C00174903 Page: 92 of 170 CLAS UNCLASSIFIED CLAS UNCLASSIFIED AFSN TB3004144591C FROM PBIS LONDON UK SUBJ TAKEALL-- Comlist: Moscow Consolidated 29 Apr 91 Full Text Superzone of Message 1 GLOBAL 2 1 mikhail ivanov/aleksandr kanishchev report on vitaliy churkin briefing at ussr foreign ministry press center on various soviet foreign policy issues, incl kurdish situation, mideast situation, soviet-chinese relations, situation in el salvador. (500 text sent: tassr 1402) 3 2 "points of view". (rpt frenchinter 261800, item 3 on 27 apr list) (frenchinter 281800) 4 3 "vantage point": belitskiy looks at ussr's adoption of intl system for testing and evaluating consumer goods, noting intro is not proceeding smoothly as manufacturers are unwilling to certify their products in a situation of chronic shortages, discussing need for legislation making certification mandatory until development of market mechanisms make it unnecessary, maintaining such legislation would protect against sales of substandard goods by unscrupulous foreign exporters, pointing out soviet standards cmtee has set up a center in u.s. to coordinate certifying procedures with western countries. (4.5 min: enginter 2200) 5 4 report on unusual, nonpolitical occurrences in various' parts of world. (4 min: thai 1300) 6 5 "weekly review": report on sov anti-crisis program; outcome of sov-u.s. foreign minister's meeting; cambodia' econ sanctions-against south africa. (11 min: mand 0100) 7 6 "current events": solton on progress made on sov-u.s. disarm in europe (5 min); tass on asia-pacific regional security (6 min). (11 min overall: mand 1000) 8 7 report on intl legal college, which is able to give legal aid to foreign enterprises in soviet union and to soviet citizens abroad. (5 min: spanish 2100) 9 8 "young listeners' club": devoted to celebration of intl day of youth solidarity, giving background of celebration of event since it began in 1957 and problems of youth in ussr and west, quoting french youths representing french mvmt for democracy and RPR party on youth problems and activities in france, also mentioning french-soviet twinned towns (26 min); report on roundtable on culture held in moscow attended by delegates from europe, u.s. and canada, citing intvv with european delegate on problems hindering cultural interaction in world and problems of communication between difficult cultures (5 min). (frenchinter 281800) 10 DISARM 11 9 tass military observer vladimir chernyshev on launch of shuttle 'discovery' u.s. as one more step forward in an attempt to demonstrate that 'star wars' system can work. (400 text sent: tassr 1150) 12 10 vladislav kozyakov on discovery shuttle's involvement in sdi experiments, noting mbrs of u.s. public and mbrs of congress have called into question wisdom of spending huge amounts of money on weapons whose efficiency is doubtful. (3 min: enginter 2300) 13 11 gorbachev congratulations to soviet peace fund on 30th jubilee. (cov Approved for Release C00174903 Page: 93 of 170 pmu) (120 text, garbled: tasse 2015 tassr 1340) 14 12 yuriy solton on u.s. and soviet attempts to settle differences over disarm issue, citing continuing correspondence between bush and gorbachev and recent bessmertnykh-baker talks. (4-3 min, sent: enginter 1210 1510 1810 2110 spanla 2300 portbraz 2300 german 1600 spanish 2100 polish 1600 hungarian 2000 bulgarian 1700 romanian 1800 viet 1400 lao 1330 burro 1430 indo 1530 beng 1300) 15 UNITED STATES 16 13 intvw with bessmertnykh on results of his talks with James baker in kislovodsk. (c/r tv 261920, item 10 on 26 apr list) (one min: somali .271600/twice/) 17 TB3004144591TAKE1 18 14 aleksandr pogodin on results of bessmertnykh-baker talks in kislovodsk. (rpt enginter 261210, item 7 on 26 apr list) (enginter 0000 swahili 281700 viet 1200 urdu 1100 hind 1200) 19 15 gorbachev condolence msg to u.s. president bush over hurricane that hit kansas and oklahoma. (80 text sent: tasse 1330 tassr 1310; brief: enginter 2200 2300 spanla 2300 portbraz 2300) 20 16 taratuta video report from san francisco on silayev visit, giving details of silayev activities and quoting intvw with him (one min). (2 min sent: tv 1800) 21 17 summary newsweek intvw with silayev during his u.s. visit on prospects for sov-u.s. economic cooperation. (cov