ALBANIA REPORTS ON PLAN FULFILLMENT FOR FIRST HALF OF 1950

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• Publication Date: November 14, 1950
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COUNTRY Albania
SUBJECT Economic - Plan fulfillment
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PUBLISHED Semiweekly nexapaper
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PUBLISHED Tirana
DATE
PUBLISHED 4, 15 Aug 1950
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ALBANI,4 REPORTS OR PLAN F[TLFILLMENT
FOR FIRST EF-LF OF 1950
STATISTICAL A?1bIINIS71tATI0'7 ANNOUNCES FIGURES -- Tirana, Puna, 4 Aug 50
Tirana, 2 August (Albanian Telegraphic Agency) -- According to an an-
nouncement by the Statistical Administration of the Albanian Planning Com-
mission, the plan for the first 6 months of 1950 was fulfilled as follows
in terms of 1949 figures:
Mining .?
The plan for mining as a whole was fulfilled 165 percent. The plan
for petroleum was fulfilled 127 percent attd that for other mining 254 per-
cent. The plan for crude oil was fulfilled 96 percent, for liquid bitumen
245 percent, for refined bitumen from ~elenica 149 percent, for copper ore
173 percent, for coal 170 percent, and for chrome 256 percent.
The over-all production plan for industry was fulfilled 133 percent.
The plan for macaroni products was ,,?ulfilled 137 percent, for beer 176 ger-
cent, for soap products t83 ;_?~rcent, Por cloth 143 percent, for leather 162
percent, for shoes 198 percent, for rubber sandals 131 percent, cigarettes
159 percent, smoking tobacco 70 percent, cement 149 percent, lumber 189 per-
cent, wood-processing 136 percent, electric power 112 percent, and metal-
lurgy 133 percent.
The plane for important products of local industry were fulfilled as
follows: wooden consumers' goods 238 percent, wood products for enterprises
423 percent, and electric power 162 percent.
The over-ell plan for artisan production was fulfilled 138 percent.
iculture
The principal spring-p7.anting plena were fulfilled as follows: cotton
157 percent, sunflowers 158 perce?~t, castor beans 154 percent, tobacco 153
percent, hemp l06 percent, sugar beets 121 percent, and rice 128 percent.
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The state farms fulfilled their plans as follows: milk 179 percent,
vegetables 200 percent, eggs 121 percent, meat 289 percent, wool 130 per-
cent alfalfa 250 percent, olive oil 214 percent, and fruit 160 percent.
They fulfilled their plan for the first plowing 213 percent, planting 148
percent, grain harvest 226 percent, pruning 458 percent, and spraying of
fruit trees 196 percent.
Building
The plan for building under the Ministry of Construction was fulfilled
143 percent. The plan for industrial construction was fulfilled 158 percent,
agricultural 120 percent, health 162 percent, educational 195 percent,
transportation 130 percent, cultural 256 percent, federal government 222
percent, and mass organizations 276 percent.
The plan for the turnover of consumers' goods was fulfilled 158 percent.
The turnover plan for the state sector was fulfilled 140 percent, and for the
cooperative sector 172 percent.
Crop Purchase
The state crop-purchasing plan was fulfilled as follows: wheat 337 per-
cent, meat 98 percent, horse and cowhides 153 percent, sheep and goatskins
142 percent, kidskins 117 percent, and pelts 143 percent.
The cooperative crop-purchasing plan was fulfilled as follows: poultry
123 percent, butter 185 percent, cheese 153 percent, cottage cheese 200 per-
cent, milk 95 percettt, eggs 70 percent, potatoes 94 percent, and honey 245
percent.
Cooperative workshops fulfilled their plans as follows:
pe.~cent and charcoal 132 percent.
Manpower
The number of workers employed compared as follows with
the first half of 1949; in industry 123 percent, mining 125
sector of agriculture 116 percent, and building 142 percent.
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that the fulfillment of the plan during the first half of 1950 was more
successful than in any previous 6-month period. FTe reported on the achieve-
Speaking before the Plenum of the Central Committee oP the lbanian yt/
Workers' Party and the Council of Ministers, ~w~~ re
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sufficient interest in the maintenance of equipment, disregard of the tech-
nical norms in vehicle operation, insufficient organization and competition,
etc. Whereas previously transportation always operated at a loss, during
the first half of 1950 it realized 27 million lek more than the profit called
for by the plan. During this period the plan for motor transportation was
fulfilled by 112 percent for freight and 118 percent for passengers, and the
railroad plan was fulfilled by 1~.8 percent for freight.
ments of the various sectors of the Albanian economy as follows:
Transportation
Until 1950, the failure of the transportation plans seriously handi-
capped many other sectors of the economy. This year, the transportation
plan is being fulfilled satisfactorily, because of the replacement of the
saboteurs Niazi Islami and Shyqyri Kellezi by Shefqet Peci.
However, there are still some defects in transportation such a
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Construction
By the end of June, the building industry had completed ite 1950 plan
by 41 percent. The plan for the construction of the combine at Maliq was
fulfilled 113 percent, for the Durres harbor 12? percent, for the Shenmeri-
Kolgeca~ road 217 percent, and for asphalting the Vorre-Milot road 101.2
percent. The plans for :railroad construction were not fulfilled.
The building industry has shown visible improvement since Rapo Dervishi
replaced Abedin Shehu as Minister of Construction.
The building industry has been operating with only 72 percent of the
planned labor force.
