(SANITIZED)ALBANIAN MILITARY, POLITICIAL, AND SOCIOLOGICAL INFORMATION(SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00418R006400120005-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 42
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 4, 2007
• Sequence Number: 5
• Content Type: REPORT

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1 m - Organization of the Ministry of Peopl e t s Defence.
-Secretary of Defence : ,., Lieut e General) Begir'ILLWU.
-Asst Secretary: Major General;Petrit DMM(He is in Soviet Union for
training since 1954).Begir BALLUIM has taken over the
position of asst-Secretary of Defence too.
-Under the Ministry of Ne. People's Defence are:
The Political Directorate of the Army, and the lirr r General Staff.
Organization of the Army Political Directorate
-Director: ' Maj or General HetiJIIUSEiI (He replaced INIaj or G3neralr~' Sadik BEI~PD-J
SHI iAio went to Soviet Union for training in 195:3).
-Deputy-Director: Major General Mdrec PLASAP,,I.
-Press and Propaganda office.
-Youth Organization Office.
-C.P. Office.
-Secret Docrments Office.
-Secretariats.
-Cryptographic Section(Code office).
-Office for the Recreation of the Armed Forces Personnel.
Responsibilities and Jurisdiction of the Political Directorate
and the
Subject directorate is responsible for the agitation, recreation, YtM& Organi
nation 0 of the Youth and C.P. in the !l.banian Army. The Commissars, the
officers in charge of the agitation, the Youth officers, nd. the office
of the Army Units,, are under the a m directorate
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Organization of the Army General Staff
Branch of Persobn.el and Nobilization4 Colonel2laver 'POCI.
Chief of the Army General Staff. (Ka j or General _Arif flf SKO?
Justice: Colonel)Siri' C"RCAITI.
Topographic Section.
Economic Section.
Rear Echelon Service includes.. tra sportation, supplies.. and Health).
Section of the Secret correspondence and safeguarding classified dociunents.
Secretariate
Soviet Military Mission.
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Air Force Section: I-Sajor General)Gjin 1'fA3IsU(appointed in Jan.
General) Panajot PIATM.
Arty Section: YP YY J Julush'SP"HT_U.
Engineers Section:
Signals Section
Naval Section.
Branch of Training and Operations: AIaj or
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the Arty, A.A. Arty.. A/T arty' and
Armored Corps.. are under the Army General Staff too.
ARMY
1. ? Battle Order
a).
late in April 1956.
the 2nd Army Corps of Shkoder was transfered to Korce
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The Staff office of the Army Corps t.rent- to the town of Force.
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The Infahry Brigade of Shkoder went to Force' excepta battalion which remained
in Shkoder as an independent unit directly subordinate to the Army General Staff.
The Inf. Brigade of Burrel turas transfered to Force, except a battalion which
remained in Barrel as an independent unit,i:&x directly under the General
Staff. Small strength of the a/m 2 brigades t?ras transfered to Gjinoka.ster to
reinforce the Independent Inf. Brigade ik ich is stationed in that town.
The Inf. Brigade of Force went underthe 2nd Army Corps. In the same tray, the
,armored Battalion which as stationed in Force 2 years ago, is now under the
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after the above described shifting of troops, the battle
order of the Albanian Army is as follows:
-First Army Corps, stationed in Dlbasan.
-Second Army Corps
Inf.
" Korce.
-First Independent Brigade, stationed in Tirana( directly under
-Independent Inf. Brigade, stationed in Gjinokaster.
-Independent Inf. Battalion, stationed in Burrel.
HQs of Coast Defence,
Medium Arty Rgt (R.K.P.)
-Heavy Mortar Rgt(107 & 120 mm)
-Signals Rgt
-Signals Battalion
-Armored Rgt
Shkoder.
Durres.
11 basan(seserve-force of the Gene Staff)
" Berat.
" Tirana.
Tlilot.
" Durres.
of the Border Guard Service is stationed there.
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HQs of tb-311 Coast Defence Forces(Stationec1 in Durres)
The said HQs are directly under the &rmy General Staff.
1)Staff Office
Commander: ; Major Genera1)Nexhip VINC'TTI.
Staff Officer: Lt Col.'Nahmut AGOLLI.
Counrtissar: Major General) xhuli CIRThKO.
Asst-Commissar: Major themal Z]NEL,I.
Arty Command
Naval Command
Signals Office.
Engineers Office.
Youth Organization Office.
Secretariate.
Office safeguarding classified docu.ments(Secret Office).
Cryptographic Office.
Rear Echelon Service : Coma-der of the Coy i iT r Tj DU22 SIT is stationed a Labor Ba-,25
talion ?which has a strength of about 300 men.
this unit served the sons of kul ahs, and r eactin,nriesa 25
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S CUUTY FORCES AID SP CI L UTIITS
ld v General Organization of the Securit r of the Cotuitr< .