pmu) (150 text: tassr 1009) 22 AMERICAS 23 18 "latin america in focus". (rpt spanla 282300, item 18 on 28 apr list) (spanla 0000) 24 19 "latin america in focus": anselmo septiem phone intvw with corr in buenos aires on activities there of child victims of Chernobyl accident (3 min); intvv with corr in carasas on unrest in labor sector caused by latest economic measures (2 min). (5 min: spanla 2300) 25 20 "night talks": reading letters from cuban listeners, interspersed with poems. (28 min, incl music). (spancuba 0130) 26 21 costa rica radio monumental report on situation there following tremor. (3 min: spanal 2300) 27 22 leonid levchenko on results of talks in mexico between salvadoran govt and rebels in effort to solve conflicting situation in el salvador. (4-3 min: spanla 2300 portbraz 2300) 28 23 aleksey kondratyev on world efforts to help bring peace to el salvador, citing outcome of peace talks in mexico city. (3.5 min: spanish 2100 camb 1230) 29 24 anselmo septiem intvv with nicaraguan vice president Luis sanchez who expresses wish to strengthen trade and coop agmts with soviet union. (3.5 min: spanla 2300) 30 GERMANY 31 25 summary stern intvw with yakovlev on his attitude to germans. (one min: tv 1800) 32 26 review soviet press comment on german issues, incl pravda intvw with ussr western group supreme commander general burlakov on pullout from germany, saying it is not worthwhile to stay longer in germany as agmts have been concluded, discussing housing issue, mentioning 170 deserters from his troop and dozen of weapons being missed; gennadiy gerasimov sovetskaya kultura on germans' vengeance upon helmut kohl by recent land diet elections in rhineland-palatinate, nezavisimaya gazeta saying 000174903 Page: 94 of 170 truehand manager rohwedder was shot on account of his stand on privatization. (6 min: german 1600) 33 27 "contacts". (rpt german 241700, item 24 on 24 apr list) (german 1700) 34 WEST EUROPE 35 28 brussels dispatch on meeting 29 apr between ussr prime minister pavlov and belgian prime minister w. martens, with gist remarks exchanged. (250 text sent: tassr 1216 tasse 1325; one min: german 1600 1700; brief: enginter 1600 1700 1800 2200 2300 portbraz 2300 spanla 2300 spanish 2100 arabic 1500 1600 greekcy 1730 czech/slovak 1800 wand 1000 1400) 36 29 k. mazheyka report on ussr prime minister pavlov's visit to brussels, mentioning his talks with belgian premier, quoting pavlov remarks following his talks with Jacques delors, chmn of eec commission on problems of implementing agmt on trade, commercial and econ coop (one min). (20 min overall, sent: tv 2125) 37 30 aleksandr pogodin on pavlov's visit to brussels to find possibilities for extending business coop between ussr and eec countries, recalling recent eec leaders' stmt stressing their countries see enormous potential for extending trade and developing econ contacts with ussr, pointing out two sides are well aware of difficulties on way of growing closer together, stressing overcoming such difficulties is possible only through dialogue and in this pavlov's visit could be very useful. (3 min: enginter 1210 1510 1810 2000 2110 spanla 2300 portbraz 2300 german 1600 spanish 2100 arabic 1500 polish 1600 hungarian 2000 bulgarian 1700 romanian 1700 viet 1200 urdu 1100 hind 1200 beng 1300; anon: greekcy 1730) 38 TB3004144691TAKE2 39 31 "good evening, austria": incl roundup brief reports on austrian-soviet affairs (4 min); aleksandr rifkin review of soviet press, incl sovetskaya kultura portraying new georgian president (5 min); intvv with dr hubert (turnofer), teacher at moscow language-teaching institute, about his job and his impressions of life in moscow (14 min). (33 min overall, incl music: germaust 1925) 40 32 valentina osipova outlining history of northern ireland and political situation there as background for talks starting in belfast on 30 apr. (3.5 min: mayak 0730) 41 33 report on first festival of music by italian composer nino rota, quoting festival coordinator igor chichikov on its program, also quoting managing director of spsonsoring organization, that a prize will be awarded to soviet composer with best record of collaboration with film industry. (3.5 min: enginter 2300) 42 AFRICA 43 34 "africa as we see it": vladimir valentinov