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- • • aciale . ottx, . F • illemmotty Asetaigh 50STL, Hagan ' OIR 19674, J DOSTI, Hasan; Alba; delegate to the wza Participation at DOR: / 1y 56 er„,J ACM meeting, Strasbourg, 12-17 Apr 56; photo of subj $2..! g"' attached to doe; see doc for additional info on delegm from Italy_to_Syltz. Suits to Fan 6. Al* : _ Albania on Subject, President of.the National Committee for Free Albania, ' DOSTI, Haven 11 7 1)-39053 -bile doo, for info .21.04..54,2ECC. t":77.11110F7- " . ALBANIA *dtd 13 Jan. '55 Referred to in dispmtch OIRA-6460. Mem SURELY vas approached 3 times-by Edip CM and Skender Konica 01R-3.5303 on 10 April 19511 . and the second and tiara time by KONICA alone in dtd 24 May 1955 JUne and July 1954 respectively. It la stated that Haman LOSTI Source: r: , and . Theodor PAPAL= mere informed by SHBHU of the approaches at . the time and' that DTI in turn informed ERMAN or one of the latter l s.colleagues. DOM reportedly instructed SECHU to avoid any contact with Legation officials. .b Olsen Cog* lirlimJI ileaC imma gag:IC: "="-- KZeng keSeeded Widhat PRAnna as Chairman .of the Y121 and Presi4ent of the Totent (alms Sul:pita:Lid into three :, iaeii.ons) .194th 'meeting of Gee. Co■milttee . of II= 20 Ifer 57$ Dr, )141105 mentioned e.giliostion , for amber is1dln4n Aux tipeoinktta for '?re Alheeia & 'Violate appl i iintIOn by %Obit: ' anal Den0Oratie gar:a Pre. *emit. Mi. Dalin .naid the DtiliOt ee: ai libich he is chairmen ertill . : sMad : _that- no other apelicsition therefore:Mould •bMieneidered. 1935 : to it 'ail:ion:14.a: th is COSSidared--43'4Jaciontii NAZ4 vyAR CRIMES DIscw§UREACT ' EXEMPTIONrs Section 3(b) Declassified and Approved for R (2)(A) p ulces by the Central Intelligence Agen 4:1 (2)(B) Date: cgler eA3 4,7 1-015S- (2)(G) , ,2;ations

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Page 1: OIR 19674,

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aciale .

ottx,•

. F • illemmotty Asetaigh

50STL, Hagan'

OIR 19674, J DOSTI, Hasan; Alba; delegate to the wza Participation atDOR: / 1y 56 er„,J ACM meeting, Strasbourg, 12-17 Apr 56; photo of subj •

$2..! g"' attached to doe; see doc for additional info on delegmfrom Italy_to_Syltz. Suits to Fan 6.

Al* :

_ Albania

on Subject, President of.the National Committee for Free Albania,

' •

• DOSTI, Haven

•1171)-39053-bile doo, for info.21.04..54,2ECC.

t":77.11110F7-

" . ALBANIA*dtd 13 Jan. '55

Referred to in dispmtch OIRA-6460.

Mem SURELY vas approached 3 times-by Edip CM and Skender Konica 01R-3.5303on 10 April 19511 . and the second and tiara time by KONICA alone in dtd 24 May 1955JUne and July 1954 respectively. It la stated that Haman LOSTI Source: r:

, and .Theodor PAPAL= mere informed by SHBHU of the approaches at .the time and' that DTI in turn informed ERMAN or one of thelatter l s.colleagues. DOM reportedly instructed SECHU to avoidany contact with Legation officials.

