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Report No. PI11-7376

Date of Info. June-12 August 1950

Date Acquired 18 August 1950

Date of Report: deptember 1950

Reference : ROBE

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Bap=11 Assembly Dissident Ba.Mats. 12-43 August 1.950

1, gag on 12-13 August 1.950, as planned, the asserkly of ILISSURA-VLORA led cttasident moderates of Belli Rembeter was attended by58 of the 65 members who live at the liegooli Gulp. In additionthere were present the following authorised observers hoe otherAlbanian politica grow* in e:dlar

a) Dr. oduard 1=0, for po Coku 4(ombetar Indipendent;b) Asian =ma rorftb'e legalist Party of log;

• .c) Dr. SkenderyBUREDDIXE for the loaovo group;

d) Banho*ENDI for the mit NATSZIU agrarian Priekr-.%

hia4Pening address, the assembly's ohairian Halim BEGEJA cqgainedinAitell the situation which led to the meeting, savoring the fol-

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a) 'arlefly rendiraLng aallthistori and its straggle inside Allbatak

and in emigration, SMEJA deplored the activities of theelected Council° which heedless of the nedil .for unity, hassplit the Party into two factions; : r

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bc) Be identified :Want]. AD0111, lialil BACA, Ref PIS, hull MINIRA,and Abbas BRIZNJI as the principal members of.an inner cliqueresponsible for a policy utterly indifferent to the beet in-terests of tbe A1banien attioni1 ease and rupee:ibs for the diver-

.' gendies existing within the Rombetar iteal.f. *This clique*, •stated BIWA, Rhea adopted a fully totalitarian sethed ofprocedure, and has completely abandeqed.s3.1 respect for the --principles of the de:decreer for • which e31Irembeter has foughtand- is Lighting, for which thou:lands .of nembeia have given 7 f•their life blood";

•In spite of the fast that invitations to the assembly . were dia., •pitched to dl members of Belli without viand twi their' put andAroma political ettitudes within the party, net one eitikitr•qfthe clique named had the courage to app.axbOfors . the .Reeebly

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s address- gio; foliaged by :Wee of Ityrteee Siiiiiciqg HEW, •lishiddin MICA, and baton 981111‘7, all of Ithom eel/owed the linedlaid by BEGEJA and ELORA. .

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6. The next speaker, 4.1.1CLUStii .tat, covered the follisang isincdpal•.points in ap addigpie lasking .an hour and a bats •. (sen .attaohnient "A°

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a) `Beferring.t.o.#1.1.anik te.recent history and esphaelming.ita pelt ""'s.: !. pol4politicalnistakesa be pointed Olt . that ',only . the union . of all ,:-.:.‘ 5 . i

sitiona: end antk-..Foareintet OlittgavittouPt!in's3414i can • :-•!,:i?;

effectively centribute ;_to.,4he ,libeintion lef Albanig.: ;4, C.,' • b) The DUSTI-led liouno&l.has eacrficed Abe ;good rapefeti._ _01.0444: '-'.....'• I

- Be.i:Kaararnt:ar in order to beciiiCaliebara . iM theii:letageaL_ek#1, ..-. A, .. . ASSAM ' • . . •.: ,AteiP *hkeb they ;biaim 40e:1 .0r #111.• :; .:'''' ''''

thid.r fututiii .,• , wdatence. akilellaien1)0/2. :WidArpf ..

'Pill are! sittini loon 'the ..?Aytie talbailiel.andgee *.t4r, `,)•-..: • .. 4 •

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4) Thus justifying the neoessity for caLting an asembly, readingthe 270 speoial proxies fraa Pt LUi members abrend (United 'states,Candda, Australia, *ewe, zurkey, itiystla, Egypt, eta), andexpressing regret at the absence of member/ forced to leave

. Europe in order to resolve persona/ situations, BEHEJA proceededto read the article of the Party constitution *deb gloss the •right to convoke such an assembly;

3. After. hand vote *fah, together with the votes represented by proxy,approved the honaoking of the assiably by a Majority of over two-thirds of the entire Dant Ecsbetar memborstdp, BEGEJA read theorder of the any.

