Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports (1975-1996) presents translated broadcasts, news agency transmissions, newspapers, periodicals and government statements from nations around the globe. These media sources were monitored in their languages of origin, translated into English and issued by the FBIS, an agency of the U.S. Government. FBIS Daily Reports is a unique resource for international and government studies, political science, law, sociology, economics and related fields, because it provides information sources from all regions of the world during a crucial time period in the 20th century.

Within the FBIS Daily Reports, countries were assigned to one of eight reporting regions that were known at various times as:

• Asia & Pacific
• Central Eurasia
• China
• East Asia
• East Europe (Eastern Europe)
• Latin America
• Middle East & Africa
• Near East & South Africa
• South Asia
• Soviet Union
• Sub-Saharan Africa
• West Europe (Western Europe)

Additionally, from 1992 to 1994, the Central Eurasia Report complemented the Central Eurasia Daily Report with expanded coverage of social, political and economic issues during the crucial period following the fall of the Soviet Union.

FBIS Daily Reports
FBIS Daily Reports are available on microfiche. They can be selected by region and/or by year to help fill gaps in an existing collection. The Central Eurasia Reports (1992-1996) are also available on microfiche.

Index to the FBIS Daily Reports (1975-1996)
The index to the FBIS Daily Reports, now available online, is the key to effective use of the FBIS Daily Reports. The index includes coverage of China beginning in 1975, the Soviet Union beginning in 1977 and the other regions beginning in 1978 or 1979. The index was continued through final publication of the FBIS Daily Reports on paper, with actual dates varying by region during 1996. Indexing for all areas is merged together—along with indexing for the Central Eurasia Report—giving researchers convenient access. For example, one can discover how an event is being reported, not only in the country where it occurred, but also in every other country that found reason to report on the situation.