ALBANIAN ANTI-TITO ACTIVITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005800570011-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 14, 1999
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: September 28, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY
Albania/Yugoslavia
DATE OI STR,. 28
SUBJECT'
Albanian Anti-Tito Activities
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According to one informant, whc had fought against the Communists in
Yugoslavia until his force was defeated in the spring of 1945, when he
and 30 of his followers entered Albania, all persons without Albanian
citizenship, including refugees from the Kossovo and Dibra. regions, wore
required to report to the Albanian Ministry of Interior after the Tito--
Co_Tm.nform dispute. I n June 194.9 informant and 15 compatriots Were Pl=ed
in safe buses in Tirana, where they were told by Lieutcx cnt.Colonei Ita.dri
Hazbiif and Captca ri ` hbri Pi7.katiY that they would be sent to Peshkop.
Accordingly informant and 18 others left that same month for Peshkop
with armis uniforms,
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2. When the group arrived in Peshkop, they were told that they w=ould go in
small.. fproupa to their villages of origin in Yugoslavia to distribute
propaganda leaflets and papers. They were also instructed to tell the
people in the Gostivar area that the day of liberation was near and that
they should work against Tito in order eventually to join their mother
country, Albania.
3. Infor?rit and eight others entered Yugoslavia in July 1949 over the
Radom_.r-Gos 4ivar route. This group walked fr oe Peshkop to the border,
while arms, food, and propaganda mater "i al were transported on horseback.
The group, which was under the command of the former i a1 i.i Komb etar member,
B jrari Dobrodoli, returned to Albania on 15 July 1.950 (sic).
4. In connection with the above, another informant, also an Albanian from
Yugoslavia, stated that he was instructed by a certain Captain Xholadin
Grifsha to report to the Ministry of Interior in June 1949. On his
oxrkin,.1 he found about, 30 compatriots from Gos 4{,r '. he group v;a.s told
ray iki.- ox babr?+. ri.L,at: and Captain Grifsha that the A?bsan'.c.n Governtr.ent
s .a x. :. x nxchs withi the -nit;..al'?i'to attitude o t.ze ? coup. 1' lkati told
ahem that the Albanian Government was gathering all refugees frame the,
:^v and DI1:'a. regions in aide] to :Send them to their respective places
of origin to distribute propaganda leaflets and. newspapers and to tell the
people to organize against Tito and await the day of liberation.
5. Infcermant t s group of seven men. which was led by Izmet Fe j zullah from
Raven-Gostig ar, entered Yugoslavia during the mo-atlis of July, August, and
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September of 1949, each. trip lasting ten to fifteen days. The group
carried boot lets and. newspapers which were supposedly published in
CzecLoslovakia, ? ul g; ;ria, and Rumania. They also carried reports which
had been made by Enver Hoxha.
In Peshkop 34 amen were divided into three groups as follows:
ae, Bajram. Dobrodola's group, which was instructed to explore the villages
around Tetovo,; especially Debrodoli and Celopek..
by Ismet Fejzullah's group, .~h:ich was ordered to explore the Got .var
?egion;, particularly the Ra'rentecane?S trojan area,,
c,, Haz: r J alup's group;, which was under instructions to explore the
`:;ibra rogion, with particular reference to liavro%ro and Tanuvh0
7. According to informant, who was a member of Fe;k zuliah's group, the
peopl,a in the border villages around Gostivar were not enthusiastic
over their arrival. Although they disliked Tito, they hated Ho: ha, and
they asked informant why he did not wor' for the Americans instead.
g Although the above groups were forced b-- the Albanian authorities to o
into '-fugoslavia, some of them destroyed their propaganda material. 1,11
their return to Albania they were , ;punished.
While quartered in safe houses in Peshkop, some of the men planned to
escape to Greece but were betrayed byY three Coi:amists, Iiifzi. Rcx-kepi
from Topl.ica, Idris L-i man.i , and Ba,iram Dobrodoli.
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Coinmen. : K.dr?i Hazbiu and Sabri Pil'kati are well established
as iripor ant staff officers of the Albanian S_ urimi, It is not know
definitely what rank Pil.kati held at the time of this report.
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