INTERNATIONAL

BRIEFS

CHINA WITH INTELSAT-~Peking, 2 May (HSINHUA)--Chung Fu-Hsiang, Chinese minister
of posts and telecommunications, met and had a friendly conversation here to-
day with S. Astrain, director general of the International Telecommunications
Satellite Organization, and his party, Liu Cheng-ching, Chinese vice-minister
of post and telecommunications, was present on the occasion. Today, vice-
minister Liu Cheng-ching and Director General S. Astrain signed the minutes

of talks on the question of China joining the International Telecommunications
Satellite Organization. [Text] [Peking NCNA in English 2022 GMT 2 May 77 OW]
Peking, 3 May (HSINHUA)--S, Astrain, direetor general of the International
Telecommunications Satellite Organization, ended his friendly visit to China
and left here by air today. He was seen off at the airport by Liu Cheng-ching,
vice-minister of posts and telecommunications. /No source line available

GDR-CHAD NEWS AGREEMENT--Berlin--A working agreement to deepen cooperation be-
tween the news agencies of the GDR and the Chad Republic was signed in Berlin
on Friday by ADN Director General Deba Wieland and ATP Director General Bechir
Messaid. The African visitor, who stayed inthe GDR for several days, was re-
ceived for a talk by Heinz Geggel, member of the SED Central Committee and
head of the education department of the SED Central Committee. [East Berlin
ADN International Service in German 1604 GMT 6 May 77 LD]

GDR, EGYPT AGREEMENT-~An agreement between the GDR and Egypt on scientific-
technical cooperation in the field of posts and telecommunications was signed
in Berlin yesterday by the appropriate ministries. The agreement came at the
end of an Egyptian delegation's visit to the GDR. The delegation visited
post and telecommunications establishments in several cities of the republic.
[Text] [East Berlin Voice of the GDR Domestic Service in German 0700 GMT

25 Apr 77 LD]

CSSR, CUBA DIRECT CONNECTIONS--Prague, 20 Apr CETEKA--Direct teleprinter and
telegraph connection between Czechoslovakia and Cuba in both directions was
inaugurated today by Minister of Telecanmunications Vlastimil Chalupa. The
system involves the use of "intersputnik" ground stations and telecommunica-
tions satellites, and is expected to facilitate further development of

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THAILAND

BRIEFS

DEFENDS AFP--Claude Roussel, managing director of Agence France Presse ac~
companied by AFP Bangkok bureau chief, Joel Henri, was received by Prime
Minister Thanin Kraiwichian at Government House yesterday morning. They ex-
changed views on various topics, such as the establishment of Thailand's na-
tional news agency, communist infiltration in international and domestic mass
media, during the l-hour meeting. "We neither want foreign news agencies to
paint rosy pictures nor throw mud on us, we only want them to report accurate-
ly. As for their opinions about our country, we just want them to be fair,"
the prime minister said. Roussel said AFP has always striven for the utmost
in accuracy in its reportage of events throughout the world. "We have to be
neutral. It is our policy because we have clients from both sides. Report-
ing facts as facts is our main job and principle," he added. Roussel arrived
in Bangkok from Singapore last Wednesday and left Bangkok for New Delhi last
night. [Text] [Bangkok BANGKOK POST in English 7 May 77 p 3 BK]

TELECOMMUNICATION TERMINALS--In order to facilitate telecommunication
operations in six provinces, namely Yasothon, Pathum Thani, Ang Thong,
Chainat, Lop Buri and Phayao, the cabinet at its meeting on 16 March
approved the proposal of the Interior Ministry to install telecommunication
terminals in those provinces. Expenditure will come to a total of 25,412,000
baht over a 2-year period for the installation of these telecommunication
terminals. [Bangkok Domestic Service in English 000 GMT 23 Mar 77 BK]

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HOSPITALS' WILL BE COMPUTER LINKED

Christchurch THE PRESS in English 2 Apr 77 pl

ffext]

A computer system con-
necting pubic hospitals

throughout New Zealand

will be working by August,

1978, at_an annual rmning
83M.

was outlined by cons
from an American com-
pany, Touche Ross, at a
press conference called by
the Health Department in
Wellington yesterday.

The company received
the contract to plan the
$28M data-processing sys-
tem on the recommendation
of the Minister of Health
(Mr Gitl) last year.

Information about every
patient who had entared a
public hospital would be
available from the com-
puter within seco in
case of accident or injury,
the consultants said.

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The computer would alsa
hold laboratory records of
the: medica! case histories
of patients who had
passed through the health

patient's. identity
would not he givea with
this medical informa
which would be availabie
merely to predict trends
and sympt i
diseases.
Guidelines were already
being laid do nm on the ci

information on request.

“The computer net
is a public-hospital s:
and will not include
hospitals, or information
from general practi-
tioners,” the consultants
said.

“We are also staying
clear of psychiatric inform-
ation about mental break-
downs. Psychiatric hos)

tals. are not included, al-
though the system could, in
fact, handie them, and a
number of hospitals do
want to take up the ‘sy
tem’ for managemert pi

poses.”
The consuitar
computer would

haidle the pay rolls of
hospitals on the newwvork,
including the award rates
and wages of the. more
than 50,000 people em-
ployed by hospital boards.

The system .would be
Tun on a user-pays prin-
ciple, each hospital decid-
ing what equipment it
needed and paying for
out of its annual alloca
tion.

The consultants said the
data-processing system
would ensure accurate and
rapid test results, reduce

the amount of staff time
spent on clerical work, and
patient

_provide _ national

27

. Dunedin. “

NEW ZEALAND

“identification” in the case

of emergencies.

The data available could
also’ be used for healih-
care research, and allow
health planners ‘to think

ahead on th ize and type
of future pita
co-ordinati

oalth service
ite

The computers
will have an advisory
board of administrators and
ams, and a number
of regional managers.

The information will be
stored in, two “main frame”
computers in Auc: Tand and
Christchurch,

Eight ho:
ected to be involved at
irst—Green Lane, iddie-
more, Auckland, Hamilton,
Palmerston North, Wel-
lington, Christehuret and



“total output of 0.7 kilowatts. The lost time derived much more from the
fact that several influential capitalist groups were fighting over the
broadcasting authorization which promised great income and the government
was unable to decide to wham to grant the concession.

The Efforts Were Superfluous

The group gathering around the leaders of the Telephone News Company and the
Hungarian Telegraph Office finally emerged victorious from the battle. Not
least of all this was because even before winning the concession the Tele-
phone News Company transformed its offices at 22 Rakoczi Street in Budapest
into a radio studio, "out of public interest and not requiring repayment,"
and made them available to the Post Office. This was the much remembered
first studio the acoustical arrangements of which were worked on by Gyorgy
Bekessy, who later won the Nobel Prize for physics.

From the very beginning the events of half a century ago had a technical
side too. A single 2 kilowatt transmitter was in operation, program time
in December 1925 averaged 7 hours per day, the transmitter could be re-
ceived in a radius of hardly 40 kilometers and the number of subscribers—-
at 2.40 pengo per month--was 170,000. But at that time there was still
peace in the ether; then everyone spoke "quietly" and even 2 kilowatts was
a respectable amount of power. Today, however, the experts at the Post Of-
fice are wondering how long the 2,000 kilowatts of the new Solt transmitter
will be enough; with it we have joined the largest capacity transmitters of
the world but only for a moment can we feel ourselves to be in the front
line.

In the meantime, despite every international agreement pertaining to the
matter, a merciless and not exactly correct war has broken out among the
world's medium and long wave radio stations.

The first 2 kilowatt transmitter, after a few most unsuccessful attempts
to increase its output, was followed in 1932 by 120 kilowatt equipment of
Standard manufacture at Lakihegy which, with its 307 meter high antenna,
broadcast the central radio programs of the country virtually around the
world. Broadcast of the second program began in 1934, with a power of
20 kilowatts, and a series of relay stations was built in the following
years (in Pecs, Miskole, Magyarovar and Nyiregyhaza). By the mid-1930's
the total output of the Hungarian medium wave transmitters was about 150
kilowatts which represented the world level at the time.

Hardly 10 years later, on 1 May 1945, the voice of Hungarian Radio again
spoke with a power of only half a kilowatt--because in the last phase of

the war all our radio transmitters were destroyed or rendered inoperable.
The large transmitter operating with a power of 135 kilowatts, again of
Standard manufacture, on Lakihegy had to wait 3 years but even. this--despite
the fact that it reached 89 percent of the country--represented only an

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The link could be a [words indistinct] telecommunications traffic not only
between the two countries but also between East Europe and India. In addi-
tion it could carry traffic from Southeast Asia to the Soviet Union and
East Europe.

At present the annual telegraph traffic between India-and the Soviet Union
is about 5 million words. The TELEX traffic is 300,000 minutes and
the telephone traffic is about 75,000 minutes.

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While the "regional" character of the ECS satellite will
determine its place in relation to the worldwide Intelsat sys-
tem, thus avoiding all competition, the status of Marots still
remains to be seen. However, it does seem that this satellite
will serve to complete the international maritime telecommunica-
tions system via satellite.

7679
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INTER-ARAB AFFAIRS

IRANIAN, YAR NEWS AGENCIES SIGN COOPERATION AGREEMENT
Teheran Domestic Service in Persian 1530 GMT 7 May 77 LD

[Text] Following the signing of an agreement on cooperation between the YAR
NEWS AGENCY and the PARS NEWS AGENCY, a press statement was issued in San'a'
today. According to a report from our correspondent in San'a’, the agreement
was signed during the visit of the delegation of the National Iranian Radio-
Television Organization led by Mr Mahmud Jaifarian, deputy director of the
organization and supervisor of the PARS NEWS AGENCY.

The press statement issued in San’a' today says that, during their talks, the
two sides agreed on the need to strengthen cooperation between the two coun-
tries regarding radio and televison news and set up committees to implement
their decision. The statement says that the two sides held friendly talks on
cooperation between the two countries in all areas of information, and that
decisions were adopted regarding radio-television cooperation.

The statement adds that, during the talks between the Iranian delegation and
YAR Radio-Television officals, it was decided that Iran's experience in the
field of color television should be utilized in the YAR.

According to our correspondent in San'a', the cooperation agreement between
the PARS and YAR agencies covers the exchange of news services and news bul-
letins between the two news agencies as well as the training of personnel on
news affairs.

The Iranian delegation is due to leave San'a' tomorrow.

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YUGOSLAVIA

BRIEFS

RADIO YUGOSLAVIA SOON--Belgrade, 4 May (TANJUG)--The task of Radio Yugoslavia,
shortly to start broadcasting, will be to inform the world about the truth about
Yugoslavia and its views in regard to world affairs. In the beginning, Radio
Yugoslavia will broadcast shortwave abroad in nine foreign languages. Other-
wise, according to its programming plans, Radio Yugoslavia will transmit in
thirty languages. The new radio station, headquartered in Belgrade, will have
three programs--for neighboring countries, for Europe and North Africa, and

for other continents. ‘The Radio Yugoslavia will broadcast most of the pro-
gramming for Yugoslavs temporarily employed abroad. [Belgrade TANJUG in
English 0909 GMT 4 May 77 LD]

LAWS ON RADIO FREQUENCIES--The Federal Chamber adopted a law onthe program of
development and modernization of work on planning frequencies and control of
radio communications for the period 1977-1980. The program covers the acquisi-
tion and installation of special control and measuring equipment for planning
frequencies and control of radio communications in the control and measuring
centers in Belgrade, Rijeka, Skopje, Bar, Ljutomer, and Sarajevo, The center
in Sarajevo still has to be built. In addition to.this, the control and mea-
suring center in Belgrade will be extended; special vehicles will be purchased
as well as the other necessary equipment for efficient operation of this serv-
ice. [Excerpts] [Belgrade TANJUG Domestic Service in Serbo-Croatian 1100
GMT 14 Apr 77 LD]

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MOROCCO

BRIEFS

CASABLANCA-RABAT CABLE--Rabat, 25 Apr--The maritime cable between Casablanca
and Dakkar will come into operation on Wednesday 27 April. The contract for
the cable was signed on 10 January 1975. It is 2,700 kilometers long and com-
prises 125 special sound magnifying apparatuses, and has a capacity for 640
telephone circuits. Cable will serve the increasingly important telephone
communications between North Africa and Europe on the one hand, and West Africa
on the other, in most favorable conditions of speed and efficiency. The cable
is the first stage of a network of cables that will pass through Abidjan in
the Ivory Coast and Lagos in Nigeria. The present cable will later be re-
inforced by another cable linking Dakkar with Nouakchott and Casablanca.

Once the network is put into full operation, telephone automatic communica-
tions will be possible between the countries of West Africa and Europe.
Further improvements will be introduced on the communications. [Text] [Ra-
bat MAP in Arabic 0800 GMT 25 Apr 77 LD]

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ZATRE

BRIEFS

NEW SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM--The town of Bandundu will soon be
linked to the capital and other regional centers by means of a satellite
communications system [moyen de communication par satellite]. In this
connection, a three-man delegation of the Department of Posts and Tele-
communications has spent 2 days in Bandundu, where it inspected the site
for the satellite commmications station. On Thursday morning the dele-
gation made a tour of the (Ngamilele) commune, about 50 kilometers from
Bandundu, where this station will be built. [Excerpt] [Kinshasa Domestic
Service in French 1200 GME 7 May 77 LD/HA] - -

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POLAND

RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS FORESEEN
Warsaw PAP in English 1346 GMT 1 May 77 ID

[Text] Warsaw, 1 May, PAP--Investment outlays on telecommunications in Poland
trebled in the 1971-1975 five-year period as compared with the years 1966-1970
and they will increase by another 75 percent in the current 5-year period.

