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This Central Intelligence Agency file, released under the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act, gathers biographical index cards on Albanian Communist leader Enver Hoxha. The entries cover the years 1943 to 1954. They record his roles as Prime Minister, Commander in Chief and party Secretary-General, his trips to Moscow and his relations with Tito and Yugoslavia. They also note rumored rifts with Mehmet Shehu and Tuk Jakova, the 1951 Tirana bombing, and his giving up the premiership in July 1954. The file contains no UFO material.
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IR #5635.0 dt4 90 Dee 1.952 Radio Belgrade on 28 Dec mentioned in connection with Beciir BAILOKIPS liquidation that of the wartime Central Ceemittee of the Albanian Communist now Workers') Petty, only one member, Subject remain,. Jdk Wrote an article for the Moscow newspaper Pravda in which he accused Western powers and Yugoslavia of intending-TO-Mack Albania and divide country among themselves. Written by order of Moscow Cost— also possible that Subj. really did not write article, as is well- lmown practice in Pravda to prefabricate commentaries --especially interesting that irre-Fointed out in article that Soviet Union and the People's Democreciee are loyal friends of Albania. It seems that internal immsituation in Albania is such that even Govt of Soviet -Union has become worried about whether its agents in Albania will be able to remain in power or not. This is why intensification of vigilance against "internal enemies" has beendsmanded in the artitle. ' ab FBIS#61 dtd 31 Mar 53 tbamminnit 22x1Imm Belgrade, in Eng.to Europe 26 Mar 53 , Re: Italian Legation in Thmna Report on Enver Homba's Trip to Moscow. (An October 1952) Jdk According to the Moscow press, the Albanian delegation to the 19th Party Congress was composed of Subject, Rita MARX0, and Fedi/ PACRAMI (qqv). The delegation went to and returned from the Soviet Union by sea. idk Greek Military Attache on 31 larch 59 was recipient of 2 reports stating: (1) Neither Subject or SHEHU present at Albanian cereftenies observing STALIN'S death. (2) Only SHEHU present. Attributes more credence first report. Jdk Secretary General of the Albanian Workers Party and President of the Council. of Ministers of the People's Republic of Albania. Subject was elected to the working presidium of the second Congress of the Albanian Agricultural Cooperatives at its opening 20 Apr 1933 at the People's Theater in Tirana. idk Subject made a speech at the fourth session of the second Albanian Cooperative Congress on 21 April. jdk Present at lay lay celebration in Tirana 1 Way, accompanied by Dr. Omer NISHANI (qv). Top Secret #85702 . •8C0B-61876 31 Dec 1952 IN-21920' IR, 5635.92 dtd 7 Jan 1953 , USARMA BELGRADE #TUG-1637 dtd 2 April 1953 PHIS #76 dtd 21 April 1953 Tirana, Home, 20 Apr FBIS #76 dtd 23 April 1953 Tirana, Home, 21 Apr MIS #85 dtd 4 Lay 1933 Tirana, Home, 1 May jai(
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 24 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.