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A. Neu York City (:P/C) Branch or the FreeAlbanian Organization 2

Omani:cal:tom; 1/hose Activities Oppese the CommunistRegime or Aibrinte 2

A. St. Nicholas Albanian Orthodox Church 2

B. Pan-Albanian Federation or America (VATRA) 3

III. Ibliznian Parties in Ezile WhichOilpos,! the itIgimc of Albania 3

A. Bain Nkohetar Ornanization (0) 3

B. Ba/li Kor,:betar Independent (National IndependentBloc) (L" r ) . 4

C. Alban 4.ao Agrarian D .:mem:tic Party (BalliKombctar) (Agrar) 5

D. Legality Party (orranizata %crnbe.tare Levizjac Lepalitetit) Lagr:)ite (0X7.1) 6

E. The Pr;zran League (Lidhji: c Prizrenit) 8

F. sHerolzma r.triptare (Albanian )teroisa.) 8

IV. Noslem Albanian :.ctivities in the NYC Area 9

V. Catholic Albanian Activities in the inct Arca 9

VI. Communist Influence Among Albanians in the NYC Area 10 •

VII. Propaganda Activities 11

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I. PROMINNIs MAUL:ATI=SUITO:a OF THE COMB/UST

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On Autut 6. 1973, nY T-1 stated that NYC Branch ofthe. F,7; 4 :: an All....W.zn-American fraternal orranization with

.:..:atf'7:11,rt..rn in fisr7.on, Marsechu-ettr. According toT-2. 47.1i. no foemal meeting or function'; or the

NYC Be”rz:, or t'l:20.,..siprii::; the sprint: and summar monthsASI)rl irTrazjale:' of Lti; Bragsh. hi been out of ,„ • . , ,I .•

In IMIPs abs^nc.BAJL; c; :la few active stemilem If the Branch,

Xraggp to_the nelional cmontsation which have been_printed officir.A nublintion of the FLO,

On Jtzie PO, 1‘173. NY T-2 stated that Nrs. ARETI VISO,W.&1 e of :;A:4:!:S VICO, H ri .;mber of the PeC Branch or tha PAO whohad died Albanin while on a visit to that country, would bedepartin.; for a virit to Albania on September 11. 1973, forthe purpose of conmmoratier the daath of her husband.

NY T-3 advised in Augurt, 1967. that"Line", the official publication ofthe FAO, is sympathetic to the com-munist regime of Albania.

NY T-4 advised in January, 1968, that%Aria" is a pro-communist publicationwhich supports the Government of Albania.

II. ORGANIZATIONS maze ACTIVITI•SOfPOSE . THE COAMUNIST BROM OPWANIA

A. St. Nicholas AlbanianOrthodox Church

On August 34, 1973, NY T-2 stated . the nt. NicholasAlbanian OrLhodox Church is locat .A at 181-Ih Midland F..:rkway,Jamaica Estates. /1,n.: York; and It Is operated under the COW.ntitution of the Albanian Orthodox Church In th!: United Stateswhich is headquartered in Boston. Nacrachusetts. under the

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spiritual lcadernhip of Dishon STEPRZN - LASKO. LARRYPILLARYts the leadins leymen of the St. Nicholan Albanian OrthodoxChurch as Chairman of the Exec 1.k.t4-116.G0mittee. The Partor ofthe Church is Reverend CNRU7. DO COSTA":""NY T-2 zaid that with

• few exceptioes, the parishiontre of the St. Nichwas AlbenianOrthodox Church ere opposed te the Comeunint regime of Albania.

The f011‘41M infoleetion appeared on rge four ofth2 March 2, 1973, Irsue of "hi7ia", official Albanian-lanoage

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The ennuy 3 mentine of the Church Committee of theSt. Nicholas Aleenian Orthodox Church in NYC was held onDecember 37. 197k, end the folIowing officers were elected:

ChairmanVice-ChairmanFinancial Secretary'TreasurerCorresponding ItecretaryRecordiog SecretaryGifts Chairmen

On Aeietst 27, 1973, NY T-5 statc:d the nationalheadquartere of VATilk - A f===.2.12aiiiCatAtrar.L=0_2=-1111.1A:.ticsm. 1: 111=4 i.n.Iliontlx.777-FeLlieette. I filnrach of VA"FA is - e b- BINIZ7bOY and ZEF PASHKA INWSecretaryof the Branch. VATA hzn no permanent location in NYC andmetinge are held at Young teen's Christian Association, 215West 23rd Street, NYC.

