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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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• 1 nog Page 4 ALBANIA A 33785 5-3 7/11/44 • HOMik, Dover Major purpose now seems to be to destroy Nationalist organizations (BX, Nvement of l'ogitimacy, ZOGISTS), Cr against Gordan: gradually assuming secondary importance. — • Apologiied for his threat to British liaison officers attached to Abaa Kupi R & A whom he condemns as a collaborator; claims he had been forced to make such #76 a gesture, because his constant efforts to have the Allied mission to KUPI 9/9/44 withdrawn had Idled. Explained that he never actually considered placing British officers on military trial, added that further documentary proof of KUPI'a collaboration had instigated his threat. sk Prime Minister. 'e A-54334 GB-4534 Z, 4/10/45 Albania (S-2) 15760-405 5 Apr11 1946. Sc. As of March 22, 1946, subject is now Prime Minister, M inister of National Defense, and Minister of Foreign Affairs. .170C-8445 6 Jun 46Wet TGROVAKII (qv) at airport 10 Jan 48 with NIERANA and 1210UMB Comsander of the National Liberation Army. JZI-7940 20 April 1946. On 10 1.1nrch, subject honded in his Government's JRX!..1345 . resi^nation and was requested to form a new one. Karel CO, 194Z. 6340 2 i.arch 1946. DIV.ITRO9's Arent in Albania. Subject is nocotiatinr the formation of a Federation which would include his country. . PBXS-GIG No. 205 15 Oct. 1946 Subject in Breech before the general Council of the Democratic Front expltin . his country's progressive foreirn policy based upon the policy of the National Liberation Front and friendship with USSR. • • Subject left Ports on 16 Sept. 46 and denoUnced , thn conference. State Dept. Sit. Report No.1175.150 20 Sept.46
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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.