This breakthrough was initiated by a comprehensive program of the development
of telecommunications and tele~electronic industry which was adopted for the
years 1971-1980. The construction of tele-electronic industry plants was
listed as especially important for the national economy. The completion

of the installation of telephones in all rural community offices was very im-
portant. The installation of telexes at all rural community offices is coming
to an end.

At the beginning of 1977, Poland had 485 automatic connections, including 33
international, 224 between voivodships, and 228 internal voivodships. The next
step forward in this field will be made this year by installing for the first
time in Poland of a pentaconta (transit) intercity automatic telephone ex-
changes.

The first ground station of satellite communications has been constructed in
Poland. This station made it possible to include Poland into the "intersputnik"
communications system. The color television was also introduced. The long-
wave transmitting radio station with the highest aerial mast in the world was
built in Gasin.

The annual growth of new telephone subscribers by over 100,000 was achieved
in 1976 for the first time in Poland.

Characterizing the development of Polish telecommunications, Edward Kowalczyk,
the Polish minister of communication, wrote in the monthly NOWE DROGI:

"What has been done so far in this field, however, often awakens mixed feel-

ings in the society, as we all know that over 600,000 citizens are still
waiting for the telephones.

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PRC GROUP IN IRAN--Teheran, 12 Apr (HSINHUA)-=Iranian Prime Minister Amir

Abas Hoveyda received here this afternoon the visiting Chinese broadcasting

and television delegation headed by Chin Chao, deputy director of the Chinese
Broadcasting Administration, and has’a cordial and friendly conversation with
them. Minister of State Jamshid Amuzegar met ‘the delegation on 10 April. Lin
Ai-li, charge d'affaires and interim of the Chinese embassy here, was present
on both occasions. In the past 3 days, the Chinese delegation had visited some
departments of the National Iranian Radio and Television (NIRT), the Melli
(National) University, the’ KAYHAN newspaper group, and the ETTELA'AT newspaper
group. It was accorded a warm and friendly welcome by the Iranian hosts. [Text]
[Peking NCNA in English 1749 GMT 12 Apr 77 OW]

EGYPTIAN TELEPHONE NETWORK--AEG-Telefunken has received a more than 40-
million DM order from the Egyptian Postal Administration for the exten-
sion of the regional telephone network in one of the newsections of Cairo,
according to an announcement made in Frankfurt/Main following the signing
of a contract. Deutsche Fernkabel and the Siemens company, as well as

the FRG postal system, will participate in filling this order. The con-
tract also calls for provisions to establish additional linkups with other
networks. [Text] [Paris ELECTRONIQUE ACTUALITES in French 29 Apr 77 p 8]

TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT TO OMAN--India is to supply telecommunication
material to Oman. The stateowned Indian Telephone Industry has secured an
export order worth 20 million rupees against stiff global competition. The
order covers the installation of 3,000 telephone lines. [Delhi Domestic
Service in English 0830 GMT 10 May 77 BK]

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VIETNAM

BRIEFS

ULTRA SHORTWAVE BROADCAST--The Vietnam communications department has installed
ultra shortwave broadcasting [as heard] stations in 20 major agricultural
counties in Ha Nam Ninh, That Binh, Hai Hung, Thanh Hoa, and other provinces,
along with loudspeakers for farm families, The new broadcasting system will be
used to convey government policies, decrees, and political line to the people
in rural Vietnam. [Hanoi International Service in Mandarin 0330 GMT 3 Apr

77 OW]

WIRED RADIO STATIONS--The information sector is building 20 ultra ‘shortwave
wired radio stations in 20 major agricultrual districts in Ha Nam Ninh, Thai
Binh, Hai Hung, Thanh Hoa, Nghe Tinh, Ha Son Binh, Phu Khanh, and Hau Giang
provinces, and Ho Chi Minh City. A wired radio network with sufficient re-
ceiving, broadcasting, and recording requipment will be established in nearly
500 agricultural cooperatives in these districts. Half to two-thirds of co-
operative families will be provided with loudspeakers. [Hanoi Domestic Serv-
ice in Vietnamese 0530 GMT 3 Apr 77 BK]

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32



FRANCE

INTERIM EUTELSAT TO DIRECT EUROPEAN SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Paris ELECTRONIQUE ACTUALITES in French 22 Apr 77 p 8

[Text7 At the end of.their meeting in Paris, delegates from
the member agencies of the CEPT (European Postal and Telecom-
munications Conference) decided to set up a single temporary
European organization to manage satellite communications. This
organization was named Interim Eutelsat. It will handle the
establishment, operation, and maintenance of "space sectors"

of satellite communication systems.

The agreement establishing Interim Eutelsat will be ratified
during a session to be held in Paris in May. The organization
will include an assembly consisting of the signing parties,
separate councils each responsible for one "space sector" (at
present an ECS and a Marots space sector are planned), and a
permanent secretariat, directed by a secretary general.

The establishment. of Interim Eutelsat after years of foot-
dragging is an important step forward in the creation of a
"Europe of Telecommmications." After the Euronet data trans-
mission network, a new field of telecommunications applications
is now breaking down barriers inside Europe.

The agreement establishing Interim Eutelsat calls for the
organization. to begin managing "space sectors" (that is, satel-
lites as well as tracking, telemetry, and remote control sta-
tions)for ECS and for Mrots now. The ECS satellite, built by
the European Space Agency, to be launched in 1981, will provide
telephone, telex, and television service for European countries.
ECS will be preceded by an experimental satellite, the OTS, to
be launched in June. Marots, also developed by the European
Space Agency, is to handle communications between European
nations and their ships at sea.

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JPRS 69146

24 May 1977
TRANSLATIONS ON. TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY,
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
No. 2
CoNTENTS PAGE

INTERNATIONAL

India, USSR Sign Credit, Telecommunication,Trade Agreements
(Various sources, various dates) sssesessecsescececs

All-Weather Communications
Details of Telecommunications Link

ISI Notes Details of India-USSR Telecommunications Link
(IST, 30 Apr 77) sacvosssseccecsecsssecsecsecnseeces

Nonalined Telecommunications Committee Meets
(Various sources, various dates) sssscsecscscececece

Based on Colombo Summit
Would Exchange Objective Reporting

Nonalined Working Group on Radio Holds Belgrade Meeting
(TANJUG, various dates) .ssecesecessceccsceecescuses

First Meeting Held .
Preparing for Broadcasting Conference

Tunisian Delegate Speaks on Formation of News Agency Pool
(TANJUG, 21 Apr 77) seccvecescecacconsecacseseeceecs

Briefs
China With Intelsat
GDR-Chad News Agreement
GDR, Egypt Agreement
CSSR, Cuba Direct Connections
BIA-TASS Direct Line
Telecommunications Delegation
Polish-Spanish Agreement

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SPAIN

BRIEFS

NEW STATE MEDIA ENTITY--Madrid, 21 Apr--The Spanish Government today officially
created an autonomous state entity that will direct [regira] the 35 newspapers
and 43 radio stations that up to now belonged to the "movement," (The Only,
Falangist Party). The entity, social communications media of the state
[medios de comunicacion social del estado] will be created in the Information
Ministry: whose minister will be its top director. High-ranking officials of
the Information Ministry, state entities [patrimonio del estado], and the
General Secretariat of the government will participate in the Directive Coun-
ceil. The manager-director of social communications media of the state will
be appointed by the information minister and will be under the Directive
Council and its executive committee. The new state information entity has
been created just in time to participate inthe election propaganda campaign of
the political parties, which the government has promised to help with impar-
tiality. [Text] [Madrid EFE in Spanish 1219 GMT 21 Apr 77 PA]

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NEW ZEALAND

COMPUTER FIRM SHOWS STRONG GROWTH

Christchurch THE PRESS in English 2 Apr 77 p 17

Glext]

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The group net profiit of

Computer Bureau Holdings,
Ltd, before providing for
taxation rose 32.9 per cent
to, $277,837 in the year to
December 31, the chairman
(Mr E. A. Crothall) says in
the directors’ report.
+ The profit attributable to
jShareholders is $147,558 —
after $3835 taxation, $99,393
deferred taxation. and $27,071
for minority interests. It re-
Presents an earning rate on
capital of 45.2 per cent.

A final dividend of 8 per
cent has been recommended,

Total shareholders’ funds

rate on year-end funds is
25.4 per cent.

Revenues ‘of the group
grew at an over-all rate of
34.4 per cent (345 per cent
in’ 1975) to a_ total - of
$3,319,440 ($2,540,365 in
1975), Sources’ of this revenue
are: computer processing
$2,472,043 (increase 26.2 per
cent), data preparation,
$262,497 (57.5 per cent), and
systems .and programming
$584,900 (69.9 per cent).

The group has further
developed its activities in the
field of mini computers and
software for the PDP range
of mini computers supplied
by Digital Equipment .Cor-
poration with the formation
of a mini computer division.

Mr Crothall says that the
accounting system for
solicitors’ offices installed last
year with a leading firm of
Solicitors in Wellington has
proved a notable success and

as_ now attracted interest
from” Australia and the
United States. A further
range of basic accounting
packages has been developed
to run on PDP 1i computers.

The latest achievement in
the mini computer area has
been the signing of a con-
tract with A.B, Consolidated,
Ltd, for the supply of a PDP

stand at $582,082; the earning! th

11/34 computer system and) throughout New Zealand. In
associated communication each centre we plan to hold
and terminal equipment -toja half day seminar to report
provide an on-line order/on our past performance and

entry and stock system link-|future pians to improve and
The

ing all that “company’s)€xtend = our _ services.
branches throughout New! first of these was rece
Zealand to head office injheld. in Christchurch aud
Christchurch, Mr Crothalliproved a great success,” Mr
says. Crothall says.

“Our conventional batch} Installation- of the new
system business continues to/computer equipment at all
grow recognising the fact;centres was successtully com-
that many New Zealand firms'pleted at the beginning of

still have some distance to last year. Some serious
go in computerising theirjmachine performance — pro-

were — encountered
in Auckland and
the information management Christchurch but these have}
requires to run the business," now “been largely resolved, |
he says. To this end we have ;and the equipment at all!
released a number of newjcentres is operating satis-
systems packages including|factorily.
FISCAL, an advanced} “An important step was
financial ‘accounting andjtaken at the end of the year!
budgetary control system. in our decision to meet thei
“For some time we have|requirements of a number of}
been concerned that welour larger users who re-
should be in a position to|quired. the provision of on-!
offer our clients superior pro-|line access to the computer

basic accounting functions! biems
and improving the quality of |initiatly

fessional advice on  thejby ordering a PDP 11/70
planning and selection of|from Digital Equipment Cor-
computer projects andjporation, This machine is the

ms beyond the normal|iargest in the PDP 11 range
stems analysis and pro-{and can accommodate up to
gramming services we have|64 terminals on line. It also
always provided. comes with a very success-
“Hitherto our __ senior |ful and reliable time sharing
management have provided|operating system.
clients with this sort of| “This machine will be in-
advice when it has beenjstalled in the Canterbury
needed but with the ‘increas-|bureau in Apfil and the first
ing size of our organisation !‘on-line’ application to be
this has become less and Jess;developed to run on it will
i be an electricity consumer
“As a consequence welbilling system. for the
have now set up a business|Municipal Electricity Depart-
consulting group within the/ment of the Christchurch
holding company to. make|City Council, involving
first class professional advice | 100.000 consumers. —
on computer matters avail-}| “A separate project team
able to all our clients. The|is being set up in Canterbury
man appointed to head this is|to handle this and staff are
Mr K. J. Leadbeater, who|being seconded from other
will be based in Wellington.|centres so that experience in
“A further development|on-line systems development
has been to improve com-|can be acquired,” | Mr
munications with our clients!Crothall says. . :

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integrationg of the-countries of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
(CMEA). Czechoslovakia has automatic or semiautomatic teleprinter connections
with 183 countries of the world, [Text] [Prague CTK in English 1726 GMT

20 Apr 77 ID]

BTA-TASS DIRECT LINE--Sofia, 26 Apr, TASS--A new teleprinter communication line
between the Bulgarian News Agency and TASS has been commissioned. The rate of
transmission of services through the‘new communication channels has doubled. The
high speed transmission of services between the two news agencies of the fra-
ternal countries will contribute towards a widening and. deepening of coopera-
tion in the field of exchange of political information. [Text] [Moscow TASS
in English 1630 GMT 26 Apr 77 LD]

TELECOMMUNICATIONS DELEGATION--Pyongyang, 7 May--A delegation of the Telecom-
munications and Electronics Association of the General Federation of Indus-
trial Technology of Korea left here today to attend the 32d all-union scientific
symposium of the A.S. Popov Radio, Electronics, and.Communications Scientific-
Technology Society of the Soviet Union. [Pyongyang KCNA in English 1605 GMT

7 May 77 OW]

POLISH-SPANISH AGREEMENT--Madrid, 26 Apr, PAP--An agreement on radio and tele-
vision cooperation between the Polish Committee for Radio and Televisions and
the Spanish radio and television authorities was signed. It stipulates for
the exchange of materials and radio and television staff, mutual technical aid
and commercial activities of both institutions. Joint integrated items in the
program is also provided for. On the Polish side, the agreement was signed
by Chairman of the Committee for Radio and Television Maciej Szczepanski.
[Text] [Warsaw PAP in English 2125 GMT 26 Apr 77 LD]

BAHRAIN MINISTER LEAVES IRAN--Shaykh ‘Isa Ibn Rashid al Khalifah, the acting
minister of information of Bahrain, ended his visit to our country and left
Shiraz for Bahrain this morning. During his 24~hour stay in the city he
visited historical monuments and places of interest in Shiraz. The acting
minister of information and tourism of Bahrain, who had come to our country
at the invitation of the Ministry of Information and Tourism, had during his
5-day stay in Teheran met with Mr Karim Pasha Bahadori, minister of informa-
tion and tourism, Mr Reza Qotbi, the managing director of the National Iranian
Radio and Television Organizatéon, and Mr Mahmud Ja'farish, the deputy managing
director of the National Iranian Radio and Television Organization and super-
visor of the Pars News Agency, and held talks with them on joint news and
radio-television cooperation between the two countries. During his stay in
Iran, Shaykh 'Isa Ibn Rashid al-Khdlifah, the acting minister of information
and tourism of Bahrain, visited the Pars News Agency and the National Iranian
Radio and Television Organization. He also visited several northern cities.
[Text] [Teheran Domestic Service in Persian 0930 GMT 4 May 77 LD]

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Minister Salim said.other ASEAN member countries will possibly use the Palapa
communication satéllites on a hire basis.