NY T-5 said the NYC )ranch of VATRA conductedmeeting on Sunday, Anunt 18. 1973, for the purpono of comingto a decision relative to the pOsition of the Branch regardingthe CommUnist Government of Albania. The Branch decided torecommend that the national organization or VAnIt adopt a firmattitude In opposition to the Communist. Government of Albania.

III. ALBANIAN NATIONALIST PARTIESIN EXILE WHICH OPP= THECOMMUNIST IC.CINE OF tLBAN1A

A. Belli Kombeter Orranitation (1K01L7

On Auklust GY T-5 stated the UKO cotAinues nn an Albanj.nn naLloenelint parts' in exile comeoeed of the followers or HASAFZUSTI, a renident or Californin. who. ,formerly held a high noeition in the Albanian Government orior_

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IBKO has very little influence in Albanian circlet:. Accordingtoll? T-5, the BKO in completcly dieorganized and p„glxi.opii

/into twg CaLlorr:. One faction is headed by JUSUP 1..-m-erm

• CAZIM-SMforlz tie t;ecreta:7 General or this group. The other

ifaction, Col-marl:: a ,:Lded hy lUtudtsgialkUI, uho is deceased. isbarely funeticnia oa6:r MALIM -11=177Secretary General, who

• was auceanarelly vp•rated on or a kidney transplant in April,•/,--- 1973.

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• C7 :3 5According to NY T-3, the BKI hac issued a position

paper la which the BKI dcaoenced the Lesality Party and statedthe BKI would not ualte with King L.A in hi n efforts to unifyall cmIgre troupe. NY T-3 said the LKI had become angry becaurethe Leeality Party had accepted Nan PETBk GJA•ARKAJ, head ofa small Albanian nationalist party in exile called HeroizmaSheiptare (Albanian licroltm), aa a participant in the unitygroup. MY T-3 zaid NDUE BTCR 0.70=ANKAJ had been a member ofthe BKI and broko away from the croup. According to NY T-3,the BKI consider:: him to be an upstart and a nobody.

.a"'j,- On August 6, 1973, NY T-5 stated that MAYANPUSTXNA, Chairman of the National Council or the Legality Party,at a meeting in NYC in March. 1973, had siGned an agreement •with reprencntativen or other Albanian political parties inexile for a united front which was to be called LidhjaShaiptara (The Albanian League). The BKI was one of the groupsto nign the agreement. NY T-5 said that some members of theLegality Party ineisted that a clauee be inserted in the unityagreement that the agreement resulted from original unity talksin Madrid. Spain, in July, 1972, under thy auspices of KingLEM of the Locality Party. NY T-5 said the BKI objected tosuch a clause inasmuch as the BKI did not want the LegalityParty to receive credit for initiating the unity talks and alsobecauac the BKI heti not tWet ,n1 part in the Madrid talks.Conneluently, UM GJONNALKAJ of the BKI, with the approval ofthe membA rnhip or the BKI, issued an official statementannounaisw that tha nu would not have any further talks withthe Legality Party regarding the unification of Albanianpolitical parties in exile.

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Taa ra:ad or tta. NYC branch or the Aarar in maxisrDUTI. at: "a. a -aid the activitien of th- NYC Brannh of theAarar have btaa curtailed during the maner months And theBranch witi auon bnrin to formulate plan!: to celebrateAlbtalan aina Day ih November. 3973.

