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This CIA-released commentary list records the Korean-language broadcasts of Moscow International Service on 11 May 1991. It sums up each program segment and gives its length. The topics include the Soviet foreign minister's Middle East visit, South Korean student protests, Soviet-Chinese economic cooperation and reports on US nuclear weapons in South Korea. A listener mailbag program included letters from people who wanted to know about Soviet cosmonauts and unidentified flying objects. The document was approved for release in February 2010.
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## UNCLASSIFIED CLAS UNCLASSIFIED CLAS UNCLASSIFIED AFSN SK1105152391 DDAT 910511 SLIN Moscow International Service in Korean 11 May 91 SUBJ Commentary List -- Moscow International Korean Full Text Superzone of Message 1 moscow international service in korean 1000 gmt 11 may 91 (fair) 2 1. while visiting egypt following his earlier visit to israel, soviet foreign minister expresses his optimism about peace making in mideast whilevisit. (1 min) 3 2. another s korean student set himself afire, sparking large- scale demonstrations on 10 may. (under min) 4. 3. talk by station reporter on law on forcing investment in rsfsr to be legislated by rsfsr supsov. (5.5 min) 5 4. talk by station commentator on japanese decision to conduct military exercise in hawaii. (3.5 min) 6 5. talk by beijing-based station correspondent on developing economic cooperation between ussr, china. (2.5 min) 7 6. radio magazine "various aspects of life in ussr" 8 a. talk explains how to elect soviet president in popular voting system to be introduced. (6 min) 9 b. talk on latvian ldr's remark on how to attain its own independence. (4.5 min) 10 c. talk on recent campaign launched by drama producers who call for restoration of russian indigenous culture that are disappearing from ussr. (6 min) 11 moscov international service in korean 1200 gmt 11 may 91 (fair) 12 1. talk on conflicts between armenia, azerbaijan. (3.5 min) 13 2. feature program "focus on asia" 14 a. talk by station commentator on whether united nations can play role of superviser to overseas truce, banned weapons supplies in cambodia n question. (3 min) b. talk by station commentator on rok press reports that u.s. begins study of removing nuclear weapons from rok. says there are many signs of changes in u.s. policy toward korean peninsula, including cut in u.s. troops stationed in rok, u.s. offer to hold soccer games against dprk players. says n-s premier-level talks not resumed, rok faces crisis in wake of student protesting demonstrations; unending conflicts between south, north over seoul's intention to get admitted into united nations; pyongyang's refusal to allow inspection of nuclear reactor, making it a condition for removal of u.s. nuclear weapons from rok. quoting chungang ilbo's reports, says u.s. nuclear weapons in rok, including lance, honest john, will be replaced with modern missiles. says u.s. maintains no confirmation, no denial policy as long as nuclear weapons are concerned. (3.5 min; texting) 16 3. talk on a soviet composer who collect folksongs, put out a disc of collected folksongs. (30 min) 17 moscow international service in korean 1400 gmt 11 may 91 (poor) 18 1. radio magazine "postbox"-reading of ltrs from lisnteners, including a man in dprk who wanted to know about soviet cosmonauts; some want to know about unidentified flying objects. census results sampled, music. (25 min) Approved for Release 2/2010
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