Palapa I and Palapa II are capable of providing services to five countries
in the ASEAN region, i.e., Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines,

and Indonesia. Salim said if demand is increasing, Indonesia will launch
Palapa III.

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IRANIAN HOME FROM UAE--Mr. Karim Mo'tamdei, minister of post, telegraph and
telephone (PIT), who headed a delegation to the UAE, has returned to Teheran.
The minister of PTT, dn. this trip, participated in the ceremony for the open- }
ing of the ground station of Ras al-Khaymah's telecommunication satellite and '
had meetings and talks with the ruler of Ras.al-Khaymah and with His Highness |
Shaykh Zaid ibn Sultan al Nuhayyan, president of the UAE, and Shaykh Rashid |
ibn al-Maktum, vice president of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. [Text] [Teheran
Domestic Service in Persian 0930 GMT 30 Apr 77 LD]

JAPAN'S LOAN TO ZAMBIA--The Japanese Government has today granted Zambia an
additional loan of 6.2 million kwacha for the implementation of the radio and
television network extension estimated to cost 26.4 million kwacha. The loan
was given to Zambia today at a brief signing ceremony at the Ministry of Fi-
nance offices at which Finance Minitdater Mr John Mwanakatwe represented the
government, while the Japanese Ambassador Hironori Ito signed on behalf of
his country. Speaking during the brief ceremony, Mr Mwanakatwe said the im-
portance of the complex cannot be overemphasized as its completion would en-
hance and promote--the dissemination of the much-needed information among the
people. In reply, Ambassador Ito said his country appreciated the importance
attached to the project by the Zambian Government in the second national de-
velopment plan, adding that he was happy that Japan was able to contribute

to the economic and social development of this country. [Text] [Lusaka
Domestic Service in English 1800 GMT 26 Apr 77 LD/CA]

SRI LANKANS VISIT..ZAGREB--Zagreb--Dr Jakov Sirotkovic, president of the Croatian
Executive Council, today received Mr Ridgeway Tillekeratne, secretary of the
Sri Lanka Ministry of. Information and director general fo Sri Lanka Radio Broad-
casting, and his wife. Ridgeway Tillekeratne is staying in our country as guest
of Yugoslav Radio and Television. His visit continues the cooperation estab-
lished at the time of the television and radio reporting on the Colombo non-
alined summit. [Excerpt] [Belgrade TANJUG Domestic Service in Serbo-Croatian
2030 GMT 26 Apr 77 LD]

SOMALI-GDR NEWS AGENCIES--In Mogadiscio today, the Somali National News Agency,
SONNA, and the GDR news agency, ADN, signed an agreement on ways and means of
exchanging news. The agreement provides for the GDR news agency, ADN, to
assist SONNA in personnel training. The agreement was signed for Somalia by
SONNA Director. Challe Said Mahmud Haji, and for ADN by Challe Daeber, Diken,
director general of the agency. The signing was attended by Challe Horst
Koehler, ambassador of ‘the GDR to the Somali Democratic Republic, and Challe
Kim, deputy director of the foreign section of the GDR news agency. Challe
Usman Awes Nur, director general of the Somali Ministry for Information and
National Guidance, who spoke on the occasion, said that the agreement will
strengthen relations between the two countries. He added that cooperation
between the two agencies will put an end to the false propaganda perpetrated
by imperialist radio.stations. Challe Kim, deputy director of the GDR news
agency, who delivered a speech on the occasion, said that the agreement will
improve the journalistic standards of the SONNA staff. [Text] [Mogadiscio
Domestic Service in Somali 1700 GMT 2 May 77 LD/EA]

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SOLAR POWER FOR RADIO-TELEVISION STATIONS

NEW ZEALAND

Christchurch THE PRESS in English 3 Mar 77 p 5

FfextJ

CSO:

|. a solar method’ of “charg-
ing Datteries . in ~. radio-
telephone repeater’ ‘stations!
in rentote areas is creating
interest throughout. New
Zealand. wah
\troduced to, “Nei Zealand]
inearly three “years. ago, and]
\since then about 200’ solar]
panels have been sold by a
iChristchurch-based firm to
jprivate firms, and local and’
{Government bodies running
‘repeater services.

In a country with the
highest pro raia usage of
radio-telephones in the
world, it was prohibitively
expensive to run electric
power to isolated sites as
high as 2000 metres, said
the sales manager of Tait)
Electronics, Ltd, in Christ-
church (Mr B. A. Rumble).

The solar cells are acti-
vated by light. Thirty cells
make up the panel, and, con-
nected in series, deliver a
minimum of six watts, and
are capable of charging a 12
volt Jead battery. Any num-
ber of panels can be

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installed,’ depending on the
size of the battery... *
_The: performance of a)
solar-powered battery char-
ger was better than a wind-
powered charger, when the
two were put to the test on
Mount. Grey “in 1975. A
storm demolished the wind-
powered unit, but, the solar-
powered, system was un-
scathed.< : -
The panels” manufacture
power at $35 a watt. As:
costs reduce with efficient
mass production, United
States manufacturers hope
to. get’ production down to:
$5 a watt, and in 1979, 50c a
watt. ” ;
‘Developments leading io
cost-cutting efficiencies had
been kept a closely guarded
secret in the United States,
iso New Zealand’s chances of,
producing the panels com-
mercially, and at cheaper
rates were still remote,
lnless one .of its. engineers
studied: at a United States
production plant, Mr Rumble
said. The costs’of buying a

patent would send wattage
[costs up; ‘the only. alterna-
tive seemed fo be slow, ex-
perimentation by New Zea-
land engineers. as
New Zealand’s first solar
cell panel in a repeater sta-
tion was installed in Dune-
din in June, 1974, but prob-
Hems of supply stifle de-
mand. When the company
found an agency “for the
panels, . produced in the
United States, demand mush-
roomed: 76 panels in 1975,
125 last year, and 50 for. the
1977 year ending March 31.
Mr Rumble said he “had
‘installed ‘asolar’ panel of 20
cells to charge his caravan
battery. He ran five fluor-
escent lights off it, and two
‘water’ pumps. The. panel
kept two amp/hour bat-
teries running, continuously
during a holiday in rainy
weather: "0h eet
The common alternative, a
petrol generator, was dearer,
noisier, consumed space, and
used fuel at the rate of a

gallon every three hours. : °



accepted today, the.second day of work in Belgrade, a preliminary draft of the
agenda for this conference, scheduled for next October in Sarajevo, The parti-
cipants in the exchange of views on the subjects onthe.conference were all
representatives of broadcasting organizations of the countries represented at
the meeting--Algeria, India, Iraq, Jordan, Peru,..Togo, and Yugoslavia.

Members of the work group concluded that, first of all, it should be seen what
is available, what present possibilities of broadcasting organizations of the
nonalined countries, and [word indistinct] present cooperation are, and on the
basis of this make a programme for the future activity of these countries in
the fields of radio and television. The significance was also emphasized of
contacts between these institutions and the pool of nonalined countries news
agencies, which has been operating for more than 2 years and the experience of
which is precious for any other form of cooperation among the nonalined coun-
tries in the field of information.

Members of the work group supported the action of Tunisia, the country of
coordinator of activities of the nonalined in the Field of information, by
which the number of radio and TV organizations in the nonalined world should

be established, and a review of their present programmes and possibilities made.

Pointing out that there are already so far good examples of cooperation among
radio and TV organizations of the nonalined countries, especially at bilateral
and subregional levels, members of the work group noted that the facts should
be taken into consideration that a large number of the nonalined countries
fight with economic difficulties which blockor prevent the further develdpment
of boradcasting.

The action programme, which will also be discussed at the conference in Sarajevo,
should be a result of a analysis of the present situation, the need and prepared-
ness of broadcasting organizations of the nonalined countries to set up at the
present level of development the best possible cooperation.

The work group, according to schedule, is to meet“once or twice more till next

autumn so that suggestions and proposals of individual countries may be in-
cluded in material which is being prepared for the Sarajevo conference.

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MALAWI

BRIEFS

NEW SATELLITE GROUND STATION--A contract for setting up and operating a
ground station in Malawi was signed by the Malawian postmaster general

and Cable and Wireless Limited. Under the terms of this contract, Cable
and Wireless will guarantee the delivery, assembly, management, operation
and maintenance of a ground station for an initial 5-year period. Located
in Blantyre, the new station will link Malawi via satellite directly to
the Republic of South Africa and to the United Kingdom, from which Malawi's
telecommunication traffic can reach any destination in the world. The new
ground station will conform to the specifications of INTELSAT's norm "B".
[Text] [Paris AFRIQUE INDUSTRIE INFRASTRUCTURES in French 1 May 77

pp 16-17]

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CONTENTS (Continued) Page
Interim Eutelsat To Direct European Satellite
Telecommunications
(HLECTRONIQUE ACTUALITES, 22 Apr 77) sessevecceeeses 63
SPAIN

Briefs
New State Media Entity 65



WANGANUL COMPUTER SYSTEM 'UNSTABLE{

Christchurch THE PRESS 3 Mar 77 p 7

flexs]

The Wanganui computer
centre is being plagued
with breakdowns, accord-
ing to a police computer
training officer, Sergeant
C. Alexander.

Sergeant \lexarder said

that the system was very
unstable “and with a large
proportion of the com-
puter’s capacity being
used for programming was
ahead of schedule in some.
areas.

“In anything this size
there are bound to be a
few things go wrong —
that’s to be expected. But
I'd say we're ahead in
most areas.”

Mr W. E. Whittet, who
is in charge of the Com-
puter Centre, said use of
the computer was proceed-
ing in the form prescribed
by the Wanganui Com-
purer Act which came into
ef! on Febru: 17.

| The next subsysters to
+ be introduced would relate
| to fingerprints, motor reg-

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istrations and the modus
operandi of criminals.

The Computer Centre
was awaiting the outcome
of the first meeting of the
computer policy — com-
mittee, to be chaired by
Sir Thaddeus - McCarthy,
ahd recommendations by
the , appointed Privacy
Commissioner (Mr R.
Laking). Both were ex-
pected to make recom-
mendations on the moni-
toring of information.
several people
ed the centre ask-
ing to see information it
contained on themselves.

Mr Whittet said that they
had been told the availa-
bility or -otherwise of
information was a policy
matter and as the com-
puter was not fully oper-
ational they would have to
await a ruling
Precaution was
to ensure the

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NEW ZEALAND

as computer, érror, just
people feeding a computer
wrong information,” he
said. ‘That won't happen
here.”

Because of this, exten-
sive “test and acceptance”
programmes were being
undertaken before .infor-
mation was conimitted to
the system.

When this was being
done at the same time as
police training, too much
of a load could be placer
on one area. .

Although the computer
has a capacity to carry
750,000' messages a day
use at present averages
214,000 messages, he said

The computer had not
been upset by a recent
earthquake which rocker
Wanganui and a 21-gur
salute fired. nearby te
celebrate the tweniy-fil
jubilee of the Qu
reign did not place urd
strain on the A
installed to monitor
versations in the gr:
outside, Mr Whittet sa'd



CYPRUS

"HALKIN SESI' SCORES GOC ON RADIO STATIONS, BASES

Nicosia HALKIN SESI in Turkish 26 APR 77 p 2 NC
[article by Mustafa Sirzad: "Foreign Bases...and Double Game"]

[Text] Our Federated Assembly has adopted a resolution which refers, in
particular, to the removal of foreign bases in Cyprus. This point has sev-
eral times been reiterated by the prime minister of the Federated State.