Gn April 5, 1973, NY T-3 said the NYC Branch or theAgrar did not officially participate In a demonstration heldby Albanian •aiaaas ca April 3, 1973, ih arca of the groundsof the UnIL:d Eatians in Ir.T and at the Permenent 7.1-anion ofthe People'a Hapublie of alaania to tn • United Nation:: (AUM)at 250 tasat aita Sinbt. rec. The demanruration %Inn held inprotest or the executten of h•verend alarJa•E (STEPHEN) KURTIby the Altanian Goverament for accretli baptizing a child inan Albanian concentration camp. NY T-3 stated the membersof the NYC Branch of the Aarar uere told they could demon:trateas individuals but not as representatives or the Agrar.

NY T-3 said that in lieu of the participation in thedemonstration, the Agrar dedicated the weekly morning radiobrondeant on Saturday, March 31, 1973, ever Radio atationMIL, Newark, New Jersey, to keverand SHT:aalN KURTI. NY T-3Stated that the Agrar condommd the Albanian Government forthis act as well as the atheistic policy or the CourmunistAlbanian Government. The Agrar's entire radio broadcast thatmornlag waa concerned with this matter.

NY T-3 stated he had been personally acnaminted withReverend KURTI in Albania, and Reverend KUM had always beenopponed to Communism. NY T-3 said the Communist Government ofAlbania had Jailed ikaterend Kmrx long before the CommunistGovernment or Albania closed the churches and banned religionin Albania.

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artd th% Comlunist Party In Rome is named after1:::.der in Albania.

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1 % ,•)w3, NY T-5 stated the OKLL Is athennr,:lifs:t r%t;:..nnitt pari4 in exilr which sponsors

rz ..a c.f J .;c,asol Eld);k1Sii, bn the ri7ditrul hair tothe 1:2%;n:: or I:losnia. merionrn7,- as Secretary-Uaneral ofthe 0:U" Is thc Jr.sc '^ the group. However, MYYTIA'sleadavh;.o ts t?!4: I. lobed by the itambarrhip or the OKLL.Ny :1,1(1 ;::11'7”: h . rn ....1,r nm. r.,fnry.2..ninKal or th. who i% to TurX•7. Inv ri . tore t2 thr . qpikiktates and twain

wthe lelershia c.r Oe GM. PARDiCT:i. h the head or thehy Drunch of Mr OUL. NY T-5 said that no further progresshas made b; the L.1It jr. tha effort to unite R11Albantz:n nationalist purt.l.'s in exile.

On A”gunt 16, 1973, ny 1'-3 rid tho membershp of the fOKLL art dirretIn ripd with the leagershin or FyAT MYPTAANtrt. that3,114 DAMALI was coming back to the United Staten fromTurkey to bring the party to;;other. Accordlhg to NY T-3, DAXANIhas already nhipir:d nome of htn ertectc to the United Statesand DAVANI in extlectcd to aerive himself sometime during September. ..1971.

According to NY T-3 the efforts made by the OKLLto unify the Albanian so)itical parties in exile has reachedan impasne and it is thq opinion of NY T-3 that the OKLI, willnever attain success in this matter.

On April 9, 1973, NY T-5 said K n ,LKKA was in NYCfor about four or rive ch,ys during ttje or April. 6=3.King MA had discussions with rETAR KTONA and SAMI lammr-brtha LKO. However, nothing new resulted rrom King MA i s visitto NYC in the way of developcants vcneerning the erroan ofKing MA end the OKLL to unite the Albanian exile groups.

On May 1W T-3 naid the crrorts Or King LEKAto unite the Aln:mian exile group; have been fruitlenn. Sincethe oririnal meeting in Madrid, Spain, which was sponsttred by

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1 in three months. Efforts were being made to work with theFree Albenia Committee; howow:r, no formal agreement was made.