.b

Olsen

Cog*

lirlimJI

ileaCimma

gag:IC:

"="-- KZeng

keSeeded Widhat PRAnna as Chairman .of the Y121 and Presi4ent of the Totent (almsSul:pita:Lid into three :,iaeii.ons) • .194th 'meeting of Gee. Co■milttee . of II= 20 Ifer 57$ Dr, )141105 mentioned e.giliostion ,for amber is1dln4n Aux tipeoinktta for '?re• Alheeia & 'Violate appliiintIOn by %Obit: 'anal Den0Oratie

gar:a Pre. *emit. Mi. Dalin .naid the DtiliOtee: ai libich he is chairmen ertill . :sMad :_that- no other apelicsition therefore:Mould •bMieneidered. •

1935 : to

it 'ail:ion:14.a: th is COSSidared--43'4Jaciontii

NAZ4 vyAR CRIMES DIscw§UREACT

' EXEMPTIONrs Section 3(b) Declassified and Approved for R• (2)(A) p

ulcesby the Central Intelligence Agen4:1

(2)(B) Date: cglereA3 4,71-015S-

• (2)(G) , ,2;ations

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. La Oot. 1949

ITS-33704MOmo

4-Ont.-1949

*Sept. .1949

Dispatch 17419 Dec. 1948" (See Card 8 tor photo)

Belongs to Belli Kombetar.

Albanian in exile in Rome. Said to enjoy a certain personal popularity innerved as a Cabinet•Minister under the Fascists. Is viewed with disfavoraiti-Poioist countryftux as cpcasible leader of Albanians in exile.

fo •

•Subject recently arrived in the United States. This document is a record• Ui.: convereations held with Subject in this country re anti-Canmunist

g resistence'inAlbania. (See docent for details.) . .•--

Subject has been in the U.S. for 4 months. A founder of the BalliIombetar, he carries weight inside Albania; however, he would not beaccepted by the Committee of Free Albanians because to do so would

• upset the politibal below, in favor of the BK.- • to

,. • -. Subject ip . 54 years old and was born in Karviq, Gjinokastir. Be'graduated from the gymnast= (high school) of Tannins, Greece.. In 1922bole-ant:to Paris. Be holds bachelor, miter and doctor degrees in'jurisprudence from the Sorbonne. He also graduated from the School Of Political ScienT'

•inParis. .- • •

In.1927he wentiO.A1bOnia and started practicing law. In 192eha was made JudRe.of thi7 '••

•Albania butby some of his

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?irst Instance. Later oz i he was promoted to a member of the High Court. In 1932 hetag involved in the revolution sulainst Xing ZOG's regime. Be 'aas condemned to death, butLater his sentence was commuted lib a life sentence. In 1935 he was pardoned. Bp started:t; practice law again. In 1937 he became Chief Jnsti f:o of,the,00urt in Norm. In 1938ms became a member of the Supreme Court. In 1939 and 1940, he was one of the founders of•he Belli KaMbetar.. In 1942, under the Italian occupation; heAeceme MinisteF l if Justiceunewes closely Connected with the underground movement. ji.-

. . •;ubject comes from a modest family; however, he is well. known in Albania as anauthoritya law and is considered a man of integrity and character. He is especially popular ' 4ith the intelligentsia of the south.

nbjeet is not on good terms with Nidhat FRASHERI(ov), but he is in the same party andepresents the reconciling group of the party.. Subject is responsible for ke.egnirths:arty together. Otherwise, it would have a . lit a year or so ago. Be is accused by his

e. the. - . HEN in party's leedership,e although ibex ERMEN4I(v), isan party second to FRAS Iyembers of wanting to reconcile with king ZOG's and VULACI t e group.ubj

'

ecoming . a. strong rival to him. 8abjeot has been left out of the Committee . of Freelbanians; 'Be is now in New

dhad five sons and three daughters. His wife and one of his sons were killed bi, thesrmans, ante of his sons is now in prison In Ttrana. One of his sons is with him in.e!,.r.ork.... is name is believed to be.1,,,an.. Subject speaks French, Greek, Turkith andCallanin addition to Albanian.

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MPT IONS Section 3(b)2)(A) Privacy2)(B) Methods/Sources2)(G) Foreign Relations C-.)

