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This Central Intelligence Agency commentary list covers Radio Moscow's Greek-language broadcasts to Cyprus and Greece on 5 December 1990. It gives program timings and topics, including Supreme Soviet proceedings, an interview with the Cypriot ambassador, commentaries on the union agreement, US-Iraq dialogue on the Gulf crisis, Soviet-Greek cooperation, and a NATO defense ministers' conference. A news segment also noted a KGB investigation into an attempt on Gorbachev's life and further UFO sightings by Soviet citizens, without details.
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## UNCLASSIFIED CLAS UNCLASSIFIED CLAS UNCLASSIFIED AFSN NC0512214790 SUBJ Commentary List--Moscow Greek 5 Dec Full Text Superzone of Message 1 Moscow in Greek to Cyprus 1730 GMT 5 Dec 90 2 (reception: fair) 3 News, including: a. Report on today's proceedings at the supreme soviet (under 1 min) (Total 10 min) 4 0501: Excerpts from an interview given to TRUD newspaper by Kharalambos Khristoforou, Cypriot Ambassador to Moscow. (3 min) 5 0502: The "Athletic" program includes report on press conference given in New York devoted to the preparation of the international soccer tournament in 1992 and the athletic kaleidoscope. (16 min) 6 Moscow in Greek to Greece 2100 GMT 5 Dec 90 7 (reception: poor) 8 News, including item listed under Moscow Greek to Cyprus 051730. b. Gorbachev sent message to the conference which is taking place in Athens with the participation of 180 youth organizations from 110 countries (under 1 min) (Total 7 min) 0501: The "Events and Views" program: A) Commentary by Vitaliy Gurov on the union agreement that is being debated by the supreme soviet (4 min); B) Commentary by Mikhail Mayorov on prospects for success of the dialogue that will begin between the United States and Iraq for the resolution of the Gulf crisis (5 min); C) Commentary by Aleksandr Mikhailov on yesterday's statement by Vitaliy Churkin, Soviet Foreign Ministry spokesman, supporting the idea for closer cooperation between the USSR and Greece (3 min); D) Commentary by Yuriy Solton on today's start in Brussels of the NATO defense ministers' conference (4 min); E) Report on KGB investigation into an attempt on Gorbachev's life, new newspaper began publication in Odessa, Tupolev plane struck by thunderbolt, more UFO sightings by some Soviet citizens, report on the weather in Moscow today. (4 min) (Total 22 min) 5 Dec 05/2145z dec BT #0474 NNNN
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