C00174902 Page: 39 of 170 stresses belgium foreign minister mark eyskens stmt during press CLAS UNCLASSIFIED CLAS UNCLASSIFIED APSN TB0304143591C FROM FBIS LONDON UK SUBJ TAKEALL-- Comlist: Moscow Consolidated 2 Apr 91 Full Text Superzone of Message 1 GLOBAL 2 1 tass corrs alexander kanischev/oleg polovko/leonid timofeyev report on vitaly ignatenko's 2 apr foreign ministry press briefing, re gorbachev's forthcoming visit to japan; gorbachev/nixon meeting; gorbachev's expected meeting with polish prime minister krzysztof bielecki; soviet arms sales to syria and other Intl issues. (400 text sent: tasse 1722; 3 min: enginter 1910 2300 portbraz 2300 spanish 2100 serbo 2000) 3 2 "horizont" feature: report on brief soviet news; interviews with soviet citizens on expectations for 3rd rsfsr congress, on matters related to environmental protection; marta ramirez reads letters from cuban listeners. (27 min: spancuba 0130) 4 3 "new market": incl report on steep price rises in ussr briefly recalling last program and noting compensation has meant forty percent increase in bank accounts, which, however, can only be converted to cash in three years time (3.5 min); item re farmer to farmer project recalled, three (named) members of scottish agricultural training board interviewed briefly on russian system of agricultural training, noting problems in agriculture and barriers to helping raised in part by british goverment, efforts to create national support for project in great britain and possibility of russian agricultural students working on scottish farms noted, problems of financial support noted (5.5 min); president of new association told news conference that he intends to pool efforts of dry-cleaners and washing machine operators to raise living standards, one project involves purchasing second hand clothing from abroad in roubles, interested listeners invited to write to new market, mail to previous entrepreneur noted and further project suggested (3 min). (enginter 2000) 5 4 "update": irina semenova on continuing rsfsr cpds, with contributions from mps on need for dialogue, they agree primary issues it that of power (4 min); soviet parliamentary delegation returned from south ossetiya where it saw both sides to investigate conflict there, anon report recalls background, and contrasts views of gamsakhurdia with that of georgian opposition, which takes softer line (3 min); intvw with andrey rodinov, secretary of soviet-japanese committee on economic cooperation who previews gorbachev's visit to japan, noting interest there in expanding bilateral trade, the agreements hoped for (4.5 min); anon report from fruit juice producing company in lipetsk, producing an almost western product, with help from abroad (3 min). (enginter 1810) 6 5 "point of view": vsevolod mikhaylov on sentencing of french revisionist magazine publisher, noting danger of revisionist ideas and of their impact on french political life, concluding by saying that in light of recent condemnations and of new law, revisionists will have to be more careful in propagating their ideas (3 min); aleksandr pogodin on elimination of Warsaw treaty's military structures (rpt enginter 011810, item 90 on 1 apr list); "france and belgium as seen by soviet press": krasnaya zvezda COG C00174902 Page: 40 of 170 conference in which he said vest understands problems faced by ussr and that there is no alternative to existence of ussr, izvestiya looks at deep reorganization of le monde, rabochaya tribuna praises efforts by french communist mayor of thionville to reinforce contacts between france and ussr in many fields, trud published intvw with an official in french criminal police financial affairs department who explains where main problems will be found in this time of change for soviet union, concludes french experience is useful for soviet union at time when it is moving into market based economy, pravda evokes american press campaign against french actor depardieu (4 min). (frenchinter 011800) 7 6 "mirror": incl item on slogans on masthead of new periodical press in soviet union; account of komsomolskaya pravda intvw with an astrologist on gorbachev's horoscope; account of komsomolskaya pravda report on nixon's visit to moscow market; item on planned intl congress to honor soldiers participating in wars; feature on sculptor and his work commemorating victims of stalinism. (czech/slovak 1800) 8 TB0304143591TAKE1 9 7 "on moscow's wavelength": incl extracts from horn's stmt to moscow