on de klerk's and mandel's european tours (rpt segment enginter 271930, item 27 on 28 apr list); aleksey litvinov on developments in niger (rpt segment enginter 2419300, item 43 on 25 apr list) (enginter 0630; valentinov only: somali 271600 281600) 44 35 "africa as we see it": yelena olgina on results of extraodinary mpla congress in luanda, noting it proclaimed new political course on building democratic socialist society and gave marxist theory lower prominence than before (3 min); aleksey litvinov on developments in niger (rpt segment enginter 2419300, item 43 on 25 apr list). (enginter 1630) 45 36 "africa as we see it": yelena olgina on results of extraodinary mpla congress in luanda (rpt enginter 1630, listed above); aleksey litvinov on developments in niger (rpt segment enginter 2419300, item 43 on 25 apr C00174903 Page: 95 of 170 list) (enginter 1930) 46 37 "east africa last week": aleksandr mikhaylov on uniting of zanzibar and tanganyika (3 min); most of the reports reaching us are from ethiopia: ethiopian rebels have captured ambo in bloody battle, the town has strategic value to both govt and rebels in that it is located in nearest district vest of addis ababa, mengistu said it was responsibility of govt and ppl to protect country's territorial integrity (3 min); situation in sudan has been discussed in washington: assistant sec of state for african affairs spoke at congressional mtg on looming famine in Sudan, adding that many african countries are facing serious famine (3 min). (somali 271600) 47 38 anon on efforts to reestablish peace in angola. (3 min: spanla 2300) 48 39 (yelina olgena) on ongoing peace talks in lisbon and rome to settle problems in angola and mozambique. (4 min: amharic 261500) 49 40 report on political changes in angola after the party congress of workers' party of angola. (4 min: viet 1400) 50 41 anon on end of mpla congress in Luanda, highlighting conclusions and quoting dos santos. (3 min: spanish 2100) 51 42 ilyina (silinova) intvws dr fiseha tsion mengistu, political analyst who works for intl relations section of amsterdam university. (rpt amharic 241500, item 38 on 24 apr list) (amharic 261500) 52 43 sergey nagayev intvws two ghanaian students of the moscow higher t rade union school, about their studies in labor relations. (rpt enginter 231930, item 33 on 23 apr list) (enginter 1930) 53 44 vladimir borisov on anniversary of union of tanganyika and zanzibar; increasing number of zanzibaris refuse to consider union day as their holiday, zanzibaris are irritated by being under mainland tanzania's political organs: opposition groups in zanzibar call for referendum to decide destiny of islands, new leadership has given hope that problems of union are receiving more attention now than before. (5 min: swahili 281700) 54 45 vladimir Borisov on somali-kenya relations. (somali 281600) 55 TB3004144791TAKE3 56 46 vladislav chernukha on south african president de klerk's european tour. (rpt persian 281500, item 31 on 28 apr list) (spanish 282100) 57 47 vladimir valentinov on differences between de kierk and mandela. (4.5 min: swahili 281700) 58 MIDEAST 59 48 "view from cairo": pravda's cairo corr, vladimir pelikov, on U.S. mideast policy. (6 min, sent: arabic 1600) 60 49 oleg grechko on James baker's mideast tour. (sent: arabic 1500) 61 50 anon on intl day of twinned cities, on importance of this activity, chairman of soviet society for twinned cities gives examples of twinned arab and soviet cities, noting twinned cities is factor of economic cooperation. (arabic 1500) 62 51 "the soviet union and turkey--on path of good neighborliness program." (rpt turkish 271430, item 47 on 27 apr list) (turkish 1830) 63 CHINA 64 52 reports on bessmertnykh's 29 apr moscow meeting with tian zengpei, chinese deputy foreign minister and leader of chinese govt delegation, with gist remarks exchanged. (100 text sent: tasse 2023 tassr 1957; brief: enginter 2200 2300) 65 53 overseas chi radio journal. (20 min: mand 282200) 66 54 report on khabarovsk international nuclear energy conf, including intvw 000174903 Page: 96 of 170 with chi participant (zhang avenging). (9 min: wand 0700) 67 55 interview with supsov deleg head on chi econ reforms. (5 min, sent: wand 1400) 68 ASIAN COMMUNIST 69 56 petr (chernov) on cambodian situation. (rpt enginter 241210, item 65 on 24 apr list) (urdu 1100 hind 1200 viet 1200 1400) 70 57 vladivostok reporter's travelogue on north hamgyong province. (16 min, sent: korean 0900) 71 58 (hakov) on liberation of south vietnam anniv, noting recent improved u.s.