— The Përmet District fulfills the wheat production plan — TO COMRADE RAMIZ ALIA FIRST SECRETARY OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE ALBANIAN PARTY OF LABOUR —The Përmet District fulfills the wheat production plan—TO COMRADE RAMIZ ALIA, FIRST SECRETARY OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE ALBANIAN PARTY OF LABOUR, TIRANA Dear Comrade Ramiz, In the revolutionary atmosphere that has swept the whole country to put into practice the decisions of the 11th Plenum of the Party’s Central Committee, the cooperativists and other workers of the Përmet District, with the communist woman at the forefront, are pleased to inform you that they have achieved a new success: they fulfilled the wheat production and delivery plan by 100 percent, obtaining 3.4 quintals per hectare more than last year, equivalent to 14,000 quintals. On 1,300 hectares in the valleys, more than 40 quintals per hectare were harvested. The realization of wheat production rests on mobilization and a high sense of responsibility for duties, qualities that are characteristic of the militancy of our people; it stems from the new impetus generated by the Party’s decisions on the economic and social democratization of life. This result strengthens the conviction that it is not the weather conditions but people’s tireless work that determines production. The implementation of the decisions of the Party Central Committee’s 7th Plenum on better use of material incentives and remuneration according to work and income had positive effects. Agricultural workers received supplementary rewards from the wheat harvest amounting to 380 thousand lekë for the [text unclear: “lenistëve”] and cadres, and mechanizers—not only those of our district, but also those from the Korçë, Lushnjë, Fier and Sarandë networks—as well as transport and procurement workers. At the forefront in exceeding the wheat production plan were the Këlcyrë and Kosinë agricultural cooperatives, which produced 2,500 quintals and 2,000 quintals respectively above plan; the Malëshovë mountain agricultural cooperative; and that of Odriean. High yields were achieved by the “Kongresi i Përmetit” state farm, where the yield across the entire area reached 47 quintals per hectare, and so on. Good results were also recorded in fulfilling the seven-month targets. Budget revenue reached 110 percent, and centralized state revenue 107 percent. Total industrial production reached 105.7 percent. The export plan was exceeded, bringing in 900 thousand lekë more. The volume of construction and services to the people reached 102 percent. Milk deliveries exceeded the plan by 5,000 quintals. The optimistic spirit of our work rises still higher when accompanied by results. When we speak of these achievements, we also have in mind the new opportunities and reserves that exist in every sector and which we are mobilizing. The Party Central Committee’s decisions and your instructions during your visits to our district in May of this year have further increased the optimism and unshakeable confidence of the working masses in the correctness of the Party line and in the further deepening of the democratization of the country’s life. Two enterprises and one workshop are working under the economic management system with independent accounts, while the improvement of services to the people is having a positive effect on variety, timeliness and quality. Even during these days of severe drought, the working class and cooperative peasantry of the district are setting examples of mobilization to minimize its negative effects. Everywhere in the district there is a healthy moral and political situation. We promise you, Comrade Ramiz, that by implementing your instructions we will raise our readiness and vigilance to defend our victories, and fulfill every duty so that we may move confidently along the road we ourselves have chosen, led by the Party. THE PARTY ACTIV OF THE PËRMET DISTRICT Përmet, August 11, 1990 Long live the Party of Labour, as strong as the mountains, with you at its head, dear Comrade Ramiz! Long live the Party!

ON “ENVER DAY” Yesterday, on “Enver Day,” worker collectives in the Tirana District, working with sublime dedication to implement the decisions of the Party Central Committee’s 11th Plenum and the instructions of Comrade Ramiz Alia, met and exceeded their production targets. Among the most outstanding in Region No. 1 were the workers of the “Enver Hoxha” tractor combine, who fulfilled yesterday’s industrial production and export targets at over 100 percent. In both forging workshops, they produced more than 20 percent above plan in [“malio”], and in tractor and vehicle bridge axles. The workers of the Geological Mechanical Plant, who have been applying the economic mechanism since July 1, delivered 5 percent more products, while exceeding the export plan by 10 thousand lekë. During the day, 500 flanges were produced to a high standard, three drilling boreholes were completed, and so on. Yesterday’s sales target was also exceeded by 40 thousand lekë, etc. The carpet enterprise collective also produced above plan, and so on. In Region No. 2, the mechanics of the transport-vehicle repair workshop stood out particularly for their productive, high-quality work: they completed a volume of work 5 percent above target and repaired one additional diesel engine, with [“gunnga”]. The miners of Valias also met the day’s targets, as did the collective of the garment-production enterprise, which exceeded its plan by 5 percent. Twenty collectives in Region No. 3, having met and exceeded the targets for the first 15 days of August, recorded new achievements yesterday. At the forefront were the workers of the shoe factory, who produced 1,000 pairs of shoes above the daily plan; those of the industrial assembly enterprise, which exceeded industrial production by 5 thousand lekë; and those of the “Josif Pashko” construction-materials combine, who exceeded their targets by 1.5 percent, producing 20 square meters of doors and windows more than planned. The workers of the assembly sector at Construction Site No. 1 (Continued on page 2)

