From the People’s Assembly From Wednesday of last week until the morning session the day before yesterday, for almost 4 days, the proceedings of the People’s Assembly were devoted to discussing and approving Albania.” This is a law conceived according to a logic different from that of the insurance system under socialism. Under the new logic, social insurance constitutes the social policy of a democratic state with a market economy, the basis of which will primarily be the individual’s contributions. It also includes unemployment insurance, which until now was dealt with in the law on assistance. At the session the day before yesterday, discussion and approval continued on the final 28 articles of this draft law, which has 98 articles. There were discussions and proposals to amend several articles. Among those approved, we may mention the proposal by deputy Aferdita Zeri, according to which the required years of service (contributions) for women working in arduous jobs, such as those in —Among other provisions, the qualifying service for a partial pension (60%) for women in arduous jobs (categories I and II) is reduced to 23 years; maternity benefits are set at 365 calendar days, that is, 1 year— (Vērijon në faqen 4)

Why should the entire people know nothing? It is already a known fact to our readers that all the documents from the former Archive of the Central Committee of the PLA, by decision of the Democratic Government of Mr. Meksi (Decision No. 190, dated 20.5.1992), have been transferred to the Central State Archive. The entire documentation in that archive from 1928 to 1944 has now been formally received and made available to interested researchers. Meanwhile, work is under way to take delivery, against the relevant inventories, of the archive’s other documents, up to the 10th Congress. The above-mentioned fund was established in 1964 by decision of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the PLA, No. 190, dated 10.6.1964, signed by Enver Hoxha. According to this decision, the fund amounted to 700,000 dollars. The decision sets out the main purposes for which this fund was to be spent. By other decisions of the Central Committee Secretariat, adopted from year to year, specific sums in dollars were allocated to communist parties in various countries around the world, and so on. Setting aside our astonishment at this madness and the pain caused by the criminal spending of such sums, when one considers the poverty of the people, one is struck by the fact that the documents almost always bear the notation “secret” or “top secret.” Secret from whom? Certainly from the people, from ordinary members of the PLA, from all of us poor Albanians. I don’t know, but when you read these documents you find yourself thinking how much better it would have been if these dollars, instead of going to the Italian, French and Spanish communist parties, had been used for the hospitals of Skrapar, Kuçova, Bulqiza, Librazhd, Durres, Tirana and Gjirokaster. How many thousands of people would not have died for want of this or that piece of equipment costing no more than 20,000–50,000 dollars? There is nothing shameful about spending money with the word “secret” written in the margin; I agree. The effort, then, was to carry out all this activity as secretly as possible. It is interesting to point out that this fund continued to be spent for its absurd purpose even after the democratic processes sweeping through the countries of the East, and even after the events of December 1990 in our country. Thus, on 15 March 1991, by a decision of the Central Committee Secretariat signed by R.Alia, 40,000 dollars were allocated “for travel expenses and per diems for delegations and guests invited by the Central Committee of the PLA,” 5,000 dollars “for the needs of parties and foreign friends,” and 5,000 dollars “for propaganda activities related to the party and foreign friends.” (Bear in mind that this was on the eve of the first pluralist elections in our country.) Only on 2.4.1991 did the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the PLA, in a “Secret” decision signed by the new Central Committee secretary Spiro Dede, decide to change the purpose for which this fund was to be used. According to the decision, “The purpose of using the foreign-currency fund in account 902/102/09 is to be changed from the Solidarity Fund to other needs of the PLA.” How much was in this fund at the time, which according to this decision was transferred to “meeting other needs of the PLA”? This matter, of course, should be investigated by the State Audit Office. The authorities and the justice system should clarify for the public whether this fund was handed over to the government after political pluralism was established and the PLA became the PSSH, because among the documents relating to this fund there is no decision by the Central Committee Secretariat transferring it to the Albanian State. At present, all archival documentation from 1928–1944 has been received and made available for use by interested researchers. Meanwhile, work is under way to take possession, against the corresponding inventories, of the other documents in this archive up to the 10th Congress of the Albanian Party of Labour. In the course of this work, among the numerous materials, a very important collection of documents of a secret nature, known by the title “Solidarity Fund,” draws attention. These are decisions marked “Secret” or “Top Secret” by the Secretariat signed, as applicable, by Enver Hoxha, Hysni Kapo, Ramiz Alia, concerning financial support in considerable sums of dollars. For the international communist movement, for the struggle against imperialism and revisionism, for propaganda abroad and the defense of Marxism-Leninism. Funding for the purpose of The Spanish [funds] could have gone to benefit the hospitals of Skrapar, Kuçovë, Bulqizë, Librazhd, Durres, Tirana, Gjirokastër. lack of this or that piece of equipment that cost no more than 20,000–50,000 dollars? “There is no shame in being poor,” once wrote in one of his articles a very active journalist of ZP during the development of democratic processes, in defense of the red dictatorship. Of course there is no shame in it, but it is shameful, a crime and a national responsibility to deceive a poor people in order to make Albania the center of the World Communist Revolution. In a letter that Pjeter Kosta sent on 9.6.1964 to “comrade” Haki Toska concerning the administration of this special foreign-currency fund, he proposes that the authorizations issued by members of the Central Committee “not go through the protocol, but directly to the person entrusted with this task.” Comrade Haki, in response to this proposal,

—Statement by the Minister of Public Order, Mr. Musaraj, in response to the statement by Socialist deputies about the incident in Kuçove— At the session of the People’s Assembly the night before last, after the agenda had been approved, deputy Luan Hajdaraga read a statement about the incident in Kuçove on behalf of deputies F.Nano, S.Pellumbi, S.Brokaj, L.Hajdaraga and T.Ajazi, who were present at deputy Nano’s meeting with voters in Kuçove. In short, the statement denounced the security forces for using violence and violating the rights of a deputy, which derive from his status. In response to this statement, Mr. Agron Musaraj, as (Continued on page 4)