-viet ties. (3 min: wand 1400) 72 ASIA/PACIFIC 73 59 "focus on asia" incl intvw with (kuznechev), director in charge of soviet export goods to be on display in seoul from 1-7 may (3 min, sent); intvv with head of leningrad local parliament deleg that visited china (4 min). (korean 1100) 74 60 "focus on asia and pacific": incl oleg alekseyev on announced soviet visit next month of gensec of chinese cp cc, beijing news conference by li peng quoted on how relations with ussr would not return again to those of 1950's (3 min); vasiliy (khalikov) on liberation of south vietnam on 30 april 1975, moves toward resumption of normal relations between two countries noted (3 min); viktor vinogradov on announcement that u.s.-thai military exercises will take place from 8-28 may 1991 (3 min); vladimir ivashin pegged to news conference by pakistan's president calling for settlement of kashmir issue, good intentions and words alone not sufficient, both countries accuse each other over issue (3 min). (enginter 2210) 75 61 "various aspects of cooperation": resume of news items on various aspects of soviet-dprk cooperation (3 min); anon report from pyongyang on visit to dprk by rsfsr party deleg (2 min, sent); intvw with head of samsung group's trade office in moscow on ussr-rok business ties, remarks growing economic ties between ussr, rok, gorbachev's visit to rok, his meeting with president no, his view on perestroyka (3 min); anon on opening of rok export-import bank in moscow, head of rok eximport bank office in moscow speaks at opening ceremony (5 min); article contained in textbook on korean literary works published in vladivostok (3 min). (korean 1330) 76 62 anon on sov concept asia-pacific security, noting continued tensions. (5 min: jap 281000) 77 TB3004144891TAKE4 78 63 (mikhailo) interviews academician mikhail kitarenko on gorbachev visit to Japan, rok. (4.5 min: jap 281000) 79 64 philosopher dr. (mikhail titarenko) on positive contribution of recent gorbachev's visit to Japan and rok to soviet asia-pacific policy. (4 min: bur 1430 indo 1100 thai 1300) 80 65 aleksandr kuznetsov on reports about Japanese company marubeni being accused by Indonesia of violating regulations regarding felling of hardwood trees from indonesian island, notes rich countries exploiting poor nations like indonesia and burma. (5 min: bur 1200 indo 1100 1530) 81 66 siberian tour: coop of magadan with jap companies on fishing, food processing. (12 min: jap 281000) 82 67 military observer on coming u.s.-thailand military exercise which will be held from 8-28 may. (4-3 min: korean 0900 viet 1400 lao 1330) 83 EAST EUROPE C001.74903 Page: 97 of 170 84 68 aleksandr shakhin describing new relations between eastern europe and moscow as good neighborliness. (rpt enginter 251210, item 86 on 25 apr list) (spanish 282100) 85 69 intvw with head of Intl dept of supsov on economic difficulties suffered by east european countres, transition toward market, on exchanges between parliaments in ussr, east european countries, on supsov plans for future. (15 min: korean 1100) 86 70 irina pavlova intvw with economist vasiliy vinogradov on reuslts of 6 years perestroyka in relations between ussr and eastern europe. (10 min: bulgarian 1700; 5 min: czech/slovak 1800) 87 71 announcer-red reader's letter from soviet veteran published by izvestiya describing soviet assistance to bulgaria in early postwar era. (5 min: bulgarian 1700) 88 72 report on developments in business ties between hungarian and siberian enterprises. (5 min: hungarian 2000) 89 73 item on polish-soviet economic contacts and cooperation, incl intvw with (name indistinct) soviet economist on subject. (3 min, poor: polish 1600) 90 74 aleksandr shakin on yugoslav republican leaders' meeting in montenegro on country's political future, recalling similar meeting held recently in ohrid, macedonia, where news conference made it clear that dialogue had failed to take place. (3 min: spanla 2300 portbraz 2300 german 1600 spanish 2100 