AT THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF THE PEOPLE’S SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA Meeting the country’s present development tasks, continuing along the socialist path, and safeguarding the peace and independence of the Fatherland, as was emphasized at the 9th Plenum of the Party’s CC, are inextricably linked to the continual strengthening of the Party’s leading role and the revolutionization of every aspect of the country’s life. The reality of today shows that our Party has always drawn sustenance from the wisdom, knowledge, and thought of the people, and that it has created the conditions for the all-round enhancement of the role of the masses and of socialist democracy. The Council of Ministers’ decision adopted in recent days, “On the term of service of managers in the same workplace,” also serves to increase the role of the masses in every aspect of the country’s life. It gives concrete form to one of the most important guidelines and decisions adopted by the Party’s 9th Plenum of the CC. Under the Council of Ministers’ decision, management cadres in the economic sector may remain in the same workplace for only five years, with the right to be re-elected, following discussion, for a further five years. This means that a deputy minister or a ministry’s secretary-general who has spent 10 years in the same workplace must move. Those who have served only five years may be re-elected, after discussion, for another five-year term. But re-election depends solely on the discussion held for each management cadre, judging first and foremost their abilities and competence at work, how they have carried out the tasks entrusted to them, and their qualities as a cadre, communist, and citizen. In this way, every management cadre will pass through the filter of the masses’ judgment and decision. “The people are masters of the decisions and of the destinies of the socialists,” Comrade Ramiz Alia emphasized at the Party’s 9th Plenum of the CC, “precisely because they both implement and direct.” This valuable lesson of the Party finds a ... [The source text is incomplete and contains garbled passages. The following is translated as supplied: For certain management posts in the sector, the term is four years, with the right to be re-elected after discussion for another four years. Only for directors of institutes and higher schools, faculty deans, deputy deans, and deputy directors of institutes is the term in the same post three years, with the right to be re-elected for a further three years. A special provision concerns heads of departments at higher schools, whose term is set at four years, with the right to be re-elected following discussion without a time limit, as is the case for heads of medical clinics. Other management cadres in the health sector, such as directors and deputy directors of hospitals, polyclinics, and medical institutes, have a five-year term, five years. The terms for each management post in all sectors are clearly laid out in the Council of Ministers’ decision. Indeed, one section sets them out in detail. The essential point is to understand the profound political, ideological, and organizational character of this decision, because this is also the greatest guarantee that it will be implemented fairly and with a high degree of Party spirit in every workplace and production center, institution, and ministry. And in every agricultural cooperative, where, in accordance with the Council of Ministers’ decision, assemblies will discuss and decide at their meetings workplace. [A duplicated and corrupted passage in the source repeats that those with five years may be re-elected for another five-year term, and that a deputy minister or secretary-general with ten years in the same post must move.] lit. In this way, the people themselves block the path of liberal and bureaucratized cadres, the incapable and careerists, those who have tried and are trying to “get ahead” in the name of the interests of their family or clan. The people will choose those cadres whose method and style of work best meet—and will continue to meet—the demands of the times. For anyone who fails to justify the great trust placed in them, the people retain their legitimate right, as masters of the country, to remove them from a leadership post without waiting five years or even ten. The Council of Ministers’ decision also provides for the same measure to apply to leading cadres at all levels of research, design and scientific institutions, as well as those in the education and culture sectors, who may remain in the same managerial position same managerial post. The Party’s basic bodies and organizations, the organs of state power and the economy, and the leadership bodies in the education, culture, science and health sectors are required to take all necessary measures to ensure that the tasks arising from this decision are put into effect immediately. Through this work, the voice of the masses will be linked more firmly, and a great and meaningful act of our socialist democracy will be achieved. will be achieved. great for its implementation with fairness and production center, institution and ministry. But also in every agricultural cooperative, where, in accordance with the guidance of the Council of Ministers’ decision, the assemblies and meetings will discuss and decide the length of time managers may remain in a given democracy will be achieved. will be achieved.

