1. MILITARY MISSION TO ALBANIA 2. PRAGUE-TIRANA AIR SERVICE 3. COORDINATION OF CZECHOSLAVAK-ALBANIAN RELATIONS

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 2, 2002
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• Publication Date: March 13, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
SECRET
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COUNTRY Albania/Czechoslovakia
SUBJECT 1. Military Mission to Albania
2. Prague-Tirana Air Service
3. Coordination of Czechoslovak-
Albanian Relations
DATE OF. INFO.
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This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ina of Title 18, Sections 783 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. 10, transmission or revelation of its contents
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13 March 1953
1. On 2.January 1953 a Czechoslovak Military Mission consisting of 18 officers of
the Czechoslovak General Staff and headed by General Blahs left the Prague.
25X1 Ruzyne Airport for Tirana. The Mission, will spend two years in Albania where it.
will, supervise the activities of Czechoslovak instructors assigned to the Albanian
Any. Mcreoverq the Mission will be attached to the Soviet 'cup in Albania. In_
the near future several technical' advisors (Czechoslovak?) will" be attached toy the
Mission, sand will supervise the construction of the Tirana-Durres, Durres-Elbasan
rai]soad. Czechoslovak technicians will also construct a new radio station in
.Tirana,
2. The air spv'ioe between Prague and Tirana will be oomplete]y, reorganized and
placed under - mj.litery' controls This service will also be used, by ,Soviet, experts
going to Albania?
3e A special government commission to facilitate Czechoslovak-Albanian relations
was established in Prague under Dr. Josef Kyselyo the Deputy Prime Minister. 1
25X1 Comment: Jozef Kysely has since been relieved as Deputy Prime
1s ?er and appointed Minister of Building Materials in the reorganization
of the Czechoslovak, Government at the beginning of 1953.
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