A few days after a criticism — The telephones of 37 enterprises in the capital were disconnected. Numerous calls outside official working hours. Lack of supervision in schools and kindergartens — A few days after a criticism The phone calls continue... — The telephones of 37 enterprises in the capital were disconnected. Numerous calls outside official working hours. Lack of supervision in schools and kindergartens — A few days ago, the article “Private Calls from the Official Telephone” was published in the newspaper. It was expected that after this criticism, as soon as they received the paper, every manager would call the collective together, compare the matter with the bills or examine it in their own sector, and take strict measures against such misuse of the people’s money. This did not happen, either on the first day or afterward. At the General Directorate of PTT in Tirana, we met its deputy director, Met Rreli. He told us: “There has been some reduction in the pace of international calls from the telephones at workplaces, but this is still far from what is required. At the initiative of the District Party Committee and our Directorate, we set up six worker and state inspection teams for this purpose. For two consecutive days they carried out surprise inspections at more than 50 enterprises and institutions and at all the duty offices of the ministries. It turned out that, generally speaking, managers, administrations and basic organizations had done little to address the abuse of state telephones. Without giving the full list of all the telephone lines, we will cite the main ones: Here, on telephone numbers 220-50 and 270-92, between 18:30 and 22:00, the telephone meters registered 2,400 impulses; at Repair and Service Enterprise No. 2, telephone number 243-36, 1,284 impulses were registered; at Land Reclamation Enterprise No. 1.45, telephone number 249-93, 1,133 impulses were registered. The ‘record’ in this regard is held by OMT, telephone number 228-70, with 11,576 impulses. Such calls, especially at night, have also been observed at nurseries, kindergartens and schools (!). At the capital’s eight-year school kindergarten alone, during these days off, international calls made during the night between Tuesday and Wednesday amounted to 7,500 impulses, while at six nurseries, during the same shift, 6,500 impulses were registered. Equally astonishing and disturbing are the impulses registered for the polyclinics in several neighborhoods. Telephone lines have been recorded working without interruption for hours at a time. It is clear that there can be no talk of a sense of economy or civic responsibility in these cases either. But do these people understand that every impulse registered is the people’s sweat, and that it flows to foreigners? Let us say it plainly: this is a way of putting one’s hand into the state’s pocket; it is theft.” The worker inspection team concluded that administrations had done little to stop these abuses. It emerged that the employees caught violating the rules had not been informed of Council of Ministers Decision No. 182, dated 26.5.1990, which requires payment of six times the cost when an office telephone is used for private calls. As a result of this attitude, the telephones of 37 enterprises were disconnected until their directorates, administrations and Party organizations properly take this problem in hand—that is, until the state treasury is compensated and those responsible are held to account. Similar problems and attitudes have also been observed in the Korçë, Durrës and Elbasan districts, although not on the same scale as in the capital. On this occasion, we would emphasize that the issue also concerns all those who use international lines for work-related matters. It is essential that these calls be as precise, brief and specific as possible.

IN BERAT: Carefully, but without delay In the Berat District, there are nearly 20,000 cooperative families who are to be allocated about 4,000 hectares of land. So far, about half of the families have received land. Meanwhile, the goal is to complete this task within August. Progress is better in the hilly and mountainous area, where the plots are also available. In those farms where the land is occupied by crops such as cotton, tobacco, fodder, etc., the respective plots have been designated for the cooperativists, who will receive them after the crops have been harvested. Where the land has been allocated, the cooperativists have begun working it. The agricultural cooperatives have offered families assistance with plowing by tractor, seeds, seedlings, etc., for payment. In Paltal, the cooperative has allocated oat seed to every family. The relevant commissions in each agricultural economy are taking care to prevent any tendency toward uniformity. There are also issues such as how the land should be divided when an agricultural economy has sectors both on the plain and in hilly areas. In such cases, the village itself has been called the best “commission.” The Party’s basic organizations in the village, as well as the district Party committee, have also been involved in these and other issues. ASLLAN SARACI correspondent for “Zëri i popullit” IN PUKË: Taking account of the particular features of every village To implement the Political Bureau’s decision to expand the cooperativist household plot, the matter has been discussed village by village in all the villages of the Pukë District. It has been decided to distribute about 1,600 hectares of land among around 8,000 families. According to the Agriculture Section of our district’s Executive Committee, up to 140 hectares of land released from wheat, rye and potatoes have been transferred to household plots. The commissions that have been set up have also begun measuring the land designated for distribution to the cooperativists. Land that is currently planted with corn has been measured as household-plot land, but its crop will be harvested by the agricultural cooperative. This has been decided in the villages. Meanwhile, various measures have been prepared to help cooperativists meet their needs for livestock feed. For example, in Fierzë it has been decided to collect dry leaves, and those who have less than one dynym so far will be given corn stalks by the cooperative. In general, this decision will continue to be implemented gradually, as land becomes available, while efforts are made to match the peasants’ requests as closely as possible with the land they use. HALIL BUÇPAPAJ correspondent for “Zëri i popullit”

