CC CPSU decree, approving aid necessary to build a radio station in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. The USSR Ministry of Communication provided technical assistance to install the communication system.
November 1, 1980
CC CPSU Granting Technical Assistance to the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan in the Construction of a 1000 kWt Medium-Wave Radio Broadcasting Station [Final version]
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CC CPSU
Granting Technical Assistance to the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan in the Construction of a 1000 kWt Medium-Wave Radio Broadcasting Station
In connection with an appeal by the Afghan side, the USSR State Committee for Foreign Economic Relations (Cde. Skachkov) and the USSR Ministry of Communications (Cde. Talyzin) are proposing to grant technical assistance in 1980-1983 to the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan in the construction and operation of a 1000 kWt medium-wave radio broadcasting station with an antenna system by performing planning and surveying operations, delivery of equipment and materials, and also sending Soviet specialists. Keeping in mind that the Afghan side will provide the planning and construction of secondary and offsite structures, the general construction work and provision of a labor force for the installation work for the radio station, and also its subsequent operation.
The expenses of Soviet organizations come to about 10 million rubles; it is proposed they be paid by granting the DRA a credit under the conditions specified in USSR Council of Ministers Decree Nº 1018-291 of 14 November 1979.
GKEhS jointly with the USSR Ministry of Communications is to hold talks with the Afghan side and write up the agreement reached in an appropriate document.
The CC CPSU departments support the proposal of GKEhS and the USSR Ministry of Communications. It has been coordinated with the USSR MID (Cde. Mal’tsev), USSR Gosplan (Cde. Inozemtsev), and the USSR Ministry of Installation and Special Construction Work (Cde. Mekryukov).
A draft CC CPSU decree is attached.
Chief of the CC CPSU Transport
and Communications Department
[signature]
K. Simonov
Deputy Chief of the CC CPSU
International Department
[signature]
R. Ul’yanovskiy
11 January 1980
Nº 25–S-78
A CC CPSU decree granting technical assistence to the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan in order to build a radio wave boradcasting station.
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Translated for CWIHP by Gary Goldberg.
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