Italian prosecutor Dr. Evelina Canale, who has been in Albania for three days to investigate the corruption of several former senior Italian government officials in connection with emergency aid granted to Albania, has in recent days questioned, as witnesses, several former senior officials of the Nano and Ahmeti governments, according to a source at the Tirana District Prosecutor’s Office. Ms. Canale, assisted by Prosecutor Qelesh i and Mr. Dervishi, head of the investigation team for the criminal case concerning Italian aid, also has a considerable amount of documentary evidence with her these days that sheds light on the case she is investigating, ATSH, the spokesperson for the Tirana District Prosecutor’s Office, stated. Asked by journalists to name the former officials questioned by prosecutor Canale, the spokesperson replied that they were former senior officials of the Ministry of Cooperation and Economic Relations with Foreign Countries, the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Albkontroll, etc., whose names could not be made public in order to preserve the confidentiality of the investigation. But I am convinced, he stressed, that at the end of her mission in Albania, prosecutor Canale and Fatos Dervishi, head of the investigation team for the criminal case concerning Italian aid, will hold a joint press conference. Yesterday prosecutor Canale questioned former Minister of Trade and Economic Relations with Foreign Countries Ylli Çabiri. (ATSH)

Enverists say 29 November; the facts of history say 28 November. Consistent to the point of absurdity and anti-nationalism in their adherence to the legacy of Enverism, communist commissars and propagandists, old and new “Enverists,” both openly and in disguise, have joined in the demagogic, manipulative and underhanded campaign—now also illogical—to preserve 29 November at all costs as the day of liberation from the Nazi-Fascist occupiers. Their nostalgia and their nostalgics, in a choir conducted in unison, show no seriousness or sincerity at all; they are convinced that, more than 29 November, they are defending Enver Hoxha and his bequests, his theory and his work. For them, the day of Albania’s liberation from the Nazi-Fascist occupiers must remain the day their Enver signed and sealed, centuries ago, whether or not historical truth says so, in his desire to please his patrons and comrades-in-ideology and backroom allies in Belgrade. For the socialists and their old and new allies, Enverist history, even though wholly politicized, distorted and concealed to the point of immorality and anti-science, is an untouchable taboo that must not be corrected in any way. Even in today’s society, they convince us that they are the very same Enverists of yesterday, obedient and zealous to the point of blindness and robot-like submission to the ideology and practice of their father and teachers, Enver Hoxha. Enver’s cult leads them so far that they disregard the facts of Saturday ... Enver’s cult leads them so far that they disregard the facts of Saturday ... recorded in documents and preserved in the memories of the Shkodran fighters and witnesses who experienced 28 November in this city. The farce arising from these facts was also demonstrated in the report of the People’s Assembly commission, a report prepared by various historians, veterans and MPs. Allergic to the point of madness and destructiveness toward the DP, they reject the commission’s findings solely because they are a product of the democratic era and of the parliament in which the DP holds a majority! With the unscrupulous, demagogic propaganda they spread, they insult and attack people to demonstrate their vindictiveness; they play a filthy political game with the war, the sacrifice and the ideals of the partisans, who gave everything in the National Liberation War but gained very little, because for nearly 50 years their labor and sweat sustained and enriched the red pashas of the Bllok, Enver Hoxha and his comrades. Their time is over once and for all. Now, in the opposition to Democracy, the dictators and falsifiers move about and make history in culture, but the people’s free democratic will and vote uphold what is right, true, good, desired and beneficial for the majority, not for Zeus or clans. XHEVAT MUSTAFA

The newspaper «Albanica» published on its 24 November page a news item ... 1983 published on its front page an article with a large headline reading: «Arrested ...» ... Responsible ... We immediately learned from the competent authorities that this is an incident ... in which the person responsible for the act ... a female citizen, is a driver ... of the Korçë organization, together with ... two other civilians. In this regard ... we declare that no officer ... . ... Deputy of the Ministry of Defence ... Tirana, 26.11.1993

... whether it had been read ... ... the newspaper ... untruths ... ... «Zëri i Popullit» ... ... Partizani ... ... If ... ... Halil Lalaj, MP ... ... history ... ...

