In several issues of RD: Light — The shadows of the “Shehu” file In several issues of RD: Light — The shadows of the “Shehu” file How did events unfold, from the “sensational engagement” of Mehmet Shehu’s son into a “stigmatised” family, to Mehmet Shehu’s “sensational suicide”? How did the prearranged scenario develop? It is precisely to shed light on these events that the newspaper “RD,” starting with today’s issue, begins publishing the relevant secret archival materials. IN TODAY’S ISSUE: Mehmet Shehu’s first draft self-criticism addressed to Enver Hoxha; Enver Hoxha’s note; Enver Hoxha replies to Mehmet Shehu. READ ON PAGE 5 The newly elected heads of PDSH branches, interviewed by RD Interview with the new head of the PD branch in Shkoder, Mr. Lorenc Luka At the XVII International Seminar on Albanian Language, Literature and Culture — p. 8 In place of the PS’s three-year “pro-American” passport The bank will not go bankrupt because of ZP’s political analyses E. YPI

UKZENEL BUÇPAPA Political analyst PDSH 1. Legend and truth The legend tells of a man with a body covered in wounds, lying in bed. The truth speaks of my country, in conditions so poor and [unreadable]. The man in the legend was mutilated in a war with foreigners. My country, in reality, was settled by foreigners; the part left to us was in the hands of bastard offspring or, rather, the bastards of Slavic Bolshevism. The legend of the man in the legend lasted until his honour was violated. My country, in truth, with two thirds in the clutches of occupiers and what remains—little Albania—in the despot’s mouth, continues to groan, although this [unclear] has only recently left its bed and is squeezing the pus of the communist [unclear] into the “lane”. The man in the legend had to fight the black monster that came from across the sea. My real country has to contend with newcomers, while all of Little Albania must fight the new heads of the communist dragon, which seems not to be ready to give up the ghost so easily, since it is firmly attached, perhaps, to the principle: “one falls and thousands rise”. This is what Albanian “contemporary” society is like, as the writer himself would put it—“[unclear]!” But the man in the legend, perhaps because of [unclear], died, whereas in my country of truth someone must stand up with “defend yourself and don’t give up your love”; meanwhile, Little Albania is supposedly meant to die of happiness at the triumph of the democratic alternative; it will not be granted to it except after half a century,

2. Examining the wounds and indicting the culprit. a) Class warfare. This was nothing other than secret, organised bloodshed, commanded by the despot himself, to keep the division among Albanians alive while speaking of unity; to quench the thirst of the most vile and hypocritical nomenklatura history has known; to turn Albanians into mindless beings, stripped of human love, who were forced to denounce their real parents to the despot and the despotess (read: Enver and the Party); to sow the seeds of a society that would crawl on its bones, moving on its knees beyond the fence; to plunge Albanians into a mire of mutual hatred; to raise the [unclear] and the [unclear] as the pinnacle of human perfection and to forge them on the anvil of the dictatorship of the proletariat (read: the insatiable belly of the grand chief); to turn this land into showcases of compulsory graves; to increase prison capacity; and to extinguish crime forever. b) Collectivisation and the herding of livestock into collective flocks. These two stages of the same despotic process show better than anything how the despot’s evil mind organised unprecedented destruction of the land and livestock. Humiliated and coerced, Albanians surrendered to the accursed state the land of their ancestors and their livestock, their means of livelihood. Thus, they remained rooted in the earth, tied by the knot of absurd springs and [unclear]—so, following the triumph of the democratic alternative, they would supposedly have to remain for half a century, since awakening from those days was advised against.” (Continued on page 2)

[Unclear] who, in broad daylight and publicly, proclaimed that in this way he was creating the new man, that is, the obedient instrument of his power. In other words, collectivisation and the herding of livestock were expressions of the development of class warfare within society, its geographical environment, and the community of means of securing a livelihood. c) Replacing belief in God with belief in Hoxhaism. This barbaric act against religion marked the summit of tyranny and [unclear]. With this barbaric act, the despot proclaimed himself a god on earth, while all the unfortunate Albanians once again knelt down, and very few hesitated to help overturn the madness that would finally turn them into created beings, stripped of any personality. In such conditions, Albanians, divided among themselves, deprived of the means of life and cut off from belief in God, found themselves on the brink of ultimate loss—which would have been a blessing had something beyond the despot’s control not happened: the youth and children of subsequent generations, who had been infected with communist cancer in their consciousness and way of life. d) Isolation. This was of two kinds: internal and external. The first consisted of forcibly confining people to a particular area, from which they could not move without permission from the despot’s well-oiled instruments. The second meant isolating the country from the whole world, which was equated with hell, [unclear] and [unclear] every day. Thus, these lands were turned into one large prison, indeed a gigantic one, full of smaller prisons. In such an environment, Albanians found themselves (Continued on page 2)