OR COORDINATION

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Aii.or prolonged discussions ' , choice for Belli Kembeter presidendy fell on Dostil. Abel Impi, an opponaAt beth politically and personally.

• i .Served as Minister of Justioo in the Eft,* (iv) dibinet, and rJsigned April 1945in 1942. pi conspiracy agai,st Zog in 1932 and ',contended to death. OSS Rpts.----s-el C ',..

(Tirana Radio, 12 Dec. 1949)6 - FBIB Daily ReportMe. 289-1949.

"Recently the press and radio of the Western reaotionargf announced 13 Dec. 1949that Rasan DOSTI, swar, criminal and Albanian people's enemy replaced.midhat FRABBBRI as leader of the so-called 'Free Albanian Committee'. Anglo-American

o forimperialist

faithfulperialist

toota, who

their support andtreacherous

keep Albanian war criminals, found in Ragan DOSTI,• . .. ., " • •"Oniside.OUr country RasanDOSTI continues his mission against the Fatherland and people.AtWome,-he frequents the Greek monarche-faicist Legation and together with AbasWRRENI,.Ali Bey11314YRA, and others, he enters into service of Albania's enemies underorders of the new•macters, the imperialists. By order of the new salters Has= DOSTI

.eent 4t_the United States to divide the honest Albanians. living in America. Is a . .political adventurer Of foreign countries he playw apart given to him by:Wall Street : • .but in this part His DOSTI leoki eery miserable - . just as Ciserable-is his iiiisteri whovainly'expeot any chan in the Albanian sittation." • . . .•.

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Declassified and Approveby the Central Intelligenc

• Date:

Releasency

NAZI WAR CRIMES DISCLOSURE ACT

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30-93686(p1R;.8237;PL2003)1

dt inf Nov. 1950 I'

EXtftilH I iuN6-Sectioll(2) (A) Privacy(2)(B) Methods/Sources(2)(G) Foreign Relations 0,

Declassified and Approved f' r Releaseby the Central Intelligence A encyDate: 2,30

MarK.•.16N'Eft;e:

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,*-

• •Subj. was too mach under the influence of Abas Bfikis/a(civ) and his clique,

• ' Subj. stated that BMW is punt and does, not have so Much influenceas is attributed to him. Accord.ang , to EOTTI.t, Subject has attempted tocover up the split in the BALL1 1.010101.13(ir), and to prevent people in

• the. U.S. from learning of it. Subj. considered Constantine 0:213101821:44vi= past as being "too involIed" for CHEM= to serve as editor of Coma. forFree Albania newspaper, as Free Europa Inc: (qv) reportedly suggested. .--------__Pa

Subject left for Bagnoli in early part of January 1953. and returned SO48687(PIR.-to Bane on 15 January. Wile at Bagnoli camp confided to sane of 8536 L: .a 0-5 •

his friends that Albanian refugees there had not 'shown themselves dt inf Jan.1951unwilling to c'aspromise in hope of eliminating the schism in the Belliikombertar. Subject therifore hopes to be able to proceed with reorgan-ization of the party in the near future.

According to source, the return in Rane(about 25 November 1950)fru; the' U.S. of Subject, chairmen of Coittee for Free Albania,is -. significant in view of intensified iffOrts Of the Ccannittee tobrittg about a revolt in Albania. It is believed that'Doirti willremain in Bane for a prolonged period. Mesh. CcrimantC, 7states in into dated 13 February 1951 that anctig Albeinia circles inU.S., it is rumored that Subject is trying desperately to emigrateto.the U.S., but that under the Mcgtirran Act he will be excludedbcauae orthe"ramt that he eerved as Minister of Justice dnring