radio; memorials for victims of stalinist reprisals; sculptor's plans; profile of famous figure of soviet emigration. (hungarian 2000) 10 8 "mailbag." (rpt frenchinter 301800, item 9 on 31 mar list) (frenchinter 011800) 11 9 "weekly mailbag": listeners greeted, letters from listeners acknowledged and they are thanked for their remarks on program, suggestions made by listeners cited to improve program, listeners told to expect more publications and books from radio moscow this year, syrian listener praises radio moscow programs, work and soviet women, profile of soviet woman working in cinema, some listeners' views on gulf war given, addresses of pen pals given. (arabic 1600) 12 DISARM 13 10 v. solovyev on prospects for further soviet-american disarmament talks and on attempts by some in congress to revive SDI. (3 min: polish 1600 romanian 1700 portbraz 2300 spanla 2300 german 1600 spanish 2100 bur 1430) 14 11 vladimir pasko intvv with viktor karpov, deputy ussr.foreign affairs minister, re soviet arms trade. (11 min, sent: home 1140) 15 UNITED STATES 16 12 reports on gorbachev's 2 apr moscow meeting with former u.s. president richard nixon, with gist remarks exchanged. (800 text sent: tassr 1722 tasse 1754; approx 300 words: tassr 1708; 4-3 min: enginter 2110 spanla 2300 portbraz 2300 spanish 2100 greek 2000 hungarian 2000 serbo 2000; 2-1 min: tv 1800 enginter 1800 1900 2000 2100 2200 2300 spanla 2300 portbraz 2300 greekcy 1730 greek 2000 turkish 1830 czech/slovak 1800 hungarian 2000 serbo 2000; brief: afrikaans 1800) 17 13 anon report on yeltsin's 2 apr meeting with richard nixon, followed by yeltsin remarks to journalists on outcome of meeting. (2 min, incl one min yeltsin, sent: mayak 1915) 18 14 col. vadim soloyev on soviet-u.s. relations, in wake of persian gulf war. (4 min: persian 1500) 19 15 aleksandr barabeychik talks to former u.s. natl sec cncl mbr and harvard university history prof. richard (pipes), about conference recently held in moscow titled "lenin and 20th century", they discuss how ussr might have developed if lenin had not instigated october rev, gorbachev's achievements, soviet-u.s. relations, soviet economy. (8 min: C00174902 Page: 41 of 170 enginter 2300) 20 AMERICAS 21 16 leonid levchenko views resumption of diplomatic relations between ussr and panama as well as with other central american countries. (rpt spanla 012300, item 18 on 1 apr list) (spanla 0000 portbraz 0000) 22 17 latam corr (pyotr kolgenkov) on bogota conference of foreign ministers of rio de Janeiro group, which co-ordinates foreign policy action and decides on region's important economic problems, noting meeting is to deal with questions of economic integration and work out approach to coming talks with ec countries, stressing for first time this decade foreign debt is not on the agenda, in recent intvw with radio moscow, soviet deputy foreign minister viktor komplektov spoke highly of rio group. (3 min: enginter 1210 1510 1910 2110) 23 18 yuriy gromov acknowledges receipt of letters from brazilian listeners. (3 min: portbraz 2300) 24 19 mikhail mayorov recalls time in which soviet-brazilian relations were established and obstacles they faced, he stresses democratization process and establishment of solid political relations between the two countries as of 1985, on current decrease in bilateral commercial exchange and need to promote bilateral relations to avoid economic stagnation. (6.5 min: portbraz 2300) 25 20 "latin america in focus": gaston vargas on condemnable murder of rightist chilean leader Jaime guzman in attempt to destablize democratic process. (4.5 min: spanla 2300) 26 TB0304143691TAKE2 27 21 anselmo septiem intvws corr in lima, who reports on effects of cholera epidemic in peru (3 min); intvv with tass corr (aleksandr chernov) in panama on reactions to resumption of soviet-panamanian relations (3 min). (6 min, overall: spanla 2300) 28 GERMANY 29 22 viktor levin on 2 apr ussr supsov ratification of two remaining soviet-german documents on conditions for temporary presence of soviet troops in germany and on financial agreement arising from this, giving background to agreements, refuting criticizms by colonels auksis and petrushenko that treaties were signed in too much of a hurry. (6 min: mayak 1430) 30 23 boris melnichenko citing dpa report on assassination of frg 'treuhand' corporation manager detlef rohwedder, paying tribute to late manager, assuming deed was done by extremists who pursued political goals. (4 min: german 1600) 