We sincerely do not want Cyprus to become a stepping stone threatening the
security and sovereignty of Turkey and other neighboring countries. But our
neighbors, the Greek Cypriots, while trying to deceive world public opinion
and the nonalined countries with spectacular statements that they want a
demilitarized Cyprus free from foreign bases, are dextrously hiding their
real goal and are attempting to present the Turkish peace force as a foreign
force.

However, by their actions, their administration and leaders have become an
accomplice in the continued presence in Cyprus of foreign bases and foreign
troops. There is much evidence to prove this.

The Greek Cypriot administration has never wanted the removal of the foreign
bases on its territory. While flirting with the nonalined block, the Greek
Cypriot administration viewed the British bases as a source of foreign exchange
and extended its protection to insure their presence. Sometimes openly,
sometimes secretly, it held negotiations with the British to prevent their
removal. Moreover, it extended privileges to the British, French, and the
Americans in the field of propaganda aiming at the division and disintegra-
tion of the neighboring countries.

The latest example of this is the concession made to a British radio station
at Tarazi [Zyyi]. The payment of half-a-million Cyprus pounds to the Greek
Cypriot administration in exchange for the development of this propaganda
radio station to enable its voice to be heard better in the Arab countries
constitutes only one example. The Greek Cypriot administration has also made

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CYPRUS

BRIEFS

FOR CYPRIOTS IN BRITAIN--Nicosia Radio has announced that effective 1 May the
Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation will resume experimental broadcasts beamed to
Cypriots living in Britain, aimed at establishing direct links between them
and their homeland and keeping them informed.of developments. At this stage,
the broadcasts will be on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays only at 1115 British
summer time on 11715 and 9750 khz. [Nicosia Domestic Service in English 1220
GMT 22 Apr 77 NC]

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FRANCE

SPACE-AGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS-FINANCING SEMINAR HELD
Paris ELECTRONIQUE ACTUALITES in French 22 Apr 77 p 8

[Text7 Nearly 50 organizations from 13 countries have already
registered for the seminar "Financing Large Telecommunications
Projects in the Space Age," which is being given by Eurgspace,
under the sponsorship of the ESA /European Space_Agency/ and
the UIT /International Telecommunications Union/. This seminar,
of interest to industry, banks, and users, will be held in
Paris from 15.to 17 May 1977.

The conference will give financing sources who want to learn
about the effects of new telecommunications technology and
related investments the latest information on the most recent
progress and developments. It will attempt to identify future
owners of these new systems. The seminar will enable users

and owners of systems who want to find the capital they need to
expand their services and industrialists who want. t find
financial backing for their opera tion to learn the viewpoints

of American and European banks concerning the monetary resources
available and. the constraints on these resources. Examples
will be given to illustrate the situation on both sides of the
Atlantic. In closing, the seminar will discuss aid for develop-
ment and private investments in telecommunications, and their
effects on development and growth.

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INDIA

BRIEFS

PLANS COMMUNICATIONS SATTELITE--The Indian space research organization has
taken up a rupees 150 million project to design and develop and experimental
communications satellite, The director of the center, Prof U. R. Rao, said
that the satellite, named Apple, will be launched using the French (Aryan)
launch vehicle by the middle of 1980. It will be the forerunner of future
communications satellites. [Text] [Delhi Domestic Service in English 1530
GMT 19 Apr 77 BK]

WANTS NEW APPROACH-—The government proposes to set up a working group of of-
ficial and nonofficial experts to prepare a scheme for converting All-India
Radio, Doordarshan [Television India], and films division into autonomous
bodies. The information and broadcasting minister, Mr L. K. Advani, told a
crowded news conference in New Delhi today that the group would submit a
working paper very soon and he expected that the plan would be finalized in
the next session of Parliament. Besides examining the functional, financial,
and legal implications, it will also bear in mind the recommendations of the
Chanda committee on radio and television. But even before becoming autonomous,
the minister would like the official media to give up their old style of
functioning. He said, while it is their duty to publicize government activ-—
ties, an aggressive and one-sided propagandist approach is not what the new
government wants. [Text] [Delhi Domestic Service in English 1230 GMT 13
Apr 77 BK]

EXPERIMENTAL SATELLITE PROJECI ‘--The Indian Space Research Organization has
taken up a rupees 150 million project to design and develop an experimental
communications satellite. The director of the center, Prof U.R. Rao, said
that the satellite, named Apple, will be launched using the French (Aryan)
launch vehicle by the middle of 1980. It will be the forerunner of future
communications satellites. [Text] [Delhi Domestic Service in English

1530 GMT 19 Apr 77 BK]

RAIPUR TV STATION--The Raipur TV center has gone on the air. The center
will serve the radius of 40 km covering 400 villages and about 1.2 million
people. [Delhi Domestic Service in English 1530 GMT 10 May 77 BK]

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CONTENTS (Continued)

Wanganui Computer System 'Unstable'
(THE PRESS, 3 Mar 77) sesecvecaccccsccccccesssseceees

Traffic Prosecutions Computerized Soon
(THE PRESS, 9 Apr 77) ws.

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Computer Firm Shows Strong Growth
(THE PRESS, 2 Apr 77) secvecucececsuceseeevens

Solar Power for Radio-Television Stations
(THE PRESS, 3 Mar 77) .sesccasceeeseescceecesccseceecs

Hospitals' Will Be Computer Linked
(THE PRESS, 2 Apr 77) sececcccsscsceescececeveceeeees

Access to Wanganui Computer File
(THE PRESS, 19 Apr 77) sescevccceeccscceesceecesevees

PAKISTAN

Briefs
Japanese Telephone Loan

THAILAND

Interior Ministry Develops Internal Communications System
(Bangkok Domestic Service, 8 May 77) seceecesecceeees

Briefs
Defense AFP
Telecommunications Terminals
VIETNAM
Briefs
Ultra Shortwave Broadcast
Wired Radio Stations
EASTERN EUROPE
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Briefs
GDR-Bulgarian Radio Protocol

EAST GERMANY

Rostock Summer Broadcast
(Editorial Report) sscsescccscsececcesssecceseceves

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CONTENTS (Continued)

Bahrain Minister Leaves Iran
Voice of Islam
Syria-Morocco Accord.
Rabat-Kinshasa Phone Line
Pakistan-Bangladesh Accord
Iranian Home From UAE
Japan's Loan to Zambia

Sri Lankans Visit Zagreb
Somali-GDR News Agencies
PRC Group in Iran

Egyptian Telephone Network
Telecommunications Equipment to Oman

ASIA
INTER-ASIAN AFFAIRS

ASEAN Urged To Use Indonesian Satellite, Undersea Cables
(Various sources, various dates) seseseecsesveveees

Explore Possible ASEAN Satellite
Discuss Issuing Post Stamps
May Launch Palapa III

BANGLADESH

Broadcasting Committee Recommends Changes in Radio Bangladesh

(Shafiquk Kabir; ITTEFAQ, 5 May 77) ceceececesecees
Briefs
FRG Aid in Telecommunication
INDIA
Briefs
Plans Communications Satellite
Wants New Approach
Experimental Satellite Project
Raipur TV Station
NEW ZEALAND

‘Interim Report on Access to Information
(THE PRESS, 29 Mar 77) ssccccscccscecsccsscssseeess

Computer Center Privacy Commissioner Appointed
(THE PRESS, 18 Fob 77) seccsecseseecsececcscsancens

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INTERNATIONAL

TUNISIAN DELEGATE SPEAKSON FORMATION OF NEWS AGENCY POOL
Belgrade TANJUG in English 1114 GMT 21 Apr 77 LD

[Text] Florence, 21 Apr (TANJUG)—-The formation of the pool of news agencies
of the developing countries is a result of a "The worrisone disproportion in
the quality and quantity of the exchange of information between the industrial
and developing worlds" and the wish of the nonalined countries for "greater
understanding of their difficulties and more extensive informing on their
problems and aspirations,"

This is how Tunisian Minister of Information Mustafa [Masmoudi] speaking at
an international journalists colloquy in Florence yesterday, explained the
reasons for the creation of a new international order in the field of informa-
tion. The colloquy, which is being held in the organization of UNESCO, is
attended by more than 70 representatives of big news agencies, newspapers,
radio and TV stations of Europe, America, and Asia. Yesterday was devoted

to the free exchange on information. between the developed and developing coun-
tries.

In his notable speech, the Tunisian minister said that cooperation among the
developing countries in the field of information "does not prevent dialogue
and cooperation between that world and the industrially developed countries,"
and that therefore objections by the devéloped countries that the pool "sup-
presses the freedom of information" are out of place.

“We do not deny the aspirations and the right of journalists from the developed
countries to defend the interests of their society, but those interests should
not be defended at the price of spread of misinformation on the efforts of the
developing countries," Masmoudi warned.

As an example of the positive evolution and changing of the old relations,
Minister Masmoudi cited the gathering of about one hundred representatives of
news agencies of European and Arab countries, held in Tunisia last November.
That gathering adopted the concept of the new order in the field of world
inf orma tion.

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CONTENTS (Continued)

MALAWI

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Briefs
New Satellite Ground Station

NIGERIA

ZAIRE

USSR

CYPRUS

FRANCE

Briefs
Nigerian TV Authority
Open Commercial Channel
Telephone Installation Order

Briefs
New Satellite Communications System

USSR

New Soviet Relay Satellites Extend Reception Capability
(MARITIME PRESS SERVICE, 5 May 77) seevcece

Orbita Space Communications Facilities
(TRUD, 7 May 77) sscevesccceccauccceececcsececasenes

Briefs
Khabarovsk Radio Day Meeting
Sovetskaya Gavan Television
New Satellite in Orbit

WESTERN EUROPE

‘HALKIN SESI' Scores GOC on Radio Stations, Bases
(Mustafa Sirgad; HALKIN SESI, 26 Apr 77) .essceseess

Briefs
For Cypriots in Britain

Space-Age Telecommunications-Financing Seminar Held
(ELECTRONIQUE ACTUALITES, 22 Apr 77) sevececsecceecs

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INTER-ASTIAN AFFAIRS

ASEAN URGED TO USE INDONESIAN SATELLITE, UNDERSEA CABLES
Explore Possible ASEAN Satellite
Jakarta Domestic Service in Indonesian 1200 GMT 22 Apr 77 BK

[Text] The first session of ASEAN post and telecommunications subcommittee in
Yogyakarta has called on ASEAN countries to consider using Indonesia's Palapa
satellite for communications purposes in their respective countries. This
decision is subject to the approval of the respective countries.

Besides exploring the possibility of launching an ASEAN regional satellite
and discussing communications in border regions, the session also decided to

issue commemorative stamps to mark the 10th anniversary of ASEAN on 8 August
1977.

The public relations chief of the Post and Telecommunications Corporation,
Sjamsuddin, said ASEAN countries are considering leasing the Palapa satellite
because it is cheaper than Intersat, as Indonesia is offering a lower rate in
the interest of ASEAN comradeship. The Palapa I satellite has 12 circuits--
two are to be made available to ASEAN, eight are to be used by the Telecommunica-
tions Corporation, one by Television Republic Indonesia, and the other one
will serve as a reserve.

Sjamsuddin also said that to further speed up communication between ASEAN coun-~
tries, the session also agreed on the installation of an undersea cable to com-
plement satellite communications. The first undersea cable will be installed
between Singapore and the Philippines in 1978-79. It will be followed by under-
sea cables between Indonesia and Singapore in 1979-80, between Singapore, Ma-
laysia and Thailand--in 1980-81, and between the Philippines and Thailand in
1982-83.

Discuss Issuing Post Stamps
Jakarta ANTARA in English 0705 GMT 26 Apr 77 BK
[Text] Yogyakarta, Apr 26 (ANTARA)--ASEAN countries are advised to make use of

Indonesia's Palapa satellite system in their domestic telecommunications net-
work operations.

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Construction of the large transmitter at Solt, which was decided on in March
1973, had become urgent. The investment draft was prepared in June 1974 and
the station began to operate on 16 February 1977. It would be superflums
to repeat what happened and how between the two dates. The fact is that

the Solt project belongs among the ideally prepared and directed investments.
The good work and exemplary cooperation of the 50 foreign and domestic co-
operating enterprises is proven not only by the fact that they kept to the
very strict time limits but also by the fact that according to calculations
thus far the new transmitter cost about 80 million forints less than the
originally planned three quarter billion--presumably not as a result of
grandiose financial planning.

For the time being Lakihegy is operating as a reserve for the new transmit~
ter but beginning in 1980 it will operate as the broadcast station for
Petofi Radio.

We have mentioned that the Solt transmitter, with two 1,000 kilowatt units
put into parallel operation, is one of the largest stations of the world.
We have the first such mammoth transmitter among the socialist countries
(the Soviet experts who designed and built it had not before undertaken’ to
make a transmitter of such capacity) and this fact'also means that Hungary
is the first of the socialist camp to get such an effective tool in the
"ether war."

Dr Lajos Horvath, chief technical adviser for postal affairs, has said:
“Naturally this power competition is not a great joy for any country, part-
ly because every increase in power increases the interference and partly
because the investment and operating costs of such powerful transmitters
are very high. Such decisions are forced upon one..... The confused state
of affairs which has developed can be traced back to several causes. In
Europe an agreement was signed in Copenhagen in 1948 dividing up. the two
wave bands (medium and Jong). But many countries could not participate in
this conference and there was no possibility at that time for a realistic
+survey of the needs. The African countries came to an agreement only a good
bit later, in 1966; but during the last 10 years the needs of the develop-
ing countries have increased so greatly that the plan of that time has be-
come unuseable. The situation is made more difficult by the fact that there
has not yet been an allotment plan for the swiftly developing Asian area."