At midday on Sunday, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Amre Musa arrived in our country for an official visit, invited by his Albanian counterpart, Serreqi. At the airport, Minister Musa was received by Foreign Minister Serreqi and other senior officials of Albania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministers Serreqi and Musa held a one-on-one discussion about

Yesterday morning, the Secretary-General of the PDSH, Prof. Dr. Tritan Shehu, and Deputy Chairman Mr. Tomorr Dosti received the Deputy Chairman of the Democratic League of Kosovo, Mr. Fehmi Agani. Mr. Shehu briefed the LDK Deputy Chairman on recent developments in Albania, the reforms initiated in the country, and the recent elections held by the Democratic Party within its local structures. He then spoke about the situation and latest developments in Kosovo and the plans he said existed to destabilise the situation through Serbian settlers in Kosovo. He informed Mr. Fehmi Agani that the Democratic Party had always officially opposed every Serbian attempt, which the Democratic Party strongly denounced. He also spoke about the need for further cooperation between the PD and the LDK. The LDK Deputy Chairman, Mr. Fehmi Agani, outlined the tense situation in Kosovo, stressing that the Kosovo government and President Rugova would never avoid dialogue to resolve Kosovo’s problems. He emphasised that, regardless of the number of Serbian settlers who had arrived in Kosovo so far, the situation and Serbia’s attitude towards Kosovo’s Albanian population were highly negative. He further stressed that preventing the conflict through [unclear] had been a success of our policy. At the end, Mr. Tomorr Dosti asked about the influx of Serbs into Kosovo, stating that this hegemony represented provocations aimed at moving the conflict to a line across the former Yugoslavia. He continued that the PD had always stood by the Democratic League of Kosovo, calling for stronger cooperation and information-sharing. He supported and condemned the irresponsible statements by Nenin Ceka concerning Serbian settlers, describing them as highly reprehensible. He stressed that the PD was determined that Kosovo’s population should remain composed and not fall prey to hot-headed individuals, who, he said, were always working towards other days. PDSH Spokesperson IDRIL AZIZI

Thirty-three people were killed and 57 injured during Monday’s bombardment in Sarajevo. Two shells exploded at around 11:00 in the centre of the Bosnian capital, taking the lives of innocent residents. At precisely the same place, in front of the entrance to the main market, a previous Serbian bombardment had killed more than six people and injured 200. This repeated brutality and inhumanity by the Serbian aggressors in Bosnia was also a bloody attack on the efforts and plans of the international community to establish peace in the region. The injured residents are receiving emergency medical treatment at the city hospital, while the dead were mourned amid grief for their loss and the anger of their compatriots at the atrocity and those who feed and justify it.

As part of the two-year cooperation plan between the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Albania and the Ministry of Defence of the Federal Republic of Germany, a group of German military specialists arrived in our country yesterday. During their four-day stay, they will meet with officials of our Ministry of Defence and with commanders of military units.

At a meeting yesterday with American congressmen Donman and Franklin (Laughlin), members of the House of Representatives’ Committee on National Security and Intelligence, President Berisha thanked them for the support the USA had given Albania and praised the cooperation between the two countries in the military field. He expressed the Albanian state’s willingness to resolve and deepen this cooperation and asked the American congressmen to help bring this about. Regarding the crisis in the former Yugoslavia, President Berisha reiterated Albania’s position against the forcible alteration of borders and in favour of placing Kosovo on the agenda of the international discussions taking place to resolve the conflict. He considered the restoration of military balance between the warring parties to be something that would help bring peace to our region more quickly.

President Berisha at his meeting yesterday with Egyptian Foreign Minister Amre Musa At his meeting yesterday with Egyptian Foreign Minister Amre Musa, President Berisha thanked him for the support that President Mubarak and Egypt had given Albania, and stressed that ties between our two countries were historic and based on traditional friendship. “Your visit contributes to strengthening this friendship. We want to further expand cooperation with your country and increase prosperity in all fields, as well as investments from everywhere in Albania. The many agreements signed between the two countries provide the legal basis for bilateral cooperation.” The discussion then focused on the problems of the crisis in the region. Maintaining the existing borders, and especially placing the Kosovo issue on the agenda, President Berisha emphasised, is the only way to prevent the conflict in the southern Balkans from escalating. Kosovo must be considered one of the main problems of the former Yugoslavia’s crisis; otherwise, the aggressor will be encouraged. We are concerned by Belgrade’s recent decision to settle Serbian refugees in Kosovo; this decision clearly demonstrates Serbia’s desire to further complicate the situation in the region. I also believe that restoring the military balance between the warring parties would be an important factor in accelerating the process of achieving a lasting peace in the region. President Berisha invited Egyptian President Mubarak to visit Albania. Minister Amre Musa, for his part, thanked President Berisha for the welcome and the friendly sentiments he had encountered in Albania, and stressed that Egypt was interested in expanding relations with Albania. He assured President Berisha of his country’s support.