31 24 intvw with rep from ussr-german friendship society on activities and plans of society. (3 min: german 1600) 32 25 "topical subject": viktor glazunov on new soviet thinking and intl impact, incl relations with germany, recalling french and Italian views on germany before it was united, calling gorbachev the godfather for german reunification, suggesting german disarmament of troops so that intl scepticism may be reduced. (6 min: german 1700) 33 26 "dialogue." (rpt Berman 281700, item 21 on 28 mar list) (german 1700) 34 WEST EUROPE 35 27 report on 2 apr madrid meeting of parliamentarians of 34 countries participating in conf for security and coop in europe, incl usa and canada, noting aims of meeting is to form csce parliamentary assembly, citing address by aleksandr dzasokhov, head soviet parliamentary C00174902 Page: 42 of 170 delegation (70 text). (300 text sent: tasse 1752) 36 28 tass corr balebanov on csce meeting in madrid. (approx 400 words: tassr 1200) 37 29 viktor (brun) on csce parliamentarians meeting in madrid to establish future parliamentary assembly for csce which will serve to defend european interests based on helsinki act and paris charter. (3.5 min: spanish 2100) 38 30 intvw with m. yasukov, professor of philosophy on common european home. (7 min: polish 1600) 39 31 "good evening austria." (rpt germaust 011925, item 31 on 1 apr list) (germaust 1925) 40 32 natalya shtikalo intvw with two paris teachers, giving their impressions of their visit to soviet union. (rpt frenchinter 291800, item 24 on 30 mar list) (frenchinter 011800) 41 AFRICA 42 33 "africa as we see it": vladimir shilov on formation of new govt body in mali (rpt segment enginter 011630, item 34 on 1 apr list); yuriy zhuravlev on campaign for nomination of candidates to post of un secretary general (rpt enginter 301930, item 18 on 31 mar list). (enginter 0630) 43 34 "africa as we see it": vladimir borisov on continuing tension in ethiopia, sudan, somalia (3 min); yuriy zhuravlev on talks due to begin in lisbon on 3 apr between mpla and unita, giving background to conflict, roundingup developments and positions of two sides (3.5 min). (enginter 1630) 44 35 "africa as we see it": aleksey litvinov on situation in cameroon where confrontation between central authorities and opposition increasingly resembles tug-of-war, noting some moves toward democratization by president biya (3.5 min); yuriy zhuravlev on mpla unita talks in lisbon due to begin 3 apr (rpt segment enginter 1630, listed above). (enginter 1930) 45 36 "an invitation to talk": yelena korneyeva intvw with u.s. scientist (michael mcfall). (rpt enginter 2316300, item 25 on 23 mar list) (enginter 0630) 46 TB0304143791TAKE3 47 37 "ussr-africa, contacts and contracts." (rpt enginter 241630, item 28 on 24 mar list) (enginter 1630) 48 38 "the voices of africa." (rpt enginter 261930, item 40 on 26 mar list) (enginter 1930) 49 39 intvv with president natl students federation of south africa, on inaugural ussr visit by members of federation. (rpt afrikaans 251830, item 40 on 25 mar list) (afrikaans 1800) 50 40 (aleksandr kabelyatskiy) on de beers diamond corporation, noting mining group has control over southern african diamond industry, and needs to maintain hold on world market prices, says govts in neighboring countries are now beginning to exert pressure on corporation to allow them greater say in policy. (5 min: afrikaans 1800) 51 MIDEAST 52 41 new york dispatch on claims by former cia agent that united states deliberately did nothing to prevent iraq seizing kuwait. (approx 400 words: tassr 0958) 53 42 tass corr mikhail kochetkov un dispatch on unsc consultations on series of amendments to draft resolution on post-war settlement in gulf, quoting abdullah saleh al-ashtal, delegate from yemen. (300 text sent: tasse C00174902 Page: 43 of 170 0905) 54 43 oleg grekov 'difficult consultations at unsc,' on unsc talks on draft resolution for cease-fire between allied forces and iraq, noting experts doubt whether resolution will be voted today due to disagreements by some delegates on certain provisions of draft. (3.5 min: arabic 1600) 55 44 aleksey timoshkin on meeting between egyptian president mubarak and president asad of syria, in cairo, noting discussions on new security order in region to which arab states that were not in anti-iraqi coalition can also contribute and on need to develop inter-arab relations and heal rift caused by gulf crisis. (4.5 min: arabic 1500) 56. 