“…Materials were sent by in-country contractors from Moscow, Kiev, Minsk and Riga electronically or by fax, and by special courier from the countries of Central Asia and Transcaucasia. …”

“…The records contain newspaper clippings, news agency releases, excerpts of research reports, transcripts of Radio Liberty programs, Moscow Radio and TV monitoring materials, and, though rarely, copies from scientific publications. …”

“…The records contain clippings, news agency releases, excerpts from the Moscow Radio and TV monitoring materials, and copies of articles and books writtem by the people mentioned. …”

“…The set of bulletins "The Baltic States Today", "Belarus Today", "The Caucasus and Transcaucasia", "Central Asia and Kazakhstan", "CIS Today" (later changed into "Russia and CIS Today"), "Latvia Today", "Moldova and Dniester Region", "Ukraine Today" were compiled on a daily basis by the Monitoring Unit and, after is dissolution, by information agencies from Moscow, Minsk, Kiev and Riga. The bulletins contain clippings from the national press, news agencies materials and also transcripts of TV and radio programs. …”