More and More Claimants

The International Telecommunications Union has no other choice but to con-
vene, in Geneva in 1974, another conference for the countries of zones 1

and 3 (Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia). Some results were achieved at
the first session by more than 500 experts, at the cost of many compromises,
It was decided that the radio directorates of the interested countries should:
submit, by 1 May 1975, new or modified claims. The real surprise came after
that had been done. More than 10,000 claims were submitted, which in itself

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Mr Vajpayee said that inthe interest of both the countries the friendship be-
tween them should be strengthened.

Mr Gromyko is leaving for Moscow later today.
Details of Telecommunications Link
Delhi ISI in English 1450 GMT 30 Apr 77 BK

[Text] Details are now available of a troposcatter link between the Soviet
Union and India envisaged inthe agreement signed between the two countries
this week in New Delhi.

The link makes use of the troposphere, which is the lower portion of the
atmosphere, to send the signals, It also takes advantage of two high moun-
tain peaks to diffract the signals. The present method of operating telecom-
muncation services between India and the Soviet Union through the normal radio
links suffers from the inherent limitation of capacity and equality due to
disturbances in the atmosphere.

This project will be implemented by the overseas communications service of
the Ministry of Communications.

There will be two terminal stations for this link. On the Indian side the
terminal will be located near Srinagar, and on theSoviet side near Tashkent.
From these places the telecommunication channels will be extended by coaxial
cables or microwave systems,

The link will have 20 channels initially, to be expanded to 24 channels later
on. It will provide large capacity and reliable communication facilities be-
tween the two countries.

The estimated cost of the project for the Indian station is rupees 39 million
with a foreign exchange component of rupees 9.2 billion.

While most of the equipment will be made in India, certain specialised sub-
systems of equipment will be imported from the Soviet Union.

The agreement also envisages training engineers.
The detailed feasibility of the project has been established after field tests.

The link could be a [words indistinct] telecommunications traffic [link] not
only between the two countries, but also between East Europe and India. In
addition it could carry traffic from South East Asia to the Soviet Union and
East Europe,

At present, the annual telegraph traffic between India and the Soviet Union is
about 5 million words; the telex traffic is 300,000 minutes, and the telephone
is about 75,000 minutes.

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INTERNATIONAL

INDIA, USSR SIGN CREDIT, TELECOMMUNICATION, TRADE AGREEMENTS
All-Weather Communications
Delhi Domestic Service in English 0830 GMT 27 Apr 77 BK

[Text] Three agreements covering a 250 million rubles credit, expansion of
telecommunication links, and enlargement of trade were signed between India
and the Soviet Union in New Delhi today. Two of the agreements were signed

by the visiting Soviet foreign minister, Mr Gromyko, and the external affairs
minister, Mr Vajpayee. The third was signed by the Soviet deputy foreign trade
minister, Mr Grishin, and the commerce secretary, Dr P. C. Alexander.

The credit agreement provides for a loan of 250 million rubles, that is about
2.25 billion rupees, to India for use in various industrial sectors, mostly
steel and coal. Repayment is to be made after 20 years and the loan will car-
ry an interest of 2.5 percent. Its terms are much softer than those of pre-
vious Soviet credits.

The telecommunications agreement provides for Soviet technical assistance in
setting up the troposcatter link between the two countries. The all-weather
link is expected to cost 40 million rupees and will greatly improve the exist-
ing communication facilities. It will be built with indigenous equipment.

Under the third agreement, trade between the two countries is to be expanded
by 1.6 billion rupees next year. This is in addition to the existing trade
agreement whcih envisages an annual turnover of 7.5 billion rupees. Today's
agreement will cover the one million tons of crude to be supplied by the So-
viet Union at an estimated cost of. 800 million rupees, and exports by India
of equipment worth an equal amount.

Speaking to newsmen, the two foreign ministers expressed satisfaction at the
discussions which had been going on since Sunday. Mr Gromyko said his talks
in New Delhi have convinced ‘him that India-Soviet friendship is so deep
rooted that no power on earth can destroy it.



UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

BRIEFS

UAE SATELLITE GROUND STATION--Ras al~Khaimah--A telephone call today between
UAE President Shaykh Zayid ibn Sultan al Nahayyan and FRG President Scheel
marked the commissioning of the most modern satellite ground station in the
Middle East at Ras al—Khaimah on the Persian Gulf. The station establishes
a direct link between the Ras al-Khaimah, which is part of the UAE, and Ku-
wait, Britain, and the FRG, The installation can also receive television
transmissions and was built by the German firm Siemens in 18 months at a
cost of about DM23 million, The “Intelsat” communications satellite which is
stationed above the Indian Ocean now links the Emirate’s telephone network
with nearly all countries, Twenty-four telephone calls, 144 telex messages,
and a color television transmission can be received simultaneously. [Excerpt]
[Hamburg DPA in German 1805 GMT 28 Apr 77 ID]

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EAST GERMANY

ROSTOCK SUMMER BROADCAST

[Editorial Report] East Berlin ADN International Service in German at 0737
GMT on 1 May reports that Rostock radio station will today begin its tradi-
tion 15-hour broadcasts of information and entertainment program [Radio DDR-
Ferienwelle]. Broadcasting will take place on mediumwave 557 and 1052 kilo-
hertz, and on VHF 91.05 megahertz, between 0500 and 2000 hours [0400-1900
GMT].

The broadcasts will also include short newscasts in Czech and Polish during the
months of July and August, The broadcasts include 12 newscasts a day.

The report adds that joint broadcasts with Radio Riga, transmitted simultan-

eously to the Latvian Socialist Republic and the GSR, are among other items
which have been prepared for the summer season.

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An Ombudsman and
former Secretary of. For-
eign Affairs, Mr G. R. Lak-
ing, has been appointed as
the Wanganui Comput
Centre Privacy Commi
sSioner.. uo
*; Announcing this yester-
day, the Minister of State
Services (Mr Gordon) said
his powers avould be to
provide any individual who.
requested it with a copy of
information recorded about
him on the computer sys-
tem. a -

He would have - the
power to investigate any
complaint made by a per-
son-concemning the inform-
ation recorded about him
on the computer system.
‘and to make any other in-
guiries into matiers .relat-
ing to the operation of the
centre which he feels to be

necessary. . .
* Mr Gordon_ said Sir
Thaddeus McCarthy had

been appointed chairman

COMPUTER CENTER PRIVACY COMMISSIONER APPOINTED

Christchurch THE PRESS in English 18 Feb 77 p 1

of .the Computer Centre
Policy Committee. .
Others appointed are Mr
R. A. McGechan, deputy
chairman, of Wellington,
Professor 1. D.. Campbell,
of Lower Hutt, Dr D. G.
McLauchlan, of Taupo, and
a “technical member,” Pro-
fessor Graham Tata, pro-
fessor of computer science
at Massey University,
Other members of the

‘policy committee would be*

the permanent heads of
the State Services Commis-
sion, the Justice, Police
and Transport . Depart-
ments.” .

The fonctions of the pol-
icy committee would be to
determine the policy of
the computer centre and
the computer system relat-
ing to the privacy and the
protection of the rights of
the individual. _ .

It would also be able t
allow the release of. in-
formation for research or
statistical purposes only.

22

NEW ZEALAND



" Meant a multiple increase in capacity. Hungary--with a claim to increase

five times the total power of that time of about 800 kilowatts--belonged
among the moderate states and since it started from the thesis that the
most important task was a better protection of bands already used it did not
try to "invade" new bands.

In October 1975, at the time of the second session of the Geneva conference,
the situation became if possible even more confused and the agreement which
will go into effect in November 1978 and be valid until 1989 could be signed
only after long debates, extraordinary efforts and expensive -computerized
comparisons. The well coordinated and determined behavior of the socialist
countries contributed to a significant degree to the result, especially in
those cases where some countries wanted to get advantages at the expense of
others.

The following data now characterize medium wave radio broadcasting in
zones 1 and 3:

The Number of Transmitters (units)

Operating New Claims Total
Europe 2,118 995 3,113
Africa 652 411 1,063
Asia 2,745 2,153 4,898
Australia 3.5 376 691
Total 5,830 3,953 [sic] 9,765

According to the Geneva agreement Hungary can operate 12 medium wave trans-
mitters with a total output of 4 megawatts. In addition there are plans
for 21 one kilowatt transmitters. As a result of mutual agreements the
interference level of our transmitters is a good bit more favorable than
the earlier or the average situation which is due in part to the fact that
the moderation shown in submitting claims provided a moral foundation for
discussions in defense of our interests.

The Other Side of Radio

In this way the case of Hungarian medium wave radio broadcasting has
reached, for the time being, a resting point. But independent of this the
experts see clearly that despite the large capacities good quality and truly
interference free radio is impossible in the medium wave band. Therefore
they recommend that those who can should listen to the programs of the
Kossuth and Petofi transmitters on the ultra-short wave bands. Ultra-short

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NEW ZEALAND

INTERIM REPORT ON ACCESS TO INFORMATION

Christchurch THE PRESS in English 29 Mar 77 p 13

[Text] PA Wellington--An interim report is to be produced by the Environ-
mental Council on public access to official information.

After a debate at a council meeting in Wellington, members agreed to com-
pile preliminary guidelines.

The debate arose out of a request by the Minister for the Environment

(Mr V.S. Young), also Minister of Forests, for the council's thinking on

the matter. He has also asked the Commission for the Environment’ to prepare
comments.

Mr Young told the meeting that people had been suggesting that Government
departments worked in secrecy. Particular criticism had been directed at
the Forest Service over the lack of information about the South Island beech
forest scheme.

He said the criticism had been discussed and that he and his departments
had worked on the principle that any question that could be asked of a
Minister in Parliament should be information available to the public.

But this had still failed to stem criticism, and the Forest Service seemed
to be continually "hit about the head."

During the meeting, the Director-General of Forests (Mr M.J. Conway), a
council member, said he was not attempting to absolve the department, but
a lot of the upset was about matters that were the responsibility of

Mr Young and a co-ordinating committee.

He said that the Forest Service was being extremely open on the information
it was giving.

But the department was finding it difficult to cope with public requests for
proposals while plans were being formulated.

These plans were often complicated and involved more than one consideration.

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USSR

BRIEFS

KHABAROVSK RADIO DAY MEETING--A solemn meeting devoted to Radio Day was held
at the Kray Drama Theater today, Mikhail Ivanovich Belash, chief of the Pro-
duction and Technical Communications Administration, reported that the number
of radio outlets and television sets has been increasing each year in the kray.
All Khabarovsk television programs will be in color by the end of the current
5-year plan period. [Khabarovsk Domestic Service in Russian 0930 GMT 6 May

77 OW]

SOVETSKAYA GAVAN TELEVISION--Reconstruction of the Sovetskaya Gavan Orbita
television station is nearing completion. Specialists are currently adjusting
equipment that will relay programs in color. Before doing this, they have in-
stalled new equipment to receive signals from the Molniya and Raduga earth
satellites. A trial run of the new equipment has indicated that a reliable
reception of color programs will be available in Sovetskaya Gavan and all set-
tlements in Vaninskiy Rayon. Stores in the city and the rayon are making
preparations to .sell the first batch of color television sets and the Sovet-
skaya Gavan radio and television equipment repair plant is training workers

to service these sets. Color television programs will be viewed along the
Tatar Strait by the end of this year. [Khabarovsk Domestic Service in Russian
0930 GMT 7 May 77 OW]

NEW SATTELITE IN ORBIT--Moscow, 28 Apr, TASS--The "Molniya-3" communication
satellite was shot up into elyptical orbit in the Soviet Union today. It is
carrying rebroadcasting equipment for operation within the centimeter band.
The "Molniya-3" will be used for the system of long-distance telephone, tele-
graph, and radio communication inthe Soviet Union, for broadcasting Moscow
television programs to points in the "Orbita” network and for international
cooperation. The satellite was put into an orbit with 40,817 kilometers
apogee in the northern hemisphere and 467 kilometers perigee in the southern
hemisphere. Its period of revolution is 12 hours 16 minutes and the inclina-
tion of the orbit is 62.8 degrees. Communication sessons through the "Mo lniya-
3" satellite will accord with a preplanned program. [Text] [Moscow TASS in
English 1627 GMT 28 Apr 77 LD]

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CONTENTS (Continued)
HUNGARY

Situation, Problems of Radio Broadcasting Examined
(Csaba Vertes; FIGYELO, 20 ADY 77) secseseseceesacees

POLAND

Rapid Development of Telecommunications Foreseen
(PAP, 1 May 77) seccencccsssnteesccescececsecsreeces

YUGOSLAVIA
Briefs
Radio Yugoslavia Soon
Laws on Radio Frequencies
LATIN AMERICA
ARGENTINA.