45 yuriy andreyev on iranian official protest to iraq over irna report on attacks on iranian border posts by iranian opposition group the mojahedin-e khalq, citing afp reports on border clashes in which some guards were killed. (4 min: persian 1500) 57 46 "direct contact": anon on latam listeners' opinions on persian gulf crisis. (10 min: spanla 0000) 58 47 second in series gelikov intvw with chmn egyptian comapany 'kato-aromatic.' (rpt arabic 311600, item 25 on 31 mar list) (arabic 1500) 59 48 mikhail barishev on intl business symposium in progress in antalya. (5 min: turkish 1830) 60 49 yuriy lebedev intvw with turkish public works and housing minister altinkaya, on construction projects being undertaken by turkish firms in soviet union, soviet-turkish cooperation. (15.5 min: turkish 1430) 61 SOUTH ASIA 62 50 tass political news analyst yuriy tyssovsky on situation in and around afghanistan. (450 text sent: tasse 1558 tassr 1140) 63 51 sergey viktorov viewing khowst's occupation by afghan mujahidin. (4 min, sent: dart 1500) 64 52 aleksandr pogodin on situation in afghanistan, following najibollah's tv address announcing seizure of khost by opposition units supported by pakistani troops, agreeing with reuter report that this does not signify seizure of power in country but rather emphasizes need to do everything possible to stop fratricidal war, which can only be solved politically by afghans themselves, maintaining both moscow and Washington could contribute to solution of conflict but vagueness of soviet-u.s. official stmts on issue give little cause for optimism. (3 min: enginter 1210 1510 1910 2000 2110 2210 spanla 2300 portbraz 2300 spanish 2100 persian 1500 turkish 1830 romanian 1700 polish 1600 mand 1000 1400) 65 53 (demisov) on early parliamentary election in india. (4.5 min: hungarian 0700) 66 TB0304143891TAKE4 67 54 igor demichev on indian prime minister's call for unity in country. (rpt beng 011300, item 55 on 1 apr list) (hind 1200 urdu 1100) 68 55 aleksandr batev referring to recent reports from pakistan that it is starting production of f-16 spare parts, seeking to buy submarine from prc and planning to manufacture modern tank, questions justification of huge spending on weapons at expense of other social welfare measures in past and even at present when country is facing economic crisis. (4 min: urdu 1100) 69 56 report by (name indistinct) pakistani weekly on activities of political parties in pakistan. (7 min: dari 1500) 70 CHINA 71 57 aleksey kondratyev detailing agenda of bessmertnykh's talks with C00174902 Page: 44 of 170 chinese leaders. (rpt enginter 011510, item 59 on 1 apr list) (lao 011430) 72 58 anon on bessmertnykh's visit to china amd meeting with li peng and with his opposite number qian qichen. (rpt enginter 011810, item 61 on 1 apr list) (enginter 0000 portbraz 0000) 73 59 anon on bessmertnykh mtg with li peng, talks with qian qichen. (4 min, sent: wand 012200) 74 60 tass corr vladimir kashirov on bessmertmykh's two-day working visit to china, quoting bessmertmykh's stmt at shoudu airport prior to his departure. (150 text sent: tassr 1015 tassr 1214; brief: enginter 1600 1700 1800 1900 spanla 2300 portbraz 2300 german 1600 1700 spanish 2100 afrikaans 1800 turkish 1830 polish 1600 hungarian 2000) 75 61 vladimir kulikov intvws bessmertnykh prior to his departure from beijing on result of his two-day working visit. (2.5 min, sent: home 1600) 76 62 tass corr vladimir kashirov/all-union tv corr vladimir kulikov intvw bessmertnykh on result of his visit to china. (1,200 text sent: tassr 2125) 77 63 s. goryachev intvws besswertnyk on his return to moscow following his two-day working visit to china. (3 min, sent: tv 2100) 78 64 summary 2 apr izvestiya intvw with besswertnyk on result of his working visit to china. (cov pmu) (400 text: tassr 1710 tassr 1826) 79 65 diplomatic observer on bessmertnykh's talks in beijing on preparing for sino-soviet summit, refers to discussion of bilateral ties and intl issues. (4 min: hind 1200 indo 1530) 80 66 anon on soviet union-china relations re soviet foreign minister's visit to china, notes talks with li peng, what was discussed in talks, others, talks about significance of talks, saying talks were -successful. (4 min: korean 0900) 81 67 "program for chi youths": introducing prospect of coop between sov-chi youths, young athletes, young enthusiasts' attempts to make contacts with outer space civilization. (25 min: wand 1000) 82 68 "half an hour wang xiao" program: anon on results of