The president of the fraudulent Italian firm “Levante Co,” Mr. Pergnola, in an interview given to “ZP,” decides to come out openly in defence of his own corruption and Fatos Nano. We say openly because he had come out unofficially a week earlier, by providing the document faxed by our Ministry of Health, “ZP” and F.Nano, as a counter-accusation! Mr. Pergnola, an expert in corrupt friendship, justifies the shortfall of 9 million dollars, which was also declared by the former Italian Foreign Minister, Xhani De Mikeli, as the result of purchasing goods at market prices, albeit at two to three times the price, and of the contract between them and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for transport. From here Pergnola begins to accuse Mr. Nano. He says that the changes to an interview given to “ZP,” … an interview given to “ZP” The paragraph that follows is cut off at the upper edge of the image and column. The visible fragment continues: “...understanding with the Albanian authorities” as “goods of primary necessity and which were immediately available on the Italian market”…Then we must give credit to the fact that the aid arrived in the form of fruit juice—who knows, with this clause „Levante Co“ had the right to bring us nails, fish, cabbage or mushrooms instead of sugar, rice and pasta...!! Afterwards, the leader of “Levante Co” did not spare R.Alia’s son, Arben, either. The Italian naively states that he got involved with A.Aline because the latter knew Italian well. Pergnola allows him (Continued on page 4)

A second trial will be held on 17.5.1993 in the district court against the defendants Nexhmije Hoxha and Kino Buxheli. Asked for further clarification about this trial, the chairman of the Tirana Court of Appeals, Mr. Prel Martini, replied that “we cannot prejudge the case. In any event,” Mr. Martini added, “there will be a new interpretation of the evidence presented. Mr. LL

At present, all archival documentation from 1928–1944 has been received and made available for use by interested researchers.

The Spanish [funds] could have gone to benefit the hospitals of Skrapar, Kuçovë, Bulqizë, Librazhd, Durres, Tirana, Gjirokastër.

an interview given to “ZP”

Yesterday, the Chairman of the PDSH, Mr. Eduard Selami, returned to the homeland. Mr. Selami took part in the meeting of the First Committee of the European Democratic Union (EDU), within the framework of “European Structure and European Democracy,” on the subject “The Future of the European Union, Poland.” PRESS AND INFORMATION OFFICE OF THE DP

No. 190, dated 10.6.1964 ON THE USE OF THE FUND OF 700,000 DOLLARS PLACED AT THE DISPOSAL OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE ALBANIAN PARTY OF LABOUR On 10.6.1964, the Secretariat having received and reviewed the proposal of the Archives Directorate Decided 1.— the Central Committee of the Albanian Party of Labour, to be used in the interests of work for the international communist movement, the struggle against imperialism and revisionism, propaganda abroad and the defense of Marxism-Leninism, shall be spent through 1964 according to the following allocation: 1) A sum of 165,000 dollars shall be reserved to assist communist parties (Marxist-Leninist organizations) and Marxist-Leninist groups. 2) A sum of 42,000 dollars shall be used to organize seminars with communists from Western Europe and Latin America, as well as for solidarity with the countries of Africa with Zore. 3) A sum of 80,000 dollars shall be set aside for the needs of propaganda work abroad, ideological-political and propaganda work and its distribution, including publications, magazines and annuals, magazines and propaganda materials, a portion of the foreign-language type market, etc. 4) Expenses shall be set aside for sending party delegations abroad to meetings and congresses with Marxist-Leninist parties, or to their congresses and conferences; delegations of the 700 thousand invited to take up work on foreign matters with our country. Organized to take part in other organizational and minor affairs of our country, as well as to send other delegations to congresses, conferences and other international, regional or national meetings in endangered Africa for other amounts, 40,000 dollars. 5) A sum of around 100,000 dollars shall be set aside for operational needs in the organizations of some diplomatic missions, for the purpose of any new mission, for the movements of our missions’ comrades and for gifts given in various countries to maintain working contacts with Marxist-Leninist parties and communist groups. 6) A sum of around 8,000 dollars shall be set aside for organizing conferences at which the solidarity of the Albanian Party of Labour and our people with the struggle for the national independence of the peoples of Asia, Africa and Latin America will be expressed, appointing delegations from these countries and from the countries of Africa with them for this purpose. 7) A special fund of around 10,000 dollars shall be reserved for cases in which scholarships are awarded to students from various countries in Africa, Latin America and other countries. 8) A total of 105,000 dollars shall be used for the arrival of foreign guests for visits and holidays in our country, as well as to take part in the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of liberation, invited both by the Central Committee of the Albanian Party of Labour and by mass organizations and certain central institutions. II.— The 150,000 dollars remaining from the general fund of 700,000 dollars shall remain available for unforeseen and special cases, solely by decision of the Political Bureau Approval by the Secretariat shall be obtained for expenditure from the funds under each chapter, as well as for transferring funds from one chapter to another. Funds that will not need to be spent during all the years specified in this decision shall be transferred to the reserve fund provided for under Chapter II. III.— The secretary shall be authorized, having reviewed the matter, to submit the allocation of the 105,000-dollar fund to cover the relevant part of this decision and something for the funds needed for travel expenses. IV.— This decision shall be implemented by the Archives Directorate of the Association FIRST SECRETARY ENVER HOXHA

The documents from this operation of stealing large sums of foreign currency from the State Treasury to give them to several phantom Marxist-Leninist parties comprise entire files covering the period 1964–1991. We will continue to make them known tomorrow and in the coming issues, with other documents.