THE LETER - NJOFTIMI ( IDENTIFICATION CARD ) : REGULATIONS FOR ISSUE AND LOSS / DESCRIPTION
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C
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3
Document Creation Date:
December 21, 2016
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312
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REPORT
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
SUBJECT ' The Leter-Njoftimi Identification Card):
Regulations for Issue and Loss/Description
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2., "Any Albanian citizen who he reached the age of 14 must apply for a Leter-Njoftimi.
Up to the age of 14, a Birth Certificate serves as official identification. The
Leter-Njoftimi is issued by the Sekeio.^.i OJerdties Civile (Civil Status Section) of
the Executive Committee of the People's Board o which the citizen iu responsible.
At the time of issue, the applicant pays a fee of 50 Lek in taxation stamps. These
stamps are affixed on the sixteenth page of his Leter-Njofti_mi and 'annulled'.
The Teter-.Njoftimi must always be in the bearer's possession.
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Agencies indicated above. It is not to be transmitted overseas without the concurrence of the
originating office through the Assistant Director of the Office of Collection' and Dissemination, CIA.
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Regulations on Loss
3. "If a person lcses his Leter-Njoftimi, he must report the loss immediately to the
Seksioni Gjendies:Chile of the People's Board which issued him the card originally.
He files a new, written application In -which he explains the circumstances leading
to the loss. Two witnesses must affirm his identity before the Civil Status official
of the People's Board and affirm that he did possess a Leter-Njoftimi. A special
board examines the application. It issues a duplicate Leter-Njoftimi. The citizen
must pay a fine of 500 Lek.
Description of Document
"The Leter-_TJjoftimi is a booklet proximately 2 7/8 x 3 7/8 inches in size. The
cover is made of red cardboard. The inside pages are a light rose color. The fil.i-
gree design of this paper (for one looking through it; Z--
watermark or as on a aheck?g
contains the same insignia of the Albanian People's Republic as is used on the cover
of the card; however, it is larger -- size unknown to us. The letters on the inside
pages are printed in blue.
5. "The inscriptions on the cover and the insignia of the Albanian People's Republic
are stamped on the cardboard in gold. The upper corners of the cover bear the
initials V. F. and L.P., which stand for 'Death to Fascism' and 'Freedom to Peoples'.
Then comes the inscription Republika Popullore Shgiprise('People's Republic of
Albania') and the insignia of the republto. The date on the insignia is 24 Maj
1944 (24 May 1944). Then comes the inscription Leter.-Njeftimi and, at the bottom,
Botimi Ministris P. Mbrenahm ('Ministry for Internal Affairs').
6. "Following is a translation of the contents of the inside pages. Or. the real card
the pages are not numbered, they are numbered here for clarity.
Page 1 (Opposite front inside Dover;;
Serial Number. (It is not known to us whether there is a secret numerical
code to indicate an individual's degree of political reliability.)
Name and Surname. Followed by a photo of. the Dearer, sized approximately
1 5/8 x 1 5/8 inches.. The photo is surrounded by the stomp of the
People's Board. To the left is the signature of the bearer.
Signature of the Civil Status Officer of the People's Board.
Date of issue.
Another round stamp of the People's Board.
Name
Surname
Father's Name
Mother's Name
Date of birth
Place of birth
Nationality
Citizenship
Profession
Marital status
Religion
Address
Place of registration
Military service
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Husband's or wife's name
Number of children
Color Of, skin
Height .
Color pf eyes
Color of h4ir...
Any epccial marks
It bears the signature and stamp of the
appropriate officer of the Sigurimi Shtetit (Security Police office,
Page 4:
TE NDRYSHME (' Changes')
This page is used to record any movements within Albania, according
ostensibly the Section of Internal Affairs at the place of arrival
and at the place of residence, upon return.
Pages 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14-'and 15:
Same as.Page 4.
Page 9:
The Civil Status official., then issuing the car d, enters on this page
the data on the r~-rsonal file of the bearer: its registration numbers
and the date of issue of the Identity Card. The stamp of the People's
Board is affixed over the signature of the Civil Status Official.
Pages 10.and..11:
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Page .1.6
S1 NIM ('Regulations' on possesairn of the Leter-Njoftimi)
1. The Identity Card must always be in the possession of the
bearer.
2. For any 'requests' the bearer must apply to the proper
military and civilian bodies.
Lose of the Identity Card leads to a 500 Lek fine.
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