PY T-3 ntated earlvjitriL_Zzi,' end rer:Ttedly elm:: to the United Statesfor VI ,: e • rve:e oe4.eing pert. in th!J meeting. NY T-3 seld

l ed depar:led the United..?---Steien in a ewfr. leader of Tne Frinren ilacue,

movinr Voree in iWt Alban a unit .: movement. who had come to gvc , frt.r. cr.11sorn1e r:r th' ,nr; I r.:ee t:Inz wan mneh disturbedover ti:e L'Arn or ,virt!.. r- - (); •

e;r r " ••I 1" 'jar.I.At2LLLgali NY T-3, eain D4YA. In reeorted to hevesaid at tne wn .ltil.:„ why did we'hev.: to meet? There is nothingnew. C2131 me t gv:a 6evelGpe..1!„O4VA then left forhie hema in Calfiia.

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On June 1973. NY 1'-6 nteted that the unity groupor Albanian politIeel pertien In exii , wan to bo celled TheAlbanian lee,:ue r.nd it wan i3e .ected that the group would Joinwith the Free Alhanla Committee.

XV T-6 expinined that the FreeAlbania Coamittee represent& allAlbentans reg ,edlett or theirpolitical beliefs end is locatedat 150 5th Avenue, UYC.

NY T-6 netd, however, that ceponItlon wan &till greaton the part of a faction within the 0; :.LL which claimed it rhouldtake over the leadership of the grOup rather than the rreoAlbenin Committee. This opposition hcs . been so great it has beenimpossible to hold meetings end decide once and for all whichway to go. Some members of The Albanian League maintained thatthe lc:ridership nhould unqueetionably go to the Free AlbaniaCommittee a3 thin 13 the ponition they agreed en and they willnot co beck on their word.

NY T-6 neid King iSKA had visited UYC last month tobring understanding within his own party. He urged hin followersto join with the Free Albania Committee and work together. UY T-6said it nppeered that thin did not :or:: and Kit,:;influence in 1113 on party In not too ereat. Thin misunderntenanein ;till conLinuin to a point where members of other politicalparties in exile have decided, momentarily, to forget the wholeidea of unity and Ova the OKLL enough time to rolve 1t3problcme.

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y Leld up by a couple of armed men. The: Al uaara..:0 scma of tht.! Albanian

caer:: ;sins, nnd locked n11 o" then in thf: men'sthe car:: pl:yer:. wilt) was robbed was PUAT NYFTIAThin situatic Involvinff n5 otfiels1 of the OgLLnbarraJnw^at and VY T-3 expected that action wouldhe CKLL aGainst iffeTIA.

E. The PrIrren League (LidhjaPrizressit)

Oct AuFust 6, 1773, nY T-5 said The Priaren League,an Albanian m:tionalint 2arty in exile dedicated to theliberation or the Xenovo area or Ytuuslavia, which in inhabitedbysmny people nr Albanian extrection, from the control ofYurps1;:yijuL!.s headed by %HAFER DEW., a renident of California.It;T ITET177744. Secretary-Gcn .sral of Thm Prizren League.HYSEN'TEHP.r2h . • - VIce-?itsideret of The Priaren Lcacue, hasrepInned due to old z!re, and :MOM 1I114D1JA, another VicePresidentof The PrizrenLear.al, was slain by an Albanian emigrenamed rzw BUISHA. NANDIJA had been a wealthy hotel ownerin Wisconsin and wan the main financial nupporter of The PrizrenLeague.

P. Heroizma Shoiptare(Iabanian I:crest:1m)

On Augunt 27, 1973, NY T-3 said Herozima Shqiptarein a small Albanian nationalist party in exile headed by UWEPETER G3O:IgAirf-00. NY T-3 said Herdzma Shnintare will held a

, conrrens in Vetroit. Nichiv.an. durine the eld of October.3t 173. Aceordlne to NY T-3, it In pnticipated HergIlmaSfiniptare will un i_tsillki -headed by Wifi—STWir.h. and the Ponsant Parti. headed by LE oi l.L.A4U of

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NY T-3 said Heroizma Shilptare, at kiwi And the -Peasant Partyare all minor Albanian cYlle croups 'Rnd they hope to attainmajor status by unification.

