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This Central Intelligence Agency release is a monitoring list dated 7 November 1990. It catalogs Soviet radio, television and TASS broadcasts from Moscow for that day. Most items cover the 73rd anniversary of the October Revolution, including Gorbachev's Red Square parade address, the alternative demonstrations and celebrations in the union republics. Other items deal with the Persian Gulf crisis, Cambodia, Afghanistan and the Soviet economy. One brief item notes a new Moscow almanac, 'We and UFOs', about alleged contacts with UFOs.
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(3.5 min); anon on soviet-french joint venture (sovoplas) dealing with disposal of plastic packaging and its recycling into polythene film for supply abroad, director of facilited details work of venture and difficulties of making far-reaching plans due to conditions of govt-owned facilities dealt with (3 min); moscow writer (anatoliy slobin) who has received permission to register and publish (russkaya bogatstvo) magazine, explains details behind this, noting version of magazine existed before revolution, and proposed subjects to be covered in future issues (3 min); irina semnova intvws u.s. film maker (ted hartley) and director wife (gidina merrill) have sponsored new form of cooperation between soviet and american filmmakers by organizing contest for screenplay for purchase abroad (7 min). (enginter 0810; adding: in izvestiya an historian notes that it was purpose of socialist revolution to instil hope in people for an early end to oppression (5.5 min). (engna 0000) 36 "contacts" with yuriy igrinev presenting: report from moscow's yuriy gagarin cosmonauts training center, where two german cosmonauts are due to arrive soon for the first joint soviet-german space mission, including talks with the heads of soviet and german training centers (5 min); "cooperation kaleidoscope" carrying misc briefs on soviet-german cooperation such as the establishment of a house of the soviet economy in northrine westfalia (3 min); requested information on streets and places in ussr named after lenin, including summary of "argumenti y fakti" intvw with lenin's niece (4 min). (german 1700) 37 "dx-wave" feature by yuriy gromov on letters received from brazilian ham radio operators, programs broadcast by soviet radio station in tumen, siberia, including excerpts of recorded program called "orbita 4," sign-on and sign-off signals, and frequencies on which this radio station can be tuned, info for tuning to various intl radio stations. (19 min, incl music: portbraz 2300) 42 38 "moscow mailbag incl joe adamov's replies to listeners' questions on do the gorbachevs' speak english, not as far as adamov knows; transition to market economy and what this may entrail; rarity of vcr's in ussr and moves to overcome shortage; soviet view on gulf crisis; typical questions of nine year olds in ussr about usa-examples given. (15 min: engna 2300) 43 UNITED STATES 44 39 yuriy solton re forthcoming shevardnadze-baker talks, noting foreign ministers will examine all aspects of gulf crisis and significance of last month's compromise agreement on cuts in conventional forces europe. (4 min: enginter 1810 2110 spanish 2100 portuguese 2100 greek 2100) 45 40 u.s. reporter antonio gonzalez on u.s. elections, huge fire in los angeles. (9 min: spanla 2300) 46 41 report on prospects of u.s.-ussr economic relations. (3 min: romanan 1700) 47 TB0811150790TAKE3 48 AMERICAS 49 42 anon reads articles from argentine newspapers la ncacion, clarin on prospects for soviet-argentine trade. (3 min: portbraz 2200) 43 pyotr chernov in moscow and vyacheslav lavrentyev from buenos aires on recent working visit of argentina president to moscow, noting diplomats in moscov have pointed out importance of meeting for intl climate as a whole; analysts quote gorbachev on european experience being relevant for other regions, the two leaders' similar outlooks on gulf crisis noted, press comment quoted on opportunities for expanding bilateral trade. (4-3.5
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