But the bulk of the gold bars remains in London They had set off in April ’44 TIRANË - “Shpresa”, saved just a few days before Albania fell into the hands of the communists, arrived in Marseille on 7 April with 2,154 kilograms of gold in coins and ingots. Along with it also went “Muzaka”, half of whose cargo carried another 1,521 kilograms of gold, part of the Albanian bank’s assets. Two different ships of the British naval fleet sailed straight to Marseille, but not with two separate deposits. The transfer operation had previously been carried out with several aircraft, which transported the gold from Tiranë to Italy. 52 crates, half of them gold bars and the other half French-franc and napoléon coins, came to light on 20 January 2001. The story of the return of the Albanian gold bars can be called good news. Within the obligations arising from the agreement with France to return to Albania its share of 7.1 million dollars from the revaluation of the gold, Paris has given its consent. The 5.4 million dollars calculated in this amount are the compensation that came from the lost bank loan with Italy. The remaining part, 1.7 million dollars, is the share from the revaluation of the gold that should be returned to Albania. After a long wait, the French government has given its approval, but the Bank of England has still not done so. The return of the Albanian gold remains incomplete. On page 6 the full figures for the gold assets transferred to France and England during the Second World War are given. The statement on the gold certified by the Paris branch of the Bank of Albania records the movements from 20 June 1939 to 20 October 1944. STATEMENT ON THE GOLD CERTIFIED BY THE OFFICES DESCRIPTION | NET WEIGHT | GROSS WEIGHT | DIRTY WEIGHT[?] 95 bars in wooden boxes, no... | 875,850 | 891,918 | 807,721 20 bars in wooden boxes, no... | 87,850 | 91,905 | 79,741 4 bars tied together, no... | 41,450 | 45,915 | 40,900 5 bars in tin boxes, no... | 36,835 | 37,580 | 29,500 3 bars tied together, no... | 21,560 | 22,090 | 19,647 7 bars without tin boxes... | 109,270 | 96,748 | 72,495 gold francs 6000 z/he gold coins | 138,4305 | 430,705 | 20 francs | 13 | Russian gold rubles Nji[?] Bali Gjek

Photo report from the scene Family lawsuit by the 22-year-old woman On page 5

Strong accusations from the leader of the Democratic Party Yesterday at Shahu’s press conference: “Europe believes in PD’s victory”

Interpellation with Musaraj On page 3 Musaraj

Yesterday parliament approved 241 On page 3 Yesterday at the PD press conference

Oshlak, antenna torn off by currents Damaged by bad weather, damages amount to several million Kavajë Storm damage at sea with a car The waters have exceeded the collection points, endangering homes On page 5

Unknown persons steal money and personal items from young people Tiranë, after the rights in the room of the Academy of Fine Arts On page 2 TIRANË - Unknown robbers have stolen money and personal belongings from several students at the Academy of Fine Arts in the capital. According to official sources, the theft took place in the dormitory building, where still unidentified persons entered one of the students’ rooms at night and took the amount of money they were carrying with them. The students noticed the missing money in the morning and notified the police. Investigations are ongoing to identify the perpetrators.

SHKODER Bullet barrage at the police: one under arrest On page 5 DURRËS Weapons arsenal discovered because of a sheep On page 5 BERAT Assassination in the dark: a young man is wounded On page 5 TIRANË The Americans “land” in Bizë On page 3

Restaurant-Pizzeria Air Conditioned the waterfall special oriental cuisine fresh Italian pasta dozens of kinds of beer m[?] fieri Property of the hosts Shehu and Komani Rruga qafë[?] Shkallë Tiranë (near Dinamo Stadium)

How can you win 13 points? “Gazeta shqiptare”, every Thursday, practically specialized in lotteries[?] On page 3