DOSSIER Former SHIK chief Bashkim Gazidede writes to Sali Berisha LET THE VOLUNTEERS LEAVE Not only in support of the Nigja Commission REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA COMMUNE OF DËFRANONI [?] PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC TO MR. SALI BERISHA INFORMATION Please listen to the operational officers of the Ministry of Defense These are the volunteer officers: 1. Lieutenant Colonel Matilda Ismaili 2. Lieutenant Colonel Mehmet Kamali 3. Lieutenant Colonel Jame Kasa I think these should be replaced, because since 1 May 1997 They did not fight properly against the extremists and against anarchy and chaos. Mr. Look at the PD flags in the operational units and the places and areas [??]. As far as possible, On 1 May He thinks these should be replaced, because they were from 1 May on the way out. This is enough to understand that the president and commander-in-chief of the armed forces was issuing secret telegrams about the movements of combat units, while during the period of unrest the Ministry of Defense and the Director of the Armed Forces were aware of the situation in the country and of his unspoken order. The decisions that this replacement made, explained by signature, are no coincidence. Enclosed documents sent in the name of the Presidency and for the signature of the former President clearly show not only the existence of volunteers of the counter-revolt but also the role of the one giving orders and directing. Unlike what he and other associates of his claim, the former head of SHIK, Bashkim Gazidede, through this material sheds light on what the right-wing opposition called a popular protest, when most of the archived documents testify that the Ministry of Defense and the defense centers had in the military academies the objectives and advantages and bore the name of volunteers. Berisha seeks to impose on the PD non-participation in the local partial elections Boycott, an act of surrender PAGE 4 Tirana on 05.03.1997 COMMANDER OF THE OPERATION GENERAL BASHKIM GAZIDEDE