WORKER DAFINA LLUPO DURING THE CUCUMBER HARVEST AT THE KTL OF KRUJË, IN THE DISTRICT OF LUSHNJË. (Photo: N. Xhufka)

Various forms of additional remuneration that encourage workers, specialists, and cadres to take an interest in increasing production are being used effectively at agricultural enterprises in the district of Lushnjë. Thus, at the pig-breeding complex of the «29 Nëntori» state farm, where the birth of piglets at the required weight had been a concern, a new form of remuneration was introduced: workers were paid not a fixed wage but according to a quota, based on the number of piglets born alive and at the prescribed weight. Another important incentive introduced there, which produced good results in effective management and control, was also used quite frequently. For example, the difference in the price of first-grade and third-grade pork was set at 35 lekë. This led workers to aim to produce first-quality meat. In addition to rewarding and motivating the most outstanding workers, the use of specialized medicines, and first and foremost the work of financial officers and zootechnicians, has also proved effective. These measures, together with each worker’s awareness of the need to apply advanced technologies, and a clear understanding of how much the enterprise and the worker themselves stand to gain, made it possible to achieve higher targets. Such forms of remuneration, along with others, are becoming increasingly widespread in the agricultural enterprises of this district, including in other activities such as spring planting, livestock farming, and in small herds and flocks, etc. (ATSH) WORKER DAFINA LLUPO DURING THE CUCUMBER HARVEST AT THE KTL OF KRUJË, IN THE DISTRICT OF LUSHNJË. (Photo: N. Xhufka)

FACING THE CAMPAIGN TO BUILD WATER-SUPPLY SYSTEMS 1990 is the final year of the major campaign to build water-supply systems. This will ensure an abundant supply of drinking water for all the villages and inhabited areas of the country. Work has now progressed well. Over the past three years taken together, the targets have been exceeded. We entered this year having achieved this, but its targets are extremely demanding. Forty percent of the total number of water-supply systems still remain to be built. There are 580 systems to be built or upgraded. One hundred villages, including those in the areas of Lushnjë, Fushë-Krujë, Gramsh, etc., will receive water through the upgrading of 17 town water-supply systems. The tasks and the work are therefore complex. But how have they got underway? We think that not everything has started as it should. During a discussion at the Directorate of Water Supply attached to the Ministry of Communal Economy, where a central headquarters has also been set up to direct this campaign, we learned, among other things, that plans have still not been found for 50 water-supply systems. This naturally raises the question: when will they be secured? The days are passing, and winter is drawing to a close. It would have been reasonable for everything to be ready by January 1. But that has not happened. If the biggest tasks were left for this year, that was done deliberately ... [The source text is garbled here: “hydrogeological in Tirana.”] The fact that water-supply systems for 5–6 villages in the Levan–Velçan area of the district of Berat were removed from the plan because water sources could not be secured points to shortcomings in this area. The district of Tropojë identified water sources 20 days ago, as did the Kashnjet area in Lezhë. These are not isolated cases. In some places water sources have been found, but they are quite far from inhabited areas, which makes the work more difficult and increases material costs. For the Xhiton area in the district of Berat, for example, a 15 km channel must be built; for Makukull in the district of Mat, the water sources are 20 km away. In many cases the plans are ready, yet work is still progressing slowly; the pace is sluggish. The only excuse is, “We are short of pipes.” But is there no other work to do? Of course there is. Completing the construction works so that they are ready for what comes next must precede the other work. Drawing up a work program, assigning tasks to enterprises and agricultural units, holding meetings, and so on is one side of the job. But whether the necessary resources are available where they are needed is another matter. We say this because people often proceed on the assumption that there is plenty of time; the year is long. No! Given the weight of the work, the end of the year is not far off. Let us not forget that the material expenditure required to meet this year’s water-supply construction targets amounts to 120 million lekë. ...kin is coming to a close and has been winterized. It would have been fitting for January 1 to have begun with everything ready. But that is not what happened. If the major tasks were left for this year, this was done as a measured and preparatory step in keeping with the pace of previous years. Many of the specialists we spoke with, in ministries and also in several districts, expressed confidence ë is the result of the work of several links in the chain. To secure the material base, domestic enterprises have many tasks to carry out. Polyethylene pipes account for 20–30 percent of the quantity of pipes to be laid, but at the plant producing and processing plastics in Durrës, production has not yet begun. In addition, many criticisms have been raised about the timely provision of the necessary water sources by the directorate of

