SOVIET MILITARY ACTIVITY IN ALBANIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005600570010-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 3, 2000
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: August 30, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CONFIDENTIAL
S~ , *.:C Sot je + T':.'ii.ta y Activity in Albania
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
Albanian A.nfentr3r and mountain troops were completely re-egzippod during
.Fo?bruerny and ;'arch. 1950 with Soviet automatic small arms and light field
1X ar%Mery
20 Soviet officers from the Soviet 1".,il i.tary Mission have been attached, in
water nu: z fibers (sic) to each u it ol' the Albanian armed forces to act an
instructors.
3,,` In -Addition to their routine military duties, the Soviet officers lecture
on bhe heresies of the present ruling "fascists" in Yugosla..aa Points
particularly stressed are:
a , American money lured. Tito from his original faith
b9 The people of Yugoslavia, (wishing ;{mace, do not want to use force to
expel the ruling clique, but patience is running out. " rar Is the only
solution. /:l.h xiia (mild then assis'; in the liberation.
This document is hereby regraded to
CON -IDENTIAL in accordance with the
Ictt r of 16 October 1073 from the
~i ctar of Central lntc'isgonce to the
Ara-'h vist of the United States.
Next Review Date: 2008
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