The complete dossier finds the Prime Minister guilty The Prime Minister is sinking in his own file. The government's arguments are self-incriminating. pages 12–13

Diplomatikus Many who heard Prime Minister Majko's speech on the occasion of his promotion as a candidate for

Diplomatikus Many who heard Prime Minister Majko's speech on the occasion of his promotion as a candidate for chairman of the Socialist Party could not help being struck by the speech's harsh and threatening tone. occasion of his promotion as a candidate for chairman of the Socialist Party could not help being struck by the speech's harsh and threatening tone. But what stood out most was that Majko called for the guillotine to be brought back into Albanian politics. According to Majko, he will use this guillotine against his opponents in the Socialist Party and later against all his political opponents. At the same time, he will use this guillotine against what he called “verbal crime”—that is, against the press and media that speak and will speak out against him. Neither Enver Hoxha, nor Sali Berisha, nor Ahmet Zogu, known for their totalitarian or authoritarian methods, ever used this macabre word in any of their speeches—the word for the device that cut off people's heads during the French Revolution of 1789. Albanian socialists should think carefully on the eve of their congress before voting. Will they cast their votes for an alternative based on the “guillotine,” or for one based on the rule of law? Poçi and Meta, known to be his supporters, should think deeply. Will they take part in creating the guillotine, which tomorrow may spare neither of their own heads, or will they distance themselves? But it is not only the socialists. Majko's speech is also a warning bell for his political opponents, for the Albanian opposition. Those opposition figures who today naively think they will have an easier time with Majko are gravely mistaken. After Majko's “guillotine” has finished with his rivals within the Socialist Party, it will begin operating against the opposition as well. He who today, without having the necessary power, dares officially to bring the macabre “guillotine” back into Albanian politics will make it a reality tomorrow, when he also takes the reins of the Party. And then, compared with Majko's methods, the methods used by Berisha, Enver Hoxha, or Ahmet Zogu will seem democratic. This is the time for everyone to reflect, not to underestimate the danger. Majko is serious. He has declared his alternative. He will build a state based on the guillotine of the French Revolution, which cut off thousands of the heads of political opponents.

US Ambassador Limpreht yesterday with Albanian police officers photo R. TASHO US Ambassador Limpreht yesterday with Albanian police officers. photo R. TASHO

A day before the championship, the unexpected happens Albert Xhani, the new president of Partizani, withdrew from the club to avoid a conflict that could have had serious consequences. In a statement late in the evening on Radio Koha, he withdrew, disappointed by the corruption that had engulfed the club managed by the Italians. Thus, today only one team named Partizani, only one coach, and only one flag in the hands of the fans—who have been bewildered until now—will take to the Qemal Stafa pitch. But that is not the end of it. The court case concerning the great Albanian football club continues, and perhaps the day will come when the major issue is resolved.

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