If the district executive committees supply at least 90 percent of
the plrinned number of laborers to the building induetry, if the Planning
Commission is more careful in planning for the proper amount of lumber and
transportation of building material to the construction sites, if building
enterprises are more careful about the maintenance of vehicles, and if the
"Pro,jekti" Enterprise completes its projects on time, the plan will surely
be fulfilled creditably in all fields of construction.
The plan for railroad construction failed primarily because not enough
voluntary laborers were recruited for work on the railroads. The Ministry
of Construction should concentrate its attention and main efforts on pro,7-
ects of major importance, such as the hydroelectric power plant a+, Selite,
the railroads, and the "Stalin" Crmbine
Internal Trade
The achievements of the sector of internal trade during the first half
oP 1950 were .tisfactory. Because of better organization, the people re-
ceived more f;,~d and consumers' goods, attd the turnover in lek was 58 per-
cent greater than during the first half of 1949. Prices at the end of June
1950 compared as follows with prices during the first half of 1849 (1949a
100)s butter 61, milk 46, cheese 60, potatoes 22, eggs 42, poultry 56. The
food supply in work centers was the best it has ever been. The state com-
mercial net increased by 42 percent, the cooperative net increased by 21
percent, and the private net fell to 89 percent of the figure for the corres-
ponding period of 1949.
Since the departure of the former Minister of Trade and +.he removal of
foreign trade and crop purchase to form an independent ministry, the Minis-
try of Trade will be better able to fulfill its own plan.
State commerce will continue to be limited primarily to supplying large
cities with manufactured goods and to only a slight ex?~ent with food, while
cooperatives in the cities will deal only with food. Consequently, food
produced on state farms is supplied to labor centers by the cooperative and
not by the state sector.
As the result of improper distribution by the Ministry of Trade, the
plan for the turnover of goods was ttot fulfilled equally well itt all dis-
tricts. For example, during the first half of 1950 the turnover in Tirana
was three times greater then in Korce, 2~ times greater than in Shkoder,-and
19 times greater than in Skrapar.
The problem of supplying the shipyards has not yet been fully solved.
Another serious problem is the vast bureaucracy that has developed in the
com7nerciel.sector. During the first half of 1950, the Ministry of Trade
sent 7,898 official documents to the district executive committees and
received 8,402 from them. The commercial system contains many undesirables,
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many one?-time officials of Fascist enterprises, and many who have been con-
virted by the present regime or who have fought against it. All these un-
desirables should be purged from the commercial sector and commerce placed
in the hands of the people, especially of Party members.
Plan Pulfillment was least satisfactory in mining, The export plan
failed because of the failure of the mining plan, especially the plan fog
petroleum, bitumen, and chrome. This is serious and should cause much con-
cern,
The petroleum combine could have surpassed the plan for petroleum and
bitrmen production. The plan failed because oY sabotage and the spirit of
disloyalty and irresponsibility that spread through the mining districts
last year, emanating from the former Minister of Industry, Abedin Shehu,
and the former director of the petroleum combine, Shyqyri Kellezi. Despite
the efforts that have been made to eradicate this attitude, traces oY it re-
main,
Often local materials and equipment are not fully utilized, and insuffi-
cient use is made of the experience and advice of Soviet technicians. Super-
vision cf labor is not suf?~ciently organized, more interest should be shown
in improving the workers? standard of living, socialist competitions should
be better organized, etc. It is up to the Ministry of Mining to see that its
plan is fulfilled by the end of the year. There is no reason why the plan
cannot be surpassed.
Industry
Only 92 percent of the 6?-month plan for industry was fulfilled.
Local and artisan iudustry must be strengthened. Every year Albania
imports about 50,000 assorted items. Many of these could easily be produced
in Albania, if neglected local and artisan industry were strengthened. The
Ministry of Industry is still bureaucratic, indifferent, and uninterested
in preserving the national wealth and in exploiting all domestic equipment
and materials.
Many undesirables have infiltrated into the industrial secotr. They
should be regarded as enemies who while unable to resort to arms, engage in
economic sabotage. In this and all other sectors of the economy, there is
little vigilance against these enemies, who hide behind the excuses of care-
lessness, inexperinece, and shortages.
The greatest effort should be concentrated on the sectors of mining and
industry, With better-organized supervision of labor, better utilization of
all possible facilities, better organization of labor competion, and better
defense against sabotage, the plan for industry can easily be surpassed.
The separation of mining from industry will certainly result in better
progress in both fields.
Agriculture
The achievements of the MTS were gratifying, those of the state farms
were adequate, and those of the stock-raising enterprises were poor.
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During this period, the plan for planting cotton was met 101 percent,
for sunflower seeds 107 percent, for hemp 228 percent, for tobacco 77 per-
cent, and for sugar beets 96 percent.
The MPS fulfilled their plowing plan by 112 percent, their threshing
plan by 126 perce:.t, and their springwplant,~ng plan by 125.6 percent. In
comparison with 1949, the half-year agrarian credit plan was fulfilled 308
percent.
The poor records of the stock farms, state Qarms, and private farms
reflect great confusion, excessive bureaucracy, and inadequate organiza-
tion in the Ministry of Agriculture. The recent organizational changes
itt the ministry will permit more rapid progress in agriculture.
Pians should be drawn up and executed, specifying where industrial
plants and other crops shall. be grown. Studies should be made and a re-
classification of land put into effect by the end of this year. Aid to
poor peasants, including credits, tools, seed, etc. should be better or-
ganized.
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