The Chairman of the Presidium of the People’s Assembly of the People’s Socialist Republic of Albania, Comrade Ramiz Alia, sent the following congratulatory telegram to the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Soeharto: “On the occasion of Indonesia’s national holiday, the 45th anniversary of the Proclamation of Independence, on behalf of the Albanian people and in my own name, I send you my greetings and best wishes for the happiness of the Indonesian people and the prosperity of your country.” (ATSH)

Republic of Albania, by decree, decided that the country would accede to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. The instruments of accession will shortly be deposited with the governments of the United States, the Soviet Union and England, which are the Treaty’s depositary parties. This treaty, to which 140 states belong, provides for a commitment to prevent the proliferation of atomic weapons and to adopt effective measures to halt the nuclear arms race. (ATSH)

CURRENT ISSUES In many districts, milk production has fallen, and in some cases daily output is far below the planned schedule. In the face of this situation, quite a few cadres and specialists are acting sluggishly in taking the necessary measures. Where there is sufficient water (as in Shkodër, Lezhë, Krujë, Lushnjë, Sarandë, etc.), work on irrigating all fodder crops must be intensified. This is also essential for areas planted with alfalfa, which in many cases is being wasted by cutting it only once as “musha,” where all the livestock are turned out to graze. The advice is given and repeated that alfalfa must be irrigated with priority and just like other crops. What person, and what technology, could deny that by irrigating and fertilizing alfalfa, three more cuttings can be obtained? There is also marked backwardness in planting stubble corn and fodder cabbage and in collecting hay in many districts, especially Dibër, Berat, Elbasan, Gramsh, Krujë, Lezhë, Librazhd, Mat, Pogradec, Pukë, and others. It is essential to act without delay, in a concerted campaign, using all possible means and forces to collect and preserve the fodder supply. Reserves are available everywhere. We should learn from the experience of those in the lead, where special brigades have been organized to mow and gather dry grass in forests and mountains, straw from cereal crops, and agricultural by-products from other plants. In many farms these days, even the flower heads of dill after threshing are being used as livestock feed, and roughage-processing centers are being put to work. Meanwhile, in some cooperatives, in order to save feed, part of the herds have been moved to open pastures far from the barns and villages, to mountain pastures or into the forest. Assessing the situation objectively, it must be said openly that, given the measures taken, the second stubble crops planted and the fodder reserves secured so far—which are considerably smaller than last year’s—the situation is not good. These will not be enough to get livestock through the winter, and it will be difficult to maintain the level of livestock production achieved in the period from October to April of 1989–1990. To improve the situation, everyone must deal concretely with the fodder-supply problems in accordance with their duties: the managers and specialists of farms and districts, right up to the Ministry of Agriculture. We must combat the notion that raising livestock in household yards is not difficult and that concentrated herds can be wintered without difficulty. Particular care and attention must now be focused on collecting, transporting and processing all plants and other by-products that can be used as livestock feed. Any delay reduces their value, makes them less usable and increases losses and damage. There is now more free labor available, as the many other tasks have eased. Therefore, campaigns should be organized to overcome the backlog in gathering oak leaves—not only to meet the plan, but also to exceed it. Everywhere we must bear in mind and prepare for the fact that winter is not far off and may be severe. For small livestock, leaves are their staple feed. At the same time, this period, up to about the end of September, is decisive for planting mixed fodder crops: mixtures of cereals and legumes, clover, ryegrass, etc. STAVRI MITEZI

At work in the brewery of the «Ali Kelmendi» food-processing plant in Tirana. (Photo: N. Xhulka)