Laser-Radio Experiment Conducted in La Plata
(TELAM, 5 May 77) sesccccecccccecssevceacssncseueees

NEAR EAST AND AFRICA
INTER-ARAB AFFAIRS

Iranian, YAR News Agencies Sign Cooperation Agreement
(Teheran Domestic Service, 7 May 77) sescececccesers

BAHRAIN

Briefs
Bahrain To Strengthen Transmission

TRAN

NIRTIV Official Comments on New Radio Transmitters
(Teheran Domestic Service, 24 Apr 77) .sescecsecesees

MOROCCO

Briefs
Casablanca-Rabat Cable

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Briefs
UAE Satellite Ground Station

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VOICE OF ISLAM--Abu Dhabi, 8 May--The General Assembly of the Islamic States
Broadcasting Union approved at its meeting in Abu Dhabi today a Saudi proposal
for the establishment of thé Voice of Islam broadcasting station in Mecca.

The assembly also approved a UAE proposal to set up relay stations for the
Voice of Islam. Abu: Dhabi Radio reports that the assembly elected at the
meeting ‘Abdallah al-Nuwaysir, under secretary of the UAE Information Min-
istry, as chairman of the current session of the assembly and the representa-
tives of Iran and Somalia as vice chairmen. [Text] [Riyadh SNA in Arabic
2228 GMT 8 May 77 NC]

SYRIA-MOROCCO ACCORD--Rabat-~A Moroccan-Syrian joint statement was issued at
the end of the visit to Morocco of Syrian Information Minister Ahmad Iskandar
Ahmad. "Ahmad Iskandar Ahmad conducted talks with his Moroccan counterpart,
Ahmad Taibi Behima, on various aspects of cooperation with a view to consoli-
dating information ties between the two fraternal countries. Together with
both the Moroccan and Syrian delegation they held meetings during which they
signed an information agréement between the Syrian Arab Republic and the King-
dom of Morocco covering cooperation in radio, television, press, training

and other information activities. A protocol of cooperation between SANA and
MAP was also signed." [Summary] [Rabat MAP in French 0800 GMT 14 Apr 77 LD]

RABAT-KINSHASA PHONE LINE~-Kinshasa—-A telephone line has been operational for
2 days now between Rabat and Kinshasa. To mark the occasion, Moroccan ambas—
sador in the Zaire capital, Abdelwahab Chorfi, had a telephone conversation
with Mr El Aoud, secretary general of post and telecommunications. They ex-
pressed satisfaction with this new achievement which occurs at a time when
Moroccan troops are in Zaire alongside the Zaire armed forces to defend the
national unity and territorial integrity of this country. [Text] [Rabat MAP
in French 1530 GMT 19 Apr 77 LD]

PAKISTAN-BANGLADESH ACCORD--Pakistan and Bangladesh signed an agreement on
cooperation in the field of telecommunications in Karachi this evening. Under
the accord, another telephone circuit will be set up between the two countries
through an artificial satellite. The agreement states that the present tar—-
rif on telecommunications will be maintained. Pakistan will supply Bangladesh
with telephone exchange spare parts and other goods, and Bangladesh will supply
Pakistan with telephone wires. Both countries reviewed implementation of the
previous agreement on postal services and decided to further improve the pres~
ent sea and air mail services, The agreement was signed on behalf of the
Pakistan Government by Mr Shah Nawaz Khan, secretary, Ministry of Communica—
tions, and for Bangladesh by Mr Asanullah, additional secretary, Ministry of
Telecommunications. [Text] [Karachi Domestic Service in Urdu 1500 GMT 11
Apr 77 BK] ‘The leader of the Bangladesh telecommunications delegation, Mr
Aisanul Haq, has said the telephone call traffic between Karachi and Dacca
has increased sixfold after the establishment of the direct link between

the two countries. He said in Karachi yesterday, at the end of his visit to
Pakistan, that the additional telephone circuits between the two countries
provided for in the recent agreement will be established soon to meet the
tremendous increase in telephone traffic. He added that it would help promote
trade between the two countries. [Text] [Karachi Overseas Service in English
0800 GMT 13 Apr 77 BK]

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[Question] As far as I am concerned, our colleagues at NIRTV are endeavoring
for the installation and completion of transmitters. It seems that NIRTV
has a few unfinished transmitter projects. Will you please comment on this?

[Answer] There are a few stations in which transmitters have already been
installed or are inthe process of installation, like Tabriz, which will begin
transmission very soon, Abadan [Khuzestan transmitter] which began as of
today and will possibly begin operating properly within the next couple of
months. Then there are Bandar Abbas and Zabol, where powerful transmitters
have been set up. As well as these, there are other powerful transmitters
in Bandar-e Shah and Bandar-e Farahnaz which will probably be installed by
the end of this year [21 March 1978]--and become operational.

[Question] As announced by NIRTIV, by the end of the sixth development plan
we should be in a position to broadcast in 26 languages. Could you please tell
us whether preliminary steps have been taken in the connections?

[Answer] Preliminary steps have been taken and broadcasting in live lan-
guages depends on setting up shortwave transmitters. The tender for this pur-
pose is being completed. As soon as a winner is announced, we ‘hope to be
able to carry out the project, perhaps within the next 2 to 3 years, by
erecting fourteen 500-kilowatt shortwave transmitters and by completion of
their systems.

[Question] Could you please tell us about the coverage of these various trans-
mitters?

[Answer] At present, one can say we have 90 percent coverage for the first
program. However, in the very near future, with the operation of new sta-
tions, our first program's coverage will be complete, that is, it will have 100
percent coverage. As for the second program, our coverage has not reached
more than 50 percent. I hope that this too will be completed in the future.
[end recording]

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stations would be economically unfeasible. Two types of receiving stations
have been developed; the first and more sophisticated of the two is meant for
a locality or group of localities with a population of 1,000-10,000; the other
uses low-powered relay equipment and is sufficient for an audience of several
dozen up to a few hundred. The first system is operated by the staff of the
TV or radio relay center but the second works automatically around the clock
and requires servicing once every 3 months.

The aerials of receiving stations can be erected either on fixed masts or on
rooftops. In order to achieve a precise alinement with the satellite they
can be rotated on the horizontal plane within 180 degrees and from 0 to 70
degrees on the vertical plane--from the horizon upwards. These movements
enable the aerials to be used within the whole territory covered by Ekran.

A network of several dozen receiving stations was created last year, during
the current 5-year period it is intended to increase their number to 1,000.

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PAKISTAN

BRIEFS

JAPANESE TELEPHONE LOAN--Notes were exchanged in Islamabad on 5 April
whereby Japan is to give a loan of about $6.5 million for the improvement
of Pakistan's overseas telephone service. New satellite circuits will be
opened in Karachi and Lahore for having connection with more countries.
[Karachi Domestic Service in English 1700 GMT 5 Apr 77 BK]

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THAILAND

INTERIOR MINISTRY DEVELOPS INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
Bangkok Domestic Service in Thai 1300 GMT 8 May 77 BK

[Text] The chief of the Central Division of the Interior Ministry, Phan
Chantharapan, has given details of the third stage of the ministry's com-
munications project. He said that the Interior Ministry was given approval

by the cabinet to expand the telecommunications network to seven more provinces
during fiscal 1978-79. When the project is completed, every province will

be lined by modern telecommunications equipment for internal ministry opera-
tions.

In August 1965 the cabinet approved the Interior Ministry setting up tele-
communications links with 30 provinces. This project was implemented in 1967
and 1968 by the Communications Division of the Interior Ministry. The divi-
sion actually linked 31 provinces under this project--Bangkok, Ayutthaya,
Suphan Buri, Saraburi, Samut Prakan, Prachin Buri, Nakhon Nayok, Chon Buri,
Rayong, Chanthaburi, Chachoengsao, Trat, Nakhon Ratchasima, Buriram, Surin,
Sisaket, Ubon Ratchathani, Khon Kaen, Kalasin, Maha Sarakham, Roi Et, Udon
Thani, Nong Khai, Sakon Nakhon, Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Pathom, Rat Buri, Phet
Buri, Samut Songkhram, Samut Sakhon and Kanchanaburi.

The administrative board of the Revolutionary Council on 27 January 1972 ap-
proved the Interior Ministry linking another 33 (as heard) provinces--
Chaiyaphum, Loei, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Phitsanulok, Sukhothai, Uttaradit,

Tak, Kamphaeng Phet, Phichit, Phetchabun, Nakhon Sawan, Uthai Thani, Chiang
Mai, Phrae, Nan Lampang, Mae Hong Son, Chiang Rai, Lamphun, Nakhon Si Thammarat,
Surat Thani, Chumphon, Ranong, Phuket, Krabi, Phangnga, Phatthalung, Trang,
Satun, Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat.

The first two stages have linked 64 provinces, and in order to achieve effi-
cient communication with every province, both between the ministry to each
province and from province to province, the third stage of the telecommuni-
cations project has been proposed for the remaining seven provinces. This
project will be carried out between 1977 and 1979.

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ARGENTINA

LASER-RADIO EXPERIMENT CONDUCTED IN LA PLATA
Buenos Aires TELAM in Spanish 1445 GMT 5 May 77 PY

[Excerpts] La Plata, 5 May--A radiotelephone experiment using a laser has
been conducted in this city--one of the first such experiments in the coun-
try. The test was held at Radio Universidad of La Plata during the record~
ing of a program to be broadcast at 2030 tonight.

Technical preparations for the experiment were made by the Spectroscopy,
Optics, and Laser Laboratory of the Physics Department of the loca university.

A laser beam was used in this experiment as the audiofrequency link between
the radio station's main studio and the control room, from which it was di-
rectly transmitted to the transmitter station located in Olmos. A helium-neon
commercial gas laser with visible emission in the red zone of the spectrum was
used.

It was explained that the future use of a xenon gas laser completely made

in the university's spectroscope laboratory will permit links even in a con-
taminated atmosphere--with clouds, smoke, or heat waves. The range of trans—
mission would be about 12 km.

These experiments and research have the support of the university, the Sci-
ence and Technology Secretariat, the National Council for Scientific and

Technological Research, the Scientific Research Commission of the province,
and the OAS multinational physics program.

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BANGLADESH

BROADCASTING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS CHANGES IN RADIO BANGLADESH
Dacca ITTEFAQ in Bengali 5 May 77 p 1 BK
[Article by Shafiquk Kabir]

[Excerpts] A recommendation has been made to change Radio Bangladesh into

a corporation in order to improve broadcast standards and to set up a better
administrative system. It was learned from a reliable source that this recom-
mendation was made by the broadcasting committee in its report to the govern-
ment. The eight-member committee was formed on 9 March 1976 to assess the
needs of improving the radio programs and the administrative system of radio
Bangladesh.

The report notes the miserable condition of the equipment in all Radio
Bangladesh stations and particularly points out the extremely poor condition
of the Dacca station.

The audio console, line amplifier, preamplifier, monitoring amplifier, con-
sole magnetic tape recorder, magnetic reproducers and transmitters are lying
inoperative for lack of maintenance and spare parts.

The report further says that the failure to import the necessary spare parts

on time has made it impossible to provide proper maintenance, and thus the
condition of the radio equipment is rapidly deteriorating.

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NIRTV OFFICIAL COMMENTS ON NEW RADIO TRANSMITTERS
Teheran Domestic Service in Persian 0930 GMT 24 Apr 77 LD

[Excerpts] In an interview today given to our correspondent Almasi, the chief
of National Iranian Radio and Television Organization's [NIRTV] radio trans-
mitters, Mr Khan Afshar, explained the efforts made toward erecting new radio
transmitters. We now draw your attention to this interview: [begin record-
ing]

[Afshar] At present we are operating 36 radio centers with a total of 68
transmitters and a combined power of 4,196 kilowatts, of which 2,418 kilo-
watts is devoted to.the main transmitters and 1,778 kilowatts for reserve
purpose. Obviously, these capacities do not include Dasht-e Qazvin transmit-
ters, with 2,000 kilowatts, and 25th Shahrivar and Kamalabad transmitters,
our shortwave transmitters, as well as the Pahlavi Radio and Saveh. The 25th
Shahrivar operates a shortwave 350-kilowatt transmitter, a shortwave trans-
mitter of 250 kilowatts, and two 100-kw shortwave transmitters. As for Saveh
Center, it has two programs, each with a power of 200 kilowatts. These trans-
mitters, operating in the provinces, carry 650 hours 6f programs) daily and
are run by 38 engineers, 18 assistant engineers, and 127 technicians.

[Question] Please tell us about the potential expansion of these transmit-
ters.

[Answer] There are future plans to add to these transmitters. I believe
that by the end of the fifth development plan about another 20 transmitters
will be added to the existing ones. They will have differing capacities.
Moreover, at present we have a 1,000-kilowatt transmitter which is backed up
by another 1,000-kilowatt reserve. Our smallest transmitters are the 1-
kilowatt ones which operate in small towns, like Bam and Ilam. Future plans,
depending on our required coverage, involve 400-, 100-, 10-, and 1-kilowatt
transmitters at various centers. These are for the purpose of giving 100
percent coverage to the first and second program.



USSR

ORBITA SPACE COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES
Moscow TRUD in Russian 7 May 77 p 2
[Excerpt] Frunze, Kirgiz SSR--The photograph shows the high-mountain

relay installations and the receiving station of the Orbita space
communications system.

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“honest medium range. At that time there were three interfering transmitters

operating with a total power of 270 kilowatts on the wavelength of the trans-
mitter broadcasting the central program and only 20 years later, when the

135 kilowatt transmitter was still operating, there were five other stations
on the same wave band with a total output of almost 500 kilowatts. At that
time Lakihegy could be heard in only 77 percent of the country--more or less.

