dpty explaining issues to be discussed in session of rsfsr congress of ppl's deputies, incl maintaining stable life for ppl in econ transitional period. (6 min: kor 0900)

124 101 anon on changes in rsfsr, citing intvw with russian dpty on rsfsr declaration of sovereignty. (6 min: mand 0700)

125 102 "russia's parliamentary herald": rasul mikhailov, russian ppl's dpty conducts discussion with three military deputies, aleksey tsarev, aleksandr rudskoy and anatoliy bugrimov, on events in lithuania, highlighting role of army in recent events and in other previous conflicts, too, questioning logic in using troops against civil disturbances. (14 min: tv 1415)