With a special decision on Friday, the Albanian government determined the future of communist political literature and the classics of Marxism-Leninism and Enver Hoxha, which until now have been stored in warehouses. This literature, published by the former Institute of Marxist-Leninist Studies, will now, because it has not been circulated, be turned into cardboard or raw material for paper, which many publishing enterprises are importing. The quantity of works to be turned into cardboard is very large, and a special financial fund is required for this. Not only works by the classics of Marxism-Leninism and communist ideology in general, and the works of E. Hoxha in particular, will be turned into cardboard, but also all brochures in Albanian and foreign languages, documents of the PPSH, political-social publications implementing the ideas of the PPSH, albums, and other works. (ATSH)

The red bosses hear the thunder - The prelude to the exposure of other communist scandals. - - Çarçani, Nano, Bufi, Ahmeti, Sejdia, Lova-ni Co, Arsidi—links in a chain. - VILSON AHMETI — a small shark in the ocean of COMMUNIST-SOCIALIST corruption CORRUPTION — A MASSIVE EPIDEMIC OF THE SOCIALIST PARTIES The pride of the PP-PS; their main argument for escaping responsibility for the past was the enormity of foreign debts. Considering the very low material standard of the working masses; the lack of major investments; and the implementation of a policy in which exports were always greater than imports; then what their former President Alia often declared represents one of the rare cases in which communists and social-communists have been right: the 1990–1992 period was the time during which the communist governments of Çarçani; Nano; Bufi and Ahmeti filled a sack labelled Debts. And not with a small amount, but with around 500 million dollars. This was the time when the communists and ex-communists realistically realized that the monopoly over politics was slipping from their hands. N[?]i gju[x]an; so that for as long as they still had it, they could exploit it to the maximum. PP-PS; their argument was about which firm should be entrusted with securing aid, and Nano hurried to recommend «Levant Co». And «Levant Co», through the practice of securing aid at prices 3 times higher than those prevailing in the ordinary market, managed to bring to Albania only 1-3 ty[e?]. And surely, from the profits it made, it rewarded its Albanian partners. The latest financial scandal, which concerns the disappearance of one million and sixty dollars and sixty dollars, also accuses former officials. Regardless of the fact that it is being used to spread smoke and fog, and regardless of the fact that the social-communists are trying to change its authorship, it is clear that it marks the beginning of the successive exposure of communist scandals; of their gigantic corruption. Justice is delayed but not forgotten. We; the Albanians; having escaped the communist hell and knowing well the true face and spirit of Enverian or Ramizian socialism; have every right, whenever we say PK; PP or PS; to understand the terms, concepts and practices «crime elevated to an art, dictatorship, political and economic corruption and anashje-lltas. The Albanian communist-socialist corruption virus was acquired from their Enver as far back as November 8, 1941. During the nearly 50 years they governed; it caused them an unprecedented massive epidemic — with, because their organism provided all the most optimal conditions for it to flourish. One of the first stages of communist corruption was; undoubtedly; the forcible looting or seizure, without inventory or documentation, of the gold of dispossessed families, large and small; turning it into gold; checks, making from it r[r]ush and plums for tourism instead of the world, for toilet and cosmetics. When they sensed that their golden age of rule had only a limited time left, following the directives and teachings of Ramiz Alia; the communists organized their most massive and monstrous crusade against national wealth and the economy, looting in broad daylight whatever and wherever they wanted, selling shops; warehouses; land; beaches, licenses for huge profits for themselves. They exploited the six months of the Stability Government in particular with maximum productivity and efficiency; leaving democracy as a parting gift around 500 million dollars in debt, and an economy in ruins and paralyzed. It is well known who signed and stamped for the 500 million and directly took them... Ahmeti’s [unclear] filled a sack labeled Debts. And not a small amount, but communists and ex-communists realistically understood that the monopoly over poli: [unclear] would slip from their hands. They reasoned should exploit it to the maximum to enrich themselves economically. To achieve this aim, they used methods that would prove that one person’s mind is very real. Business firms appeared and continue to exist even today, belonging to businessmen, which were given credit by the Center. In exchange for handsome rewards, exclusive rights were granted to such people as Hajdin Sejdia, etc. The practice of handling Italy’s aid to Albania offers another field of innovation by the red mafiosi in their efforts to enrich themselves. When they asked the former Prime Minister [unclear] beginning of the successive exposure of communist scandals and their gigantic corruption. Justice is slow, but it does not forget. The financial scandal has caused panic in the camp of the corrupt former communist rulers. This scandal marks the beginning of the state bodies concerned stepping up their work to hold accountable anyone who has dared to abuse their office and the people’s trust. The first to feel the tremors of an earthquake are the rats. And they have begun to move. Nevertheless, the earthquake that has begun will surely trap them, however much they try to escape. SHPE TIM LUKU One of the first phases of the communist corruption [unclear] was undoubtedly the forcible plundering or seizure, without inventory or documentation, of the gold belonging to expropriated families or to people persecuted politically and physically. During these operations, the storekeepers and inventory-takers of the collected gold [unclear] as much as they wanted and took for themselves whatever they fancied. Corruption turned into a working method and a system; it affected high- and low-ranking party and government officials, cultivating among its carriers and among the masses of the people evils and vices that are now appearing in all their nakedness and savagery, particularly in this phase we are experiencing. In theory and in speeches, socialist property was presented as belonging to the whole people, whereas in reality it was a precious commodity; wealth without inventory for the bloc- [unclear] LUKU