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•IV. EJ.%% 4LBA:W.N ACTIV1MS

On Anou-t 6, 1973. NY T-1 rn.id the hea0uarters forthe r;,e1:.1 reofuntonal a:A..1'1We:: of Nonleto tabanlim-Amriel in the NYC rtren 13_11441=intan C•nier, BOO JamaicaAvvItm, 1 %rq-Atlyn. NY. PYPIT-tE=DMI, Presid.mt, and

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V. CATHOLIC ALBANIAN ACTIVITIESIN THE NYC ABEAzo

4= on August 21, 1973, NY T-7 said the loader of Cat/Jolla Albaninn-Lmr• Orpnl; In the NYC ore:, in R■vprpod

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founder of the Albanian-American Catholic League which wasestablished for the purpose of aiding Albanian emigres infinding jobs, obtaining clothing, etc. as well as nerve theirreligioun needs.

On March 29, 1973, NY T-8 said the Albanian-AmericanCatholic Mague planned to hold a peaceful demonstration cnApril 1, 1973, in front of the United Nations in mid-afternoonin a prote5t or a new; item appearing in NYC papers on larch Z8,19n, stating that an Albanian Catholic priest. ReverendETMJHEN ;wen, a labor camp Inmate. had been executed by theAlbanian Covermscnt for secretly baptizing a child of nfellod Inmlte. All Albanian exile and emigre groups wereinvited to participate in the demonstration.

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On April 2, 1973, 11Y T-8 said the demonstrationon April 1. 1973. took place as scheduled between 3:00 p.m.and ea r; p.m. in front of the Uni.ed Patictin and about 300people took pert in the peaceful protest. Due to the rainyweather, the turnent s diskpreintinp. NY T-8 stated thatabout 2 .:".) of t• d•,;:.r^::;:-.r;:tuez proceeded to the vicinity ofthe Alennian ;:atIoNr FUnsion (ALS1:1), 7.50 East 87thStreet, I:YC, detaunstrateci on second Avenueand p.m. to !,::;0 p.c/,

0;1 A;o • I'.1 31, iy T-3 said Reverend 01:0F,11Ianti 1 • 1:/;:I of Or! tibaniPa-4;earican Catholic

•. were :nt..:2%.7..!*.:e:1 #.11 ti:- ' :• •• °7 iiki radio :thew at11:1f; 41.11 durinc which the' articulated theircase 11.-.t parrecutisn in Albanla.

7-S said the Albanlan-Amurican Catholit• Leaguewill spern”.•r a eir”or on Anri1 29, 197.:. at St. Joseph'sCh:trtda CereAtni 19:'n 14ilinotOn At. :flue. Bronx, 1W.

On April 26, lcrp. nr T-7 said thlt hei•etotoredi nnr. npensc , :d :he Alban -lan-kaaric.-an De l.:hone Lta;5uehad b .::en hAci at nir-.! httels at ;15. 1)3 to .:.20.03 perper.son. In ortivr to aceo:i.sukbte t.hoze L3banian-Ameriennswho could not afford to ruche hirh price., the ch:free forthe dinner on Ap yil 2, oe ,:6.o .per person.Chairmen of the dinner was TOHL1Iiii.RAKAJ.

On May 4, 3973, NT T-7 raid the (11-41.-...r sponsoredby the Albanian-American Catholic Lague on April 29, 1973,was att(•nded by mcro people than h t:d been expected.' • Someof the i.lbanian emirres in utter 'at at the dinner startedshooting revolvers in the air as a $4.1r.c lady tf.3 Ulm; and thepolice had to he called In to quiet thinc,:: th.,wn. hi T-7explained that the Albanian endr.res who had cone to the UnitedStates 1 . 3'031 Yur,cs)avia are uneducated and f :h.!). that they arefree to do anythinc thly ;:at to in the ilnittgl Staten. a y T-7stated that ns a result of the actions, of a "few bad apples'',the Albanian-AmericP.n Catholic LeRF,tte uill no longer nponnor"cheep" dinner:: at leant not until the emir,m: responsiblefor the 3hootinr, have hen educated to the way:: of civilizationin Ur. free world.

VI. CO4U11IST INFI.LIWC% AM1:0AIDAUIA:::: 1:1 THE /1Y0

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