THE ALBANIAN DEMOCRATIC FRONT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007900740009-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 5, 2000
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: August 11, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Albania DATE D!STR 11AOG 51
SUBJEC1 The Albanian Democratic Front
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1. The Albanian Democratic Front has succeeded the Albanian "National Front
of Liberation" which was established by the Albanian Comist Party dmg-
Ing the Axis occupation The purpose for creating the Democratic Front
is to lend credence to the propaganda claim that freedom in politics and
representation of all classes exist in Albania,
2. Any Albanian citizen above the age of 16 who adheres to the principles
of the Democratic Front may become a member. Be is then provided with
a special identity cards
6. The supreme organ of the bemoeratic Front is the Congress, in which %1l
the delegates of the District Councils partigipate, The Congress convenes
every four years and elects the "General Council of the Democratic Frcr ",
the lower clasaas. Actually, the candidates elected are selected by the
Caamllaniist Paarty. Every village or section of a city elects its local
"Council of the Democratic Front" which is composed of three to seven mem-
bers, according to the number of inhabitants. These local councils meet
every two months. The meeting for the election of the Council takes place
once each year, when the delegates to the District Assembly are also elected,
The District Assembly of the Democratic Front is composed of the delegates
of the villages and town sections, and elects every two years the "District
Council of the Democratic Front", which is composed of 31 to 51 members
(sic)., The District Council meets every three months.
3. The following are the obligations of the members of the Democratic Front:
a. To work for the stabilization of the People's Republic and for the
protection of the independence of the country.
b. To respect the laws of the country and to work for the success of
the state projects.
o. To take an active part in the work of the Democratic Front.
4. The officials of the Democratic Front are elected by majority vote from
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Checks th report of the previous General Council apprc es the by$lawwa and
regulations of tho ccretia Front and determines the pol1cg try be toUowod.,
The General CaLuicil. n t?s twice a year and. the lead&rsliip meets g ray
required., In the period het ri ca ea, the General Coune11 e: rcisos
sups authority with..a the Democratic Front.
The Second Congress of the Albanian Ueme zatic Front convened at Tirana on
7 and R Hay 1950. The debates of the Congress -were attended by delegates
from the "sister People's Repaublics" : Gogo Gruien y. Bulearla , A:rpad Hari.,,
Hungary-; Jozif Ea.na.+e ck, Poland; and Ivan Zubriliri, Soviet Union: The Cent
Ce=cil of 150 persons for the period 1950 to 1954 waa olectod before the
end of the S cud Gon zraaa.,. ever Hors was again elected president of
the Democratic Front
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