greek 2000 arabic 1600 wand 1400; anon: romanian 1700 camb 1230 viet 1200) 91 MILITARY 92 75 interview with president of new foundation for world war two defenders. (4 min: wand 0700) 93 SCIENCE 94 76 "science and engineering." (rpt enginter 260710, item 74 on 26 apr list) (enginter 0000) 95 NATIONALITIES 96 77 lev levin tashkent dispatch on stmt by karimov, uzbekistan president, during session of uzbekistan republic's cabinet of ministers, hailing statement of nine union republics as a real chance for stabilization of situation country. (100 text sent: tassr 1028) 97 78 vyacheslav solovyev on gorbachev's meeting with nine republican leaders and subsequent signing of joint declaration on measures to stabilize situation and overcome econ crisis. (rpt enginter 271210, item 69 on 27 apr list) (somali 271600 281600) 98 79 summary kommersant on gorbachev signing secret memorandum with nine republican leaders. (10 min, sent: rossii 1155) 99 80 aleksandr zelenkov on pravda and kommersant reports on gorbachev's accord with nine republican leaders. (4 min: sent: rossii 1350) 100 TB3004144991TAKE5 101 81 vitally gurov on joint declaration of gorbachev and nine republican leaders, citing uzbek president karimov's stmt that declaration offers a real chance to take country out of crisis, maintaining participants realized unity is only chance for salvation, noting while they all have cause for concern, declaration is likely to survive test of time since they see political peace as a necessary condition for settling crisis. (4 min: enginter 1210 1510 1810 2000 2110 portbraz 2300 spanla 2300 german 1600 spanish 2100 turkish 1830 polish 1600 hungarian 2000 bulgarian 1700 mand 1000 1400 lao 1030 camb 1100 urdu 1100 hind 1200 indo 1100 thai 1300 C00174903 UNCLASSIFIED Page: 98 of 170 beng 1300 burm 1200 1430; anon: romanian 1700 kor 1100) 102 82 baku report on statement by azerbaijan president mutalibov demanding an end to armenian interference in azerbaijan. (300 text sent: tassr 1130; 2 min: tv 1800; brief: mayak 1900) 103 83 (name indistinct) on ethnic problems in southern ossettia. (5 min: portbraz 2300) 104 84 soviet government condolences to ppls of georgia over tragedy as a result of earthquake that hit transcaucasian republic 29 apr. (60 text sent: tasse 1850) 105 85 valeriy zaitsev rigs dispatch on news conference by valentin kuptsov, sec cpsu cc, on congress of baltic communists. (300 text sent: tasse 1229 tassr 0755) 106 86 lyudmila aleksandrova on 2-day plenum of council of reps of democratic russia movement, re differences between radicals and supporters of realistic approach intensifying in ranks of russian opposition. (300 text sent: tassr 1358) 107 87 islam abduganiyevich intvw with uzbek president i. karimov, following signing of stmt on new union treaty. (c/r tv 281800, item 75 on 28 apr list) (one min: enginter 0800 0900 1000 1100 frenchinter 281800; brief: enginter 0000 0700) 108 USSR SUPSOV SESSION 109 88 anon analyzing soviet government's anti-crisis program. (rpt gurov, enginter 281210, item 78 on 28 apr list) (spanish 282100) 110 CPSU CC PLENUM 111 89 vitally gurov on cpsu cc plenum and stmt on gorbachev's meeting with republican leaders. (rpt enginter 261210, item 102 on 26 apr list) (amharic 261500) 112 90 cpsu cc plenum resolution on situation in country.- (text, 2,400 text sent: tassr 2005; 400 text sent: tasse 2131) 113 91 decision by joint plenum of cpsu cc and central control commission, on communists' work in soviets of ppl's deputies. (200 text sent: tassr 2030) 114 SOVIET ECONOMY 115 92 video report from udmurtia electrical appliance factory re manufacture of washing machines, noting production hampered by lack of stainless steel, workers under threat of close-down or bankruptcy if supplies not assured, incl intvv with manager claiming ministries not being very helpful. (3 min: tv 1530) 116 93 yuriy igrinev report on bergedorfer talks in moscow, quoting soviet official valentin falin as supporting market economy, also quoting deutsche bank manager f.w. christians on market econ, frg politician egon bahr as advocating establishment of infrastructure in ussr, concluding with acad oleg bogomolov saying ussr will become in end firm pilar within european context. (9 min: german 1600) 117 94 video