On Friday, the President of the Republic of Albania, Sali Berisha, received in separate meetings the extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassadors of the Kingdom of Spain, Emilio Menendes Del Valle, and of the Kingdom of Nepal, Gopal Prasad Sharma. On Friday, the President of the Republic of Albania, Sali Berisha, received in separate meetings the extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassadors of the Kingdom of Spain, Emilio Menendes Del Valle, and of the Kingdom of Nepal, Gopal Prasad Sharma, accredited to the Republic of Albania, who presented their credentials. The Secretary-General of the Presidency, Kolec Topalli, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Arian Starova, etc., attended the ceremonies for the presentation of credentials. The Spanish ambassador was accompanied by the Embassy’s counsellor. (ATSH)

At the request of the Albanian government to renew the healthcare network, the American government has allocated Albania aid amounting to 1 million dollars. This aid will be released by the Agency for International Development (AID). Yesterday before noon, the first shipment of this aid, consisting of 30 tons of various medicines, arrived at Rinas airport. They will be distributed by Fufarma. The Minister of Health and Environmental Protection, Tritan Shehu, the United States Ambassador to Tirana, William Rajerson, and representatives of the Agency for International Development (AID) were there to receive the aid. (ATSH)

PEOPLE, do not be deceived by those who have lied for 50 years On March 22, 1992, Albanian society resolved in a dignified manner the essential issue of the political contradiction of the time, namely, the taking of power through democratic means such as the secret vote of the entire population. This victory was, first of all, historic; for it gave courage to political forces that until then had been oppressed by the dictatorship, such as political persecutées, former political persecutées, the oppressed and the suffering, who came to power. This marks, first of all, the truly important reason for legitimizing the March elections and the historic elections that they brought about, including for the government. This made it clear: they were simply a means of determining a democratic system and establishing social justice, great equality, which the social-communist dictatorship had left in ruins; it will not cease its struggle for even a moment until its overthrow. In this way it has not made, nor will it be able to make, a coalition with the communists. It is precisely this great reason that makes the PS neocommunists’ demands for new elections submissive and propagandistic, elections that are practically quite impossible. The social-communists seem to be rushing far too much to get to power. They want to achieve this at any cost, but before that they still owe the Albanian people several debts, which they must certainly pay, one by one. They are responsible and must answer for it. a. For all the political genocide against the Albanian people, for the extrajudicial killings, internments, sentences and persecutions carried out for 50 years. b. For corruption, economic discrimination against the Albanian people, the economic impoverishment and economic isolation of Albania. c. For these massacres carried out by the State Security service, etc. As can be seen, the communist conservatives or the leaders of Albanian neocommunism are rushing politically with their demands, because they have still not appeared before the court of history, because they have not yet written even a single line of self-criticism for the calamity they inflicted on the Albanian people, because they have not managed to demonstrate renewal, and because they are manifesting a high degree of social danger and a tendency to upset the political balance. And, given the kind of danger they pose, they will bring about their own downfall. For this constitutes a second dignified reason: the political circumstances favoring them, according to socialist ideologies, are entirely the wrong conclusion. The PD constitutes a political majority in parliament; this rules out a parliamentary crisis, a political crisis and other tensions of this kind. When the Albanian people voted about 70 percent for the PD, they gave it a mandate for a four-year period. Therefore, the Socialists’ political tricks are petty. They should be considered political adventures and, as such, condemned for the destabilizing consequences they bring to the political arena and the constitutional order. The political factors in Albania favor normal political life and the affirmation of the democratic state and democratic government because: 1. The democratic state has demonstrated a powerful, extraordinary potential in establishing the rule of law, the judiciary, social justice and social balances. 2. The democratic state has built, and is continuing to build, the future of democracy; it has guaranteed human rights deriving from the documents on which every democratic state in the world is founded. 3. What is very important politically is that it is (Continued on page 2)