The iIinistry oflnterzor includes the follotring directorates-
Directorate of S.?CURI.TY (Si trimi )
11 thenoliceo
the Border Guard Service.
2a Sit1riL1i
Si prini Officers
Second Lieut. Thosrra L.
Colonel Hilm. SEITIF---
Spies of the Slguriri
Hitat I.Iuhedin HO al.
Veis 1Tustmet IL?1SAi I
Servet Omer :,BM
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THIRD CH.'S`
SOVIET ,Y All) SOVIET AIILITL Y I?IT SS IOI T S
SOVI MILITARY MISSIOTIS
L Soviet I-Iilitary Fission of 3 I?Iajor Generals and 4 Colonels is assigned to
the Albanian Ministry of Defence. One of the Generals is named IIL?f SI II4 and
belongs to the Arty Service.
In the Officerst School 19ENUER" there are an _ gineers Colonel and an Arty Lt C.
Tea the Coast Defence Brigade of DL,rres is assigned a Colonel.
A Soviet liaison officer is assigned to each one of the 'arty 'batteries stationed
in SH TGJIN, DTJRRCS, VLON:", Sk2 i1T, and S ,TITTDr ~
To the Armored It of Durres are assigned to "c Soviet Senior Officers.
The a/m Soviet liaison officers are a' ,ointed advisors of the in-it-'11 commanders.
Trainin Teams
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a Soviet
Late in I-larch 1955 training t: f: mission
consisting of 7 officers and 50 enlisted, arrived to the Of:"=~ cerst School " f'
The members of this training group ,.rereused a,s t. iners in b~"?L=T fire control
equipment(used by A.A, Arty units),
The Soviet NCOs and privates, during the trainin hours, vrere dressed with uni fo?
rms similar to those of the Albanian Guard Service,i!ithout erau'_ets, and ?sore
officerts hat.
The uniform of the Soviet officers is same as that of the Albanian officers,
but their quality is better, and theuork done on them(tailoring) is better.
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...'hen they t-ralk out of the barracks, the ILTCOs and privates are aii..ys in civilian
esc ape
clothes, to WZ W, the attention of the public.The officers ma-y use either uniform
FOURTH Cll.'u'T:
le~gadarr Set s
At the position where the summer palace of Zog is located(in Durres), there is
a radar set similar to that illustrated in page 10 of the bock 11"-Iadar sots used 11- by the Soviet Union and the Sattelite Countries, Liz- roe Gereral Staff/,sir
Branch Directorate A2/Oct. 1955?`0 Thesaid equipment belongs to the Coast Bri-
gade of Darres.
At DI 0477, in the toxin of Tirana, there are two radar sets (saf!e t-Te as above)
trhich belong to the lst Brigade of Tirana.
A,,A. Defence
A.A. A2jy Guns
Positions of
At the sane position there are 4 Soviet A. A. guns, caliber 37 Era.
The said guns are installed in solid 'Oases, 8fj& located about 30 in, aparto
a).At DL-0477, in Tirana, there are ? Soviet A.A. guns, caliber 85
earby the said position there are -h-ro fire control ecpipment.
At the same place there are 2 single story buildings, `race with bricks and their
roofs are covered with & tiles.The dimensions of each one of the said '~n?ilcs_~ s
are 50 X. 8 x 4 in, The a/m position(area) is su rour.ded with ba be~~?:~? re 'once
which has a circumference of about G'00 in,
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b).ITearby the Textile STALITT(CIP.955750:, in Ti ran-ra, there are 6 5ov1 ct ~. one
caliber 37 run. They are mounted on '?hoo! ;(non--,Ie) and are placed ahoL- 1.
apart. Hear to the a/m ftMi, R: grans the-e are 10 under omCA t mnelsF-
c).INTearby' the rai lm*.?ray station of Tirana, at DT-0177, there are 5 Soviet l'..'~. guns
caliber 37 mm. They are mounted on i:?-zebls(mobile) and are placed. am-nt- 15-20 in.
apart. Thepersonnel of the guns is housed in to-ats. Tale area urhere the guns are
located is surounded turith barbed-i-rire fence
d) At I-0273 there are 3 Soviet A.A. mns,, ca iber '05 r. t about 100 ra. f ufi tae
gun-posts there is a building(conctruction and C'T_:n.ensi ores t~n''nCtria)?
on surrounding hills there nore A..',. Colas
Permanently installed searchlights
At D la = a
Ministry of Public Heslths ITeme ur?Liot?n,
Government Plans Committee: Name of president tu~l of ,
Government Control Committee: Shefqet I'2Cs,
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