MILITARY INFORMATION ON ALBANIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002200740003-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 29, 1999
• Sequence Number: 3
• Content Type: REPORT

S FICATION Sl ` -4/ccNTROL 25X1A2g
Approved For Re 6MtfM96 i)P82-00
,NFORMATI CD NO.
COUNTRY - Albania
'SUBJECT 1111it.ry Information on Albania
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF INFO. lot stated
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DATE DISTR. IS Tan 1949.
NO. OF PAGES 1
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1. The 743. Border Battalion is based at Leskoviki, but has oomspanies in
Machos, G1yna and Erseita. The comma 4.r of 7h1 Battalion is Captain
(let class) Kerin (kinetsi; the ccemander of the company in Vlaohos is
Warrant Officer Leliem Nuhe. Each company guard-post in Machos has a
strength of 12 to 14 men and two Italian Breda machine gyms, two light
machine guns, and a sub-machine gun kept by the officer in charge of
the guard post. The company has two small mortars at its base. The
total strength of the company, including the men assigned to the bass,
amounts to about 140; they are divided into three platoons.
`. There is a battery of mountain artillery at Perat. It consists of four
pieces transported by mules. These pieces are mounted on rubber-tired
wheels. Men of the People's Security serve with artillery nhich is sub-
ordinate to the 741 Border Battalion.
3. There is an unidentified infantry regiment in Premoti; a battalion of
this regiment is located in the region of Tsartsova. Artillery is
stationed in Prmsti and Leskoviki. Two anti-aircraft guns are located
in Tsartsova; they are thought to be of small caliber. There are two
more antai-aircraft guns in Taken near Leskoviki, possibly Soviet guns
recently acquired by the army.
Source concludes that the People's Security Division consists of three
Infantry Regiments, two Border Regiments, and artillery units.
The town of Vlaohoa may form a regular point of camromication betwew
the Greek guerrillas from Pogoni and the Albanian border authorities,
ument No.
Date:
Auth: DDA REG. 77
DDA Memo, r 77
Class. CHAN : TS
CLASSIFICATION S'S/COITPROtr,
SE RET
Approved For Release 1999/09/09 : C2200740003-7