The cause of Hungarian radio braodcasting had again become insupportable
and, as we now know, the new 300 kilowatt transmitter set up at the end of
1968 hardly helped at all. The writer of these lines was permitted to be
present that night when, as a test, Kallai Kodaly's duet was first played
over the new equipment. The writer could witness. the overwhelming joy of
the Hungarian experts who designed and built the transmitter, but he has not
met them since. So he cannot know with what feelings they accepted the fact
that their work, perfect and at a high level from the technical viewpoint,
was a superfluous effort fran the viewpoint of domestic radio broadcasting.
In 1970 the 300 kilowatts brought the programs of Kossuth Radio to only 66
percent of the country and in 1971 to only 55 percent. In 1973 the voice
of Hungarian Radio could not be heard, as a practical matter, in half of

the territory of the country. In this year 11 other transmitters with a
total power of 4,640 kilowatts interfered with reception on the wavelength
of the Kossuth transmitter or near to it.

Expensive Competition

Four years after the reconstruction of Lakihegy the experts again had to

use the term "an insupportable condition." It is true that the network of
relay stations improved the unfortunate situation somewhat as did the clever-
ly designed ultra-short wave transmitter network built in the meantime. But
the problems connected with broadcasting were intertwined with a no less
serious problem--mentioned here only in passing--the recession in manu-
facture of receivers. It was in vain, for example, to build the ultra-short
wave network if ultra-short wave band receivers could not be obtained in suf-
ficient quantity or relatively cheaply. But independent of this, the radio
broadcasting of a country cannot be built exclusively on a network of relay
stations, especially if these stations also provide independent programs.

There is also need for a large capacity central transmitter because so-dalled
“mobile radio" has become general in the meantime. In a large part of the
country it was impossible to hear the programs of Hungarian Radio with the
smaller capacity pocket, portable and automobile radios. Not even to speak
of the fact that by the early 1970's it was counted a noteworthy DX (distant
reception) feat if someone, for example, could pick up the voice of Hungarian
Radio just beyond our borders.

In 1973 there were 1,461 medium wave transmitters operating in Europe with
a total power of 59,400 kilowatts. There were 12 transmitters with 2,000.
kilowatts, then the largest, 18 with 1,500 kilowatts, 15 with 1,200 kilo-
watts and 81 with 1,000 kilowatts. ..In such a field an output of 300 kilo-
wats was, to exaggerate slightly, at the "amateur" level.

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HUNGARY

SITUATION, PROBLEMS OF RADIO BROADCASTING EXAMINED
Budapest FIGYELO in Hungarian 20 Apr 77 pp 1, 2
{Article by Csaba Vertes: "Ether War"']

[Text] "From the technical viewpoint Hungarian broadcasting canbe called
definitely good, The Budapest transmitter can be received by most sets
clearly and understandably, Thus the press should be more careful in pub-
lishing criticism because it harms the cause of Hungarian radio."

The quotation is from issue 48, 1925 of MAGYAR RADIOUJSAG and as for the
warning about caution the press, right up to the present day, really has
treated the cause of “Hungarian broadcasting" tolerantly. And with reason,
for a good 20-25 years of the half century belong to the heroic age of
Hungarian radio and also because in 1945 everything had to begin all over
again with a superannuated transmitter taken from a barn in Vas Megye. The
technical level was almost the same as in the summer of 1925 when the ex-
perts of the Post Office started programming experiments with three trans-
mitters at once.

The First Studio

The author of the above quoted article in MAGYAR RADIOUJSAG also cautioned
the critics because at that time there was a sharp debate about starting
radio programming. Indeed, a few papers reproached the government of the
time by saying that regular broadcasting could have begun a good bit earlier
if they had started not with transmitters patched together by Hungarian ex-
perts but rather with transmitters purchased abroad, that is from the
Telefunken firm.

All this is only a historical aside, the details can be ignored. The es-
sential thing is that Hungary was not exactly in the front line among the
European countries but only 2 years after the pioneers (Germany and Sweden),
in December 1925, the Post Office began regular broadcasting.. In any case,
the reason for the relative delay was not the lack of the Telefunken trans-
mitter then being urged because the German transmitters in 1923-24 had a

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concessions to France for propaganda transmission from Cape Greco, and
France has built a transmitting station there.

What is more, the American radio transmitting and receiving stations which
were closed down inthe Turkish Federated State territory are continuing their
non-stop transmissions from the center of Lefkosa [Nicosia] from an apartment
adjacent to the Hilton Hotel.

And the Greek Cypriot administration speaks, every now and then, about foreign
troops and occupation forces, with the aim of finding supporters at the
United Nations.

In my opinion, it will be useful to expose the Greek Cypriot administration's
double game to world public opinion.

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INTERNATIONAL

NONALINED . TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE MEETS
Based on Colombo Summit

Moscow TASS in English 1038 GMT 2 May 77 ID

[Text] Baghdad, 3 May TASS--A meeting of the Nonalined Countries Telecomuni-
cations Committee opened here. Representatives of eleven countries including
Iraq, Algeria, Cuba, Yugoslavia, Peru, Senegal, Nigeria, India, and others
will discuss the prospects for the most effective use of the existing techni-
cal facilities for a speedier broadcast of news, specifically with the use of
artificial communications satellites. The meeting will discuss the possibi-
lities of widening of bilateral and multilateral cooperation of nonalined
countries in collecting information, in questions of teleprinters, tariffs,
cooperation in the sphere of radio and television, and exchange of programs
among nonalined’ countries and other states. The committee was set up in
accordance with the decisions of the summit meeting of nonalined.’ countries
that was held in Colombo in 1976,

Would Exchange Objective Reporting
Belgrade TANJUG in English 1346 GMT 5 May 77 LD

[Text] Baghdad, 5 May (TANJUG)--The first meeting of the Nonalined Committee
for Telecommunications is being held currently here. The committee believes
firmly that nonalined cooperation is necessary to secure as fast an exchange
as possible of objective reporting and truth on the nonalined and the world
in general. It is evident, however, that great efforts will have to be exerted
to reach a joint approach and programme.

The situation in the field of telecommunications in nonalined countries is
now being reviewed. The documents being discussed include Iraq's proposal to
establish a nonalined telecommunications center with regional centers and na-
tional networks as its branches. It is noted, however, thatmost participants
seek to be placing the emphasis on the ties among national news agencies which
have otherwise gone farthest in this field.



BAHRAIN

BRIEFS

BAHRAIN TO STRENGTHEN TRANSMISSION--Manama, 25 Apr--Bahraini Information Min-
ister Tariq al-Mu'ayyad has stated that Radio Bahrain will be heard in large
parts of the Arab homeland before the end of the year, including Egypt,
Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria. He said that the Bahraini Information Ministry
has completed the pertinent studies regarding this project and that it re-
mains now to obtain the approval of the International Telecommunications
Union and the Arab Radio Union on the frequencies which will be used. Ina
statement published inthe Bahraini newspaper AL-MAWAQIF today, al'Mu'ayyad
said that Kuwait has donated 250,000 Kuwaiti dinars for the purchase of a
new transmitter before the end of the year. Concerning television transmis-
sion, al-Mu'ayyad said that a new relay station, which will be opened next
month, will give clear pictures in Bahrain, the eastern part of Saudi Arabia,
Qatar, and the UAE. He said that this station will be five times stronger
than the present station. [Text] [Doha ONA in Arabic 0810 GMT 25 Apr 77 NC]

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NIGERIA

BRIEFS

NIGERIAN TV AUTHORITY--Details of the decree establishing the Nigerian Tele-
vision Authority have been announced. Under it the authority is empowered
to take over the staff and facilities from affected broadcasting organiza-
tions. It will, however, be subject to all obligations or liabilities to
which the affected organizations were subjected immediately after the com-
mencement of the decree: In addition, all other persons shall, as from that
day, have the same rights, powers, and remedies against the authority as
they had against the relevant organizations before that day. [Text] [Lagos
International Service in English 0700 GMT 19 Apr 77 LD]

OPEN COMMERCIAL CHANNEL-~The first stereo transmission system in Nigeria was
commissioned today with the inauguration of the second channel of the Nigerian
Broadcasting Corporation, to be devoted to commerical broadcasting. Speaking
on the occasion, the federal commissioner for information observed that the
need to separate public service programs from commercial broadcasting was
increasingly felt over the years. The commissioner referred to public criti-~
cism against the NBC, especially the quality and content of its programs. He
remarked that some of the deficiencies had in the past been attributed to
lack of facilities, equipment, and personnel. But, after 20 years of opera~
tion and with improved facilities and equipment, the nation naturally expected
a drastic improvement in the quality and content of NBC programs. The com—
missioner said that what was expected of the corporation was a conscious ef-
fort to justify the heavy investment in its projects by the government. [Ex-
cerpts] [Lagos International Service in English 1530 GMT 25 Apr 77 LD]

TELEPHONE INSTALLATION ORDER--Telephone Cables, a branch of General Electric
of Great Britain, has received an order from Nigeria for the installation
of a telephone network connecting 35 towns in the northern region of the
country at a cost of 104 million pounds. This new contract is in addition
to the two others obtained by Telephone Cables and is a part of the Nigerian
5-year development plan. The earlier orders were for 11 million pounds

in 1975 and for 33 million pounds in 1976. [Text] [Paris ELECTRONIQUE
ACTUALITES in French 6 May 77 p 9]

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INTERNATIONAL

NONALINED WORKING GROUP ON RADIO HOLDS BELGRADE MEETING
First Meeting _
Belgrade TANJUG in English 2136 GMT 27 Apr 77 LD

[Text] Belgrade, 27 Apr (TANJUG)--The first meeting was held in Belgrade to-
day of a working group which is to prepare a conference of radio-broadcasting
organizations of the nonalined countries. The conference will be held in
Sarajevo, capital of the Yugoslav constituent Republic of Bosnia~Hercegovina,
in the second half of this year.

The working group consists of radio-broadcasting organizations of Algeria, India,
Iraq, Jordan, Peru, Togo, and Yugoslavia. The group was formed at the 1977

Tunis meeting of the Intergovernmental Coordination Council for Information.

The working group's meeting held today was attended also by representatives

of Sri Lanka and Tunisia.

Vice-president of the Executive Board of the Yugoslav Radio-Television Frank
Vinter today stated that at the Sarajevo conference of radio~broadcasting «-
organizations of the nonalined countries the present programme potentials and
technical-technological possibilities of the radio and television centres of
the nonalined countries are to be reviewed. and their future cooperation
planned toward having these centres provide the public with fuller and authen-
tic information about the developments inthe nonalined countries.

At the meeting today, it was set out that cooperation among the nonalined
countries in this field doesnot have for its aim the establishment of new bar-
riers in the already divided world, but instead to answer the essence and
needs of nonalinement by ensuring an open and comprehensive circulation of
information, a system without domination, and in ‘the service of peace, trust,
and understanding among nations.

Preparing for Broadcasting Conference
Belgrade TANJUG in English 2128 GMT 28 Apr 77 LD

[Text] Belgrade, 28 Apr (TANJUG)-~Members of the work group for the prepara-
tion of a conference of broadcasting organizations of the nonalined countries



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NEW ZEALAND

ACCESS TO WANGANUL COMPUTER FILE

Christchurch THE PRESS in English 19 Apr 77 p 3

Flext]

“Section 27, " paragraphiion would be subject to the; “The chief enemy of the
‘ a # te |five of the act provides thac]issuing of an Arrest warrant ;people in this. country is
The’ Ministry of Transport i i in ‘sucl i S rowing centralism, and no
and. the police both hadline eeener wee be TOM contained in the wanced per-|organisational form which
access under the schedule offas if it had not been so ob-iS0"S file.” In Auckland, the'facilitates that growth can
the Wanganui Computer'tained, provided of course/Member of Parliament for be acceptable.” he said.
Centre Act to the wantedithat it may not be used in.ff@mllton West (Mr M. Ju. “This country of merely
persons file, which contained|any manner which is unlaw-jUnosue) said that the big!3M people is heavily over-
brother. concept of the com-ibureaucraticised already. No-

particulars of —_persons'ful," he said. “To ° inform ‘
wanted for arrest, the Minis-!the police of ihe where Puter was coming closer. fone in Jocal government, I

ter of Transport (Mriabouts of a wanted person is; ‘‘The_all-encompassing|am sure, is going to accept
McLachlan) said yesterday. {not unlawful.”. Mr McLach-|Computer is a new spectre|some future passive role as
Information in this file!lan said that, in the case of]! cur time.” he said, in re-ithe ¢ nt of the
could be stored in the Wa-la routine driving licence re-jferting to the man arrested Treasury, Ministry of
nganui computer by both de-inewal by Ministry. clerical jon the deserting charge. Works, or of any depart-
partments, he said. Mristatf, other information; “The new language of the:ment. or for that matter of
McLachlan referred to a'would not usually be ob-jconiputer would meet thelany computerised central co-
newspaper report which said'tained. “However, an in-|idealogical concept of ‘a new'ordinating committee.” _
that’ a motorist. who had/qui by an enforcement|totalitarian — society’," he! There were serious risks
gone to renew his driving. li-lofficer, who may have cause “By 1980, the computerithat the costs of local gov-
cence spent s days in| r-jindustry will be the thirdjernment would be greatly
police and military ‘cells, biggest in the world, afterjincreased its efficiency re-
yafter Ministry of Transporticlude an instruction to thejthe car and cil industries.” jduced, and the trend towards
officials had received infor-jcomputer for checking the! “People should be con-jbureaucratic centralism
‘mation from the Wanganuilwanted \persons file, in{cerned about the information|accelerated, if proposals for.
Computer Centre that the accordance with the sched-iheld by the State; and pro-jlocal government organisa-
man was wanted on aiule of the act,” he said. In|cessed by computer, becauseition went ahead, Mr Min-
charge of deserting from the|the case referred to, in-Jit threatened the liberty of logue said.
Navy. Mr McLachlan saidlsufficient details were’ pro-|the individual, Mr Minogue} Reorganisation in New
that co-operation betweenjvided to allow for a check/said. Zealand could, as it had in
his department and the!on the type of inquiry made.| He also warned against) Britain, lead to the establish-
police was a long-standing/Mr McLachlan said. “In|the effects of proposals for/ment of an unnecessary and
arrangement, not specifically }general, however, it could bejlocal government reorganisa-|unworkable new —bureau-
governed by legislation. _Isaid that as an army desert-!tion. . cracy, he said.