From the visit of the People’s Assembly delegation to Great Britain As reported, a delegation of the People’s Assembly, headed by the Chairman of the Presidium of the People’s Assembly, Mr Pjetër Arbnori, was invited to London by the British Inter-Parliamentary Union. On February 21, the delegation was received at the Palace of Westminster by a member of the House of Lords, Baroness Streinxh. Afterwards, Member of Parliament Xhorxh Kubi briefed the Albanian delegation on parliamentary procedures. On February 22, the Albanian delegation held meetings with the leaders of parliamentary groups of various political parties, as well as with the former Speaker of the House of Commons, Mr Xhon Bifin, the deputy secretary of the British parliamentary group, Mr Derek Koneuei, and other parliamentarians. Continuing their visit, the delegation of Albanian parliamentarians, headed by Mr Pjetër Arbnori, attended part of the proceedings of the two houses of the British Parliament. In the House of Commons, the delegation also attended the British Prime Minister’s Question Time, with Mr Xhon Mejxhor. In the evening, the delegation was received at the residence of the Speaker of the House of Commons, Mrs Beti Buthroi, who hosted a dinner attended by a large number of parliamentarians, including deputies Xhin Daud, Robert Hjug and Xhon Kamings; Baroness Streinxh; Stiven Norris; së Xhams Kifelder; and the Honorary Consul of Albania in London, Mr Aleksandër Duma. Mrs Beti Buthroi proposed a toast to the Queen of Great Britain and the President of the Republic of Albania, Sali Berisha. At the dinner, Mrs Buthroi expressed her particular pleasure at having the honor of receiving a delegation of Albanian parliamentarians after so many years of Albania’s isolation from the world. She noted the great changes that had taken place in Albania over the past two years with the establishment of democracy and expressed Great Britain’s joy at our country’s entry into the democratic international community. “Your visit,” said the Speaker of the House of Commons, “serves to strengthen relations between Britain and Albania, which are now developing along normal lines. Parliamentary visits are an important means of strengthening these relations.” Then Mrs Beti Buthroi mentioned the successful visits to Albania by British politicians, such as that of the Foreign Secretary; the visit of the British inter-parliamentary delegation; and the forthcoming visit to Albania, at President Berisha’s invitation, of the Minister for Overseas Development, Baroness Xhoker. Mrs Buthroi spoke about Great Britain’s support for Albania within the framework of the European Community, as well as the fund (Continued on page 4)

As always, the newspaper “Koha Jonë,” continuing its stream of inaccurate information for its readers, this time published another new lie, according to which a journalist from «RD» had supposedly had an incident with the Tirana police. Not at all surprised by such sensations for propagandistic consumption, and at the same time expressing regret at the quagmire into which this newspaper of endless slander and rumors has fallen, we clarify for readers that none of our journalists has had an incident with the police. THE EDITORIAL OFFICE