referendum and signing of union treaty by sov republics (6 min); introducing chinese library in moscow (4.5 min). (10.5 min: wand 1300) 83 ASIA/PACIPIC 84 69 aleksey kondratyev noting recent soviet move to develop relations with pacific region countries such as japan, prc and rok stressing need for further steps in this regard. (5.5-4 min: enginter 1210 1510 2000 2210 german 1600 spanish 2100 turkish 1830 arabic 1500 romanian 1700 polish 1600 serbo 2000 camb 1230 indo 1530 urdu 1100 thai 1300 bur 1430) 85 70 yevgeniy nikolayev on lack of progress in un sponsored talks on making indian ocean zone of peace, noting in this context u.s. and its allies voting against the talks in united nations last year, says cold war has ended and question should be discussed without any delay. (3 min: bur 1200 fndo 1100) 86 71 anon on issue of stability and coop in asian region, relates this with easing of political, military tensions in europe which was achieved after cold war, talks about gradual easing of tensions in asian region which is not simple matter, talks about efforts by soviet union re this issue. (4 min: korean 0900) 87 TB0304143991TAKE5 88 72 "focus on asia": incl anon on soviet diplomacy which is focusing in C00174902 UNCLASSIFIED Page: 45 of 170 asian, pacific region re soviet foreign minister's visit to tokyo, beijing, talks about recent developments in this region, hopes for further developments, talks about relations with Japan, Jiang zemnin's upcoming visit to ussr, notes importance of coop among soviet, Japan, china (4 min); anon on current situation in region in india where there is dispute due to religious reasons (4 min). (korean 1100) 89 73 "focus on aria and pacific": incl oleg alekseyev on ways of strengthening security in asia, noting that it not possible to mechanically apply european experience to asia while recognizing asian readiness for compromise, noting ussr stands to benefit from resolution of problems in asia, confirming its adherence to asian security by reducing armed forces in east and scrapping nuclear missiles in asian part of soviet territory (3 min); igor denisov on problem of unity in india, noting confrontations between religious groups in uttar pradesh which led shekhar to choose this region to speak on religious problems, views of parties outlined noting stand taken by rightwing bharatiya Janata party which campaigns for enhanced status for hindus (3.5 min). (enginter 2210) 90 74 "asian affairs" program: alekseyev on ussr attitude toward security and cooperation in asia. (5 min: mand 0700) 91 75 anon intvw with (yuriy sidinev), leader of soviet meteorlogical delegation which recently visited burma, explaining bilateral cooperation in meteorology. (4 min: bur 1430) 92 76 gorbachev reply to Japanese students, who participated in contest for best letter to soviet president. (200 text sent: tasse 2017 tassr 1610; brief: enginter 2000 2100) 93 77 tass corr vladimir kuchko tokyo intvv with yoshio sakurauchi, chairman of Japanese parliament's lover house and head of Jap-soviet friendship parliamentary assn, re gorbachev's forthcoming official visit to Japan. (400 text: tasse 1350 tassr 0559) 94 78 (petrov gionov) on gorbachev's forthcoming visit to Japan. (4 min: lao 011300) 95 79 (pyotr chernov) on gorbachev's forthcoming visit to Japan, quoting official of soviet-jap economic relations committee (andrei rudyanov) on prospects of developing ties. (4 min: hind 1200 beng 1300) 96 80 2nd installment of izvestiya on controversy over kuril islands between ussr and Japan. (4 min: korean 0900) 97 81 vladimir viktorov discussing pros and cons of malaysia's proposal to set up east asian economic grouping. (5 min: indo 1530; 3 min, anon: tagalog 1300) 98 82 (kunov) on some small businesses in singapore. (4.5 min: mend 0700) 99 83 anon reports visit to ussr by thai students under exchange program organized by soviet-thai friendship assn. (4 min: thai 1300) 100 84 viktor konov on tourism industry in thailand. (rpt indo 311100, item 55 on 31 mar list) (indo 1100; anon: tagalog 1300) 101 EAST EUROPE 102 85 aleksandr shakhin on outcome of albanian elections. (rpt enginter 011210, item 83 on 1 apr list) (portbraz 0000 lao 011330) 103 86 aleksandr shakhin on growing evidence that yugoslav republics appear unable to resolve their differences, contending clashes between croatians and Serbians show inability to use political solutions, assessing differences between republics. (4-3 min: enginter 1910 german 1600 spanish 2100 