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This was one of the decisions reached by the ASEAN subcommission on posts’ and
telecommunications, which held its first meeting here from 20-22 April. At-
tended by representatives of the five ASEAN countries, Malaysia, the Philippines,
Singapore, Thailand, and Indonesia, on postal matters, the meeting discussed

the issuance of the ASEAN post stamps, interstate post and money traffic with-
in the region, the holding of a letter-writing contest for teenage youths,
violations of postal monopoly, and misuse of postal facilities for narcotics
transmission.

The subcommision also ‘considered it fitting to mark ASEAN's 10th anniversary
8 August 1977, with the issuance of special commemoration stamps.

In the telecommunications field, the meeting reviewed the region's submarine
cable networks, border area communication systems, and a satellite system for
the ASEAN region.

As part of the discussion, a documentary film was screened showing the build-
ing of the domestic satellite system in Indonesia, and the recent launchings
of the Indonesian “Palapa"TM satellites.

The deliberations resulted in the adoption of the proposal for ASEAN countries
to make use of the Indonesian satellite system.

While in this town, the conferees took ample time off to visit well-known
tourist attractions and to attend local cultural and art performances. The
conference participants have also been inivted to tour satellite stations in
Yogyakarta, Jakarta, and Cibinong.

The conference was chaired by Suhardjono, director general of posts and tele-
communication and chairman of the Indonesian delegation, while the Malaysian
chief of delegation, H. Moh, Hasan Bin Abdul Wahab, was chosen as vice chair-
man. .

May Launch Palapa IIT
Jakarta ANTARA in English 0702 GMT 2 May 77 BK

[Text] Jakarta, 2 May (ANTARA)--Communications Minister Emil Salim, Saturday
hinted at the possibility that Indonesia's Palapa domestic satellite communi-
cation system will also be used by other ASEAN countries. He was answering a
pressman's question in Ambon.

ASEAN officials who met in Kuala Lumpur last March discussed transportation and

communications cooperation. According to Salim, Indonesia has proposed coopera-
tion of telecommunications between ASEAN countries.

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The increase in the service of the Kossuth program
after Solt went into operation - ove? 4

Limits of good reception of the 300
kilowatt Lakihegy transmitter

Limits of good reception of the 2,000
kilowatt Solt transmitter

Number of .
transmitters Number of medium wave trans- -
(units) 3007 mitters operating in the ‘6!

European zone and

1
their output

1200.

| S200kW
SOKW 0
48

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NEW ZEALAND

TRAFFIC PROSECUTIONS COMPUTERIZED SOON

Christchurch THE PRESS in English 9 Apr 77 p 6

Gext]

Motorists charged with traffic offences by the Ministry ‘of
Transport after June will have their prosecutions processed by

the Wanganui Computer Centre. A

Most of the | Ministry’s-and have them automatically:police had access to ‘could
metropolitan offices, in displayed on the monitors. jbe obtained _ through

cluding . Christchurch, al- The Christchurch facilities !Ministry’s facilities.
ready have t
ilities for eventual linkage'screens and keyboards on is!

These are used at present sent and receive
for communication between facilities wil! allo

records’ will start to

8

ay. If it is decided to prose-!
Details of miotor-vehicle cute, information will ~be
registrations will be avail-'programmed from the local
able from the computer next terminal into the computer.
month, with traffic and All the necessary documents!
Parking offence —_notices-and instructions -required
being processed by June. will be printed out at the
Mo: of the Ministry’s local terminal within _min-
adiinistrative work is ex- utes.
pected to be handied by “he- Various police stations
ccmputer. by September. iand offices of the Justice
Christchurch, like other'Department are already
main offices of the Ministry, linked to the system. .
already has two visual dis-. No criminal o1 personal
play units — closed-circuitirecords other than those
television screens linked by|concerning traffic. matters
Post Office cable to those in'would be available to the
the offices and soon to the Ministry of Transport, . said
computer. ;the — Ministry’s regional
When : the computer ser-jadministration officer (Mr D.
vice becomes available these/L. Lynn) yesterday. L
- Offices will be able to’ There was no question’
request deiails of records:that details such as the,

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inal fac-iwill include 15 displav' Mr Lynn said the the M
y's Christchurch facil
to the master computer. which information will be’would be larger than any.
Print-out:other except those in: Au
w_informa- land. Most staff doing work
offices. The Ministry’s-tion sent through the com- the computer was designed
puter to be automatically re- to take over, would assist in
stored in the computer ‘n produced. lrunning the new system.



INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

BRIEFS

GDR-BULGARIAN RADIO PROTOCOL--A cooperation protocol has been signed be-
tween the GDR Radio and Bulgarian Radio for the 1977-78 period. This
protocol is most concerned with strengthening cooperation in all areas

of program composition and reporting more thoroughly on the development
of the respective partner country. A planned series of joint programs in
1977 will be carried in honor of the 60th anniversary of the Great October
Socialist Revolution. Comrade Rudi Singer, SED Central Committee member
and chairman of the State Committee for Radio at the GDR Council of
Ministers, and Comrade Bojan Trakov, BCP Central Committee candidate mem-
ber and general director of Bulgarian Radio, signed the protocol. [Text]
[East Berlin FF DABEI in German No 20, May 77 p 3]

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BANGLADESH

BRIEFS

FRG AID IN TELECOMMUNICATION--Under an agreement signed in Dacca today
West Germany is to provide Bangladesh with an additional amount of 65
lakh taka in foreign exchange for technical assistant to the telecommuni-
cation sector. The assistance followed the agreement signed between the
two governments in 1972 on technical and economic cooperation. [Text]
[Dacca Domestic Service in English 1205 GMT 6 May 77 BK]

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INTERNATIONAL

ISI NOTES DETAILS OF INDIA-USSR TELECOMMUNICATIONS LINK
Delhi ISI in English 1450 GMT 30 Apr 77 BK

[Text] Details are now available of a troposcatter link between the Soviet
Union and India envisaged in the agreement signed between the two countries
this week in New Delhi.

The link makes use of the troposphere, which is the lower portion of the
atmosphere, to send the signals. It also takes advantage of two high
mountain peaks to diffract the signals. ‘The present method of operating
telecommunication services between India and the Soviet Union through the
normal radio links suffers from the inherent limitation of capacity and
equality, due to disturbances in the atmosphere.

This project will be implemented by the overseas communications service of
the Ministry of Communications.

There will be two terminal stations for this link. On the Indian side the
terminal will be located near Srinagar and on the Soviet side near Tashkent.
From these places the telecommunication channels will be extended by coaxial
cables or microwave systems.

The link will have 20 channels initially to be expanded to 24 channels later

on. It will provide large capacity and reliable communication facilities
between the two countries.

The estimated cost of the project for the Indian station is 39 million rupees
with a foreign exchange component of 9.2 million rupees.

While most of the equipment will be made in India, certain specialized smb-
systems of equipment will be imported from the Soviet Union.

The agreement also envisages training engineers.

The detailed feasibility of the project has been established after field
tests.



USSR

NEW SOVIET RELAY SATELLITES EXTEND RECEPTION CAPABILITY
Moscow MARITIME PRESS SERVICE in Russian 1400 GMT 5 May 77 LD

[Text] At present 80 percént of the population of the Soviet Union can receive
television programs. During the next few years the number of people receiving
TV programs will increase. The task of covering the entire territory of the
USSR is basically being solved by expanding the network of stations which
receive TV programs via relay satellites.

A representative of the new and more efficient generation of relay satellites
is the television satellite Ekran, which went into orbit on 26 October 1976.
Its geostationary orbit is permanently fixed at a point above the equator

at about 99 degrees east. This enables it to keep within the field of sight
of its aerial around the clock and cover almost half of the territory of the
USSR--over 10 million square kilometers. This geostationary satellite can be
compared with a 40,000-kilometer high relay station. It provides high-quality
reception of color and black-and-white programs of the central television in
remote parts of Siberia and the far north outside the radius of the operation
of the orbita system.

An important difference between Ekran and its predecessors in geostationary
orbit is the high output of the transmitter on board the Ekran. Its signals
are amplified by means of an aerial which is in fact a phased grid
[Fazirovannaya Reshetka] of some 12 square meters. The powerful ‘transmitter
and the high degree of amplication of the aerial make it possible to emit from
the satellite a signal strong enough to be received by cheaper and less
sophisticated equipment than are needed for the orbita. The relaying equipment
of Ekran is powered by an approximately 2 kilowatt solar battery. In order to
secure an accurate orientation of the aerial in respect to the earth, a tri-
axial orientation and stabilization system is used. All necessary corrections
in the position of the satellite in its orbit are made by means of liquid
rocket micromotors.

The simplicity of operation and relatively low cost of the equipment that

receives TV signals from Ekran permits its installation at remote populated
localities with few inhabitants, where the building of orbital receiving

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“wave radio is now served by an already relatively well built up and constant-

ly expanding transmitter net. But the situation is not so favorable in re-
gard to manufacture of receivers. It is in vain for the experts to encourage
ultra-short wave radio, in vain to build transmitters, in vain that such
radio offers much greater experiences--it is as if industry were not paying
attention to all this.

It is obvious today that the stagnation in the number of radio subscribers
is due not to having saturated the market but rather because for years a
poor variety of sets has awaited the purchasing public in Hungary. Analyzing
the reason would lead far afield but the fact is that the signs are that our
single radio factory, Videton, cannot satisfy. the needs of the consumers.

It is true that for reasons of economy the factory cannot continue its "many
type" program which characterized the early 1960's. But its new manufactur-
ing program, decided on 2 years ago and even today only partly introduced, is
characterized by even narrower type specialization. The factory does not
now have nor will it in the future have the goal of expanding the variety of
medium category sets. It wants to concentrate on the manufacture of high
capacity, top notch sets which are complicated and labor-intensive and which
thus can be manufactured more economically even in small series. Its long
range plans call for manufacture of 160,000 sets per year of which 60,000
will have quadrophonic amplifiers; it plans to manufacture 50,000 ultra-short
wave band auto radios with decoders for traffic information, 300,000 peak
performance portable radios and a total of 20,000 ultra-short wave band mono
table sets.

It cannot be said that with such ideas Videoton is keeping in mind the satis-
faction of mass needs, But, according to its position, it cannot do so.
What is lacking, they say, must be imported. But the sets which are miss~
ing from the domestic market can be purchased with the quality justly ex-
pected only from western countries and these are too expensive for pur-
chasers with average incomes.

The solution could be specialization and manufacturing cooperation among
the radio factories of the CEMA countries but the results of this cannot
be expected in the near future.

We are slowly getting to the point where we have succeeded in solving one
side of Hungarian radio, broadcasting programs, while the technical condi-
tions for the other side, receiving the programs, are becoming insuppor table.
Without a joint development of these two factors, however, the cause of
"Hungarian broadcasting" could again easily get into trouble.

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"Plans for the development of telecommunications provide for 40~56 telephones
per 100 inhabitants at the end of the 20th Century in Poland. It is also
necessary to build over 20,000 kilometers of new transmission cables and
radio lines," wrote the minister of communications Edward Kowalczyk.

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The Yugoslav delegation points to the possibility of taking more effective
advantage of existing national technical capacities and personndél, and

the establishment of firmer ties among themselves, Besides fuller [words in-
distinct] the present-day and future technical base at the national level (such
as land telecommunication stations and TV centers) and existing international
telecommunication facilities (satellites), it is believed that, in this stage,
it would not be economically justifiable to create special telecommunication
networks of the nonalined countries,

This is why the Yugoslav delegation points to the task of this committee as
being, besides its study of the current situation, above all to investigate
possibilities for the development of telecommunications and trained staff in
the field of mass exchange of information among the nonalined countries through
public (PTT) and radio telecommunications, telecommunications of news agencies,
and others,

The committee faces important tasks, entrusted to it by the Colombo summit,
with special emphasis on the soonest implementation of the resolutions adopted
by last year's meeting on nonalined information ministers in New Delhi.

This [word indistinct] meeting of the Nonalined Committee for Telecommunications
is being attended by experts from Algeria, Iraq, Qatar, Cuba, [word indistinct],
Senegal, Tunisia, and Yugoslavia, as well as by representatives of the Arab
League and UNESCO,

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