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KIDIC44AliDUIA
TOI Assistant Director for Special operations
?ROM$ Chiefs Foraign Division P
8U/1410T (Weems, wit/C.- _lon 16 and 17 September 1949 ro Albanian Operation
ma following momorandum is based on notes taken by c_ . ] and _Din the course of a oonferenee wiwith C: at the NotaiiStatler on the morning and aftarnoon of 16 Ssptembar sad the nom ing of 17 September 1949. rhose attampulinz this sentsrsnoe inaluded C__ ,] Angletov C _For your assistanos in reading this menorandum, we are attaching joppy of this questionnaire which served as a basis for discussion.
1. In reply to tho question as to what had been told the Greeks with regard to the Albanian operationsC jatated that Anbassador Grady had advisod Foreign Minister Tsaldaris in general term of the formation of the Albanian Oasmaittoa, and that Mt. Burton Y. Berry and Mr. Reber G. Miner had also infonsod Permanent Undar Seorstary of Foreign Affairs Pipinelis. So far as .C. jknew. this was the only official word Joh had been given to the Oreeks. Onoffisialtyl j know of no information which had been passed to thaws and he lf had had no contacts with any Groeks on this subjeart. 64 was uncertain an towhatC- ]Xight or might not have indiostod to Greek contacts. e _jhad himself advised Gametal Van Float and General Jenkins of the operation. and General Van Met planned to brief his U.S 0MB, whom. arrival was expected shortly, and his Chief of Staff. General Tan Float had no contact with the Greeks in re.
a• C j]does not believo that the British diplomat in Athens told the Greeks anything more speoifie about this operation. After Ambassa dor Grady had briefed Tmaldaris. the British Asi seador. Sir 011-recod Norton, aloe spoke with Tsaldaris along the sant lines. opposite nuabor) and C __1(a sort if Assistant ASO from London and chief of the opora ion for the British) arranged to set up a British base on Oorfuj this natter was oloared by _Dwith General Alexander Papaw and the Governor of Corfu. So far as _:l knee. thero had been no other British discussion Of the Operation with the Greeks.
I • CI _ Ostated that he had never approached any Italian officials and said that he believed the British hadn t either. Be commented that the British wore always reluctant to ask the Itaiiians for anything and loft it to DECLASSIFIED AND RELEASED BY C CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY SECRET SOURCESMETNODSEXEMPT ION 362B R4t0 TON Tit at NAZ I WAR CR IMES 01 SCLOSURE ACT U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY GATE 2007 IIIISECRET CUNTROt O . An PIM 011. OWILY the Unitod State tido overything in Italy in eentrast to their attitude in Frans., where they handled overything theasolvos. However, in the end they node the same tort of oppress to Semi in the Italian Foreign °also as madsby the Amo0ean ooprosentativos0 In the Amerioen Ishasey in Ramos both jand L, 1Dhad soon Loppi and disowned with him the fonoation of the Committee, an entry via for Abas ramie tho relator of Abu, Preoni frea prisons end permits slfor members of the C ite.. to re. ointer Italy On c request, a umber of :1 obtained a penal sortifloate for Sajikryosiu about the begiling of Auguiis be did this, howover„ only through a safe cutwo rm and did net go btasolf to the qtspotura.
4 C said that Midhat Fraabori had naintaiaed eontent oath tho Italian ForOig0 Office ter Illems time and OVA riessmsblY be Presumed to he still in contact with it. is for foof Pali, Vasil Andoni and Main Meet, _71believed that they did not go near the Italians because of their dislike-14r mad opposition to thew.
S. As a possible explanation of certain Ore. notion. in Italy which might appear to indicate oonsiderablo knowledge of the operationsC :7 pointed out that a roommendation had been made to the Snooks to issue a statement that on the condition of the oxistoneo of a fro, and deamoratie Albania