From the discussions at the conference of the Tirana branch of the DP The DP says No to the far right! «Mr. Kalakula began his career as a speculator» What does Mr. Kalakula preach? Mr. Kalakula attacked the DP from the position of the far right. He considered the fight against communism to be primary, rather than efforts to consolidate democracy. He called for the complete return of property to former owners, spoke out against the idea of «coexistence and shared guilt», opponents and brothers. He spoke against the DP’s positioning in the centre-right, demanding that it shift toward the far right. He also expressed reservations about intellectuals joining the DP according to their profession. Mr. Kalakula called for the DP’s programme to be changed, and for people’s movement to be stopped and them to be isolated, in line with the concepts of absolute control over movement under the communist dictatorship and Enver Hoxha. He accused President Berisha, Prime Minister Meksi, chairman Selami, and ministers T. Shehu and S. Hylali without any basis. He demanded that he seize control of the Tirana branch of the DP at any cost, in order to steer it against the DP and democracy in Albania.

Tirana, the capital of Albania, has supported and will continue to support the DP, but it is worrying that although it has 400,000 residents, the number of DP members in Tirana should be higher, given that more than 170,000 people voted for the DP. This is connected to signs of extremism that have appeared in the Tirana branch, causing people to stay away. To call for a change to the DP programme, as Mr. Kalakula did, and for it to move entirely toward the far right, is to call for new elections. This cannot happen, since an absolute majority of Albanians voted for this programme on 22 March 1992. On 26 July, part of the DP’s loss of electoral support was precisely due to the signs of right-wing extremism deliberately propagated by the PS and «ZP»—that the Democratic Party would return all property to former owners, that the Albanian peasant would be dispossessed of farming, of his fields, of his land, etc.—pessimistic claims. The DP and its government will not allow such a thing. The people decide this with their vote.

Mr. Kalakula began his career as a speculator. Kalakula’s speeches bring to mind the speeches of Enver and Hitler. As for Mr. Xh. Ferra’s 1 million dollars, they have nothing to do with me. «They belong to the PP ministers and Mr. Garcani.» An extremist policy such as Mr. Kalakula’s led to a decline in the number of PP members in Tirana. The DP will not move from its centre-right position. Mr. Berisha’s theses, «Opponents, but brothers» and «Coexistence and shared guilt», inspired the Democratic Revolution and the victory of democracy. They have lasting value for building and consolidating democracy, and for preserving social peace and national balance. These are theses whose value has been acknowledged by history itself.

Mr. Kalakula’s speech, filled with resentment and extremism, was a speech aimed at securing his return as chairman of the Tirana DP branch at any cost. Mr. Kalakula is a careerist.

The advantage of the DP and Albania, unlike all the countries of the East, has been parliamentary stability, government stability and party unity within the DP. To attack the entire DP, the entire government and the President means doing the communists’ work. Therefore, Mr. Kalakula was seriously mistaken. Those who joined the DP out of realism should stay; those who joined out of old resentment and career ambitions of every kind should leave.

Mr. Kalakula’s thesis of returning all property to former owners falls outside the DP programme. On this and other issues, the DP adheres to its programme and the law adopted by parliament. As for Mr. Berisha’s thesis, «Opponents and brothers», it is a thesis that not only brought democracy victory on 22 March 1992, but is also one of the factors ensuring the progress of democratic processes in our country. Those who oppose it have no place in the DP. The far-right extremists should withdraw their fascist parties. The DP is the leading anti-communist force. It has gone down in history as the largest political force that destroyed communism and brought democracy. To call for a change to the DP programme is not only ave-

