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This unclassified CIA (FBIS) record summarizes a Johannesburg Afrikaans-language television newscast broadcast on 20 July 1990. Most items cover South African politics, including the meeting between State President F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela at the Union Buildings, along with economic news, strikes, refugees and foreign events. One two-minute item reported strange land imprints found in the south of England that were believed to have been caused by UFOs. The record contains no further detail on that item.
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CLAS UNCLASSIFIED DISM FOUO- CLAS UNCLASSIFIED DISM FOUO- AFSN MB2007192890 DDAT 900720 SLIN johannesburg television service in afrikaans 1800 gmt 20 Jul 90 SUBJ television program summary: joh 90-207 Full Text Superzone of Message 1 [scheduled newscast] 2 1. headlines 2. announcer-read report on the meeting between the state president, mr. f.w. de klerk and mr. nelson mandela at the union buildings today. the next meeting between the government and the anc will take place on the 6 august. (undmin) 4 3. announcer-read report on the state president's reaction to the statement made by anc's chris hani in transkei, that the anc might have to seize power. Mr. de klerk said that this was against the wording and spirit of the groote schuur minutes. (1 min) 4. announcer-introduced report on the address of the minister of education and development aid, dr.stoffel van der merwe, to the gazankulu legislative assembly. he said that a stable democracy can only grow in an atmosphere of peace. (2 min) 6. 5. announcer-introduced report on the state president's announcement that the bridging finance for black local authorities to cover the cost of services is to stop at the end of august. (2 min) 6. announcer-introduced report on the speech of the administrator of natal at the south african chamber of business regional congress, where he spoke of the socio-economic development in the province of natal. (1 min) 8. 7. announcer-introduced report on the meeting between the united democratic front and the transvaal provincial administration to discuss the squatter issue. (1 min) 9. 8. announcer-read report on the preparations to accommodate returning south african refugees later this year. an international conference will be held in geneva next week to address problems facing the refugees. (1 min) 10 9. announcer-introduced report on the unita forces in angola who are preparing for a final assault on the capital, luanda. (1 min) 11 10. announcer-read report on the meat board. (1 min) 12 11. announcer-introduced report on the ending of the strike by workers at two south african retail chain stores. management and the representative trade union have settled the wage dispute. (2 min) 13 12. announcer-introduced report on the decrease in taxes payed for the second quarter by south africa's most important gold mining companies. (undmin) 14 13. announcer-introduced report on the explosion at the london stock exchange. (undmin) 15 14. announcer-introduced report on a chemical explosion in ohio. (undmin) 16 15. announcer-introduced report on the earthquake in the philippines. (undmin) 17 16. announcer-read report on an accusation levelled against the south
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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. 2 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.