4. 'After being unanimously named ohaineen, Mureddin Vlinti addressed theassembly, covering the folladng points:

a) Am a amber of &Ul la council until esVeral months previously,• VLORA had been completely without success in Ida efforts to

influenne other ambers to proceed an the basis at deicoraticprinciples. He was at all points blocked in his constantattempts to persuade president Hagan HOST/ to respect Hallitraditions and prinointesto avoid a split within the party,end to reach wdon and a gels for collaboration with all anti- tl4cossunist.Albenian groups in exile without regard to iddologicaldifferences. Because or this situation be had realkued hiscowed]. post;

_b) As one of the few Balli founders still it and taithfUi.to the -

partes principals, ILOR1 stated, he was forced to recognitsthe necessity forealling the assembly;

• .o) Identifying Haman DOSTI and the council over which he priiid.Oes

as belonging to a recently formed political group, the •Deloczutio agrarian Parte, he Aurally declared thee nri

ambers Of Belli. Ecisbeterl. .11s then went on to . onpress hid •dance that the great majority of ids psAy . calleagues Willtin= faithfUl to their oath' to continie the struggle andel; -Halite colors, in union with all other Albiagentany.-Coadendistpatriots, fair a free and demecratio national .

c) ICLISSURA ended JAI address with an appeal for unity of allAlbanian onti-communiste in taw. struggle for liberation oftheir country.

7. In a second address Hallat SEMJA read to the assembly numerouslitters from dalli Kombetar groups in the United Qbates, a3rria,Italy, etc., in which they appeal to the council to correct itshigh-banded attitude to the i.Narty l • membership, to proceed accordingto democratic principles and CI strive for unity of all anti-CottaJniat efforts. Printing out that the council had never seentit to reply to those appeals, BEGRJA described the Albanian gems-°ratio A gra ri a n Party as being guilty of following a mistaken policTof dereliction of patriotic duty, and of inber.party dictatorship.

8. On the following day the first 'part of the assembly waa taken upby addresses -rola the observant: of other parties (see para. 1., aoove)all of whom winkled emcees to the new Belli Koabetar, and approved ofits desire for union of all anti-Communist Albanians in mile.

9. As the final business on its agenda, the assembly proceeded tounealamus 'election of the following officers:

a) Nureddin ifiedbt, chairmen; •b) Ali ILISS RA, president;ce3 Kea, LIMA, vice-president;d Rails BEGTJA, secretary. •

10, dy majority vote the following council member" were elected: KadriCAXIVNI, Raid SIM, iambi "AURA, Cdise arca, sal,a MA. Unavacant seat for ty and two vacant ones for Greece will be filled

•by local roots as as possible.

• Reaction of DOS TI-led Bali Mobster Factioil

13.. In the follolg.-"Paragraphs there is set forth in translation the. text of O manifesto (second enclosure o the present report) lammed

by Belli Kombetar extremist leaders In reply to the undertaittige.of the Isar:tali assembly. Although the meal:este bears the date csilof 9 August 1950, it was aatitally drawn ua subsequent to the RagnaLi

oassembly, and distributed 17-18 August (bee Attachment "B" forItaLiut version.).

12. "The fact of our nation's slavery, the consequences and conditions ofthe war and our emigration, should have serisd to hold all weathers Of

Kombettu• ...united, reay. for any sacrifice *dab might, be necessary.. hay 1948, the some . Halli loadietar assembly elected itw.,central .

dour:nil, the unkty of tte membeiebip las tiara encouragingly evidentthan over before. our94ubitaquentaffortm were crowned by Our elateon, the Pres Albania Gomrdttel; anti later by the acceptance of Belli

, Ka:abater as a member of the- Interhational Union of Agrarians. These-• . ,. aie,positive creators with regard to our activities be behalf of the

borne/end and with regard to the increasing pitaitigevot Oalli /Combater.c. . .14. "AU nembere ef Ra.Uitombetar, from our late groat lefider.kidliat , •

•PRAZBERI 'down to the simplest eoldifk„. :did not hesitate to contri-• is.ork, sweat, and sacrifice. to the: best ;interests orthe.,

homeland and the vrogress . of the 'party. c%; •. . . .• •

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1"17t is regretable that •nnly one man,141.1.,KLI8AURL, remained diesatis-tied with efforts, exhibited an attitude of opposition, and wasunwilling to jail: in the etregile. with the rest of his .cogradea..

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16. "During the years of our efile Ali miss= haa preached. Unity but ,has• acted to achioryhi'dir.cord;, he has detaaade% the creation of 'lions" and

"anti-k:ommunist fronts", but.'on the practical level has apposed theWorts of Ids partners in the struggle. . fie follorm a policy atultimo "kith change according to the moment.

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