... anti-communist, but means playing the communists’ game; it means derailing reform, calling for new elections and calling for an overthrow without a civil war. The DP is not only the largest anti-communist force but, at the same time, also the most powerful force building and affirming democratic, national and human values. Above all, [it works] for the interests of Albania and the nation, not for the concerns of [the owners of] 2–3 dynym of land, as some are doing. Anyone who attacks the DP today is attacking democracy and endangering the country’s stability and future. You must all be clear about one thing: if the DP is weakened or destroyed, communism will return to power. Prepared by: MUJE BUÇPAPAJ

The achievements are visible and very promising for the future. Following the meeting, which from beginning to end was marked by open and constructive debate, the third conference of the Democratic Party branch in the Kavaja district took place this past Tuesday. The Speaker of the People’s Assembly, Mr. Pjetër Arbnori, the Minister of Education, Mr. Xhezair Teliti, and other guests came to attend. The report on the Democratic Party’s annual activity in the district was delivered by its chairman, Mr. Luan Skuqi. After giving an accurate and realistic overview of the internal and external situation in which the conference took place, he stressed that, despite the difficulties inherited from the failed communist system, Kavaja, like all the country’s other districts, has recorded considerable achievements that indisputably affirm the advantages of the new democratic society and market economy we are building. If we use figures, he noted, the number of people who have started and continue to engage in private business in Kavaja is 1,262, while the number employed in it is 1,904. These figures, moreover, are as follows: 1,210 people are engaged in small business. The privatization of agriculture and the considerable increase in agricultural production are among the most visible achievements of the DP’s programme and the democratic government. People’s freedom to work, individual initiative, ownership of land, etc., have also brought successful improvements in the Kavaja district. This profound and major transformation in agriculture has made it possible, in just one year, for the number of cattle to more than triple, milk production to reach 60,000 quintals, wheat production 94,770 quintals, poultry to reach 5,000 head, vegetable production to double, etc. By making peasants masters of their land, their work, their sweat and their fate, the Democratic Party put an end once and for all to the grim legend of the «sour milk and bitter cornbread». The range of issues the conference undertook to address was quite broad. Kavaja and its communes inherited from the communist past a very difficult social situation, especially in housing and employment. As a result of the efforts made so far, funds were secured to build apartment blocks; three blocks with 54 apartments were built, while other efforts, despite the considerable difficulties, have managed to make at least some headway on this enormous problem. Despite the efforts made so far to make Kavaja’s enterprises and factories operational, they are still almost entirely in a state of collapse. The exception is the glass factory, for which a study has been completed in two versions and which is expected to begin production soon. It is an urgent duty of the government departments to ... (Continued on page 2)

Mr. Kalakula’s speech, filled with resentment and extremism, was a speech aimed at securing his return as chairman of the Tirana DP branch at any cost. Mr. Kalakula is a careerist.

A work that stands the test of time shines all the brighter At last, a long-standing cultural gap is being filled. For all our readers, so eager to become acquainted with the bright minds of the nation and the valuable legacy they left behind, the book «Works» by ... Fajk Konicë ... is now available. After 50 years of deliberate oblivion in the gulf of forgetfulness, after long neglect and well-intentioned abuse by the ideological officials of the communist regime, the renowned personality and brilliant writer Fajk Konica is reappearing in all his grandeur, and his works will become known to his descendants. And they are eagerly awaiting them, with love and keen curiosity, so they can learn from and benefit from them. This publication is the first attempt to give readers all of Konica’s known literary output ... as well as a selection of his writings on aesthetics, literary studies, journalism and artistic translations. Undoubtedly, this book is a difficult undertaking ... bringing together the entirety of ...’s work. (Continued on page 3)

SOME NEW FACTS THAT ESTABLISH 28 NOVEMBER AS THE DAY OF ALBANIA’S LIBERATION FROM THE NAZI-FASCIST OCCUPIERS WILL BE PRESENTED IN TOMORROW’S ISSUE, IN A RESEARCH ARTICLE BY THE WELL-KNOWN HISTORIAN MENTAR BELEG(U) AND IN AN ARTICLE BY VETERAN SHERAF GJEBREA, A PARTICIPANT IN THE FIGHTING TO LIBERATE SHKODËR.