From the press conference of Ministers Serreqi and Musa: Kosovo must be part of every plan to resolve the crisis in the former Yugoslavia “I am pleased by the opportunities this visit of ours to Albania has created to further advance relations in the economic field and in other fields, for the benefit of our two peoples,” Egyptian Foreign Minister Amre Musa told journalists at yesterday’s press conference, held at the Palace of Congresses. “Our ideas are close,” the Egyptian minister said, referring to political problems in the Balkans and the Mediterranean. “We observed this understanding,” he declared, “also at the meeting I had with President Berisha.” Minister Musa said that demographic changes to Kosovo’s population through refugees were unacceptable to Egypt. The legitimate rights of the Albanian people in Kosovo must be respected, and demographic changes must not be allowed. Although Albanian-Egyptian relations have a long history, this is the first visit at such a high level, Minister Serreqi for his part told journalists, describing it as

On 25 and 26 August, the districts of Kurbin and Lezhë experienced continuous rainfall for nearly 30 hours, causing serious consequences and substantial damage and blocking the national road from Tirana to Shkoder for more than two hours. To cope with the emergency, the communes and municipality at district level took measures to supply the population with bread, water and electricity. Meanwhile, work is continuing to eliminate the damage to the national road network. All necessary measures are being taken to repair the water-supply network and drainage canals. Meteorologists reported that in most of Lezhë, where the state had allocated funds the previous year, water overflowed towards the city streets. This is not the first time this has happened: whenever it rains in this district, such situations arise, so immediate measures are needed to put the canals in order. The situation in the commune of Zejmen and in two villages, Ishull-Lezhë and Ishull-Shengjin, was particularly worrying. The Mat-Keqe canal, which borders the sea, flooded the commune and the sea; as a result, water covered the road, causing extensive damage to homes and farmers’ equipment. Specialists say that private farmers and the competent authorities must also pay greater attention to maintaining drainage canals, since many of them are blocked.

The presence of former State Security officers in senior positions at the Court of Cassation has now become an indisputable public fact. Their presence is also confirmed by the fact that Krenar Halit Hajrderi, a former State Security officer, is part of the staff in Brozi’s administration. More precisely, this former security officer, a senior official in the Ministry of Internal Affairs under the most recent minister of that ministry, Gramoz Ruçi, now holds important positions in Mr. Brozi’s administration. In addition to serving as head of administration, he also performs the important function of “Head of External Relations at the Court of Cassation”. But what does the name Krenar Halit Hajrderi represent in itself, especially when it is emphasised that he was an important official of the former State Security service? From 1981 until the end of 1987, Mr. Krenar was a general teacher and translator at the publishing house “8 Nentori”. Apparently, because of his “selfless contributions”, “merits” and “special qualities”, he was selected as a useful element for the communist regime. Thus, from January 1987 until May 1988, he attended the intelligence course of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. For his “qualities and devotion to defending the ideals of the dictatorial regime”, by decision of the Cabinet, the following appointment was made: Krenar Halit Hajrderi during the security course By Council of Ministers Decision No. 182, dated 24.5.1988, he was appointed head of section in the State Security Intelligence Directorate. Later, from October 1989 until his release following the reforms in September 1992, Krenar Halit Hajrderi served as “Director of State Security at the Embassy of Albania in Paris”. During this period, he surely made a “valuable” contribution to dividing the diaspora in France, just like his colleagues stationed in the USA, Belgium, Germany and elsewhere. From what we understand about Mr. Brozi, it seems that this person has contributed to “Krenar” in a way that reflects his “abilities” and “qualities”, which he also enriched with three or four years of private life in France. This would make him suitably qualified for the duties of head of administration and head of external relations at the Court of Cassation—duties which, to this day, he continues to hold “honourably”. Having learned these facts—which surely seem to be the only ones—when one hears and reads about Mr. Brozi’s “deeds” as chairman, one must ask: Is the security officer represented by these officers Brozi’s chief? Mr. Brozi’s statements, actions and conduct since being appointed by security officers to the Court of Cassation speak in favour of the latter. Although this is only an allegation, time will tell the truth! ERMAL DIBRA KRENAR HALIT HAJDERI during the security course