polish 1600 romanian 1700 serbo 2000 hungarian 2000 wand 1000 1400) C00174902 Page: 46 of 170 104 87 summary (igor bukharkin) pravda on soviet-yugoslav negotiations in march-april 1941 and nazi germany's attack on yugoslavia in april. (3.5 min: serbo 2000) 105 WARSAW PACT 106 88 vladislav kozyakov on winding up of warsaw pact's military structure, says overhauling of warsaw pact's military structure reflects understanding reached between moscow and washington, calling on nato to reciprocate warsaw pact's bold move for sake of future european harmony. (3 min; enginter 2300) 107 TB0304144091TAKE6 108 89 anon summing up history of warsaw pact, noting 31st mar dissolution of pact's military structures, assessing issue of future security structures in europe. (5 min: Czech/slovak 011800) 109 MILITARY 110 90 gorbachev 30 mar address to first moscow all-army party conference. (c/r tassr 311830, item 65 on 31 mar list) (5.5-5 min: Sap 011200 lao 011030; 1.5 min: jap 011000 011200) 111 91 "home in ussr": devoted to military service. (rpt enginter 160000, item 69 on 16 mar list) (enginter 2300) 112 SPACE/SCIENCE 113 92 "science and engineering." (rpt enginter 290710, item 80 on 29 mar list) (enginter 0000) 114 93 aleksandr ruvinskiy intvv with corr (oksan kopteltseva) on aspects of north pole sp-30 and north pole sp-31 drift-ice research stations, explaining reasons for evacuation of sp-30 station due to ice cracks in drift. (3 min: mayak 0600) 115 NATIONALITIES 116 94 gorbachev telegram to republican leaders on prices. (c/r mayak 311300, item 87 on 31 mar list) (one min: jap 011000; brief: wand 012200 0100) 117 95 (kelov) intvv with sov law prof (arnov) on various principles in draft on union treaty. (5 min: wand 0700) 118 96 feature reort on current session of rsfsr people's congress. (6.5 min: wand 012200) 119 97 anon on 1 apr session of russian federation of people's deputies congress. (4 min: portbraz 0000 korean 0900) 120 98 anon on special congress of russia's deputies in moscow, noting continuing tension in debates, with many speakers calling for cessation in verbal exchanges and constructive steps toward reconciliation. (4 min: enginter 0000) 121 99 summary pravda 'debates without pauses' summing up deliberations at congress of rsfsr people's deputies. (6 min: czech/slovak 011800) 122 100 Lass corr lyudmila aleksandrova on continuing rsfsr congress debates on yeltsin's report on political and socio-economic situation in rsfsr and measures to pull country out of crisis.' (300 text sent: tasse 1128) 123 101 tass parliamentary corr boris zverev on 2 apr rsfsr congress debates on resolution on russian parliament chmn yeltsin's report 'on political and socio-economic situation in rsfsr,' briefly quoting address by ivan polozkov, russian comparty leader. (200 text sent: tasse 1314 tassr 1145; 150 text sent: tasse 1149) 124 102 account 2 apr speech by Ivan polozkov, russian comparty leader, to rsfsr congress of people's deputies. (2 min, sent: mayak 1445; brief: enginter 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 2100 2200 2300 polish 1600) 125 103 tass parliamentary corr lev aksenov on 2 apr proceedings at rsfsr C00174902 Page: 47 of 170 congress of people's deputies, describing debates on resolution on report by yeltsin, briefly quoting address by russian comparty leader ivan polozkov. (300 text sent: tasse 1816) 126 104 stepanyuk video report on 2 apr rsfsr deputies congress, detailing proceedings, including discussion on miners' issue and socio-political situation in russia. (4 min: tv 1800) 127 105 golubiyev video report from lobby at rsfsr congress on effect of price rises on population outside, incl intvws with deputies on their reaction to congress and its timing. (3 min: tv 1800) 128 106 running summary 2 apr rsfsr congress proceedings, chaired by yeltsin, noting long debates on procedural issues, quoting various deputies on situation in republic, quoting yeltsin throughout. (one hour 30 min, sent: tv 1845) 129 107 aleksandr tikhonov on 2 apr rsfsr congress proceedings, citing address by deputy gavrilov on situation in republic, also quoting yeltsin (2 min). (15 min, sent: rossii 1200) 130 TB0304144191TAKE7 131 108 "at the third congress of people's deputies of russian federation": olga vasilenko on 2 apr session, noting discussions on draft decision on crisis situation in republic, briefly quoting ivan polozkov. (4 min: home 1200) 132 109 parliamentary corr yuriy korotkov on 2 apr rsfsr congress proceedings, describing