1. ALBANIAN ESCAPEES ENTERING YUGOSLAVIA 2. ALBANIAN-YUGOSLAV RELATIONS

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CREST [1]

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General CIA Records [2]

Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):

CIA-RDP81-00280R001300010009-9

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RIPPUB

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December 22, 2016

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June 8, 2011

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Publication Date:

October 25, 1956

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REPORT

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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/06/08 : CIA-R DP81-0028OR001300010009-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/06/08 : CIA-R DP81-0028OR001300010009-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/06/08: CIA-RDP81-0028OR001300010009-9 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 0 This material coftaina information affecting the National Drfrnse of the United States within the meaning of the E ptohar laws. TTt1e 18. UBC. Secs. ?tJ and 794. the transni salon or revelation of which In any manner 0 to an un.uthortred ter n E, prohibited by law 0 COUNTRY Albania/Yugoslavia SUBJECT 1. Albanian Escapees Entering Yugoslavia 2. Albanian-Yugoslav Relations DATE OF INFO. PLACE ACQUIRED DATE ACQUIRED 0NO. OF PAGES REQUIREMENT NO. REFERENCES SOURCE EVALUATIONS ARE' DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL Or CONTENT IS TENTATIVE. 1. Immediately after the Third Congress of the Albanian Workers' (Communist)' Party, which was held in Tirana from 25 May - 3 June 1956, more than 150 Albanians fled to Yugoslavia the ons. Moreover, 50X1-HUM members of the Yugoslav Legation have been treated o outright coolness and their activities have been under close surveillance by the Albanian Security Services. C, S-E-C-R-E-T 0 Al, h tri ?EC J . 1 Note. WotM.gton nutnE ~r.c d~ca+r.t b % f .:d d~u?~!. ,, t. F.t C Recently a group of Albanian intellec- tuals including I c Dairiagjatl and Viktor Daragjati arrived in Titograd, Yugoslavia. the Albanian Gov50X1-HUM ment had recently issued an order prohibiting any person from leaving Shkoder without a special permit. A group of 17 persons was apprehended as it was about to leave the suburbs of Shkoder for the Yugoslav border. Similar incidents tcok place involving groups of threecor four persons. 50X1-HUM his, renewal of flights to Yugoslavia mus50X1-H U M result of efforts of the Yugoslav Legation in Tirana. Moreove r be it is quite possible that the number of escapees w50X1-H U M increase because the Yugoslav Government has welcomed the Albanian refugees with promises of work and resettlement.l 1. Comment: Although the Yugoslav Legation in Tirana may50X1-H U M be engaged in a campaign to encourage Albanians to leave for Yugoslavia,