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This is a Central Intelligence Agency program summary, dated 5 December 1990, of Moscow International Service's Mandarin-language broadcast at 0700 GMT that day. It lists the topics and running times of 23 segments. They include a KGB investigation of the 7 October attempt to assassinate Gorbachev, spending on mansions for military officers, and Leningrad's plans for a special economic zone. One one-minute item reports a UFO sighted in an unnamed city, with no further details given.
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CLAS UNCLASSIFIED CLAS UNCLASSIFIED AFSN OW0512121790 DDAT 901205 SLIN Moscow International Service in Mandarin 0700 GMT 5 Dec 90 SUBJ Program Summary -- Moscow Mandarin 050700 Full Text Superzone of Message 1 [Reception: fair] 2 1. highlights. 3 2. german descendants living in ussr to hold meeting to discuss their future. (1.5 min) 4 3. president of georgian ssr on parliamentary leadership. (und min) 5 4. first deputy minister of soviet civil ministry named. (und min) 7. 6. leningrad is planning to establish special economic zone. (und min) 8. 7. training school for soviet farmers established in named city. (und min) 9. 8. too much money spent to build, maintain mansions for high-ranking military officers, according to soviet congress committee. (1 min) 10 9. kgb is investigating the 7 oct attempt to assassinating gorbachev. (und min) 11 10. special committee of rsfsr congress review papers on refugee assistance. (und min) 12 11. tartars from south of crimea crash with police in named city. (und min) 13 12. floating dock arrives in vladivostok. (und min) 14. 13. ufo sighted in named city. (1 min) 15 14. soviet domestic plane hit by lightening. (und min) 16 15. rsfsr congress adopts draft rural program. deputies' opinions cited. (4 min) 17 16. interview with people living in moscow on draft union treaty. (4.5 min) 18 17. interview with vice chairman of company in shandong on trade, cooperation between his company, soviet companies in khabarovsk. (6 min) 19 18. music. (10 min) 20 19. soviet news briefs. (4 min) 21 20. report on soviet-afghan relations. (3 min) 22 21. IZVESTIYA: vietnamese authorities tighten control of smuggling industrial products, cultural relics out of the country. (3 min) 23 22. commentary on base negotiation between u.s., philippines. (5 min) 24 23. music. (3 min) 050700 130512.033 05/1218z dec BT #0799 NNNN
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