NAZI WAR CRIMES DISCLOSURE ACT

41111MIMMINNEENIMMIII

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ezolitZ

ismangli

_ *SG-5054746 Oct BO_trw-sAal:Bi t: 1.5190C 74i1 JL_.50-51201a(PIR-7529)

dt in! Aui-Sept 50

so-0744(Piii-685a)dt inf May 50_

80.43875(sa41.1953DD-Z6991 r: 313.2at int lit. •l'une 50

DoStI, Kasen • 1 . Albania--S. ' . . le,/

Subject, Vasil Aporgor) visited Albanian leaders at Bari cana inolud- P18:4488(n.d.).-iing Abdul BENCI(v) and Salim BEGSJA(v)--doesn't appear that ANDOXI &,. dir riit .9 May-50

: Subject requested further recruitment for intell. operations. ab 2 -Leader Si' extremist current of Bull K. & Pres. Committee for Free Attf15,1774,4959 ,,,,Albaniej"duridgItalien and German occupatianmas Minister of • 51 Jpir 50,Justice. Pram 1948 to end 1940, was in U.S.

ab

E

Subject reportedly proceeding to Italy shortly.

abNow open break between ILIBSIMA(qv) and Subject. ILIBSURAbelieveshis own stand will result in Subj. losing his position as Pres. of

. Tama. for Free Albania. In hope displacing Man, ILINSURA col-laborating wZth Said JERYBZIU and WI: " abSUbj. and Vasil ANDOMI(v) approached numerous metiers of Belli L..at Bignoli, *Ming them,to talcs part in special operations againstA

lbania; they sucoseaed in recruiting same 40 persons. ab• E

SSEMI(qw).Says Subject often embarrassed his party. and Comm. forTrae Albania becausWie was lacing in ideas of his ArmmilwasUnable to make dgaisions. ab

,

a

f •

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s48(1114312-1/E ;7-7521Y dt Ler-7 Dec 50; c .1

,I3-3 ::.' 6

A

so DB433148(P1-1937/E .7-40orIA-16867)dt Int Nor.-Dee 50

'

sa-47719(P2w-7142• dt -inf add July .to.early: Sept 50

.

Iple,lreirr•rn■Tmr•-ow•-•••-■•■::•.• • • - - .,

,-

Albania-4

Subject one of 6 Members present at Comm.for Free Albania meetingattended byr Julian ANSHI (qv). Subject and Zef PALI (qv) opposed'proposal of Abas KUPItqv) to nominate 1=01 VERLACI and MduekABILlOJ0N1 (qqr) as representitimps of BKI for Comm. Both also op-posed nomination of Ali KLISSOA kov). Chairman of Comm.FreeAlbania and Pres. left wing Bali Kipmejetar.

ab

Subject and Numi)KOTTA(qv).wentto Italy in hopes of obtaining1 Comm. for Free Albania representation for new right wing Belli

Kom. of KLISSURA(qv).-Wash% Comment suggests inff- previouslyreceived does not indicate"that Subject is contemplating, anyattempt to have right wing B.K. represented on the Comm. Subj.add KOTTA in complete disagreement With One another.

ab • . • •-

Subj. persuaded. Huai KOTTANO to admit that the latter is reallya loyal Zogist.Subj. attacked by KOWA for leading the BelliKombetar to be a'member of the Green international. Subj. repliedthat it was a good thing for the Belli Kombetar to be a member of

that organisation; and Subjf blamed KOTTA for being over friendlyto Sajd KRIEZ.10(qv) and his 'group. To KOTiA'S accusation that

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ReparOdly arriLane there thattoo/Dated LW MirSubj. said thislatter in N. Y.and to gain s, . .1.n.To partial?r basis of

New York several. days ago. Told various Alban.: PG141-4044* was arrested, placed in confinement and inter- cttd 32 April 1951authorities because considered Communist suspect.