reeport from collective farm near alma ata where structure of farm organization is under discussion, giving account of meeting of farm workers with chairman, and citing impassioned appeals by participants and vote being taken. (3 min: tv 1530) 118 95 report on household farming development. (5 min: mand 0700) 119 TB3004145091TAKE6 120 96 "program for farmers". (rpt enginter 251930, item 124 on 26 apr list) (enginter 0630) 121 LIFE IN USSR C00174903 Page: 99 of 170 122 97 stepanyuk report on gorbachev presentation of awards in kremlin to soviet workers, quoting gorbachev address (3 min). (7 min, sent: tv 1800; gorbachev address only, 250 text: tasse 1858; 80 text sent: home 1600; one min: greek 2000 turkish 1830 hungarian 2000; brief: enginter 1800 1900 2000 2100 2200 2300 spanla 2300 portbraz 2300) 123 98 vladimir yegorov "unity, solidarity, rights of working man", slogan of may day celebrations, quoting from press conference given by mikhail shmakov, mftu churn, pegged to upcoming may day celebrations in moscow, mentioning gorbachev, yeltsin lukyanov and popov invited. (300 tassr 1307) 124 99 lyudmilla semina report on press conference given by moscow city federation of tus, pegged to holding of demonstrations on 1 may. (3.5 min, sent: home 1600) 125 100 yeltsin stmt in moscow prior to his visit to kuzbass. (one min, sent: tv 1200; brief: rossii 1230 enginter 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 2100 spanish 2100 czech/slovak 1800 polish 1600) 126 101 grigoriy shalakin novokuznetsk dispatch on yeltsin's visit for talks with kuzbass miners, giving account of his meeting with leaders of russian parliament and reps of kuzbass strike cmtees, quoting yeltsin remarks (100 words). (250 text sent: tassr 1931 tasse 2135; yeltsin only, 80 text sent: rossii 2050) 127 102 sergey vorobyev report on recent developments in miners' strikes, noting some hope in past few days, mentioning stoppage has been suspended at nine vorkuta mines, quoting chmn of vorkuta city workers strike cmtee, also mentioning resumption of work at pits around mezhdurechensk in kuznetsk coalfields, pointing out yeltsin arrived in kuznetsk coalfields to conduct talks with miners reps in an effort to normalize situation. (4.5 min: enginter 1210 1510 1810 2000 2110 spanla 2300 portbraz 2300 spanish 2100 arabic 1500 greek 2000 bulgarian 1700 romanian 1700 polish 1600 hungarian 2000 indo 1530 beng 1300 camb 1100 lao 1030; anon, poorest: german 1600) 128 103 report on boris yeltzin's current trip to soviet coal areas. (4 min, poorest: german 1600) 129 104 vladimir sedenko, chmn gas and oil industry tu, at press conference, on sharply worsening social tension in oil and gas industry. (3 min, sent: mayak 1454) 130 105 vladimir korablev report on extraordinary session of moscow city soviet. (4 min, sent: home 1600) 131 106 anon on moscow city government's decision that city's nine nuclear reactors, used for research and medical production, must be removed, although iaea experts feel they present no danger, quoting nikolay ponomarev-stephnoy, institute's first dpty director, that their power is too low to allow an accident. (3 min: enginter 2300) 132 107 anon on politological course at russian-u.s. university in moscow for purpose of training professional politicians, quoting co-leader of forum 90 assn of young politicians, explaining why country's previous political situation necessitates such a course. (5 min: enginter 2300) 133 108 anon on 5th anniversary of chernobyl nuclear accident. (rpt enginter 261210, item 108 on 26 apr list) (amharic 261500) 134 109 sergey vorobyev on 5th anniversary of chernobyl disaster. (rpt enginter 281210, item 86 on 28 apr list) (spanish 282100) 135 110 aleksandr malikov london dispatch about chernobyl aftermath and need to rehouse thousands of ppl, task to which british consortium is to assist C00174903 Page: 100 of 170 and agreement to this effect expected to be signed next month. (3 min: enginter 2000) 136 111 video report featuring intvw with worker at solikamsk paper combine and video of production process, focussing on attempts to conclude agreements with various suppliers to try to ensure adequate timber, danger of facilities having to be closed down if supplies not obtained, intvw with plant director baranov