debates on various issues, incl miners's dispute. (4 min: home 0900) 133 110 anon on rsfsr cpd's delegation visit to south ossetiya. (spanish 2100) 134 111 vitaliy gurov on 2 apr proceedings at rsfsr people's congress, says congress will continue wednesday. (3.5 min: turkish -1910 2110 2300 portbraz 2300 spanla 2300 turkish 1830 greek 2000 hungarian 2000 serbo 2000) 135 112 vladimir fashenko on 2 apr rsfsr congress debates on miners' strike. (10 min: tv 1515) 136 113 report on intl dramatic, cultural carnival to be held in (glagimia) city in rsfsr. (7 min: wand 0700) 137 114 intvv with anon estonian deputy on situation in estonia. (5 min: polish 1600) 138 115 report on soviet parliament resolution recommending soviet president 'to introduce state of emergency in south ossetian autonomous region by means of soviet interior ministry troops.' (c/r tasse 011606, item 126 on 1 apr list) (brief: enginter 0000 0700 0800 0900 1000 1100) 139 116 vitaliy gurov on results of all-union referendum in georgia. (rpt enginter 011210, item 125 on 1 apr list) (portbraz 0000) 140 117 report by delegation that inspected armed racial clashes in south ossetiya. (6.5 min: mand 0700) 141 118 anon on conflictive situation in southern ossetiya. (3 min: spanla 2300) 142 119 tajik ssr president on prospects of union treaty. (6 min: wand 1400) 143 USSR SUPSOV SESSION 144 120 running summary on 2 apr USSR supreme soviet proceedings chaired by lukyanov, quoting speakers in debate on law on enterprise, followed by discussion on article 9 on taxation, quoting lukyanov interjections throughout. (30 min, sent: tv 2015) 145 121 ussr supsov: summary 2 apr ussr supsov proceedings, quoting various C00174902 Page: 48 of 170 deputies on draft decision on ussr cabinet of ministers, other issues. (54 min, sent: tv 0022) 146 122 tass parliamentary corr ivan ivanov on 2 apr soviet parliament meeting behind closed doors, noting approval on package of agreements with germany, briefly quoting supsov chairman lukyanov. (250 text sent: tasse 1820) 147 SOVIET ECONOMY 148 123 report on 2 apr implementation of retail price reforms in ussr, which is most unpopular decision ever taken by soviet leadership during perestroyka, assessing various aspects of reform measures and effects on soviet society. (450 text: tasse 0805) 149 124 tass corr vladimir isachenkov on implementation of govt price reforms in ussr, incl intvw with ivan gorbachev, dep chmn state pricing cmtee, on how reforms aim at considerably cutting state subsidies for production of consumer goods. (400 text sent: tasse 1844) 150 125 report on 2 apr moscow press conf by (nikolay cheshenko), dep chmn state cmtee for labor and social problems, and ivan gorbachev, dep chmn state cmtee on prices, on aspects of govt price reforms and compensation measures. (3.5 min, sent: home 1600) 151 126 anon video report from leningrad, uzbekistan, vladivostok on new prices in country, describing attitude of population to increases and on govt measures to soften effects of reforms. (5 min: tv 1530) 152 TB0304144291TAKE8 153 127 aleksandr abramov intvv with ussr people's dep a.m. yakovlev, dep churn general confederation trade unions, on issue of price rises and what trade union is doing to help. (9 min: tv 1645) 154 128 "press review": citing pravda, others on 2 apr price rises in ussr. (5 min: german 1600) 155 129 anon "after 1st april came 2d of april,' dealing with retail price rises in ussr beginning today, which badly affects consumers pockets, noting govt measures to alleviate impact. (4 min: arabic 1600) 156 130 sergey vorobyev analyzing price rises in ussr, quoting prime minister pavlov in conversation with workers of moscow auto plant on monday, on aspects of price reforms. (4 min, sent: enginter 1210 1510 2000 2300 spanla 2300 portbraz 2300 german 1600 romanian 1700 polish 1600 hungarian 2000; anon: spanish 2100 tagalog 1300) 157 131 (sergey barakov) on substantial increases in prices of foodstuffs and basic commodities and relief measures to be introduced by govt. (4 min: burm 1430) 158 132 yuriy rogachev on new pricing policy in soviet union. (rpt enginter 311810, item 89 on 31 mar list) (lao 011030) 159 LIFE IN USSR 160 133 pavlov remarks at opening of 2 apr kremlin meeting between government and representatives of 54 mining associations. (800 text sent: tassr 1920; 500 text: tasse 2039; approx 300 words: tassr 1915; brief: tv 1530 enginter 2000 2100 2200 2300) 161 134 suntsov video report on pavlov's kremlin meeting with