3.e caused by his politica% opponents, butsay that Subj. node up story to defame his. opponentsthy among Albanians in N. T. Ciresh.Ootosent: no dioloo4)•aimed . by CPC; reason for tempOrmy detention was on

Source* givesgroups InICEMStlitgqv)cause theysaid to fainto Greenof Albanian

the inSubject, andone.political/ybeing more

a of BC, Legailtet(qqv) and Agrarian (Peanut) 904.32050111-8103fre Belli Lombetar leadership. of Subject and Ali j...7 .1' C-3some meMbers Legalitet favor 111 Sabject only be- at Inf lioVember 1543'eve that he enjoys American approvi4 Agrarian group

ALISSURA rather than Subj. because latter was admitted*national instead of Sajd 1111321/1(qr), who as leader

an Party, should more rightfully repres:mt his countryti organisation. Ace. to source all other groups supporthey ire persuaded that without aid of U.S. nothing can bealsci believes ELISSURA faction has advantage of being more- • than the roar followers, who were described as

••, . ic, mot* venal and leas illOOMO to Communist enticements.

(.1

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■■•••-•-•112%1V.sw&;ISMK1ig.L4C3A

WM1,*42R1,Weu.:143:kVduaezArxev-A t);'

! .. .. ,

. •

DOill, -.. ifk;:rx Albania-5

•Itaian - .limn ocsciipation in Albania. According to source, it is veil known that.

, subject eicepted this position an presspre frail the Belli Ircsabetar, witha4le4A-gishting the rise of the Communists and of lessening the oppressionof IMMoticuphigast. It is said, source states that Nbject had been

t; asked by Midhat IDASHERI(cyr) to make this sacrifice far their conntry.-

• 1100(4r) reporkedly wericing for expulsion ;ratAlbania(qv) of Subject and Zef PALI(qy).

from Coon. for0

onsitiaFree so-919961M24650) •

z fd--3ut. in: End Janusi7 31

ab•

Relations between BaLli Kombetar and Italian Govt. became more PTIA-1264(C Att'#1cordial after. several visits by Subject during spring of 1930.

. 20 Dec

ab • =ill Si tastKI.ISUROr P‘L • 1A is 'strongly anti-Subject,iinstssays that drisao---iperatad SO-60142 ( 28830

• • uttihNscidis 'so . why criticise Xhifer DEVAfqv) fo.wthifing worked:With 15 Me' 51 4711 •

Galata. , •

NEWVOMIEne0gezelest111.13z7kRreAsi.1‘,40pczm

pea420,11)5RAJ

Cret2

Declassified and Approved for Releastby the Central Intelligence Agency

Date: e4.04

EXEMPTIONS Section 3(b)(2)(A) Privacy 0,(2)(B) Methods/Sources !,10"(2)(G) Foreign Relations r-o

, . •

, • NAZI WAR 'CRIMES . DISCLOSURE ACT

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Returned to . -the U.4. on 8 larch 15,51, 'after a 4-months) sojourn in Italy.•die' .

ti)63á19:xi. No.580 1

(oPc rept.)!

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s';')

t ;

•• in1;26+01 •

'

V/471 9.5.51)UsuaLl.,y veliab10

Scarce from uzi,•: *. 1

tested informanti

uho is Pres. Ca. -for Free Albania, told Albanians in USA that•On his arrival N.Y. by air iii Hersh, he was arrested by American authori-ties, kept in confinemant and interrogated, as he was suspected of Com-esmist • leanings. He attributed this treatment to machinations of hispolitical opponents in USA. Subj l e opponents in N.T. do not believe thesestatements of his and consider that he made them for puipose both ofblackening his opponents and of gaining sympathy amongst Albanian elementthere. ab

Nuci-XOTTA(qr) encountering oppasition of Subj. and Zof PILI(qr) inhis talks in New York re enlarging Cc. foi Free Albania (qv) toinabsde BEI ab '

"

Subject unpopular in Shkoder and in Circa.