on perm local soviet attempts to sort out situation. (3 min: tv 1530) 137 112 "topical subject"; boris melnichenko on soviet press emotions as to president gorbachev who is presented by press either as martyr, hostage of conservatives or in other way, while quoting from various soviet newspapers and referring to recent political events in country, quoting recent helmut kohl remarks on gorbachev who paid tribute to soviet leader. (7 min: german 1700) 138 TB3004145191TAK87 139 113 "know the ussr" ivan (pankov) on soviet media and press. (25 min: amharic 161500 281500) 140 114 "know more about ussr": feature on new social organization and rehabilitation of media. (27 min: Somali 281600) 141 115 "ussr today": (urubiyev) on strike fever cooling down (6 min); report on lawyers' union protecting foreigners' interests (3 min); profile of film director (6 min). (15 min: mend 1300) 142 116 "various aspects of life in ussr": anon on various reaction of soviets to joint stmt on stabilizing situation, overcome crisis released by gorbachev, ldrs of 9 soviet republics (5 min); anon on group of lawyers who help soviets do business with foreigners with legal advice (5 min); anon on young, talented soviet drama producer. (6 min: korean 0900) 143 117 "soviet union today": valeriy platonov interviews-vyacheslav lizlov, mbr of administrative cncl of social democratic party russia, on structure and goals of party (6 min); vadim burenin, president of federation of schools for training of business managers, on activities of school (6 min). (14 min, incl music: greekcy 1730) 144 118 "moscow evenings." (rpt czech/slovak 271800, item 89 on 28 apr list) (czech/slovak 1800) 145 119 "update": incl anon on joint declaration by gorbachev and nine republican leaders on program of measures to stabilize situation and cope with nati crisis. many see yeltsin's signing of document as proof that relations between him and gorbachev have somewhat improved, various named officials give their differing opinions on document (3.5 min); highlights of intvs given by chairman of ussr's first foreign policy assn and former foreign minister eduard shevardnadze to newsmen (3 min, sent); irina simnova on fifth anniversary of chernobyl tragedy (rpt segment enginter 261910, item 120 on 26 apr list). (enginter 1910; shevardnadze intvw only; enginter 2300) 146 120 "vid": incl kirillov introduces delo, video report by anon who, to video of private market, notes that whilst economists argue, the situation gets worse. sergey shkurko, prof of economic sciences and director of scientific self-financing professional center of general confederation of ussr trade unions says in in video intvw certain (unspecified) areas are threatened with hunger and that by the end of auumn catastrophe could occue in food supply (5 min); olga gracheva, chairman of russian merchants' union calls for opportunity for people to open small businesses, noting quella catalogue shops being set up in moscow in C00174903 Page: 101 of 170 competion to berezka hard currency shops, citing remarks by aleksandr belyakov, general director of joint venture intermods, which fronts quelle in ussr, also intvv with vladimir vesbland, director of american shop "amerikanskogo magazine" which hs recently been opened for hard currency business in ussr (6 min). (tv 261934) 147 121 "answers to listeners' questions": on job opportunities in moscow; young talented artists; hypotheses about connections between earthquakes, accidents and ufo's; cultural items. (hungarian 2000) 148 122 "reviewing your letters": listeners' comments on radio moscow programs noted, following listener's request some time ago about evangelistic christians in ussr, visit made to their church in moscow, number of ppl there, most of them young ppl, was astonishing, aleksey bychkov, vice-president of ussr cncl of evangelistic christian baptists, quoted on previous oppression of baptist community, which now numbers 330,000 mbrs, noting cncl has very good relations with u.s. baptist community. (5.5 min: enginter 2300) 149 123 misc internal ussr items: 33: sov 8 eur 2 latam 5 mideast 2 afr 3 asc 7 asnc 6 150 Unpro: tv 0900 turkish 1430 151 Poorest: dart 1500 152 Poor: enginter 1300 153 Missed: serbo 2000 (endall) 29 Apr 91 154 TB3004145291TAKE8