The three thousand Albanian refugees in recent days have added nothing to the tensions that have existed between the two countries since June. The new Greek government, which inherited strained relations with Albania from the Mitsotakis government, is still in the swaddling clothes of its election campaign, and the poor Albanians who pasted Papandreou’s portraits on Greek walls have still not regretted doing so. Those who returned last week were victims of a backlog of deportations; in any case, this is not an indication of a more nationalist policy by Papandreou toward Tirana. Normally, the Greek police deport around 100–150 Albanians a day, and the figure was about the same the day before. Those being returned all lack entry visas for Greece, while in 40 cases, when the “wet” went along with the “dry,” the Greek police recorded them so as not to “wet” them again. The lack of visas and the rise in crime in Greece are the main reasons for the returns. But Albanian politicians now know, just as well as the refugees hanging from high-voltage pylons know, that their fate depends on Tirana’s policy toward the Greeks of Albania. Both Mitsotakis and Papandreou have made it clear that respect for the rights of the Greek minority is the dividing line between the two countries. The tides and ebbs between us will depend on this and on the value attached to this political benchmark. The last two Greek prime ministers have no intention of moving away from their role as a mirror. The number of deportees this week would have exceeded last week’s had the Albanians acted differently in response to the raising of Greek flags. This was the case during Ohi Day on Thursday, when in several minority villages the 53rd anniversary of the start of the Italo-Greek War was commemorated in a subdued but proper manner. Around 100 of the 700 residents of the village of Bularat attended a mass and lit candles at the cemetery of 59 Greek soldiers killed 53 km from the border, 53 years ago. In the village of Derviçan, the celebration was less solemn, owing to the absence of graves and a Greek flag. In Plagë, the family members were the only representatives at the commemorations, while the middle-aged residents had long since emigrated to celebrate October 28 in the neighboring country. The Albanian police, who were constantly on (Continued on page 2)

- The 44-year-old businessman filled an empty cell in Tirana Prison - Who will be next? DECISION “In Tirana, today, 28.10.1993, I, Arben Qelesh[i], Prosecutor at the Tirana Prosecutor’s Office, having examined the material in criminal case file no. 625 of the Prosecutor’s Office, find: That the defendant Marsel Skëndo, in his capacity as President of the Board of the joint venture ADA, submitted false information in correspondence between this enterprise and state authorities, as in the case of the official document dated 28.8.1991, in which he claims to have 100 tons of tobacco in storage, when in reality he has only 40 tons. From the above, it follows that the defendant has committed the elements of the criminal offense provided for in Article 110 of the Criminal Code. Also relying on Article 49, paragraphs two and four, as well as Article 50 of the Criminal Procedure Code, decide: To arrest the defendant Marsel Zagolli Skëndo and place him in the isolation cells of Unit 313, Tirana. A copy of the decision shall be sent to the command of Unit 313, Tirana. DISTRICT PROSECUTOR ARBEN QELESHTI I acknowledge receipt of the decision The undersigned, today, dated 28.10.1993 THE DEFENDANT Marsel Skëndo” - The co-owner of the company “ADA,” Frenchman ZHYLIEN ROSH, voluntarily requests to be put in prison READ ON PAGE 3