SO40111(Pli.44.3'f: 3 Cr,3dt‘ inf Dec 1950

93.426.62(118.,3936341.. .18965)1

r..." 3 B=3

Feb,"Apri..14- ab

• .'With itidhat Husaalls death on 3 Oct 1949, succeeded an leader of Ba3..,-rert1rn

suj as chairman of Nat]. Comm. for a kroe'.4113ania... • . . ; 2.”'•,•-,'1

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labania

74-crigAr dtd 1• dt inf prior toJanuary 1953. .

c•.%. -33-48049 •(paA-1241)c J 1C3dt inf Aug *53.-4•-.*-- _PGA-4/.11- •C 3 leo-3 •

inf prior to19 Opt 1 51 •

ths. Ifew rorkAttended 'rioting of/Regional Council of the International Peasant. Pend Xemoran.dast 297

gia held on 26. J. dt4 20 August 19511B /1616•

n•

Accordiss; -03 an Albanian range* free lonispol 'area, 'Gobi's*, isparticularly well-regarded in the soiathweatern area of Albania

,, • •

• iviettar .uhiOb iiltiA A. VErant (cIT) in U.S. wrOte to Ibrain Sali.• •10.P..0(gu) nt•Lavribn; • Crease, la answer to/atter'a request. for

infO . Onseiting . Z00(0(qt) 'visit to U.S., um= stated that (in•rif...to"ICO) wean, left-4drg• Ballists lila Subject and his' clarades.

ear. , alio loOkini; after tholaaelves well..---•-6-..„. ilib. • - .,,

I , • n3Oarcel.i: ,/�kramot is confidential entire. frqs . Balgracili . About451404s• /J41951-904. bent cable to Barer HOICIA(qr). saying that1ar*'.4nantities of food, clothing and shoos had been collectedan/were ready to be sent,to Albania for distribution; Sabj,stiitia, however, that distribttith nuat. be nada bil*atizationa/ROlGross or. by a itonor. of the Cit,

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:•DOSTI; Nasan 1333=1a-8WilmaMOWN

40400658

dt inf 3 Oct 52

it-16104;50ITJ 2 TRUSTInterrOgef Petrit

IR #5635.20dtd ii reb 1953

re whet.; 4 Jew 53c 0923 ,.souseiis C

,31tva1s 3-6dt info 30 sir 195:Y.

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figziCgessiesel

BMIC

itva,

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(,

Subject has requested Greek Consulate in Rome to facilitatedeparture from Greece to Geneve, Smitserlabip the Albanian.refugees Skender DGME, Wham= MUIMAJ, Zil SULEIMAN, and

- Salaheddn HADZI (qqv), who are to appear as witnesses before an'internat.]. commissioniddch is inrestigating forced laborconditions inside Albania.

to,

, Subjects son released fron prison byllb Authorities a few monthsego, however, DOSTI, himself continues to be attacked by the Alhradio-ardpress as ewer criminal.

•lresident of the National Committee for &Tree Albania. Gave

three basic,rassOie for preferring an Albania controlled by TITOrather than by the trellin.

• jdk , •

11145seitoduatim4eain:d of= mssawsja**. to e4pAiemergerPersefeetmithX114 esat (iv), aundaarreme Alban:LimePagtylaiass..io:paremsde KLISSUSA asses mind amdeork: forimdfloetioejesrty. mom. agreedetep aftetiatisas only ifMAYA. ge.PAltri. T.i1 Anosti Aug UMUI, azd (qv),

••

EXEMPTiON6 Sect,(2)(A) Privacy C;(2)(B) Methods/Sources(2)(G) Foreign Relationq

Declassified and Ap proved for Release. by the Central Intelligence AgencyDate: 2.60

NAZI WAR CRIMES DISCLOSURE ACT 0

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"'41 CZ*

rEMIRSIE

fanISCEMaga

0

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5 (PbOto taken 1952)

IR #5635.115dtd 23 May 1953(Ref. Dept of State, Office ofEastern European Affairs,'Memo of Conversation, Albania,4 MeY 2953) "

PSWAMW

651P.&Anil

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NAZI WAR CRIMES DISCLOSURE A

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Declassified and Approved tor Releaseby the Central Intelligence AgencyDate: 001

(11.4094 imsmed) all mike= Beau extremist grouplomporsold sedge godlike =IS= sole leader.gebjeet reseed accept illsoara dementia ami originalsmkeOr plan viii take plane Boma on inma 199. idk •