Yesterday in Tirana, a protocol on the exchange of goods for 1990 was signed between the Government of the People’s Socialist Republic of Albania and the Government of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The protocol was signed for the Albanian side by Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade Altin Ylli, and for the Yugoslav side by Federal Deputy Secretary for Foreign Trade Xhorxhe Haxhimihajlloviç. Members of both delegations and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the SFR of Yugoslavia to the PSR of Albania, Novaz Pribçeviç, attended the signing ceremony. The PSR of Albania will export chromium ore and concentrate, ferrochrome, copper wire and cable, medicinal plants, cognac, artistic products, etc., to the SFR of Yugoslavia, and will import various products, steel, various chemicals, synthetic yarns and fibers, consumer goods for general use, etc. Also yesterday, Minister of Foreign Trade Shane Korbeci received Xhorxhe Haxhimihajlloviç, Federal Deputy Secretary for Foreign Trade of the SFR of Yugoslavia. Novaz Pribçeviç, the PSR of Albania, also attended the reception. During their stay in our country, the Yugoslav delegation visited social and cultural sites in the districts of Krujë and Shkodër. (ATSH)

Yesterday in Tirana, a protocol on sports exchanges for 1990–1991 was signed between the Committee of the General Council of the Albanian Physical Culture and Sports Union and the General Directorate of Youth and Sports of the Prime Minister’s Office of the Republic of Turkey. For the Albanian side, the protocol was signed by Azis Tahiri, Deputy Chairman of the Committee of the General Council of the APSU, and for the Turkish side by Teufik Baryoja, Deputy Director of Minister’s Office of the Republic of Turkey. The signing ceremony was attended by Ali Vukatana, APSU, as well as members of both delegations. The protocol provides for sports exchanges between teams from the two countries in athletics, gymnastics, basketball, volleyball, wrestling, table tennis, and weightlifting. Also yesterday, the delegation of Minister’s Office of the Republic of Turkey was received by Ali Vukatana, APSU, who held warm and friendly talks with them. (ATSH)

At the Higher Pedagogical Institute in Elbasan The “Aleksandër Xhuvani” Higher Pedagogical Institute is Elbasan’s largest educational center, with around 1,000 students and 62 lecturers and assistants. What is the work of this institution in Elbasan like overall? What responsibilities have been taken on here in the field of science, and what direction is their work taking? Students and colleagues speak with particular respect of lecturer Mehmet Çeliku, who recently earned the degree of “Doctor of Philological Sciences” with his study “The less ... developed forms of the verb in our Albanian literary language.” In addition to its scientific level, the study constitutes an original contribution to linguistic research on the use and enrichment of Albanian linguistic thought with new terms, and on the solutions it offers to the school and to issues concerning linguistic norms. Articles, papers, and lectures at symposia and scientific sessions bear his name. Professor Meti, as he is called at the institute, has also instilled his passion for scientific work in the other lecturers in the language department, which he skillfully heads. “A lecturer’s work cannot be understood without publishing activity,” he says. “That is why, in the past year, almost all the members of our department published in the scientific press, in addition to two other dissertations defended for the first qualification level.” The language department is therefore an example for the institute in several respects. Meanwhile, in the other departments, where more than half of the lecturers and assistants have fewer than seven years’ work experience, 11 dissertations for the first qualification level have been defended over the past four years; a further five are currently in the process of being defended, and six more will be submitted to the respective departments. Although progress in the time taken to defend dissertations has been good, some lecturers have been overdue for years, and there are departments responsible for qualification whose deadlines have still not been met, together with other institute leaders. Publishing activity, however, is limited. For example, in the past year only 14 articles and studies by lecturers at this institute appeared in the scientific press, six of them by lecturers from the language department. Some departments, such as mathematics, biology-chemistry, and philosophy, with 27 lecturers in total, have published only six research articles over the past two years(1). It is understood that lecturers at an institute like this one in Elbasan have to prepare lectures and write textbooks as part of their work; indeed, a collection of articles on social issues is also being prepared for publication. But there is room to do more. Ultimately, lecturers are not established solely in the lecture hall. Participation in scientific life and articles in publications at a high level matter too. Every lecturer at a higher school has a duty not only to be a specialist in their field, but also a promoter of contemporary scientific thought. DURING A CLASS IN THE ELECTROTECHNICS LABORATORY. (Photo: G. Xhengo - ATSH)