miners, shows scenes at meeting with various people speaking, pavlov's opening remarks briefly quoted. (2 min, sent: tv 1800) 162 135 valeriy kiosa telephone report on meeting between pavlov and representatives of country's mining kollektivs, quoting remarks by various speakers including pavlov. (5.5 min, sent: home 1600) 163 136 tass report on 2 apr kremlin meeting between pavlov and C00174902 Page: 49 of 170 representatives of mining associatins, quoting remarks by pavel shushpanov, spokesman of npg's executive bureau and pavlov's evasive reply. (300 text sent: tassr 1917) 164 137 anon report on 2 apr meeting between striking miners and govt representatives, noting meeting opened by pavlov, trud notes huge damage to natl economy could have been avoided if talks had been earlier, leaders of independent coalminers' union believe govt will partly meet economic demands, but feel political demands must also be met to achieve an end to the strike. (4-3 min: enginter 1210 1510 german 1600 persian 1500 afrikaans 1800 polish 1600 romanian 1700 tagalog 1300 mend 1000 korean 1100 camb 1100 indo 1100 thai 1300 bur 1200 urdu 1100 hind 1200) 165 138 nurlan urazbayev reviews press reports on political situation in ussr, citing moscow news intvw with mp anatoliy sobchak, izvestiya, komsomolskaya pravda, kommersant and pravda. (5 min: enginter 2300) 166 139 summary izvestiya intvw with gennadiy cheremnykh, head dept for citizenship and pardons at ussr parliament's secretariat, giving details on appeals considered by gorbachev on 226 ppl facing death sentence, with result that 18 ppl have been pardoned. (300 text sent: tasse 1943) 167 140 "update". (rpt enginter 011910, item 115 on 1 apr list) (enginter 0000) 168 141 "straight from horse's mouth": quoting soyuz on computer viruses, one called "moscow shark" which actually overcomes anti virus programs; french aircraft expert claims aeroflot's fleet demonstrates that ussr's technological evolution has ground to a halt, stolitsa examines difficulties of restoring aeroflot, due to shortage of serviceable aircraft; (my moscow) discusses some problems facing moscow metro, particularly that of catching criminals, noting metro police facilities are lacking. (12 min overall: enginter 2000) 169 142 "various aspects of life in user": anon on results of recent referendum in soviet union and movement to conclude federation treaty among republics (8 min); report on dispute in southern ossetia region (6 min); intvw with participants of upcoming theatrical festival which will be held in late apr, noting festival will mostly deal with dramas that were carried out in local areas, outlining character of festival, what kind of works will be performed, underlining significance of festival (9 min). (23 min overall: kor 0900) 170 TB0304144391TAKE9 171 143 "soviet union today": stmt by churn of coop about peaceful use of military rockets; intvv with churn of union of russian noblemen on union's activities; intvw with teacher discussing founding of eco-lyceum founded in kazan. (15 min overall: czech/slovak 011800) 172 144 "ussr today": anon on third session of rsfsr extraordinary mtg of rsfsr ppl's deputies (4 min); kulov on public referendum in georgia ssr (3 min); rogachev on price reforms in ussr (2.5 min). (9.5 min overall: mand 0100) 173 145 "ussr today": anon on increased retail prices for food, consumer goods from 2 apr (4 min); intro on joint venture enterprise in rsfsr (4.5 min); intro to buddhist temple in leningrad (3.5 min). (12 min overall: mand 1000) 174 146 "youth": intvw with president of new communications company which is sensation, says it is consisted of ppl under 30 years old, describing how work is carried out, goal of company (4 min); anon on discussions on need for univ students to study social science field, underlining importance of C00174902 Page: 50 of 170 having knowledge in this field (5 min); report on visit to univ making efforts to save nature, outlining talks held on this goal (6 min). (kor 1330) 175 147 "youth program": program editor on success achieved by komsomol deleg to prc recently (4.5 min); report on how badminton was introduced to ussr from prc (8 min); discussion on so-called ufo (6 min). (18.5 min overall: sand 1400) .176 148 anon on matters related to religion in ussr. (20 min: spanla 0000) 177 149 misc internal ussr items: 28: sov 6 eur 1 latam 4 mideast 2 asc 4 asnc 11 178 UNPRO: tv 0900 enginter 1200 1300 1400 1500 dari 1500 (endall) 2 Apr 91 179 TB0304144491TAKE10