President yark. Subject is to represent Albanian.refugees at nesting of Iron ourtain refugee!, inwashington',.D.!:.. on IS Nay 1053. .oza..29$

"- dtd 2q Her 1953"C: =,dt info 7 Mai' 1953

In conversation with Dept of State officials -on 4 MAY,Subject, president of DMA, reiterated him awn views andthose of Nis committee on Pie possibility of,utilicingthe Yugoslav—sponsored Prizren Comnittee and the4i6anian'minority aliment in Yugoslavia (Kosemar0 to bring aboutthe overthrow :of the Rexha regine.

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Two sons of Masan DOSIT who were serving in Albanian Arnv were arrestedand condemned to death for outspoken criticism of regime. Sentencewas later commuted to 25 years imprisonment and they are now locatedat a forced larr camp at Tirane.

• bj.f

Results of 15 Dec. election of officers of National Coamittee for aFree Albania: Subject had 31 of possible 43 to be elected again asPresident.

sg=0Com,

0IR 33236 I ImmOMNIIIdtd 5 Jap.55

MCCOLRel. 63175 Jari. 55

L7. eiggC

j . glICC

Raman

• Carafraia,

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=nuC=,Cm*R.Mat

gegC.mmA"Piaaa

Cdter,

NAZI WAR CRIMES DISCLOSURE ACT

EXEMPTIONS Sectiv.(2)(A) Privacy Cry(2)(B) Methods/Sources LIBj(2)(G) Foreign Relations r"'

Declassified and Approve for Releaseby the Central Intelligence AgencyDate: -Loo

i *--

i DOSTI, Eason President BCPAPresident BK t

•1 -Bio Data Infor-nti-t : 1949

. _Wow in New York; born in Gjinoknstra, Comes fro:. noor1 -, family. .Studied lrw iL France, and sneaks Italian;

1 French, Turkish, and Greek. No nference to his English

[

Practiced law; during &roes reign (29036) was imprisonedseveral times for politic-1 reasons.

r Was a meiber of the Kruja cabinet, regarded as cruelest1 ' Ohe Italian puppet governments in Albania, but later -I esigned. Listed as War-Criminel by 'Present Tirarairegit

- C".--..'not renresented on original'A when it was set up

- in summer of 1949, but at death of Fraaaari, Doeti was

, s .

iobamopov . of ., Member of Bal/i Koabstar.

(P771344 20 :July 1949)• . DOSTI, Masan, Belli Kombetar member on same aide as .

. Ali.Klissura Nureddinelora, Mail kinahn, Dr. Nbatiil!and p.aik 1:19kt.

i Is an lanapireeitra man, about 50,yeare of age, lives At• • .

in Via'Ca/abria,:Rome. MeM*PrItallan friends some! are very highly placed* (See PI:3-5058 & .SO DE-20387) Was unanimously appointed Head of the, Balli Koibetar andIpso Head of the Free AlbanianCommittee. (S__ 410 eletoo4"

.20 October 1949 fro .DP-3 TDP-) Source,CLeft torAWIt : p.m. on 29 Oct. 1949 iia TWA-frost •New York. (See memo from N to Chief, Frl, subj. .Info from Diated;27 Ctt. 19450

.------- -.711k• chosed Presideet of BK, and becale president of NCVA •evidently on stro.gth of this. Be is considered as avacillating norson wan doesnot exert a strong influenceon tho'Comnittee J.:.p !vueh as he follows prctty much Coxdirodtives of rrmenji and the other 2oft-wing lenders of .the prrty. AtLe-llts instituted by Desti to reconcile the,two frcti(41s ;r--e kitherto.rcrulted in var.- little: • •Zuci Kotta conriders him to be on verge nf nervous'breakdown. lee card for ECTTA, ruci.

4Chairman of New York Regional Council of the Inter-national Peasant Union representing Albanian NW .' •

cratie arian Party (M). PUnd . Memo 159,.116 51..

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